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Take this U.S. Airport Codes Quiz! Average Trivia | Aviation

I'll give you the city, you give me the IATA airport code. Good luck.

A multiple-choice quiz by Wiccademic. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
Wiccademic

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
173,311

Updated
Jun 16 23

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
2379

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Question 1 of 10

1. What is the airport code for Albuquerque, NM? Hint

ABQ

AMA

ALB

ANM

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Question 2 of 10

2. What is the airport code for New Orleans, LA? Hint

NOR

NEO

MSY

NOL

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Question 3 of 10

3. What is the airport code for Sacramento International Airport, CA? Hint

SAT

SAC

SMF

SMC

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Question 4 of 10

4. What is the airport code for Baltimore, MD? Hint

BLT

BWI

BMM

BTR

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Question 5 of 10

5. What is the airport code for Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX? Hint

DFW

DFT

DAL

DLW

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Question 6 of 10

6. What is the airport code for Ontario, CA? Hint

ONT

OTA

ONC

ORC

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Question 7 of 10

7. What is the airport code for Newark, NJ? Hint

NEW

NWN

NKJ

EWR

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Question 8 of 10

8. What is the airport code for Louisville, KY? Hint

SDF

LVK

LOU

LKY

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Question 9 of 10

9. What is the airport code for Los Angeles, CA? Hint

LNC

LAS

LAX

LAC

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Question 10 of 10

10. What is the airport code for Norfolk, VA? Hint

NFV

ORF

NVA

NFK

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is the airport code for Albuquerque, NM?

Answer: ABQ

Southwest Airlines is Albuquerque's largest carrier. It handled 54% of all passengers using the airport in 2002.

2. What is the airport code for New Orleans, LA?

Answer: MSY

The official name for MSY is Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport. Home of the annual Mardi Gras celebration, New Orleans is a popular destination for tourists each year. MSY actually stands for Moisant Stock Yards, the airport's original name.

3. What is the airport code for Sacramento International Airport, CA?

Answer: SMF

Over 27 million pounds of air mail were shipped out of Sacramento in 2001.

4. What is the airport code for Baltimore, MD?

Answer: BWI

Despite its relatively small size, 31 commercial airlines provide services from Baltimore to destinations worldwide.

5. What is the airport code for Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX?

Answer: DFW

DFW Airport is the second largest in the United States in terms of land mass and third largest in the world. The first U.S. landing by a supersonic Concorde was at DFW and the NASA Space Shuttle Atlantis and its Boeing 747 transport jet landed on May 15, 1989, making DFW the first commercial airport to host a space shuttle landing.

6. What is the airport code for Ontario, CA?

Answer: ONT

NOT to be confused with Ontario Province in Canada! In 2003, the total of arrival and departure passengers at ONT, CA was 6,547,877.

7. What is the airport code for Newark, NJ?

Answer: EWR

EWR opened on October 21, 1928 and was the New York metropolitan area's first major airport. It was built on 68 acres of marshland.

8. What is the airport code for Louisville, KY?

Answer: SDF

SDF stands for Standiford Field. Louisville was only the third airport in the country to have a motel located on airport property. The motel was completed in November of 1957 and demolished in 1977.

9. What is the airport code for Los Angeles, CA?

Answer: LAX

Formerly known as Mines Field, LAX became the municiple airport for the city of Los Angeles in 1928. Commercial airline service began on December 5th, 1946. The annual budget for LAX exceeds 352 million dollars.

10. What is the airport code for Norfolk, VA?

Answer: ORF

Norfolk Airport has a pedestrian bridge that is 362 feet long, 45 feet wide, that has a total of 16,300 square feet. The arrival terminal is 897 feet long, 107 feet wide, and contains approximately 243,000 square feet of floor area. The Battleship Wisconsin is 887 feet long.

Source: Author Wiccademic

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