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Type the name for your new article in the box below and click the '''Create article''' button.  Rememeber that the format for new articles should be ''Airport Name (IATA/ICAO)'' (for example, ''San Diego International Airport (SAN/KSAN)''.
Type the name for your new article in the box below and click the '''Create article''' button.  Remember that the format for new articles should be ''Airport Name (IATA/ICAO)'' (for example, ''San Diego International Airport (SAN/KSAN)''.


For some tips on what to title your new article, see [http://www.spotterswiki.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=6 this forum thread].
For some tips on what to title your new article, see [http://www.spotterswiki.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=6 this forum thread].
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Don't forget to create redirects for the IATA and ICAO codes, as explained on the [[Help:Contents|main Help page]].
Don't forget to create redirects for the IATA and ICAO codes, as explained on the [[Help:Contents|main Help page]]. You can use the box below to create a redirect, enter an IATA or ICAO code and click '''Create article'''.  On the resulting page, fill in the name of the article that the redirect should point to between the <nowiki>[[ and ]]</nowiki> brackets.
 
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Revision as of 18:22, 11 May 2006

Type the name for your new article in the box below and click the Create article button. Remember that the format for new articles should be Airport Name (IATA/ICAO) (for example, San Diego International Airport (SAN/KSAN).

For some tips on what to title your new article, see this forum thread.


Don't forget to create redirects for the IATA and ICAO codes, as explained on the main Help page. You can use the box below to create a redirect, enter an IATA or ICAO code and click Create article. On the resulting page, fill in the name of the article that the redirect should point to between the [[ and ]] brackets.