John F. Kennedy International Airport - Quiz
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  • 1. In what year did Terminal 1 open?
A) 1948
B) 2003
C) 1998
D) 1988
  • 2. How many years after the opening of JFK did Terminal 1 open?
A) 50 years
B) 25 years
C) 40 years
D) 60 years
  • 3. Which airline consortium directed the creation of Terminal 1?
A) SkyTeam
B) Terminal One Group
C) Star Alliance
D) Oneworld
  • 4. Which of these airlines was part of the consortium that founded Terminal 1?
A) Delta Air Lines
B) Lufthansa
C) British Airways
D) United Airlines
  • 5. What previous facility was located on the site of Terminal 1?
A) Eastern Air Lines terminal
B) The International Arrivals Building
C) Pan Am terminal
D) TWA Flight Center
  • 6. Which firm designed Terminal 1?
A) Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
B) Gensler
C) Eero Saarinen and Associates
D) William Nicholas Bodouva + Associates
  • 7. How many gates does Terminal 1 have?
A) 10
B) 15
C) 12
D) 11
  • 8. Which two terminals at JFK can handle the Airbus A380?
A) Terminal 1 and Terminal 7
B) Terminal 1 and Terminal 5
C) Terminal 4 and Terminal 8
D) Terminal 1 and Terminal 4
  • 9. Until what year did Air France operate the Concorde at Terminal 1?
A) 2003
B) 2000
C) 2005
D) 1998
  • 10. Which airline flies the Airbus A380 to Terminal 1 from Seoul–Incheon?
A) Air China
B) Asiana Airlines
C) Korean Air
D) Japan Airlines
  • 11. Which airline alliance is Air France associated with in Terminal 1?
A) Independent
B) SkyTeam
C) Oneworld
D) Star Alliance
  • 12. Which airline represents Oneworld in Terminal 1?
A) Royal Air Maroc
B) Lufthansa
C) Air France
D) Turkish Airlines
  • 13. Which of the following is a Star Alliance carrier at Terminal 1?
A) Saudia
B) Turkish Airlines
C) Air Serbia
D) Gulf Air
  • 14. Which of these is NOT an airline serving Terminal 1?
A) Gulf Air
B) Viva
C) Azores Airlines
D) American Airlines
  • 15. On what date was the airport renamed John F. Kennedy International Airport?
A) November 22, 1963
B) May 28, 1998
C) December 24, 1963
D) December 17, 2003
  • 16. Who proposed the renaming of the airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport?
A) An airline executive
B) President John F. Kennedy
C) Mayor Robert F. Wagner Jr.
D) The Port Authority Board of Commissioners
  • 17. Why was the airport code changed from KIA to JFK in 1968?
A) To match the new terminal name
B) Due to a clerical error
C) Because the airport was sold
D) To avoid association with 'killed in action'
  • 18. Which airport currently uses the codes IDL and KIDL?
A) Newark Airport
B) Indianola Municipal Airport
C) LaGuardia Airport
D) JFK International Airport
  • 19. What was the peak number of airline operations at JFK in 1967?
A) 500,000
B) 1,000,000
C) 403,981
D) 200,000
  • 20. When did the Concorde start scheduled trans-Atlantic supersonic flights to JFK?
A) October 24, 2003
B) November 22, 1977
C) May 28, 1998
D) December 17, 2003
  • 21. Which airline retired the Concorde on October 24, 2003?
A) Lufthansa
B) British Airways
C) Air France
D) Delta Air Lines
  • 22. When did Terminal 4, the replacement for the International Arrivals Building, open?
A) March 19, 2007
B) May 28, 1998
C) May 24, 2001
D) December 17, 2003
  • 23. Which airline uses Terminal 5, which incorporates the TWA Flight Center?
A) Delta Air Lines
B) JetBlue
C) American Airlines
D) Qatar Airways
  • 24. What event happened at JFK on March 19, 2007?
