✈️ The Maddening Mess of Airport Codes! ✈️
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@worstedwoolens Рік тому
I love how stick figure Grey has evolved from a classroom teacher into a complete menace to polite society.
@twistedtachyon5877 Рік тому
I think StickGP Grey prefers "retiree".
@3rix Рік тому
¿Por qué no los dos?
@SaltpeterTaffy Рік тому
One thing remains the same: a captive audience.
@rambysophistry1220 Рік тому
You say that like polite society somehow deserves to not be menaced after such egregious nonsense on its behalf.
@weimaranerstudio7974 Рік тому
You’re one of my favorite UKpostsrs
@GermaphobeMusic Рік тому
I feel like CGP Grey is on the brink of starting his own airport
@879PC Рік тому
Too bad CGP is already taken
@20quid Рік тому
@@879PC I wonder if Grey has ever been to Chittagong.
@alexanderharrison7421 Рік тому
I think he's about to start his own Standards Organization for Literally Everything
@summsauce9784 Рік тому
would be the best airport
@dragonbretheren Рік тому
What is this? An airport for bees?
@Fabben1 Рік тому
Finnair had a long standing gag of operating flight 666 to HEL (Helsinki) and even taking off on Friday the 13ths.
@Halio70 Рік тому
I feel like with every CGP video we get, we see him descend further into madness. I blame Tiffany.
@mariapaulagl Рік тому
We ALL blame Tiffany
@bryanekers3472 Рік тому
Tiffany is totes to blame.
@Nadia1989 Рік тому
Damn you Hearne!
@averytheaxolotl5689 Рік тому
No, we dont blame Tiffany, we blame Hearne
@1224chrisng Рік тому
He's a Fan of Theophania
@atakoranodonbrachiosaurus1209 Рік тому
"but that's a story for another time" is essentially a death sentence to an interesting topic at this point
@Miss_Trillium Рік тому
As someone still wanting a follow up to Part 0 of reservations, I can confirm
@kingeragon2100 Рік тому
How to politely “nope” out of a rabbit whole.”
@NOT_A_ROBOT Рік тому
@@kingeragon2100 hole*
@reubenm.d.5218 Рік тому
Reservations. Forever in our hearts.
@SquintyGears Рік тому
to be fair he already spent 8 months to make sure CY had a logical origin...
@amateraceon5202 Рік тому
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 Рік тому
Yes
@lucasok1185 Рік тому
dullus
@MartyFox Рік тому
And the DON’T DIE video, I’d imagine
@benjaminjohnson6476 Рік тому
Thats what i want to believe about it
@muhilan8540 Рік тому
Dulles
@bryanekers3472 Рік тому
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 Рік тому
Not a resident of Pyongyang, but same can be said for the landmarks and airport details shown in the FNJ part.
@Coveredincatfur Рік тому
@bryanekers3472 I noticed the same thing!
@givelbs Рік тому
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 Рік тому
Reminds me of Dr. Seuss' books.
@WouldntULikeToKnow. Рік тому
Pure poetry
@unfinkintsugi 10 місяців тому
I fall asleep to him talking since it's flow is so beautiful.
@QueenMonny 2 місяці тому
@@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.
@arpitjain2591 Рік тому
Grey and airports, a never ending battle
@ferrum1776 Рік тому
An airport named Tiffany
@electrikpikachujm69 Рік тому
I know 😏
@chanr9531 Рік тому
A never ending battle for a lot of us too 😂
@54321jcc Рік тому
@@ferrum1776 Apparently the Ta’if Regional Airport of Ta’if, Saudi Arabia goes by TIF.
@zachychu9675 Рік тому
It’s no longer a battle, at this point it’s a war
@kalamari3288 Рік тому
I love the idea of Grey just diverting flights and lecturing to random people on planes.
@theburningtoastmonsterofur7028 Рік тому
Hi
@ianmcgregor576 Рік тому
@@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 Рік тому
Real GCPG Grey avoids to talk to strangers when possible. He is no smalltalk guy.
