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Canadian Airport Codes And The Y  
User currently offlineRootsAir From Costa Rica, joined Feb 2005, 4179 posts, RR: 45
Posted (8 years 3 months 2 weeks 4 days 11 hours ago) and read 2397 times:

I'm sorry if this topic has ever been brought up before. I just wanted to know why ALL major canadian airports have a Y at the beginning of the code. Is there some reason ? Thank you for answering


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User currently offlineSLC1 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 1, posted (8 years 3 months 2 weeks 4 days 11 hours ago) and read 2372 times:

it seems redundant to me considering that they all also start with a C.

User currently offlineAseem From India, joined Feb 2005, 2042 posts, RR: 11
Reply 2, posted (8 years 3 months 2 weeks 4 days 7 hours ago) and read 2245 times:

I just wanted to know why ALL major canadian airports have a Y at the beginning of the code. Is there some reason ?

really don't know Y!!
rgds
Aseem


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User currently offlineAirbusfanYYZ From Canada, joined Oct 2002, 1406 posts, RR: 29
Reply 3, posted (8 years 3 months 2 weeks 4 days 6 hours ago) and read 2212 times:

Refers to whether or not they airport had a Weather reporting station.
Y = YES.

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User currently offlineZBBbird From Canada, joined Jul 2004, 58 posts, RR: 1
Reply 4, posted (8 years 3 months 2 weeks 4 days 2 hours ago) and read 2070 times:

Refers to whether or not they airport had a Weather reporting station. This is what I was told in ground school. However some smaller airports have a Y but no weather reporting, ie. CYSE, CYCW. Any ideas about this? It's something I have always wondered.

User currently offlineOlympus69 From Canada, joined Jun 2002, 1737 posts, RR: 8
Reply 5, posted (8 years 3 months 2 weeks 3 days 17 hours ago) and read 1885 times:		 Support Airliners.net - become a First Class Member!

I believe it is to avoid any conflicts with US airports.

User currently offlineCOSPN From Northern Mariana Islands, joined Oct 2001, 1473 posts, RR: 0
Reply 6, posted (8 years 3 months 2 weeks 3 days 17 hours ago) and read 1859 times:

Just Glad they didnt steal the perfect code for Yap Island Federated States of Micronesia = YAP

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