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Major U.S. Airports

Study the 115 lower-48 airport codes used across USGuess airport modes. The list keeps IATA code, airport name, metro, state, region, and quiz tier in one scannable reference.

quiz coverage

115 airport codes

Hubs 32
Regional 83
All 115

region spread

Lower-48 map bank

Northeast 19
South 45
Midwest 21
West 30

traffic tier

Hub to regional

Primary hub 11
Large hub 21
Regional 83

airport study list

115-code lower-48 reference

These are representative airport points for quiz practice. They are factual records, not airport maps, route maps, logos, or photography.

Code Airport Metro State Region Type Level
ABE Lehigh Valley International Airport Lehigh Valley Pennsylvania Northeast Regional Challenge
ABQ Albuquerque International Sunport Albuquerque New Mexico West Regional Standard
ALB Albany International Airport Albany New York Northeast Regional Challenge
ATL Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport Atlanta Georgia South Primary hub Starter
AUS Austin-Bergstrom International Airport Austin Texas South Large hub Standard
AVL Asheville Regional Airport Asheville North Carolina South Regional Challenge
BDL Bradley International Airport Hartford Connecticut Northeast Regional Challenge
BHM Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport Birmingham Alabama South Regional Standard
BNA Nashville International Airport Nashville Tennessee South Large hub Standard
BOI Boise Airport Boise Idaho West Regional Challenge
BOS Boston Logan International Airport Boston Massachusetts Northeast Large hub Starter
BTV Patrick Leahy Burlington International Airport Burlington Vermont Northeast Regional Challenge
BUF Buffalo Niagara International Airport Buffalo New York Northeast Regional Standard
BUR Hollywood Burbank Airport Los Angeles California West Regional Challenge
BWI Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport Baltimore-Washington Maryland South Large hub Standard
BZN Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport Bozeman Montana West Regional Challenge
CAK Akron-Canton Airport Akron-Canton Ohio Midwest Regional Challenge
CHS Charleston International Airport Charleston South Carolina South Regional Challenge
CID The Eastern Iowa Airport Cedar Rapids Iowa Midwest Regional Challenge
CLE Cleveland Hopkins International Airport Cleveland Ohio Midwest Regional Standard
CLT Charlotte Douglas International Airport Charlotte North Carolina South Primary hub Starter
CMH John Glenn Columbus International Airport Columbus Ohio Midwest Regional Standard
COS Colorado Springs Airport Colorado Springs Colorado West Regional Standard
CRP Corpus Christi International Airport Corpus Christi Texas South Regional Challenge
CVG Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport Cincinnati Kentucky South Regional Challenge
DAL Dallas Love Field Dallas Texas South Regional Standard
DAY Dayton International Airport Dayton Ohio Midwest Regional Challenge
DCA Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport Washington, DC Virginia South Large hub Standard
DEN Denver International Airport Denver Colorado West Primary hub Starter
DFW Dallas Fort Worth International Airport Dallas-Fort Worth Texas South Primary hub Starter
DSM Des Moines International Airport Des Moines Iowa Midwest Regional Standard
DTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport Detroit Michigan Midwest Large hub Standard
ELP El Paso International Airport El Paso Texas South Regional Standard
EUG Eugene Airport Eugene Oregon West Regional Challenge
EWR Newark Liberty International Airport New York metro New Jersey Northeast Primary hub Standard
FAR Hector International Airport Fargo North Dakota Midwest Regional Challenge
FAT Fresno Yosemite International Airport Fresno California West Regional Standard
FLL Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport Fort Lauderdale Florida South Large hub Standard
FSD Sioux Falls Regional Airport Sioux Falls South Dakota Midwest Regional Challenge
FWA Fort Wayne International Airport Fort Wayne Indiana Midwest Regional Challenge
GEG Spokane International Airport Spokane Washington West Regional Challenge
GRR Gerald R. Ford International Airport Grand Rapids Michigan Midwest Regional Challenge
GSP Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport Upstate South Carolina South Carolina South Regional Challenge
HOU William P. Hobby Airport Houston Texas South Regional Standard
HPN Westchester County Airport White Plains New York Northeast Regional Challenge
HSV Huntsville International Airport Huntsville Alabama South Regional Challenge
IAD Washington Dulles International Airport Washington, DC Virginia South Large hub Standard
IAH George Bush Intercontinental Airport Houston Texas South Primary hub Standard
ICT Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport Wichita Kansas Midwest Regional Standard
IND Indianapolis International Airport Indianapolis Indiana Midwest Regional Standard
ISP Long Island MacArthur Airport Long Island New York Northeast Regional Challenge
JAC Jackson Hole Airport Jackson Wyoming West Regional Challenge
JAN Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport Jackson Mississippi South Regional Challenge
JAX Jacksonville International Airport Jacksonville Florida South Regional Standard
JFK John F. Kennedy International Airport New York City New York Northeast Primary hub Starter
LAS Harry Reid International Airport Las Vegas Nevada West Large hub Starter
