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WFO Coded Identifiers | RFC Coded Identifiers

CWSU Coded Identifiers



WFO Identifiers

WFO ID ... WFO NAME

ABQ ... ALBUQUERQUE, NM

ABR ... ABERDEEN, SD

AFC ... ANCHORAGE, AK

AFG ... FAIRBANKS, AK

AJK ... JUNEAU, AK

AKQ ... WAKEFIELD, VA

ALY ... ALBANY, NY

AMA ... AMARILLO, TX

APX ... NORTH CENTRAL LOWER MICHIGAN, MI (Gaylord)

ARX ... LA CROSSE, WI

BGM ... BINGHAMTON, NY (Johnson City)

BIS ... BISMARCK, ND

BMX ... BIRMINGHAM, AL (Alabaster)

BOI ... BOISE, ID

BOU ... DENVER/BOULDER, CO

BOX ... BOSTON, MA (Taunton)

BRO ... BROWNSVILLE, TX

BTV ... BURLINGTON, VT

BUF ... BUFFALO, NY (Cheektowaga)

BYZ ... BILLINGS, MT

CAE ... COLUMBIA, SC

CAR ... CARIBOU, ME

CHS ... CHARLESTON, SC

CLE ... CLEVELAND, OH

CRP ... CORPUS CHRISTI, TX

CTP ... CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA, PA (State College)

CYS ... CHEYENNE, WY

DDC ... DODGE CITY, KS

DLH ... DULUTH, MN

DMX ... DES MOINES, IA (Johnston)

DTX ... DETROIT, MI (White Lakes)

DVN ... QUAD CITIES, IA (Davenport)

EAX ... KANSAS CITY, MO (Pleasant Hill)

EKA ... EUREKA, CA

EPZ ... EL PASO, TX (Santa Teresa)

EYW ... KEY WEST, FL

EWX ... AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO, TX (New Braunfels)

FFC ... ATLANTA, GA (Peachtree City)

FGF ... EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA, ND (Grand Forks)

FGZ ... FLAGSTAFF, AZ (Bellemont)

FSD ... SIOUX FALLS, SD

FWD ... DALLAS/FORT WORTH, TX

GGW ... GLASGOW, MT

GID ... HASTINGS, NE

GJT ... GRAND JUNCTION, CO

GLD ... GOODLAND, KS

GRB ... GREEN BAY, WI

GRR ... GRAND RAPIDS, MI

GSP ... GREENVILLE/SPARTANBURG, SC (Greer)

GUA ... GUAM, GU

GYX ... PORTLAND, ME

HFO ... Honolulu, HI

HGX ... HOUSTON/GALVESTON, TX (Dickinson)

HNX ... SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY, CA (Hanford)

ICT ... WICHITA, KS

ILM ... WILMINGTON, NC

ILN ... CINCINNATI, OH

ILX ... CENTRAL ILLINOIS, IL (Lincoln)

IND ... INDIANAPOLIS, IN

IWX ... NORTHERN INDIANA, IN (Syracuse)

JAN ... JACKSON, MS

JAX ... JACKSONVILLE, FL

JKL ... JACKSON, KY

LBF ... NORTH PLATTE, NE

LCH ... LAKE CHARLES, LA

LIX ... NEW ORLEANS/BATON ROUGE, LA (Slidell)

LKN ... ELKO, NV

LMK ... LOUISVILLE, KY

LOT ... CHICAGO, IL (Romeoville)

LOX ... LOS ANGELES, CA (Oxnard)

LSX ... ST. LOUIS, MO (St Charles)

LUB ... LUBBOCK, TX

LWX ... BALTIMORE, MD/WASHINGTON, DC (Sterling)

LZK ... LITTLE ROCK, AR

MAF ... MIDLAND/ODESSA, TX

MEG ... MEMPHIS, TN

MFL ... MIAMI, FL

MFR ... MEDFORD, OR

MHX ... MOREHEAD CITY, NC (Newport)

MKX ... MILWAUKEE, WI (Dousman)

MLB ... MELBOURNE, FL

MOB ... MOBILE, AL

MPX ... MINNEAPOLIS, MN (Chanhassen)

MQT ... MARQUETTE, MI (Negaunee)

MRX ... KNOXVILLE/TRI-CITIES, TN (Morristown)

MSO ... MISSOULA, MT

MTR ... SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA, CA (Monterey)

OAX ... OMAHA, NE (Valley)

OHX ... NASHVILLE, TN (Old Hickory)

OKX ... NEW YORK CITY, NY

OTX ... SPOKANE, WA

OUN ... OKLAHOMA CITY, OK (Norman)

PAH ... PADUCAH, KY

PBZ ... PITTSBURGH, PA (Coraopolis)

PDT ... PENDLETON, OR

PHI ... PHILADELPHIA, PA (Mt Holly)

PIH ... POCATELLO/IDAHO FALLS, ID

PQR ... PORTLAND, OR

PSR ... PHOENIX, AZ

PUB ... PUEBLO, CO

RAH ... RALEIGH/DURHAM, NC

REV ... RENO, NV

RIW ... RIVERTON, WY

RLX ... CHARLESTON, WV

RNK ... ROANOKE, VA

SEW ... SEATTLE/TACOMA, WA

SGF ... SPRINGFIELD, MO

SGX ... SAN DIEGO, CA

SHV ... SHREVEPORT, LA

SJT ... SAN ANGELO, TX

SJU ... SAN JUAN, PR (Carolina)

SLC ... SALT LAKE CITY, UT

STO ... SACRAMENTO, CA

TAE ... TALLAHASSEE, FL

TBW ... TAMPA BAY AREA, FL (Ruskin)

TFX ... GREAT FALLS, MT

TOP ... TOPEKA, KS

TSA ... TULSA, OK

TWC ... TUCSON, AZ

UNR ... RAPID CITY, SD

VEF ... LAS VEGAS, NV

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RFC Identifiers

RFC ID ... RFC NAME

ACR ... ALASKA RFC (Anchorage)

ALR ... SOUTHEAST RFC (Peachtree City)

FWR ... WEST GULF RFC (Fort Worth)

KRF ... MISSOURI BASIN RFC (Pleasant Hill)

MSR ... NORTH CENTRAL RFC (Chanhassen)

ORN ... LOWER MISSISSIPPI RFC (Slidell)

PTR ... NORTHWEST RFC (Portland)

RHA ... MIDDLE ATLANTIC RFC (State College)

RSA ... CALIFORNIA-NEVADA RFC (Sacramento)

STR ... COLORADO BASIN RFC (Salt Lake City)

TAR ... NORTHEAST RFC (Taunton)

TIR ... OHIO RFC (Wilmington)

TUA ... ARKANSAS-RED BASIN RFC (Tulsa)

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CWSU Identifiers

ZAB ... Albuquerque, NM

ZAN ... Anchorage, AK

ZAU ... Aurora, IL

ZBW ... Nashua, NH

ZDC ... Washington, D.C. (in Leesburg, VA)

ZDV ... Longmont, CO

ZFW ... Fort Worth, TX

ZHU ... Houston, TX

ZID ... Indianapolis, IN

ZJX ... Jacksonville, FL (in Hilliard)

ZKC ... Olathe, KS

ZLA ... Palmdale, CA

ZLC ... Salt Lake City, UT

ZMA ... Miami, FL

ZME ... Memphis, TN

ZMP ... Farmington, MN

ZOA ... Fremont, CA

ZOB ... Oberlin, OH

ZSE ... Auburn, WA

ZTL ... Atlanta, GA (in Hampton)

ZYN ... Islip, NY (in Ronkonkomo)

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