Los Angeles International Airport - Quiz
Los Angeles International Airport
  • 1. Which aircraft crashed into Santa Monica Bay on January 13, 1969?
A) Hughes Airwest Flight 706
B) Continental Airlines Flight 603
C) United Airlines Flight 266
D) Scandinavian Airlines System Flight 933
  • 2. How many nautical miles west of LAX did Scandinavian Airlines System Flight 933 crash?
A) 18
B) 6
C) 15
D) 11
  • 3. What type of aircraft was Scandinavian Airlines System Flight 933?
A) McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10
B) Douglas DC-9
C) Boeing 727-100
D) Douglas DC-8-62
  • 4. Which airline operated Flight 266, which crashed on January 18, 1969?
A) Scandinavian Airlines
B) United Airlines
C) Continental Airlines
D) Hughes Airwest
  • 5. How many passengers died in the crash of United Airlines Flight 266?
A) 36
B) 32
C) 44
D) 9
  • 6. Where did the midair collision involving Hughes Airwest Flight 706 occur?
A) Terminal 2
B) San Gabriel Mountains
C) Santa Monica Bay
D) Compton
  • 7. Which military aircraft collided with Hughes Airwest Flight 706?
A) Douglas DC-8
B) Cessna 150
C) Boeing 707
D) McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II
  • 8. In what year did the bomb explode at Terminal 2?
A) 1971
B) 1974
C) 1969
D) 1978
  • 9. How many people were killed in the 1974 Terminal 2 bombing?
A) 3
B) 74
C) 11
D) 35
  • 10. What caused the Continental Airlines Flight 603 accident in 1978?
A) Engine failure
B) Midair collision
C) Bursting tires
D) Bomb explosion
  • 11. Which flight was bound for Honolulu when it suffered a landing gear collapse in 1978?
A) Hughes Airwest Flight 706
B) Continental Airlines Flight 603
C) Scandinavian Airlines Flight 933
D) Swift Aire Flight 235
  • 12. What type of aircraft was Swift Aire Flight 235?
A) Boeing 707
B) Douglas DC-9
C) Aerospatiale Nord 262A-33
D) Douglas DC-8-62
  • 13. On August 4, 1971, which airline collided with a Cessna 150?
A) Swift Aire
B) United Airlines
C) Continental Airlines
D) Hughes Airwest
  • 14. Where did the Continental Airlines and Cessna collision take place?
A) Over Compton
B) In Santa Monica Bay
C) Over the San Gabriel Mountains
D) At Terminal 2
  • 15. Which shuttle route connects passengers to the West Intermodal Transportation Facility?
A) Route E
B) Route X
C) Route M
D) Route A
  • 16. What is the primary function of Route A at LAX?
A) Terminal Connector
B) Economy Parking access
C) Employee parking transport
D) Metro rail connection
  • 17. What must passengers using Route A do if they are connecting to another flight?
A) Nothing, they stay airside
B) Show their passport to the driver
C) Buy a new boarding pass
D) Leave and re-enter security
  • 18. Which metro lines does the LAX/Metro Transit Center connect to?
A) J and L lines
B) A and E lines
C) C and K lines
D) B and D lines
  • 19. What is the expected operating year for the SkyLink project?
A) 2027
B) 2026
C) 2025
D) 2030
  • 20. Which shuttle route stops at all terminals?
A) Route A
B) Route X East Lot
C) Route X South Lot
D) Route E
  • 21. Where does the FlyAway bus provide service to from LAX?
A) Union Station and Van Nuys Airport
B) Long Beach and Burbank
C) Pasadena and Glendale
D) Santa Monica and Hollywood
  • 22. In what direction do FlyAway buses travel when stopping at LAX terminals?
A) Southbound
B) Clockwise
C) Northbound
D) Counter-clockwise
  • 23. What is the total estimated cost of the APM project?
A) $2.5 billion
B) $7.5 billion
C) $4.5 billion
D) $5.5 billion
  • 24. Which shuttle route connects to the LAX/Metro Transit Center?
A) Route M
B) Route E
C) Route A
D) Route X
  • 25. How long is the SkyLink rail line under construction?
