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Calixare t1_j9jwmkk wrote

Such a naming is absolutely stupid idea IMO. All you need as a passenger is a city name only.

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john_vandenberghe OP t1_j9jwtlf wrote

Source: Wikipedia (here's a table with the person and type, that I added myself)

I used Illustrator for this. May have been a simpler way to do it with Tableau.

Very open to advice or constructive criticism. Here is a version without the names on the map.

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john_vandenberghe OP t1_j9jx2cf wrote

Replying to Calixare (#1,919,080)

That's one opinion. Though, I think it can be a nice way to honor a national or local hero, like naming the gateway to your country. Though I wish there were more scientists and fewer politicians.

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DameKumquat t1_j9jxfas wrote

Replying to Calixare (#1,919,080)

You need more than that - London has at least 6 airports. But a specific place name should suffice.

(London Heathrow, Gatwick, Luton, Stansted, City, Southend, Oxford, Biggin Hill, Heliport, RAF Northolt, Lydd...)

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cepegma t1_j9jxvtq wrote

I'd like to know how to do to get my name on the airport. I guess that in current times is only a matter of money only. What do you think?

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ropaga t1_j9jzh3w wrote

Madrid was just Madrid-Barajas, the name was changed to Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas a few years ago, it should be one of the airports longest name

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cox_ph t1_j9k0x4e wrote

Interesting how most of northern Europe (specifically the British Isles, Benelux, Nordic countries) have no interest in naming airports after people.

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11160704 t1_j9k2p9e wrote

The one in Munich is called Franz Josef Strauß and the one in Hamburg named after Helmut Schmidt.

The one in Pisa is named after Galileo Galilei and the one in Florence after Amerigo Vespucci

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john_vandenberghe OP t1_j9k9hod wrote

Replying to 11160704 (#1,919,889)

Ah, I knew there would be some mistakes, and that is a big miss on Munich.

Pisa is not in the data, since it was outside the top 101 in 2021. Hamburg, I probably should have counted. I was unsure what to do with christening, though I did count it for Stuttgart.

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buttaviaconto t1_j9k9mpw wrote

Naples airport doesn't have it in its name but it's dedicated to Ugo Niutta (WWI pilot) by giving the name to the address road

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kapege t1_j9ka78n wrote

Germany's busiest airports are Frankfurt and Munich aka "Franz Josef Strauss". There's no "Manfred Rommel" airport.

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11160704 t1_j9kdbcq wrote

Replying to kapege (#1,920,738)

Stuttgart airport does indeed have this name. I'm German myself and I never heard it before but I looked it up when I saw it on this map and it seems to be true.

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adamfarhadi t1_j9le4j8 wrote

Anyone know why the airport in Pristina is busier than airports in Croatia, Bosnia, and the other ex-Yugoslav countries? I honestly am kind of surprised by that.

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Ok_Bluebird7349 t1_j9lfmq1 wrote

I would have thought John Lennon airport would have made the list

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UncleSnowstorm t1_j9lh7cw wrote

Replying to bdh2 (#1,925,744)

But the UK is much more densely populated. You travel for 70 miles in England and you've passed 3 cities.

Nobody is considering Oxford to be part of the London metro area.

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caculo t1_j9lmoot wrote

Liverpool's is named John lennon

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caculo t1_j9lmuft wrote

Madeira's is named cristiano Ronaldo

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TolerantanMomak t1_j9ln16b wrote

Kosovo* has a busier airport than Croatia? Than Island?

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Yossarian216 t1_j9mds96 wrote

I’d argue Da Vinci was an artist more than a scientist/engineer. I mean he literally painted probably the most famous work of art in the world.

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th3Lunga t1_j9ntti6 wrote

As a joke, but also maybe not, I'd create a category just for Da Vinci.

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xFlo2212 t1_j9owte3 wrote

Replying to bdh2 (#1,928,240)

The truth that London isn't the whole world, is kind of irrelevant talking regarding that the conversation focused specifically on London, taking its specific situation into consideration.

My assumption is that people really don't see your point.

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