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MLI Meaning

MLI Airport Meaning

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MLI Meaning:

MLI stands for Quad City International Airport


Located in Moline, Illinois, MLI (Quad City International Airport) is classified as a nonhub airport by the FAA. You can check out more of MLI's characteristics and attributes below, including its airport code, location indicator and location identifier.


Quad City International Airport (MLI) Characteristics:

      City: Moline
      State: Illinois
      FAA: Quad City International Airport
      IATA: MLI
      ICAO: KMLI
      Role: P-N

The city and state are where the airport is located, although an airport is sometimes outside of the boundaries city in which it's listed.

The "FAA" refers to the airport's location identifier, which is assigned by the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration).

The "IATA" refers to the airport code, which is assigned by the IATA (International Air Transport Association). Airports usually share the same FAA and IATA, though some do not.

The "ICAO" refers to the airport's location indicator, which assigned by the ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization).


MLI is a commercial airport, and as such, is designated as a primary (P) airport by the FAA. All primary airports, inlcuding MLI, are grouped into four categories (hubs) by the FAA:

      P-N: Nonhub airport (has more than 10,000 annual enplanements, but less than 0.05% of total U.S. annual enplanements)
      P-S: Small hub airport (between 0.05% and 0.25% of U.S. annual enplanements)
      P-M: Medium hub airport (between 0.25 and 1% of U.S. annual enplanements)
      P-L: Large hub airport (at least 1% of U.S. annual enplanements)

MLI meaning is Quad City International Airport.

Quad City International Airport can be abbreviated as MLI.

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