'YYC' has been the official International Air Transport Association code throughout the airport's history. “We adopted YYC as our brand in 2008,” Atkinson said. ... Originally named McCall Field, the terminal has been known as the Calgary International Airport since the 1960s.

Why do Canadian airports start with Y?

Rather than each Canadian airport completely renaming their codes to match the name of the airport or city they served, they simply added a 'Y' to the front of each 2 letter code, with the Y indicating that each airport was Canadian.

What does YYC stand for in slang?

Academic & Science » Chemistry. Rate it: YYC. Yes You Can. Miscellaneous » Unclassified.