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: World Area Codes
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Property Description
NameWorld Area Codes
DescriptionThis table contains historical (time-based) information on world area codes used throughout the aviation databases. It provides a list of domestic and international world area codes and their associated world area code name, country information, and state information (if applicable).
Records344
Fields16
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TermsDefinitions
World Area Code (WAC)Numeric codes used to identify geopolitical areas such as countries, states (U.S.), provinces (Canada), and territories or possessions of certain countries. The codes are used within the various data banks maintained by the Office of Airline Information (OAI) and are created by OAI.