Maraming mga lungsod ang nagpapanatili ng mga makasaysayang pangalan sa kanilang mga code ng paliparan, sa kabila ng katotohanan na ang kanilang opisyal na pangalan o ang opisyal na pagbabaybay o transliterasyon ay naiiba na ngayon: in Bangladesh: DAC for Dhaka (formerly Dacca) in India: BOM for Mumbai (formerly Bombay), CCU for Kolkata (formerly Calcutta), and MAA for Chennai (formerly Madras); in China: PEK for Beijing (formerly Peking), TAO for Qingdao (formerly Tsingtao), and CAN for Guangzhou (formerly Canton).
Many cities retain historical names in their airport codes, despite the fact that their official name or its official spelling or transliteration is now different: in Armenia: LWN for Gyumri (formerly Leninakan) in Bangladesh: DAC for Dhaka (formerly Dacca) in Canada: YFB for Iqaluit (formerly Frobisher Bay) in China: PEK for Beijing (formerly Peking), TSN for Tianjin (formerly Tientsin), CKG for Chongqing (formerly Chungking), TAO for Qingdao (formerly Tsingtao), and CAN for Guangzhou (formerly Canton).WikiMatrix WikiMatrix