CNN reports on the origins of aerodrome appellations fro many of the largest airports in the US. Interesting stuff.
Speaking of "Charlie Brown," KSTS (Santa Rosa, CA) is named for "Peanuts" creator Charles M Schulz.I fly out of FTY, Atlanta-Fulton county airport, Charlie Brown field Named after a county commissioner.
ATL was Hartsfield for years and now it's Hartsfield-Jackson, after Maynard Jackson, Atlanta's first black mayor.
John Wayne International (Santa Ana, Orange County, whatever)
Issue #2: IMHO, you should not have an airport named after you until after you're dead. This is especially true if you are still holding office.
From what I understand, John Wayne was dead set against the expansion of the OC Airport into an International Airport.
I guess back in the day it was a very nice regional airport and a haven for GA.
Years ago, when NOAA started publishing approach plates in bound volumes, they were arranged in alphabetical order by airport name, not city name.Gen. William J. Fox Airport (KWJF) is, IMO, named after the wrong person.
From what I understand, John Wayne was dead set against the expansion of the OC Airport into an International Airport.
Years ago, when NOAA started publishing approach plates in bound volumes, they were arranged in alphabetical order by airport name, not city name.
So if one looked for KWJF, it was not under 'L' for Lancaster; nor was it under 'F' for Fox, the name everyone would associate with the airport. It was not even under 'W' for William J. Fox.
It was under 'G', for General William J. Fox Airfield.