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| [[Adisucipto International Airport]] || [[Yogyakarta]] || {{flaglist|Indonesia}} || [[Agustinus Adisucipto]], Indonesian independence hero |
| [[Adisucipto International Airport]] || [[Yogyakarta]] || {{flaglist|Indonesia}} || [[Agustinus Adisucipto]], Indonesian independence hero |
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| [[Adnan Menderes Airport]] || [[İzmir]] || {{flaglist|Turkey}} || [[Adnan Menderes]] |
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| [[Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas Airport]] || [[Madrid]] || {{flaglist|Spain}} || [[Adolfo Suárez González]], first prime minister of Spain after the restoration of democracy and key participant in the transition to democracy after the Franco dictatorship |
| [[Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas Airport]] || [[Madrid]] || {{flaglist|Spain}} || [[Adolfo Suárez González]], first prime minister of Spain after the restoration of democracy and key participant in the transition to democracy after the Franco dictatorship |
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| [[Batumi International Airport|Alexander Kartveli Batumi International Airport]] || [[Batumi]] || {{flaglist|Georgia}} || [[Alexander Kartveli]] |
| [[Batumi International Airport|Alexander Kartveli Batumi International Airport]] || [[Batumi]] || {{flaglist|Georgia}} || [[Alexander Kartveli]] |
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| [[Alicante–Elche Miguel Hernández Airport]] || [[Alicante]] || {{flaglist|Spain}} || [[Miguel Hernández]] |
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| [[Rodríguez Ballón International Airport]] || [[Arequipa]] || {{flaglist|Peru}} || [[:es:Alfredo Rodríguez Ballón|Alfredo Rodríguez Ballón]] |
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| [[Allama Iqbal International Airport]] || [[Lahore]] || {{flaglist|Pakistan}} || [[Muhammad Iqbal|Allama Iqbal (Muhammad Iqbal)]] |
| [[Allama Iqbal International Airport]] || [[Lahore]] || {{flaglist|Pakistan}} || [[Muhammad Iqbal|Allama Iqbal (Muhammad Iqbal)]] |
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| [[Amado Nervo National Airport]] || [[Tepic]] || {{flaglist|Mexico}} || [[Amado Nervo]] |
| [[Amado Nervo National Airport]] || [[Tepic]] || {{flaglist|Mexico}} || [[Amado Nervo]] |
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| [[Peretola Airport|Amerigo Vespucci Airport]] || [[Florence]] || {{flaglist|Italy}} || [[Amerigo Vespucci]] |
| [[Peretola Airport|Amerigo Vespucci Airport]] || [[Florence]] || {{flaglist|Italy}} || [[Amerigo Vespucci]] |
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| [[Margaret Ekpo International Airport]] || [[Calabar]] || {{flaglist|Nigeria}} || [[Margaret Ekpo]] |
| [[Margaret Ekpo International Airport]] || [[Calabar]] || {{flaglist|Nigeria}} || [[Margaret Ekpo]] |
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| [[Anna International Airport]] || [[Chennai]] || {{flaglist|India}} || [[Arignar Anna]] |
| [[Anna International Airport]] || [[Chennai]] || {{flaglist|India}} || [[Arignar Anna]] |
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| [[Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport]] || [[Hagåtña, Guam|Hagåtña]] || {{flaglist|Guam}} || [[Antonio Borja Won Pat]] |
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| [[Antonio Nariño Airport]] || [[Pasto (Colombia)|Pasto]] || {{flaglist|Colombia}} || [[Antonio Nariño]] |
| [[Antonio Nariño Airport]] || [[Pasto (Colombia)|Pasto]] || {{flaglist|Colombia}} || [[Antonio Nariño]] |
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| [[Kastoria National Airport|Aristotelis Airport]] || [[Kastoria]] || {{flaglist|Greece}} || [[Aristotle]] |
| [[Kastoria National Airport|Aristotelis Airport]] || [[Kastoria]] || {{flaglist|Greece}} || [[Aristotle]] |
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| [[Arnold Palmer Regional Airport]] || [[Latrobe, Pennsylvania|Latrobe]] || {{flagdeco|United States}} [[United States]]: [[Pennsylvania]] || [[Arnold Palmer]] |
| [[Arnold Palmer Regional Airport]] || [[Latrobe, Pennsylvania|Latrobe]] || {{flagdeco|United States}} [[United States]]: [[Pennsylvania]] || [[Arnold Palmer]] |
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| [[Arthur Napoleon Raymond Robinson International Airport]] || [[Tobago]] || {{flaglist|Trinidad and Tobago}} || [[Arthur Napoleon Raymond Robinson]] |
