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Oct 18, 2009 | 5:52 pm

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Originally Posted by AsiaTraveler

I actually get 2! AMG= AMG - IATA code for Amboin Airport, Amboin, Papua New Guinea & AMG - IATA code for Bacon County Airport, Alma, Georgia, United States

I was actually surprised, I thought that they had to be unique? Granted, neither airport is large enough to get confused with the other...

Actually, Bacon County/Alma has no IATA code assigned, the ICAO code is KAMG, and the FAA Location ID is AMG. For most airports the FAA location ID is the same as the IATA code, but there are actually a few airports in the US that have an IATA code assigned that is different than the FAA Loaction ID, that can get a little confusing.

There are also cases where the ICAO code and IATA codes don't match up. Branson, MO is an example (IATA is BKG, ICAO is KBBG).

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