Meet Chief Kempegowda Bangalore Airport Nov. 23, 2023 Researching who airports are named after can at times give us a glimpse into the history of a locality. Of course, many airports simply carry the name of the city or town where they are located, such as the Los Angeles airport in California. Some airports are named after easily recognizable figures such as Ronald Reagan airport in DC; Indira Gandhi in Delhi. Some airports are officially named after a historical figure, but the name does not stick and the airport is popularly referred to by its location. A case in point is Josep Tarradellas Barcelona–El Prat Airport, named after a Catalonian politician who is known in Catalonia as “the first president of the government of Catalonia”. Another is Guarulhos airport, known for the town on the outskirts of São Paulo, despite being officially named after André Franco Montoro, a politician and former governor of São Paulo. In an interesting twist, Dulles airport, named after John Foste
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