| [[Arthur Napoleon Raymond Robinson International Airport]] || [[Tobago]] || {{flaglist|Trinidad and Tobago}} || [[Arthur Napoleon Raymond Robinson]] |
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| [[Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport]] || [[Santiago]] || {{flaglist|Chile}} || [[Arturo Merino Benítez]] |
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| [[Astor Piazzolla International Airport]] || [[Mar del Plata]] || {{flaglist|Argentina}} || [[Ástor Piazzolla]], a composer and musician who was born in Mar del Plata |
| [[Astor Piazzolla International Airport]] || [[Mar del Plata]] || {{flaglist|Argentina}} || [[Ástor Piazzolla]], a composer and musician who was born in Mar del Plata |
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| [[Athens Ben Epps Airport]] || [[Athens, Georgia|Athens]] || {{flagdeco|United States}} [[United States]]: [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]] || [[Ben T. Epps]], aviator |
| [[Athens Ben Epps Airport]] || [[Athens, Georgia|Athens]] || {{flagdeco|United States}} [[United States]]: [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]] || [[Ben T. Epps]], aviator |
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| [[Augusto C. Sandino International Airport]] || [[Managua]] || {{flaglist|Nicaragua}} || [[Augusto César Sandino]] |
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| [[Aurel Vlaicu International Airport]] || [[Bucharest]] || {{flaglist|Romania}} || [[Aurel Vlaicu]] |
| [[Aurel Vlaicu International Airport]] || [[Bucharest]] || {{flaglist|Romania}} || [[Aurel Vlaicu]] |
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| [[George Enescu International Airport]] || [[Bacău]] || {{flaglist|Romania}} || [[George Enescu]] |
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| [[Austin-Bergstrom International Airport]] || [[Austin, Texas|Austin]] || {{flagdeco|United States}} [[United States]]: [[Texas]] || Captain John August Earl Bergstrom |
| [[Austin-Bergstrom International Airport]] || [[Austin, Texas|Austin]] || {{flagdeco|United States}} [[United States]]: [[Texas]] || Captain John August Earl Bergstrom |
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| [[Queen Tamar Airport]] || [[Mestia]] || {{flagdeco|Georgia}} [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]] || [[Tamar of Georgia]] |
| [[Queen Tamar Airport]] || [[Mestia]] || {{flagdeco|Georgia}} [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]] || [[Tamar of Georgia]] |
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| [[Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport]] || [[Bari]] || {{flagdeco|Italy}} [[Italy]] || [[Pope John Paul II]] |
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| [[Baltimore–Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport]] || [[Anne Arundel County, Maryland|Anne Arundel County]] || {{flagdeco|United States}} [[United States]]: [[Maryland]] || [[Thurgood Marshall]] |
| [[Baltimore–Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport]] || [[Anne Arundel County, Maryland|Anne Arundel County]] || {{flagdeco|United States}} [[United States]]: [[Maryland]] || [[Thurgood Marshall]] |
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| [[Bandaranaike International Airport]] || [[Colombo]] || {{flaglist|Sri Lanka}} || [[S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike]] |
| [[Bandaranaike International Airport]] || [[Colombo]] || {{flaglist|Sri Lanka}} || [[S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike]] |
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| [[Bartolomeu Lysandro Airport]] || [[Campos dos Goytacazes]] || {{flaglist|Brazil}} || [[Bartholomeu Lysandro de Albernaz]], Congressman and local plantation owner |
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| [[Bauerfield International Airport]] || [[Port Vila]] || {{flaglist|Vanuatu}} || [[Harold W. Bauer]], fighter pilot |
| [[Bauerfield International Airport]] || [[Port Vila]] || {{flaglist|Vanuatu}} || [[Harold W. Bauer]], fighter pilot |
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| [[Charles de Gaulle Airport]] || [[Paris]] || {{flaglist|France}} || [[Charles de Gaulle]] |
| [[Charles de Gaulle Airport]] || [[Paris]] || {{flaglist|France}} || [[Charles de Gaulle]] |
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| [[Charlotte/Douglas International Airport]] || [[Charlotte, North Carolina|Charlotte]] || {{flagdeco|United States}} [[United States]]: [[North Carolina]] || [[Ben Elbert Douglas, Sr.]] |
