Is there an IATA airport code for the Bay Area?
There is an IATA airport code for the New York City area (NYC), encompassing airports such as JFK, LaGuardia etc. This can be used on some flight search sites to search from/to several airports at once.
Is there a similar airport code for the San Francisco bay area, encompassing SFO, OAK, SJC, etc.? More generally, how would I find out these "generic" codes in future?
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What is the Bay Area airport code?
San Francisco International AirportIATA: SFO ICAO: KSFO FAA LID: SFO WMO: 72494SummaryAirport typePublicOwner/OperatorCity and County of San Francisco16 more rowsWhat are all the major airports in the Bay Area?
The Bay Area has four airports with airline service.- San Francisco International Airport (KSFO) \u2014 Class B airspace.
- Norman Y. Mineta San Jos\xe9 International Airport (KSJC) \u2014 Class C airspace.
- Oakland International Airport (KOAK) \u2014 Class C airspace.
- Charles M. Schulz\u2013Sonoma County Airport (KSTS) \u2014 Class D airspace.
What is the California airport code?
AirportsCity servedFAAAirport nameLos AngelesLAXLos Angeles International AirportMammoth LakesMMHMammoth Yosemite AirportMontereyMRYMonterey Regional Airport (was Monterey Peninsula Airport)OaklandOAKOakland International Airport65 more rowsWhy is San Francisco airport called SFO?
For SFO, the most apparent fix was to add on an 'O. ' Hill resolved the mystery in his statement to Bay Curious: \u201cSo with SF, they simply took an 'O,' which we can assume was convenient to the fact that San Francisco has an 'O' at the end of it.\u201dWhat Are IATA Airport Codes - [International Air Transport Association]
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