✈️ The Maddening Mess of Airport Codes! ✈️

[@Fabben1]

Finnair had a long standing gag of operating flight 666 to HEL (Helsinki) and even taking off on Friday the 13ths.

[@kalamari3288]

I love the idea of Grey just diverting flights and lecturing to random people on planes.

[@theburningtoastmonsterofur7028]

Hi

[@ianmcgregor576]

@@hazelon1283 it all depends on how you go about it. A cool fact or two and I’m interested, but 10 minutes of talking and I’m thinking I want to respond to a text but don’t want to seem rude

[@TheGoukaruma]

Real GCPG Grey avoids to talk to strangers when possible. He is no smalltalk guy.

[@FelixAmark]

i also like to belive its the same person in everyone of these videos that grey always happens to stumble upon

[@RonsarLo]

If it wasn't for interacting with people, he'd totally do it too

[@amateraceon5202]

I know Grey has said he picks his videos well in advance and spends a lot of time researching, but part of me likes to think he just had a REALLY bad airport experience that led to the boarding video, the runway video, AND this video all at once

[@semineestefanescu7460]

Yes

[@lucasok1185]

dullus

[@MartyFox]

And the DON’T DIE video, I’d imagine

[@benjaminjohnson6476]

Thats what i want to believe about it

[@muhilan8540]

Dulles

[@givelbs]

this has probably been said before in a more elegant fashion, but Grey's sentence structure is just amazing. Almost every sentence is alliterative and rhyming... it all flows beautifully.

[@shadowpaw7722]

Reminds me of Dr. Seuss' books.

[@WouldntULikeToKnow.]

Pure poetry

[@unfinkintsugi]

I fall asleep to him talking since it's flow is so beautiful.

[@QueenMonny]

​​@@WouldntULikeToKnow.I wouldn't call it poetry. His speech is very eloquent. But poetry (to me) is gibberish. Grey, however, is perfectly transparent. It's probably what made/makes him such a great teacher and why his videos are so popular. He conveys information in a way that is engaging and easily understood.

[@blainewheaton9679]

I always love the little hints of madness that leak through whenever CGP tell us about something that really *should be* simple, but isn’t

[@HistoryNerd808]

I think agencies slowly losing their minds is appropriate as well. The fact that he made ICAO and IATA really tired, confused, and overwhelmed bureaucrats is just so perfect.

[@RepOfAntarctica]

Exactly, like when he asks the FCC why they overlapped the K & W radio stations in the middle of the US, & for that brief second an old lady with the skirt "ITU" appears, alluding that they had something to do with it, but he didn't have time to tell us at the moment, either foreshadowing a later topic in the video or another one altogether.

[@firewoodloki]

W for East W for Without Weather

[@FurryWrecker911]

The more I learn about history, the less confidence I have in letting people run things. The best eye openers are the stories police, firefighters, and paramedics have to tell. There are people out there who think fire extinguishers work via pulling the pin and throwing it. I have worked with system engineers for military trainers that can't even find the headlight controls or the hood release in their own car. These are the people that build and decide how our infrastructure works. Failing upward is real, and the more people you meet in life and the more perspectives you see from them will make you realize how it's a miracle we made it as far as we have.

[@rubenstoltz-skea4726]

@@FurryWrecker911 are you serious about the fire extinguisher thing because if so we are doomed (SarcasmButAtTheSameTimeNotReally)

[@atakoranodonbrachiosaurus1209]

"but that's a story for another time" is essentially a death sentence to an interesting topic at this point

[@Miss_Trillium]

As someone still wanting a follow up to Part 0 of reservations, I can confirm

[@kingeragon2100]

How to politely “nope” out of a rabbit whole.”

[@NOT_A_ROBOT]

@@kingeragon2100 hole*

[@reubenm.d.5218]

Reservations. Forever in our hearts.

[@SquintyGears]

to be fair he already spent 8 months to make sure CY had a logical origin...

[@ozboz1995]

When Grey revealed he had been trying to find out Y for 8 months, just had me crying. The never ending rabbit hole trying to find order in madness is the epitome of this channel.

[@LouisOnAir]

And yet we still don't know why some of them start with W instead

[@shade8962]

@@LouisOnAir he explained it. something to do with weather control being present I believe. Y if the tower is there, and W if it's not. something like that

[@perpetrin]

I'm waiting now for the 45 minutes long video explaining Y, just like for the Tiffany problem. I'm sure we will be for a ride !

[@peacewind-aero]

Hilarious thing is, in ground school I was told about the Y vs W story. I really hope Grey releases a footnote video about it because I want to know!

[@MravacKid]

His own fault really, he can't leave well enough alone and *needs* to go dig deeper. :)

[@bryanekers3472]

As a life-long Montrealer, I'm pleased that Grey took the time to put a number of recognizable Montreal landmarks in the IATA office windows.

[@praneeshpal8677]

Not a resident of Pyongyang, but same can be said for the landmarks and airport details shown in the FNJ part.

[@GermaphobeMusic]

I feel like CGP Grey is on the brink of starting his own airport

[@879PC]

Too bad CGP is already taken

[@20quid]

@@879PC I wonder if Grey has ever been to Chittagong.

[@alexanderharrison7421]

I think he's about to start his own Standards Organization for Literally Everything

[@summsauce9784]

would be the best airport

[@dragonbretheren]

What is this? An airport for bees?

[@sabikikasuko6636]

Gotta love CGP Grey's unwaivering commitment. You have that content creators open a video epicly with "This video, spent 3 months in the making" and everyone is like "thank you for your hard work!!!" and then you have Grey just casually throwing in, without warning or a care in the world, "this single fact that's a 30th of the video took 8 months to nail down" and everyone's like "damn, cool".

