Narita International Airport - Quiz
Narita International Airport
  • 1. In what year did Terminal 2 open?
A) 1995
B) 1990
C) 2000
D) 1992
  • 2. Terminal 2 is divided into a main building and what other structure?
A) Concourse
B) Terminal
C) Annex
D) Satellite
  • 3. What company designed the Terminal 2 Shuttle System?
A) Hitachi
B) Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
C) Japan Otis Elevator
D) Toshiba
  • 4. The Terminal 2 Shuttle System was noted as the first of what type of system in Japan?
A) Maglev train
B) Cable-driven people mover
C) Monorail
D) Underground subway
  • 5. When did the new walkway between the main and satellite buildings of Terminal 2 begin operation?
A) 8 April 2015
B) 27 September 2013
C) 15 June 2012
D) 10 October 2010
  • 6. Which large aircraft can Terminal 2 handle?
A) Concorde
B) Boeing 737 MAX
C) Airbus A380
D) Antonov An-225
  • 7. What is the total area of Terminal 2?
A) 500,000 m2
B) 391,000 m2
C) 66,000 m2
D) 250,000 m2
  • 8. How many boarding gates does Terminal 2 have?
A) 20
B) 45
C) 32
D) 11
  • 9. Which airline is currently the main operator in Terminal 2?
A) All Nippon Airways
B) Japan Airlines
C) Emirates
D) Jetstar Japan
  • 10. Terminal 2 has served as a hub for all Oneworld alliance carriers since what year?
A) 2006
B) 2010
C) 2015
D) 1992
  • 11. Which airline moved from Terminal 1 to Terminal 2 in 2010?
A) Emirates
B) British Airways
C) China Airlines
D) Philippine Airlines
  • 12. Which SkyTeam carriers use Terminal 2?
A) Korean Air and Delta Air Lines
B) Vietnam Airlines and Garuda Indonesia
C) Air France and KLM
D) China Airlines and China Eastern Airlines
  • 13. Which Star Alliance connecting partner uses Terminal 2?
A) Juneyao Air
B) United Airlines
C) Singapore Airlines
D) Lufthansa
  • 14. Which airline group used Terminal 2 prior to the expansion of the Terminal 1 South Wing in 2006?
A) All Nippon Airways and several Star Alliance carriers
B) Low-cost carriers exclusively
C) Japan Airlines and Oneworld carriers
D) SkyTeam carriers exclusively
  • 15. When did Terminal 3 open?
A) 15 January 2013
B) 1992
C) 27 September 2013
D) 8 April 2015
  • 16. Terminal 3 is primarily a terminal for which type of airlines?
A) Full-service legacy carriers
B) Low-cost carriers
C) Charter airlines
D) Cargo carriers
  • 17. Where is Terminal 3 located relative to Terminal 2?
A) 500 metres north
B) Adjacent to the west
C) 1 kilometre south
D) 200 metres east
  • 18. What used to sit in the location where Terminal 3 was built?
A) An aircraft hangar
B) A cargo building
C) An old control tower
D) A parking lot
  • 19. What is the flight capacity of Terminal 3 per year?
A) 25,000 flights
B) 200,000 flights
C) 50,000 flights
D) 100,000 flights
  • 20. How many gates does Terminal 3 have?
A) 15
B) 11
C) 32
D) 5
  • 21. What cost-cutting measure is used in Terminal 3 instead of lighted directional signs?
A) Digital projections
B) Paper signs
C) Painted arrows
D) Decals
  • 22. Instead of jet bridges, what does Terminal 3 use for boarding?
A) Mobile lounges
B) Outdoor gates and airstairs
C) Automatic shuttles
D) Enclosed walkways
  • 23. By what percentage are facility costs intended to be reduced for international flights at Terminal 3?
A) Around 25%
B) Around 40%
C) Around 15%
D) Around 50%
  • 24. By what percentage are facility costs intended to be reduced for domestic flights at Terminal 3?
A) Around 15%
B) Around 30%
C) Around 10%
D) Around 40%
  • 25. Which company was awarded the contract to build Terminal 3 in January 2013?
A) Shimizu Corporation
B) Obayashi Corporation
C) Taisei Corporation
D) Kajima Corporation
  • 26. How much was the contract awarded to build Terminal 3?
