As a quick rule of thumb, you append the "K" only to airports, and only to
those whose identifiers contain only letters (no numbers).


"Skyking" wrote in message
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(Paul Tomblin) wrote in message
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In a previous article, "John Harper" said:
include. They don't include Palo Alto, but they do include
KOYO, whatever that is (not a public use airplane airport,
for sure, and not on the SFO sectional). They include a

They've got a bad habit of sticking a "K" on the front of all
identifiers
when they plot it on the map. KO70 on the map is really O70 (Jackson).
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I believe that the "K" is only supposed to be used for International
Airports. I wonder how the good old USA got a "K" when Canada got a "C"
and Great Britain got a "G"? When we stay within our boundries, we don't
need a letter to tell us that we are navigating within our own country.

Merry Christmas,

Skyking