Get only IATA code with geocoding

Question

How can I have just the IATA codes with Google Maps? I just found out how to get the address and city, but I need to grab just the IATA code, like NYC or JFK etc. How can I do t

Answer 1

You could use the Global Airport Database. It has GPS coordinates.

Answer 2

The Google geocoder will not return the IATA code if you reverse geocode a location. It does return a location if you give it an IATA code.

You can geocode KJFK at https://google-developers.appspot.com/maps/documentation/javascript/examples/geocoding-simple (it places a marker at 40.64384360,-73.78230350).

If you reverse-geocode that location with https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/examples/geocoding-reverse you get lots of data but neither three-letter nor four-letter code are included. (The formatted address includes "JFK" but that can't be guaranteed: you would need it as an identifiable data item)

If you want to find an IATA code for a particular location, you will need to use another resource.

Answer 3

You can try use this service:

GET Request Params: http://iatageo.com/getCode/{lat}/{lng}

GET Request Example: http://iatageo.com/getCode/-15.4343434/-47.323232

This will return a JSON, for example:

{
  "code": "BSB",
  "distance_meters": "127763.232556459"
}