7/31/22, 8:00 PM AERO4513 Unit 1 Quiz: Airport Operations and Mgmt Section A
AERO4513 Unit 1 Quiz
Due Jul 31 at 11:59pm Points 100 Questions 75 Time Limit None
Instructions
This quiz is 75 questions, multiple-choice, open-book, open-note, and it is not timed. The quiz is over
material covered in Unit 1. You may complete the quiz in multiple sittings, saving your work and coming
back to it later as you work through the study material. Just be sure to submit it before the due date.
Attempt History
Attempt Time Score
LATEST Attempt 1 112 minutes 93.4 out of 100
Score for this quiz: 93.4 out of 100
Submitted Jul 31 at 6:49pm
This attempt took 112 minutes.
Question 1 1..4 pts
Which airport is known as the world’s “oldest continually operating
airport”?
Kitty Hawk
Albany
Correct! College Park
Washington DC
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Feedback: Prather, p. 13 – The College Park airport in Maryland
was established by Wilbur Wright in 1909. While it was not the first
one built, it is the longest continually operating airport.
Question 2 1..4 pts
In January of 1939, the Albany Airport was closed by the CAA citing that it
was unfit for use. Who initiated improvements so the airport could reopen
again in late 1940?
Airport Manager
The Pilot Association
Correct!
The Municipal Government
The Civil Aeronautics Authority
Feedback: Prather, p. 12 – The City of Albany municipal
government established a project called the Works Progress
Administration (WPA) to fund the improvements.
Question 3 1..4 pts
By the end of WWI (1918) the US Army had established how many
military airfields?
Correct!
70
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980
67
100
Feedback: Prather, p. 14 – There were three US Military airfields
prior to the start of WWI. During the war, the US Army established
67 more for a total of 70. There were 980 registered airports at
that time, but only 70 of them were registered military airports.
Question 4 1..4 pts
The Airport and Airway Development Act of 1970 provided for many
things. Of those, it authorized the FAA to issue Operating Certificates to
Commercial-Service Airports. In 1970, what was considered a
“Commercial-Service” airport?
Correct!
Airports serviced by Commercial Air Carriers using aircraft with 30 seats or
more.
Airports serviced by Commercial Air Carriers using aircraft with more than
9 seats.
Airports serviced by Scheduled Air Carriers
Airports serviced by Scheduled Air Carriers using aircraft with more than 9
seats.
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Feedback: Prather, p. 23 – When the 1970 act took effect, FAA
was to issue operating certificates to commercial-serviced airports
which, at the time, were those serviced by commercial air carriers
using aircraft with 30 seats or more.
Question 5 1..4 pts
Why is it important for an airport to be properly categorized per NPIAS?
The airport category determines staffing levels
Correct!
The airport category determines funding levels
The airport category determines the amount of delay that is acceptable
The airport category determines land expansion opportunities
Feedback: Prather, p. 53 and PPT 2: The NPIAS airport category
determines, to a large degree, the funding the airport can receive.
Question 6 1..4 pts
For commercial service airports, what factor further determines the airport
category?
Take-off/Landing Operations
Instrument Approach Operations
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AERO4513 Unit 1 Quiz
Due Jul 31 at 11:59pm Points 100 Questions 75 Time Limit None
Instructions
This quiz is 75 questions, multiple-choice, open-book, open-note, and it is not timed. The quiz is over
material covered in Unit 1. You may complete the quiz in multiple sittings, saving your work and coming
back to it later as you work through the study material. Just be sure to submit it before the due date.
Attempt History
Attempt Time Score
LATEST Attempt 1 112 minutes 93.4 out of 100
Score for this quiz: 93.4 out of 100
Submitted Jul 31 at 6:49pm
This attempt took 112 minutes.
Question 1 1..4 pts
Which airport is known as the world’s “oldest continually operating
airport”?
Kitty Hawk
Albany
Correct! College Park
Washington DC
https://courses.letu.edu/courses/38378/quizzes/104690 1/45
,7/31/22, 8:00 PM AERO4513 Unit 1 Quiz: Airport Operations and Mgmt Section A
Feedback: Prather, p. 13 – The College Park airport in Maryland
was established by Wilbur Wright in 1909. While it was not the first
one built, it is the longest continually operating airport.
Question 2 1..4 pts
In January of 1939, the Albany Airport was closed by the CAA citing that it
was unfit for use. Who initiated improvements so the airport could reopen
again in late 1940?
Airport Manager
The Pilot Association
Correct!
The Municipal Government
The Civil Aeronautics Authority
Feedback: Prather, p. 12 – The City of Albany municipal
government established a project called the Works Progress
Administration (WPA) to fund the improvements.
Question 3 1..4 pts
By the end of WWI (1918) the US Army had established how many
military airfields?
Correct!
70
https://courses.letu.edu/courses/38378/quizzes/104690 2/45
,7/31/22, 8:00 PM AERO4513 Unit 1 Quiz: Airport Operations and Mgmt Section A
980
67
100
Feedback: Prather, p. 14 – There were three US Military airfields
prior to the start of WWI. During the war, the US Army established
67 more for a total of 70. There were 980 registered airports at
that time, but only 70 of them were registered military airports.
Question 4 1..4 pts
The Airport and Airway Development Act of 1970 provided for many
things. Of those, it authorized the FAA to issue Operating Certificates to
Commercial-Service Airports. In 1970, what was considered a
“Commercial-Service” airport?
Correct!
Airports serviced by Commercial Air Carriers using aircraft with 30 seats or
more.
Airports serviced by Commercial Air Carriers using aircraft with more than
9 seats.
Airports serviced by Scheduled Air Carriers
Airports serviced by Scheduled Air Carriers using aircraft with more than 9
seats.
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, 7/31/22, 8:00 PM AERO4513 Unit 1 Quiz: Airport Operations and Mgmt Section A
Feedback: Prather, p. 23 – When the 1970 act took effect, FAA
was to issue operating certificates to commercial-serviced airports
which, at the time, were those serviced by commercial air carriers
using aircraft with 30 seats or more.
Question 5 1..4 pts
Why is it important for an airport to be properly categorized per NPIAS?
The airport category determines staffing levels
Correct!
The airport category determines funding levels
The airport category determines the amount of delay that is acceptable
The airport category determines land expansion opportunities
Feedback: Prather, p. 53 and PPT 2: The NPIAS airport category
determines, to a large degree, the funding the airport can receive.
Question 6 1..4 pts
For commercial service airports, what factor further determines the airport
category?
Take-off/Landing Operations
Instrument Approach Operations
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