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 May 22 2005, 10:32 PM
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called SFO? and why is LA airport called LAX? i dont get it.
S = san F = francisco O = ??? L = Los A = Angeles X = ??? |
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May 22 2005, 10:46 PM
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 hi. call me linda.  Group: Official Member Posts: 8,187 Joined: Feb 2004 Member No: 3,475 |
About LAX:
QUOTE What does the "X" in LAX stand for? Every airport today has a unique three-letter identifier to streamline the process of tracking the millions of items of airport data transmitted daily, including flight plans and weather reports. Before the 1930s, existing airports used a two-letter abbreviation based on the weather station at the airports. So, at that time, LA served as the designation for Los Angeles International Airport. But, with the rapid growth in the aviation industry, the designations expanded to three letters, and LA became LAX. The letter X does not otherwise have any specific meaning in this identifier. From: http://www.lawa.org/lax/laxFAQs.cfm |
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basick wait time out... why is san francisco airport .. May 22 2005, 10:32 PM
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Days Nearly Over JFK sounds reasonable to me! May 24 2005, 09:05 PM |
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