AAAE Certified Member Study Questions
with Elaborate Answers (Expert- Graded
A+) | Latest Edition
1. What does AAAE primarily help airport operators with? - ANSWER
Decoding lawmaking/rulemaking impacts and representing airports in
Washington
2. What is one of the most common entry points into the airport industry? -
ANSWER Airport operations
3. Why is the airport executive described as a 'jack-of-all-trades'? - ANSWER
They must master multiple airport business and operational functions
4. Safety began to be a big concern as aircraft became bigger and faster. the
mid-air collision of two aircraft over Brunswick, Maryland, in 1958 that
killed 12 people prompted - ANSWER the Air Commerce Act to be
repealed and the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 created the Federal Aviation
Agency (FAA) who took over safety rulemaking from the CAB. The FAA
was renamed to Federal Aviation Administration in 1966 and brought under
the DOT.
5. 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 - ANSWER A daily reference and
field guide
,6. 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 - ANSWER Each
airport has the same operating characteristics
7. 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 - ANSWER Governing body
8. An airport has many customers, however, the airport must serve the...
- Community
- Stakeholders
- Pilot
- Airlines - ANSWER Pilot
9. 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) - ANSWER
National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS)
10.(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. - ANSWER True
,11.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 - ANSWER Serving a community that
is at least 15 minutes from the nearest NPIAS airport
12.Commercial service airports are grouped into two major categories
- National and Regional
- Civilian and Military
- Large hub and small hub
- Primary and non-primary - ANSWER Primary and non-primary
13.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 - ANSWER A passenger
boarding a commercial flight
14.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 - ANSWER Total passenger traffic
, 15.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 - ANSWER Finance manager sleeping
room during single-audit
16.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 - ANSWER Through-the-fence operator
17.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 - ANSWER Minimum Standards
and Airport Rules and Reguations
18.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
- Airfield operations - ANSWER A non-aeronautical function on an
airport
with Elaborate Answers (Expert- Graded
A+) | Latest Edition
1. What does AAAE primarily help airport operators with? - ANSWER
Decoding lawmaking/rulemaking impacts and representing airports in
Washington
2. What is one of the most common entry points into the airport industry? -
ANSWER Airport operations
3. Why is the airport executive described as a 'jack-of-all-trades'? - ANSWER
They must master multiple airport business and operational functions
4. Safety began to be a big concern as aircraft became bigger and faster. the
mid-air collision of two aircraft over Brunswick, Maryland, in 1958 that
killed 12 people prompted - ANSWER the Air Commerce Act to be
repealed and the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 created the Federal Aviation
Agency (FAA) who took over safety rulemaking from the CAB. The FAA
was renamed to Federal Aviation Administration in 1966 and brought under
the DOT.
5. 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 - ANSWER A daily reference and
field guide
,6. 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 - ANSWER Each
airport has the same operating characteristics
7. 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 - ANSWER Governing body
8. An airport has many customers, however, the airport must serve the...
- Community
- Stakeholders
- Pilot
- Airlines - ANSWER Pilot
9. 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) - ANSWER
National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS)
10.(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. - ANSWER True
,11.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 - ANSWER Serving a community that
is at least 15 minutes from the nearest NPIAS airport
12.Commercial service airports are grouped into two major categories
- National and Regional
- Civilian and Military
- Large hub and small hub
- Primary and non-primary - ANSWER Primary and non-primary
13.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 - ANSWER A passenger
boarding a commercial flight
14.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 - ANSWER Total passenger traffic
, 15.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 - ANSWER Finance manager sleeping
room during single-audit
16.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 - ANSWER Through-the-fence operator
17.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 - ANSWER Minimum Standards
and Airport Rules and Reguations
18.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
- Airfield operations - ANSWER A non-aeronautical function on an
airport