A) ¥20 billion
B) ¥11.2 billion
C) ¥8.5 billion
D) 15 billion yen
  • 27. How many additional parking slots for Airbus A320 and similarly sized aircraft were added to the LCC apron north of Terminal 3?
A) Seven
B) Three
C) Five
D) Ten
  • 28. Which low-cost carrier uses Terminal 3?
A) Starlux Airlines
B) AirAsia (non-affiliated)
C) Emirates
D) Jetstar Japan
  • 29. What feature of Terminal 3 is described as the largest airport food court in Japan?
A) A duty-free restaurant zone
B) A 24-hour food court
C) A rooftop dining terrace
D) An international noodle bar
  • 30. How many multifaith prayer rooms are located in Terminal 3?
A) Four
B) Two
C) Three
D) One
  • 31. What was the total construction cost of Terminal 3?
A) 8 billion yen
B) 15 billion yen
C) ¥11.2 billion
D) 20 billion yen
  • 32. What is the total floor space of Terminal 3?
A) 50,000 m2
B) 391,000 m2
C) 100,000 m2
D) 66,000 m2
  • 33. According to Skytrax, how was Terminal 3 ranked in 2024 for low-cost airlines in Asia?
A) Second best terminal
B) Fifth best terminal
C) Best terminal
D) Third best terminal
  • 34. According to Skytrax in 2024, what was Terminal 3's ranking overall in the world for low-cost airlines?
A) 5th overall
B) 2nd overall
C) 1st overall
D) 3rd overall
  • 35. What is the IATA code for Narita International Airport?
A) KIX
B) HND
C) NRT
D) RJAA
  • 36. What was Narita International Airport originally known as?
A) Greater Tokyo International Airport
B) Chiba International Airport
C) Sanrizuka International Airport
D) New Tokyo International Airport
  • 37. Approximately how far east of central Tokyo is Narita International Airport located?
A) 30 kilometers
B) 60 kilometers
C) 15 kilometers
D) 100 kilometers
  • 38. What is the current approximate area covered by Narita International Airport?
A) 500 hectares
B) 1,137 hectares
C) 2,300 hectares
D) 5,700 hectares
  • 39. What prolonged series of protests was caused by the decision to construct the airport without consent?
A) Sanrizuka Struggle
B) Tokyo Riots
C) Tomisato Conflict
D) Chiba Rebellion
  • 40. What kind of privately held property remains within the airport complex around which a runway was built?
A) A residential house
B) A temple
C) A farm
D) A factory
  • 41. How many international passengers did Narita handle in 2018?
A) 33.4 million
B) 2.2 million
C) 50 million
D) 14,000
  • 42. In 2018, Narita was the second-busiest airport in Japan in terms of aircraft movements, trailing which airport?
A) Kansai International Airport
B) Nagoya Airport
C) Osaka Airport
D) Haneda Airport
  • 43. What was Narita's global ranking as an air freight hub in 2018?
A) Fiftieth-busiest
B) First-busiest
C) Second-busiest
D) Tenth-busiest
  • 44. What is the length of Narita's main runway?
A) 2 kilometers
B) 1.5 kilometers
C) 4 kilometers
D) 6 kilometers
  • 45. What was Tokyo's main international airport before Narita opened?
A) Kansai International Airport
B) Osaka Airport
C) Tokyo International Airport (Haneda Airport)
D) Narita Domestic Airport
  • 46. In what year did the Japanese transport ministry commission a study of alternate airport locations?
A) 1978
B) 1963
C) 1965
D) 1966
  • 47. In what year was the plan to build a five-runway airport in Tomisato selected?
A) 1965
B) 1972
C) 1963
D) 1966
  • 48. Whose large farming estate was located at the Sanrizuka and Shibayama site?
A) The Japanese Transport Ministry
B) The Imperial Household
C) The Chiba Prefectural Government
D) The Takenaka Corporation
  • 49. In what year was the development plan for Sanrizuka and Shibayama made public?
A) 1978
B) 1966
C) 1963
D) 1965
  • 50. How did local residents learn of the selection of the airport site?
A) Through a town hall meeting
B) Through a direct government letter
C) Through local farmers
D) Through the news
  • 51. What group of left-wing activists opposed building Narita because they believed it promoted capitalism and provided US military facilities?
