Major airports around the world
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| Atlanta | Hartsfield International | Atlanta Mayor William Hartsfield
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| Boston | Logan International | Spanish-American War hero from South Boston, General Edward Logan
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| Chicago | Midway, O'Hare International | Lt. Cmdr. Edward "Butch" O'Hare, a World War II flying ace who was awarded the Medal of Honor
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| Cleveland | Hopkins International | City Manager William Hopkins
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| Houston | George Bush Intercontinental | George H. W. Bush, the 41st President
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| Las Vegas | McCarran Int'l | U.S. Senator Pat McCarran, a longtime Nevada politician
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| Lexington | Blue Grass | Blue Grass State
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| Milwaukee | Mitchell Int'l | General Billy Mitchell, often regarded as the father of the United States Air Force
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| New York | La Guardia Int'l, JFK Int'l | New York mayor Fiorello LaGuardia, President John Kennedy
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| Oklahoma City | Will Rogers World Airport | Comedian and legendary cowboy, Will Rogers
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| San Diego, CA | Lindbergh Field | Charles Lindbergh began the first solo transatlantic flight in San Diego.
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| Washington, DC | Dulles, Ronald Reagan National | John Foster Dulles, United States Secretary of State under Dwight D. Eisenhower.
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| London | Heathrow, Gatwick | Derived from the Anglo-Saxon words gāt, 'goat', and wīc, 'dairy farm', i.e. 'goat farm' the name of a manor on the site.
Named after the hamlet Heath Row which was demolished to make way for the airport
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| Paris | Charles De Gaulle International | General, Prime Minister and President of France in the 40's-60's
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| Rome, Italy | Leonardo Da Vinci | 15th Century Italian painter
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