On airport codes

Yeah, yeah, a pilot fell asleep on the approach to Denver International Airport. But this news story refers several times to DIA.

Haven't we learned yet that the airport code is DEN, not DIA?

(DIA is actually the airport code for Dia Island in Greece.)

Speaking of airport codes, it has come to my attention that the code for Sioux Gateway Airport is SUX. Evidently, the Iowa city is making the code part of a new marketing campaign.

While at the Sarasota-Bradenton Airport, I noticed that the airport signs (see picture) welcome passengers to "SRQ," rather than mention either of the two cities the airport services.

Comments

ed002d said…
Sure, we've learned that the airport code for Denver is DEN. But people who didn't use airport codes as table names at their weddings usually refer to airports by their names (or initials for their names).

The Hartford newspaper doesn't call Bradley International Airport BDL in its coverage, and I'm guessing the Toronto Star doesn't refer to Toronto Pearson International as YYZ. Rush fans, however, do.
November 24, 2007
dl004d said…
Toronto folks don't need to call their airport YYZ. But nor should they make up an acronym, like TPI or TOR. That's what Denver has done.
November 24, 2007
SJB said…
Doesn't DIA stand for Denver International Airport? So it's not exactly, like, made up.
November 25, 2007
Anonymous said…
How interesting that SJB would side with ed002d. So that's how you roll now, eh?
November 25, 2007
SJB said…
Let's not kid ourselves, dl004d. I roll with logic. If ed002d rocks the logic, well, then, 'nuf said.
November 25, 2007
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