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Airport Code Quiz — Major U.S. Airports

Free U.S. airport code quiz (IATA). Learn major airports like JFK, ORD, LAX — Standard mode or 60-second Sprint.

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What airport is at this location?

Orlando International Airport

How to play

Standard mode: ten untimed IATA rounds. Sprint mode: twenty rounds under a 60-second clock with fast auto-advance. Codes map to well-known U.S. passenger airports from the educational comparison bank — the same major U.S. airports people study for travel literacy.

Major U.S. airports and IATA codes

Travelers say “New York” but tickets print JFK, LGA, or EWR. Chicago is ORD or MDW; Washington area traffic includes DCA, IAD, and BWI. A major-airports study list and an airport-code quiz are the same skill with different SERP wording — US5 keeps one playable page instead of a thin study URL farm.

US5 does not scrape live delays. Codes are stable teaching pairs so Sprint races stay fair.

Airports as place anchors

An airport code is often the fastest way to locate a metro on a national map. After you learn ORD or SEA, open the related state or city hub for cost and wage context around that metro.

Major U.S. airports — Top 30 by enplanements

IATA passenger codes used in the airport code quiz. Enplanement counts are curated teaching figures for ranking order, not a live FAA feed.

IATAAirportStateRegion
ATLHartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International AirportGeorgiaSouth
DFWDallas Fort Worth International AirportTexasSouth
DENDenver International AirportColoradoWest
ORDChicago O'Hare International AirportIllinoisMidwest
LAXLos Angeles International AirportCaliforniaWest
JFKJohn F. Kennedy International AirportNew YorkNortheast
CLTCharlotte Douglas International AirportNorth CarolinaSouth
LASHarry Reid International AirportNevadaWest
MCOOrlando International AirportFloridaSouth
MIAMiami International AirportFloridaSouth
PHXPhoenix Sky Harbor International AirportArizonaWest
SEASeattle-Tacoma International AirportWashingtonWest
SFOSan Francisco International AirportCaliforniaWest
EWRNewark Liberty International AirportNew JerseyNortheast
IAHGeorge Bush Intercontinental AirportTexasSouth
BOSBoston Logan International AirportMassachusettsNortheast
MSPMinneapolis-Saint Paul International AirportMinnesotaMidwest
FLLFort Lauderdale-Hollywood International AirportFloridaSouth
LGALaGuardia AirportNew YorkNortheast
DTWDetroit Metropolitan Wayne County AirportMichiganMidwest
PHLPhiladelphia International AirportPennsylvaniaNortheast
SLCSalt Lake City International AirportUtahWest
BWIBaltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall AirportMarylandSouth
IADWashington Dulles International AirportVirginiaSouth
SANSan Diego International AirportCaliforniaWest
DCARonald Reagan Washington National AirportVirginiaSouth
TPATampa International AirportFloridaSouth
BNANashville International AirportTennesseeSouth
AUSAustin-Bergstrom International AirportTexasSouth
MDWChicago Midway International AirportIllinoisMidwest

Explore on US5

Games teach recognition. These Places and reference pages add cost, salary, and map context.

Frequently asked questions

What does ATL stand for?
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. The Top 30 table on this page lists major U.S. airports by enplanements with their IATA codes.
What’s the difference between Standard and Sprint?
Standard is 10 untimed rounds. Sprint is 20 rounds with a 60-second clock; unanswered rounds after the buzzer count as misses on the share grid.
Are these ICAO or IATA codes?
Three-letter IATA passenger codes (the ones on boarding passes), not four-letter ICAO identifiers.
Where did the old major-us-airports study page go?
The major-airports reference table and the playable IATA quiz both live here. Broader place context is on US5 state and city hubs.
Is ORD Chicago’s only airport?
No. ORD is O’Hare; MDW is Midway. Both appear in the teaching bank when sampled.
Is this official government data?
No. Games are educational practice tools. For decision data — cost of living, salary, ZIP demographics — use US5 Places, Cost, and Money pages, which cite Census / HUD-style sources.