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