“`html What PHX Stands For and Why It Matters PHX has gotten complicated with all the airport codes flying around. It’s the IATA designation for...

“`html Priority Pass vs Amex Centurion at Austin — The Setup As someone who’s spent the last three years tracking credit card benefits across domestic...

Many Canadian airport codes begin with Y because of a convention dating to the pre-World War II era. IATA says the pattern is believed to...

The Three Letter Standard Explained Most travelers recognize familiar three-letter airport codes such as LAX, JFK, LHR, and ORD. The three-letter system exists for practical...

The Short Answer — Why LAX Isn’t Just LA Los Angeles International Airport uses LAX instead of LA because IATA — the International Air Transport...

The Obvious Question Nobody Asks the Airport I’ve asked this question to at least a dozen people while waiting in the baggage claim area at...

The Obvious Question Travelers Ask If Chicago is ORD and Atlanta is ATL, shouldn’t Boston be BOT? I’ve asked myself this exact question roughly 47...

The Short Answer Phoenix Sky Harbor’s airport code isn’t PHX because someone sat down and decided to abbreviate “Phoenix” the obvious way. The reality is...

The Quick Answer Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport uses the code ATL because that abbreviation comes directly from the airport’s original name—Hartsfield Airport—which opened in...

The Short Answer Behind SYD Airport codes have evolved with all the misinformation flying around — people overthinking three-letter strings that were never meant to...