QUIZ: The Ultimate Birmingham Airport quiz! (part one)

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Turning our quizzing efforts closer to home this week, we present to you the Ultimate Birmingham Airport Quiz. 

10 fiendishly fun questions for you to enjoy on the Second City's airport. 

Good luck! 

Question 1 of 10

Kicking off with a nice easy one then. What’s the IATA code for Birmingham Airport?

BHM
BHX
BIR
BMG

Question 2 of 10

And what’s the ICAO code?

EGBH
EGBM
EGLL
EGBB

Question 3 of 10

When did the airport have its first ever flight?

1937
1938
1939
1946

Question 4 of 10

What was the airport’s first ever name?

Elmdon Airport
Birmingham City Aerodrome
West Midlands Airport
Solihill Airport

Question 5 of 10

During the war, it was used as a testing site for the Lancaster and which other bomber?

Wellington
Halifax
Stirling
Blenheim

Question 6 of 10

In 1991, the airport opened a new terminal building designed in a hub-and-spoke principle. What was it called?

Global Gateway
World Hub
The Terminal
Eurohub

Question 7 of 10

What’s the length of the runway at Birmingham?

3,053m
3,054m
3,055m
3,056m

Question 8 of 10

What’s the largest aircraft the airport can accommodate?

Airbus A380
Boeing 777
Airbus A340
Boeing 747

Question 9 of 10

A European carrier recently announced it would be returning to Birmingham, offering flights to a European capital city. Who is the airline?

Pegasus Airlines
Aegean Airlines
Norwegian
TAP

Question 10 of 10

Roughly how many passengers did Birmingham serve in 2022?

9.3m
9.4m
9.5m
9.6m

You got correct!

Shirley you can't be serious? 

Other areas of the West Midlands are available... 

You got correct!

I'm Per(ty)shore you can do better! 

As can I with my Birmingham puns... 

You got correct!

Getting there - using a lot of the 3,053m of available space!

You got correct!

Well, you clearly know your Birmingham Airport-shaped onions. 

Well done!