@FelixAmark Рік тому
i also like to belive its the same person in everyone of these videos that grey always happens to stumble upon
@RonsarLo Рік тому
If it wasn't for interacting with people, he'd totally do it too
@malignantcrow16 Рік тому
“All are coded so companies can communicate clearly and concisely complicated connections to carry their customers, and their bags.” -CGP Grey, 2022
@loupgarou95 Рік тому
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 Рік тому
The airport formerly known as McCOy Field…
@rickwemd6618 Рік тому
I really love the fact that Grey continues to accidentally roast Social-Security Number in both airport-themed videos
@FlyingBunnycorn Рік тому
Yes, "accidentally"...
@EEEEEEEE Рік тому
E
@NoriMori1992 Рік тому
"Accidentally"?
@Thot-Slayer-420 Рік тому
there are no accidents
@notawesomebread Рік тому
I need a 2 hour CGP video where all of the side notes and exceptions are thoroughly explained
@notsaying7838 Рік тому
@@skorp5677 Wait, really? Damn.
@ShroudedWolf51 Рік тому
@@notsaying7838 Yep. The behind the scenes commentaries are pretty dang neat.
@robertaylor9218 Рік тому
Won’t be enough time
@RTomassi Рік тому
I need a 3 hour CGP video explaining the side notes and exceptions from your 2 hour video :)
@zakr1187 Рік тому
@@skorp5677 where are the yt ones?
@oculicious Рік тому
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 Рік тому
Yo same. 2 hour flight becomes 15 minute flight
@QueenMonny 2 місяці тому
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.
@lauramitchell1924 Рік тому
As a new Ham Radio operator, I can tell you that Morse Code is alive and well.
@gregorystoike Рік тому
Welcome to the hobby!
@sabikikasuko6636 Рік тому
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 Рік тому
... *Tiffany*
@Kas_Styles-Akuma Рік тому
This
@ckelley8275 Рік тому
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 Рік тому
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 Рік тому
I feel the same way about comments with emojis.
@RainbowFlowerCrow Рік тому
@@tails183 🙄😒
@nulnoh219 Рік тому
It's like the magic school bus teacher, but kidnapping unwitting learners.
@EEEEEEEE Рік тому
E
@seanjones7854 Рік тому
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
@vmkunnari Рік тому
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.
@blainewheaton9679 Рік тому
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 Рік тому
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 Рік тому
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 Рік тому
W for East W for Without Weather
@FurryWrecker911 Рік тому
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 Рік тому
@@FurryWrecker911 are you serious about the fire extinguisher thing because if so we are doomed (SarcasmButAtTheSameTimeNotReally)
@ozboz1995 Рік тому
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 Рік тому
And yet we still don't know why some of them start with W instead
@shade8962 Рік тому
@@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 Рік тому
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 !
@Peacewind152 Рік тому
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 Рік тому
His own fault really, he can't leave well enough alone and *needs* to go dig deeper. :)
@holgerj.440 Рік тому
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!
@zmathpanda Рік тому
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.😊
@AhmadLad Рік тому
Being trapped with CGP Grey on a long flight would be an entertaining yet daunting experience. 😂😂
@heydashcake Рік тому
Fight?? Oh no...
@AhmadLad Рік тому
@@heydashcake Once the adrenaline started rushing, It was fight or flight... and I was slightly courageous 😂
@zimidiaz1015 Рік тому
Grey makes learning fun, i would love to be stuck on a flight with him
@pnutz_2 Рік тому
I saw him talking to the guy in the seat and had immediate Flying High flashbacks
@redyau_ Рік тому
Not really. He'd just be listening to plane noises on his sound cancelling headphones, praying you leave him alone.
@canadalavearn Рік тому
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 Рік тому
Canada wants to know Y?
@adt4864 Рік тому
I think he would make them too if they were only quick and easy to make
@that_one_guy934 Рік тому
2 years/ vid instead of 6 months
@emmakane6848 Рік тому
I’m pretty sure that he does this for patreon supporters.
@reedcspurling Рік тому
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 Рік тому
This is the exact comment I was looking for
@kipchickensout Рік тому
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
@thomaslusignan762 Рік тому
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 Рік тому
*squee in Montrealease* Le squee! Le squee
@froggywam Рік тому
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 Рік тому
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.
@octo-pops Рік тому
Now I need another CGP Grey deep dive video on the madness he spiralled into while researching Canadian airports
@jtiza Рік тому
"Someone dead ruined my life, again... AGAIN" runtime: 1:58:20
@jasonbennett7002 Рік тому
True but Tiffany set a high bar for descent into madness.