| [[Charlotte/Douglas International Airport]] || [[Charlotte, North Carolina|Charlotte]] || {{flagdeco|United States}} [[United States]]: [[North Carolina]] || [[Ben Elbert Douglas, Sr.]] |
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| [[Cleveland Hopkins International Airport]] || [[Cleveland, Ohio|Cleveland]] || {{flagdeco|United States}} [[United States]]: [[Ohio]] || [[William R. Hopkins]] |
| [[Cleveland Hopkins International Airport]] || [[Cleveland, Ohio|Cleveland]] || {{flagdeco|United States}} [[United States]]: [[Ohio]] || [[William R. Hopkins]] |
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| [[Corfu International Airport, "Ioannis Kapodistrias"]] || [[Corfu]] || {{flaglist|Greece}} || [[Ioannis Kapodistrias]] |
| [[Corfu International Airport, "Ioannis Kapodistrias"]] || [[Corfu]] || {{flaglist|Greece}} || [[Ioannis Kapodistrias]] |
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| [[Devi Ahilyabai Holkar International Airport]] || [[Indore]] || {{flaglist|India}} || [[Ahilyabai Holkar]] |
| [[Devi Ahilyabai Holkar International Airport]] || [[Indore]] || {{flaglist|India}} || [[Ahilyabai Holkar]] |
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| [[Dickinson Theodore Roosevelt Regional Airport]] || [[Dickinson, North Dakota|Dickinson]] || {{flagdeco|United States}} [[United States]]: [[South Dakota]] || [[Theodore Roosevelt]] |
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| [[Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla International Airport]] || [[Guadalajara, Jalisco|Guadalajara]] || {{flaglist|Mexico}} || [[Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla]] |
| [[Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla International Airport]] || [[Guadalajara, Jalisco|Guadalajara]] || {{flaglist|Mexico}} || [[Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla]] |
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| [[Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport]] || [[Nagpur]] || {{flaglist|India}} || [[B. R. Ambedkar|Dr. Babasaheb R. Ambedkar]] |
| [[Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport]] || [[Nagpur]] || {{flaglist|India}} || [[B. R. Ambedkar|Dr. Babasaheb R. Ambedkar]] |
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| [[Eatonia (Elvie Smith) Municipal Airport]] || [[Eatonia, Saskatchewan|Eatonia]] || {{flagdeco|Canada}} [[Canada]]: [[Saskatchewan]] || Elvie Smith, former chairman and CEO of [[Pratt & Whitney Canada]] |
| [[Eatonia (Elvie Smith) Municipal Airport]] || [[Eatonia, Saskatchewan|Eatonia]] || {{flagdeco|Canada}} [[Canada]]: [[Saskatchewan]] || [[Elvie L. Smith|Elvie Smith]], former chairman and CEO of [[Pratt & Whitney Canada]] |
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| [[Eduardo Gomes International Airport]] || [[Manaus]] || {{flaglist|Brazil}} || [[Eduardo Gomes]] |
| [[Eduardo Gomes International Airport]] || [[Manaus]] || {{flaglist|Brazil}} || [[Eduardo Gomes]] |
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| [[El Salvador International Airport|El Salvador International Airport Saint Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez]] || [[San Salvador]] || {{flaglist|El Salvador}} || [[Óscar Romero|Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez]] |
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| [[El Tari Airport]] || [[Kupang]] || {{flaglist|Indonesia}} || [[El Tari]], 2nd governor of [[East Nusa Tenggara]] |
| [[El Tari Airport]] || [[Kupang]] || {{flaglist|Indonesia}} || [[El Tari]], 2nd governor of [[East Nusa Tenggara]] |
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| [[Eugenio María de Hostos Airport]] || [[Mayagüez, Puerto Rico|Mayagüez]] || {{flaglist|Puerto Rico}} || [[Eugenio María de Hostos]] |
| [[Eugenio María de Hostos Airport]] || [[Mayagüez, Puerto Rico|Mayagüez]] || {{flaglist|Puerto Rico}} || [[Eugenio María de Hostos]] |
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| [[F.D. Roosevelt Airport]] || [[Sint Eustatius]] || {{flaglist|Caribbean Netherlands}} || [[Franklin Delano Roosevelt]] |
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| [[Fatmawati Soekarno Airport]] || [[Bengkulu]] || {{flaglist|Indonesia}} || [[Fatmawati Soekarno]] |
| [[Fatmawati Soekarno Airport]] || [[Bengkulu]] || {{flaglist|Indonesia}} || [[Fatmawati Soekarno]] |
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| [[Francis S. Gabreski Airport]] || [[Westhampton Beach, New York|Westhampton Beach]] || {{flagdeco|United States}} [[United States]]: [[New York (state)|New York]] || [[Gabby Gabreski|Francis S. Gabreski (Gabby)]] |
