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One Typo, Wrong Continent
CGP Grey
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.
HN people point to it as a fun summary of how messy airport codes are, especially in threads on aviation falsehoods and code collisions.
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