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Originally posted by DeltAlum
A few years ago, nobody really knew the airport codes -- with the possible exception of JFK and LAX. Now, more and more TV stations are using their local airport designator as part of their call letters.
Cases in point, WCMH, Columbus; WDTN, Dayton -- the ones that come immediately to mind, but I have heard of others.
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Actually, ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization) airline codes in the continental U.S. have their designations begin with K; example: KDFW, KMIA, KLAX, KORD, KLAS, etc.
Airports in Alaska and Hawaii have their designations beginning with P - PANC, PHNL, POGG. (Anchorage, Honolulu and Kahului, Maui, respectively)
Airports in Europe begin with E - EDDF (Frankfurt-Main) and ETAD (Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany) except for the Froggies, which begin with L - LFPG (Paris-Charles de Gaulle)
More info:
http://www.airlinecodes.co.uk/aptcodesearch.asp and
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ICAO_airport_code .