[@richardpike8748]

... *Tiffany*

[@Kas_Styles]

This

[@notawesomebread]

I need a 2 hour CGP video where all of the side notes and exceptions are thoroughly explained

[@notsaying7838]

@@skorp5677 Wait, really? Damn.

[@ShroudedWolf51]

@@notsaying7838 Yep. The behind the scenes commentaries are pretty dang neat.

[@robertaylor9218]

Won’t be enough time

[@RTomassi]

I need a 3 hour CGP video explaining the side notes and exceptions from your 2 hour video :)

[@zakr1187]

@@skorp5677 where are the yt ones?

[@Halio70]

I feel like with every CGP video we get, we see him descend further into madness. I blame Tiffany.

[@mariapaulagl]

We ALL blame Tiffany

[@bryanekers3472]

Tiffany is totes to blame.

[@Nadia1989]

Damn you Hearne!

[@averytheaxolotl5689]

No, we dont blame Tiffany, we blame Hearne

[@1224chrisng]

He's a Fan of Theophania

[@rickwemd6618]

I really love the fact that Grey continues to accidentally roast Social-Security Number in both airport-themed videos

[@FlyingBunnycorn]

Yes, "accidentally"...

[@EEEEEEEE]

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[@NoriMori1992]

"Accidentally"?

[@Thot-Slayer-420]

there are no accidents

[@thomaslusignan762]

As an architecture nerd from Montréal, the fact the IATA and ICAO buildings were both accurately drawn and that y'all acknowledged they're right next to each other just delighted me. Thanks!

[@Saucialiste]

*squee in Montrealease* Le squee! Le squee

[@froggywam]

I walk by the IATA building quite a bit, I didn't it was its headquarters, also had no idea what the organization did

[@bryanekers3472]

Did you recognize all the landmarks in the windows? There's 1000 de la Gauchetiere, the Olympic Stadium, the BNPS ("Batman") building and at least a dozen others.

[@arpitjain2591]

Grey and airports, a never ending battle

[@ferrum1776]

An airport named Tiffany

[@electrikpikachujm69]

I know 😏

[@chanr9531]

A never ending battle for a lot of us too 😂

[@54321jcc]

@@ferrum1776 Apparently the Ta’if Regional Airport of Ta’if, Saudi Arabia goes by TIF.

[@zachychu9675]

It’s no longer a battle, at this point it’s a war

[@seanjones7854]

Toronto International Airport's IATA code gave birth to the song YYZ by Rush. The main riff is YYZ in Morse code. Also one of the most dangerous airports in the world, Toncontin International in Honduras, has the rather appropriate IATA code TNT

[@minyiiiii]

11:18 "if you dont have a system, you won't have exceptions" this resonated with me on a spiritual level

[@XDRosenheim]

No rules? No one to stop you.

[@ArmageddonAngel]

I remember my cousin, who is slightly overweight, was traveling with her bags and they had FAT on it. She thought they were mocking her but it turns out that she had stopped in Fresno and their code is Fresno Air Terminal.

[@thunderb00m]

Mocked by her own ticket 😔

[@linux2647]

They’ve wanted to change this for years to be FYI (Fresno-Yosemite International (yes international, with only flights to Mexico)) but apparently FAA rules state changes aren’t allowed unless the the airport physically moves. The only time I’m aware of that is when Denver International built a whole new airport and moved everything

[@Frank_144]

slightly overweight in your country is extremely obese everywhere else

[@luisenriqueperezperez3193]

@@linux2647 Oh yes, the For Your Information airport

[@ta144]

@@linux2647 St. George, UT built a whole new airport...but kept the same airport codes.

[@nicolasorerosanz8515]

The care and detail you and your team put in every one of your scripts is frightening

[@CGPGrey]

Boo!

[@egodeosum]

@@CGPGrey Bodø, Norway

[@TheAutisticFrog]

@@CGPGreyhi

[@jimijamflimiflam6323]

@@CGPGrey D:

[@NBAviageo]

@@CGPGrey im still mad at you for ewark ew jersey.

[@btw.mr.average]

“All are coded so companies can communicate clearly and concisely complicated connections to carry their customers, and their bags.” -CGP Grey, 2022

[@kylemcewen8474]

As a CY Canadian who flew through CGP in Bangladesh this week - this video absolutely made my day.

[@1rdwn]

Me too, I'm from Bangladesh

[@ianm408]

Why?

[@rat_king-]

@@ianm408 he's called cgp grey... figure the rest out

[@ianm408]

@@rat_king- I was asking Kyle the Canadian, why. It was a play on words. Go figure.

[@rat_king-]

@@ianm408 Y? would have been better

[@fartherout.1046]

I love how these scripts almost flow like poetry with the tiny alliteration that feed into one another

[@C.I...]

Until he said "mahwngling" like he's an english aristocrat or something.

[@Matrixpandagamer]

@@C.I... He is like Dr. Seuss

[@matthewkreps3352]

I'm like 26% sure it's an OCD thing.

[@jordanwardan7588]

I find it really conspicuous and distracting, its like when the cuts in a youtube video essay sync with the background music for me. it takes me out of the immersion and reminds me that this was created by a group of people who all thought they were doing something cool

[@JohnnyTromboner]

@@jordanwardan7588 I mean.. did they not?

[@Macdaddy5539]

I love how in the videos Grey is always explaining to their trapped neighbor all this minutia in great detail when in reality, I’m sure Grey wants to interact with as few other humans as possible

[@merseyviking]

And if any one of us were that trapped neighbour, we'd be like "tell us moar!!!"

