# Why is the Los Angeles Airport called LAX?

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**Created:** [July 28, 2005, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-los-angeles-airport-called-lax/314529 "2005-07-28T04:18:45Z")\
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Spokane International Airport is GEG. It used to be called Geiger Field, in honor of Major Harold C. Geiger, a pioneer in Army aviation and ballooning.

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