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