ST: Singapore to be known as SGP, instead of SIN, at sporting events

[jammed]

how difficult is it to change Changi's IATA code to SGP too?

http://www.straitstimes.com/singapor...porting-events

[Pinkfloyd]

how difficult is it to change Changi's IATA code to SGP too?

http://www.straitstimes.com/singapor...porting-events

Whatever in the world for??

[scooby5]

how difficult is it to change Changi's IATA code to SGP too?

http://www.straitstimes.com/singapor...porting-events

Impossible, given the "airport" already exists.....

http://airportcodes.aero/airport-code-sgp



Saying that, money can fix any problem.

[jammed]

Whatever in the world for??

so that I'm not living in SIN? so that I'm not returning to SIN?

[jammed]

Impossible, given the "airport" already exists.....

http://airportcodes.aero/airport-code-sgp



Saying that, money can fix any problem.

ah, I shd have checked 1st, shame

[Savage25]

I do prefer saying I live in sin....

[Pinkfloyd]

so that I'm not living in SIN? so that I'm not returning to SIN?

SIN is good, no?

[Pinkfloyd]

I do prefer saying I live in sin....

[CarbonMan]

Off topic: does anyone know how the ICAO code is derived? Seems a bit random - the only pattern is that WS is designated for Singapore's airports. But I can't find any pattern as to why it should be WS. Curious.

[nykelaz]

Off topic: does anyone know how the ICAO code is derived? Seems a bit random - the only pattern is that WS is designated for Singapore's airports. But I can't find any pattern as to why it should be WS. Curious.

W is the region prefix
S is the country code - 'S' for Singapore, 'M' for Malaysia etc.

[CarbonMan]

W is the region prefix
S is the country code - 'S' for Singapore, 'M' for Malaysia etc.

Thanks, Nykelaz. The second alphabet is not really a country code (well, it is and it is not! ). E.g. the WB prefix includes Brunei and East Malaysian airports and WA and WI covers east and west Indonesia respectively - if my geography is correct.

[nykelaz]

Thanks, Nykelaz. The second alphabet is not really a country code (well, it is and it is not! ). E.g. the WB prefix includes Brunei and East Malaysian airports and WA and WI covers east and west Indonesia respectively - if my geography is correct.

The 'B' is actually Borneo. As for why does Indonesia have two codes, I don't know the history either