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title: "Airport codes in India"
description: "The 5 main airport codes in India, what each one stands for, and which of them mean nothing like the city they serve."
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# Airport codes in India

5 airports in India, with the origin of each code rather than just its expansion.

| Code | Airport | City | Where the code comes from |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DEL | Indira Gandhi International Airport | Delhi | The first three letters of Delhi. |
| BOM | Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport | Mumbai | BOMbay, the city's name until 1995. |
| MAA | Chennai International Airport | Chennai | MAdrAs, the city's name until 1996. |
| BLR | Kempegowda International Airport | Bengaluru | BangaLoRe, the city's name until 2014. |
| CCU | Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport | Kolkata | CalCUtta, the city's name until 2001. |

- [What airport is DEL?](https://atoneplace.net/airport/del/) — Indira Gandhi International Airport
- [What airport is BOM?](https://atoneplace.net/airport/bom/) — Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport
- [What airport is MAA?](https://atoneplace.net/airport/maa/) — Chennai International Airport
- [What airport is BLR?](https://atoneplace.net/airport/blr/) — Kempegowda International Airport
- [What airport is CCU?](https://atoneplace.net/airport/ccu/) — Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport

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