[@staceynainlab888]

"sir, this is a Wendy's"

[@loupgarou95]

My favorite airport code is MCO, the code for the Orlando, FL International Airport. Legend says it stands for Mickey's Corporate Office. It doesn't, but the idea is quite fun.

[@necroslair]

The airport formerly known as McCOy Field…

[@ERYN__]

My mother wanted to fly to see me in San Jose. She booked her flight to SJO not SJC. I had her call me ASAP, and greeted her with "I hope you enjoy your trip to Costa Rica". She doesn't have a passport so I doubt they would let her on the plane, but she called and got her ticket fixed immediately.

[@cogspace]

I have also nearly accidentally booked a flight to SJO instead of SJC before, despite the fact that it was a return trip because I lived in San Jose (California) at the time. Yay, IATA codes!

[@ERYN__]

@@cogspace yay Go Sharks I guess... although I lived closer to Levi stadium than the SAP. Peep the missing Android Nugat in pic!

[@ashtar3876]

Why the hell is costa rica SJO

[@MandoMonge]

@@ashtar3876 the capital is San Jose

[@JoseCastro-nj5bs]

Because its capital is san josé (yes, with accent)

[@octo-pops]

Now I need another CGP Grey deep dive video on the madness he spiralled into while researching Canadian airports

[@jtiza]

"Someone dead ruined my life, again... AGAIN" runtime: 1:58:20

[@aclonymous]

@@jtiza canada ruined my life

[@aroryboreallen]

Hit me up in YYC

[@edgardobeltran3823]

It's the Brittany Tiffany madness all over again

[@Tyrann13]

Very much yes! I adored his Tiffany follow-up for the insight it gave into the depths of his research.

[@Fejszi]

As a Hungarian, I would like to tell you Grey, that I feel kind of honored by the fact that you used our language as the example with the suitcase

[@theunnamed9031]

Timestamp: 12:18

[@obvious_giraffe8386]

Szia !!!

[@VHenrik007]

Hello, honfitársaim!

[@chinzistwo]

Akkor nem csak én szúrtam ki, oké :D

[@DerSenat]

and as a German, i feel honored that he used our language as an example here: 1:50

[@holgerj.440]

When the focus came to the Y and instantly the random xylophone started playing "Oh Canada..." it made me smile and am unable to stop, yet. The details of these videos are gold!

[@ckelley8275]

I just love the facial expressions of the poor passengers who become unwitting participants on Grey's exploits during these educational traveling videos. They're always like, "Why me?!" and "Somebody, help me!" 😂

[@sploog]

I like to think it's the same guy every time that has to put up with grey indoctrinating them in a cult, venting about some poem that wasn't about tiffany, tried bringing onto a pirate crew, and on and on...

[@tails183]

I feel the same way about comments with emojis.

[@RainbowFlowerCrow]

@@tails183 🙄😒

[@nulnoh219]

It's like the magic school bus teacher, but kidnapping unwitting learners.

[@EEEEEEEE]

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[@LangKuoch]

As a Canadian who had always wondered about our Y's, this video was particularly satisfying to watch!!

[@AvsJoe]

But Y?

[@RainAngel111]

Same

[@ACoolKidsProduction]

I'd totally watch a CGP Grey video on that deep version of why Canadian codes start with a "Y" that he hinted at.

[@jamesdmack]

And, of course, we're sorry.

There's a bunch more interesting stuff looking at UL, IUL both in the vicinity of YUL. Myself, I recently got my license this year at the flight school located at the aerodrome CSE4, with a Transport Canada location code but no IATA or ICAO code.

[@Sinth_Node]

This is how I imagine shakespeare’s plays must have been performed when they were written. The complex yet effortless lyricism that weaves beautifully with humor. Always a treat to watch a new CGP video, thank you for sharing your perspective on aviation codes and how the hell we even got into this mess. Cheers!

[@burgundian-peanuts]

Agreed! There's a certain hypnotic cadence to CGP's delivery.

[@jamesrosewell9081]

Ah of course Shakespeare was historically known to be a bit fan of airports

[@oculicious]

my dream is to be trapped next to cgp on a plane as he rambles obsessively about whatever rabbithole he has dug himself into at the time.

[@zanwrightmfwr756]

Yo same. 2 hour flight becomes 15 minute flight

[@QueenMonny]

Needs to be a longer amount of time. An oceanic voyage on a ship with sails. Thank you. That way he can really delve and you (me) can really learn.

[@johannbarnard8175]

I absolutely love how your soundtrack started to subtly shift to playing “O Canada” when you explained Canada’s Y codes. It fits in so well with the rest of the soundtrack that I almost didn’t notice it until that segment was done :P

[@aniruddhakabbya622]

I noticed O Canada and i was like WAIT he really just put it in seamlessly

[@zyriantel9601]

O Canada, more like Y Canada

[@josephf9874]

I'm so glad i wasn't the only one who noticed that

[@aniruddhakabbya622]

Also i get the rant about Canada's Y carrying no geographic location. But seeing a Y automatically means Canada. So glad that we get a unique one

[@amyroseplusone]

Spectacular find 🍁

[@an2thetonio191]

I'm from Freiburg, Germany which is served by Basel Airport (BSL/MLH/EAP) and it's genuinely one of the weirdest airports in the world. During covid, whenever I flew home to visit my family, I would have to comply with the entry regulations of 3 different countries (France, Switzerland, and Germany). I also once had to quarantine for two weeks upon returning to Scotland (where I live) despite departing from the Swiss terminal - Switzerland was greenlisted at that time - because the UK aviation authority treats EAP as a French airport only. So despite not setting a foot on French soil, I had to quarantine because France was on the UK's red list. Long story short, it's an effing mess - especially considering Switzerland is not even in the EU. Thanks Grey for giving it a shoutout anyway - I appreciate it :D

[@ivarnordlkken8082]

But, Basel/Mulhouse Airport IS on french soil, isn't it??

