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Official German Versions of Names of international Airports
Thread poster: Peter Schaefermeier
Peter Schaefermeier
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Hi,

Where can I find an official glossary of the names of international airports (en_US > de_DE)?

Is there any EU glossary?

Thanks

Cheers,


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Zea_Mays
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Wikipedia Aug 9

Is this of some help?

https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liste_der_Verkehrsflughäfen_in_Deutschland
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_airports_in_Germany
 
Peter Schaefermeier
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International Airports Aug 9

No, please read posting.
 
Zea_Mays
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International vs. Regional Aug 9

Peter Schaefermeier wrote:

No, please read posting.


On the German page, you'll find them classified by International and Regional.
These are not official glossaries, of course, but you may find all the names there, as well as links to related websites.
Colleagues may know better ressources.
 
Peter Schaefermeier
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Glossary Aug 10

I am looking for a glossary with names of airports worldwide, not for a list of airports in Germany. You didn't understand what I mean.
 
philgoddard
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What are you asking exactly? Aug 10

You don't translate most airport names. London Heathrow in English is London Heathrow in German. Paris Charles de Gaulle is Paris Charles de Gaulle.

The only exceptions are cities that have different names in German, like Wien, Rom, and Prag. As a native German speaker, you should know these without looking them up in a glossary.

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Kevin Fulton
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Look at the German IATA code page Aug 11

This substantially backs up Phil Goddard's suggestion, except that airports without the word "airport" (or local language equivalent) in their name are identified as "Flughafen (location), e.g., Regionalflughafen Alpena County.
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liste_der_IATA-Codes

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philgoddard wrote:

You don't translate most airport names. London Heathrow in English is London Heathrow in German. Paris Charles de Gaulle is Paris Charles de Gaulle.

The only exceptions are cities that have different names in German, like Wien, Rom, and Prag. As a native German speaker, you should know these without looking them up in a glossary.


I agree, that's also why I did "not understand the question". If in doubt, it could be a good idea asking at the Luftfahrt-Bundesamt or some Landesluftfahrtbehörde if such a list/glossary exists and/or what naming conventions they use.

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