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The Runway Design Code (RDC) denotes the design standard for which the runway is
to be built. The RDC takes into account which three factors? (Select 3)
- Approach category (speed)
- Airplane design group (wingspan and tail height)
- Whether or not the runway has an instrument approach
- Number of anticipated operations (NOA) ----CORRECT ANSWER--------------Approach
category (speed), Airplane design group (wingspan and tall height), Whether or not the
runway has an instrument approach
When calculating the dimensional standards appropriate for the Design Aircraft, the
planners must determine the largest aircraft making substantial use of the airport.
Substantial use means ________ or more annual itinerant operations or the largest
scheduled commercial aircraft.
- 50 per month
- 500 per month
- 500 per year
- 1500 per year ----CORRECT ANSWER--------------500 per year
The most common positions at an airport that are outside of the vertical structure are
the
- Finance and administration personnel
- Operations and maintenance positions
- Legal counsel and auditor
- Certification inspector and regulator ----CORRECT ANSWER--------------Legal counsel
and auditor
The terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001 resulted in the Aviation and Transportation
Security Act of 2001 moving the airport and aircraft operator security regulations from
the FAA to the newly created
- Transportation Security Administration
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The Runway Design Code (RDC) denotes the design standard for which the runway is to be built. The RDC takes into account which three factors? (Select 3)

  • Approach category (speed)
  • Airplane design group (wingspan and tail height)
  • Whether or not the runway has an instrument approach
  • Number of anticipated operations (NOA) ----CORRECT ANSWER--------------Approach category (speed), Airplane design group (wingspan and tall height), Whether or not the runway has an instrument approach When calculating the dimensional standards appropriate for the Design Aircraft, the planners must determine the largest aircraft making substantial use of the airport. Substantial use means ________ or more annual itinerant operations or the largest scheduled commercial aircraft.
  • 50 per month
  • 500 per month
  • 500 per year
  • 1500 per year ----CORRECT ANSWER--------------500 per year The most common positions at an airport that are outside of the vertical structure are the
  • Finance and administration personnel
  • Operations and maintenance positions
  • Legal counsel and auditor
  • Certification inspector and regulator ----CORRECT ANSWER--------------Legal counsel and auditor The terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001 resulted in the Aviation and Transportation Security Act of 2001 moving the airport and aircraft operator security regulations from the FAA to the newly created
  • Transportation Security Administration
  • Civil Aviation Office
  • Dept. of Homeland Security
  • National Transportation Security Board ----CORRECT ANSWER-------------- Transportation Security Administration As a new airport manager trying to inventory all applicable airport laws, and regulations, he or she be careful not to omit which form of hidden regulation?
  • FARs
  • FAA orders
  • Cert. Alerts
  • Grant Assurances ----CORRECT ANSWER--------------Grant Assurances The Flight Standards District Office, commonly known as FSDO, is responsible for
  • Food safety on the concourses
  • Flow of air traffic and NAVAID maintenance
  • Enforcing laws for aircraft and pilot certification and licensing
  • Regulating all aviation safety in the US ----CORRECT ANSWER--------------Enforcing laws for aircraft and pilot certification and licensing When 2 or more runways cross, they are classified as _______________________ runways.
  • Open V
  • Intersecting
  • Cross Winds
  • Dual Lanes ----CORRECT ANSWER--------------Intersecting Runway Safety Areas and Taxiway Safety Areas must be inspected by airport operations personnel daily for problems such as rutting, rough and/or uneven terrain and debris. All obstructions such as lights and signs within the safety areas must be
  • Less than 12" in height
  • Made of EMAs material
  • Cleaned daily
  • Mounted on frangible couplings ----CORRECT ANSWER--------------Mounted on frangible couplings

Which statement is False?