A) First passenger Airbus A380 flight to the US
B) Opening of Terminal 4
C) Retirement of the Concorde
D) First commercial Airbus A350 flight
  • 25. Which airline operated the first regularly scheduled commercial A380 flight to the US at JFK?
A) Lufthansa
B) Singapore Airlines
C) Korean Air
D) Emirates
  • 26. On what date did JFK receive the first commercial Airbus A350 flight?
A) March 19, 2007
B) December 8, 2015
C) August 1, 2008
D) November 2010
  • 27. Which airline began the first commercial Airbus A350 flight to JFK?
A) Emirates
B) Qatar Airways
C) Asiana Airlines
D) Singapore Airlines
  • 28. What is the model of the aircraft used for the world's longest flight hosted at JFK?
A) Airbus A380
B) Concorde
C) Airbus A350-900ULR
D) Boeing 747
  • 29. How long is the world's longest flight currently hosted at JFK?
A) 15,349 km
B) 5,000 km
C) 20,000 km
D) 10,000 km
  • 30. Who was the architect responsible for the plan to give each major airline their own terminal space?
A) Wallace Harrison
B) Eero Saarinen
C) Chester L. Churchill
D) I. M. Pei
  • 31. In what year did airlines approve the revised plan for separate terminals?
A) 1955
B) 1959
C) 1954
D) 1957
  • 32. What was the maximum gross weight the original airport was designed to accommodate?
A) 200,000 pounds
B) 400,000 pounds
C) 500,000 pounds
D) 300,000 pounds
  • 33. Which aircraft required airport modifications in the late 1960s due to its weight?
A) Boeing 747
B) Concorde
C) Douglas DC-8
D) Boeing 707
  • 34. Which company designed the International Arrivals Building?
A) Kahn and Jacobs
B) Tippetts-Abbett-McCarthy-Stratton
C) PANYNJ
D) SOM
  • 35. Who designed Eastern Air Lines' Terminal 1, which opened in 1959?
A) Eero Saarinen
B) Chester L. Churchill
C) Wallace Harrison
D) I. M. Pei
  • 36. What unique feature did the American Airlines Terminal 8 have until 2007?
A) A 317-foot stained-glass facade
B) All-glass mullion windows
C) A reflecting pool on the roof
D) An elliptical suspended roof
  • 37. Pan American World Airways' terminal was known by what name?
A) The TWA Flight Center
B) The International Arrivals Building
C) The Sundrome
D) Worldport
  • 38. The TWA Flight Center was designed by which architect?
A) Eero Saarinen
B) I. M. Pei
C) Chester L. Churchill
D) Wallace Harrison
  • 39. Into what has the original TWA Flight Center head house been converted?
A) The TWA Hotel
B) Terminal 5's main check-in area
C) A museum of aviation
D) A retail shopping complex
  • 40. The Sundrome (Terminal 6) was designed by which architect?
A) Wallace Harrison
B) I. M. Pei
C) Eero Saarinen
D) Robert Sowers
  • 41. What design feature was unprecedented when the Sundrome opened in 1969?
A) Use of all-glass mullions
B) The use of finger piers
C) The use of jetways
D) The elliptical roof design
  • 42. Which U.S. President attended the opening ceremony of Idlewild?
A) Franklin D. Roosevelt
B) John F. Kennedy
C) Dwight D. Eisenhower
D) Harry S. Truman
  • 43. How large was the original terminal building at Idlewild in 1948?
A) 100,000 square feet
B) 215,501 square feet
C) 79,280 square feet
D) 50,000 square feet
  • 44. What was the size of the terminal building following the 1949 expansion?
A) 300,000 square feet
B) 215,501 square feet
C) 79,280 square feet
D) 150,500 square feet
  • 45. What year was the control tower added to the airport?
A) 1957
B) 1949
C) 1948
D) 1952
  • 46. How many runways did Idlewild have upon opening?