@aclonymous Рік тому
@@jtiza canada ruined my life
@aroryboreallen Рік тому
Hit me up in YYC
@edgardobeltran3823 Рік тому
It's the Brittany Tiffany madness all over again
@iprobablyforgotsomething Рік тому
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.
@toyztoyz2000 Рік тому
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!
@teslaromans1023 Рік тому
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 Рік тому
It's got that "looking longingly at a noose" feel to it.
@ArmageddonAngel Рік тому
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 Рік тому
Mocked by her own ticket 😔
@linux2647 Рік тому
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 Рік тому
slightly overweight in your country is extremely obese everywhere else
@luisenriqueperezperez3193 Рік тому
@@linux2647 Oh yes, the For Your Information airport
@ta144 Рік тому
@@linux2647 St. George, UT built a whole new airport...but kept the same airport codes.
@CoryDAnimates Рік тому
You know a travel UKpostsr is going to leverage that last part and make a video of going to all those IATA code airfields in real life.
@tommyfrerking 9 місяців тому
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
@fartherout.1046 Рік тому
I love how these scripts almost flow like poetry with the tiny alliteration that feed into one another
@C.I... Рік тому
Until he said "mahwngling" like he's an english aristocrat or something.
@Matrixpandagamer Рік тому
@@C.I... He is like Dr. Seuss
@matthewkreps3352 Рік тому
I'm like 26% sure it's an OCD thing.
@jordanwardan7588 Рік тому
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 Рік тому
@@jordanwardan7588 I mean.. did they not?
@vincentzhi9555 Рік тому
11:18 "if you dont have a system, you won't have exceptions" this resonated with me on a spiritual level
@XDRosenheim Рік тому
No rules? No one to stop you.
@vale.antoni Рік тому
7:11 He actually continues calling the Jersey side airport "Ewark" and it very much checks out
@SinHurr Рік тому
Going to need an Animaniacs-style song down of every airport code.
@Fejszi Рік тому
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 Рік тому
Timestamp: 12:18
@obvious_giraffe8386 Рік тому
Szia !!!
@VHenrik007 Рік тому
Hello, honfitársaim!
@illesmateorion Рік тому
Akkor nem csak én szúrtam ki, oké :D
@DerSenat Рік тому
and as a German, i feel honored that he used our language as an example here: 1:50
@tetrik6499 Рік тому
Can't wait to be serenaded by an overwhelming amount of information
@05council73 Рік тому
Same
@TheGirlWithTheHatJackHat_ Рік тому
Me tooo!
@aplila Рік тому
And to be bombarded by but billions of beautiful, bodacious alliterations 👍🏻
@Stlwartheart14 Рік тому
I am still confused, but I think thats in the spirit of the video
@TheGirlWithTheHatJackHat_ Рік тому
Yeah...
@leojei Рік тому
I feel so special being a Canadian from how many times CGP Grey calls out Canada in this video.
@Tony.H03 Рік тому
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.
@Macdaddy5539 Рік тому
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 Рік тому
And if any one of us were that trapped neighbour, we'd be like "tell us moar!!!"
@staceynainlab888 Рік тому
"sir, this is a Wendy's"
@nicolasorerosanz8515 Рік тому
The care and detail you and your team put in every one of your scripts is frightening
@CGPGrey Рік тому
Boo!
@egodeosum Рік тому
@@CGPGrey Bodø, Norway
@TheAutisticFrog Рік тому
@@CGPGreyhi
@jimijamflimiflam6323 Рік тому
@@CGPGrey D:
@NBAviageo Рік тому
@@CGPGrey im still mad at you for ewark ew jersey.
@dorinstefangheorghe983 Рік тому
the DAD,MAD,RUN ones having matching pictures is incredible
@nimi-nae Рік тому
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!
@crossoverepisode Рік тому
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 Рік тому
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)
@gavinrushing12 Рік тому
Absolutely brilliant!
@GoErikTheRed Рік тому
@@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 Рік тому
He must have been exposed to the same thing windover productions was
@duckofdeathv1595 Рік тому
He was probably trying to distract himself after seeing someone throw pennies into the engine.
