2007-08-18 19:10:05 · 5 answers · asked by Muttdaddy 1 in Travel ➔ United States ➔ Other - United States
They are 3 letters that sound like the name of the city, read the article.
2007-08-18 19:15:25 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Two authorities, the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and the International Air Transport Association (IATA) assign three letter codes for various airports.
These three letters are selected by the country where the airport is located and are assigned if nobody else has claimed them before.
For example, IAD stands for Dulles International Airport. But the letters IAD have been jumbled since the letters WAS stand for another airport in the DC area.
Another good example is CGK which denotes Jakarta, Indonesia. The airport is located in a place called Cenkareng (Chen-Ka-Reng) but since has been renamed as the Soekarno-Hatta International, after the first president and vice president of that country. However, it continues to use the code CGK.
Beijing remains PEK (for Peking) despite the Chinese capital reverting to its original name. Ditto with Mumbai, India which carries BOM (Bombay), MAA (Madras) or what is now called Chennai.
In some destination codes, the letter 'X' figures in the end since other combinations might have been taken by other airports.
Often, the airport name also decides the destination code. Such as JFK for New York's John F Kennedy airport.
2007-08-19 02:28:02 · answer #2 · answered by papars 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
LAX -Los Angeles International Airport
PDX - Portland International Airport
whatever city + X [their intials + international airport]
2007-08-19 02:18:07 · answer #3 · answered by B* 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The abbreviations for airports usually are whimsical and they are actually three-digit codes not true abbreviations persay for the airports they refer to.
For instance BNE stands for Brisbane Airport (In Australia) Now does BNE look anything like Brisbane to you? It sure doesn't to me. LAX has an X because somehow the X, when used this way and in similar literary ways, has gained the perception of "international" or crossing in the minds of many.
The aviation industry has agreed on three digit codes for airports to simplify matters.
2007-08-19 02:54:41 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
abbreviations for luggae, weather maps, air traffic controllers.
they are international as well.
2007-08-19 02:59:04 · answer #5 · answered by Michael M 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