- 1. How many cargo airlines operated at Mexico City Airport as of January 2022?
A) 25
B) 15
C) 30
D) 20
- 2. When were all cargo operations relocated to Felipe Ángeles International Airport?
A) July 2023
B) December 2025
C) January 2022
D) January 2024
- 3. How many passengers did Mexico City International Airport handle in 2025?
A) 44,605,800
B) 40,200,000
C) 48,100,000
D) 53,591,517
- 4. Where does Mexico City International Airport rank in terms of passenger traffic in Latin America for 2025?
A) First-busiest
B) Second-busiest
C) Fourth-busiest
D) Third-busiest
- 5. During which years did Mexico City International Airport hold the top spot for passenger traffic in the region?
A) 2016 to 2023
B) 2000 to 2010
C) 2010 to 2015
D) 2020 to 2025
- 6. Which airport opening caused Mexico City International Airport's market share to drop?
A) Toluca International Airport
B) Cancun International Airport
C) Mexico City-AIFA International Airport
D) Guadalajara International Airport
- 7. Mexico City International Airport is the busiest airport in North America outside of which country?
A) United States
B) Canada
C) Panama
D) Mexico
- 8. Approximately how many passengers travel through Mexico City International Airport on a typical day?
A) Over 200,000
B) Over 50,000
C) Over 80,000
D) Over 120,000
- 9. What was the total passenger count for the Mexico City Airport System in 2025?
A) 48,500,000
B) 60,200,000
C) 53,591,517
D) 44,605,800
- 10. What is the global rank of the Mexico City metropolitan airport system by passenger volume?
A) 20th
B) 10th
C) 50th
D) 34th
- 11. How many international passengers did the airport serve in 2025?
A) 12,500,000
B) 15,300,000
C) 20,100,000
D) 17,482,146
- 12. What is the distance of the Shenzhen–Mexico City route operated by China Southern?
A) 14,124 km
B) 15,600 km
C) 12,500 km
D) 13,800 km
- 13. How many aircraft movements did Mexico City International Airport record in 2025?
A) 250,000
B) 280,000
C) 400,000
D) 313,467
- 14. How many runways does Mexico City International Airport have?
A) Two
B) Four
C) One
D) Three
- 15. How much cargo tonnage did the airport process in 2025?
A) 210,000 tons
B) 300,000 tons
C) 180,000 tons
D) 252,555.6 tons
- 16. How many direct jobs are supported by the airport?
A) 50,000
B) 15,000
C) 25,000
D) 35,000
- 17. How many indirect jobs are influenced by the airport in the surrounding area?
A) 15,000
B) 10,000
C) 20,000
D) 35,000
- 18. What is the rank of the Shenzhen–Mexico City flight in terms of distance globally?
A) 5th
B) 15th
C) 10th
D) 9th
- 19. In what year did Terminal 1 begin operations?
A) 1970
B) 1952
C) 2001
D) 1989
- 20. Where are the international services located in Terminal 1?
A) In the western section
B) In the basement
C) In the satellite building only
D) In the eastern section
- 21. How many baggage claim carousels are housed on the ground floor of Terminal 1?
A) 10
B) 28
C) 36
D) 22
- 22. Which airline check-in area is located in Terminal 1?
A) JetBlue
B) Aeromexico
C) Delta
D) Volaris
- 23. How long is the departures concourse in Terminal 1?
A) 900 metres
B) 500 metres
C) 1,200 metres
D) 800 metres
- 24. How many contact gates with jet bridges are offered at Terminal 1?
A) 20
B) 36
C) 28
D) 33
- 25. Which gates in Terminal 1 primarily serve domestic flights?
A) 1-18
B) 29-36
C) 19-36
D) 1-28
- 26. How are passengers transported to remote gates in Terminal 1?
A) By shuttle tram
B) By bus
C) By moving walkway
D) By train
- 27. What is the total parking capacity for vehicles at Terminal 1?