A) 1.5 miles
B) 3.5 miles
C) 5 miles
D) 2.25 miles
  • 26. Which Route X service pattern only stops at terminals 1, 2, 3, and B?
A) East Lot
B) West Lot
C) South Lot
D) North Lot
  • 27. Where will the relocated LAX employee parking lot be situated after SkyLink opens?
A) Rental Car Center rooftop
B) West Intermodal Facility
C) Van Nuys Airport
D) Union Station
  • 28. What kind of lanes do FlyAway buses use to expedite their trips?
A) Airport service roads only
B) Standard highway lanes
C) Public bus lanes only
D) High-occupancy lanes and toll lanes
  • 29. How far is the LAX/Metro Transit Center from the Central Terminal Area?
A) About 1.5 miles
B) Over 5 miles
C) Less than 0.5 miles
D) About 3 miles
  • 30. What is the IATA code for Los Angeles International Airport?
A) INT
B) LOS
C) LAX
D) LAA
  • 31. In which neighborhood of Los Angeles is LAX located?
A) Venice
B) Santa Monica
C) Hollywood
D) Westchester
  • 32. How many parallel runways does LAX have?
A) Eight
B) Six
C) Four
D) Two
  • 33. What agency operates LAX?
A) Los Angeles World Airports
B) Federal Aviation Administration
C) California State Aviation Board
D) Los Angeles Department of Transportation
  • 34. In what year did the airport open?
A) 1928
B) 1945
C) 1920
D) 1950
  • 35. When was the airport renamed Los Angeles International Airport?
A) 1984
B) 1928
C) 1961
D) 1949
  • 36. Who dedicated the Theme Building on June 25, 1961?
A) Ronald Reagan
B) Lyndon B. Johnson
C) John F. Kennedy
D) Dwight D. Eisenhower
  • 37. How many passengers did LAX serve in 2024?
A) 75,050,875
B) 60,000,000
C) 76,587,980
D) 88,000,000
  • 38. Which city is located to the south of LAX?
A) El Segundo
B) Inglewood
C) Long Beach
D) Burbank
  • 39. What is the intended name of the rail/transit system connecting the airport facilities?
A) LAX Metro Rail
B) JetConnect
C) SkyLink
D) AirTrain
  • 40. What two-letter abbreviation was used for Los Angeles Airport before the 1930s?
A) AS
B) LG
C) LA
D) LX
  • 41. In what year were airport identifiers expanded to three letters?
A) 2016
B) 1947
C) 1972
D) 1930
  • 42. Which entity uses 'LAX' for Union Station in Downtown Los Angeles?
A) Metro
B) LAWA
C) Amtrak
D) Federal Aviation Administration
  • 43. What is the name of the complex containing runways 24R/06L and 24L/06R?
A) Central Airfield Complex
B) West Airfield Complex
C) South Airfield Complex
D) North Airfield Complex
  • 44. What body of water is located to the west of LAX?
A) San Pedro Bay
B) Gulf of Mexico
C) Pacific Ocean
D) Atlantic Ocean
  • 45. When did Los Angeles World Airports adopt the Preferential Runway Use Policy?
A) 1972
B) 1947
C) 1930
D) 2007
  • 46. During daytime hours, what air traffic pattern does LAX prefer?
A) North-South Operations
B) Westerly Operations
C) Easterly Operations
D) Over-Ocean Operations
  • 47. Under Westerly Operations, in which direction do departing aircraft take off?
A) West
B) East
C) South
D) North
  • 48. Which runways are preferred for departures to reduce noise?
A) Outboard runways
B) Diagonal runways
C) Crosswind runways
D) Inboard runways
  • 49. What typically causes an airport to shift to the non-preferred Easterly Operations?
A) Heavy traffic
B) Easterly winds
C) Runway maintenance
D) Low visibility
  • 50. In what year was the southernmost runway moved 55 feet to the south?
A) 2007
B) 1972
C) 2016
D) 1947
  • 51. How many feet of separation exist between the North Airfield Complex runways?
A) 1000 feet
B) 260 feet
C) 700 feet
D) 55 feet
  • 52. In what year were the plans to increase runway separation scrapped?
