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title: "ORY is which airport? Paris"
description: "ORY is Orly Airport in Paris, France. Why the code is ORY and not something you could guess, what LFPO means, and the codes it gets mixed up with."
url: https://atoneplace.net/airport/ory/
site: "At One Place"
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# What airport is ORY?

**ORY is: Orly Airport**

Paris, France

## Why the code is ORY

ORlY.

The airport authority or a contemporaneous record states this directly.

## The airport

- **IATA code:** ORY
- **ICAO code:** LFPO
- **Airport:** Orly Airport
- **City:** Paris, France
- **Code origin:** Documented

Orly was Paris's main airport until Charles de Gaulle opened, and remains the busier of the two for domestic flights. It has a strict night curfew, which is one reason long-haul carriers moved north.

## The other code, LFPO

Every airport has two codes. The three-letter IATA code, ORY, is the one on your boarding pass and your luggage tag, and it is assigned for commercial use. The four-letter ICAO code, LFPO, 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 LFPO looks nothing like ORY.

## Common questions

### What airport is ORY?

Orly Airport, in Paris, France.

### Why is Paris's airport called ORY?

ORlY.

### What is the difference between ORY and LFPO?

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

## Related pages

- [France](https://atoneplace.net/country/france/)
- [The flag of France](https://atoneplace.net/flag/france/)
- [Airport codes in France](https://atoneplace.net/airport/in/france/)
- [What airport is CDG?](https://atoneplace.net/airport/cdg/)

## Sources

- OurAirports — OurAirports (https://ourairports.com/data/) [Public domain]