Originally Posted by DC Mike
I really think it depends on the airport. BWI is "Bee-Double-U-Eye" for me, but DCA is "National," and definitely not "Reagan." ORD is "O'Hare," but LAX and SFO are "Ell-A-Ex" and "Ess-Eff-Oh." SEA is "Sea-Tac" and JAX is "Jacks," Houston is "Intercontinental" and Dallas is "Dee-Eff-Double-U."
When I write them, I almost always use airport codes, even for the ones that I use names for (like National or Sea-Tac).
Interestingly, I'm with you completely given your examples, except for IAH,
which is pronounced "Hell on Earth."
Speaking of which: when my ride dropped me off at DCA yesterday, I wondered
if it should be renamed "Eugene V. Debs."