IATA collaborates with airports worldwide to ensure infrastructure development and charges adhere to established principles. We look forward to working with you to establish long-term strategies and to address near-term issues.
Airport Slots
Ensuring a fair, neutral and transparent allocation of airport slots at the worlds’ most congested airports is essential for airlines, airports and consumers. The Worldwide Airport Slot Guidelines (WASG) is the foundation of the global slot allocation process. It is published jointly by IATA, Airports Council International (ACI) and the Worldwide Airport Coordinators Group (WWACG).
Please see the List of slot coordinated and facilitated airports (xls)
Airport codes
Airports running commercial operations are eligible for an IATA code when requested by an airline or a computer reservation system.
- See how to apply for a location identifier code
- Looking for an airport's code? Check out our Airport/Airline Code Search
Cargo special
Cargo handling is performed at thousands of airports all over the world by hundreds of companies, big and small. IATA actively drives the development of ground handling operations standards, best-practice processes and procedures and promotes global consistency and harmonization.:
- Cargo operations
- Join the Smart Facility project
- Find out how The Cargo Facility of the Future will look
Airport Charges & Performance
Airports are an essential part of the aviation supply chain and the delivery of quality infrastructure and services that airlines and passengers need is critical to the flying experience. IATA engages with airports to balance this with cost-efficiency improvements. More about IATA airport engagement.
Airport Infrastructure
Airport planning and infrastructure development must support safe, functional, capacity-optimized and user-friendly airports.
IATA provides planning expertise and a global perspective to ensure that airport projects gain early airline community involvement and produce facilities that are demand-led, fit-for-purpose and cost effective to develop and operate. See what IATA has in place to support airport development.
Looking ahead
NEXTT (New Experience Travel Technologies) looks at the future of travel, creating a common vision that encompasses the projects and concepts affecting airport infrastructure. This joint initiative with ACI allows us to challenge the ways in which the industry operates today and unlock the benefits of coordinating technology adoption. Find out more at nextt.aero
Security
Our security programs:
- Security Management Systems (SeMS) and Facilitation and Passenger Data
- API, PNR... discover our facilitation initiatives
Ground Handling Safety
The IATA Safety Audit for Ground Operations (ISAGO) is an essential factor for safety on the ground, benefiting airports too. See on the ISAGO registry which ground handlers are ISAGO-certified for your airport.
With around 900,000 aircraft ULDs in service representing a replacement value of over USD $1 Billion, ULDs are expensive assets that require correct handling. Many people in the industry do not know that ULDs are aircraft parts and directly contribute to flight safety. Help us raise awareness with the ULD Safety Campaign
At IATA, our objective is to help you succeed. When you select IATA, you benefit from our global view and the strategic role we play in the aviation industry. We’ve been the trusted trade association for the world’s airlines for nearly 80 years, but did you know that we support many other key areas of aviation activity such as airports?
Our comprehensive suite of internationally recognized products and services reflect the changing needs of the aviation industry.
