Korean slang profile
IATA
iata
International Air Transport Association
A Roman-letter abbreviation for 국제항공운송협회 (International Air Transport Association) used in the article of the time.
- Expanded form
- 국제항공운송협회국제항공운송협회 (International Air Transport Association)
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Mar 10, 1998
- Documented trend period
- Not verified
This is the earliest source we have verified, not the date the term was coined.
01Examples, with English translations
- Example by Julimmal
민간항공 기사에서 IATA를 찾아봤다.
I looked up IATA in an article on civil aviation.
02Documented history
No history documented.
03Origin & word formation
The body of a 1998 서울신문 article pairs the Korean name “국제항공운송협회” with “IATA”. The first user and time have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The Korean name and abbreviation in the 1998 article were compared. The spelling of the time is recorded; the full original-language form, the institution’s current name, and first use were not separately verified.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 한·미·홍콩 등 항공사 북한 영공 정기운항/4월23일부터 (서울신문)Published Mar 10, 1998Original source checked Nov 15, 2026