OT: FAT and SEX
Jun 18, 2009, 2:41 pm
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OT: FAT and SEX
I am, of course, referring to Fresno Yosemite Airport, USA (FAT) and Sembach Airport, Germany (SEX) respectively. There's more below:
http://www.independent.co.uk/travel/...d-1708745.html
http://www.independent.co.uk/travel/...d-1708745.html
Jun 18, 2009, 3:15 pm
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Or perhaps from SEX to COK (Cochin, India) 
(Only Philthy Phil could have started a thread such as this)
(Only Philthy Phil could have started a thread such as this
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How about BBW (Broken Bow, Nebraska)
How about BBW (Broken Bow, Nebraska)
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Having been born about 2 miles from FAT, and because it was my home airport for my first 30 years, I have a special fondness for the "Terminal". 
A number of years ago, when FAT gained international service (a nonstop to/from Guadalajara on MX), business boosters and politicians formally changed the name from "Fresno Air Terminal" to "Fresno-Yosemite International Airport" (Fresno, a city of population 500,000, is situated in Central California, sixty miles from the south entrance to Yosemite National Park).
The same booster types actually proposed changing the identifying three-letter code from FAT to FYI, but that proposal died a quick (and deserved) death.
A number of years ago, when FAT gained international service (a nonstop to/from Guadalajara on MX), business boosters and politicians formally changed the name from "Fresno Air Terminal" to "Fresno-Yosemite International Airport" (Fresno, a city of population 500,000, is situated in Central California, sixty miles from the south entrance to Yosemite National Park).
The same booster types actually proposed changing the identifying three-letter code from FAT to FYI, but that proposal died a quick (and deserved) death.
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I suppose one way to get FAT is via:
EAT (United States - Washington, Wenatchee Pangborn Field Airport)
HOT (United States - Arkansas, Hot Springs Memorial Field)
COD (United States - Wyoming, Cody Yellowstone Regional Airport)
EAT (United States - Washington, Wenatchee Pangborn Field Airport)
HOT (United States - Arkansas, Hot Springs Memorial Field)
COD (United States - Wyoming, Cody Yellowstone Regional Airport)
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BBB Airport!
I have one named after me... I know, slightly off thread, but hey...
BBB/KBBB, Benson Municipal Airport
Benson MN, US
BBB/KBBB, Benson Municipal Airport
Benson MN, US
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Jun 18, 2009, 7:11 pm
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I'm surprised Sioux City, Iowa (SUX) didn't make the list, as much fun as it's had poked at it over the years. They've even embraced it now with sportswear:
http://www.flysiouxgateway.com/
http://www.flysiouxgateway.com/
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