Naming intersections

[hangar_rat]

Does anyone know how to get an intersection or waypoint named?

 

[U-I pilot]

dunno but whoever does name them made some pretty cool names....
BEARZ near chicago
WINGS near detroit
STADI near U-I's stadium
im sure there are tons of others that have relevance to local surroundings......

 

[urflyingme?!]

by disneyland there is Miky and Miny...

 

[StrykerFL]

There used to be one outside Orlando named DONGS.

 

[pilotman2105]

http://download.aopa.org/iap/20040219/NE1/psm_rnav_gps_rwy_16.pdf

And I'll give credit where credit is due. Originally posted by Jmmccutc.

 

[wms]

ILS 1R KMCI; SPICY, BARBQ, RIBBS

 

[skyking1976]

Pearsall, Texas VOR/DME or GPS approach has intersections FEELS and MANLY.

SK

 

[justApilot]

what do you think was going on when GANJA intersection was named on the UKW arrival into DFW?

 

[User546]

Phoenix has some good ones also.

On the DBACK ONE ARRIVAL you have two intersections titled:
DBACK and HOMRR
(For the Az Diamonbacks / Home Run)

Also coming in on V16 from the west you have:
PERKY - ANGRY - COFIN

 

[pilotyip]

The FIFO's

The FIFO's get to name them when they are being built. They do a little research and come up with local names, like all the ones around DTW have a Detroit sports connection, Wings, Tycob, Dunks, etc. Like the intersection named GORDN on the VOR 14 at 55D (Grayling, MI) is named after the FBO owner from years ago. I got that from a guy at the BTL FIFO office who designed the approach.