What does the abbrevieted letters mean.i.e. Bristol(BRS) Airport. Barcelona(BCN) Airport?

Question

What does the abbrevieted letters mean.i.e. Bristol(BRS) Airport. Barcelona(BCN) Airport?

Answer 1

they don't *mean* anything.

it is an international standard to identify airports. generally they are closely related to the name of the airport (ie, JFK) or the city (ie, LAS = Las Vegas)   although the name may have some differences

(ie LAX = Los Angeles)

where two cities have similar names - or if there are 2 airports serving one city - the three letter identity will be different for both

Answer 2

it just a shortend call sign of the name of the airport bristol is just BRiStol and barcelona is BarCeloNa

Answer 3

they are just three letters removed from the name that are unique that identify those airports

Answer 4

It`s actually not rocket science :- BRiStol, BarCeloNa etc

Answer 5

DOH as Homer J Simpson says

Answer 6

I cannot believe that anyone with average intelligence could not have worked that out for themselves. even typing the question out would take more intelligence than what was required to work out the answer

Answer 7

The abbreviated letters are exactly that... abbreviated letters of the airport.   All airports have their own unique 3 letters to make for better communication for airlines etc.

Answer 8

As you are so interested in the Airport & City Codes I suggest you take a look at the website www.seldec.com

They can sell you a book titled Airport & City Codes which lists every airport in the world.

Hope this helps.

Answer 9

Just to simplify communication between airlines and airports and to avoid errors in communication.

LHR London Heathrow

LON London City

NYC New York City

JFK John F. Kennedy Intl. Airport

LGA La guardia Airport in New York

and so on

Answer 10

AGP = Malaga

LGW = London Gatwick

YYZ = Toronto

GRX = Granada

That's just four, there are thousands of them