LAX Los Angeles International Airport Los Angeles California West Primary hub Starter
LBB Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport Lubbock Texas South Regional Challenge
LGA LaGuardia Airport New York City New York Northeast Large hub Standard
LIT Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport Little Rock Arkansas South Regional Standard
MAF Midland International Air and Space Port Midland-Odessa Texas South Regional Challenge
MCI Kansas City International Airport Kansas City Missouri Midwest Regional Standard
MCO Orlando International Airport Orlando Florida South Large hub Starter
MDT Harrisburg International Airport Harrisburg Pennsylvania Northeast Regional Challenge
MDW Chicago Midway International Airport Chicago Illinois Midwest Regional Standard
MEM Memphis International Airport Memphis Tennessee South Regional Standard
MFR Rogue Valley International-Medford Airport Medford Oregon West Regional Challenge
MHT Manchester-Boston Regional Airport Manchester New Hampshire Northeast Regional Challenge
MIA Miami International Airport Miami Florida South Large hub Starter
MKE Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport Milwaukee Wisconsin Midwest Regional Standard
MSN Dane County Regional Airport Madison Wisconsin Midwest Regional Standard
MSO Missoula Montana Airport Missoula Montana West Regional Challenge
MSP Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport Twin Cities Minnesota Midwest Large hub Standard
MSY Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport New Orleans Louisiana South Large hub Standard
MYR Myrtle Beach International Airport Myrtle Beach South Carolina South Regional Challenge
OAK Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport Oakland California West Regional Challenge
OKC Will Rogers World Airport Oklahoma City Oklahoma South Regional Standard
OMA Eppley Airfield Omaha Nebraska Midwest Regional Challenge
ONT Ontario International Airport Inland Empire California West Regional Challenge
ORD Chicago O'Hare International Airport Chicago Illinois Midwest Primary hub Starter
ORF Norfolk International Airport Hampton Roads Virginia South Regional Challenge
PBI Palm Beach International Airport West Palm Beach Florida South Regional Challenge
PDX Portland International Airport Portland Oregon West Large hub Standard
PHL Philadelphia International Airport Philadelphia Pennsylvania Northeast Large hub Standard
PHX Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport Phoenix Arizona West Large hub Starter
PIT Pittsburgh International Airport Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Northeast Regional Standard
PNS Pensacola International Airport Pensacola Florida South Regional Challenge
PSC Tri-Cities Airport Pasco Washington West Regional Challenge
PSP Palm Springs International Airport Palm Springs California West Regional Challenge
PVD Rhode Island T. F. Green International Airport Providence Rhode Island Northeast Regional Challenge
PWM Portland International Jetport Portland Maine Northeast Regional Challenge
RDU Raleigh-Durham International Airport Research Triangle North Carolina South Large hub Standard
RIC Richmond International Airport Richmond Virginia South Regional Standard
RNO Reno-Tahoe International Airport Reno Nevada West Regional Challenge
ROC Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport Rochester New York Northeast Regional Challenge
RSW Southwest Florida International Airport Fort Myers Florida South Regional Challenge
SAN San Diego International Airport San Diego California West Large hub Standard
SAT San Antonio International Airport San Antonio Texas South Regional Standard
SAV Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport Savannah Georgia South Regional Challenge
SBA Santa Barbara Airport Santa Barbara California West Regional Challenge
SDF Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport Louisville Kentucky South Regional Standard
SEA Seattle-Tacoma International Airport Seattle Washington West Primary hub Starter
SFO San Francisco International Airport San Francisco Bay Area California West Primary hub Starter
SJC San Jose Mineta International Airport San Jose California West Regional Standard
SLC Salt Lake City International Airport Salt Lake City Utah West Large hub Standard
SMF Sacramento International Airport Sacramento California West Regional Standard
SNA John Wayne Airport Orange County California West Regional Challenge
SRQ Sarasota Bradenton International Airport Sarasota-Bradenton Florida South Regional Challenge
STL St. Louis Lambert International Airport St. Louis Missouri Midwest Regional Standard
SYR Syracuse Hancock International Airport Syracuse New York Northeast Regional Challenge
TPA Tampa International Airport Tampa Bay Florida South Large hub Standard
TUL Tulsa International Airport Tulsa Oklahoma South Regional Challenge
TUS Tucson International Airport Tucson Arizona West Regional Standard
TYS McGhee Tyson Airport Knoxville Tennessee South Regional Challenge
XNA Northwest Arkansas National Airport Northwest Arkansas Arkansas South Regional Challenge

source and asset policy

Structured facts only

Airport records are a manually reviewed launch seed checked against public airport facts, FAA airport references, operator names, IATA codes, and coordinate checks.

USGuess does not use airport logos, airline logos, official airport maps, map screenshots, route maps, or airport photography as quiz material.

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