| [[Francis S. Gabreski Airport]] || [[Westhampton Beach, New York|Westhampton Beach]] || {{flagdeco|United States}} [[United States]]: [[New York (state)|New York]] || [[Gabby Gabreski|Francis S. Gabreski (Gabby)]] |
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| [[Francisco B. Reyes Airport]] || [[Coron, Palawan|Coron]] || {{flaglist|Philippines}} || Francisco B. Reyes, former mayor of Coron ( |
| [[Francisco B. Reyes Airport]] || [[Coron, Palawan|Coron]] || {{flaglist|Philippines}} || Francisco B. Reyes, former mayor of Coron (1936–1939) |
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| [[Francisco Bangoy International Airport]] || [[Davao City]] || {{flaglist|Philippines}} || [[Francisco Bangoy]] |
| [[Francisco Bangoy International Airport]] || [[Davao City]] || {{flaglist|Philippines}} || [[Francisco Bangoy]] |
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| [[Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport]] || [[Porto]] || {{flaglist|Portugal}} || [[Francisco de Sá Carneiro]] |
| [[Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport]] || [[Porto]] || {{flaglist|Portugal}} || [[Francisco de Sá Carneiro]] |
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| [[Munich Airport|Franz Josef Strauss International Airport]] || [[Munich]] || {{flaglist|Germany}} || [[Franz Josef Strauss]] |
| [[Munich Airport|Franz Josef Strauss International Airport]] || [[Munich]] || {{flaglist|Germany}} || [[Franz Josef Strauss]] |
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| [[Godofredo P. Ramos Airport]] || [[Malay, Aklan|Malay]] || {{flaglist|Philippines}} || Godofredo P. Ramos, author of the bill which created the province of [[Aklan]] |
| [[Godofredo P. Ramos Airport]] || [[Malay, Aklan|Malay]] || {{flaglist|Philippines}} || Godofredo P. Ramos, author of the bill which created the province of [[Aklan]] |
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| [[Feira de Santana Airport|Gov. João Durval Carneiro Airport]] || [[Feira de Santana]] || {{flaglist|Brazil}} || [[:pt:João Durval Carneiro|João Durval Carneiro]] |
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| [[Grantley Adams International Airport]] || [[Bridgetown]] || {{flaglist|Barbados}} || [[Grantley Herbert Adams]] |
| [[Grantley Adams International Airport]] || [[Bridgetown]] || {{flaglist|Barbados}} || [[Grantley Herbert Adams]] |
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| [[Gregorio Luperón International Airport]] || [[Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic|Puerto Plata]] || {{flaglist|Dominican Republic}} || [[Gregorio Luperón]] |
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| [[Guillermo León Valencia Airport]] || [[Popayán]] || {{flaglist|Colombia}} || [[Guillermo León Valencia]] |
| [[Guillermo León Valencia Airport]] || [[Popayán]] || {{flaglist|Colombia}} || [[Guillermo León Valencia]] |
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| [[Gustaf III Airport]] || [[Saint Barthélemy]] || {{flaglist|France}} || [[Gustav III]] |
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| [[Gustavo Rojas Pinilla International Airport]] || [[San Andrés, San Andrés y Providencia|San Andrés]] || {{flaglist|Colombia}} || [[Gustavo Rojas Pinilla]] |
| [[Gustavo Rojas Pinilla International Airport]] || [[San Andrés, San Andrés y Providencia|San Andrés]] || {{flaglist|Colombia}} || [[Gustavo Rojas Pinilla]] |
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|[[Hamburg Airport|Hamburg Airport Helmut Schmidt]] || [[Hamburg]] || {{flaglist|Germany}} || [[Helmut Schmidt]] |
|[[Hamburg Airport|Hamburg Airport Helmut Schmidt]] || [[Hamburg]] || {{flaglist|Germany}} || [[Helmut Schmidt]] |
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|[[Hans Christian Andersen Airport]] || [[Odense]] || {{flaglist|Denmark}} || [[Hans Christian Andersen]] |
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| [[Pittsburgh Monroeville Airport|Harold W. Brown Memorial Airfield (Pittsburgh Monroeville Airport)]] || [[Monroeville, Pennsylvania|Monroeville]] || {{flagdeco|United States}} [[United States]]: [[Pennsylvania]] || Harold W. Brown |
| [[Pittsburgh Monroeville Airport|Harold W. Brown Memorial Airfield (Pittsburgh Monroeville Airport)]] || [[Monroeville, Pennsylvania|Monroeville]] || {{flagdeco|United States}} [[United States]]: [[Pennsylvania]] || Harold W. Brown |
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| [[Harry Reid International Airport]] || [[Paradise, Nevada|Paradise]] || {{flagdeco|United States}} [[United States]]: [[Nevada]] || [[Harry Reid]] |