[@an2thetonio191]

@@ivarnordlkken8082 sort of, yes. It's in France but half of the building as well the road that connects the airport to Basel is owned by the Swiss government, so it is legally treated as Swiss territory.

[@NNONAO]

Yeah Euro Airport is hit or miss in general. If you're late for your flight but lucky you can go from checking in to your gate in less than ten minutes but if there's a lot of people you'll wait in one of the worst international airports ammenities wise. Also coming in border control always takes ages.

[@PhilipFry.]

@@NNONAO Happy to fly EDDF only

[@einstijn138]

Switzerland is not in the EU, but it is in Schengen, so there is the same free movement of goods and people in and out of Switzerland

[@specific_protagonist]

Fun fact: OpenBSD provides a list of IATA codes in the /usr/share/misc/airport file, but only for those airports where an OpenBSD developer has landed and confirmed that the airport does, in fact, exist. Train stations with IATA codes don't get added unless a developer crashes a plane there and survives.

[@emmi2670]

How many OpenBSD devs go flying, let alone crash at random train stations?

[@CaptainApathetic]

OpenBSD: Can make a system a nearly impenetrable fortress with its security Also OpenBSD: Has cool easter eggs Damn they really make Microsoft look like a bitch

[@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721]

It's like land surveying for the modern era.

[@lauramitchell1924]

As a new Ham Radio operator, I can tell you that Morse Code is alive and well.

[@gregorystoike]

Welcome to the hobby!

[@lilshortkid100]

Grey, I'm curious how many times on your travels through the Forest of Infinite Knowledge you have stumbled upon a path, started down it, and decided it's not worth it to discover if that one poem actually is the oldest recorded spelling of Tiffany.

[@nsofwawalklog]

you nailed that

[@sigmasquadleader]

You're a monster, and I respect that.

[@Skyrim_Shuffle]

Take my like, my respect, and rise, brother!

[@cowsareawesomex]

As a Montreal resident, I appreciate how accurate the skyline is from the IATA office

[@indieflowerutau]

as an atlanta resident, i was appreciating that i could recognize my own airport on sight even with no of the branding on it lmao

[@noemiej.marquis732]

It was the cherry on top. Love it when Grey goes the extra step.

[@MrEthanhines]

He's missing the oratory and of course the Mt. Royal cross. But other than that, it's about right.

[@lupes99]

@@indieflowerutau it’s impossible to miss with its 7 concourses. One of my favorite airports to connect through.

[@johncam8420]

As a Canadian who visited Montreal in 2018, I have to say - yea, I was shocked how accurate it was. Happy to see another Canadian notice!

[@custosnox]

The early days, US airports only had two letter codes. When they expanded to three, they tacked an x to the end of a lot of the existing codes. This is why you have airports like LAX and PDX.

[@shammydammy2610]

Weirdly, our closest airport has an X in it. It's a newer airport, not in the US. I guess the 'obvious' three letters for it were probably already taken so they took the two middle ones and planted an x on the end.

[@jobblejosh9713]

Also be careful with BHM, for Birmingham. Which is Birmingham Alabama, not Birmingham UK (Which is BHX). Just so you don't start assuming airports with X that could be american are.

[@shammydammy2610]

@@jobblejosh9713 Yeah, the airport I'm referencing is Bajio International (BJX), central Mexico.

[@stella-vu8vh]

I always wondered why people referred to portland or shorthand as PDX, but assumed it was simply because other things existed, like LAX, and i guess i was right! Huh. How about that?

[@rogerdotlee]

in addition, the x stands for international

[@vmkunnari]

There used to be Finnair flight AY666 from Copenhagen to Helsinki HEL until 2017. And yes, Helsinki is taking everything out of their IATA-code HEL.

[@Tetrik82]

Can't wait to be serenaded by an overwhelming amount of information

[@05council73]

Same

[@TheHatJack_JacKxxFoX]

Me tooo!

[@aplila]

And to be bombarded by but billions of beautiful, bodacious alliterations 👍🏻

[@Stlwartheart14]

I am still confused, but I think thats in the spirit of the video

[@TheHatJack_JacKxxFoX]

Yeah...

[@1983horizons1]

11:26 I love when you can hear the laughter in CGP's voice. That's how you know something is truly absurd.

[@VanadiumBromide]

Big Tim Curry SPACE energy.

[@yichenyin7138]

Maybe you mean 8:40 ?

[@ratherryan]

I actually laughed out loud at that bit.

[@polsar749]

I love every time Grey says some variation of "No really, we don't have time." in his videos, because each time I know that he *did* take that time while researching and making the script for the video. Each of those statements roughly translate to "Explaining this would double this video's length, or more."

[@thegardenofeatin5965]

You can feel "Someone dead ruined my life for a third time" in places.

[@grant5227]

I'd be up for a 12 hour video like this.

[@zmathpanda]

I remember I had a problem with this. I accidentally put BHM (Birmingham, US) and not BHX (Birmingham, UK), and I booked a hotel ticket. Luckily everyone was kind and I was able to get a free flight back, and no extra fees for the hotel.😊

[@chriswatts5921]

Regarding "not starting with the letter Q" there are several 3 letter morse Q-codes that are regularly used in aviation to describe certain numbers. QNH is current pressure at mean sea level and QFE is current pressure at field elevation for example. As these are used by ATC all the time it's handy to not mistake them with airport codes.

