Oops! Sorry, punki. I went back and finished reading the thread after my first post. My bad. Confirms my suspicions, however.

Actually, it's Covington, Kentucky.

GEG in Spokane is GEiGer Field, the official name of the airport.

Similar thread yields this website:http://www.faa.gov/aircodeinfo.htm

CVG is from Covington, KY which is directly across river from Cincinnati, OH

CVG-the symbol for Cincinnati, OH airport stands for Covington, KY which is the city located directly across the river from Cincinnati, OH. The Cincinnati, OH airport is really in Kentucky.

The Louisville, KY airport was originally called Standiford Field. I don't know where the name originally came from.

Times are changing here. I noticed a few CX a/c (not the leased A-340s from CA) that are registered as B-XXXX

GIG - Rio de Janeiro - maybe from Galeão, the name of the island where the airport is located

I have NOT been to CAT austman but maybe someone can join me there sometime.

In fact I have NEVER been to the Bahamas.

Maybe an F-T do in the Caribbean sometime.

With so many people non-industry people making flight reservations, I think it is time they expand the current 3-letter airport code.

1 character for type of airport(muni, military, national, international)
2 characters for country
3 characters for a metro abreviation, with a preference for using the 1st 3 characters of 1st character of each word if multi-word name.

Would be easier to translate airport code. Sure I know what MSY, IAD, FAT, and CAK is, but the average unfrequent flyer doesn't.

I've posted this elsewhere as well, but speaking of translating codes, even the most accomplished FFers amongst us might have trouble keeping up with all the airport codes that get bandied about on this board.

I've got an alternative to popping open one of any number of websites and typing in the code to determine what airport is being discussed.

Based on the ual.com website, I compiled all the codes together into a Text file, so that I have the all codes accessible at all times on my computer.

In addition, having a file containing all the data in one place (Airport Code, City, Country, Airport Name) allows more sophisticated searches on any possible string contained in the data. For instance, UAL’s online search requires a full City Name or Airport Name; using the file on my computer allows partial name searches.

If anyone’s interested in a copy of the file in just drop me an email.

I scanned through this briefly, but didn't see the "answer" to this trivia, so here goes. Denver International's inital code designation was DVX. DEN was shifted from Stapleton to the new airport (as a "coveted item") as they didn't both operate at the same time. "DIA" does not exist as a Denver Airport, code-wise anyway. In fact, DIA isn't used anywhere.

Actually, you'll find that Cincinnati's airport's full name is "The Cincinnati/ Northern Kentucky International Airport". As has been said many times in this thread, the airport lies in Covington, KY, just across the river from Cincinnati.

As a side note, TPA is often referred to locally in the news as TIA, for Tampa International Airport. I imagine DIA is used similarly in Denver, hence the throwing about of that incorrect code.

Hey SRQ ... where did the Q is SRQ come from?

Once upon a time I remember reading about a guy that is the "keeper" of airport codes and is the recognized expert at same. I vaguely remember reference to a website, but it has been so long I can't recall the url. Anyone help me here? As I remember, it was a very interesting thread to research. I think the original spark to my querry was an article in American Way mag.