Artwork at Saba airport.
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World Airports Quiz

This is a World Airports Quiz from taste2travel.

How well do you know your airports?

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01. Which was the busiest airport in the world by passenger volume in 2023?

World Map Quiz: World Globes image.
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Since 1998, Hartsfield-Jackson has been the world's busiest airport by passenger traffic. In 2023, the airport served over 104.6 million passengers, the most of any airport in the world.

02. The iconic 'Rain Vortex' (the world's largest indoor waterfall) is an attraction at which airport?

The 'Rain Vortex' waterfall at Changi Airport, Singapore.
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Jewel Changi Airport (also known as Jewel or Jewel Changi) is a nature-themed entertainment and retail complex surrounded by and linked to one of the passenger terminals of Changi Airport, Singapore. Its centrepiece is the world's tallest indoor waterfall, the 40-metre high "Rain Vortex", that is surrounded by a terraced forest setting.

03. Which airport was named 'Best Airport in the World' in 2024 by Skytrax?

Lamp Bear is a focal point of Doha's Hamid International Airport.
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Hamad International Airport has been named the World's Best Airport three times (2021, 2022 and 2024), praised by the Skytrax Awards as the most architecturally significant terminal complex in the world, as well as being the most luxurious.

04. In which country would you be if you had just landed at Socotra International Airport?

A view of Socotra Airport.
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Socotra is an island of Yemen, located in the Indian Ocean.

05. The busiest airport in Paris is named after whom?

A view of Paris from the Eiffel Tower, France
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06. The airport of which country has the three-letter code of 'FUN'.

The runway at Funafuti International airport occupies the widest part of the island.
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Funafuti International Airport (FUN) is an airport in Funafuti, in the capital city of the island nation of Tuvalu. It is the sole international airport in Tuvalu. Fiji Airways operates between Suva and Funafuti.

07. Which airport is located in New York City?

USA Travel Trivia: New York City
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LaGuardia Airport (LGA) is the third-busiest airport in the New York metropolitan area behind Kennedy and Newark airports.

08. How many airlines provide scheduled services to Niue International Airport?

A 'Welcome to Niue' sign, outside Niue International Airport.
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Air New Zealand is the only airline operating flights to Niue, from Auckland.

09. The world’s longest nonstop flight by distance, as of May 2024, goes between Newark International Airport in New York and which destination?

North America Travel Quiz: Statue of Liberty, New York City
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Singapore Airlines flight SQ21 travels non-stop for 18:18 hours, covering a distance of 17,162 km (10,644 mi).

10. Serving the Caribbean island of Saba, Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport is widely acknowledged as having the shortest commercial runway in the world. What is its length?

This view of Saba airport, shortly after take-off, shows the perilous position of the short runway.
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Not for the feint-hearted, the extremely short runway at Saba airport is flanked on one side by high hills, with cliffs that drop into the sea at both ends of the runway. Due to its exposed coastal location, the airport is constantly buffeted by strong winds.

11. Which airport is widely considered one of the most technically difficult plane landings in the world, with just 50 pilots qualified to land there?

A view of Paro International Airport, ranked as one of the most dangerous airports in the world.
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Bhutan's Paro International Airport is one of the most geographically complicated airports in the world. Located in a valley between 18,000-foot peaks and dense forest trees, only 50 pilots have been specially trained to fly in and out, and flights are only allowed during daytime hours.

12. Which airport has the distinction of being the world's southernmost airport with scheduled public flights?

Ushuaia is a resort town in Argentina. It's located on the Tierra del Fuego archipelago, at the southernmost tip of South America.
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Ushuaia International Airport (54°50′36″S / 68°17′40″W) is the world's southernmost commercial airport.

13. Which airport has the distinction of being the world's northernmost airport with scheduled public flights?

Flights to Svalbard Airport are operated from Norway by SAS Airlines and Norwegian Air Shuttle.
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Svalbard Airport (78°14′46″N / 015°27′56″E) is the northernmost commercial airport in the world, located approximately 643 km (400 miles) south of the North Pole.

14. Where would you be landing if you were on final approach to Vágar Airport?

A view of the magnificent Sørvágsvatn from my SAS Airlines flight as we approach the Faroe Islands.
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15. Which airport serves as the hub for Gulf Air?

Opened in January 2020, the US$1.1 billion Bahrain International Airport aims to be 'best-in-class'.
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16. Which Caribbean island sees planes flying extremely low over Maho Beach, on their final approach to Princess Juliana International Airport.

Air France flight on final approach to Sint Maarten airport, flying low over Maho Beach.
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17. Which famous architect designed Kuwait International Airport's Terminal 2 (due to open in 2026)?

An artist rendering of the new Terminal 2.
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18. Constructed at a cost of US$2.3 billion, the white-marble terminal at which airport is built in the shape of a falcon in flight?

Built at a cost of US$2.3 billion, the white-marble terminal at Ashgabat International Airport is built in the shape of a falcon in flight.
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19. Kangerlussuaq International Airport serves as the main gateway to which destination?

A distance sign at Kangerlussuaq Airport.
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20. Where would you be arriving if you were on final approach to Dzaoudzi–Pamandzi International Airport?

On approach to Dzaoudzi–Pamandzi International Airport.
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Dzaoudzi–Pamandzi International Airport is an airport located in Pamandzi, Mayotte, France on the southern tip of the island of Petite-Terre (or Pamanzi), east of Grande-Terre, the main island of Mayotte.

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