2007-02-05 03:27:46 · 13 answers · asked by Dove4ever 4 in Travel ➔ United States ➔ Los Angeles
i AM SORRY LOS ANGELES AIRPORT AS LAX?
2007-02-05 03:33:08 · update #1
Every airport today has a unique three-letter identifier to streamline the process of tracking the millions of items of airport data transmitted daily, including flight plans and weather reports. Before the 1930s, existing airports used a two-letter abbreviation based on the weather station at the airports. So, at that time, LA served as the designation for Los Angeles International Airport. But, with the rapid growth in the aviation industry, the designations expanded to three letters, and LA became LAX. The letter X does not otherwise have any specific meaning in this identifier.
2007-02-05 03:32:22 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
LAX= Los Angeles International Airport.
2007-02-05 22:15:29 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
All airports have a 3 letter code. Los Angeles' airport is LAX. Someone said they thought the X meant international, that is incorrect. Many international airports do not have an X in them. John F. Kennedy International Airport in NY is JFK, for example.
2007-02-05 11:37:35 · answer #3 · answered by cool_breeze_2444 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Every Airport has a 3 Letter Identifier. This system was developed from Weather Station Codes in the 1930's. For the Transition these existing weather Station codes had 2 letters and the X was added at the end to make them 3 letters.
So LA became LAX, Portland became PDX, Phoenix became PHX...
2007-02-05 11:39:52 · answer #4 · answered by OC1999 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
LAX isn't referring to Los Angeles...It's referring to Los Angeles' airport.
2007-02-05 11:30:48 · answer #5 · answered by jim 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually, San Francisco is SFO. X doesn't have much to do with international, it's just to distinguish Los Angeles, California, from some other airport that could have the letters LA in its abbreviation.
2007-02-05 11:37:53 · answer #6 · answered by lachicadecafe 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's code for Los Angeles International Airport. All Airports have a 3 letter designation code. San Francisco is SFX. I believe the X means International.
2007-02-05 11:33:26 · answer #7 · answered by smilindave1 4 · 0⤊ 3⤋
That is the los angeles international airport. Los Angeles itself, is called L.A for short.
2007-02-05 11:31:30 · answer #8 · answered by §†reet R¥dA 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Airport 3 letter codes that does not really make sense
Louisville...... SDF
Orlando.....MCO
Knoxville....TYS
Hartford.....BDL
There are way too many to name, LAX is the most famous airport in the US and one of the busiest.
the X in LAX really stands for international and it does make allot of sense to me.
You must be from London.
2007-02-05 12:54:49 · answer #9 · answered by Hi 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
LAX is the airport smart one
2007-02-05 11:31:23 · answer #10 · answered by native_pride_666 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