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Old 4th Jul 2013, 01:16
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Question European ICAO code confusion

Hi everyone. I've looked on Google and I can't seem to find an answer. Why in the world does the ICAO code for some European countries begin with the letter "E" and for others the letter "L"? For example UK is EG, Holland is EH, Germany ED, Norway EN, etc, etc... Makes perfect sense: E for Europe and N for Norway.

So why do France, Switzerland, Spain, Greece etc use "L"?

Thanks
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