@custosnox Рік тому
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 Рік тому
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 Рік тому
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 Рік тому
@@jobblejosh9713 Yeah, the airport I'm referencing is Bajio International (BJX), central Mexico.
@stella-vu8vh Рік тому
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 Рік тому
in addition, the x stands for international
@danese1636 Рік тому
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.
@bencekiss4693 Рік тому
12:19 That’s written in Hungarian!😁 Thank you for including our less known unique and extra hard language in your video!❤️
@mariapaulagl Рік тому
They are great that Way!
@TransMedard Рік тому
És nem mellesleg a legszebb is 😉
@kylemcewen8474 Рік тому
As a CY Canadian who flew through CGP in Bangladesh this week - this video absolutely made my day.
@1rdwn Рік тому
Me too, I'm from Bangladesh
@ianm408 Рік тому
Why?
@rat_king- Рік тому
@@ianm408 he's called cgp grey... figure the rest out
@ianm408 Рік тому
@@rat_king- I was asking Kyle the Canadian, why. It was a play on words. Go figure.
@rat_king- Рік тому
@@ianm408 Y? would have been better
@cowsareawesomex Рік тому
As a Montreal resident, I appreciate how accurate the skyline is from the IATA office
@indieflowerutau Рік тому
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 Рік тому
It was the cherry on top. Love it when Grey goes the extra step.
@MrEthanhines Рік тому
He's missing the oratory and of course the Mt. Royal cross. But other than that, it's about right.
@lupes99 Рік тому
@@indieflowerutau it’s impossible to miss with its 7 concourses. One of my favorite airports to connect through.
@johncam8420 Рік тому
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!
@gnomed6154 Рік тому
Thank you very much for the accurate cameo of our little Yakima Washington (YKM) airport, Grey! That is indeed what our airport roughly looks like! Including the sign. :)
@nomoremeaning Рік тому
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!
@bobafettsrightleg Рік тому
I love when Grey depicts countries, organizations, etc with girls and their flag/logo skirts and personalized hats and stuff. So cute !!
@werbizzy Рік тому
i wish i was a cute country with a cute flag skirt and my own hat
@TPK_MAKG Рік тому
@@werbizzy don't we all
@ERYN__ Рік тому
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 Рік тому
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__ Рік тому
@@cogspace yay Go Sharks I guess... although I lived closer to Levi stadium than the SAP. Peep the missing Android Nugat in pic!
@ashtar3876 Рік тому
Why the hell is costa rica SJO
@MandoMonge Рік тому
@@ashtar3876 the capital is San Jose
@JoseCastro-nj5bs Рік тому
Because its capital is san josé (yes, with accent)
@gwalker607 Рік тому
I am now putting “fly the funny IATA codes route” on my bucket list
@estebancespedes3515 Рік тому
I'm Colombian and I didn't know there was a place called Orocué much less that it has an airport (2:40). I checked and it's a tiny 8.000 people town in the middle of nowhere in the oriental plains, wild that it has an IATA code.
@Sinth_Node Рік тому
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!
@Unknown-jt1jo Рік тому
Agreed! There's a certain hypnotic cadence to CGP's delivery.
@jamesrosewell9081 Рік тому
Ah of course Shakespeare was historically known to be a bit fan of airports
@japzone Рік тому
Every CGP Grey video feels like I was wandering the desert and found an oasis.
@douglasmorth5661 Рік тому
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 Рік тому
But that’s a story for another time.
@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721 Рік тому
Or like I was taking a flight to JFK and found an oasis because Grey diverted the flight to a desert.
@MarcoAdventures Рік тому
I love how CGP Grey referenced his half a decade old Social Security Number video. It really shows his love, passion, and dedication to the entertaining content he makes.
@879PC Рік тому
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.
@scottmUTCS Рік тому
As a Navy vet, I appreciate how excited Grey gets about the possibility of using N for aircraft carriers.
@neby_nebs Рік тому
sorry about the whole Bnashville thing
@LavaCreeperPeople Рік тому
ok
@1983horizons1 Рік тому
11:26 I love when you can hear the laughter in CGP's voice. That's how you know something is truly absurd.
@VanadiumBromide Рік тому
Big Tim Curry SPACE energy.
@yichenyin7138 Рік тому
Maybe you mean 8:40 ?
@ratherryan Рік тому
I actually laughed out loud at that bit.
