Origin of airport IATA codes
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| Airport name | City | IATA code | Origin | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Málaga Airport | Málaga | AGP | Málaga + p | [1] |
| Los Angeles International Airport | Los Angeles | LAX | Los Angeles + x | National Weather Service code + X [2] |
| Portland International Airport | Portland | PDX | Portland + x | National Weather Service code + X [2] |
| Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport | Phoenix | PHX | Phoenix + x | National Weather Service code + X [2] |
| Dallas Fort Worth International Airport | Dallas-Fort Worth | DFW | Dallas/Fort Worth | [2] |
| Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain Airport | Minneapolis | MSP | Minneapolis-St. Paul | [2] |
| Greenville Spartanburg International Airport | Greenville | GSP | Greenville-Spartanburg | [2] |
| Pulkovo Airport | St. Petersburg | LED | Leningrad | Former name of St. Petersburg [2] |
| Tan Son Nhat International Airport | Ho Chi Minh City | SGN | Saigon | Former name of Ho Chi Minh City [2] |
| Beijing Capital International Airport | Beijing | PEK | Peking | Former name of Beijing [2] |
| Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport | Mumbai | BOM | Bombay | Former name of Mumbai [2] |
| Esler Regional Airport | Alexandria | ESF | Esler Field | [2] |
| Paris-Orly Airport | Paris | ORY | Orly | [2] |
| Charles de Gaulle International Airport | Paris | CDG | Charles de Gaulle | [2] |
| Narita International Airport | Tokyo | NRT | Narita | [2] |
| Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport | New Orleans | MSY | Moisant Stock Yards | Named for the land where early aviator John Moisant suffered a fatal crash.[2] |
| Port Columbus International Airport | Columbus | CMH | Columbus Municipal Hangar | [2] |
| Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport | Baltimore | BWI | Baltimore Washington International | [2] |
| London Gatwick Airport | London | LGW | London Gatwick | [2] |
| London Heathrow Airport | London | LHR | London Heathrow | [2] |
References
- ↑ "Seven Fascinating Facts about Malaga Airport". http://www.andalucia.com/travel/airports/malaga/fascinating-facts.htm. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 2.18 English, Dave. "Airport Codes: A history and explanation of airport ABCs". http://www.skygod.com/asstd/abc.html. Retrieved 2015-08-23.