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| [[Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport]] || [[Atlanta]] || {{flagdeco|United States}} [[United States]]: [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]] || [[William B. Hartsfield]] and [[Maynard Jackson]] |
| [[Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport]] || [[Atlanta]] || {{flagdeco|United States}} [[United States]]: [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]] || [[William B. Hartsfield]] and [[Maynard Jackson]] |
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| [[John F. Kennedy International Airport]] || [[New York City]] || {{flagdeco|United States}} [[United States]]: [[New York (state)|New York]] || [[John F. Kennedy]] |
| [[John F. Kennedy International Airport]] || [[New York City]] || {{flagdeco|United States}} [[United States]]: [[New York (state)|New York]] || [[John F. Kennedy]] |
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| [[John F. Kennedy Memorial Airport]] || [[Ashland, Wisconsin|Ashland]] || {{flagdeco|United States}} [[United States]]: [[Wisconsin]] || [[John F. Kennedy]] |
| [[John F. Kennedy Memorial Airport]] || [[Ashland, Wisconsin|Ashland]] || {{flagdeco|United States}} [[United States]]: [[Wisconsin]] || [[John F. Kennedy]] |
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| [[King Khalid International Airport]] || [[Riyadh]] || {{flaglist|Saudi Arabia}} || [[Khalid of Saudi Arabia]] |
| [[King Khalid International Airport]] || [[Riyadh]] || {{flaglist|Saudi Arabia}} || [[Khalid of Saudi Arabia]] |
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| [[King Mswati III International Airport]] || [[Eswatini]] || {{flaglist|Eswatini}} || [[Mswati III]] |
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| [[King Shaka International Airport]] || [[Durban]] || {{flaglist|South Africa}} || [[Shaka]] |
| [[King Shaka International Airport]] || [[Durban]] || {{flaglist|South Africa}} || [[Shaka]] |
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| [[East London Airport|King Phalo Airport]] || [[East London, Eastern Cape]] || {{flaglist|South Africa}} || [[Phalo kaTshiwo]] |
| [[East London Airport|King Phalo Airport]] || [[East London, Eastern Cape]] || {{flaglist|South Africa}} || the [[Phalo kaTshiwo]] |
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| [[Chief Dawid Stuurman International Airport]] || [[Gqeberha]] (fka: Port Elizabeth) || {{flaglist|South Africa}} || [[David Stuurman]] |
| [[Chief Dawid Stuurman International Airport]] || [[Gqeberha]] (fka: Port Elizabeth) || {{flaglist|South Africa}} || [[David Stuurman]] |
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| [[Kotoka International Airport]] || [[Accra]] || {{flaglist|Ghana}} || Col. [[Emmanuel Kwasi Kotoka]] |
| [[Kotoka International Airport]] || [[Accra]] || {{flaglist|Ghana}} || Col. [[Emmanuel Kwasi Kotoka]] |
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| [[La Chinita International Airport]] || [[Maracaibo]] || {{flaglist|Venezuela}} || [[Saint Mary]] ([[Our Lady of the Rosary of Chiquinquirá]]) |
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| [[LaGuardia Airport]] || [[New York City]] || {{flagdeco|United States}} [[United States]]: [[New York (state)|New York]] || [[Fiorello H. La Guardia]] |
| [[LaGuardia Airport]] || [[New York City]] || {{flagdeco|United States}} [[United States]]: [[New York (state)|New York]] || [[Fiorello H. La Guardia]] |
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| [[Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport]] || [[Hambantota]] || {{flaglist|Sri Lanka}} ||[[Mahinda Rajapaksa]] |
| [[Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport]] || [[Hambantota]] || {{flaglist|Sri Lanka}} ||[[Mahinda Rajapaksa]] |
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| [[McClellan-Palomar Airport]] || [[Carlsbad, California|Carlsbad]] || {{flagdeco|United States}} [[United States]]: [[California]] || [[Gerald McClellan]], aviator |
| [[McClellan-Palomar Airport]] || [[Carlsbad, California|Carlsbad]] || {{flagdeco|United States}} [[United States]]: [[California]] || [[Gerald McClellan]], aviator |
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| [[Naples Airport|Naples–Capodichino Airport Ugo Niutta]] || [[Naples]] || {{flaglist|Italy}} || [[:it:Ugo Niutta|Ugo Niutta]] |
| [[Naples Airport|Naples–Capodichino Airport Ugo Niutta]] || [[Naples]] || {{flaglist|Italy}} || [[:it:Ugo Niutta|Ugo Niutta]] |