A) Eight
B) Seven
C) Five
D) Six
  • 47. When did runway 7R close?
A) 1948
B) 1990
C) 1957
D) Around 1966
  • 48. Until what year was the smaller runway 14/32 used?
A) 1990
B) 1952
C) 1957
D) 1966
  • 49. What was the first jet airliner to land at Idlewild?
A) Avro Jetliner
B) Boeing 707
C) Sud Aviation Caravelle
D) Tupolev Tu-104
  • 50. When did the first jet airliner land at Idlewild?
A) October 1951
B) May 2, 1957
C) April 18, 1950
D) July 1, 1948
  • 51. Which jet prototype was granted landing approval in 1957 after noise tests?
A) Sud Aviation Caravelle
B) Douglas DC-7
C) Avro Jetliner
D) Tupolev Tu-104
  • 52. What was the average number of daily airline operations at Idlewild in 1951?
A) 242
B) 73
C) 1,283
D) 250
  • 53. What is the IATA code for John F. Kennedy International Airport?
A) JFKNY
B) JFK
C) NYC
D) IDL
  • 54. How many acres does JFK Airport cover?
A) 1,000 acres
B) 4,000 acres
C) 5,200 acres
D) 2,104 acres
  • 55. How many passenger terminals does JFK Airport feature?
A) Six
B) Three
C) Four
D) Five
  • 56. How far is JFK Airport from Midtown Manhattan?
A) 26 miles
B) 16 miles
C) 30 miles
D) 10 miles
  • 57. JFK was built to relieve overcrowding at which airport?
A) LaGuardia Field
B) Newark Liberty
C) Teterboro
D) Idlewild Beach
  • 58. What was the site of the airport originally used for before construction?
A) A residential neighborhood
B) A military base
C) Idlewild Beach Golf Course
D) A shipping port
  • 59. Which expressway provides vehicular access to the airport?
A) Interstate 80
B) Interstate 278
C) Interstate 95
D) Interstate 678
  • 60. Which crime family were the associates of the Air France robbery linked to?
A) Gambino crime family
B) Genovese crime family
C) Lucchese crime family
D) Bonanno crime family
  • 61. How did the thieves enter the strong room?
A) They obtained a key
B) They bribed a security guard
C) They picked the lock
D) They used explosives
  • 62. What type of room was used to store the money?
A) A cement block strong room
B) A reinforced cargo container
C) A wooden crate
D) A steel vault
  • 63. Where had the American currency been exchanged before being transported to the US?
A) South America
B) The Middle East
C) Europe
D) Southeast Asia
  • 64. When was the theft of the currency discovered?
A) The following Monday
B) Immediately
C) A month later
D) The next day
  • 65. What was the status of the cargo terminal at the time of the robbery?
A) Unsecured
B) Locked and bolted
C) Under surveillance
D) Heavily guarded
  • 66. How many bags of money were taken in the suitcase?
A) Ten
B) Four
C) Seven
D) Three
  • 67. Who was the only person convicted in the Lufthansa heist?
A) Henry Hill
B) James Burke
C) John Gotti
D) Louis Werner
  • 68. Who was believed to be the mastermind behind the Lufthansa heist?
A) James Burke
B) Louis Werner
C) An unnamed airport worker
D) The Lucchese crime family head
  • 69. What payment methods are used for external transfers on the AirTrain?
A) Mobile app only
B) OMNY or MetroCard
C) Credit card swipe at turnstile
D) Cash only
  • 70. Which bus serves Terminal 8 at JFK as of 2025?
A) Q6
B) Q10
C) Q3
D) B15
  • 71. How many Tesla Supercharger stalls are currently in the new station on airport property?
A) 16
B) 12
C) 8
D) 4
  • 72. When was the latest arrest associated with the Lufthansa heist made?
A) 2025
B) 2000
C) 1978
D) 2014
  • 73. Is travel on the AirTrain within airport property free?
