OT: Generic airport codes
May 13, 2011, 12:54 am
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OT: Generic airport codes
LON is used as the International Air Transport Association's collective code for all major airports within the London area of the UK – i.e. LHR, LGW, LCY and the like – what other major world cities have a three digit airport code, which correlates to a group of airports, rather than an individual location?
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May 13, 2011, 1:00 am
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LON is used as the International Air Transport Association's collective code for all major airports within the London area of the UK – i.e. LHR, LGW, LCY and the like – what other major world cities have a three digit airport code, which correlates to a group of airports, rather than an individual location?
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Are we unique (I doubt it…!)?????
May 13, 2011, 1:09 am
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May 13, 2011, 1:20 am
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LON is used as the International Air Transport Association's collective code for all major airports within the London area of the UK – i.e. LHR, LGW, LCY and the like – what other major world cities have a three digit airport code, which correlates to a group of airports, rather than an individual location?
Are we unique (I doubt it…!)?????
Are we unique (I doubt it…!)?????
May 13, 2011, 1:35 am
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Oxford (OXF, EGTK) is yet another London airport under the LON city code
Lots more in Europe, though I'm not sure if the link is always formal or de facto (thanks to LCC).
Bangkok (city code and airport code) includes Don Muang (DMK) as well as Suvarnabhumi (BKK);
KUL city code includes KUL and SZB, and SIN has tiny Seletar (XSP)
JKT covers CGK and HLP
Loads more ... (this should bring out the geeks
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Lots more in Europe, though I'm not sure if the link is always formal or de facto (thanks to LCC).
Bangkok (city code and airport code) includes Don Muang (DMK) as well as Suvarnabhumi (BKK);
KUL city code includes KUL and SZB, and SIN has tiny Seletar (XSP)
JKT covers CGK and HLP
Loads more ... (this should bring out the geeks
)
May 13, 2011, 2:21 am
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Oxford (OXF, EGTK) is yet another London airport under the LON city code
Lots more in Europe, though I'm not sure if the link is always formal or de facto (thanks to LCC).
Bangkok (city code and airport code) includes Don Muang (DMK) as well as Suvarnabhumi (BKK);
KUL city code includes KUL and SZB, and SIN has tiny Seletar (XSP)
JKT covers CGK and HLP
Loads more ... (this should bring out the geeks)
Lots more in Europe, though I'm not sure if the link is always formal or de facto (thanks to LCC).
Bangkok (city code and airport code) includes Don Muang (DMK) as well as Suvarnabhumi (BKK);
KUL city code includes KUL and SZB, and SIN has tiny Seletar (XSP)
JKT covers CGK and HLP
Loads more ... (this should bring out the geeks
)
I used to have the IATA coding directory on my desk...Anyway, I'm not sure OXF is under LON code?
And the list linked by henners is pretty complete, but misses FRA for FRA and Hahn (HHN). Hahn was famously included on FRA by Lufthansa for its cargo flights, and then Ryanair starting taking advantage of it for passenger flights.
May 13, 2011, 2:34 am
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Oxford is classed as a London airport by name, it was all over the news here recently, I even think they have changed the sign on the gate to London Oxford. http://www.oxfordairport.co.uk/
There is also London Southend! http://www.southendairport.com/
There is also London Southend! http://www.southendairport.com/
May 13, 2011, 2:38 am
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Yes - they can call themselves what they want. I think Ashford also calls itself London. But there is a formal process, administered by IATA, that decides whether a particular airport code gets included in a metropolitan city code. And I don't think OXF went through that.
Anyway, until they have scheduled flights it's a moot point.
Anyway, until they have scheduled flights it's a moot point.
May 13, 2011, 3:18 am
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Wikipedia says Schiphol used to have the IATA code SPL which has fallen into disuse and replaced by AMS (presumably the generic city code). Is this correct? Was it intended at one time to have other airports serve Amsterdam?
May 13, 2011, 3:21 am
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So what's the generic code for Los Angeles, then? Why, QLA, of course.
Los Angeles, United States of America IATA: QLA
Recognized in Sabre and ITA; elsewhere, QLA represents Lasham Airport in Lasham, United Kingdom
Recognized in Sabre and ITA; elsewhere, QLA represents Lasham Airport in Lasham, United Kingdom
And aren't codes beginning with Q usually train stations?
May 13, 2011, 3:33 am
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Yes - they can call themselves what they want. I think Ashford also calls itself London.
I knew of one total write-off of a DC3 ex Lympne in 1965. http://aviation-safety.net/database/...?id=19651217-0.
I wasn't aware of the other total write-off of a HS748 in 1965 until now. http://aviation-safety.net/database/...?id=19650711-1
Gosh, two Skyways planes written off in the same year.
May 13, 2011, 4:41 am
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