Right, but let's not forget how many people think using an airport code to refer to a city (e.g., "MIA" instead of typing all those extra letters it takes to spell out "Miami") shows how cool and travel-savvy they are.

Some of these are actually the first part of the city name, like

LEB = LEBanon, NH
MYR = MYRtle Beach, SC
ITH = ITHaca, NY

Some are made up of letters from the city name...
AVL = AsheViLle, NC
BGM = BinGhaMton, NY
GSP = Greenvile/SPartanburg, SC
GSO = GreenSborO, NC
(and don't confuse either of those with Greenville, NC which is PGV - stands for Pitt/GreenVille airport as it is in Pitt County).

MDT is like CVG - the airport is located in MiDdleTown, PA (but we all think of it as Harrisburg)

SWF stands for SteWart Field. Not sure how you remember that it's in Newburgh, NY - unless maybe you knew a Single White Female who lived there :)

A couple mnemonics I just came up with:
IPT - It's Pretty Tiny (Williamsport, PA)
ART - A Remote Terminal (Watertown, NY)

Based on the list of cities you posted I am guessing you work for US Airways?? ;)

am I abusing your kindness? I am so sorry but I have to learn these! ahhhh

I am down to not knowing 28 out of 170

this is my bad list:

BGM
BKW
BFL
BTV
CAE
CHA
CHO
CHS
CLD
CLT
CMH
EWN
GNV
GSP
HPN
HSV
HTS
JST
MSY
OAJ
OGS
PHF
PHL
PHX
TLH
TYS

BGM = See Previous Post by crhptic
BKW = BecKly, West Virginia
BFL = BakersFieLd, CA
BTV = BurlingTon, Vermont
CAE = Columbia, Antebellum Entity (Columbia, SC)
CHA = CHAatanooga
CHO = CHarlOttesville, VA

CHS = CHarelston, South Carolina
or
CHS = CHarelSton, South Carolina

CLD = CarLsbaD, CA
CLT = See Previous Post by BNA_flyer
CMH = ColuMus, OHio
EWN = Bad Spellers in EWN (New) Bern, NC
GNV = GaiNesVille, FL
GSP = See Previous Post by crhptic
HPN = WHite PlaiNs, NY
HSV = HunTSVille, AL

HTS = Huntington Tri-State Airport, Huntington, WV

JST = JohnSTown, PA
MSY = See Previous Post by Governator

OAJ =Jacksonville, NC - Onslow County, Albert J Ellis Aiport

OGS = OGdenSburg, NY

PHF = Newport News, VA, Named Patrick Henry Field until the mid-70's. This is the former Home of the US Army's Camp Patrick Henry.

PHL = PHiladeLphia, PA
PHX = PHoeniX, AZ

TLH = TaLlaHassee, FL
or
TLH = TalLaHassee, FL

TYS = Knoxville, TN, Home of the McGhee TYSon Airport


Hope this helps. (I sure learned a lot while reseaching this!)

Hope this helps. (I sure learned a lot while reseaching this!)[/QUOTE]

You have no idea how much I appreciate this!

thanks so very much

Jane

O Canada
 

What about the Canadian cities that all (I think) start with Y? Toronto is YYZ, do not ask me where that comes from. I think the band (from Toronto) Rush named a song after it.

I'm learning domestic first, the test is Tue have to have at least 178 out of 197......I have about 20 or so to learn.....

next week is international......yeppy

read the FAQ, they help with the terms. (I believe) Anyway, just post replies asking about the terms and they will be explained, like most any forum.

I just learned a few months ago that no US airport code is allowed to start with K, N, or W because those first initials are reserved for radio stations in the USA!
So now these make some sense halfway:
nEWaRk NJ
nEW berN NC
wILMington NC
wILminGton DE
MCI for Kansas City instead of KCI: Must be embarrassing for all the Sprint Telephone employees with their competitor's name on their bag tags :eek: !

And as a kind of insane governmental bureaucratic practical joke, the FCA dedicated the call-letter W to designate the stations EAST of the Mississippi!

Except WFAA in Dallas, TX!

Or KDKA Pittsburgh, which I was taught was grandfathered because its license predated the rule.

KOA (Kona, HI)?

Actually there are airports that start with N - just not commercial airports. N codes are all US Navy airports.

That's my little contribution to the random knowledge of the day....