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John Cletheroe's
USA and Canada Holiday Hints |
Some airport codes are obvious (for example AMS = Amsterdam), some obscure (for example IAD = Dulles, Washington DC, perhaps derived from International Airport Dulles), and some completely meaningless (for example many of the Canadian airport codes). I seem to remember reading somewhere that at one time a scheme was proposed to use a prefix to indicate the airport's country and the Canadian codes were allocated on that basis. However, the scheme was then discontinued for some reason.
Each table's entries are in alphabetical order of city served. Use your browser's FIND or SEARCH facility to search by airport name or airport code.
Purely for interest, the "Major Runways" column lists the number of runways at each airport at least 10,000 feet long and equipped with ILS (Instrument Landing System). In almost all cases airports also have some additional shorter runways.
Canada
| City | Airport Name | Code | Major Runways |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calgary, Alberta | Calgary International Airport | YYC | 1 |
| Edmonton, Alberta | Edmonton International Airport | YEG | 2 |
| Montréal, Province of Québec | Trudeau International Airport (previously called Dorval International Airport) | YUL | 1 |
| Montréal, Province of Québec | Mirabel International Airport | YMX | 2 |
| Ottawa, Ontario | Macdonald-Cartier International Airport | YOW | (no information) |
| Québec City, Province of Québec | Québec Airport | YQB | (no information) |
| Toronto, Ontario | Lester B. Pearson International Airport | YYZ | 2 |
| Vancouver, British Columbia | Vancouver International Airport | YVR | 1 |
| Winnipeg, Manitoba | Winnipeg International Airport | YWG | (no information) |
| City | Airport Name | Code | Major Runways |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen, Scotland | Dyce | ABZ | (no information) |
| Belfast, Northern Ireland | Aldergrove International | BFS | (no information) |
| Birmingham, England | Birmingham Airport | BHX | 0 |
| Bristol, England | Lulsgate | BRS | (no information) |
| Cardiff, Wales | Rhoose | CWL | (no information) |
| East Midlands, England | East Midlands | EMA | (no information) |
| Edinburgh, Scotland | Edinburgh Airport | EDI | (no information) |
| Glasgow, Scotland | Abbotsichn | GLA | 0 |
| Guernsey, Channel Islands | Guernsey Airport | GCI | (no information) |
| Humberside, England | Humberside Airport | HUY | (no information) |
| Inverness, Scotland | Inverness Airport | INV | (no information) |
| Jersey, Channel Islands | Jersey Airport | JER | (no information) |
| Leeds/Bradford, England | Leeds/Bradford Airport | LBA | (no information) |
| Liverpool, England | John Lennon Airport | LPL | (no information) |
| London, England | Gatwick Airport | LGW (mnemonic: London, Gatwick) | 1 |
| London, England | Heathrow Airport | LHR (mnemonic: London, Heathrow) | 2 |
| London, England | London City Airport | LCY | 0 |
| London, England | Luton Airport | LTN | 0 |
| London, England | Stansted Airport | STN | 1 |
| Manchester, England | Ringway International Airport | MAN | 1 |
| Newcastle Upon Tyne, England | Newcastle Airport | NCL | (no information) |
| Norwich, England | Norwich International Airport | NWI | (no information) |
| Southampton, England | Eastleigh | SOU | (no information) |
| Teesside, England | Teesside Airport | MME | (no information) |
| City | Airport Name | Code | Major Runways |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albuquerque, New Mexico | Albuquerque International Airport | ABQ | (no information) |
| Anchorage, Alaska | Anchorage International Airport | ANC | 2 |
| Atlanta, Georgia | Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport | ATL | 2 |
| Baltimore, Maryland | Baltimore/Washington International Airport | BWI | 1 |
| Birmingham, Alabama | Birmingham International Airport | BHM | (no information) |
| Boston, Massachusetts | Logan International Airport | BOS | 2 |
| Buffalo, New York State | Greater Buffalo International Airport | BUF | (no information) |
| Charlotte, North Carolina | Charlotte/Douglas International Airport | CLT | 1 |
| Chicago, Illinois | Chicago Midway Airport | MDW | 0 |
| Chicago, Illinois | Chicago O'Hare International Airport | ORD | 3 |
