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Airport Management and Operations, Exams of Aviation

DeVry University - Virginia Aviation

An overview of various aspects of airport management and operations, including airport ownership structures, revenue sources, regulatory requirements, and security considerations. It covers topics such as airport classification, passenger and cargo traffic, airport planning and development, and the roles of different stakeholders in the airport ecosystem. The document delves into the financial and operational challenges faced by airports, as well as the strategies and best practices employed to ensure efficient and effective airport management. It serves as a comprehensive resource for understanding the complex and multifaceted nature of airport operations, catering to the needs of university students, airport professionals, and other stakeholders interested in the aviation industry.

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AAAE Certified Member Study Guide

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The AAAE Certified Member Modules are materials airport managers can use as...

- Airport regulation

- Airport case Law

- Final authoritative documents

- A daily reference and field guide - correct answer A daily reference and field guide

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

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The AAAE Certified Member Modules are materials airport managers can use as...

Airport regulation
Airport case Law
Final authoritative documents
A daily reference and field guide - correct answer A daily reference and field guide 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 Successful airports can be observed creating effective working relationships between
City and County
Vendors and Customers
Airlines and Pilots
Airport policy makers and Management - correct answer Airport policy makers and Management (T/F) Airport sponsors must maintain their responsibility to the FAA to operate the airport as an essential component of the national aviation system without regard to any negative impact to the airport's community - correct answer False

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 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 Kansas State University's Polytechnic Campus is an "off-airport" entity and is a perfect example of a
Non-aeronautical user
Through-the-fence-operator
Exclusive right tenant
Fixed Base Operator - correct answer Through-the-fence operator Grant Assurance 19 requires the airport to be operating all times in a safe and serviceable condition. The two primary guiding documents that serve as airport Sponsor tools in this endeavor are the
Airport Emergency Plan and Certification Manual
Minimum Standards and Airport Rules and Regulations
Airport Master Plan and "Exhibit A" Property Map
Airport Layout Plan and Drawing - correct answer Minimum Standards and Airport Rules and Reguations The FAA's hangar use policy was clarified in 2016 whereby it stated that aircraft hangars should be used to store aircraft, which is an approved aeronautical use. If this policy is violated, the federal government is essentially subsidizing
A non-aeronautical function on an airport
Airport hangar maintenance
An aeronautical use

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 There are many IT systems at airports. All the systems below are examples of common IT systems at airports except
Airfield lighting
Flight information Displays
Majority-of-interest (MII)
Property and Asset Management Systems - correct answer Majority-of-interest (MII) Most will agree that a __________ year lease, is a life-time lease
75
99

35 - correct answer 99 A current trend in airport concessions at medium to large-hub airports are the
Duty-free shops
Local Mom & Pop Shops
Self-serve coffee shops
Shopping center and/or brand-name concessions - correct answer Shopping center and/or brand-name concessions All of the following are common types of lease agreements except
Modified gross
Straight
Revaluation
Graduated
Percentage - correct answer Modified gross There are 3 basic approaches to leasing concession space. Under the standard approach, the airport management directly leases and manages the space. With this method
Does not benefit from larger share of revenues if successful
Assumes no risk
The airport assumes the risk and will benefit from a larger portion of the revenue if the concession is successful
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

- GPS

Glideslope - correct answer GPS (T/F) Planning is a critical component in maintaining the airport as a valuable community asset. Airport planning is performed at the national, state, regional and local levels of government and industry. - correct answer True The federal plan for airports provides the federal government perspective on the role of each public-use airport in the national air transportation system. This plan is known as the
National Master Plan
National Plan of Integrated Airport System
Federal Airport Improvement Program
State Aviation System Plan - correct answer National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems Which of the following are the primary areas of an airport (check all that apply)
Roadside
Landside
Terminal
Airside - correct answer Landside, Terminal, Airside Grant Assurance #29 (Airport Layout Plan) requires that the Airport Sponsor keep the Airport Layout Plan updated at all times. The primary functions of the ALP include all the following except
Blueprint for airport development
Necessary for the airport to receive AIP funding
Public document that serves as a record of aeronautical requirements
Depicts aviation forecast demands - correct answer Depicts aviation forecast demands (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)
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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)

(T/F) Heliports located at public use facilities are subject to the same FAA part 139 requirements as airports. Therefore, they cannot conduct commercial passenger operations at GA airports. - correct answer False (T/F) FAR Part 77 has been established for the safety and preservation of navigable airspace. However, this regulation does not give FAA the authority to prevent construction or alteration to a structure that might impede navigable airspace. - correct answer True The passenger terminal system is composed of which three elements (select all 3).

Flight interface
Concessionaire interface
Passengers processing
Access Interface - correct answer Flight Interface, Passenger Processing, Access interface The FAA ALP approval process requires an environmental determination. This decision could result in all of the following except
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
Environmental Order
Categorical Exclusion
Environmental Assessment (EA) - correct answer Environmental order The heaviest concentrations at certain times of the day are known as the
Peak day demand
Peak volume
Design volume
Peak hour demand - correct answer Peak hour demand Select the three categories of passengers
Non-revenue passengers
Leisure travelers
Business travelers
International travelers - correct answer Leisure travelers, Business travelers, International travelers Airports can be classified by the dominant type of passenger traffic. Origination / Destination (O&D) airports can best be described as having
An average of 30-60 minutes of aircraft ground servicing time
A low requirement for departure lounge space, curb frontage, ticketing, security, and baggage handling facilities
70 - 90% of passengers beginning or ending their travel at the airport and requiring maximum handling services for checking and claiming baggage
A high percentage of originating passengers combined with a low percentage of originating flights - correct answer 70-90% of passengers beginning or ending their travel at the airport and requiring maximum handling services for checking and claiming baggage Non-point (NPS) pollution is commonly associated with runoff from

