- 1. What is the FAA LID code for LaGuardia Airport?
A) JFK
B) EWR
C) KLGA
D) LGA
- 2. In which New York City borough is LaGuardia Airport located?
A) Bronx
B) Brooklyn
C) Manhattan
D) Queens
- 3. Which neighborhood in Queens borders LaGuardia Airport?
A) Jamaica
B) Flushing
C) Astoria
D) East Elmhurst
- 4. What is the size of LaGuardia Airport as of July 1, 2026?
A) 550 acres
B) 1,000 acres
C) 200 acres
D) 680 acres
- 5. In what year was the facility that became LaGuardia Airport established?
A) 1957
B) 1929
C) 1939
D) 1947
- 6. In what year did LaGuardia Airport begin operating as a public airport?
A) 1939
B) 1929
C) 1945
D) 1950
- 7. After whom is LaGuardia Airport named?
A) George U. Harvey
B) Glenn H. Curtiss
C) Fiorello La Guardia
D) William Steinway
- 8. What was Fiorello La Guardia's role in New York City prior to airport development?
A) Mayor
B) Borough President
C) Senator
D) Governor
- 9. As of 2023, where did LaGuardia rank by passenger volume among airports in the United States?
A) 10th-busiest
B) 50th-busiest
C) 3rd-busiest
D) 19th-busiest
- 10. Which primary access highway is located directly to the south of LaGuardia Airport?
A) Long Island Expressway
B) Cross Bronx Expressway
C) Grand Central Parkway
D) Brooklyn Queens Expressway
- 11. Which two airlines serve as hubs at LaGuardia Airport?
A) United Airlines and US Airways
B) Pan American Airways and Eastern Air Lines
C) Trans World Airlines and Southwest Airlines
D) American Airlines and Delta Air Lines
- 12. What is the distance limit imposed by LaGuardia's perimeter rule on nonstop flights?
A) 1,500 miles
B) 2,000 miles
C) 1,000 miles
D) 2,500 miles
- 13. Which organization announced a multibillion-dollar reconstruction of LaGuardia's passenger infrastructure in 2015?
A) Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
B) New York City Department of Transportation
C) Works Progress Administration
D) Federal Aviation Administration
- 14. In what year was the multibillion-dollar reconstruction of LaGuardia's passenger infrastructure completed?
A) 2025
B) 2019
C) 2015
D) 2030
- 15. Whose estate partially contained the area of the airport by 1858?
A) Fiorello La Guardia
B) Glenn H. Curtiss
C) William Steinway
D) Benjamin Pike Jr.
- 16. What historic mansion is associated with the estate land that predates the airport site?
A) Morris-Jumel Mansion
B) Flushing Town Hall
C) Steinway Mansion
D) Gracie Mansion
- 17. In what month and year did William Steinway open Bowery Bay Beach?
A) August 1931
B) January 1935
C) April 1929
D) June 1886
- 18. What was the summer resort development opened by William Steinway later renamed?
A) Flushing Meadows
B) Bowery Bay Park
C) Coney Island
D) North Beach
- 19. What amusement park was added as an expansion to North Beach?
A) Flushing Amusement Park
B) Gala Amusement Park
C) Coney Island Amusement Park
D) Steinway Amusement Park
- 20. How many acres did the initial private seaplane base at North Beach cover?
A) 550 acres
B) 2 acres
C) 200 acres
D) 680 acres
- 21. On what date was the North Beach seaplane base christened?
A) January 5, 1935
B) October 15, 1939
C) April 15, 1929
D) June 15, 1929
- 22. Who delivered the dedication address at the opening of the North Beach seaplane base?
A) William Steinway
B) George U. Harvey
C) Fiorello La Guardia
D) Charles Lindbergh
- 23. Which airlines provided the opening-day service to Albany and Atlantic City from North Beach?
A) Airvia and Pan American Airways
B) Trans World Airlines and American Airlines
C) United Air Lines and Eastern Air Lines
D) Coastal Airways and Curtiss Flying Service
- 24. What aircraft was used by Airvia to launch service from North Beach to Boston one month after opening?
A) Savoia-Marchetti S.55
B) Ford Trimotor
C) Dornier Do X
D) Curtiss Seagull
- 25. On what date was the airport renamed Glenn H. Curtiss Airport?
A) September 23, 1930
B) June 15, 1929
C) January 5, 1935
D) August 27, 1931
- 26. Which famous aviator attended the September 23, 1930 ceremony alongside Eleanor Roosevelt?