A) 1947
B) 2007
C) 2016
D) 1972
  • 53. What was built in lieu of the proposed runway separation expansion on the north side?
A) A new terminal
B) A maintenance hangar
C) A cargo warehouse
D) A new park
  • 54. In what style was the LAX Theme Building constructed?
A) Brutalist
B) Googie
C) Modernist
D) Art Deco
  • 55. In what year was the Theme Building built?
A) 1997
B) 1961
C) 1970
D) 1955
  • 56. What structure does the Theme Building resemble?
A) A control tower
B) A flying saucer
C) A rising sun
D) An airplane wing
  • 57. When was the Theme Building designated a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument?
A) 1992
B) 1997
C) 1961
D) 2018
  • 58. Who designed the electric lighting and interior for the Theme Building's 1997 renovation?
A) Airport Architects Group
B) The Smithsonian Institute
C) Walt Disney Imagineering
D) Los Angeles City Council
  • 59. What was the name of the restaurant that opened in the Theme Building in 1997?
A) Skyline Dining
B) Encounter Restaurant
C) Terminal Bistro
D) The Saucer Grill
  • 60. What entity relocated to the first floor of the Theme Building in 2018?
A) The Bob Hope USO
B) The Visitor Information Center
C) The City Council
D) The Airport Police
  • 61. What is the target number of total gates at LAX after modernization is complete?
A) 182
B) 200
C) 146
D) 150
  • 62. In what year were the renovations of Terminals 2 and 3 completed?
A) 2018
B) 2019
C) 2023
D) 2021
  • 63. In what year was the Los Angeles Airport Police headquarters replacement completed?
A) 2028
B) 2021
C) 2017
D) 2024
  • 64. When is the scheduled completion of the SkyLink project?
A) 2028
B) 2025
C) Summer 2026
D) 2030
  • 65. What project is intended to improve flow between Sepulveda Boulevard and the Central Terminal Area?
A) Terminal 0 construction
B) APM expansion
C) Roadway improvements
D) SkyLink completion
  • 66. What is the status of the construction of new Terminals 0 and 9?
A) Cancelled
B) Completed
C) Under construction
D) In planning
  • 67. What is the global passenger traffic ranking of Los Angeles International Airport based on the provided text?
A) Eleventh-busiest
B) Fifth-busiest
C) Third-busiest
D) Eighth-busiest
  • 68. What is the global cargo traffic ranking of Los Angeles International Airport?
A) Third-busiest
B) Fifth-busiest
C) Eleventh-busiest
D) Eighth-busiest
  • 69. What is the ranking of LAX by passenger boardings in the United States in 2022?
A) Fifth-busiest
B) Second-busiest
C) Eleventh-busiest
D) Eighth-busiest
  • 70. What is the global ranking of LAX for aircraft movements in 2017?
A) Eleventh most
B) Third most
C) Fifth most
D) Eighth most
  • 71. Which area of the airport links all terminals except the regional terminal via tunnels or connectors?
A) The secure area
B) The public waiting area
C) The parking garages
D) The cargo area
  • 72. Which major road is located immediately east of the LAX terminals?
A) Sepulveda Boulevard
B) Interstate 405
C) Century Boulevard
D) Interstate 105
  • 73. Which freeway can be reached to the east via Century Boulevard?
A) Interstate 405
B) State Route 1
C) Interstate 105
D) Century Freeway
  • 74. What is the name of the area where passengers go for taxi or ride-share pickups?
A) The Airport Shuttle Hub
B) Century Plaza
C) LAXit
D) Terminal 1 Waiting Zone
  • 75. Which organization regulates the taxi companies at LAX?
A) The City of Los Angeles
B) Continental Airlines
C) Authorized Taxicab Supervision Inc.
D) Los Angeles World Airports
  • 76. What does LAX impose on taxis and ride-shares?
A) A fuel surcharge
B) A terminal parking tax
C) A mandatory insurance premium
D) A commercial access fee
  • 77. In what year did Continental Airlines announce its move to Los Angeles?
A) 1962
B) 1983
C) 2009
D) 1963
  • 78. Where did Continental Airlines move its headquarters in 1983?
A) New York
B) Dallas
C) Chicago
D) Houston
  • 79. How many city-authorized taxi companies operate at LAX?