@pengudosh7979 Рік тому
01:31 Love the idea of windmills as a mode of transportation - Imagine the thrill of getting lifted up in the air, and then (by the power of centrifugal force) flung of towards your destination. I imagine that you’ll land on a giant trampoline. Amazing video, it was really cool!
@joshuabela5374 Рік тому
2:52 the woman at the top-right is so delighted to submit her city's code preference I love these animations
@lilshortkid100 Рік тому
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 Рік тому
you nailed that
@sigmasquadleader Рік тому
You're a monster, and I respect that.
@Skyrim_Shuffle Рік тому
Take my like, my respect, and rise, brother!
@LangKuoch Рік тому
As a Canadian who had always wondered about our Y's, this video was particularly satisfying to watch!!
@AvsJoe Рік тому
But Y?
@RainAngel111 Рік тому
Same
@ACoolKidsProduction Рік тому
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 Рік тому
And, of course, we're sorry.
@AlexVallee Рік тому
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.
@AlexCornellier Рік тому
I love that you can see the Montreal skyline behind the IATA, at 3:00 for example. Nice attention to detail :)
@couchpotatoinc Рік тому
The last two letters in Canadian codes come from railway/telegraph location codes. TZ was the code for Toronto, so we get YTZ. YZ was used for Malton, which is where Toronto’s big airport is, so YYZ.
@leojei Рік тому
So we DO have location code embedded in some of the IATA codes, PHEW!
@vintagesupermarkets5210 Рік тому
Yep here's another: OW = Ottawa pre-ICAO for the railway, so airport became YOW.
@calcubite9298 5 місяців тому
Neil Peart stands alone
@an2thetonio191 Рік тому
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 Рік тому
But, Basel/Mulhouse Airport IS on french soil, isn't it??
@an2thetonio191 Рік тому
@@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 Рік тому
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. Рік тому
@@NNONAO Happy to fly EDDF only
@einstijn138 Рік тому
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
@gnarled128 Рік тому
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 Рік тому
👀
@mayube9292 Рік тому
He also featured in OMG immediately after it. IOU FAQ? OMG!
@hrishikeshharitas2456 Рік тому
offff! kudos on the observation! altho, knowing grey it might be spring before the QnA actually comes out XD.
@MushroomMan64 Рік тому
😳❗❗
@ooooneeee Рік тому
What a twist!
@benlambert5984 Рік тому
I like how Grey is just outright adoring of the Netherlands in a lot of his videos.
@valj137 Рік тому
Absolutely more than 8 months of work definitely went into this. THANK YOU, GREY. Phenomenally entertaining, as always.
@johannbarnard8175 Рік тому
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 Рік тому
I noticed O Canada and i was like WAIT he really just put it in seamlessly
@zyriantel9601 Рік тому
O Canada, more like Y Canada
@josephf9874 Рік тому
I'm so glad i wasn't the only one who noticed that
@aniruddhakabbya622 Рік тому
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 Рік тому
Spectacular find 🍁
@WitherBossEntity Рік тому
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 Рік тому
How many OpenBSD devs go flying, let alone crash at random train stations?
@CaptainApathetic Рік тому
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 Рік тому
It's like land surveying for the modern era.
@kenna176 Рік тому
As an airline brat-turned-airline employee, I absolutely love everything about this.
@Dheinamar Рік тому
Kudos for using original flags of the post-USSR republicsat 10:02. I bet you spent a few hours on verifying them intentionally just for 10 people who’ll notice.
@baxtermcloughlin2287 Рік тому
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 Рік тому
I spent my entire time at the airport 2 months ago trying to find out what the run number was, but never did.
@duffmanis1337 Рік тому
Will definitely have the fastest boarding times of all airports though!
@polsar749 Рік тому
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 Рік тому
You can feel "Someone dead ruined my life for a third time" in places.
@grant5227 Рік тому
I'd be up for a 12 hour video like this.
@elgrazo82 Рік тому
8:03 fun fact, the city of Basel (where the EuroAirport BSL-MLH-EAP is right next to) has an additional IATA code: ZDH, which stands for the Basel SBB Railway Station. You can book a "flight" from ZDH to anywhere in the world via ZRH (Zurich Airport)
@wyattdornewass2651 Рік тому
I love how he says that all the London airports are ages away from eachother, and then shows the times between them which is less than a casual drive between my hometown and L.A.