A) Zengakuren
B) Sanrizuka-Shibayama Union
C) Chūkaku-ha
D) Liberal Democratic Party
  • 52. What resistance group was formed around 1966 by residents, student activists, and left-wing political parties?
A) Imperial Farming Association
B) Sanrizuka-Shibayama Union to Oppose the Airport
C) Tomisato Defense League
D) Tokyo Air Traffic Union
  • 53. In what year did the Sanrizuka-Shibayama Union fracture?
A) 1966
B) 1983
C) 1978
D) 1986
  • 54. When did the Transport Ministry begin surveying the perimeter of the airport, prompting Union members to set up roadblocks?
A) February 1986
B) November 1967
C) June 1966
D) March 1978
  • 55. How many policemen were killed by activists during eminent domain conflicts?
A) Six thousand
B) Zero
C) Fourteen thousand
D) Three
  • 56. On what date was the airport originally scheduled to open before being disrupted by protestors?
A) 30 March 1978
B) 19 November 1967
C) 26 March 1978
D) 20 May 1978
  • 57. On what date did protestors break into the control tower and cause about $500,000 in damage?
A) June 1966
B) 20 May 1978
C) 26 March 1978
D) 30 March 1978
  • 58. On what date did Narita finally open after the control tower incident?
A) 26 March 1978
B) February 1986
C) 20 May 1978
D) 30 March 1978
  • 59. Which airport did a Japanese newscaster compare Narita to on its opening day?
A) Tachikawa Air Base
B) Kansai International Airport
C) Saigon Airport
D) Haneda Airport
  • 60. Where was the separate group of protestors located who cut the power supply to an air traffic control facility on Narita's opening day?
A) Tokorozawa
B) Shibayama
C) Sanrizuka
D) Tomisato
  • 61. What is the name of the special statute passed by the National Diet specifically banning the construction and use of buildings for violent and coercive purposes relating to the airport?
A) Tomisato Expropriation Law
B) Tokyo Airport Security Statute
C) Emergency Measures Act Relating to the Preservation of Security at New Tokyo International Airport
D) Sanrizuka Struggle Act
  • 62. The conflicts at Narita were a major factor in deciding to build which airport offshore on reclaimed land?
A) Kansai International Airport
B) Narita International Airport
C) Haneda Airport
D) Tachikawa Air Base
  • 63. In which city is Kansai International Airport located?
A) Tokyo
B) Narita
C) Chiba
D) Osaka
  • 64. Which airline transferred its Pacific Division, including its Narita hub, to United Airlines in February 1986?
A) Pan American
B) Japan Airlines
C) All Nippon Airways
D) Nippon Cargo Airlines
  • 65. In what month and year did Pan American transfer its Pacific Division to United Airlines?
A) May 1978
B) February 1986
C) March 1978
D) November 1967
  • 66. In what year did All Nippon Airways begin scheduled international flights from Narita to Guam?
A) 2018
B) 1978
C) 1966
D) 1986
  • 67. What destination was served by All Nippon Airways' first scheduled international flight from Narita in 1986?
A) Osaka
B) Saigon
C) Tomisato
D) Guam
  • 68. What is the ICAO code for Narita International Airport?
A) HND
B) RJAA
C) KIX
D) NRT
  • 69. In which Japanese prefecture is Narita International Airport located?
A) Chiba
B) Tokorozawa
C) Osaka
D) Tokyo
  • 70. What caused capacity and noise issues at Haneda Airport in the early 1960s?
A) Protests by local farmers
B) Lack of runways
C) Jet aircraft becoming common
D) Conversion to a military base
  • 71. What was the original village chosen in 1965 for the five-runway airport before the site was moved?
A) Sanrizuka
B) Tokorozawa
C) Shibayama
D) Tomisato
  • 72. By what year was Narita's operator considering dispensing with security checks?
A) 2013
B) 2015
C) 2010
D) 2012
  • 73. Who headed the council that proposed scrapping the ID checks?
A) Chiba Governor
B) The Prime Minister
C) Kensaku Morita
D) NAA Director
  • 74. In what year was the Narita International Airport Corporation Act passed?