A) Fifteen
B) Twelve
C) Five
D) Nine
  • 80. Which public official's office hosted the press conference where the Continental Airlines move was announced?
A) Sam Yorty
B) Antonio Villaraigosa
C) Eric Garcetti
D) Tom Bradley
  • 81. How long did the museum building sit empty before reopening as a learning center?
A) 15 years
B) 10 years
C) 20 years
D) 5 years
  • 82. Which of the following items is part of the museum's airline memorabilia collection?
A) Pilot logbooks
B) TWA gate information sign
C) Airline flight simulators
D) Original airplane engines
  • 83. Where was the DC-3 'The Spirit of Seventy-Six' built?
A) Los Angeles
B) Santa Monica
C) Long Beach
D) San Francisco
  • 84. In what year was the DC-3 'The Spirit of Seventy-Six' built?
A) 1945
B) 1941
C) 1936
D) 1939
  • 85. Who was the Douglas test pilot killed in the 1939 crash?
A) Douglas Miller
B) Paul Chemidlin
C) John Parks
D) Johnny Cable
  • 86. Who survived the 1939 Douglas 7B crash?
A) John Parks
B) Paul Chemidlin
C) Johnny Cable
D) None of the passengers
  • 87. Why did the presence of Paul Chemidlin on the 1939 flight cause a political furor?
A) Because he was a famous French actor
B) Because he caused the plane to crash
C) Because he was a known spy
D) Because he was a representative of a foreign purchasing mission
  • 88. What happened to the first Douglas R3D-1 at Mines Field on June 1, 1940?
A) It was successfully delivered to the U.S. Navy.
B) It was destroyed in a hangar fire.
C) It was sold to William E. Boeing.
D) It crashed before delivery.
  • 89. What aircraft did the Navy acquire from William E. Boeing to replace the crashed R3D-1?
A) The 601st Ferrying Squadron prototype.
B) The P-51D Mustang.
C) The NA-73X Mustang.
D) The DC-5 prototype.
  • 90. Who was the test pilot for the first flight of the NA-73X Mustang?
A) Vance Breese.
B) Paul Balfour.
C) Henry Silver.
D) Edgar Schmued.
  • 91. Who was the WASP pilot that disappeared after departing Los Angeles Airport in 1944?
A) Gertrude Tompkins Silver.
B) Henry Silver.
C) Edgar Schmued.
D) Vance Breese.
  • 92. What weather condition did Gertrude Tompkins Silver fly into during her departure?
A) A sandstorm.
B) An offshore fog bank.
C) Clear skies with high winds.
D) A heavy thunderstorm.
  • 93. What unique status does Gertrude Tompkins Silver hold among WASP pilots?
A) She is the only missing WASP pilot.
B) She was the wife of the P-51 designer.
C) She was the longest-serving pilot in the 601st.
D) She was the first woman to fly a P-51.
  • 94. Why was the search for Gertrude Tompkins Silver delayed?
A) She had requested not to be tracked.
B) The military did not realize she was missing.
C) A paperwork foul-up.
D) Bad weather prevented search planes from taking off.
  • 95. In what year was a woman found dead in a suitcase on a baggage carousel at LAX?
A) 1985
B) 1986
C) 2000
D) 1991
  • 96. What was the nationality of the woman found dead in a suitcase in 1985?
A) Mexican
B) American
C) Iranian
D) German
  • 97. Which airline flight was involved in the 1986 Cerritos mid-air collision near LAX?
A) JetBlue
B) Aeroméxico
C) USAir
D) SkyWest
  • 98. What was the cause of the 1991 runway collision at LAX?
A) Controller error
B) Pilot intoxication
C) Severe weather
D) Mechanical failure
  • 99. Who attempted to bomb LAX on New Year's Eve 1999/2000?
A) A disgruntled passenger
B) Ahmed Ressam
C) Hesham Mohamed Hadayet
D) A member of Al-Qaeda
  • 100. What was the motivation behind the 2002 LAX shooting?
A) Attempted robbery
B) Political disagreement regarding U.S. support for Israel
C) Terrorist group funding
D) Dispute with airline staff
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