#1937: IATA Airport Abbreviations
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[A list with abbreviations and their meaning is shown in two columns.]
[On top left the header reads:]
Confused by those airport abbreviations used by your friends who fly a lot?
Just memorize this list!
[On top right an iMessage conversation is shown:]
[There is a text in grey, on the left:]
I'm flying into EWR tonight, then DTW tomorrow.
[Answer (in blue, two message bubbles on the right):]
Ok, cool
I definitely know what those mean without Googling
[The list:]
| AMD | Amsterdam | TMI | Turkmenistan International |
| BAE | Beijing | LAX | Las Angalas |
| ORD | Orlando | EWR | Edwards Air Force Base |
| IAD | Idaho (Boise) | PHL | Pittsburgh |
| JFC | Jefferson City | SWF | Sherwood Forest |
| IUD | Washington Dulles | KUL | Kingdom of Loathing |
| FYI | Fayetteville | STL | Silent Hill |
| LOL | Louisville | BUF | Sunnydale |
| ATL | Atalante | TBA | Tribeca |
| HGM | Hogsmeade | SMH | Smithfield |
| OMW | Omaha | BLT | Baltimore |
| ANC | Ankh-Morpork | YYY | Toronto Downtown |
| HSV | Hunstville | YYZ | Toronto Pearson |
| SAN | San Diego | MIA | Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| SAN | San Juan | CLT | [Censored] |
| SAN | San Jose | FHQ | Fhqwhgads |
| SAN | San Francisco | FFS | Flagstaff Station |
| SAN | San Antonio | DTF | Dartford |
| DWI | Delaware International | MDW | Midway Atoll |
| DFW | Down for Whatever | PDX | Pordlanx |
| DTW | Down to Whatever | SEA | [Indicates Water Landing] |
(Sourced from explainxkcd.com)
Title text:IATA stands for International AirporT Abbreviation.