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| [[Nelson Mandela International Airport]] || [[Praia]] || {{flaglist|Cape Verde}} || [[Nelson Mandela]] |
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| [[Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport]] || [[Kolkata]] || {{flaglist|India}} || [[Subhas Chandra Bose]] |
| [[Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport]] || [[Kolkata]] || {{flaglist|India}} || [[Subhas Chandra Bose]] |
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| [[Ramon Airport]] || [[Eilat]] || {{flaglist|Israel}} || [[Ilan Ramon]] and Assaf Ramon |
| [[Ramon Airport]] || [[Eilat]] || {{flaglist|Israel}} || [[Ilan Ramon]] and Assaf Ramon |
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| [[Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport]] || [[San Pedro Sula]] || {{flaglist|Honduras}} || [[Ramón Villeda Morales]] |
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| [[Tenerife South Airport|Reina Sofía Airport (Tenerife South)]] || [[Tenerife]] || {{flaglist|Spain}} || [[Queen Sofía of Spain]] |
| [[Tenerife South Airport|Reina Sofía Airport (Tenerife South)]] || [[Tenerife]] || {{flaglist|Spain}} || [[Queen Sofía of Spain]] |
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| [[Rosecrans Memorial Airport]] || [[Saint Joseph, Missouri|Saint Joseph]] || {{flagdeco|United States}} [[United States]]: [[Missouri]] || Sgt. Guy Wallace Rosecrans |
| [[Rosecrans Memorial Airport]] || [[Saint Joseph, Missouri|Saint Joseph]] || {{flagdeco|United States}} [[United States]]: [[Missouri]] || Sgt. Guy Wallace Rosecrans |
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| [[Lyon–Saint-Exupéry Airport]] || [[Lyon]] || {{flaglist|France}} || [[Antoine de Saint-Exupéry]] |
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| [[Sabiha Gökçen International Airport]] || [[Istanbul]] || {{flaglist|Turkey}} || [[Sabiha Gökçen]] |
| [[Sabiha Gökçen International Airport]] || [[Istanbul]] || {{flaglist|Turkey}} || [[Sabiha Gökçen]] |
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| [[Sangster International Airport]] || [[Montego Bay]] || {{flaglist|Jamaica}} || [[Donald Sangster]] |
| [[Sangster International Airport]] || [[Montego Bay]] || {{flaglist|Jamaica}} || [[Donald Sangster]] |
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| [[Santiago–Rosalía de Castro Airport]] || [[Santiago de Compostela]] || {{flaglist|Spain}} || [[Rosalía de Castro]] |
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| [[Santos Dumont Airport]] || [[Rio de Janeiro]] || {{flaglist|Brazil}} || [[Alberto Santos-Dumont]] |
| [[Santos Dumont Airport]] || [[Rio de Janeiro]] || {{flaglist|Brazil}} || [[Alberto Santos-Dumont]] |
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| [[Sivas Airport|Nuri Demirağ Airport]] || [[Sivas]] || {{flaglist|Turkey}} || [[Nuri Demirağ]] |
| [[Sivas Airport|Nuri Demirağ Airport]] || [[Sivas]] || {{flaglist|Turkey}} || [[Nuri Demirağ]] |
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| [[Soekarno–Hatta International Airport]] || [[Jakarta]] || {{flaglist|Indonesia}} || [[Sukarno]] and [[Mohammad Hatta]] |
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| [[Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport]] || [[Amritsar]] || {{flaglist|India}} || [[Guru Ram Das]], fourth Sikh guru and founder of the city of Amritsar |
| [[Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport]] || [[Amritsar]] || {{flaglist|India}} || [[Guru Ram Das]], fourth Sikh guru and founder of the city of Amritsar |
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| [[Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport]] || [[Tehran]] || {{flaglist|Iran}} || [[Ruhollah Khomeini]] |
| [[Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport]] || [[Tehran]] || {{flaglist|Iran}} || [[Ruhollah Khomeini]] |
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| [[Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Martin Airport]] || [[Villa Las Estrellas]] || {{flagdeco|Chile}} [[Chilean Antarctic Territory]] || [[Rodolfo Marsh Martin]] |
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| [[Tenzing-Hillary Airport]] || [[Lukla]] || {{flaglist|Nepal}} || [[Tenzing Norgay]] and [[Edmund Hillary|Sir Edmund Hillary]] |
| [[Tenzing-Hillary Airport]] || [[Lukla]] || {{flaglist|Nepal}} || [[Tenzing Norgay]] and [[Edmund Hillary|Sir Edmund Hillary]] |
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| [[Venustiano Carranza International Airport]] || [[Monclova]] || {{flaglist|Mexico}} || [[Venustiano Carranza]] |
