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In response to "And YYZ... what's up with that? -- nm" by Baron of the Rings

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Posted by Andie Feb 6 '18, 06:59

All airports in Canada start with the letter "Y".

Historically, towns along the Canadian National Railway had telegraph stations, each with two letter codes. VR was for Vancouver (YVR). YZ was the code for the station in Malton, Ontario. That's where Pearson Airport is located and so the IATA code for Pearson Airport is YYZ.

The telegraph station in Toronto itself was coded TZ, which is why Toronto's smaller City Centre Airport is coded YTZ.

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There's a handful that start with K X and Z (that would be 'zed') now - Reagen Feb 6, 07:07 2
- The 13,000 people in Bathurst are hurt by that insult :P -- nm - Walt_Disney Feb 6, 07:10 1
  - I have been to Bathurst, they can fight me. -- nm - Reagen Feb 6, 07:13
I did not know about that reason for the YZ and TZ. Thanks for new knowledge of the day :) -- nm - Walt_Disney Feb 6, 07:02
Real answer! - Baron of the Rings Feb 6, 07:01

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