A similar thing happened in the early '80s in Seattle. Seatac Airport got renamed, after a late senator, "Jackson International Airport". But that name change was short-lived; the name was changed back to Seatac after a lot of opposition to the name change arose.

As one of the commissioners involved in that situation stated: "'It's evident to me that the vast majority of people...prefer a geographical name for their airport."

http://www.upi.com/Archives/1984/02/...4709446878800/