Airport Codes - who knows them?
May 24, 2001 | 12:14 am
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fastflyer, thanks for the note about MCI. i was once told emphatically by a missourian that it's MCI to emphasize that it's in missouri city. guess i was lead astray.
you're also correct about wcom-fon; i wasn't thinking.
you're also correct about wcom-fon; i wasn't thinking.
May 24, 2001 | 7:41 am
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I usually look them up at http://www.airportcitycodes.com
May 27, 2001 | 12:10 am
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I just returned from a week in Destin, Florida. The airport code is VPS. The airport is shared with Eglin AFB and is known as Okaloosa Regional Airport (the county name). Nobody seemed to know why the code is VPS. I have a guess, but want to see if anyone REALLY knows.
FWIW, it's a real pain in the a** to get to anyplace from there. Next time I'll take JAX and catch the Blue Angels at practice.
FWIW, it's a real pain in the a** to get to anyplace from there. Next time I'll take JAX and catch the Blue Angels at practice.
May 27, 2001 | 12:55 am
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LED = St. Petersburg. The city was called Leningrad, so it actually makes sense...
Another good one:
HMA = Malmo City Hovercraft (out of service)
MMX = Malmo Sturup
XFR = Malmo Syd (train)
XFP = Malmo Central station (train)
All of them can be bunched together with another abbreviation:
MMA = Malmo
Another good one:
HMA = Malmo City Hovercraft (out of service)
MMX = Malmo Sturup
XFR = Malmo Syd (train)
XFP = Malmo Central station (train)
All of them can be bunched together with another abbreviation:
MMA = Malmo
May 27, 2001 | 9:17 am
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An excellent reference on this subject and others is "The Intrepid Traveler's Complete Desk Reference" by Sally Scanlon/Kelly Monaghan. Published by The Intrepid Traveler of NYC. It lists virtually any airport code in the world. Also has info on hotel and car rentals, tourist info sources, travel agencies, visa/passports, etc.
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May 27, 2001 | 1:04 pm
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It seems like 'X' stands for rail service, at least in Sweden, Denmark, and Canada (if you look up airport codes staering with 'X' on ITN, you'll find lots of Canadian cities with rail service)
May 27, 2001 | 2:46 pm
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Originally posted by Vunder31:
It seems like 'X' stands for rail service, at least in Sweden, Denmark, and Canada (if you look up airport codes starting with 'X' on ITN, you'll find lots of Canadian cities with rail service)
It seems like 'X' stands for rail service, at least in Sweden, Denmark, and Canada (if you look up airport codes starting with 'X' on ITN, you'll find lots of Canadian cities with rail service)
May 27, 2001 | 8:05 pm
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Originally posted by pynchonesque:
MCI = similar to CVG: the airport is actually in Missouri City. and not so ironic about Sprint, since MCI and Sprint are one company now.
MCI = similar to CVG: the airport is actually in Missouri City. and not so ironic about Sprint, since MCI and Sprint are one company now.
May 27, 2001 | 10:49 pm
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Originally posted by Vunder31:
It seems like 'X' stands for rail service, at least in Sweden, Denmark, and Canada (if you look up airport codes staering with 'X' on ITN, you'll find lots of Canadian cities with rail service)
It seems like 'X' stands for rail service, at least in Sweden, Denmark, and Canada (if you look up airport codes staering with 'X' on ITN, you'll find lots of Canadian cities with rail service)
Ever notice no U.S. airports start with K, N or W? I think this is done so there's no confusion with broadcast stations (K and W) or tail numbers (N)
If anyone has a Bloomberg workstation, check out its list of Z-codes sometimes. It looks like a lot of codes beginning with Z have already been assigned as overflows.
May 27, 2001 | 11:17 pm
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Okay, okay... I admit, some codes are not as obvious. But isn't it a nice game to play when you're bored waiting for your luggage on the belt... guess where other passengers came from by reading the airport code on their luggage tags!
Oh and btw, Cape Town is actually CPT...
see, it's not that hard...
Oh and btw, Cape Town is actually CPT...
see, it's not that hard...