A) 5,500
B) 5,830
C) 600
D) 288
- 28. How many rooms does the Camino Real hotel within Terminal 1 have?
A) 288
B) 500
C) 600
D) 110
- 29. Which VIP lounge is listed as being in Terminal 1?
A) Salón Centurión
B) Priority Lounge
C) Air Canada Maple Leaf
D) Delta Sky Club
- 30. Which airline is associated with the Admirals Club in Terminal 1?
A) Air France
B) Iberia
C) United Airlines
D) American Airlines
- 31. How many rooms are in the Courtyard Mexico City Airport at Terminal 1?
A) 600
B) 5,500
C) 288
D) 110
- 32. In which borough is the Mexico City International Airport located?
A) Gustavo A. Madero
B) Venustiano Carranza
C) Cuauhtémoc
D) Iztapalapa
- 33. What is the total land area of the airport?
A) 1,000 hectares
B) 250 hectares
C) 500 hectares
D) 747 hectares
- 34. Where are the cargo facilities and Terminal 1 located?
A) On the east side of the airfield
B) On the south side of the airfield
C) On the west side of the airfield
D) On the north side of the airfield
- 35. Which government-owned corporation is headquartered on the northern edge of the airport?
A) High Command Special Air Transport Unit
B) Coordination Office of the Presidential Air Transport Unit
C) Mexican Airspace Navigation Services
D) Aeropuertos y Servicios Auxiliares (ASA)
- 36. How many aircraft stands are connected to terminals via jet bridges?
A) 95
B) 63
C) 32
D) 33
- 37. What is the official name of the military base located on airport grounds?
A) Air Force Base No. 19
B) Air Force Base No. 5
C) Air Force Base No. 10
D) Air Force Base No. 1
- 38. Which aircraft is operated by the High Command Special Air Transport Unit?
A) Cessna 172
B) UH-60 Black Hawk
C) Boeing 747
D) Airbus A380
- 39. How many total Area Control Centers are there in Mexico?
A) Six
B) Eight
C) Four
D) Two
- 40. Which organization operates the Mexico City Area Control Center?
A) Aeropuertos y Servicios Auxiliares
B) Mexican Airspace Navigation Services
C) Civil Aviation Authority
D) High Command Special Air Transport Unit
- 41. Which Area Control Center borders the Mexico ACC to the east?
A) Mazatlán ACC
B) Monterrey ACC
C) Mérida ACC
D) Mazatlán Oceanic
- 42. In what year did aviation authorities first declare Mexico City's airspace saturated?
A) 2022
B) 2020
C) 2014
D) 2023
- 43. How many operations per hour were capped in 2014?
A) 75
B) 100
C) 50
D) 61
- 44. Which president campaigned against the Texcoco Airport project?
A) Felipe Calderón
B) López Obrador
C) Vicente Fox
D) Peña Nieto
- 45. In what year did Felipe Ángeles International Airport open?
A) 2023
B) 2021
C) 2022
D) 2020
- 46. How many gates were added by the Terminal 2 Pier L extension?
A) Seven
B) Five
C) Ten
D) Twelve
- 47. What type of flights were relocated to Felipe Ángeles Airport in 2023 to decongest the main airport?
A) Cargo flights
B) Private jet flights
C) International passenger flights
D) Domestic regional flights
- 48. What is the primary reason the Mexican government relocated cargo flights in 2023?
A) Terminal maintenance
B) Lack of fuel
C) Safety and congestion concerns
D) Noise complaints
- 49. When is the scheduled completion date for the renovation that began in 2025?
A) Late 2026
B) End of 2025
C) Beginning of 2027
D) Mid-2026
- 50. Which global event is the 2025 renovation partly preparing for?
A) G20 Summit
B) 2026 FIFA World Cup
C) 2026 Olympic Games
D) Pan American Games
- 51. What was the estimated cost of the renovation that began in 2025?