  • Each Airport has its own unique geography
  • it is impossible to accurately capture how each public-use airport in the US operates at all levels of its position
  • When you've seen one airport, you've seen one airport
  • Each airport has the same operating characteristics ----CORRECT ANSWER-------------
  • Each airport has the same operating characteristics When using the term "Airport Sponsor", the authors of the AAAE modules are referring to the...
  • Airport director
  • Governing body
  • Federal Aviation Administration
  • Airport management ----CORRECT ANSWER--------------Governing body An airport has many customers, however, the airport must serve the...
  • Community
  • Stakeholders
  • Pilot
  • Airlines ----CORRECT ANSWER--------------Pilot In 1970, The Airport and Airway Development Act brought about all except the following
  • Airport and Airway Trust Fund
  • Planning Grant Program (PGP)
  • Airport Development Aid Program (ADAP)
  • National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS) ----CORRECT ANSWER------------ --National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS) (T/F) The FAA does not include in its planning or funding decision-making any private airports unless they are publicly accessible or military airports that do not host any civilian operations. ----CORRECT ANSWER--------------True

The National Plan of integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS) identifies 3,345 public-use airports that are important to the national air transportation system and eligible to receive grant funds under the FAA Airport Improvement Program (AIP). An airport can be included in the NPIAS for all of the following reasons except...

  • GA reliever airport
  • Serving a community that is at least 15 minutes from the nearest NIPIAS airport
  • Publicly owned
  • Part of a State Airport System ----CORRECT ANSWER--------------Serving a community that is at least 15 minutes from the nearest NPIAS airport Commercial service airports are grouped into two major categories
  • National and Regional
  • Civilian and Military
  • Large hub and small hub
  • Primary and non-primary ----CORRECT ANSWER--------------Primary and non-primary A passenger enplanement can be defined as...
  • A passenger using a handicap ramp
  • A take-off and a landing
  • A passenger boarding a commercial flight
  • A passenger getting off any type of aircraft ----CORRECT ANSWER--------------A passenger boarding a commercial flight The FAA uses three primary measurements to gauge airport activity. Which statistic is not one of the three?
  • Total passenger traffic
  • Passenger enplanements
  • Aircraft operations
  • Cargo tonnage ----CORRECT ANSWER--------------Total passenger traffic Although federally regulated, public-use airports can be operated by all of the following organizational structures except
  • Airport Authority
  • City
  • State Government
  • Department of Commerce ----CORRECT ANSWER--------------Department of Commerce

Each type of airport of ownership has advantages and disadvantages. What is a potential disadvantage to the municipality owned structure?

  • Power to tax and issue bonds
  • access to other city/county departments
  • Can be viewed as another department of the city/county
  • Access to larger sources of funding ----CORRECT ANSWER--------------Can be viewed as another department of the City/County The debate over the status of the airport as either a public entity or a business enterprise will likely continue for decades, but the simplest understanding is that...
  • An airport is a government entity run by elected officials
  • An airport is a Department of Transportation sub-organization
  • An airport is a public entity that is run like a business
  • An airport is an enterprise fund with many departments ----CORRECT ANSWER-------- ------An airport is a public entity that is run like a business Federal Grant Assurances require the airport operator to do all of the following except:
  • Operate the airport in the public interest
  • Use specific lands approved by the FAA for non-aeronautical use to generate revenue to support the airport's aviation needs
  • Grant exclusive rights for aeronautical purposes or uses
  • Maintain the airport in good and serviceable condition ----CORRECT ANSWER---------- ----Grant exclusive rights for aeronautical purposes or uses If the FAA or an aeronautical user believes that the airport is in violation of its Grant Assurances, it may file a complaint with the FAA through the Part 13 or Part 16 process. Part 13 complaints are...
  • Considered informal
  • Handled with definitive timelines
  • submitted straight to FAA headquarters
  • Typically used for Grant Assurance Violations ----CORRECT ANSWER-------------- Considered Informal (T/F) The Federal government has complete authority over airspace and aircraft operations. ----CORRECT ANSWER--------------True

Airport land use is critical component of airport management. Grant Assurance 5. Preserving Rights and Powers prevents an airport Sponsor from taking any action that may deprive the Airport Sponsor of its rights to

