Airports with weird/different names

[markch2000]

Hi everyone,
First time poster, long term reader.

I am currently researching airports and the way they are branded, and more precisely how they name themselves for my first research article i am writing for an aerospace magazine.

I am looking for your help in giving me examples of airports and their names which are perhaps a bit different from the rest, or perhaps slightly obscure.

For example, in the UK there is Robin Hood Doncaster International, and Liverpool John Lennon Airport, and in the US there is John F Kennedy and John Wayne Intnl.

Also can anyone think of airports which are branded to not exactly where they are. For example in Europe Ryanair brand Hahn as Frankfurt-Hahn despite it being some 120km from Frankfurt.

Any help will be extremely helpful.


Mark

[chevvron]

Banjul/Yundum?

[Diver_Dave]

Hahn

Has been Frankfurt Hahn long before Ryanair and the other loco's...

Not a great fan of advertising airports as being xxx when
it's miles away but, in this case it's not the loco. It's been that as long as
I can remember.

Regards

DaveA

[raffele]

How about the recently rebranded airport, London Oxford? Oxford is further away to London than all the other London airports, and I think it's actually slightly closer to Birmingham than London anyhow...

[chevvron]

London Ashford aka Lympne was also a looong way from London.

[markch2000]

'london oxford' is the reason why i am writing this article. using it as a springboard and going on to say are airports taking it too far.

[chevvron]

Lympne is a lot further from central London than Kidlington.

[davidjpowell]

Actually Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sherffield under current branding. I drive past it reguarly and still get confused when I hear it's name.

[ZOOKER]

I'm sorry, I thought "branding" is a painful process carried out on farm animals.
This discussion seems to be about corporate bullsh*t.
In scientific taxonomy, objects are given names so that no doubt exists about their identity.

[PaperTiger]

Cincinnati (CVG) airport is in Kentucky state; the city is in Ohio. It's just across the river though

[davidjohnson6]

Continuing to call a large airport to the west of London by the name 'Heathrow' when the hamlet of Heathrow no longer exists seems slightly bizarre. Perhaps it could be renamed Sipson airport (until it also gets demolished !)

Oxford on the other hand does at least still exist with people living there....

[HEATHROW DIRECTOR]

Heathrow should still be London Airport. Give the other places names appropriate to their locations.

[Gulf4uk]

EGLF

Farnborough could use its local RAE Name "Sleepy Valley "

But FARNBOROUGH CODY INTERNATIONAL has been suggested .

TONY

[treadigraph]

Tony, wasn't it "Sleepy Hollow"? Or am I thinking of summat else?

I've also a rather vague recollection of a US operator advertising flights to London-Prestwick - anyone else recall that?

[Gulf4uk]

HI

Always been sleepy Valley to me not sure on the Hollow .
London PRESTWICK Sounds good LONDON SOUTHEND LONDON MANSTON
might actully be quicker to use them what with the M25 Orbital car park
the last few days.

Tony

[CHINOOKER]

Don't know if this is of use to your project,but there is a military base in Turkey called "Batman",which also handles some civil flights!

[sharksandwich]

Tony, wasn't it "Sleepy Hollow"? Or am I thinking of summat else?

(The Legend of)"Sleepy Hollow" is a book by Washington Irving, the chap who wrote about Rip Van Winkle.

[wiccan]

In the UK......
Bagington
Borras
Dalcross
Dyce
Elmdon
Hurn
Renfrew
Ringway
Scone
Speke
Turnhouse
Yeadon
and that is without serious thinking

[ZOOKER]

Not to mention...
Port Ellan.
Tollerton.
Clyst Honiton.
Teversham.
Castle Donnington.
Horsham St.Faith.
Collinstown.
Crosby-On-Eden.
Sydenham.
Grimsetter.
Woolsington.
Middleton-St.George.
Kirmington.
Ferryfield.
Rochford.
Squire's Gate.
Eastleigh.
Manchester FISO's, thinking seriously?

[Planemike]

SLEAP to LITTLE SNORING would look good in the logbook.......!!!!

Planemike

PS wiccan, it is Baginton.