Beijing Capital International Airport Quiz

Answer: Islamabad

Beijing Capital International Airport opened on March 2, 1958 with just one small terminal building and limited capacity. The airport is located about 32 km (20 mi) from the city center of Beijing in the Chaoyang District. Terminal 1 opened in 1980 and Terminal 2 opened in 1999 with a linked public walkway to Terminal 1.

Answer: False

The oldest airport in China is the Beijing Nanyuan Airport, which opened in 1910. Located just 13 km (8 mi) from Tiananmen Square, Beijing Nanyuan Airport has served as both a military airbase and a hub for China United Airlines. Construction of an airport in Beijing's Daxing District 46 km (29 mi) south of the city center began in December 2014.

Answer: PEK

Meaning "northern capital", the name Beijing was used all the way back in the 1400s during the Ming Dynasty. However, non-Chinese traders used the name Peking as the common English name for the city from approximately 1600-1800. In 1979 the Chinese government required that any publications use the name Beijing in correspondence. Even so, the name Peking can be found in certain terms like Peking duck, Peking Man, and Pekingese.

Answer: Air China

In 2016 Air China provided service to 120 destinations nearly evenly split between domestic flights in China and international flights. In September 2016 Air China's "Wings of China" inflight magazine advised travelers to use caution when traveling to London "when entering areas mainly populated by Indians, Pakistanis and black people." The airline ended up recalling the magazine issue but people certainly took note of the insensitive comments.

Other airlines that utilize Beijing Capital International Airport as their hub include China Eastern Airlines, Hainan Airlines and China Southern Airlines.

Answer: Richard Nixon

After 1949 the nations of China and the United States had a great deal of animosity and mutual mistrust. This was alleviated by the Nixon administration and his Secretary of State Henry Kissinger who had visited China in 1971. After landing at Beijing Capital International Airport on February 21, 1972, Richard Nixon would stay in China for one week. During his time in China Nixon toured the city of Beijing and had discussions with Chinese Chairman Mao Zedong.

Answer: Summer Olympic Games

Construction of Terminal 3 at Beijing Capital International Airport began in 2004 and it fully opened in March 2008, about five months before the 2008 Summer Olympic Games. At the time of its completion, Beijing Capital International Airport's Terminal 3 was the largest in the world but this distinction only lasted for seven months when it was surpassed by Dubai International Airport's Terminal 3.

The 2008 Summer Olympic Games were considered by many to be a showcase for China's technical efficiency and athletic prowess.

Answer: Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport

Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport serviced more than 96.2 million passengers in 2014 making it the world's busiest airport. After Beijing Capital International Airport was London Heathrow Airport (73.4 million), Tokyo Haneda Airport (72.8 million), and Los Angeles International Airport (70.7 million).

In 2003 Beijing Capital International Airport was outside the top 30 for world's busiest airports by total passengers.

Answer: Li Peiying

Li Peiying was one of the executive leaders of Beijing Capital International Airport Company Limited from 1995 to 2003. During his time with the company he was convicted of accepting $4 million in bribes as well as stealing $12 million of public funds.

He was executed in August 2009 for these offences. The incorrect answer choices were Presidents of the People's Republic of China at various times from 1988 to 2013.

Answer: Red

In addition to its iconic red roof, Terminal 3 is also notable for its 98 meter (323 feet) monitoring tower, its global kitchen of more than 70 food service stores, a children's playground, and numerous shops. The airport's Terminal 3 is also known for its revolutionary luggage handling system that in 2015 averaged less than five minutes from passenger unloading to luggage retrieval.

Answer: Airbus A380

Singapore Airlines was the first to utilize the Airbus A380 for commercial service but in 2016 Emirates owned the most of any airline with 82 of the 194 in operation. The Airbus A380 had a per plane cost of $432.6 million in 2016 and it had a range of 8,500 nautical miles at a cruising speed of 900 km/h (Mach 0.85).

In addition to Singapore Airlines and Emirates, Lufthansa also provided flights with the Airbus A380 through Beijing Capital International Airport in 2015.