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title: "FRA is which airport? Frankfurt"
description: "FRA is Frankfurt Airport in Frankfurt, Germany. Why the code is FRA and not something you could guess, what EDDF means, and the codes it gets mixed up with."
url: https://atoneplace.net/airport/fra/
site: "At One Place"
---

# What airport is FRA?

**FRA is: Frankfurt Airport**

Frankfurt, Germany

## Why the code is FRA

The first three letters of Frankfurt.

The airport authority or a contemporaneous record states this directly.

## The airport

- **IATA code:** FRA
- **ICAO code:** EDDF
- **Airport:** Frankfurt Airport
- **City:** Frankfurt, Germany
- **Opened:** 1936
- **Code origin:** Documented

Frankfurt has the largest air cargo operation in Europe and its own long-distance railway station, from which trains run to most of Germany — Lufthansa sells some connections as train legs with flight numbers. The airport sits in a forest and the surrounding trees are legally protected, which has constrained every expansion attempt.

## The other code, EDDF

Every airport has two codes. The three-letter IATA code, FRA, is the one on your boarding pass and your luggage tag, and it is assigned for commercial use. The four-letter ICAO code, EDDF, is the one pilots and controllers use, and it is assigned geographically: the first letter or two identify the region, so every airport in the same part of the world shares a prefix. That is why EDDF looks nothing like FRA.

## Common questions

### What airport is FRA?

Frankfurt Airport, in Frankfurt, Germany.

### Why is Frankfurt's airport called FRA?

The first three letters of Frankfurt.

### What is the difference between FRA and EDDF?

FRA is the IATA code, used commercially — tickets, timetables, luggage tags. EDDF is the ICAO code, used operationally by pilots and air traffic control, and assigned geographically by region.

## Related pages

- [Germany](https://atoneplace.net/country/germany/)
- [The flag of Germany](https://atoneplace.net/flag/germany/)
- [Airport codes in Germany](https://atoneplace.net/airport/in/germany/)
- [What airport is MUC?](https://atoneplace.net/airport/muc/)
- [What airport is BER?](https://atoneplace.net/airport/ber/)

## Sources

- Official vendor product documentation — At One Place (/about/)