Anyone know historic reason for OGG airport code?
Oct 21, 2005, 11:07 am
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Anyone know historic reason for OGG airport code?
Most airport codes bear some resemblance to the name of the city they serve or the name of the airport itself. Maui's OGG code for it's Kahului Airport is strange. Anyone know the rationale behind it?
Oct 21, 2005, 11:16 am
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I found this on maui-info.com:
Kahului Airport: OGG
The designation OGG was given in honor of aviation legend Capt. Bertram J. Hogg (pronounced Hoag), who is credited for being one of the frontier pilots who helped build the airlines of today in the Pacific.
When he first began flying passengers, Hogg, a Lihue native, flew Sikorsky S-38 amphibious planes that carried eight passengers. When he flew to Kona, he would land in the bay and outrigger canoes would come out to bring in the passengers.
He also made the first interisland commercial flight after the Pearl Harbor attack, on December 10, 1941, in a DC-3 to Maui and the Big Island.
Hogg logged his last commercial flight in 1968 in a DC-9 after 41 years in the
aviation industry and 25,000 flying hours, most of it as a pilot for Hawaiian Airlines.
Capt. Hogg died March 30, 1992, at the age of 84.
Kahului Airport: OGG
The designation OGG was given in honor of aviation legend Capt. Bertram J. Hogg (pronounced Hoag), who is credited for being one of the frontier pilots who helped build the airlines of today in the Pacific.
When he first began flying passengers, Hogg, a Lihue native, flew Sikorsky S-38 amphibious planes that carried eight passengers. When he flew to Kona, he would land in the bay and outrigger canoes would come out to bring in the passengers.
He also made the first interisland commercial flight after the Pearl Harbor attack, on December 10, 1941, in a DC-3 to Maui and the Big Island.
Hogg logged his last commercial flight in 1968 in a DC-9 after 41 years in the
aviation industry and 25,000 flying hours, most of it as a pilot for Hawaiian Airlines.
Capt. Hogg died March 30, 1992, at the age of 84.
Oct 21, 2005, 11:18 am
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Beat me to it!
This is a pretty good story if you're interested in airport codes, BTW. It also mentions Captain Hogg.
http://www.mail-archive.com/infowarr.../msg01464.html
This is a pretty good story if you're interested in airport codes, BTW. It also mentions Captain Hogg.
http://www.mail-archive.com/infowarr.../msg01464.html
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Oct 21, 2005, 11:30 am
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Interesting. Thanks for the info! I guess I should have searched beyond the official airport website ( http://www.hawaii.gov/dot/airports/maui/ogg/ )
which didn't mention anything about Captain Hogg.
which didn't mention anything about Captain Hogg.
Oct 21, 2005, 11:41 am
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Out of curiosity, I posed this question to ask.com:
"why is the kahului airport code ogg?"
It did pretty well. The second listing on page 2 gave the answer, same as above.
"why is the kahului airport code ogg?"
It did pretty well. The second listing on page 2 gave the answer, same as above.