A) Only for employees
B) No, it requires a fare
C) Yes, it is complimentary
D) Only for international travelers
  • 74. What is the total number of gates at JFK?
A) 130
B) 120
C) 140
D) 150
  • 75. What shape describes the arrangement of the terminal buildings?
A) Square grid
B) Circular ring
C) Straight line
D) Deformed U-shaped wavy pattern
  • 76. What system connects the terminals at JFK?
A) Monorail
B) Shuttle bus
C) Subway
D) AirTrain
  • 77. Who designed the directional signage throughout the terminals?
A) J.D. Power
B) The Port Authority
C) Aviation Week
D) Paul Mijksenaar
  • 78. Which company manages Terminal 4 at JFK?
A) The Port Authority
B) Delta Air Lines
C) JFKIAT (IAT) LLC
D) LCOR, Inc.
  • 79. How many gates does Terminal 4 currently contain?
A) 44
B) 52
C) 48
D) 40
  • 80. Which concourse serves primarily Asian and some European airlines?
A) Concourse C
B) Concourse B
C) Concourse A
D) Concourse D
  • 81. Terminal 4 replaced which former airport facility?
A) The original AirTrain station
B) Terminal 3
C) International Arrivals Building (IAB)
D) Terminal 2
  • 82. In what year did the International Arrivals Building open?
A) 1960
B) 1950
C) 2001
D) 1957
  • 83. What was a major feature of the 2013 expansion of Terminal 4?
A) New runway construction
B) Direct subway connection
C) New control tower
D) Centralized security checkpoint
  • 84. When did American Express open a Centurion lounge at Terminal 4?
A) Early 2023
B) October 2020
C) January 2015
D) May 2013
  • 85. What holographic device is used in Terminal 4 to display zoo animals?
A) Delta hologram
B) Proto hologram
C) JFK immersive screen
D) Schiphol digital mirror
  • 86. Which airline partner of Delta operates in Terminal 4?
A) KLM
B) American Airlines
C) Southwest Airlines
D) United Airlines
  • 87. In what year did Terminal 5 open?
A) 2008
B) 2005
C) 2003
D) 2010
  • 88. Which firm redesigned Terminal 5?
A) GMW Architects
B) William Nicholas Bodouva + Associates
C) Corgan Associates
D) Gensler
  • 89. How many total gates are in the active Terminal 5 building?
A) 29
B) 12
C) 25
D) 30
  • 90. Which airline opened an airport lounge in Terminal 5 in 2015?
A) JetBlue
B) Aer Lingus
C) British Airways
D) Sun Country Airlines
  • 91. What is the name of the rooftop lounge in Terminal 5?
A) The Observation Lounge
B) Terminal 5 Terrace
C) T5 Rooftop & Wooftop Lounge
D) JetBlue Sky Lounge
  • 92. When was a $100 million renovation of T5 announced?
A) 2025
B) 2020
C) 2014
D) 2016
  • 93. When did Terminal 7 open?
A) 1989
B) 1970
C) 1997
D) 2003
  • 94. In what year did United Airlines suspend service to JFK after its return in 2021?
A) 2025
B) 2023
C) 2022
D) 2020
  • 95. When did American Airlines begin the program to build the new Terminal 8?
A) 1999
B) 2019
C) 2005
D) 2007
  • 96. How many gates were originally planned for the new Terminal 8?
A) 31
B) 44
C) 36
D) 59
  • 97. How many gates does the final version of Terminal 8 have?
A) 59
B) 36
C) 31
D) 44
  • 98. When did Terminal 8 officially open?
A) January 2005
B) August 2007
C) November 2022
D) May 2023
  • 99. How many security checkpoint lanes does Terminal 8 have?
A) 44
B) 36
C) Ten
D) 31
  • 100. What does the terminal mural depict?
A) American Airlines fleet
B) 70 prominent cities
C) The history of flight
D) The map of JFK airport
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