@qKitti Рік тому
CGP Grey has to be in my top 3 favourite UKpostsrs 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 UKposts. Amazing video :)
@sebastianjost Рік тому
What er the other channels that come close to this quality? Anything comparable seems worth mentioning as a potential recommendation.
@JohnSmith-rr3pq Рік тому
@@sebastianjost tapakapa
@anthonybowman3423 Рік тому
@@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 Рік тому
@@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 Рік тому
@@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
@joe_z Рік тому
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 Рік тому
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 Рік тому
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 Рік тому
@@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 Рік тому
@@hotdogvan3399 [citation needed]
@sreekar5691 Рік тому
Q codes are used in amateur radio Morse code operation (CW). That operation is used a lot on HF bands, so it's still widely used. QRM (interference) and QSY (change to another frequency) are some examples of Q codes.
@GoldenFlyer Рік тому
I love how Grey uses route examples that would be financially unsustainable
@ArbitrarilyVideoGames Рік тому
"MOM, DAD, MAD, RUN, FUN" Is basically a normal day in a unstable family
@TheLewistownTrainspotter8102 Рік тому
MOM: Letfotar Airport DAD: Da Nang International Airport MAD: Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas Airport RUN: Roland Garros Airport FUN: Funafuti International Airport
@groundedgaming Рік тому
@@TheLewistownTrainspotter8102the one no one asked for and needed but wanted to know. Thanks anyways
@jcoogs7149 Рік тому
Can’t wait to see how this video branches off into the linguistics of acronyms and the evolution of early humans
@SandeepKaur-rw2fj Рік тому
You were close
@globalincident694 Рік тому
He went back as far as the printing press at least
@Geeksmithing Рік тому
Most aren't acronyms though. ;)
@PlayerLPs Рік тому
I'm from Freiburg and I'm so happy that the Euroairport was mentioned 😃 It's a common thing for Germans to travel by bus to the airport over the French border going in to the Switzerland part of the airport to fly somewhere else.
@ibtehaj-khan Рік тому
07:18 "An airport so nice, they coded it thrice" really got me
@chriswatts5921 Рік тому
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 Рік тому
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.
@K9R Рік тому
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 Рік тому
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 Рік тому
Also the intermodal goodness at Schiphol one of the best airport experiences in the world!
@PatricioHondagneuRoig Рік тому
Been there this year, it's a logistical beauty of an airport (except for the 4hr long security line)
@K9R Рік тому
@@XEinstein Yes, this type of train operates throughout the entire country of the Netherlands.
@Jothamvvw Рік тому
And of course Schiphol doesn't have the code Ams for its train station, as Ams doesn't exist. Schiphol is Shl.
@RigoRM Рік тому
This reminds me sooooo much of naming convention issues within corporations. A system is always set up theoretically but almost immediately by either personal preference or due to an unforeseen issues/product - the system breaks apart and a new convention is decided on for the next few years and then the cycle repeats and there never actually is a system as the next convention de-legitimizes the previous
@YadraVoat Рік тому
3:10 - I love how he dodged having to pronounce Yakima / Yakama. 🤣
@CanadaMMA Рік тому
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 Рік тому
YES
@ShinmaWa1 Рік тому
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 Рік тому
Well that explains a lot. I figured it had something to do with the O'Hare bit.
@Solarbonite Рік тому
MCO McCoy Airfield. Otherwise known as Orlando International Airport 😂
@Alexandretta Рік тому
Spokane International Airport is GEG, for Geiger Field, which it hasn't officially been called since, like, 1960.
@MarkusG85 Рік тому
@@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 Рік тому
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.
@mustafaemrebasaran7701 Рік тому
It's truly wonderful how much research Grey puts into these videos. Masterfully done as always.
@pipers_river Рік тому
I had no idea that Portland Victoria had it's own airport! It's pretty small so I just assumed that they would use the Avalon airport in nearby Geelong. Avalon's airport code is AVV or YMAV. My favourite fun to say Aussie airport codes are: GOO - Goondiwindi Airport, MOO - Moomba Airport, UEE Queenstown Airport, and FIZ - Fitzroy Crossing Airport.
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