CTS or SPK - Two airport codes for Sapporo?
Dec 30, 2005, 4:25 pm
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Redwood Shores, CA
Programs: UA 1P, HH Gold, SPG Gold
Posts: 743
CTS or SPK - Two airport codes for Sapporo?
Just got my MP Visa and it scared me a bit. I purchased a rev ticket to Sapporo and the charge showed SFO-NGO-CTS-NGO-SFO with ANA codeshare and UA flight nums.
Wife did an award and the charge (for taxes) showed SFO-NGO-SPK-NGO-SFO with ANA codeshare and ANA flight nums.
Now I know that we are on the same flights because I called in to make seat arrangements but for a second thought that they might have changed her itin afterwards... A quick google showed that SPK was Sapporo, Japan.
Does Sapporo have two airport codes?
Wife did an award and the charge (for taxes) showed SFO-NGO-SPK-NGO-SFO with ANA codeshare and ANA flight nums.
Now I know that we are on the same flights because I called in to make seat arrangements but for a second thought that they might have changed her itin afterwards... A quick google showed that SPK was Sapporo, Japan.
Does Sapporo have two airport codes?
Dec 30, 2005, 4:55 pm
#2
Join Date: Sep 2000
Location: WAS & AGP
Programs: AA member since 1990 (lifetime PLT/OWS)
Posts: 243
SPK is the city code whilst CTS is the airport code.
The same for Tokyo: city code = TYO, airport code = NRT.
btw, CTS represents the name of the airport, New Chitose. I don't know what the "old" airport code was.
The same for Tokyo: city code = TYO, airport code = NRT.
btw, CTS represents the name of the airport, New Chitose. I don't know what the "old" airport code was.
Dec 30, 2005, 5:17 pm
#3
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Riding the rails
Programs: Japan Forum, Skyteam Elite Plus, BW Diamond Select, HHonors Gold, NWA, DL, NH
Posts: 1,936
According to Wiki the "old" Chitose Airport airport code was SPK, Chitnose airport (now a Self defense base), New Chitose Airport opened with the airport code CTS.
SPK today is referes to City code for both Okadama Airport (OKD) and New Citnose Airport (CTS).
As mentioned its just like TYO is the city code for Tokyo, airport codes (HND) for Haneda and (NRT) for Narita.
SPK today is referes to City code for both Okadama Airport (OKD) and New Citnose Airport (CTS).
As mentioned its just like TYO is the city code for Tokyo, airport codes (HND) for Haneda and (NRT) for Narita.