[@iamtheAtomicPenguin]

ATC and pilots use 4-letter ICAO location indicators (as they are called), not the IATA codes. Furthermore, QNH is said over the radio by spelling each letter as in the alphabet, whereas EDDB (Berlin) is spelled out using the ICAO phonetic alphabet as Echo Delta Delta Bravo. No way to mix those two things up.

[@teslaromans1023]

The barely contained insanity crawling right under the surface in his voice when he talks about the months lost to research never fails to crack me up

[@Taiyama2]

It's got that "looking longingly at a noose" feel to it.

[@scottmUTCS]

As a Navy vet, I appreciate how excited Grey gets about the possibility of using N for aircraft carriers.

[@neby_nebs]

sorry about the whole Bnashville thing

[@LavaCreeperPeople]

ok

[@toyztoyz2000]

As a pilot I found this video more informitive than I had ever imagined. The stuff they do not teach in class that should be tought!

[@AhmadLad]

Being trapped with CGP Grey on a long flight would be an entertaining yet daunting experience. 😂😂

[@heydashcake]

Fight?? Oh no...

[@AhmadLad]

@@heydashcake Once the adrenaline started rushing, It was fight or flight... and I was slightly courageous 😂

[@zimidiaz1015]

Grey makes learning fun, i would love to be stuck on a flight with him

[@pnutz_2]

I saw him talking to the guy in the seat and had immediate Flying High flashbacks

[@redyau_]

Not really. He'd just be listening to plane noises on his sound cancelling headphones, praying you leave him alone.

[@canadalavearn]

I would gladly watch a 45+ minute video where Grey explains all the parts that he skips over because it's "too complicated" or "not enough time"

[@sexyscientist]

Canada wants to know Y?

[@adt4864]

I think he would make them too if they were only quick and easy to make

[@that_one_guy934]

2 years/ vid instead of 6 months

[@emmakane6848]

I’m pretty sure that he does this for patreon supporters.

[@japzone]

Every CGP Grey video feels like I was wandering the desert and found an oasis.

[@douglasmorth5661]

More like you are wandering the desert and found an oasis which turns out not be an oasis because the desert you have been walking through is not a desert. That is becuase of the type of sand the desert that you're in compile of is not exactly defined as a desert-type sand by an agency you never heard of. So it turns out that you are really just at a lake in a dry place.

[@brianarbenz1329]

But that’s a story for another time.

[@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721]

Or like I was taking a flight to JFK and found an oasis because Grey diverted the flight to a desert.

[@scylex47]

i work at an airport which is basically a concrete strip on the edge of a town in the middle of nowhere, and so it has a 4-letter code, but everybody ive ever seen come though just uses the last 3 letters

[@bobafettsrightleg]

I love when Grey depicts countries, organizations, etc with girls and their flag/logo skirts and personalized hats and stuff. So cute !!

[@werbizzy]

i wish i was a cute country with a cute flag skirt and my own hat

[@TPK_MAKG]

@@werbizzy don't we all

[@crossoverepisode]

Im learning to carbon date CGP grey videos. Now due to the recent airport related videos, you can tell that grey got very interested in airport science about 2 years and 9 months ago.

[@webbowser8834]

IIRC that was roughly when his big trip to America to research Indian Reservations happened (incidentally, that's also when his not well thought out but still productive trip to Tekoi testing facility happened)

[@galeksrus]

Absolutely brilliant!

[@GoErikTheRed]

@@webbowser8834 which resulted in the two Tekoi videos (plus corrections), as well as a brief* obsession with tumbleweeds which spawned a video, plus a visit to a weed research lab in Colorado. Factor in the road trip vlogs, and that really is the trip that keeps on giving

[@DogsRNice]

He must have been exposed to the same thing windover productions was

[@duckofdeathv1595]

He was probably trying to distract himself after seeing someone throw pennies into the engine.

[@joe_z]

Can't wait for the secondary video documenting Grey's descent into madness trying to figure out where the heck the Y for Canadian airports comes from.

[@basicallylife8387]

As a Canadian, I knew that some airports had codes beginning with Y (YYZ, YKF) but I didnt know it was *all* of them

[@ann_onn]

In the late 1800s, when Canada constructed a transcontinental railway, they communicated between stations in morse code. Each was given a two-letter code, such as QB for Quebec. In the early to mid 19th century, as airports were built, they used the same codes but with a letter to indicate whether it had a weather station - "Y" for Yes. The USA didn't have many airports in places starting with a Y, so Canada stuck to their system. Hence Aéroport de Québec is YQB.

[@hotdogvan3399]

@@ann_onn In this very video he says he researched the Yes Weather Station story, and that it's not the reason for the Y.

[@ann_onn]

@@hotdogvan3399 [citation needed]

[@reedcspurling]

Someone's probably already commented this, but the "J" for "Jezero airfield" was specifically added for the 'Ingenuity' Mars Helicopter when it began its flights. It landed with the Perseverance Rover, and the two vehicles are now working together but usually some distance apart.

[@demoaccount3409]

This is the exact comment I was looking for

[@danielbelchamber3894]

Grey, I just have to say thank you for diving into the monstrosities of reality and bringing back a story for our entertainment and education. You genuinely make me feel less alone by proving that there are others who fight valiantly to make sense of this insane world. Thank you!

[@EEEEEEEE]

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[@bradoleary88]

Well said!

