Canadian Y-codes took the nearest/local railway stations and added a Y in front. Some fields are newer or weren't near train stations. Hence YYZ. MCI stands for Mid Continental something or another starting with "I" Pet Peeve: Companies/Governments that use three letter acronyms that are their own creation. For Vancouver: ------------------ Airlines: YVR Many Companies: VAN US INS: VCR Best license plate for those that get it: "YYZ LHR" Matthew On 5/3/02 12:26 PM, "Bryant Petitt" <skyshirts@yahoo.com> wrote: > --- Maureen E Muck <mmcmahon@acsu.buffalo.edu> wrote: [snip]