Started by Mateo González (@mateo_g) ·
The airport code rabbit hole
ORD, YYZ, MCO, MSY. Every weird code is a little fossil of an older name or a radio station identifier.
5 sources · 23 min down the hole
How I got here
- Started with
- Why is Chicago's airport code ORD?
- Ended at
- “why do canadian airports start with Y”
The Trail
- “why is chicago o'hare ORD” (google.com)
- IATA airport code (en.wikipedia.org)
- O'Hare International Airport (en.wikipedia.org)
ORD = Orchard Field, its old name
- Toronto Pearson International Airport (en.wikipedia.org)
YYZ. the Y codes are their own rabbit hole
- “why do canadian airports start with Y” (google.com)
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