How a Melbourne Analyst Named 95 Airports in 60 Seconds
The Australia Today documented a particular kind of discipline when it reported on Sruthy Saseendran, the Melbourne-based business analyst who set a Guinness World Record for identifying the most…
The Australia Today documented a particular kind of discipline when it reported on Sruthy Saseendran, the Melbourne-based business analyst who set a Guinness World Record for identifying the most airports in one minute using IATA codes. Sruthy named 95 airports in 60 seconds, enough to claim a title in a record category that was newly created for the attempt.
The path to that minute started well before the clock did. According to the coverage, Sruthy began memorising airport codes around 2023, when she could recall roughly 30 per minute. From there she practised for about 18 months, rising around 4:30am each day to build the recall speed the record demanded. The progression from 30 to 95 codes in a single minute is the story the number alone does not tell.
What gives the achievement its weight is the context around it. Sruthy pursued the record while managing significant personal and professional pressures, including job loss and family setbacks, and while balancing a full-time contract job with parenting. The early morning sessions were carved out of a life already full, which is part of why the result reads as a feat of persistence as much as memory.
Sruthy's roots trace to a small town near Trivandrum in Kerala, India, and her record now sits alongside her work as a business analyst in Melbourne. She has said she can recite 104 airport codes in one minute, nine more than her official record, though she says she does not have plans to break another record.
The Australia Today's account captures something precise about how the record came together. A measurable target, a long and unglamorous training routine, and a willingness to keep going through disruption. The 95 codes are the headline, but the method behind them is the part worth remembering.