Why do all Canadian airport codes start with the letter "Y"?

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Why do all Canadian airport codes start with the letter "Y"?

2006-09-18 14:01:10 · 3 answers · asked by PVD 1 in Travel ➔ Air Travel

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Good question! I've wondered about this too. You gave me a good excuse to look it up. I found this explanation:

http://www.skygod.com/asstd/abc.html

It's pretty lengthy, but it does thoroughly answer the question.

2006-09-18 14:12:56 · answer #1 · answered by johnsredgloves 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋

Canadian Airport Codes

2016-09-30 01:16:08 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

Yes, excellent question and a very good answer above. I always thought that somehow the Canadians just sort of lost out as Canadians are very polite, so they let everyone go first and so had to put up with what was left!

2006-09-19 02:51:31 · answer #3 · answered by BizTravelMan 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