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63 Cards in this Set
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ABQ |
ALBUQUERQUE, NM
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Have a BBQ in ABQ |
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ATL |
ATLANTA, GA |
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ATW |
APPLETON, WI |
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AUS |
AUSTIN, TX
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BDL
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HARTFORD, CT
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Bradley lost his HART in CT.
Bradley International Airport |
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BHM
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BIRMINGHAM, AL
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Bring the HaM to Birmingham.
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BIS |
BISMARK, ND |
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BOI |
BOISE, ID
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BTV
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BURLINGTON, VT
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Burlington Coat Factory TV / big TV
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CLE
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CLEVELAND, OH
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CLT |
CHARLOTTE, NC |
Charlotte Loves Tea!
CHA was taken by Chattanooga. |
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CMH |
COLUMBUS, OH
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Columbus Missed Hindus - uh, OH |
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COS |
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO
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CRW |
CHARLESTON, WV |
Charles Really Wants to live in WV. |
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CVG |
CINCINNATTI, OH
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Short for Covington, KY, where the airport is actually located. |
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CYS
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CHEYENNE, WY
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Crikey, You're Shy!
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DAB |
DAYTONA BEACH, FL |
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DEN
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DENVER, CO
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DSM
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DES MOINES, IA
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DTW
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DETROIT, MI
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Down To Wheelie!
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ELP
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EL PASO, TX
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GJT |
GRAND JUNCTION, CO |
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HLN |
HELENA, MT |
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IAD |
WASHINGTON, DC (DULLES) |
Dulles International Airport. The letters were transposed because it was too close to DCA and caused confusion, especially on handwritten things. Now there is a 200-mile separation rule regarding similar codes. |
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IAH |
HOUSTON, TX |
Intercontinental Airport Houston (so named due to the 200-mile rule, and HOU was taken by the William P. Hobby airport, which is also in Houston). |
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ICT |
WICHITA, KS |
W's are taken by radio stations east of the Mississippi. |
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ILM |
WILMINGTON, NC |
Radio took the W's. |
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IND |
INDIANAPOLIS, IN |
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JAN |
JACKSON, MS |
I'll visit Ms. Jackson in JANuary.
JAC = Jacksonhole, JAX = Jacksonville |
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JAX
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JACKSONVILLE, FL |
A nickname for Jacksonville is "Jax".
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LAS |
LAS VEGAS, NV |
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LAX |
LOS ANGELES, CA |
Used to use two-letter weather station code "LA". Added the "X" when airports began to use three-letter ones. |
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LGA
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NEW YORK, NY (LAGUARDIA) |
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LGB |
LONG BEACH, CA
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LIT |
LITTLE ROCK, AR |
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MCI |
KANSAS CITY, MO |
Missouri Called It Kansas City, too!
Originally Mid-Continent International Airport |
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MDT
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HARRISBURG, PA
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Most Desirable Town (Voted 2nd best place to raise kids)
The airport code MDT refers to Middletown, a suburb of Harrisburg |
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MEM |
MEMPHIS, TN |
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MSY |
NEW ORLEANS, LA |
Mosey on down to New Orleans!
Formerly Moisant Stock Yards, named for the land where early aviator John Moisant suffered a fatal crash. |
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MYR |
MYRTLE BEACH, SC |
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OAK |
OAKLAND, CA |
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OKC
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OKLAHOMA CITY, OK |
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OMA
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OMAHA, NE |
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ORD |
CHICAGO, IL (O'HARE) |
Formerly called Orchard Field. |
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ORF |
NORFOLK, VA |
Navy took the N's. |
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PHL |
PHILADELPHIA, PA |
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PHX |
PHOENIX, AZ |
Used to use two-letter weather station code "PH". Added the "X" when airports began to use three-letter ones. Works out well, here! |
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PIR |
PIERRE, SD |
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PNS
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PENSACOLA, FL |
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PWM
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PORTLAND, ME
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People Wear Mittens in Portland, ME
Originally Portland-Westbrook Municipal Airport |
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RNO |
RENO, NV |
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SAN
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SAN DIEGO, CA |
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SAT |
SAN ANTONIO, TX |
The cat SAT in a cowboy hat in San Antonio. |
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SAV |
SAVANNA, GA |
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SBA
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SANTA BARBARA, CA |
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SBP |
SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA |
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SDF |
LOUISVILLE, KY |
Sad Dairy Farmers live in Louisville, KY. lol
Formerly Stardiford Field. (LOU is taken by Bowman FIeld airport, also in Louisville.) |
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SEA |
SEATTLE, WA |
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SFO
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SAN FRANCISCO, CA |
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SLC |
SALT LAKE CITY, UT |
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SLE |
SALEM, OR |
Salem Left the East |
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TUS
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TUCSON, AZ |
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YEG |
EDMONTON, ALBERTA, CA |
Y does Ed love EGgs? |
