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Terminal Expansion
100
When painting on the airfield, glass bead is NEVER added to this color of paint

What is Black?

100

This month of the 2025-2026 snow season was Traverse City's 4th snowiest on record:

a) January

b) November

c) December

d) February

What is (a), January? (According to NWS data)

100

This is TVC's newest drivable piece of equipment:

a) Airport 6

b) Airport 11

c) Skid Steer

d) Plow 12

What is (c), the Skid Steer?

100

This is the total cost of the terminal expansion:

a) $50 million

b) $100 million

c) $78.9 million

d) $120 million

What is (d), $120 million?

200

This is the only passenger boarding bridge the NRAA is responsible for maintaining

What is PBB #6?

200

This terminal restroom had the worst HappyOrNot passenger feedback in 2025

a) Men's Landside

b) Women's Landside

c) Men's Airside

d) Women's Airside

What is (c), Men's Airside? (3,863 instances of negative feedback)

200

This is TVC's oldest drivable piece of equipment:

a) RTV 23

b) Holder 30

c) Plow 17

d) Paint Truck 25

What is (d), Paint Truck 25? Manufactured in 1986


(Plow 17 - 1988

Holder 30 - 1997)

200

According to Airport estimates, relocating the airport further outside of town would cost about this much:

a) $100 billion

b) $50 million

c) Give the maintainers a few loaders and some straps and it could probably be done in a 4-day weekend. So, like, 120 man-hours.

d) $6 billion

What is (d), $6 billion?

300

We use this type of grease on TVC's snow removal equipment:

What is Lithium grease?

300

This day was TVC's busiest for passenger traffic in 2025:


a) July 4th

b) July 6th

c) August 8th

d) June 2nd

What is (b), July 6th? 

Sunday, 7/6/25 was TVC's busiest day on record, with 3,992 passengers enplaned.

300

The equipment identification number for the NRAA's forklift is:

a) 41

b) 46

c) 51

d) 75

What is (b), 46?

300

In addition to restrooms, a mother's room, service animal relief area and senior changing table, the expanded terminal will include which passenger amenity?

a) Ping-pong

b) Sensory room

c) Sleeping pods

d) Ax throwing

What is (b), Sensory room?

400

The NRAA is responsible for maintaining the PAPI lighting system for which runway?

What is Runway 28?

400

This species of bird was struck the most in 2025

a) Ring-billed gull (seagull)

b) Crow

c) Mourning dove

d) Snowy owl

What is (c), Mourning Dove?

400
From which airport did TVC acquire new Sweeper 20?

What is Lansing Capital Region International Airport?

400

A PFC (passenger facility charge), paid by travelers when purchasing airline tickets to help maintain and improve airports, is how much money per ticket?

a) 1% of ticket cost

b) $3.50

c) $4.50

d) Only first class passengers are charged, $5 per ticket

What is (c), $4.50? The PFC is included in the ticket price, collected by the airline and paid to the Airport. 

500

This creek passes through Runway 28's clear zone and must be avoided during mowing operations:

a) Parson's creek

b) Mitchel creek

c) Carver creek

d) Davis creek

What is (b), Mitchel creek?

500

There are this many non-movement area boundary markings on our airfield:

a) 10

b) 20

c) 12

d) 13

What is (d), 13?

500

A fully equipped and operational Wausau snow mauler has this many tires:

What is 14 tires?

500

TVC's terminal expansion, "Gates to the Future", will add this much area to the terminal building:

a) 98,000 sqft

b) 68,000 sqft

c) The expansion will actually shrink the terminal but bigger windows will make it feel larger

d) 20,000 sqft

What is (b), 68,000 sqft?

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