A) MXN 12 billion
B) MXN 5 billion
C) MXN 8 billion
D) MXN 20 billion
- 52. When did congestion at Mexico City Airport become a major issue in Mexican politics?
A) Late 1990s
B) Early 1980s
C) Mid 2010s
D) Early 2000s
- 53. In what year did President Vicente Fox propose the Atenco airport project?
A) 2000
B) 2005
C) 2008
D) 2002
- 54. Which group was the primary source of local opposition to the Atenco airport project?
A) Federal Aviation Agency
B) Airport Workers Union
C) Mexico City Transit Authority
D) FPDT
- 55. What led to the cancellation of the Atenco project in 2002?
A) Lack of funding
B) Environmental regulations
C) Technological failure
D) Violent clashes
- 56. To what capacity did the 2003 expansion increase the airport's annual passenger limit?
A) 20 million
B) 50 million
C) 32 million
D) 40 million
- 57. Which of these cities was part of the Metropolitan Airport System initiative?
A) Guadalajara
B) Puebla
C) Monterrey
D) Cancun
- 58. Until what year did a single terminal serve all flights at Mexico City's airport?
A) 2007
B) 2005
C) 2010
D) 2003
- 59. What system used elevated bus-like vehicles to transport passengers to aircraft?
A) Train shuttles
B) Underground tunnels
C) Moving walkways
D) Mobile lounges
- 60. By what percentage did Terminal 2 increase the number of gates?
A) 50%
B) 20%
C) 40%
D) 15%
- 61. By what factor did the terminal expansion in 1980 increase the airport's capacity?
A) It increased capacity by 50 percent
B) It tripled the capacity
C) It quadrupled the capacity
D) It doubled the capacity
- 62. When did the new international section open?
A) December 25, 1995
B) March 15, 1992
C) April 11, 1994
D) January 1, 1990
- 63. To which city did Mexicana shift flights in the 1990s to reduce congestion?
A) Puebla
B) Cancún
C) Guadalajara
D) Tijuana
- 64. What type of flights are prohibited at Mexico City International Airport since 1994?
A) International commercial flights
B) Military transport flights
C) Domestic government flights
D) General aviation
- 65. What is the IATA code for Mexico City International Airport?
A) MEXC
B) MEX
C) AICM
D) MMMX
- 66. How many aircraft movements does the airport handle per day?
A) 400
B) 1,200
C) 850
D) 500
- 67. In what year did Alberto Braniff make the first powered flight over Mexican soil?
A) 1910
B) 1915
C) 1928
D) 1911
- 68. Which world leader was the first head of state to fly in an airplane?
A) Miguel Alemán
B) Alberto Braniff
C) Benito Juárez
D) Francisco I. Madero
- 69. What was the destination of the airport's first international route?
A) Madrid
B) New York
C) Paris
D) Los Angeles
- 70. What was the previous name of the airport before it became AICM?
A) Aeropuerto Central
B) Balbuena Military Airport
C) Benito Juárez Airport
D) Llanos de Balbuena Airport
- 71. What is the name of the social housing complex built on the site of the former closed runways?
A) Unidad Fiviport
B) SENEAM complex
C) Llanos de Balbuena
D) Aeropuerto Central
- 72. Which agency is responsible for Mexican Airspace Navigation Services?
A) AFAC
B) Mexican Navy
C) Grupo Aeroportuario
D) SENEAM
- 73. In what year did the name of the airport officially change to Aeropuerto Internacional de la Ciudad de México?
A) 1978
B) 1952
C) 1963
D) 1943
- 74. Which airline is a focus city for the airport?
A) Magnicharters
B) Aeroméxico
C) Viva
D) Volaris
- 75. Which airline is the main user of Terminal 2?
A) KLM
B) Aeromexico
C) Air France
D) Copa Airlines
- 76. Where are arrival facilities located in Terminal 2?
