Q 01/05

Which airport has been the world's busiest by passenger traffic every year since 1998, except 2020?

A) Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

B) Dubai International

C) London Heathrow

D) Chicago O'Hare

Answer · why

A) Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

It is named after two former Atlanta mayors, William Hartsfield and Maynard Jackson.

Q 02/05

Which airport was the world's busiest by passengers on non-domestic routes in 2024?

A) Amsterdam Schiphol

B) Dubai (DXB)

C) London Heathrow

D) Singapore Changi

Answer · why

B) Dubai (DXB)

Its IATA code is DXB.

Q 03/05

Chicago O'Hare's code ORD comes from the airport's earlier name; what was it?

A) Ordnance Depot

B) Oriole Downs

C) Orchard Field

D) Old Ridge Depot

Answer · why

C) Orchard Field

It was renamed in 1949 for Medal of Honor aviator Edward 'Butch' O'Hare.

Q 04/05

Chicago's O'Hare airport is named after a World War II figure of what kind?

A) An army general

B) A US senator

C) A city mayor

D) A naval aviator

Answer · why

D) A naval aviator

Butch O'Hare was the US Navy's first flying ace of the war.

Q 05/05

Why is Los Angeles airport's code LAX rather than LA?

A) Codes went to three letters in 1947 and an X was added

B) The X stands for 'express' service

C) LA was already claimed by Louisiana

D) It honours a founder named Xavier

Answer · why

A) Codes went to three letters in 1947 and an X was added

The site began as Mines Field, host of the 1928 National Air Races.