Touring cyclist arriving at LAX, Los Angeles International Airport at Westchester, California, United States/USA. (Photo by: Marica van der Meer/Arterra/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) ...

If you’ve ever traveled, you’ve undoubtedly seen them everywhere—on tickets, baggage tags and departure and arrival displays: three-letter airport codes. Some, like BOS or LAX, are instantly ...

A sign denoting the day's departures is seen near the airline ticket counters at The Eastern Iowa Airport in Cedar Rapids in January 2021. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette) Buy Photo The Gazette offers ...

If you’ve ever stared at your boarding pass and wondered why Los Angeles insists on being LAX or what mysterious organization ...

IATA codes (International Air Transport Association airport codes) are three letter signifiers that airports are recognised by worldwide. They originated from two-letter identification codes used by ...

At first glance, a three-letter airport code might seem like bureaucratic trivia meant mostly for air-traffic control purposes. But when the code is GAY, FUK or SUX, those letters can stir political ...

TAMPA, Fla. — The Tampa International Airport has clarified its correct abbreviation is “TPA” and not “TIA.” The airport posted a tweet Tuesday afternoon with a GIF of actress Meryl Streep yelling.

The city of Mumbai is bracing up to get its second international airport with the Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA) set to be inaugurated by the end of this month. Touted as one of the most ...

A BJP member in Rajya Sabha has raised concerns about 'GAY' as the IATA identifier code for Gaya international airport in Bihar. In response, Minister of State for Civil Aviation Murlidhar Mohol in a ...

On August 5, A BJP MP took exception to the airport code of Gaya International Airport. The code ‘GAY’ was “socially and culturally” offensive, according to Bhim Singh who sought that the government ...

A Bharatiya Janata Party member in the Rajya Sabha has called the use of 'GAY' as the IATA identifier code for Gaya International Airport in Bihar, culturally inappropriate for the holy city. BJP MP ...