There is an interesting comment on the Guardian site today about what it takes to get yourself an airport named after you. This is because Cardiff Airport is looking to get itself a cool celebrity name, like John Lennon or George Best. I would be interested to know what people think are the best/worst examples of airport naming, and who should still get an airport named after them.

 To start, surely the most ridicuous is the Robin Hood Airport, with the one striking most fear being the Chinggis Khaan International Airport in Mongolia.

New stupid one's would be Paris Airport (after Paris Hilton) in Kentucky, or what about Apple Airport (Chris Martin's and Gwyneths little one)

As long as Cardiff name it after a great Welsh Rugby player:- Barry John, Gareth Edwards to name a couple, then I don't mind.

Dragon Lady:

As long as Cardiff name it after a great Welsh Rugby player:- Barry John, Gareth Edwards to name a couple, then I don't mind.

What about Dame Shirley Bassey International?

 What about Coventry-Cyrille Regis Airport, or Coventry Godiva, because the ramp is usually bare as well.

Birmingham could be Birmingham Ozzie Osborne Airport, makes a lot of noise and doesn't know where its going.....

 What could you call Luton Airport, has anyone famous ever come from Luton?? Perhaps best to rename it after the nearby Motorway Junction- so Luton Junction 9 Airport.

 We don't need to make up a silly name for East Midlands/Nottingham/Derby/NEMA/ Leicester/Sherwood Forest Airport as they change it themselves every couple of years anyway, they play this game themselves.

Come on Scotland- what about Edinburgh Connery Airport and Glasgow Billy Connolly ???

Eclipse 

 More news on the Cardiff Airport naming situation, i read in the very exact and not at all tabloid Metro that there are some calls to call Cardiff Airport The Gavin and Stacey Airport, as well as Dame Shirley Bassey Gateway! . That sounds more like a bridge than an airport!

I think Paul Young is from Luton, Eclipse. Or they could name it Eric Morecambe Airport since he was a Luton football supporter.

Another one for Birmingham - Jasper Carrot International.

 Fred Dibnah International,  and what about Tom Jones eh? the Welsh Elvis surely deserves a mention

 Sorry Blackpool Airport should Be renamed Fred Dibnah Airport

 Hows about BHX renamed Napalm Death International?

How about ELO International for BHX (Birmingham Airport).....Brian Clough International..Nottingham East Mids Airport

Norman Wisdom-Pipkin Airport for Ronaldsway IOM.

Chris Moyles International for Leeds/Bradford.

John Inman Airport for Blackpool.

Lorraine Chase Airport for Luton.......she made it famous in the 70's !! 

Eclipse:

Come on Scotland- what about Edinburgh Connery Airport and Glasgow Billy Connolly ???

How's about 'Glasgow-Govan Rab C. Nesbitt International'? 

Titch

Change John Wayne airport, SNA, Santa Ana, Ca to Princess Diana Airport. Replace ugly statue of old man on horse with several portraits of truly beautiful lady!

 How about Frank Whittle Intl at East Midlands? (Whittle Field?).

I wouldnt rename Manchester Airport but what i would do is have Gary Neville's face painted on both runways so that pilots can aim landing there wheels right in his face! He is one fellow Manc that i am not a fan of!

Dare I have the temerity, and the raw Colonial courage, to most humbly suggest (he writes whilst touching forelock with grovelling respect to Welsh Rugby), that Cardiff Airport be named after a great New Zealand rugby player. My reasoning for this seemingly odd and perhaps impertinent/audacious suggestion is that our All Black teams have, for so many generations, been kindly and generous enough to impart their skills to so many Welsh teams with the hope that they would then be capable of travelling over their border and utterly humiliating and routing the dreaded English sides. Therefore I offer (gratis) "Pine Tree Meads" Airport.