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Jan 5, 2004 | 6:08 pm

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dlombard

Join Date: Mar 2003

Location: BUR

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According to LAWA, the X in LAX does not stand for anything. Originally, airport codes were two letters. When a third one was required, they just randomly chose X.

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Dairenn Lombard
Los Angeles, CA

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