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I was wondering about the Z codes and how they come to be. ZLA makes sense, it's Los Angeles, but what about something like ZJX? If I didn't know I would never guess Jacksonville.
I was wondering about the Z codes and how they come to be. ZLA makes sense, it's Los Angeles, but what about something like ZJX? If I didn't know I would never guess Jacksonville.
well, the 'Z' in ZJX stands for Center, which is the common term for an Air Route Traffic Control Center. The other two letters are a code for the city or region. You're right that ZJX is not a common abbreviation, but the 'JX' most likely comes from Jacksonville.
There are a bunch of codes like this that don't match the standard airport codes, so you often just have to learn them
well, the 'Z' in ZJX stands for Center, which is the common term for an Air Route Traffic Control Center. The other two letters are a code for the city or region. You're right that ZJX is not a common abbreviation, but the 'JX' most likely comes from Jacksonville.
There are a bunch of codes like this that don't match the standard airport codes, so you often just have to learn them
I get that, but it got me confused and I was wondering if there's some other rule or way to name them that I didn't know about. Thanks for clearing things up.
