News-Jewar Airport, Noida get DXN code

News-Jewar Airport, Noida get DXN code

Subject: IR

Section: International Organisation

What is an IATA code?

• The need for unique identifiers for locations arose among pilots in the 1930s. While this started as a two-letter practice for airports, the restricted number of possible options soon resulted in a three-letter practice for identifying airports and other locations related to aviation connectivity in the world.
• Each airport is given 2 codes- one by ICAO , UN body and other by IATA (International air transport association ).
• Example- Indira Gandhi airport, Delhi- has DEL code by IATA, and its ICAO code is VIDP.

International Civil Aviation Organisation

• ICAO is a United Nations (UN) specialized agency, established in 1944, which laid the foundation for the standards and procedures for peaceful global air navigation.
• The Convention on International Civil Aviation was signed on 7th December 1944 in Chicago.
• It established the core principles permitting international transport by air, and also led to the creation of the ICAO.
• Its one of the objectives is to foster the planning and development of international air transport so as to ensure the safe and orderly growth of international civil aviation throughout the world.
• India is among its 193 members.
• It is headquartered in Montreal, Canada.

IATA

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is the trade association for the world’s airlines, representing some 300 airlines or 83% of total air traffic.