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Old 07-04-2015, 11:24 AM
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What about Farmington, MO? KFAM. Doesn't have ATC or airline service. And I doubt it's a port of entry. I read somewhere that three letters also meant weather reporting capability.


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Old 07-04-2015, 11:42 AM
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What about Farmington, MO? KFAM. Doesn't have ATC or airline service. And I doubt it's a port of entry. I read somewhere that three letters also meant weather reporting capability.

Weather reporting capability is not one of the criteria, but none of the three criteria are permanent. Just because an airport has scheduled airline service this week, it doesn't mean they will next year. They don't change airport identifiers nearly as quickly as airlines change schedules, and they don't even change them as quickly as abandon ATC facilities.

FAM is an IATA identifier for Farmington. I don't know which came first, but that may explain the FAA identifier.






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Old 09-06-2015, 07:19 PM
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Read this article. It's the best I've seen on the subject.

Airport ABCs: An Explanation of Airport Identifier Codes
http://www.skygod.com/asstd/abc.html
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