Aviation News Archives - World Airport Codes

Blizzards hit North East Coast Airports!

January 25, 2016 by Will Davies

Over the weekend, the North East Coast of America was subject to “Snowmageddon”, a massive snowstorm that crippled cities and brought life to a standstill. Fortunately, (or maybe unfortunately depending on how much you love the snow) things are now slowly starting to get back to normal, after all, it’s not an easy task to get rid of 3-4 foot of snow!

Reports suggest that Washington received around 30 inches of snow and an unofficial report stated that a rural area in West Virginia had an incredible 40 inches of snowfall! American airports are usually renowned for their ability to deal with heavy snowfall, but even they were defeated this time, with 7000 flights cancelled over the weekend.

Introducing the responsive World Airport Codes!

January 22, 2016 by Will Davies

Our lovely World Airport Codes has come a long way since we started! 13 years later it’s evolved into a data hub for all of the world’s airports and has an average of around 3.5 million users per year that visit from all corners of the globe. So, what next for World Airport Codes?

The new responsive World Airport Codes Website

Drum roll please …

World Airport Codes responsive website for finding airport codes worldwide

After 5 months of hard work, we are very excited to introduce to you the responsive version of World Airport Codes!

If you’re a frequent user of World Airport Codes, you may have noticed over the past few days that some features of the site are now a little different, especially if you’ve been accessing our site from your mobile or tablet device.

Where is Malaysia Airlines’ missing Boeing 777?

March 19, 2014 by Alice Fowler

With all the new technology making our world a smaller place it is truly difficult to understand how a Boeing 777 carrying 239 people can totally disappear. However that is what has happened in the year 2014.

On Saturday it will be 2 weeks since the Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 went missing and there is still no evidence to suggest where one earth it could be, which is deeply upsetting for the families and friends of those who boarded that flight.

The internet has run wild with theories and speculation but the truth is there is still much doubt over what is going on and what could have possibly happened. Here is what we do know: