Talk:1937: IATA Airport Abbreviations - Revision history

136.226.69.73: Comment on the entry TMI

2025-06-24T21:47:13Z

Comment on the entry TMI

An user who has no account yet at 00:51, 17 September 2023

2023-09-17T00:51:56Z

162.158.106.102 at 15:24, 17 June 2019

2019-06-17T15:24:37Z

Dgbrt at 20:49, 10 January 2018

2018-01-10T20:49:22Z

198.41.238.22: /* Another Missing Airport */

2018-01-06T11:53:03Z

‎Another Missing Airport

173.245.52.109 at 20:14, 5 January 2018

2018-01-05T20:14:16Z

108.162.237.106 at 14:19, 5 January 2018

2018-01-05T14:19:08Z

NiceGuy1 at 05:58, 5 January 2018

2018-01-05T05:58:43Z

Xkcdreader52 at 05:28, 5 January 2018

2018-01-05T05:28:21Z

162.158.75.232: /* Another Missing Airport */ new section

2018-01-04T22:22:14Z

‎Another Missing Airport: new section

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	ok so i knew their actual meanings and play kol, so the kuala lumpur one (kul) being changed to "kingdom of loathing" made me say just 1 thing: ffs, randall, i know "u" looks like "o" but no need to say it [[User:An user who has no account yet\|An user who has no account yet]] ([[User talk:An user who has no account yet\|talk]]) 00:51, 17 September 2023 (UTC)		ok so i knew their actual meanings and play kol, so the kuala lumpur one (kul) being changed to "kingdom of loathing" made me say just 1 thing: ffs, randall, i know "u" looks like "o" but no need to say it [[User:An user who has no account yet\|An user who has no account yet]] ([[User talk:An user who has no account yet\|talk]]) 00:51, 17 September 2023 (UTC)
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		+	TMI could also refer to [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Mile_Island_accident Three Mile Island]], the nuclear site in Pennsylvania that nearly melted down in 1979. It is located in sight of MDT (Harrisburg International Airport, formerly Middletown Air Depot) [[Special:Contributions/136.226.69.73\|136.226.69.73]] 21:47, 24 June 2025 (UTC) Dave

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	In the explanation it mentions that Dartford is likely a portmanteau of Dartmouth and Harvard, but I would have thought Dartmouth and Oxford would be more of a match. Is there a reason for those two specifically?		In the explanation it mentions that Dartford is likely a portmanteau of Dartmouth and Harvard, but I would have thought Dartmouth and Oxford would be more of a match. Is there a reason for those two specifically?
	[[Special:Contributions/162.158.106.102\|162.158.106.102]] 15:24, 17 June 2019 (UTC)		[[Special:Contributions/162.158.106.102\|162.158.106.102]] 15:24, 17 June 2019 (UTC)
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		+	ok so i knew their actual meanings and play kol, so the kuala lumpur one (kul) being changed to "kingdom of loathing" made me say just 1 thing: ffs, randall, i know "u" looks like "o" but no need to say it [[User:An user who has no account yet\|An user who has no account yet]] ([[User talk:An user who has no account yet\|talk]]) 00:51, 17 September 2023 (UTC)

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	::I'm still disappointed that my local airport (for Dunedin, New Zealand) has the unfortunate abbreviation DUD. [[Special:Contributions/198.41.238.22\|198.41.238.22]] 11:53, 6 January 2018 (UTC)		::I'm still disappointed that my local airport (for Dunedin, New Zealand) has the unfortunate abbreviation DUD. [[Special:Contributions/198.41.238.22\|198.41.238.22]] 11:53, 6 January 2018 (UTC)
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		+	In the explanation it mentions that Dartford is likely a portmanteau of Dartmouth and Harvard, but I would have thought Dartmouth and Oxford would be more of a match. Is there a reason for those two specifically?
		+	[[Special:Contributions/162.158.106.102\|162.158.106.102]] 15:24, 17 June 2019 (UTC)

