Duke(ing) it Out Over a Name
Posted by: Len Kranser | 02/22/2008 10:01 AM
John Wayne's family disapproves of changing airport's name - OCRegister.com
A plan to add Orange County to the name of John Wayne Airport, part of an effort to cash in on the region's pop-culture prestige, has incensed one of the late actor's sons, who says officials are going to sully an icon in hopes of profiting off a "glut of moronic shows" on television.
Local tourism officials broached the idea late last year, saying that rechristening the aviation hub as John Wayne-Orange County Airport would add cachet as well as clarity by listing a place, not just a movie star's name.
Perhaps the change would reduce the need to scan airport status boards and airline reservation sites for "Santa Ana", "Orange County" and "John Wayne". To email the five members of the Board of Supervisors with your opinion click here.
A plan to add Orange County to the name of John Wayne Airport, part of an effort to cash in on the region's pop-culture prestige, has incensed one of the late actor's sons, who says officials are going to sully an icon in hopes of profiting off a "glut of moronic shows" on television.
Local tourism officials broached the idea late last year, saying that rechristening the aviation hub as John Wayne-Orange County Airport would add cachet as well as clarity by listing a place, not just a movie star's name.
Perhaps the change would reduce the need to scan airport status boards and airline reservation sites for "Santa Ana", "Orange County" and "John Wayne". To email the five members of the Board of Supervisors with your opinion click here.
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FAA 3 letter designation for John Wayne airport.
SNA
Why not call it like it is? Santa Ana airport
Let's call it El Toro.
The airport is in unincorporated county land, bounded by the cities of Irvine, Costa Mesa and Newport Beach but not Santa Ana.
The SNA designation is unfortunate and misleading. It possibly originated after the old Santa Ana Army Air Force Base was converted to civilian use.
The Wayne family has a point which greatly diminishes the argument that this change is being proposed for purposes of geographic clarity. Everyone knows where JFK Airport is, as well as O'Hare Airport. Anyone who flies likewise knows where John Wayne Airport is. This is just silly and unnecessary. I don't want our airport named after a TV show.
Is Kranser still around. Now that El Toro is dead, I have no idea why he even cares about John Wayne at all. Len you seriously need to find a new hobby. The airport debate is over and people are tired of it, especially after 4 elections.
I want the name changed. John Wayne was a drunken racist who was not even born here. Its embarrassing that we name our airport after someone who spent only a fraction of their life (and the final fraction) in OC.
I like the "Orange County Airport" as a name. Or lets even go so far and call it the Richard Nixon library. Such a great President deserves more than a Library or San Clemente.
Viva La Nixon!
sorry, I meant "Richard Nixon Airport" not Library. We are fortunate enough to have that testimate to honesty and leadership.
Richard Nixon was a regular passenger at El Toro. He landed there every time he came home.
John Wayne/Orange County or whatever the latest name is could never handle Air Force One.