“just fascinating and worth the watch”
Fascinating explanation of airport codes.
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CGP Grey did a couple of episodes on runways[0] and airport codes[1] that are just fascinating and worth the watch [0] link [1] this video
One Typo, Wrong Continent
11.6M views · Dec 2, 2022 · 16:04 · 2 HN recommenders · 3 mentions · discussed 2022–2025
CGP Grey explains why airport codes are inconsistent and sometimes confusing, from their origins in old weather station codes to the quirks that cause mistakes. He builds the story around a single typo that sent a flight to the wrong continent.
Why Hacker News points people here: HN people point to it as a fun summary of how messy airport codes are, especially in threads on aviation falsehoods and code collisions.
“just fascinating and worth the watch”HN comment, 2022
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“Great Summary of how messed up Airport Codes are by CGP Grey”
Summary of messy airport codes with reasons for the quirks.
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Great Summary of how messed up Airport Codes are by CGP Grey this video including (attempts at) a few in-depth reasons for why these quirks exists
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CGP Grey The Maddening Mess of Airport Codes! this video I'd rather deal with designing tables to properly represent names.