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I used to think PDX meant Phoenix! No clue why.



Probably the airport code. They're usually 3 letters.
ex. ATL = Atlanta, GA
HSV = Huntsville, AL
PDX is the code for the Portland airport
edit: beat me to it





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No one calls Philadelphia PHL.
waffles are just pancakes with little squares on them.





ATX = Austin, Texas.
Many airport codes aren't instantly recognizable as denoting their city -- like YVR for Vancouver. Portland, Maine is PWM.
All Canadian ones start with Y, so
YVR= YVancouveR
YOW= YOttaWa
YWG = YWinnipeG
Can't explain YYZ (Toronto) or YUL (Montreal) though
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Dude...YYZ=Rush. They're from Toronto, right?
waffles are just pancakes with little squares on them.
ORD = Chicago O'Hare.
ORD is for Orchard, though...which used to be what O'Hare now sits on. It used to be one of the biggest Apple Orchards around.





I think they just add an X when theres nothing else like LAX-Los Angeles + X fr Airport? I dunno...
but Austin is ATX not Atlanta ATL




The X was added to the 2 letter abbreviation in cities with weather stations as big city controlled airports were built such as PHX, PDX, LAX, to create 3 letter codes. Others just use 3 letters incorporating some reference to the city or airfield.
One city that wanted to change their code, but didn't like the alternatives and ultimately embraced their code was SoiUX city, Iowa. That's right SUX.![]()
I fly SMF-Sacramento Municipal Field
LAS- Las Vegas
HNL- Honolulu
OAK- Oakland, CA
SFO-S.F.
OGG- Kahului, Maui ?????????
Yeah, I had no idea about Orchard. I was dumbfounded![]()
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Oh bah, it's just a quicker way of saying it. Can't be any worse than saying "Too-Stoned, AZ"![]()
Well, I'm not a local, so I guess it's OK?![]()




Of course it's OK. It's more of an urban myth really, that locals id tourists with the use of those phrases. It's easier to id tourists in summer cuz there the only ones wearing shorts and t-shirts.![]()
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