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Old Mar 16, 2013 | 3:05 pm
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Originally Posted by iTanNicNic
"Delta"

It's only different in ATL. It'd be "Delta" overload if a controller said "Delta (the airline) XZY, taxi via Delta (the taxiway) to the ramp" or something like that. Just a safeguard used to prevent reduce the likelihood of some confusion
I seem to recall that DFW calls their International Terminal D David rather than Delta for similar reasons as ATL.

In regards to the popularity of this thread, we're glad Georgia's on your mind.

If we can't name ATL after Sherman, can we at least rename it Hartsfield-Jackson Hotlanta International Airport?
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