AAAE Certified Member Study Guide Questions with Correct Answers 2026.

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The AAAE Certified Member Modules are materials airport managers can use as...
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- Airport regulation v




- Airport case Law v v




- Final authoritative documents
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- A daily reference and field guide - CORRECT ANSWER -A daily reference and field guide
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Which statement is False? v v v




- Each Airport has its own unique geography
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- it is impossible to accurately capture how each
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vpublic- use airport in the US operates at all levels of its
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- When you've seen one airport, you've seen one airport
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- Each airport has the same operating characteristics - CORRECT ANSWER -
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Each airport has the same operating characteristics
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When using the term "Airport Sponsor", the authors of the AAAE modules are referring to t
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he...
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- Airport director v




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- Airport management - CORRECT ANSWER -Governing body
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An airport has many customers, however, the airport must serve the...
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- Community

- Stakeholders

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- Airlines - CORRECT ANSWER -Pilot v v v v




In 1970, The Airport and Airway Development Act brought about all except the following
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- Airport and Airway Trust Fund v v v v




- Planning Grant Program (PGP) v v v




- Airport Development Aid Program (ADAP)v v v v




- National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS) - CORRECT ANSWER -
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National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS)
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(T/F) The FAA does not include in its planning or funding decision-
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making any private airports unless they are publicly accessible or military airports that do n
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ot host any civilian operations. - CORRECT ANSWER -True
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The National Plan of integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS) identifies 3,345 public-
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use airports that are important to the national air transportation system and eligible to rece ive
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grant funds under the FAA Airport Improvement Program (AIP). An airport can be includ ed
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vin the NPIAS for all of the following reasons except...
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- GA reliever airport
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- Serving a community that is at least 15 minutes from the nearest NIPIAS airport
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- Part of a State Airport System - CORRECT ANSWER -
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Serving a community that is at least 15 minutes from the nearest NPIAS airport
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Commercial service airports are grouped into two major categories v v v v v v v v




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- Large hub and small hub
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,- Primary and non-primary - CORRECT ANSWER -Primary and non-primary
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A passenger enplanement can be defined as...
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- A passenger using a handicap ramp
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- A take-off and a landing
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- A passenger boarding a commercial flight
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- A passenger getting off any type of aircraft - CORRECT ANSWER -
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A passenger boarding a commercial flight
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The FAA uses three primary measurements to gauge airport activity. Which statistic is not o
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ne of the three?
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- Total passenger traffic v v




- Passenger enplanements v




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- Cargo tonnage - CORRECT ANSWER -Total passenger traffic
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Although federally regulated, public- v v v




use airports can be operated by all of the following organizational structures except
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- Airport Authority v




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- Department of Commerce - CORRECT ANSWER -Department of Commerce v v v v v v v v




Successful airports can be observed creating effective working relationships between
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- City and County v v




- Vendors and Customers v v




- Airlines and Pilots v v

, - Airport policy makers and Management - CORRECT ANSWER - v v v v v v v v




Airport policy makers and Management v v v v




(T/F) Airport sponsors must maintain their responsibility to the FAA to operate the airport a
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s an essential component of the national aviation system without regard to any negative im pact
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vto the airport's community - CORRECT ANSWER -False
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As a manager of a federally obligated public-
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use airport, your airport generates revenue, such as landing fees, building rentals, and fuel f
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lowage fees. What percentage of the income derived must be utilized for airport
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- 50% - CORRECT ANSWER -100% v v v v




Airports are distinctly different from traditional municipal operations in that they can operat
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- Stand-alone enterprises - CORRECT ANSWER -Stand-alone enterprises v v v v v v




Generally, airport authority board members are compensated as follows: v v v v v v v v




- $1 a year to comply with federal and state labor laws
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- Do not receive compensation and serve in a voluntary capacity - CORRECT ANSWER -
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Do not receive compensation and serve in a voluntary capacity
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