Aircraft de-icing operations
ARFF used in aircraft rescue and firefighting
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

Vector Airspace
Class B
En-route Airspace - correct answer Class A (T/F) There are certain instances when a pilot can depart from an airport and fly their entire route without ever talking to anyone on the radio, a controller or radio operator. - correct answer True Air traffic control towers may have multiple controller positions. Select all the possible positions.
Ground Controller
Ramp Controller
Tower (or Local)
CTAF Controller - correct answer Ground Controller, Ramp Controller, Tower (or Local) Which leg of the Airport rectangular traffic pattern is horizontally perpendicular to the extended centerline of the takeoff runway and is entered by making a 90 degree turn from the upwind leg?
Base Leg
Upwind Leg
Crosswind Leg
Departure Leg - correct answer Crosswind Leg In the Contract Tower Program, the FAA contracts with the _______________________________ to provide ATC services at certain VFR airports.
National Air Traffic Controller's Association
Private Sector
United States Contract Tower Association
Public Sector - correct answer Private Sector The term _________________ is used to describe the discrete code an assigned aircraft transmits on the transponder.
Squawk
Vector
Transpond
Mode S - correct answer Squawk Radar usage is enhanced by a _____________________, which is a beacon device installed on an aircraft and used to transmit data on the aircraft's position and altitude.
VOR
Transponder
Non-directional Beacon
Localizer - correct answer Transponder Which airport navagational aid is used primarily for instrument approaches, local navigation and are not greatly impacted by atmospheric interference or variations in terrain.
VOR
GPS

Glideslope
Localizer - correct answer VOR The major shift with NextGen includes a migration from radar to
Satellite-based Tracking
ADSB Separation
Radio Tracking
Beacon Tracking - correct answer Satellite-based Tracking When analyzing airfield capacity, an airport manager should be familiar with both terms commonly used when defining capacity.
Practical
Differential
Throughput
Peak-hour - correct answer Practical, Throughput __________________________is designed to match the arrival of an aircraft to the ability of the airport to handle the volume.
Spacing
Sequencing
Metering
Slotting - correct answer Metering After the FAA approves the sponsor's Airport Certification Manual (ACM), it becomes
Guidance
Operation's manual
Maintenance planner
Regulation - correct answer Regulation If an airfield discrepancy is identified, which of the following must occur?
Airport operations must conduct a special inspection
Discrepancy resolves before any aircraft operations occur.
Noncompliance reported to the FAA ADO office
Discrepancy reported to FAA Part 139 inspector - correct answer Discrepancy resolved before any aircraft operations occur. Aircraft accidents investigate by the NTSB generally show that the accident occurred because of a...
Chain of events
Pavement issue
FAR Part 139 violation
Single preventable event - correct answer Chain of events The Implementation of a _______________________ program aids in the management of safety risk through a systematic process of procedures, practices and polices.
ACN/PCN

regular slurry coats
erosion control - correct answer Preventative maintenance The FAA's Advisory Circular on guidelines and procedures for maintenance of airport pavements establishes which index for qualifying airfield pavements?
ARC
PCN
ACN
PCI - correct answer PCI Pavement deterioration generally has which two causes? (Select both)
Environmental
Non-Structural
Chemical
Structural - correct answer Environmental, Structural Runway lighting systems should be uniform throughout the US. Runway edge lights are
Blue
Amber
Green
White - correct answer White At times, the threshold of a runway may need to be changed for construction, obstacle clearance, or noise abatement. This is referred to as a
Displaced threshold
Runway end marking
Displaced aiming point
Demarkation bar - correct answer Displaced threshold Title 14 CFR Part 139 requires airports to develop and maintain three basic safety programs. (Select all three).
Airport Emergency Plan
Personal Protective Equipment Plan
Snow and Ice Control Plan
Wildlife Hazard Management Plan - correct answer Airport Emergency Plan, Snow and Ice Equipment Plan, Wildlife Hazard Management Plan Airport operators are required to quickly remove snow, ice, and slush as necessary to maintain runways and taxiways in a ________________________________ condition
Less than 1/4" precipitation
No worse than frozen
No worse than wet
Completely dry - correct answer No worse than wet Snow and ice can be removed in one of two ways...
Mechanically or chemically

Naturally or chemically
Mechanically or naturally
Solar deicer or machanically - correct answer Mechanically or chemically Airports complying with part 139 are required to have emergency response equipment and personnel as necessary to accommodate
The airport's design critical aircraft
The largest air carrier aircraft with more than 1 daily departure
The longest air carrier aircraft
The longest air carrier aircraft with an average of five or more daily departures - correct answer The longest air carrier aircraft with an average of five or more daily departures An airport's Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting capability is referred to as an
Index
Class
Code
Alert level - correct answer Index There are 4 categories of runway incursions. Category A is considered a serious incident as a result of
Ample time to avoid collision
A near collision
Incorrect presence of vehicle in the movement area
A critical evasive response - correct answer A near collision (T/F) All Part 139 airports must conduct a Wildlife Hazard Assessment (WHA) - correct answer True Wildlife control is based on which two approaches
Monitoring and harassment
Harassment and lethal force
Habitat modification and active control
Lethal and non-lethal force - correct answer Habitat modification and active control The effectiveness of an airport emergency plan is highly dependent on three critical elements. (Select all 3)
Protective Actions
Control
Command
Communication - correct answer Control, Command, Communication Exceptional events that require actions and/or capabilities beyond those considered unusual by an airport operator are referred to as
Irregular operations
Discrepancies
Deviations

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