Airport Codes - who knows them?
 

I know the airport codes for where I fly. I know you can look them up in airline timetables (for other locations). But it is a pain to keep a reference book open while sitting at the computer. What do you all do to keep track of the codes while reading these boards?

They are here: http://www.faa.gov/aircodeinfo.htm

If you have a Palm or PocketPC based machine check out www.handbase.com, they have a database program and a free database with thousands of airport codes, real handy if you are on the road!

If you have a Psion (EPOC) based machine www.pdacentral.com has a link to a psion database format with all the codes as well.

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[This message has been edited by ScottC (edited 05-21-2001).]

i just 'bleep' over them if i dont know them. if i am really interested, i will look them up, otherwise i dont care if they are just incidental to the story

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I think they are quite logical abbreviations and easy to remember, unless it's a really exotic destination. Most airline or airport timetables have a page on codes that you can check. And they make communication with travel agents etc. easier and faster.

Thanks for the replies. I have a Psion, and enough memory that I would download the codes. When I went to the site, I could not find the proper file to download. Where is it located (the group) and what is it called?

Thanks again.

I agree with lacanau;

Most airport codes are very easy to remember and/or guess. For example:

SEA - Seattle, my hometown, very easy
DEN - Denver
SFO - San Francisco, another cinch
PDX - Portland, see how easy
ORD - Chicago, a cake walk
IAD - Dulles
CVG - Cincinatti

As you can see, ALL airport codes were made to be easy to guess, cause who wants to always be flipping through a code book?

I must not be too bright/intelligent. With the exception of a few obvious ones, they are not easy for me. http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/confused.gif

Pass the book if you would please.

I work in the business so I work with these codes every single day so I know most of them.

ALL airport codes where made easy to guess? Is that why all Canadian airport codes starts with an Y http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif?

I hope the previous posting was saying "easy and logical" with tongue in cheek.

CVG = Cinnci
ORD = Chicago

Sure, real easy.

A few others

MCI = Kansas City (home of Sprint-how ironic)
BNA = Nashville - real close
MCO = Orlando
ORF = Norfolk - okay, almost easy
MSY = New Orleans
TYS = Knoxville
HPN = White Plains, NY

If I see a code that I don't recognize I just plug it into Pocket Mapblast:
http://www.mapblast.com/pblast/port....ap&W=640&H=400

This web app is small enough that you can also use it from wireless palm/wince devices as well.

NRT Tokyo
DPS Bali
GRU Sao Paulo
GIG Rio
MCO Orlando
CDG Paris
LIN Milan (or MXP)
ARN Stockholm

You're right. Very easy. What's the matter with these people!

Charles de Gaulle

LIN=Linate
DPS=Denpassar