[@NoBudjetFilms]

As someone who lives in Nashville it made me so happy that you called us out on our "Bnashville" airport

[@DadMan777]

Same. Also that sign at 5:45 is quite accurate.

[@qKitti]

CGP Grey has to be in my top 3 favourite KZbinrs of all time. Thee amount of research put into such trivial topics is so admirable. I loved the subtle Canadian anthem remix of the background music, and all the references to earlier parts of the video. Tiny details like this are why CGP Grey is, in my opinion, the best educational channel on KZbin. Amazing video :)

[@sebastianjost]

What er the other channels that come close to this quality? Anything comparable seems worth mentioning as a potential recommendation.

[@JohnSmith-rr3pq]

@@sebastianjost tapakapa

[@anthonybowman3423]

@@sebastianjost I guess it depends on what kind of thing you're looking for. My favorite educational channel is Crash Course personally, just for the sheer amount of actual information and teaching they do. It might not be quite as entertaining, but it helps the world a hell of a lot more.

[@Nebulous999]

@@sebastianjost Kurzgezagt is probably the closest in quality I can think of. Different style, but still great. I don't think anyone can compare to CGP Grey, though.

[@pinkysweets]

@@Nebulous999 if you're talking about the time and effort put toward a video by a single person, captain disillusion is the king of youtube. Kurzgezagt, while entertaining, has became some sort of high quality content farm and contains very little useful infomation

[@kipchickensout]

we went on some Spanish flight booking site because my parents want to fly there, and were planning the trip back. The site automatically translated to german so instead of getting them to HAM for Hamburg, it translated it literally as SCHINKEN

[@gnarled128]

I love how Grey put IOU and FAQ next to each other, and those are two of the only images he himself features in. Perhaps QnA with Grey is making a return?

[@CGPGrey]

👀

[@mayube9292]

He also featured in OMG immediately after it. IOU FAQ? OMG!

[@hrishikeshharitas2456]

offff! kudos on the observation! altho, knowing grey it might be spring before the QnA actually comes out XD.

[@MushroomMan64]

😳❗❗

[@ooooneeee]

What a twist!

[@K9R]

I'd just like to say that I really appreciate the scene starting at 1:25 being an actual representation of the Dutch terminal of Schiphol Airport. It actually has three levels, an underground trainstation and this is what a Dutch train actually looks like when you take a train to the city center of Amsterdam. Well done!

[@XEinstein]

Well technically this type of train does not only depart to Amsterdam. These types of trains have many other destinations from Schiphol as well.

[@MustafaAlmosawi]

Also the intermodal goodness at Schiphol one of the best airport experiences in the world!

[@PatricioHondagneuRoig]

Been there this year, it's a logistical beauty of an airport (except for the 4hr long security line)

[@K9R]

@@XEinstein Yes, this type of train operates throughout the entire country of the Netherlands.

[@Jothamvw]

And of course Schiphol doesn't have the code Ams for its train station, as Ams doesn't exist. Schiphol is Shl.

[@ShinmaWa1]

My favorite little airport code quirk is ORD - Chicago O'Hare. Originally named "ORcharD Airfield", it was out in the middle of nowhere next to a small farming community. Even though it hasn't been Orchard Airfield for *80 years*, it is STILL coded as ORD.

[@RAFMnBgaming]

Well that explains a lot. I figured it had something to do with the O'Hare bit.

[@Solarbonite]

MCO McCoy Airfield. Otherwise known as Orlando International Airport 😂

[@Alexandretta]

Spokane International Airport is GEG, for Geiger Field, which it hasn't officially been called since, like, 1960.

[@MarkusG85]

@@Solarbonite and some airlines use OIA on their websites instead of MCO which really confused me to figure out what airport in/around Orlando OIA is.

[@sayantanguha707]

I was once looking for flights from Washington D.C to San Francisco, and found one with a layover at ORD. "Why on earth is this going via Orlando??" I thought, and decided to book a non-stop, way more expensive, flight instead.

[@iprobablyforgotsomething]

I never before thought of the ocean as "that terrifying empty abyss" that I have flown over but courtesy of this vid, have successfully added a new fear to my collection.

[@baxtermcloughlin2287]

The fact that Grey can talk about a subject that I wouldn't have ever thought to learn and I am actually fully invested in. Which then later will become a hyper fixation

[@colossaldonut5190]

I spent my entire time at the airport 2 months ago trying to find out what the run number was, but never did.

[@geist-m2j]

Will definitely have the fastest boarding times of all airports though!

[@mgtmusic2926]

I live close by the Basel Mulhouse airport and used it plenty of times and now that I think about it, it’s such a surreal experience. There’s a strict border Line and as soon as you cross it every Staff member starts to speak French. They have double Government Buildings for Border Fees and what not. But it’s so normalized for me that I don’t even notice it.

[@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721]

I like the idea that someone starts speaking to you in French and you're like, "Uh, sprechen sie Deutsch?" and they have to step over a line to talk to you.

[@lucash8234]

It's like "The City and the City" by China Miéville.

[@adrianthoroughgood1191]

@@lucash8234 I came here to say this!

[@trenton7086]

As a Flight Instructor, I’m loving these informative videos on airports! Keep ‘em coming! Would not mind providing pilot side info on things either.

[@Lex_chats]

Completely agree, especially the runway numbering one but the ICAO codes do you have a system to them at least that makes them easier to understand

[@danese1636]

I genuinely appreciate the lengths you go to while researching for these videos. While no where near the scale of the research you do, as a University student I understand the rabbit holes you end up in when you ask the terrifying "why" questions.

