![]() ![]() In actuality, the friend is flying into Newark tonight and Detroit tomorrow. ![]() If we use the table provided, Randall's friend is flying into Edwards Air Force Base and then "down to whatever" - not a real flight. In fact, this list is complete nonsense, with some of the "airports" mentioned not even existing, and the existing airports are all paired with the wrong codes, except for Huntsville (HSV), San Diego (one of the instances of SAN) and Toronto Pearson (YYZ). Randall is obviously confused by these codes, replying to his friend that he definitely knows what those mean without googling, basically revealing that he used Google to search for the codes, and has created a list for us to memorize. In many cases, the airport codes appear to have been chosen (or invented) because they are also common abbreviations and acronyms. Other codes make seemingly no sense at all (e.g., ORD for Chicago's O'Hare International, due to it formerly being named Orchard Field). Other codes are somewhat intuitive, taking a letter or two from the nearby city name but adding an additional letter (e.g., LAX for Los Angeles). Some airport codes are very intuitive, taking letters from the city name (e.g., DEN for Denver). These codes are overseen by the IATA (International Air Transport Association). This comic is making fun of the three-letter codes assigned to mostly all airports in the world. Title text: IATA stands for International AirporT Abbreviation. ![]()
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