How Daily Departure works

Every day there are five new airport codes to crack. Everyone gets the same five, so you can compare scores with friends. You get one go at each code, and the puzzle changes at midnight UK time.

Play every day to build your streak. Your scores are saved in this browser only: there's no account and nothing to sign up for.

What are airport codes?

The three-letter codes on your boarding pass and luggage tag are IATA airport codes. Some are easy, like LHR for London Heathrow. Others come from old names, like ORD for Chicago O'Hare, which used to be Orchard Field. Most big Canadian airports start with a Y.

Want more than five a day? Play unlimited ten-question rounds in Quick Play, or get Airport Codes Quiz for 50-question rounds from a pool of 1,000 codes.