[@jcoogs7149]

Can’t wait to see how this video branches off into the linguistics of acronyms and the evolution of early humans

[@Sandy-rw2fj]

You were close

[@globalincident694]

He went back as far as the printing press at least

[@Geeksmithing]

Most aren't acronyms though. ;)

[@robdotgif]

Omg i work in shipping and its so surreal seeing a video acknowledging an extremely mundante tiny little detail i encounter in my job and describing it with so much detail and enthusiasm

[@FarikoUnited1]

Same I work in a warehouse and a lot of our packages go by air so have the IATA codes and its fun to try and guess which airport sometimes for the less obvious based on the state(Mostly US states recieving packages). Recently learned MCO is orlando when seeing it a lot for florida packages and was like well it must be some major city so guessed orlando.

[@Yossarian1507]

Worked in logistics for almost 7 years, IATA codes were integral part of my life for all of them. Enjoyed this video thoroughly, thanks Grey!

[@nomoremeaning]

If I was a teacher, I would use your videos as part of my lesson plans. Real facts, explained simply, mixed with a little comedy, in an easy to follow format. This is only my 3rd video, and I can tell you dedicate your time to these. I loved the Most Deadly Job in America video and the one about Federal Land was quite interesting. I learned so much information in less than an hour. This truly is great content, and you definitely deserve every single Sub you have and more!

[@skoosharama]

Languages (other than English, and besides place names) appearing in this video: 1:50 German on the right ("Möchte jemand ein kaffee?" = "Would anyone like a coffee?"), Indonesian/Malay on the left ("Apa yang dia katakan?" = "What did he say?") 4:25 Morse code (don't at me) 12:19 Hungarian ("Kérem vigyen oda, ahová a gazdám megy" = "Please take me to where my owner is going") 13:05 Spanish ("Sin código IATA, sin contacto" = "No IATA code, no touching") 14:14 Morse code again. I might have missed something; I honestly thought there were more than this. 12/2/2022 Added the Argentinian baggage handler at 13:05, because I did indeed miss something. ¡Gracias, @Luniz is Glacey!

[@LunizIsGlacey]

13:05 ?

[@staarsh0werz]

@@LunizIsGlacey i'm guessing "no iata code, no contact/touch"

[@tcxd1164]

@@LunizIsGlacey Spanish, apparently. Google Translate just gives "No IATA code, no contact", which is about what I expected.

[@skoosharama]

@@LunizIsGlacey I think it got past me because I didn't have to use Google Translate to understand what it said.

[@leolaserbolt]

The morse just translates to the code above, QRU? , QRL AND QTC0

[@chgeri2232]

I find it funny how you translated "Please get me where my owner is going" into Hungarian at 12:18, because while "gazdám" does mean "my owner", it is generally used for pets and livestock, but instead of it sounding weird, it just sounds like you "petified" (which I know isn't a word) the luggage and I think that's really cute. :) The word for "my owner" that you would use for objects is "tulajdonosom"

[@astalavista123full]

A "tulajdonosom" rettenetesen hangzik, de szerencsére tényleg aranyosabb a "gazdám" :D

[@kiriska]

I feel like the pet connotation of the luggage is there in English too even though it's "owner" regardless.

[@awibs57]

Wee sad-eyed bag on a long leash, wagging hopefully: "Please help me find my person! I is lost."

[@chgeri2232]

@@astalavista123full Miért találod rettentetesnek? :) "A bőrönd tulajdonosa" teljesen normálisan hangzik.

[@raulburriel]

I love that the cityscape in the IATA office is geographically accurate. I can see my old office from the window!

[@tommyfrerking]

Interesting information: I grew up on a beautiful set of lakes in NW Iowa (Calhoun County) named Twin Lakes and we had a radio station on the lake I lived on (N Twin). Remarkable for how few people lived on the lake. Their call letters were cleverly chosen: KTLB Keep Twin Lakes Beautiful

[@mumblbeebee6546]

CGP Grey is back and the alliterative proto-rap, loving snark (“other countries exist…”) and meticulous research make my heart sing and bounce! As another wordsmith of class and humour, D.L. Roth had it: “ ‘small world’ ‘til they lose your luggage” - in that sense, may you luggage never leave you, and may the amount of turbulence match your personal preference exactly!

[@ShaunCheah]

Thank you for implicitly acknowledging that there are those of us who enjoy a bit of turbulence. It reminds me that I'm actually in the air right now, and makes me feel alive!

[@mumblbeebee6546]

I have friends who want to ask for money back if a ferry trip or a flight is too calm - and I have other friends who go green at the gills just thinking about it and wanting to punch the other friends. I am somewhere in the neutral zone, but since CGP Grey made my day I wish his way to have the right amount of sway - for him! ;)

[@superguyrichard]

Yo, Congrats to the people in CGP Grey's Team, The visuals of the guy he was talking to getting very distressed at his airport being changed was hilarious and the music was awesome. It sounded like it was using the telegraph tones as the instruments then making a melody with them. Another awesome video thank you for putting in all that hard work I love it.

[@philip1258]

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[@waynes4369]

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[@charles2395]

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[@imslightlybetterthanyou8365]

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[@elenafriese891]

@@waynes4369 oh honey, if we're hearing about how it's a great time to invest in a pyramid scheme/bubble, it's already too late

[@titin350]

I really love how Grey's voiceovers sound. All the "t" sounds are so sharp and he sounds genuinely delighted about a lot of the stuff he talks about.

[@leojei]

I feel so special being a Canadian from how many times CGP Grey calls out Canada in this video.

