When the IATA Code isn't obvious

[LGS6753]

Capetonian -
"When I worked for a shipping agency we used to send lots of seamen to FUK."

Superfluous 'a'?

[jabird]

"When I worked for a shipping agency we used to send lots of seamen to FUK."

Was that a Finnish agency with an office in Johor Bahru south? SIN to FUK then to HEL?

[stab3.5up]

Who decided that canada wud all start with y?

[WHBM]

Originally Posted by stab3.5up

Who decided that Canada would all start with Y?

Follow the link in my post 8, above.

[The SSK]

Most of the smaller Greek airports start wih J

Re. Newark, in the US, airport codes beginning with N are reserved for Naval Air Stations. There may conceivably be one or two exceptions.

[jabird]

Re. Newark, in the US, airport codes beginning with N are reserved for Naval Air Stations. There may conceivably be one or two exceptions.

So NYC city code is ok, but not NWR?

[The SSK]

I think giving the NYC code to Yarrow County Naval Air Station (or whatever) would be taking the pedantic approach a bit too far. Sometimes even Americans have to compromise.

Nashville, New Orleans, Newport News, Norfolk ... I can't think offhand of that many other US cities starting with N