diff --git a/database/migrations/2017_06_08_191703_create_airlines_table.php b/database/migrations/2017_06_08_191703_create_airlines_table.php
index a9db9536d..79d840bcd 100644
--- a/database/migrations/2017_06_08_191703_create_airlines_table.php
+++ b/database/migrations/2017_06_08_191703_create_airlines_table.php
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ public function up()
         Schema::create('airlines', function (Blueprint $table) {
             $table->increments('id');
             $table->string('code', 5);
-            $table->string('iata', 5);
+            $table->string('iata', 3)->nullable();
             $table->string('name', 50);
             $table->string('country', 2)->nullable();
             $table->boolean('active');
diff --git a/database/seeds/dev.yml b/database/seeds/dev.yml
index 121c1f88c..986a428bc 100644
--- a/database/seeds/dev.yml
+++ b/database/seeds/dev.yml
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ ranks:
 airlines:
   - id: 1
     code: VMS
+    iata: VM
     name: phpvms airlines
     active: 1
     created_at: now
diff --git a/tests/data/base.yml b/tests/data/base.yml
index 90b4c7081..c04593936 100644
--- a/tests/data/base.yml
+++ b/tests/data/base.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 airlines:
   - id: 1
     code: VMS
+    iata: VM
     name: phpvms airlines
     active: 1
     created_at: now