What are some wacky airport names? How about good airport names?
Nov 4, 2014, 2:24 am
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Nov 4, 2014, 9:54 am
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But the comment from Box5 also said that using the term "international" is, as the poster said, "good to distinguish if a city has multiple airports". Those cities would only have one commercial passenger service airport which was why I included them.
Now if Box5 meant more than one airport of any type, including GA, then that impacts a number of airports using the word international including Fresno and Sacramento since both of those areas also have GA airports with the city as part of the GA airport name.
Nov 4, 2014, 10:14 am
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Nov 5, 2014, 4:15 pm
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I like some of the codes, ignoring the name.
GIG
CUN
PUJ just cuz I like the way it sound
FAT as someone else mentioned
Some good names...
PDG - Punta Gorda Airport (Ft Myers 2ndary) "Fat Tip Airport"
A few in Colombia really roll off the tongue
EOH - Aeropuerto Enrrrrrrique Olaya Herrrrrrera
MDE - Aeropuerto Internacional Jose Maria Cordova
GIG
CUN
PUJ just cuz I like the way it sound
FAT as someone else mentioned
Some good names...
PDG - Punta Gorda Airport (Ft Myers 2ndary) "Fat Tip Airport"
A few in Colombia really roll off the tongue
EOH - Aeropuerto Enrrrrrrique Olaya Herrrrrrera
MDE - Aeropuerto Internacional Jose Maria Cordova
Nov 5, 2014, 4:28 pm
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John Wayne Airport (SNA) is a nice catchy name. Except ...
It is ruined by the fact that some people call it Orange County Airport, others call it Santa Ana and I am always getting calls from friends and relatives asking whether booking their flight to Santa Ana will get them to John Wayne Airport and/or Orange County, California, not to be confused with Orange County, Florida.
It is ruined by the fact that some people call it Orange County Airport, others call it Santa Ana and I am always getting calls from friends and relatives asking whether booking their flight to Santa Ana will get them to John Wayne Airport and/or Orange County, California, not to be confused with Orange County, Florida.
Dec 3, 2014, 6:53 pm
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Length contenders:
Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport (PLM)
Rivière Rouge – Mont Tremblant International Airport (YTM)
Dakar-Yoff-Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport (DKR)
Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport (YWG)
And just plain wacky:
Batman Airport (BAL)
Fakfak Airport (FKQ -- try to pronounce this as a word for extra funzies
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Wagga Wagga Airport (WGA)
Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport (PLM)
Rivière Rouge – Mont Tremblant International Airport (YTM)
Dakar-Yoff-Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport (DKR)
Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport (YWG)
And just plain wacky:
Batman Airport (BAL)
Fakfak Airport (FKQ -- try to pronounce this as a word for extra funzies
)Wagga Wagga Airport (WGA)
Dec 14, 2014, 11:19 pm
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Savannah-Hilton Head International Airport (IATA: SAV and KSAV)! 40 miles from Hilton Head (which has it's own small airfield and is in a different state) with minimal international service. I actually liked the former name: Travis Field (when it was an Air Force base and named for Savannahian General Travis) - not to be confused with Travis Air Force Base in California. Many older Savannahians still call it Travis Field. It was also known as Chatham Field (after the county it is in). I recall as a youngster when the city and the Air Force swapped properties to create Hunter Air Force Base (now, Hunter Army Air Field) and Savannah Airport.
Dec 15, 2014, 6:36 am
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John Wayne Airport (SNA) is a nice catchy name. Except ...
It is ruined by the fact that some people call it Orange County Airport, others call it Santa Ana and I am always getting calls from friends and relatives asking whether booking their flight to Santa Ana will get them to John Wayne Airport and/or Orange County, California, not to be confused with Orange County, Florida.
It is ruined by the fact that some people call it Orange County Airport, others call it Santa Ana and I am always getting calls from friends and relatives asking whether booking their flight to Santa Ana will get them to John Wayne Airport and/or Orange County, California, not to be confused with Orange County, Florida.