| Cincinnati, Ohio | Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport | CVG | 2 |
| Cleveland, Ohio | Cleveland Hopkins International Airport | CLE | 0 |
| Columbus, Ohio | Port Columbus International Airport | CMH | 1 |
| Columbus, Ohio | Rickenbacker International Airport | LCK | (no information) |
| Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas | Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport | DFW | 4 |
| Dayton, Ohio | James M. Cox Dayton International Airport | DAY | (no information) |
| Denver, Colorado | Denver International Airport | DEN | 5 |
| Detroit, Michigan | Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport or Detroit/Wayne County Metropolitan Airport (the precise wording varies depending on the source) | DTW | 2 |
| Fort Lauderdale, Florida | Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International Airport | FLL | 0 |
| Honolulu, Hawaii | Honolulu International Airport | HNL | 2 |
| Houston, Texas | Houston George Bush Intercontinental Airport | IAH (mnemonic: "International Airport, Houston") | 1 |
| Indianapolis, Indiana | Indianapolis International Airport | IND | 2 |
| Jackson, Mississippi | Jackson International Airport | JAN | (no information) |
| Kansas City, Missouri | Kansas City International Airport | MCI | 1 |
| Las Vegas, Nevada | McCarran International Airport | LAS | 1 |
| Los Angeles, California | Los Angeles International Airport | LAX | 4 |
| Memphis, Tennessee | Memphis International Airport | MEM | 0 |
| Miami, Florida | Miami International Airport | MIA | 2 |
| Minneapolis/St Paul, Minnesota | Minneapolis/St. Paul International Airport | MSP | 2 |
| Nashville, Tennessee | Nashville International Airport | BNA | 1 |
| New Orleans, Louisiana | New Orleans International Airport (Moisant Field) | MSY | 1 |
| New York City, New York State | La Guardia Airport | LGA | 0 |
| New York City, New York State | John F. Kennedy International Airport | JFK | 3 |
| Newark, New Jersey | Newark International Airport | EWR | 0 |
| Oakland, California | Metropolitan Oakland International Airport | OAK | 0 |
| Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | Will Rogers World Airport | OKC | 0 |
| Orlando, Florida | Orlando International Airport | MCO (mnemonic: Mickey's Corporate Office!!!) | 3 |
| Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Philadelphia International Airport | PHL | 1 |
| Phoenix, Arizona | Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport | PHX | 2 |
| Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Pittsburgh International Airport | PIT | 2 |
| Portland, Oregon | Portland International Airport | PDX | 1 |
| Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina | Raleigh-Durham International Airport | RDU | 1 |
| Richmond, Virginia | Richmond International Airport | RIC | (no information) |
| Salt Lake City, Utah | Salt Lake City International Airport | SLC | 2 |
| San Diego, California | San Diego International Airport - Lindbergh Field | SAN | 0 |
| San Francisco, California | San Francisco International Airport | SFO | 2 |
| San Jose, California | San Jose International Airport | SJC | (no information) |
| Sanford, Florida | Orlando Sanford Airport | SFB | (no information) |
| Seattle, Washington State | Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SeaTac) | SEA | 1 |
| St Louis, Missouri | St. Louis Lambert International Airport | STL | 1 |
| Tampa, Florida | Tampa International Airport | TPA | 1 |
| Tucson, Arizona | Tucson International Airport | TUS | 1 |
| Tulsa, Oklahoma | Tulsa International Airport | TUL | (no information) |
| Washington, DC | Washington Dulles International Airport | IAD (mnemonic: "International Airport, Dulles") | 3 |
| Washington, DC | Ronald Reagan National Airport | DCA (mnemonic: "District of Columbia's Airport") | 0 |
| City | Airport Name | Code | Major Runways |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amsterdam, Netherlands | Schiphol | AMS | 4 |
| Brussels, Belgium | National/Zaventem | BRU | 2 |
| Cologne, Germany | Konrad Adenauer | CGN | (no information) |
| Dublin, Republic of Ireland | Dublin Airport | DUB | 0 |
| Paris, France | Charles de Gaulle | CDG | 2 |
| Paris, France | Le Bourget | LBG | 0 |
| Paris, France | Orly | ORY | 2 |
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