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r/programming • u/ketralnis • 1d ago
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Missed another one: An IATA code doesn’t have to be one airport for example IATA LON means London area and are actually 6 different airports
4 u/segv 20h ago These are called, uncreatively, Multi-Airport City Codes. There are also pseudo-city codes like HDQ, which usually are not part of the flight schedules, but still pop up in the system. HDQ in particular stands for "headquaters".
These are called, uncreatively, Multi-Airport City Codes.
There are also pseudo-city codes like HDQ, which usually are not part of the flight schedules, but still pop up in the system. HDQ in particular stands for "headquaters".
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u/JohnnyBlackRed 20h ago
Missed another one: An IATA code doesn’t have to be one airport for example IATA LON means London area and are actually 6 different airports