A) Fiorello La Guardia
B) Charles Lindbergh
C) Glenn H. Curtiss
D) Benjamin Pike Jr.
- 27. What type of aircraft was announced for the nation's first transcontinental airmail route bid at Glenn H. Curtiss Airport?
A) Boeing 314
B) Savoia-Marchetti S.55
C) Ford Trimotors
D) Curtiss Seagulls
- 28. On what date did the Dornier Do X arrive at Glenn H. Curtiss Airport?
A) June 15, 1929
B) October 15, 1939
C) September 23, 1930
D) August 27, 1931
- 29. How long did the Dornier Do X stay in the city after its arrival?
A) One year
B) Nine months
C) Five years
D) Ten months
- 30. In what year was mayor Fiorello La Guardia first elected, ushering in a new era of public airport investment?
A) 1934
B) 1939
C) 1945
D) 1929
- 31. Which location did Fiorello La Guardia mainly push to transform into a combined airport and seaplane base before focusing on Curtiss Airport?
A) Governors Island
B) Floyd Bennett Field
C) Rikers Island
D) Coney Island
- 32. How much annual rent did New York City agree to pay to lease Curtiss Airport in its five-year contract?
A) $23 million
B) $1,500,000
C) $1 per year
D) $40 million
- 33. What was the purchase option price for Curtiss Airport agreed upon by the city?
A) $1
B) $23,000,000
C) $1,500,000
D) $34,802,158
- 34. On what date was the airport officially dedicated as Municipal Airport 2?
A) January 5, 1935
B) September 23, 1930
C) June 15, 1929
D) October 15, 1939
- 35. Which airline signed a lease for hangar space at Floyd Bennett Field at the Municipal Airport 2 dedication ceremony?
A) Pan American Airways
B) Trans World Airlines (TWA)
C) American Airlines
D) United Air Lines
- 36. Which federal agency provided backing and assistance for the construction of the new airport starting in 1937?
A) Federal Aviation Administration
B) Works Progress Administration
C) Department of Transportation
D) Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
- 37. From which island was landfill moved to build the new airport site?
A) Governors Island
B) Coney Island
C) Rikers Island
D) Long Island
- 38. What effect does the metal reinforcing framework beneath the airport still cause?
A) Radio signal blackouts
B) Magnetic interference on aircraft compasses
C) Radar calibration errors
D) Engine performance drops
- 39. Which airline received extra real estate, including four hangars, during the airport's first year due to its pivotal development role?
A) American Airlines
B) Trans World Airlines
C) Eastern Air Lines
D) Delta Air Lines
- 40. What was the name of the world's first private airline club, opened by American Airlines at the airport in 1939?
A) Admirals Club
B) Crown Room Club
C) Ambassador Club
D) Delta Sky Club
- 41. On what date was the airport dedicated as the New York Municipal Airport?
A) October 15, 1939
B) January 5, 1935
C) June 1, 1947
D) December 2, 1939
- 42. On what date did the New York Municipal Airport open for business?
A) December 2, 1939
B) October 15, 1939
C) August 27, 1931
D) June 1, 1947
- 43. What was the total cost to New York City to transform North Beach Airport into the new state-of-the-art facility?
A) $23 million
B) $1,500,000
C) $285,000
D) $40 million
- 44. Which smaller airport in nearby Jackson Heights was unable to prevent the expansion and closed in 1940?
A) Holmes Airport
B) Teterboro Airport
C) Curtiss Field
D) Flushing Airport
- 45. What publication called the new Queens airport "the most pretentious land and seaplane base in the world"?
A) Official Airline Guide
B) TIME
C) New York Times
D) Aviation Week
- 46. Which airline's transatlantic Boeing 314 flying boats moved to La Guardia from Port Washington in 1940?
A) Pan American Airways
B) American Airlines
C) Eastern Air Lines
D) Trans World Airlines
- 47. For what purpose was the airport used during World War II?
A) As a naval submarine depot
B) As a bomber training base exclusively
C) To train aviation technicians and as a logistics field
D) As an internment camp for enemy aliens
- 48. When did transatlantic landplane airline flights finally shift completely from LaGuardia to Idlewild (JFK)?
A) June 1947
B) April 1951
C) September 2001
D) July 1948
- 49. On what date did the airport officially move to Port of New York Authority control?
A) January 5, 1935
B) December 2, 1939
C) October 15, 1939
D) June 1, 1947
- 50. How many original runways did LaGuardia open with?
