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Old Sep 14, 2007 | 10:08 pm
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Originally Posted by bdjohns1
Well, in the US, you can't have an airport code that starts with an N or W.
Not entirely correct I'm afraid, military airfields in the US often times start with N(but not always!), and W seems to be somewhat common as well:

A couple of N's:
NZY - NAS North Island in California
NTU - NAS Oceana in Virginia
NXX - NAS/JRB Willow Grove in Pennsylvania
(there are many more)

Some W's:
WRI - McGwire AFB in New Jersey
WDG - Enid Regional Airport in Oklahoma
WYS - Yellowstone Airport in Montana
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