[@אררטי]

I’m an amateur radio operator and use those 3-letter Q-codes every day when transmitting Morse code. They are extremely useful in sending commonly used phrases. Some examples are QRZ which means “Who’s calling me?” and QRS which means “Slow down please!” and QSB which means “Too much noise, can’t copy.” Also, our callsign allocations in the US result in prefixes beginning with N,K, and W, with about half of the A block. So it’s cool that that kind of lines up with the airport codes.

[@frederf3227]

Aviation (non US) uses QFE QNE QFF QNH for barometric altimetey purposes. They a Qnacious.

[@kuocdo1010]

Why EWR for Newark,MCO for Orlando?

[@Dratchev241]

@@kuocdo1010 ICAO for Newark is KEWR KMCO for Orlando.

[@RafiPlayed]

"MOM, DAD, MAD, RUN, FUN" Is basically a normal day in a unstable family

[@TheLewistownTrainspotter8102]

MOM: Letfotar Airport DAD: Da Nang International Airport MAD: Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas Airport RUN: Roland Garros Airport FUN: Funafuti International Airport

[@groundedgaming]

​@@TheLewistownTrainspotter8102the one no one asked for and needed but wanted to know. Thanks anyways

[@JustinoElArtista]

His uploads are rare, but they're always worth the wait.

[@gpeters8598]

CGP Grey is to KZbin as Christopher Nolan is to cinema.

[@nimi-nae]

I worked at an international airport for a while. We had a little airport code guide in a pamphlet we kept in our lanyards but we had to memorize a ton of them in training. I still impress people with the wacky codes I still happen to know. I always wanted to know why they were so weird so thank you!

[@peanutbutterjazzy]

I could watch this man explain airport logistics for HOURS

[@banana_supremacy]

This man deserves a medal and a lifetime supply of coffee for all the research he does for these twenty minute videos he lovingly crafts for us

[@SirSpuddington]

I used to live in that "city" of Yakima, WA. YKM, the Yakima Air Terminal is (currently) so small that a person standing in the main entrance and a person standing at the little mandoor that constitutes a boarding gate can have a conversation by only mildly raising their voices, with the entire security checkpoint between them. I find it hilarious that an aerodrome that's awkwardly too big to be called a landing strip and too small to be called an airport, attached to a town that's way too big to be called a "small" town and way to small to be called a city (if you've lived there, you know :D), also happens to be one of the weird exceptions to a series of international multi-agency naming convention protocols.

[@vale.antoni]

7:11 He actually continues calling the Jersey side airport "Ewark" and it very much checks out

[@CanadaMMA]

The best CGP Grey videos are the ones where it sounds like he is on the verge of having a nervous breakdown, after chasing a weird fact for months or years.

[@hyzmarie]

YES

[@DonnaxNL]

As someone who hasn't travelled that much and lives near AMSterdam, it funny to see all the weird codes for other airports.

[@kolakoala6702]

As some who flys from FRAankfurt, when he flys: yes

[@SwagMcPuffin]

Just a big thanks to the animation team for drawing the outlines of Montreal's more recognizable buildings in the background. Seeing them, especially in a CGP Grey video, made me very giddy.

[@Tony.H03]

I was so excited about the accuracy of Schiphol down to the actual NS double decker trains! Such detail! And then I noticed the pin is in BELGIUM.

[@3rkid]

As a Delta Air Lines employee and US Air Force member who was just in Antarctica, this was an extremely satisfying and educational video to watch. Thanks Grey!

[@smcgamer1]

What was it like in Antarctica?

[@lukelbd_]

@@smcgamer1 Probably cold.

[@sirdart6915]

Some of these explanations that has CGP going off on tangents would probably even make James Burke’s (Connections) head spin! Honestly you are one of my favorite random factoid videos I have to watch! 🎉

[@ashaydwivedi420]

must be fun in antarctica

[@Wizzkidwas]

I love the hapless victims of CGP grey videos, they're always so unwilling but sometimes show some interest much to their detriment

[@untitledproductions644]

CGP on an airplane: let me tell you why we’re going to FUK

[@mistapotta]

For the K/W debacle, 1. The dividing line used to be the Rocky Mountains before WWII, and the Mississippi river after WWII. 2. There are notable three-letter stations, such as WGN (Chicago), WOR (Secacus NJ,/NYC), and KNX (Los Angeles)

[@geoffreyhooker9005]

WHO in Des Moines WWL in N'Awlins

[@alisonpahlkotter3013]

WJR in Detroit

[@valj137]

Absolutely more than 8 months of work definitely went into this. THANK YOU, GREY. Phenomenally entertaining, as always.

[@sagoze1451]

I'd love a side story of the 8 months like we had for the Tiffany video.

[@precariousworlds3029]

And the Staten Island race

[@Cryovenom]

Okay, now I want the video about the 8 months spent researching Canadian airports with and without weather stations... Because I work in aviation in Canada and would have fought a polar bear to the death over the fact that non-weather-station locations start with Z (pronounced "zed" not "zee") instead of Y. CYYZ - Toronto Pearson Airport's tower ZYYZ - Toronto's Area Control Centre (ACC) which happens to be quite proximate to the tower but doesn't have the weather station I need that deep dive! Hook your research to my veins, I have to know!

[@joewithajay]

I absolutely love the subtle background musical motif switching to "Oh, Canada" during its sequence at the end ❤️🇨🇦

[@879PC]

Fun fact: I recently flew solo down to Las Vegas to see a show and the amount of "fun airport facts" I had that I wanted to share with people was unbearable and it's nearly all because of this video. Thank you Mr. Grey.