SQL query to check if a name begins and ends with a vowel

Question

I want to query the list of CITY names from the table STATION(id, city, longitude, latitude) which have vowels as both their first and last charact

Answer 1

SELECT distinct CITY 
FROM STATION 
where (CITY LIKE 'a%' 
    OR CITY LIKE 'e%' 
    OR CITY LIKE 'i%' 
    OR CITY LIKE 'o%'
    OR CITY LIKE 'u%'
) AND (CITY LIKE '%a' 
    OR CITY LIKE '%e'
    OR CITY LIKE '%i'
    OR CITY LIKE '%o'
    OR CITY LIKE '%u'
)