A) 1996
B) 1988
C) 2003
D) 2004
  • 75. What is the usual abbreviation for the Narita International Airport Corporation?
A) NIA
B) NTIA
C) NRT
D) NAA
  • 76. When did the Japanese Cabinet make the decision to make the authority a special corporation, leading to the move of the head office?
A) April 2004
B) July 1994
C) September 1995
D) July 1988
  • 77. When did NAA acquire the former Japan Airlines operations center?
A) September 1995
B) July 1994
C) March 1996
D) July 1988
  • 78. In which Tokyo district is the Kishimoto Building located?
A) Osato, Shibayama
B) Shinjuku
C) Sanrizuka, Narita
D) Marunouchi, Chiyoda
  • 79. What is another name for Runway A (16R/34L)?
A) The first completed parallel runway
B) The Narita Shinkansen
C) The northeast-southwest runway
D) The Shibayama runway
  • 80. What was the name of the proposed high-speed rail line intended to connect the airport to central Tokyo?
A) Narita Shinkansen
B) Shibayama Railway
C) Japan Airlines
D) Narita Express
  • 81. What happened to the Narita Shinkansen project?
A) It was privatized in 2004
B) It was cancelled
C) It was expanded in 1991
D) It was completed in 1978
  • 82. How much land did the remaining families own that needed to be expropriated?
A) Exactly 13 acres (5 ha)
B) Slightly more than 100 acres (40 ha)
C) 5 miles (8 km)
D) Slightly less than 53 acres (21 ha)
  • 83. When was Runway B extended northward to 2,500 meters?
A) 20 October 2011
B) 22 October 2009
C) August 2011
D) 17 April 2002
  • 84. When was the building in the taxiway path finally removed under a court order?
A) April 2002
B) November 1986
C) August 2011
D) October 2009
  • 85. What was the hourly departure capacity after the simultaneous runway approval?
A) 60
B) 16
C) 46
D) 32
  • 86. When was the permitting for the Runway B extension approved?
A) September 2022
B) December 2021
C) January 2020
D) March 2018
  • 87. In what direction is Runway B scheduled to be extended?
A) East
B) Southeast
C) South
D) Northwest
  • 88. What highway section needs to be replaced with a tunnel for the Runway B extension?
A) Chiba Highway
B) Tokyo Bay Expressway
C) Narita Expressway
D) Higashi-Kanto Expressway
  • 89. What is the length of the highway section that will be replaced with a tunnel for Runway B?
A) 430 meters
B) 320 meters
C) 500 meters
D) 1,410 meters
  • 90. By which fiscal year is the Runway B extension construction scheduled to be complete?
A) 2025
B) 2022
C) 2030
D) 2028
  • 91. Which major town is located on the planned departure/arrival routes causing noise abatement issues for the original Runway C?
A) Chiba
B) Narita
C) Tokyo
D) Yachimata
  • 92. What type of approach would have been necessary for the original Runway C if noise abatement negotiations failed?
A) Kai-Tak style approach
B) Visual steep approach
C) Narita style approach
D) ILS Category III approach
  • 93. How long was the process for local authorities to agree to the expansion plan?
A) 12 months
B) 24 months
C) 18 months
D) 6 months
  • 94. What primary reason led local authorities to agree to the expansion plan?
A) Government financial subsidies
B) The need for further local revitalization
C) Reduction of ticket prices
D) Increased international tourism
  • 95. When was the final plan for Runway C published?
A) December 2021
B) January 2020
C) September 2022
D) March 2018
  • 96. What is the name of the single facility proposed to consolidate the three existing terminals?
A) 'Central Terminal'
B) 'One Terminal'
C) 'Mega Terminal'
D) 'Terminal United'
  • 97. Which airline alliance uses the North Wing of Terminal 1 at Narita?
A) SkyTeam
B) Star Alliance
C) SkyTeam and Star Alliance
D) Oneworld
  • 98. Which airline alliance uses Terminal 2 at Narita?
A) Star Alliance
B) Oneworld
C) SkyTeam
D) SkyTeam and Oneworld
  • 99. How many total gates with jet bridges does Narita have?
A) 83
B) 58
C) 47
D) 40
  • 100. When did the South Wing and Satellite 5 open?
A) 2007
B) March 2020
C) June 2006
D) 2010
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