Armstrong Airport

Do You Agree That Canada Has A Habit Of Giving Airports Very Long Names?

FOR EXAMPLE: Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport Saskatoon John G. Diefenbaker International Airport Montréal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport Toronto Lester B. Pearson International Airport Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport Also quite a lot of Canadian airports tend to be named after people. Whereas in London, England the five main airports are not long or named after people: London Heathrow Airport London Gatwick Airport London Stansted Airport London Luton Airport London City Airport

Public Comments

1. Thats why they have short names like XYX
2. I guess you've never been to the US. Baltimore-Washington Thurgood Marshall International Airport Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport John F. Kennedy International Airport John Wayne Orange County Airport My guess would be that most British things that are named for people are named for kings, queens, and other royals, there aren't enough to go around to name each airport for a person. In North America, it seems everyone has to be honored with having something named for them.
3. Maybe it's a northern thing. For example Wiley Post-Will Rogers Memorial Airport, Barrow, Alaska, U.S.A.
4. How about Buttonville, Waterloo International, Windsor, Toronto City Centre. It is just that the larger ones get named after people with high profiles.
5. Most people just say "the airport". When there's a choice, it would probably be "I have to get to Pearson."
6. They are just the airport's formal name. Most people would just call them "Pearson [International]" or "Trudeau". People get what you mean.