[Fwd: Re: airport codes reference file]

[Mike Schwartz]

> does anybody have either already done or a place to get a reference file
> of all the airport codes (e.g. JFK/MIA/LGA...) and what they stand
for?

The raw data files, direct from the FAA, updated every 56 days, are at:

http://www.transtats.bts.gov

Search for "airport" or "master coordinate".  The master coordinate
database includes such things as GPS positions.  It is available on a CD
or you can download it.

If you just want to check a single airport id quickly, you can use sites
like www.avweb.com or www.landings.com, but be warned that these sites
don't update their data frequently.  (As a pilot. I've found that to be
hazardous to my health more than once!)  You could use a screen scraper to
extract the data you need.