A) Five runways
B) Two runways
C) Four runways
D) Three runways
- 51. What was the length of the longest original runway (13/31) at LaGuardia?
A) 6,000 ft
B) 7,000 ft
C) 8,000 ft
D) 4,500 ft
- 52. Which runway was closed soon after a United DC-4 ran off the south end in 1947?
A) Runway 13/31
B) Runway 31
C) Runway 9/27
D) Runway 18/36
- 53. Around what year was runway 9/27 closed to allow LaGuardia's terminal to expand northward?
A) 1975
B) 1965
C) 1958
D) 1947
- 54. To what length were both remaining runways extended in 1965–66?
A) 8,500 ft
B) 4,500 ft
C) 7,000 ft
D) 6,000 ft
- 55. When did scheduled jet flights start at LaGuardia?
A) April 1957
B) July 1948
C) June 1, 1964
D) January 1, 1961
- 56. How many people were killed in the 1975 bomb detonation at the airport's baggage claim area?
A) 74 people
B) 11 people
C) 283 people
D) 0 people
- 57. Starting in what year were general-aviation aircraft charged heavy peak-hour fees to operate from LaGuardia?
A) 1984
B) 1957
C) 1968
D) 2000
- 58. What safety and traffic concerns prompted the closure of nearby Flushing Airport in 1984?
A) Decline in general aviation demand
B) Construction of the Grand Central Parkway
C) Environmental pollution in Flushing Bay
D) Increase in traffic at LaGuardia
- 59. Which city became the sole exception to the Port Authority's 1984 perimeter rule?
A) Salt Lake City
B) Boston
C) Denver
D) Washington, D.C.
- 60. Which airline unsuccessfully challenged the perimeter rule in federal court in 1986 to fly nonstop to Salt Lake City?
A) American Airlines
B) Western Airlines
C) Delta Air Lines
D) United Airlines
- 61. In what year did Congress pass legislation to revoke federal traffic limits on LaGuardia by 2007?
A) 2001
B) 2015
C) 1984
D) 2000
- 62. What event quickly slowed LaGuardia's traffic growth and helped mitigate airport delays after 2000?
A) 2008 financial crisis
B) 2006 control tower construction
C) Boeing 737 MAX groundings
D) September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks
- 63. What is the name of the FAA-approved instrument departure procedure at LaGuardia?
A) Whitestone Climb
B) Expressway Visual Approach
C) Grand Central Departure
D) Flushing Bay Turn
- 64. What is the name of the FAA-approved approach procedure to Runway 31?
A) Whitestone Climb
B) Hudson River Visual
C) Expressway Visual Approach
D) Canarsie Approach
- 65. Near which landmark do the LGA and JFK approach airspaces border each other?
A) Flushing Meadows Park
B) Whitestone Bridge
C) Belmont Park
D) Steinway Mansion
- 66. Who designed the air traffic control tower built at LaGuardia in 1962?
A) Wallace Harrison
B) George U. Harvey
C) Fiorello La Guardia
D) Glenn H. Curtiss
- 67. On what date did the modern replacement air traffic control tower begin operations?
A) July 21, 2011
B) August 12, 2009
C) November 2019
D) October 9, 2010
- 68. Where was a replica of the 1962 control tower installed in 2025?
A) Inside the Terminal B baggage claim
B) In a decorative garden at the airport
C) In the Marine Air Terminal
D) At Terminal C
- 69. On what date did Delta Air Lines and US Airways announce a landing slot and terminal swap?
A) December 16, 2011
B) August 12, 2009
C) October 10, 2011
D) July 21, 2011
- 70. How many operating slot pairs at LaGuardia were involved in the proposed swap from US Airways to Delta?
A) 264 slot pairs
B) 60 slot pairs
C) 125 slot pairs
D) 42 slot pairs
- 71. Which airport did US Airways receive slot pairs at in exchange for LaGuardia slots?
A) Teterboro Airport
B) John F. Kennedy International Airport
C) Newark Liberty International Airport
D) Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- 72. When did the US Department of Transportation give final approval to the Delta–US Airways slot swap?
A) July 21, 2011
B) August 12, 2009
C) December 16, 2011
D) October 10, 2011
- 73. On what date did Delta Air Lines announce plans to open a new domestic hub at LaGuardia Airport?
A) May 2011
B) October 10, 2011
C) December 16, 2011
D) August 12, 2009
- 74. By summer 2013, how many daily flights did Delta operate between LaGuardia and more than 60 cities?
