MCO came from "McCoy International" - Orlando International Airport David On Fri, 3 May 2002, Steven Catron wrote: > BNA - Nashville, TN > TYS - Knoxville, TN > SUX - Sioux City, IA > MCO - Orlando, FL > MSY - New Orleans, LA > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "talkafrica" <talkafrica@zol.co.zw> > To: <AIRLINE@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU> > Sent: Friday, May 03, 2002 13:48 > Subject: HELP -- City airport codes > > > > A challenge for the list -- please can you help. > > > > Tomorrow I am lecturing DHL Zimbabwe on client service ... and how > important > > it is to have a good product knowledge. > > > > Courier companies tag parcels with airport codes of the nearest airport > to > > the parcel's destination and I plan to check their knowledge of the > major > > codes like LHR and LAX, but I'l also like to throw in a few more obscure > > ones. > > > > For example, Bulawayo here in Zimbabwe is BUQ. Where the Q comes from I > > don't know, but there it is. > > > > Do you know of any other airports that have unusual codes that don't > match > > the name of the town. > > > > I'm sure the DHL people will have a lot of laughs about this tomorrow if > I > > can come up with some brainteasers and I would welcome the help of the > list > > please. > > > > Geoff in Harare >