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I was just reading comment on another thread where someone queried why we use an airport code rather than just type the full name.
The answer is of course fairly self explanatory, but it got me wondering how many, apart from FFers, refer to destinations with their IATA code?
I can easily think of one. POM. Port Moresby, Jackson Airport. Many of the population refer to the city as Moresby or simply POM, in fact I can't recall the last time I used any other term apart from POM as it's so easy and just rolls off the tongue. Everyone from the coast to remote highland villages know the place as POM. Even tonight I was having a meal with a man running for office and I asked him where he will be basing himself ... his reply was simply, POM!
So how many other places are commonly referred to by the general population as it's airport code?
The answer is of course fairly self explanatory, but it got me wondering how many, apart from FFers, refer to destinations with their IATA code?
I can easily think of one. POM. Port Moresby, Jackson Airport. Many of the population refer to the city as Moresby or simply POM, in fact I can't recall the last time I used any other term apart from POM as it's so easy and just rolls off the tongue. Everyone from the coast to remote highland villages know the place as POM. Even tonight I was having a meal with a man running for office and I asked him where he will be basing himself ... his reply was simply, POM!
So how many other places are commonly referred to by the general population as it's airport code?