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AirNav Radar => AirNav Radar Discussion => Topic started by: bratters on January 25, 2009, 06:27:24 PM

Title: Airport names/identifiers
Post by: bratters on January 25, 2009, 06:27:24 PM
I'm a bit mystified as to how airports are selected for viewing. I tick the the "hide small aiports" box but the rest seem to appear on a very random basis.

My currrent page covers more or less Hull to Gatwick/Southend to Cardiff and the airports displayed include:

Leicester but not EMA
Wolverhampton but not Birmingham
Cambridge but not Stansted
Hawarden but not Manchester
Biggin Hill but not Heathrow

Seems all a bit bizarre to me. Is there a way of prioritising airports displayed?
Title: Re: Airport names/identifiers
Post by: tarbat on January 25, 2009, 06:48:32 PM
I think it's pretty random.  To be honest, after a while you'll probably know where each airport is located, and turn the labels off.  The airport icons should all display.
Title: Re: Airport names/identifiers
Post by: AirNav Support on January 25, 2009, 06:53:51 PM
The hide small airports function does not work too well outside the US as we only have small airports flags fully for the US.
Title: Re: Airport names/identifiers
Post by: bratters on January 25, 2009, 08:13:14 PM
Thanks for coming back Airnav Support.

I think it's reasonable to expect the Major International and Regional Airports (Air Bases?) to appear on all settings.

Might be something for someone to tinker with on a wet afternoon.
Title: Re: Airport names/identifiers
Post by: AirNav Support on January 25, 2009, 09:53:56 PM
You mean someone to tinker with 50,000 world airports :)
Title: Re: Airport names/identifiers
Post by: Fenris on January 25, 2009, 09:58:31 PM
Quote from: AirNav Support on January 25, 2009, 09:53:56 PM
You mean someone to tinker with 50,000 world airports :)

Split them up by country, and then we'll get around to the less popular places eventually :)
Title: Re: Airport names/identifiers
Post by: bratters on January 25, 2009, 11:00:55 PM
Quote from: Fenris on January 25, 2009, 09:58:31 PM
Quote from: AirNav Support on January 25, 2009, 09:53:56 PM
You mean someone to tinker with 50,000 world airports :)

Split them up by country, and then we'll get around to the less popular places eventually :)

Thank you Fenris - saved me saying it.

Just my opinion that the dozen or so main airports should be default. It's more a question of show the main airports rather than don't show the small ones!!!!