I honestly do not know the answer to this, but told him I would find out. Anybody out there know what the "X" represents?
Thanks!
2007-03-21 07:51:50 · 12 answers · asked by Mary N. 2 in Travel ➔ United States ➔ Los Angeles
LAX stands for Los Angeles International. I don't know why the X is used for International, but other airports use it also.
2007-03-21 08:02:05 · answer #1 · answered by plmmr16 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
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2016-10-02 12:44:21 · answer #2 · answered by derverger 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Every airport has a 3-digit code to streamline the enormous amount of data transmitted each day. Prior to 1930, airports used only 2 digit codes corresponding to local weather stations (Los Angeles International Airport's was LA). With the rapid growth of the airline industry, these codes were expanded to 3-digits. The letter "X" was added to the 2-digit code and has no meaning in itself.
2007-03-21 08:05:20 · answer #3 · answered by G 1 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Before airports had codes, the National Weather Service collected data from cities around the country using a two-letter identification system. Early airlines simply copied this system, but as airline service exploded in the 1930's, towns without weather station codes needed identification and the three-letter system was born. To ease the transition, existing airports placed an X after the weather station code. The Los Angeles tag became LAX, Portland became PDX, Phoenix became PHX and so on.
2007-03-21 08:02:51 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 0⤋
Every airport has a unique three letter identification code assigned by the International Air Transport Authority (IATA), the international treaty organization that coordinates civil aviation matters among its members (which as far as I know is everybody) Earlier listings attempt to have some relation to the common airport name. For a listing of all the codes go to: http://www.airport-technology.com/codes/
2007-03-21 08:03:19 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
X is a required English language letter (not a roman numeral, which is not allowed) and puts L.A. simply in compliance with the 3 letter identification code requirement internationally agreed upon for, among other purposes, airport identification and data transmission, but it means nothing in particular itself...it may be urban legend that it stands for "international".
2007-03-21 09:44:55 · answer #6 · answered by Paris Hilton 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nothing as far as I know - all airports have an IATA code, 3 letters, and LA would have had to come up with a third letter when that system was adopted.
It's probably random.
2007-03-21 08:00:05 · answer #7 · answered by butterscotchwhip 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The X stands for International...
2007-03-21 08:01:06 · answer #8 · answered by rstout44 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
all major airports have a 3 letter abbreviation.
this is so men can remember them better.
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2007-03-21 10:11:40 · answer #9 · answered by chieromancer 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"X" is airplane talk for "international." "X" is also used in Meteorology for the term "weather" (WX). Another term is used in radio for the word "transmission" (Xmission."
2007-03-21 08:15:15 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