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

“`html The EWR Code Mystery Newark Airport has gotten complicated with all the airport code confusion flying around. You’re booking a flight into the New...

“`html 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...

“`html 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...

“`html 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...

“`html 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...

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...

The Short Answer First Airport codes have changed quite a bit thanks to the misinformation flying around. As someone who has printed enough boarding passes...

That Z at the End Is Not a Typo Canadian airport codes have grown more complex with the misinformation flying around. Last spring, I booked...

Everyone Calls It DIA But Your Ticket Says DEN Denver airport codes have become harder to navigate with all the confusion flying around. The airport...