diff --git a/src/blackmisc/stringutils.cpp b/src/blackmisc/stringutils.cpp
index f8bb44047..0b1486660 100644
--- a/src/blackmisc/stringutils.cpp
+++ b/src/blackmisc/stringutils.cpp
@@ -56,6 +56,57 @@ namespace BlackMisc
         return false;
     }
 
+    int fuzzyShortStringComparision(const QString &str1, const QString &str2, Qt::CaseSensitivity cs)
+    {
+        // same
+        if (cs == Qt::CaseInsensitive) { if (caseInsensitiveStringCompare(str1, str2)) { return 100; }}
+        else if (str1 == str2) { return 100; }
+
+        // one string is empty
+        if (str1.isEmpty() || str2.isEmpty()) { return 0; }
+
+        // make sure aStr is not shorter
+        const QString aStr = str1.length() >= str2.length() ? str1 : str2;
+        const QString bStr = str1.length() >= str2.length() ? str2 : str1;
+
+        // starts/ends with
+        float s1 = aStr.length();
+        float s2 = bStr.length();
+        if (aStr.endsWith(bStr, cs)) { return s1 / s2 * 100; }
+        if (aStr.startsWith(bStr, cs)) { return s1 / s2 * 100; }
+
+        // contains
+        if (aStr.contains(bStr, cs)) { return s1 / s2 * 100; }
+
+        // char by char
+        float points = 0;
+        for (int p = 0; p < aStr.length(); p++)
+        {
+            if (p < bStr.length() && aStr[p] == bStr[p])
+            {
+                points += 1.0;
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            // char after
+            const int a = p + 1;
+            if (a < bStr.length() && aStr[p] == bStr[a])
+            {
+                points += 0.5;
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            // char before
+            const int b = p - 1;
+            if (b >= 0 && aStr[p] == bStr[b])
+            {
+                points += 0.5;
+                continue;
+            }
+        }
+        return points / s1 * 100;
+    }
+
     QString intToHex(int value, int digits)
     {
         QString hex(QString::number(value, 16).toUpper());
diff --git a/src/blackmisc/stringutils.h b/src/blackmisc/stringutils.h
index f20d77bb6..cb73be40c 100644
--- a/src/blackmisc/stringutils.h
+++ b/src/blackmisc/stringutils.h
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ namespace BlackMisc
     template <class F> QString removeChars(const QString &s, F predicate)
     {
         QString result;
-        std::copy_if(s.begin(), s.end(), std::back_inserter(result), [=](auto c) { return !predicate(c); });
+        std::copy_if(s.begin(), s.end(), std::back_inserter(result), [ = ](auto c) { return !predicate(c); });
         return result;
     }
 
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ namespace BlackMisc
     template <class F> QList<QStringRef> splitStringRefs(const QString &s, F predicate)
     {
         QList<QStringRef> result;
-        auto notPredicate = [=](auto c) { return !predicate(c); };
+        auto notPredicate = [ = ](auto c) { return !predicate(c); };
         auto begin = s.begin();
         while (true)
         {
@@ -132,6 +132,10 @@ namespace BlackMisc
     //! Convert string to bool
     BLACKMISC_EXPORT bool stringToBool(const QString &boolString);
 
+    //! Fuzzy compare for short strings (like ICAO designators)
+    //! \return int 0..100 (100 is perfect match)
+    BLACKMISC_EXPORT int fuzzyShortStringComparision(const QString &str1, const QString &str2, Qt::CaseSensitivity cs = Qt::CaseSensitive);
+
     //! Int to hex value
     BLACKMISC_EXPORT QString intToHex(int value, int digits = 2);
 
@@ -230,10 +234,10 @@ namespace BlackMisc
          * the derived class uses this macro to disambiguate the inherited members.
          */
 #       define BLACKMISC_DECLARE_USING_MIXIN_STRING(DERIVED)                \
-            using ::BlackMisc::Mixin::String<DERIVED>::toQString;           \
-            using ::BlackMisc::Mixin::String<DERIVED>::toFormattedQString;  \
-            using ::BlackMisc::Mixin::String<DERIVED>::toStdString;         \
-            using ::BlackMisc::Mixin::String<DERIVED>::stringForStreaming;
+    using ::BlackMisc::Mixin::String<DERIVED>::toQString;           \
+    using ::BlackMisc::Mixin::String<DERIVED>::toFormattedQString;  \
+    using ::BlackMisc::Mixin::String<DERIVED>::toStdString;         \
+    using ::BlackMisc::Mixin::String<DERIVED>::stringForStreaming;
     } // ns
 } // ns