Bob Hope Airport renamed so passengers know where they're flying to. The Burbank airfield is now known as the Hollywood Burbank Airport. Bob Hope Airport is no more. The Burbank airfield is now known as the Hollywood Burbank Airport (BUR).
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Airport officials approved a plan last May to change the name to Hollywood Burbank Airport to make it more catchy and recognizable to the rest of the world. “A lot of people east of the Rockies didn't know where Bob Hope Airport was,” says Lucy M. Burghdorf, the airport's director of public affairs and communications.
The airport has been named the United Airport (1930-1934), Union Air Terminal (1934-1940), Lockheed Air Terminal (1940-1967), Hollywood-Burbank Airport (1967-1978), Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport (1978-2003), and Bob Hope Airport (since 2003 as the legal name).
John Wayne Airport was formerly named Orange County Airport but in 1979 was renamed to honor the actor John Wayne, who was originally from Newport Beach and passed away on that year. Santa Ana Airport is not located in Santa Ana's municipality; its entrance is at Irvine, the city which borders it from north and east.
Fodors Travel Guide conducted a new survey ranking the world's airports from best to worst. The two Southern California airports were ranked, on opposite sides of the spectrum, with Burbank being named the best airport in the country and LAX the worst.
BUR is also the only airport in the area with a direct rail connection to downtown Los Angeles. It's a great place for celebrity sightings as many stars use Burbank Hollywood to slip into town avoiding fans and paparazzi. Many stars live in the Burbank area.
Background. Bob Hope Airport – formerly called Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport – is located in the City of Burbank, CA, but owned and operated by the Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority.
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John Wayne Airport, Orange County (SNA)Smaller in size, John Wayne Airport ditches the insanity of LAX and trades it for close proximity to the ocean's waves. Located 35 miles south of Los Angeles, this is the closest airport to Disneyland and is the busiest area airport after LAX.