  • Charge fees consistent with the sustainability rule
  • Create jobs and payroll
  • Direct and control airport development
  • Regulate interstate commerce ----CORRECT ANSWER--------------Direct and control airport development (T/F) The FAA Grant Assurances require the Airport Executive to attempt to prevent both incompatible land use and obstructions to the navigable airspace around the airport even it it's beyond the airports property boundaries ----CORRECT ANSWER------ --------True The airport property map does all of the following except
  • Show funding source used to acquire tracts
  • Show proposed airport development
  • Indicate use of land
  • Indicate how tracts were acquired ----CORRECT ANSWER--------------Show proposed airport development Defending the airport from incompatible off-airport land use starts with which document?
  • Airport Master Plan
  • ALD Drawing
  • Airport Rules and Regulations
  • "Exhibit A" Property Map ----CORRECT ANSWER--------------Airport Master Plan While the FAA has traditionally opposed residential land use on and around airports, all of the following are allowable except
  • Aircraft rescue and fire fighting facilities with 24-hour coverage requirement
  • Finance manager sleeping room during single-audit
  • Temporary pilot or crew rest facilities
  • Air ambulance operations ----CORRECT ANSWER--------------Finance manager sleeping room during single-audit
  • IFR flight operations
  • TTF flights
  • Flights with passengers other than the pilot ----CORRECT ANSWER-------------- Commercial Flight Operations Airports must generate revenue in order to provide for the safe, secure and efficient transportation system that is expected by the public and the FAA. Revenue can be categorized as all of the following except
  • Capital
  • Aeronautical
  • Non-aeronautical
  • non-operating ----CORRECT ANSWER--------------Capital (T/F) Airport tenants do not expect to be charged more than it costs to cover the expenses associated with providing a safe, secure, and efficient airport operation. ---- CORRECT ANSWER--------------True Which of the following is not an example of airport operating revenue
  • Passenger Facility Charges
  • Fuel flowage fees
  • Rental cars
  • Concessions ----CORRECT ANSWER--------------Passenger Facility Charges Utilizing airport revenue for purposes other than airport capital or operating costs is a violation of Grant Assurance 25 and is known as
  • Non-aeronautical subsidies
  • Posserory tax violation
  • Revenue diversion
  • Payments in Lieu of Taxes ----CORRECT ANSWER--------------Revenue diversion The Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982 requires airports to be as self- sustaining as possible. Self-sustaining means
  • The airport has built up large revenue surpluses
  • The airport does not accept federal or state grant monies for capital projects
  • The airport fees are fair and reasonable
  • The airport relies only on its revenue streams for operational expenses ----CORRECT ANSWER--------------The airport relies only on its revenue streams for operational expenses The FAA's Rates and Charges Policy provides comprehensive guidance on the legal requirement that airport fees be (select all that apply)
  • Not unjustly discriminatory
  • Reasonable
  • Sweetheart deal
  • Fair ----CORRECT ANSWER--------------Not unjustly discriminatory, Reasonable, Fair Fair market fees for use of the airport are required for non-aeronautical use of the airport and are
  • Required for non-airfield aeronautical use
  • Optional for non-airfield aeronautical use ----CORRECT ANSWER--------------Optional for non-airfield aeronautical use The Airport Sponsor would not need to recieve Fair Market Value (FMV) if it leased property to which of the following
  • Corporation
  • Limited Liability Company
  • Angel Flights
  • Sole Propietorship ----CORRECT ANSWER--------------Angel Flights The residual method of rates and charges setting can best be described as
