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Why is Portland == PDX?
It's the airport code. City starts with P, ends with D, X is just there if they build more airports in the future.
Wasn't the use of an X an artifact of the standardization of airport codes into three letters? With airports already having two letter-codes appending an X to meet the new standard.
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Airport abbreviation probably
I'm gonna start calling Chicago ORD from now on.
Disappointed the Midway code is MDW so you can't call Chicago MID.
But it’s quintessential MIDwest
Speaking of which, why is Los Angeles International Airport LAX, and not LAI or LAA?
X means international I think
X is from when airport codes were two letters.
The ICAO designator for all airports in the contiguous US starts with K, so it's full designator is KLAX. Same for KPDX.
There are over 5,000 public use airports in the US. While not all of them start with K (some very small airports start with a number instead), all moderately sized or larger airports do.