Why do Canadian Airport Codes Start with Y?

Описание: Why do all Canadian airports seem to have airport codes that start with Y? Why do other cities have logical airport codes while Toronto and Montreal have random letters? Where did Canadian airports get its code from?

The mystery of Canadian airport codes are commonly overlooked, but this video, explains what causes Canadian airport IATA codes to all start with Y.

Beacon Code List: https://web.archive.org/web/201509072...

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Sources:
International Airport Code Origins https://airportcod.es/
Canadian IATA Airport Codes not starting with Y: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IATA_ai...
Weather Stations: https://books.google.ca/books?id=Y5dw... (Second Page of Chapter 15)
Weather Stations: https://web.archive.org/web/201604030...
Train Station Morse Codes: http://www.funtrivia.com/askft/Questi...
Malton Train Station Morse Code : http://www.city-data.com/forum/toront...
Montreal/Kirkland Radio Beacon : https://proposmontreal.com/index.php/...
Weather Station/ Radio Beacon : https://onemileatatime.com/canadian-a...
Weather Station: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opini...
Radio Beacon Codes: https://web.archive.org/web/201509072...
YYC Twitter:   / flyyyc  
YVR Twitter:   / yvrairport  
Saskatoon Foodbank Twitter:   / yxefoodbank  

Written, Produced and Edited by Andrew Ding.