---
title: "Get airline by IATA code"
method: GET
path: "/data/flights/airlines/iatas/{iataCode}"
tags: ["Airlines"]
---

# Get airline by IATA code

`GET /data/flights/airlines/iatas/{iataCode}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.liteapi.travel/v3.0`
- URL: `https://api.liteapi.travel/v3.0/data/flights/airlines/iatas/{iataCode}`
- Auth: API key in header `X-API-Key`

## Overview

Retrieve full details for a specific airline using its 2-letter IATA code.

## When to Use

- **Airline display** - Show airline name, logo, and alliance for a given IATA code
- **Flight result enrichment** - Fetch airline details to display alongside search results
- **Data validation** - Verify an airline code and retrieve its metadata

## What You Get

- **Airline details** including name, IATA/ICAO codes, and country
- **Alliance membership** (Star Alliance, oneworld, SkyTeam, or Vanilla Alliance)
- **Logo URL** for displaying the airline's logo in your UI
- **Active status** indicating whether the airline is currently operating

## Quick Start

Provide the 2-letter IATA code (e.g., `AA` for American Airlines) in the URL path.

## Path parameters

- `iataCode` string, required

## Response `200`

Successful response

- object
  - `data` object[]: Single airline result
    - `airline` Airline: Full airline details including name, codes, alliance, and logo
      - `active` boolean: Whether the airline is currently active
      - `alliance` string: Airline alliance membership (star_alliance, oneworld, skyteam, vanilla_alliance)
      - `callsign` string: Airline callsign
      - `country` string: Country of origin
      - `iata` string: 2-letter IATA airline code
      - `icao` string: 3-letter ICAO airline code
      - `logo` string: URL to airline logo
      - `name` string: Airline name

## Other responses

- `400`: Bad request
- `401`: Unauthorized
- `404`: Airline not found

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