Komododx From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Posted (6 years 5 months 3 weeks 2 days 12 hours ago) and read 5661 times:
Ok, it's Friday in the afternoon and I need to kill some time before heading home from work, so I wanted to know what you though were the best (or your favorite) airport names.
Personally, mine would be:
- BOG - El Dorado. I like the name because it has a mythic background.
- FLR - Americo Vespucci. I like it 'cause America (the continent) was supposedly named after him.
- GDN - Lech Walesa. Truly a Polish hero.
- CDG - Charles de Gaulle. Another hero.
- MZL - La Nubia. Not sure what it means, but I like the name.
Aloha73G From United States of America, joined Jul 2003, 2267 posts, RR: 6 Reply 2, posted (6 years 5 months 3 weeks 2 days 12 hours ago) and read 5620 times:
SJC - Norman Y. Mineta, former mayor of San Jose, coincidentally, now he is US Secretary of Transportation.
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Web From United States of America, joined Jun 2005, 408 posts, RR: 0 Reply 3, posted (6 years 5 months 3 weeks 2 days 5 hours ago) and read 5587 times:
RICARIZA From Colombia, joined Apr 2005, 2326 posts, RR: 34 Reply 6, posted (6 years 5 months 3 weeks 1 day 8 hours ago) and read 5536 times:
Quoting AirCop (Reply 4): Phoenix Sky Harbor - Doesn't even sound like an airport name
Thats a good one.
I like BAQ -- The Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport, because it was the first South American airport and instead of a typical historic liberator or martir, owes its name to one of the pioneers of Colombian aviation, which lead to the creation of Scadta (now Avianca).
TACAA320 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 7, posted (6 years 5 months 3 weeks 1 day 2 hours ago) and read 5526 times:
SJO - Juan Santamaría [a national hero].
In the U.S.;
Simple one: MIA [Miami International Airport] along with others.
Best [personal opinion]: NYC [JFK]
Worst [also personal opinion]: DC [Ronald Reagan]
Jeffry747 From United States of America, joined Jun 2005, 952 posts, RR: 3 Reply 9, posted (6 years 5 months 3 weeks 14 hours ago) and read 5502 times:
Arcano From Chile, joined Mar 2004, 2374 posts, RR: 31 Reply 11, posted (6 years 5 months 3 weeks 12 hours ago) and read 5494 times:
The original SCL: Pudahuel... Arauco language word, very Chilean
IPC Mataveri in Easter Island
MAD Barajas
FCO (I love it how it sounds)
CPO Desierto de Atacama (Atacama Desert) in Copiapo
AEP Aeroparque (although the "Jorge Newbery" sounds aweful)
LGA - it's funny hearing americans speaking spanish words
EWR
LPB "EL Alto" (the high one), very obvious
CDG, although I like when they call it "Roissy"
NRT
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Komododx From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 12, posted (6 years 5 months 3 weeks 11 hours ago) and read 5491 times:
Quoting Arcano (Reply 11): LPB "EL Alto" (the high one), very obvious
Isn't El Alto the town where the airport is? AFAIK the name of the airport is John F Kennedy Int'l, named after his investment plan in Latin America (as is named a neighborhood in Bogota).
Jeremy From United States of America, joined May 2001, 665 posts, RR: 1 Reply 17, posted (6 years 5 months 2 weeks 5 days 22 hours ago) and read 5431 times:
BON-Flamingo
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MD11junkie From Argentina, joined May 2005, 3066 posts, RR: 63 Reply 18, posted (6 years 5 months 2 weeks 5 days 22 hours ago) and read 5430 times:
-EZE - Aeropuerto Internacional Ministro Pistarini de Ezeiza
-AEP - Aeroparque Metropolitano 'Jorge Newbery'
-VVI - Santa Cruz - Viru Viru Internacional
-SDU - Santos Dumont
-MDZ - El Plumerillo - Mendoza
-ATL - Hartsfield-William B. Jackson of Atlanta.
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AirScoot From United States of America, joined May 2005, 688 posts, RR: 2 Reply 20, posted (6 years 5 months 2 weeks 5 days 10 hours ago) and read 5407 times:
Dartland From United States of America, joined Apr 2005, 614 posts, RR: 2 Reply 21, posted (6 years 5 months 2 weeks 5 days 10 hours ago) and read 5402 times:
General Edward Lawrence Logan International Airport - BOS
John F. Kennedy International Airport (at Idlewild Field) - JFK
Tel Aviv - Ben Gurion International Airport - TLV
Iluv747400 From United States of America, joined Jan 2000, 368 posts, RR: 0 Reply 22, posted (6 years 5 months 2 weeks 5 days 10 hours ago) and read 5396 times:
Quoting Komododx (Thread starter): - MZL - La Nubia. Not sure what it means, but I like the name.
As far as I know "nubia" is not a word in Spanish. "Nube," however, means "cloud" and I would guess they're related since this seems appropriate for an airport name.
