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Airport directories
Each national aviation authority has a source of information about airports in their country. This would usually contain information such as elevation, airport lighting, runway information, communications, hours of operation, nearby NAVAIDs and much more.
* The United States uses the Airport/Facility Directory (A/FD), published in seven volumes.
* In Canada, a single publication, the Canada Flight Supplement (CFS) provides equivalent information.
* In the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland, the equivalent information is found in Pooley's Flight Guide, a publication compiled with the assistance of the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA). Pooley's also contains information on some continental European airports that are close to Great Britain.
* The most comprehensive, consumer/business directory of commercial airports in the world (primarily for airports as businesses, rather than for pilots) is organized by the trade group Airports Council International.
Airport designation and naming
Airports are uniquely represented by their IATA airport code and ICAO airport code. IATA airport codes are often abbreviated forms of the common name of the airport, such as PHL for Philadelphia International Airport. Airports sometimes retain their previous IATA code when an airport's name is changed. O'Hare International Airport in Chicago retains the IATA code ORD, from its former name of Orchard Field.
The name of the airport itself can be its location, such as Los Angeles International Airport. It can be the name of a prominent national celebrity, commonly a politician, e.g. John F. Kennedy International Airport or Charles de Gaulle International Airport. Airports may also be named after a person associated with the region it serves or prominent figures in aviation history, such as Will Rogers World Airport, Liverpool John Lennon Airport.
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