Test your limits of knowledge against our YVR Fun Facts Quiz. Answers are listed below.

YVR Fun Facts

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1. When was YVR founded?
   1. 1915
   2. 1931
   3. 1939
   4. 1942
2. Before settling on the airport’s current location, city councillors debated locating it where?
   1. North Vancouver
   2. At the east end of False Creek
   3. Spanish Banks
   4. Burnaby
3. YVR’s first terminal handled how many passengers in its first year?
   1. 1,072
   2. 2,572
   3. 7,272
   4. 7,572
4. What was YVR originally called?
   1. Richmond-Vancouver Airport
   2. Vancouver City Airport
   3. Sea Island Airport
   4. Vancouver Public Airport
5. Where did YVR’s first international flight arrive from?
   1. Bellingham, WA
   2. Seattle, WA
   3. Olympia, WA
   4. San Francisco, CA
6. Where does YVR currently rank among Canada’s busiest airports?
   1. 1^st
   2. 2^nd
   3. 3^rd
   4. 4^th
7. Where did YVR place in Skytrax’s Best North American Airport rankings in 2023 and 2024?
   1. 1^st
   2. 2^nd
   3. 3^rd
   4. 4^th
8. What is YVR’s record for baggage handled in a single day?
   1. 43,000
   2. 49,000
   3. 51,000
   4. 57,000
9. What number does YVR place among BC’s biggest single buildings by area?
   1. 1^st
   2. 2^nd
   3. 3^rd
   4. 4^th
10. What is YVR’s sculpture “The Spirit of Haida Gwai, the Jade Canoe” made of?
    1. Reticulated jade
    2. Natural jade
    3. Bronze
    4. Nero Markina marble
11. What number does YVR currently place in BC’s top 10 best loved brands?
    1. 2^nd
    2. 4^th
    3. 6^th
    4. 10^th
12. How many gallons of water does YVR’s main aquarium hold?
    1. 14,000 L
    2. 34,000 L
    3. 94,000 L
    4. 114,000 L
13. How many sea creatures live in the aquarium?
    1. 650+
    2. 850+
    3. 1,500+
    4. 5,000+
14. Major airports charge airlines a fee per passenger per each departure, which the airlines pass on to passengers in the cost of tickets. How much does YVR charge per passenger?
    1. $15
    2. $25
    3. $35
    4. $45
15. How much is the Indigenous art at YVR valued at?
    1. $1.5 M
    2. $2+ M
    3. $5+ M
    4. $10+ M

Answers:

1. 1. (b) 1931. 2. (c) Spanish Banks. 3. (a) 1072. 4. (c) Sea Island Airport. 5. (b) Seattle. 6. (b) 2^nd. 7. (a) 1^st. 8. (d) 57,000 on the 2010 Olympics’ day of departure. 9. (a) 1^st. YVR is more than double the size of BC’s next biggest building. 10. (c) Bronze. 11. (b) 4^th Only behind London Drugs, Save-on-Foods, BC Hydro. 12. (d) 114,000 L. 13. (d) 5,000+. 14. (b) $25, but for extra-provincial departures only. YVR charges nothing for flights within the province. 15. (d) $10+ M.