  • The airport applies excess non-aeronautical revenue to the airfield costs to reduce air carrier fees.
  • A hybrid between a compensatory and rate-based method
  • The airport is required to make sure the expenses do not exceed the revenue received
  • The airport assumes all liability for airport costs and retains all airport revenue and the user is charged only for the cost of the aeronautical facility ----CORRECT ANSWER------ --------The airport applies excess non-aeronautical revenue to the airfield costs to reduce air carrier fees. (T/F) The FAA will not allow airport improvement program grant funding to be used for Value Engineered projects ----CORRECT ANSWER--------------False
  • Shares the risk equally with a development company ----CORRECT ANSWER----------- ---The airport assumes the risk and will benefit from a larger portion of the revenue if the concession is successful Airports are capital intensive facilities. Select all the most common ways airport sponsors can generate monies for capital projects
  • PFC's
  • Customer Facility Charges
  • Bonds
  • Bank operating loan ----CORRECT ANSWER--------------PFC's, Customer Facility Charges, Bonds Passenger Facility Charges are
  • Unlimited ticket taxes set by each airport
  • Levied on commercial airline tickets
  • Collected by the airport FBO
  • Collected by charter operators and remitted to the airport sponsors ----CORRECT ANSWER--------------Levied on commercial airline tickets A common activity on airport is "self-fueling". This process means the aircraft owner
  • Uses a fuel from renewable energy source
  • Operates an FBO
  • Does not have to pay the airport sponsor a fuel flowage fee _ Obtains and uses fuel from the source of his/her preference ----CORRECT ANSWER- -------------Obtains and uses fuel from the source of his/her preference (T/F) FAA Airport Improvement Program Funding and Passenger Facility Charges were designed under the concept that the users of the aviation systems, as opposed to all citizens, would pay for the aviation transport systems. ----CORRECT ANSWER------------ --True The AIP process is regulated under FAA order 5100-38C otherwise known as the Airport Improvement Program Handbook. Periodically the FAA will issue __________ to add or revise guidance about the administration of AIP related to the AIP Handbook.
  • Advisory Circulars (AC)
  • FARs
  • Program Guidance Letters (PGL)
  • Airport Directives (ADs) ----CORRECT ANSWER--------------Program Guidance Letters (PGL) The Law requires that AIP entitlement funds be apportioned by formula each year. The apportionment, depending on the type of airport, can be based upon all of the following except
  • Passenger enplanements
  • Aircraft operations
  • Fuel flowage
  • Amount of cargo ----CORRECT ANSWER--------------Fuel flowage The funds remaining after the entitlement apportionment are known as
  • Slush fund
  • Discretionary funds
  • Set-aside funds
  • Reliever funds ----CORRECT ANSWER--------------Discretionary funds (T/F) With the ADO being responsible for carrying out the grant process, it would be in the airport executive's best interest to have their local government lobby and influence the ADO federal employees. ----CORRECT ANSWER--------------False (T/F) PFC's have caused problems for bond rating companies because the legislation creating PFC's allowed the FAA to terminate PFC authorization under certain circumstances. ----CORRECT ANSWER--------------True Which of the following is an advantage to issuing General Obligation Bonds for financing airport capital improvements?
  • Typically issued at a lower interest rate than other types of bonds
  • Secured by the revenue generated by the indebted facility
  • Payment is backed by the full faith and credit of the airport lessee
  • Can be issued for up to 40 years ----CORRECT ANSWER--------------Typically issued at a lower interest rate than other types of bonds