A) Upper level
B) Basement level
C) Lower level
D) Mezzanine level
- 77. How many gates does Terminal 2 have in total?
A) 25
B) 30
C) 35
D) 40
- 78. Which gates are located in the northern pier?
A) 75–81
B) 63–75
C) 50–60
D) 52–62
- 79. Which airline primarily uses Pier L?
A) Delta Air Lines
B) Copa Airlines
C) Aeromexico Connect
D) LATAM
- 80. How many remote stands are available at Terminal 2?
A) 15
B) 10
C) 5
D) 20
- 81. What is the distance between Terminal 1 and Terminal 2?
A) 5 kilometres
B) 1.5 kilometres
C) 2 kilometres
D) 3 kilometres
- 82. At what speed does the Aerotrén people mover operate?
A) 45 kilometres per hour
B) 50 kilometres per hour
C) 60 kilometres per hour
D) 30 kilometres per hour
- 83. Which hotel is located at Terminal 2?
A) Holiday Inn Express
B) Hilton Airport Hotel
C) Marriott Airport Hotel
D) NH Hotel
- 84. How many total destinations did the airport serve as of August 2026?
A) 110
B) 64
C) 46
D) 150
- 85. How does the Aeromexico flight to Seoul–Incheon operate?
A) Via Monterrey
B) Non-stop
C) Via Tokyo
D) Via Tijuana
- 86. How does the Aeromexico flight from Seoul–Incheon to Mexico City operate?
A) Via Osaka
B) Non-stop
C) Via Tijuana
D) Via Monterrey
- 87. What is the stopover location for China Southern flights to Shenzhen?
A) Cancún
B) Tijuana
C) Barcelona
D) Monterrey
- 88. Where does the Emirates flight to Dubai make a stop?
A) Cancún
B) Monterrey
C) Tijuana
D) Barcelona
- 89. What is the cost of the Metrobús Card as of 2024?
A) 30 pesos
B) 51 pesos
C) 21 pesos
D) 5 pesos
- 90. Which company operates a private bus terminal next to the Hotel Camino Real at Terminal 1?
A) ADO
B) Metrobús
C) Aeropuertos y Servicios Auxiliares
D) SCT
- 91. Which metro station serves as a link to Terminal 1?
A) San Lázaro
B) Terminal Aérea
C) Pantitlán
D) El Rosario
- 92. Which volcano did the Mexicana de Aviacion DC-3 crash into on September 26, 1949?
A) Iztaccihuatl
B) Popocatepetl
C) Nevado de Toluca
D) Colima
- 93. Who was one of the famous passengers who died in the 1949 Mexicana de Aviacion crash?
A) Blanca Estela Pavon
B) Maria Felix
C) Katy Jurado
D) Dolores del Rio
- 94. What airline was operating the Douglas R4D-3 that crashed on April 10, 1968?
A) Aerovias Rojas
B) Aero California
C) Western Airlines
D) Mexicana de Aviacion
- 95. What type of aircraft was involved in the 1981 bombing incident?
A) MD-11
B) Learjet 45
C) DC-9-15
D) Boeing 727-100
- 96. What was the final destination of the Aeronica flight involved in the 1981 bombing?
A) Managua
B) Guatemala City
C) Panama City
D) San Salvador
- 97. What was the visibility during the 2004 Aero California incident?
A) 100 meters
B) 200 meters
C) 10 meters
D) 50 meters
- 98. Who was the Mexican Secretary of the Interior killed in the 2008 Learjet crash?
A) Vicente Fox
B) Jose Luis Santiago Vasconcelos
C) Felipe Calderon
D) Juan Camilo Mourino
- 99. What was the cause of the 2008 Learjet 45 crash?
A) Bomb explosion
B) Pilot error
C) Mechanical failure
D) Weather conditions
- 100. How many people died in the 1949 Mexicana de Aviacion crash?
A) 8
B) 73
C) 23
D) 18
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