RICARIZA From Colombia, joined Apr 2005, 2326 posts, RR: 34 Reply 23, posted (6 years 5 months 2 weeks 5 days 9 hours ago) and read 5394 times:
Quoting Iluv747400 (Reply 22): As far as I know "nubia" is not a word in Spanish. "Nube," however, means "cloud" and I would guess they're related since this seems appropriate for an airport name
Very appropiate having in mind that MZL is one of the highest airports in Colombia and it is located on the top of a mountain. (About 6,000 feet)
But the real story is that it was the name of the farm or hacienda "La Nubia" where it was the built the airport in 1956.
GQfluffy From United States of America, joined Apr 2005, 3355 posts, RR: 6 Reply 24, posted (6 years 5 months 2 weeks 5 days 1 hour ago) and read 5374 times:
GSO - Piedmont Triad International Airport (Just like it, don't know why)
BIL - Billings Logan International Airport (I think the "Logan" addition is swanky)
This isn't where I parked my car...
25 EI747SYDNEY: LPL- John Lennon International "Above us only Sky" It's the 25th anniversary of his death tomaoorow December the 8th Rob
27 EGTESkyGod: Can't beat us Brits for imagination (I think its Nottingham?) Robin Hood International Liverpool John Lennon International Newquay/Cornwall Internatio
28 RICARIZA: It is in Doncaster... I agree, it is a very interesting name...
29 L410Turbolet: Naming airports after politicians, especially those still alive seems rather odd, Soviet-like, to me. I like "neutral" names, e.g. Phoenix Sky Harbor
30 HPLASOps: No one has mentioned SNA yet???? The Duke??????? You gotta love any airport named after a Western hero. Also, I like how ABQ calls themselves a Sunpor
31 Mkeflyer717: MKE- General Mitchell International Airport
32 AC773: Agreed, but it makes sense when you think about it. Plus, it sounds cool on ATC
33 HPLASOps: If and when the new Ivanapah airport gets built south of Las Vegas, I think they outta have a public poll to determine what the name of it should be.
34 Doona: Arlanda is the name of the town that lies near the airport. The name itself does have meaning, but I don't know what it is, since it is from either a
35 Cedars747: Fiumicino Roma Gardermoen Oslo Queen Alia Amman
36 Web: SEA-Seattle-Tacoma Int'l Airport or just Sea-Tac, which sounds swanky (to quote another a.netter) GRR-Gerald R. Ford Int'l Airport - makes us sound bi
37 Cactus739: of course when you use the complete name of Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport it does.....
39 Simpilicity: DUD - Dunedin NZ - says it all about those dodgy Kiwis & the All Blecks, their national sporting team (they might win a lot of games, but they're a DU
40 Crjflyer35: Another fellow GRR native?! At least it sounds better than Kent County Int'l. You stole mine! Gotta love Cherry Capital. I agree with all the Sky Har
41 LO231: WAW - Frederic Chopin International Airport - great composer! Regards, LO231 edit:typo[Edited 2005-12-14 18:27:55]
42 RootsAir: you mean the national hero... tho i realy liked the old name "El coco"
43 Cosmic: That's the one, Robin Hood Doncaster Sheffield Airport. (DSA)
44 RyGuy: Maybe i am abit biased but YYZ - Lester B. Pearson Intl Airport YUL - Pierre Elliot Trudeau Intl Airport Canada's two greatest Prime Ministers right t
46 TK787: I got a good and a bad one from Turkey; good one: SAW Sabiha Gokcen (named after the first female military pilot in Turkey from the 1930's) bad one: D
47 BoeingPride800: New York-John F. Kennedy International Airport Washington, D.C.-Ronald Reagan National Airport Just somthing about those names when you hear them over
48 LipeGIG: The both airports from my home town SDU - Santos Dumont Airport and GIG - Tom Jobim Rio de Janeiro International Airport - "The Girl from Ipanema" and
49 PPVRA: Also like CGH - Aeroporto Internacional de Congonhas Very classy IMO Also: MGF - Maringa-regional REC - Guararapes Really, really don't like SSA tho.
50 Aviationfreak: AMS - Schiphol (probably only cool when Dutch is your language) LAX - just lax JFK - just JFK YYZ - Lester B. Pearson International PHX - Phoenix Sky
51 EZYAirbus: BNE - Eagle Farm LTN - London Luton Airport (35 miles from London)
52 YOWza: I think Saddam Hussein International is pretty cool Jan Smuts in Joburg too, just coz I like saying smut. YOWza
53 KJFK31L: Great one to a great Beatle! ALSO: (1) KJFK (2) KATL- Hartsfield (3) KICT: Wichita Mid-Continental Bad Names (1) KEWR: Newark Liberty International (
54 LO231: Actually the official name is Brussels National (Brussel - Nationaal ), we call it Zaventem because it is located in Zaventem... Regards, LO231
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