Five-letter designations; KUXEM, LAMIX etc. How are these arrived at today ?

[TCAS FAN]

We had a ball when planning the Muscat FIR, got most of what we asked for from ICAO, not sure if any still live on as cannot get online access to the AIP Oman. Are GISMO and DALEK still in use? One that we didn’t get was on the common Muscat/BOMBAY (as it was then) FIR boundary - KURRI!

A conversation with the then ICAO Regional Representative indicated that most submitted by Saudi Arabia (expat employees?) were rejected as either racially inappropriate or obscene!

[Signalman]

Years ago, all the oceanic entry / exit points were named after comics, I can’t remember all the names, but I am sure someone will be able to quote them all.

[JonG]

Originally Posted by Dave Gittins

Some years ago it was a wag not a computer that dreamed them up. Up in Lancashire are ARTHA and DALEY.

I don’t know if this has been said already. But I regret to inform you that ARTHA and DALEY are no more.

[Liffy 1M]

Originally Posted by Signalman

Years ago, all the oceanic entry / exit points were named after comics, I can’t remember all the names, but I am sure someone will be able to quote them all.

Was that not in the North Sea - TOPPA, DANDI, BEENO etc.?

[DaveReidUK]

Originally Posted by Liffy 1M

Was that not in the North Sea - TOPPA, DANDI, BEENO etc.?

TOPPA still exists, at one of the FIR boundary points over the North Sea. DANDI is in the Irish Sea, and I don't think BEENO exists any longer.

[ve3id]

Near YYZ there is a waypoint called BIGBE.
I have circled and looked down many times and never found the letter B written on the earth!

[Liffy 1M]

Originally Posted by DaveReidUK

TOPPA still exists, at one of the FIR boundary points over the North Sea. DANDI is in the Irish Sea, and I don't think BEENO exists any longer.

That's a different DANDI though. The old one was in the North Sea. Found here

[DaveReidUK]

I couldn't find a BEEZR ...

[zonoma]

toratoratora, to get to KOK, many go via BIG to get there.......

[zonoma]

If you fancy flying south via SAM (UK) on N866, you can get a ROKSI RUBMI COQUE routing.

[eastern wiseguy]

BALIX.....When spoken with a Northern Ireland accent always cracked me up.

MARGO was named for a female assistant in ScAtcc back in the day. REEKI(Y) was for Auld Reekie , a pet name for Edinburgh.

TUBBY , formerly in the vicinity of the NI coast was alleged to be named after "Tubby" Dash , a venerable aviator from Northern Ireland. RINGA...obviously a waypoint before BEL ( Belfast VOR) .