A) 42 daily flights
B) 264 daily flights
C) 125 daily flights
D) 283 daily flights
- 75. In what month and year did Southwest Airlines end service to Newark and consolidate its New York area operations to LaGuardia and Islip?
A) December 2011
B) August 2009
C) November 2019
D) January 2025
- 76. What primary factor contributed to Southwest Airlines ending its service to Newark in November 2019?
A) Proximity to JFK Airport
B) Boeing 737 MAX groundings
C) The perimeter rule
D) Strict airport curfews
- 77. Who announced in April 2010 that consultants were hired to explore a full demolition and rebuilding of LaGuardia's Central Terminal?
A) Andrew Cuomo
B) Patrick Foye
C) Joe Biden
D) Christopher Ward
- 78. Who described LaGuardia's feel in 2012 as 'quaint, nostalgic but unacceptable'?
A) Christopher Ward
B) Joe Biden
C) Andrew Cuomo
D) Patrick Foye
- 79. Which governor announced a plan in January 2014 for the state to oversee the construction of the new terminal project?
A) Andrew Cuomo
B) George Pataki
C) Eliot Spitzer
D) Kathy Hochul
- 80. Which joint venture was created in August 2017 by Magic Johnson Enterprises and Loop Capital to invest in Phase 2?
A) Port Authority
B) LaGuardia Gateway Partners
C) Delta Air Lines
D) JLC Capital
- 81. Which airline moved to Terminal B after Delta began rebuilding its terminals?
A) Alaska Airlines
B) JetBlue
C) Air Canada
D) Spirit Airlines
- 82. When did the first half of the seven-level West Parking Garage open?
A) February 2018
B) June 2019
C) December 2018
D) June 2020
- 83. Which toy store opened as part of the new Terminal B space?
A) Toys 'R' Us
B) Disney Store
C) FAO Schwarz
D) Lego Store
- 84. What was the name of the first concourse to open on the eastern end of the airport by Delta?
A) Concourse D
B) Terminal C Headhouse
C) Concourse G
D) Concourse E
- 85. Which widebody aircraft design group is LaGuardia capable of handling?
A) Airplane Design Group II
B) Airplane Design Group VI
C) Airplane Design Group I
D) Airplane Design Group IV
- 86. Which department provides anti-crime plainclothes units and marine patrol at the airport?
A) TSA
B) PAPD
C) NYPD
D) CBP
- 87. International arrivals are only possible at LaGuardia from airports with what feature?
A) United States border preclearance
B) Military checkpoints
C) Extended runways
D) Direct customs kiosks
- 88. In what year was the perimeter rule implemented by PANYNJ?
A) 1991
B) 1975
C) 2001
D) 1984
- 89. On which day of the week are flights exempt from the perimeter rule?
A) Sundays
B) Fridays
C) Saturdays
D) Wednesdays
- 90. What was the intent of a New York State Senate bill introduced in 2021 regarding the perimeter rule?
A) Codifying the rule into law
B) Expanding the mileage limit to 2,000 miles
C) Repealing the rule entirely
D) Exempting all western states
- 91. What type of airspace classification does LaGuardia have as a congested airport?
A) Class A
B) Class C
C) Class B
D) Class D
- 92. What event caused the FAA to suspend the expiration of unused slots in 2020?
A) COVID-19 pandemic
B) Severe economic recession
C) Hurricane Sandy
D) Major terminal construction
- 93. How many active terminals does LaGuardia have?
A) Five
B) Four
C) Two
D) Three
- 94. How many total gates are located at LaGuardia's active terminals?
A) 72
B) 80
C) 54
D) 65
- 95. Who designed the signage throughout LaGuardia's terminals?
A) International Air Transport Association
B) LaGuardia Gateway Partners
C) Paul Mijksenaar
D) The Port Authority
- 96. Which terminal remained unchanged except for minor updates during the redesign?
A) Terminal D
B) Terminal A
C) Terminal B
D) Terminal C
- 97. What gate numbers are associated with the Eastern Concourse of Terminal B?
A) Gates 71–79
B) Gates 40–59
C) Gates 11–31
D) Gates 82–89
- 98. What nickname was given to the flying boats that landed in Long Island Sound?
A) Seaplanes
B) Albatrosses
C) Pelicans
D) Clippers
- 99. What type of planes were developed during World War II that led to the decline of flying boats?
A) Supersonic transport
B) Twin-engine bombers
C) Four-engine land planes
D) Jet-powered airliners
- 100. Where was the last Pan American flight from the terminal bound for?
A) Paris
B) London
C) Bermuda
D) Havana
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