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Sensible European Airport Codes

Guess these IATA airport codes for the representative world cities that actually start with the first three letters of their names in English. (eg. if Barcelona was BAR and not... BCN).
Some work if abbreviated, or if using the Anglicized spelling (eg. Ü as UE)
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Last updated: January 27, 2026
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First submittedJuly 11, 2024
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ARRIVALS
Code
City
AMS
Amsterdam
ATH
Athens
BRU
Brussels
BUD
Budapest
DUB
Dublin
EDI
Edinburgh
FRA
Frankfurt
GLA
Glasgow
HEL
Helsinki
LIS
Lisbon
DEPARTURES
Code
City
LJU
Ljubljana
LUX
Luxembourg
MAD
Madrid
MAN
Manchester
NAP
Naples
OSL
Oslo
SOU
Southampton
SOF
Sofia
VIE
Vienna
ZAG
Zagreb
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14 Comments
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Level 69
Dec 27, 2025
NUE ?? This doesn't align with the quiz rules.
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Level 68
Dec 29, 2025
See the ü to ue Anglicized spelling caveat above. Yeah, I know it's Nuremberg in English, but if it's Nürnberg in German...
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Level 72
Jan 1, 2026
Well I happened to be sensible enough to guess this, sooo
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Level 68
Jan 1, 2026
Nice! And Happy New Year!
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Level 66
Jan 27, 2026
You could add Luxembourg airport (LUX) to the list, maybe replacing Nuremberg, which doesn't really work even with the caveat.
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Level 68
Jan 27, 2026
Good idea! Thank you!
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Level 76
Jan 27, 2026
I agree with the other comments. Nuremberg doesn't comply with your instructions. Your main instruction say "..with the first three letters of their names in English". This conflicts with your supplementary note. I'm not sure what the proportion of Jetpunk users who know how to transliterate the Ü to UE

I would suggest you remove Nuremberg and replace it with another (LUX is a good suggestion) or update your instructions.

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Level 68
Jan 27, 2026
Thank you! Good idea
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Level 54
Jan 27, 2026
34 seconds is INSANE!
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Level 68
Jan 27, 2026
That was me haha, had to make sure it worked
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Level 88
Jan 27, 2026
Love the theming :)
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Level 68
Jan 28, 2026
Thank you!
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Level 57
Jan 28, 2026
Turns out guessing south-x (wick, ham, beach, ville...) for the last few minutes was enough to clinch it.
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Level 70
Mar 8, 2026
From SIN to HEL