| [[Venustiano Carranza International Airport]] || [[Monclova]] || {{flaglist|Mexico}} || [[Venustiano Carranza]] |
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| [[Comiso Airport|Vincenzo Magliocco Airport]] || [[Comiso]] || {{flaglist|Italy}} || [[Vincenzo Magliocco]] |
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| [[Warsaw Frederic Chopin Airport]] || [[Warsaw]] || {{flaglist|Poland}} || [[Frédéric Chopin]] |
| [[Warsaw Frederic Chopin Airport]] || [[Warsaw]] || {{flaglist|Poland}} || [[Frédéric Chopin]] |
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| [[Washington Dulles International Airport]] || [[Chantilly, Virginia|Chantilly]] || {{flagdeco|United States}} [[United States]]: [[Virginia]] || [[John Foster Dulles]] |
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| [[Whitford's Airport]] || [[Weedsport, New York|Weedsport]] || {{flagdeco|United States}} [[United States]]: [[New York (state)|New York]] || John Whitford |
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| [[Orenburg Tsentralny Airport|Yuri Gagarin Orenburg Tsentralny Airport]] || [[Orenburg]] || {{flaglist|Russia}} || [[Yuri Gagarin]] |
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| [[Berlin Brandenburg Airport|Willy Brandt Airport Berlin]] |
| [[Berlin Brandenburg Airport|Willy Brandt Airport Berlin]] || [[Berlin]] || {{flaglist|Germany}} || [[Willy Brandt]] |
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| [[Federico García Lorca Airport]] || [[Granada]] || {{flaglist|Spain}} || [[Federico García Lorca]] |
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;[[José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport]], [[Guayaquil]], [[Ecuador]] : formerly ''Simón Bolívar International Airport'', named for [[Simón Bolívar]] |
;[[José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport]], [[Guayaquil]], [[Ecuador]] : formerly ''Simón Bolívar International Airport'', named for [[Simón Bolívar]] |
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;[[Haluoleo Airport]], [[Kendari]], [[Southeast Sulawesi]], [[Indonesia]] : formerly ''Wolter Monginsidi Airport'', named for [[Robert Wolter Mongisidi]] |
;[[Haluoleo Airport]], [[Kendari]], [[Southeast Sulawesi]], [[Indonesia]] : formerly ''Wolter Monginsidi Airport'', named for [[Robert Wolter Mongisidi]] |
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;[[Harry Reid International Airport]], [[Paradise, Nevada|Paradise]], [[Nevada]], [[United States]] : formerly ''McCarran International Airport'', named for [[Pat McCarran]] ; changed in 2021 |
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;[[Kai Tak Airport]], [[Hong Kong]], [[People's Republic of China]] : closed, named after two plutocrats [[Kai Ho]] and [[Au Tak]] |
;[[Kai Tak Airport]], [[Hong Kong]], [[People's Republic of China]] : closed, named after two plutocrats [[Kai Ho]] and [[Au Tak]] |
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;[[Kimberley Airport]], [[Kimberley, Northern Cape]], [[South Africa]] : formerly ''B. J. Vorster Airport'', named for [[B. J. Vorster]] |
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;[[OR Tambo International Airport]], [[Johannesburg]], [[South Africa]] : formerly ''Jan Smuts International Airport'', named for [[Jan Smuts]] |
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;[[Reno–Tahoe International Airport]] : formerly Cannon International Airport named for senator [[Howard W. Cannon]] |
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;[[Senai International Airport]], [[Johor Bahru]], [[Malaysia]] : formerly Sultan Ismail International Airport |
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;[[Skopje International Airport]], [[Skopje]], [[North Macedonia]] : formerly ''Skopje Alexander the Great Airport'', named for [[Alexander the Great]] |
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;[[Stapleton International Airport]], [[Denver]], [[Colorado]], [[United States]] : closed, named for Denver mayor [[Benjamin F. Stapleton]] |
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;[[Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport]], [[Taoyuan City|Taoyuan]], [[Taiwan]] : formerly ''Chiang Kai-shek International Airport'', named for [[Chiang Kai-shek]] |
;[[Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport]], [[Taoyuan City|Taoyuan]], [[Taiwan]] : formerly ''Chiang Kai-shek International Airport'', named for [[Chiang Kai-shek]] |
Latest revision as of 20:43, 1 July 2024
This is a list of eponymously named airports.