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 Possibly also relevant that quite a few of these are common abbreviations used in text-based communication (e.g. LOL, FYI, FFS, TMI, etc.). I wonder if it's something like https://xkcd.com/1015/, where once you've memorised these abbreviations you can't help but think of the (annoying and incorrect) airports that they stand for when reading text messages from others. [[Special:Contributions/162.158.89.31|162.158.89.31]] 23:00, 3 January 2018 (UTC)
-I think KIX should be added as well, it stands for Kansai International Airport. Boeing-787lover 05:28, 5 January 2018 (UTC)
+I think KIX should be added as well, it stands for Kansai International Airport. Boeing-787lover 05:28, 5 January 2018 (UTC) {{unsigned| Xkcdreader52}}
-== Major Omission ==
+;Major Omission
 i'd like to add BHD -- Baggage Handlers' Decision. [[User:MCMXLVII|MCMXLVII]] ([[User talk:MCMXLVII|talk]]) 02:34, 4 January 2018 (UTC)
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 :Also: HIJ - hijacking; ISS - self-explanatory[[Special:Contributions/141.101.76.16|141.101.76.16]] 09:50, 4 January 2018 (UTC)
-==A Question ==
+;A Question
 The page has the line "Randall notes in the what if? book that Delaware has no airports. This entry is also a play on the nearby real airport BWI, Baltimore-Washington International." Which what-if is this from?
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 --[[Special:Contributions/173.245.52.151|173.245.52.151]] 16:49, 4 January 2018 (UTC)
 : The chapter in the book is "Flyover States: Which US state is actually flown over the most?" [[User:Rtanenbaum|Rtanenbaum]] ([[User talk:Rtanenbaum|talk]]) 18:16, 4 January 2018 (UTC)
-== Observation ==
+;Observation
-SeaTac isn't esp close to water (closest is >1 mile, perpendicular to runway orientation), although some of the flight patterns have segments over Puget Sound [[https://www.portseattle.org/Environmental/Noise/Noise-Abatement/Pages/Flight-Patterns.aspx|SeaTac Flight Patterns]]. Still, nothing like LGA or SFO where a short/long can put the plane in the water.
+SeaTac isn't esp close to water (closest is >1 mile, perpendicular to runway orientation), although some of the flight patterns have segments over Puget Sound [[https://www.portseattle.org/Environmental/Noise/Noise-Abatement/Pages/Flight-Patterns.aspx|SeaTac Flight Patterns]]. Still, nothing like LGA or SFO where a short/long can put the plane in the water. {{unsigned ip| 172.68.141.238}}
-== Another Missing Airport ==
+;Another Missing Airport
-What about FUK?  The first time I saw this one, I checked with my boss.  It is for Fukuoka, Japan.
+What about FUK?  The first time I saw this one, I checked with my boss.  It is for Fukuoka, Japan. {{unsigned ip| 162.158.75.232}}
 I was disappointed not to see Montreal's weird-ass code YUL in here (until I read the chart and found out nearly none are real), but it's nice to still see an explanation of the Y, LOL! [[User:NiceGuy1|NiceGuy1]] ([[User talk:NiceGuy1|talk]]) 05:58, 5 January 2018 (UTC)
-: I wanted to see HMB (Sohag International Airport)
+: I wanted to see HMB (Sohag International Airport) {{unsigned ip| 173.245.52.109}}
 ::I'm still disappointed that my local airport (for Dunedin, New Zealand) has the unfortunate abbreviation DUD. [[Special:Contributions/198.41.238.22|198.41.238.22]] 11:53, 6 January 2018 (UTC)

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		+	::I'm still disappointed that my local airport (for Dunedin, New Zealand) has the unfortunate abbreviation DUD. [[Special:Contributions/198.41.238.22\|198.41.238.22]] 11:53, 6 January 2018 (UTC)

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	I was disappointed not to see Montreal's weird-ass code YUL in here (until I read the chart and found out nearly none are real), but it's nice to still see an explanation of the Y, LOL! [[User:NiceGuy1\|NiceGuy1]] ([[User talk:NiceGuy1\|talk]]) 05:58, 5 January 2018 (UTC)		I was disappointed not to see Montreal's weird-ass code YUL in here (until I read the chart and found out nearly none are real), but it's nice to still see an explanation of the Y, LOL! [[User:NiceGuy1\|NiceGuy1]] ([[User talk:NiceGuy1\|talk]]) 05:58, 5 January 2018 (UTC)
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		+	: I wanted to see HMB (Sohag International Airport)

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 CLT is Charlotte Douglass International, but maybe the [censored] tag is referring to what this acronym sounds like when it's pronounced phonetically? [[Special:Contributions/172.69.68.219|172.69.68.219]] 16:01, 3 January 2018 (UTC)
 IATA actually stands for [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Air_Transport_Association|International Air Transport Association]]. [[User:Nutster|Nutster]] ([[User talk:Nutster|talk]]) 16:12, 3 January 2018 (UTC)

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	What about FUK? The first time I saw this one, I checked with my boss. It is for Fukuoka, Japan.		What about FUK? The first time I saw this one, I checked with my boss. It is for Fukuoka, Japan.
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		+	I was disappointed not to see Montreal's weird-ass code YUL in here (until I read the chart and found out nearly none are real), but it's nice to still see an explanation of the Y, LOL! [[User:NiceGuy1\|NiceGuy1]] ([[User talk:NiceGuy1\|talk]]) 05:58, 5 January 2018 (UTC)

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	Possibly also relevant that quite a few of these are common abbreviations used in text-based communication (e.g. LOL, FYI, FFS, TMI, etc.). I wonder if it's something like https://xkcd.com/1015/, where once you've memorised these abbreviations you can't help but think of the (annoying and incorrect) airports that they stand for when reading text messages from others. [[Special:Contributions/162.158.89.31\|162.158.89.31]] 23:00, 3 January 2018 (UTC)		Possibly also relevant that quite a few of these are common abbreviations used in text-based communication (e.g. LOL, FYI, FFS, TMI, etc.). I wonder if it's something like https://xkcd.com/1015/, where once you've memorised these abbreviations you can't help but think of the (annoying and incorrect) airports that they stand for when reading text messages from others. [[Special:Contributions/162.158.89.31\|162.158.89.31]] 23:00, 3 January 2018 (UTC)
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		+	I think KIX should be added as well, it stands for Kansai International Airport. Boeing-787lover 05:28, 5 January 2018 (UTC)

	== Major Omission ==		== Major Omission ==

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	SeaTac isn't esp close to water (closest is >1 mile, perpendicular to runway orientation), although some of the flight patterns have segments over Puget Sound [[https://www.portseattle.org/Environmental/Noise/Noise-Abatement/Pages/Flight-Patterns.aspx\|SeaTac Flight Patterns]]. Still, nothing like LGA or SFO where a short/long can put the plane in the water.		SeaTac isn't esp close to water (closest is >1 mile, perpendicular to runway orientation), although some of the flight patterns have segments over Puget Sound [[https://www.portseattle.org/Environmental/Noise/Noise-Abatement/Pages/Flight-Patterns.aspx\|SeaTac Flight Patterns]]. Still, nothing like LGA or SFO where a short/long can put the plane in the water.
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		+	== Another Missing Airport ==
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		+	What about FUK? The first time I saw this one, I checked with my boss. It is for Fukuoka, Japan.