(T/F) A standard Airport Layout Plan is comprised of one or two sketches. ---- CORRECT ANSWER--------------False The ALP becomes a legal document after it is approved and signed by the

  • Transportation Security Administration
  • Airport Sponsor governing body
  • Federal Aviation Administration
  • State Department of Transportation ----CORRECT ANSWER--------------Federal Aviation Administration The FAA ADO office can make the following type of changes on the ALP if they are minor in scope.
  • Draft watermarked
  • Pen-and-Ink
  • Penciled in
  • Preliminary ----CORRECT ANSWER--------------Pen-and-Ink The FAA provides for which three levels of ALP approval (select all three)
  • Unqualified
  • Unconditional
  • Conditional
  • Mixed ----CORRECT ANSWER--------------Unconditional, Conditional, Mixed The FAA defines "near-term" as a project that is
  • Ripe for decision
  • Shovel-ready
  • Is designed with plans on the shelf
  • Ready within 1 year ----CORRECT ANSWER--------------Ripe for decision Airport sponsors keep pilots up-to-date on airport data and information using the following means (check all that apply)
  • 7460 - 1
  • NPIAS
  • NOTAMs
  • Airport Facility Directory ----CORRECT ANSWER--------------NOTAMs, Airport Facility Directory

The projects listed in the NPIAS fall into which three general categories of work. (Select all 3)

  • Physical Component
  • Purpose
  • Airspace
  • Type of work ----CORRECT ANSWER--------------Type of work, Physical Component, Purpose (T/F) The Airport Master Plan can set forth the direction of the airport for one to two decades. ----CORRECT ANSWER--------------True (T/F) An Airport Sponsor completed a Master Plan 6 years ago and has been following the program, including the capital improvement projects as outlined in the plan. A new opportunity emerged that is not in the Master Plan or on the approved ALP. The Sponsor should not be surprised when the project is not immediately eligible for AIP funding. ----CORRECT ANSWER--------------True The FAA _____________ the Forecast and Airport Layout Plan as part of the Airport Master Plan.
  • Produces
  • Approves
  • Drafts
  • Accepts ----CORRECT ANSWER--------------Approves When planning improvements to an airport, it is necessary to select one or more "Design Aircraft". Generally, the Design Aircraft is a composite aircraft representing a collection of aircraft classified by which three parameters? (Select all 3)
  • Airplane Design Group (ADG)
  • Taxiway Edge Safety Margin (TESM)
  • Taxiway Design Group (TDG)
  • Aircraft Approach Category (AAC) ----CORRECT ANSWER--------------Airplane Design Group (ADG), Taxiway Design Group (TDG), Aircraft Approach Category (AAC)
  • Agriculture
  • Airport vehicle maintenance ----CORRECT ANSWER--------------Agriculture Short-term parking at commercial service airports is typically classified as
  • 1 hour or less and accounts for 30% of traffic
  • 30 minutes or less and accounts for 75% of traffic
  • Three hours or less and may account for 80% of traffic
  • 20 minutes or less and accounts for 80% of traffic ----CORRECT ANSWER-------------- Three hours or less and may account for 80% of traffic All of the following are types of ticket and baggage check-in facilities except
  • Pre-check
  • Pass-through
  • Linear
  • Island ----CORRECT ANSWER--------------Pre-check The primary disadvantage of a pier layout is
  • Reduced vehicle curb space
  • Minimal use of airside space to construct gates
  • Decentralized passenger processing
  • Longer walking distances for passengers ----CORRECT ANSWER--------------Longer walking distances for passengers The best way to characterize wayfinding signage in an airport environment is
  • It's a self-guided journey
  • It's reliant on airport employee participation
  • A non-critical component in the passenger experience
  • The hunger games ----CORRECT ANSWER--------------It's a self-guided journey The consequences of failing to comply with environmental law on an airport can range from delayed construction to
  • Criminal charges
  • Grant assurance violations
  • Loss of part 139 certification
  • Reduced AIP participation ----CORRECT ANSWER--------------Criminal charges

The FAA has determined that some projects, by their very nature will not, or very unlikely to have an environmental impact. These projects are considered ____________________________as it relates to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).

  • Categorically excluded
  • unable to meet environmental law obligations
  • To be approved without further documentation
  • Immaterial to the project as a whole ----CORRECT ANSWER--------------Categorically excluded Should a sponsor no longer need a parcel of land located within the federally obligated portions of the airport and on the Exhibit A property map, the sponsor will be required to obtain
  • An FAA release
  • A Categorical exclusion
  • A VALE credit
  • An approval for non-aeronautical use ----CORRECT ANSWER--------------An FAA release (T/F) Airport owners and operators can be forced to assume liability for cleanup of contamination on the property returned to them through a tenant bankruptcy. ---- CORRECT ANSWER--------------True The FIS system employed at most international airports which provides separate immigration and customs checkpoints is the
  • Red-green
  • Custom Accelerated Passenger Inspection Services (CAPIS)
  • One-stop
  • Federal Inspection Services ----CORRECT ANSWER--------------Custom Accelerated Passenger Inspection Services (CAPIS) The government has established airways that are divided into which two types? (Above and Below 18,000')
  • Restricted
  • Victor Airways
  • Jet Routes