It includes the name of the airport, the facility's location, and the person after whom the airport is named.
Current airports[edit]
Former names and names of closed airports[edit]
- Astor Piazzolla International Airport, Mar del Plata, Argentina
- formerly Brigadier General Bartolomé de la Colina International Airport, changed in August, 2008
- Baghdad International Airport, Baghdad, Iraq
- formerly Saddam International Airport, named for Saddam Hussein
- Bole International Airport, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
- formerly Haile Selassie I International Airport, named for Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia
- Buyant-Ukhaa International Airport, Ulan Bator, Mongolia
- formerly Chinggis Khaan International Airport, which is given to a new airport
- Cape Town International Airport, Cape Town, South Africa
- formerly D.F. Malan Airport, named for Daniel François Malan
- Clark International Airport, Clark Freeport Zone, Philippines
- formerly Diosdado Macapagal International Airport, named for Diosdado Macapagal
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport
- formerly Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield
- Durban International Airport, Durban, South Africa
- formerly Louis Botha Airport, named for Louis Botha; renamed in 1995 and closed in 2010
- Edmonton City Centre (Blatchford Field) Airport, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
- closed, named for Kenneth Alexander Blatchford
- El Alto International Airport, La Paz, Bolivia
- formerly John F. Kennedy International Airport
- José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport, Guayaquil, Ecuador
- formerly Simón Bolívar International Airport, named for Simón Bolívar
- Haluoleo Airport, Kendari, Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia
- formerly Wolter Monginsidi Airport, named for Robert Wolter Mongisidi
- Harry Reid International Airport, Paradise, Nevada, United States
- formerly McCarran International Airport, named for Pat McCarran ; changed in 2021
- Kai Tak Airport, Hong Kong, People's Republic of China
- closed, named after two plutocrats Kai Ho and Au Tak
- Kimberley Airport, Kimberley, Northern Cape, South Africa
- formerly B. J. Vorster Airport, named for B. J. Vorster
- Meigs Field, Chicago, Illinois, United States
- closed, named for Merrill C. Meigs
- Mati Airport, Mati City, Philippines
- formerly Imelda R. Marcos Airport
- OR Tambo International Airport, Johannesburg, South Africa
- formerly Jan Smuts International Airport, named for Jan Smuts
- Reno–Tahoe International Airport
- formerly Cannon International Airport named for senator Howard W. Cannon
- San Diego International Airport
- formerly Lindbergh Field named for aviator Charles Lindbergh
- Senai International Airport, Johor Bahru, Malaysia
- formerly Sultan Ismail International Airport
- Skopje International Airport, Skopje, North Macedonia
- formerly Skopje Alexander the Great Airport, named for Alexander the Great
- Stapleton International Airport, Denver, Colorado, United States
- closed, named for Denver mayor Benjamin F. Stapleton
- Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport, Taoyuan, Taiwan
- formerly Chiang Kai-shek International Airport, named for Chiang Kai-shek
- Velana International Airport, Maldives
- formerly Ibrahim Nasir International Airport, named for Ibrahim Nasir and renamed in 2017, after the family house name of Ibrahim Nasir
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Dallas, Texas Love Field Airport". Dallas-lovefield.com. Archived from the original on June 6, 2016. Retrieved June 10, 2016.