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Old Oct 22, 2005 | 12:29 am
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Originally Posted by Efrem
Yes. The best-known example is IDL (Idlewild) becoming JFK as mentioned in post #4 by mahndrsn above. It's a huge hassle, because of all the databases around the world that have airport code lists, so you don't want to do it often.
Another example is when BAL became BWI.

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