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US Government hires private contractors to carry mail by air. Represents the start
of aviation. -Correct Answer ✔-Air Mail Act of 1925 (Kelly Act)
The Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) was charged with these three things: -Correct
Answer ✔-"1) Making Safety rules
2) Conducting aircraft investigations
3) economic regulation of airlines"
This Act split the CAA into two agencies, the CAA and the CAB. -Correct Answer ✔-
Reorganization Act of 1940
What phased out CAB economic regulation of airlines? -Correct Answer ✔-"Airline
Deregulation Act of 1978
The Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) would control the economics of the airline
industry for nearly four decades, approving air routes and regulating airfares, until
finally being dissolved by the Airline Deregulation Act of 1978"
Federal Aviation Act of 1958 -Correct Answer ✔-"Driven by a the ""jet age,""
safety became a concern. A mid-air collision of 2 aircraft, killing 12 prompted the
repeal of the Air Commerce Act. Federal Aviation Act created the Federal Aviation
Agency (FAA), taking over rulemaking from the CAB.
Renamed to Federal Aviation Administration in 1966 and moved from the
Commerce Department to the Department of Transportation."
What government Act did Part 139 evolve from? -Correct Answer ✔-Airport and
Airway Development Act (1970)
This establishes Airport Improvement Program (AIP) and establishes the National
Airspace System (NAS), which eventually becomes the National Plan of Integrated
Airport Systems (NPIAS). NPIAS is reflected at the local airport level in the Airport
,Capital Improvement Program. -Correct Answer ✔-Airport and Airways
Improvement Act of 1982
How many enplanements per year does an airport have to have to be considered
as commercial service? -Correct Answer ✔-2500 or more
This refers to the concept of a 'Next Generation Air Transportation System' or the
ongoing transformation of the NAS, moving from land based navigation to
satellite. -Correct Answer ✔-NextGen
"This Act endorsed the concept of a Next Generation Air Transportation System
(NextGen).
NextGen is a multi-faceted series of initiatives designed to make air travel more
efficient, more secure, and safer overall.
""Reauthorization of FAA Funding launches NEXTGEN""" -Correct Answer ✔-Vision
100-Century of Aviation Reauthorization Act of 2003.
What are the type types of airport land use? -Correct Answer ✔-Aeronautical and
Non-aeronautical
Publicly or privately owned airports with scheduled air carrier service with 2500
enplanements per year are categorized as... -Correct Answer ✔-included in the
NPIAS
An airport that doesn't meet qualifications to be part of the NPIAS may be
considered if... -Correct Answer ✔-"Other airports that do not meet the criteria
may be included if they are:
1. Part of a State Airport System Plan;
2. Serving a community more than 30 minutes from the nearest NPIAS airport;
3. Forecast to have 10 or more based aircraft within the next 5 years; and
4. Currently being considered by an eligible public sponsor who is willing to
undertake ownership and development of the airport.
,Airports that do not meet any of the aforementioned criteria may still be included
through special justification, such as:
1. A determination that the benefits of the airport will exceed its development
costs;
2. Written documentation describing isolation;
3. Airports serving the needs of American Indian communities;
4. Airports needed to support recreation areas; and
5. Airports needed to develop or protect important national resources."
What are the NPIAS airports and roughly how many are there? -Correct Answer
✔-Commercial service, GA Relivers, National Guard base of average airport,
airport with US Mail contract; Roughly 3300 (3345)
What are the three measurements the FAA uses to gauge airport activity? -Correct
Answer ✔-1) Enplanements 2) Operations 3) Cargo Tonnage "butts, boxes, and
bad landings"
What is an Commercial Service Airport? -Correct Answer ✔-Publicly owned airport
with at least 2500 passengers per year annual boarding that receives scheduled
passenger service
This type of airport has more than 100 million pounds of total annual landed
weight -Correct Answer ✔-Cargo Airport
What is a shared airport? -Correct Answer ✔-US Government owned airport co-
located w/ a civil airport specified under, and at which, portions of the movement
areas and safety areas are shared by both parties
DOD and Civilians share an airfield but is owned by the DOD is called what? -
Correct Answer ✔-"Joint Use Airport
Tip: ""Owned by the Joint Chiefs"""
This Airport Type has scheduled Air Carrier Service with more than 10,000
enplanements per year. -Correct Answer ✔-Primary Airports
, This Airport Type is mainly used by GA Aircraft, Scheduled passenger service with
between 2,500-9,999 enplanements per year -Correct Answer ✔-Non-Primary
This Airport Type serve at least 1% or more of US passenger enplanements -
Correct Answer ✔-Large Hub Airports
This Airport Type enplanes .25%-1% of all US enplanements -Correct Answer ✔-
Medium Hub Airports
This Airport Type has less than .05% but at least more than 10,000 enplanements
per year -Correct Answer ✔-Non-Hub Primary Airports
This Airport Type has enplanements between .05% to .25% -Correct Answer ✔-
Small Hub Airports
What is an GA Airport? -Correct Answer ✔-Public use airport that does not have
scheduled air service or has less than 2500 annual enplanements
What type of airport relieves congestion from commercial service airports and
provides improved GA access -Correct Answer ✔-GA Reliever Airport
What are the four categories of General Aviation (GA) Airports? -Correct Answer
✔-"GA National (near major metropolitan centers)
GA Regional (Several large metropolitan centers)
GA Local (backbone of the system)
GA Basic (link to other NAS)"
This governs private operation of an aircraft -Correct Answer ✔-Part 91
"This is the operating requirements for Domestic, Flag and Supplemental
Operations.
Also covers Air Carrier Certification." -Correct Answer ✔-Part 121
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US Government hires private contractors to carry mail by air. Represents the start
of aviation. -Correct Answer ✔-Air Mail Act of 1925 (Kelly Act)
The Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) was charged with these three things: -Correct
Answer ✔-"1) Making Safety rules
2) Conducting aircraft investigations
3) economic regulation of airlines"
This Act split the CAA into two agencies, the CAA and the CAB. -Correct Answer ✔-
Reorganization Act of 1940
What phased out CAB economic regulation of airlines? -Correct Answer ✔-"Airline
Deregulation Act of 1978
The Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) would control the economics of the airline
industry for nearly four decades, approving air routes and regulating airfares, until
finally being dissolved by the Airline Deregulation Act of 1978"
Federal Aviation Act of 1958 -Correct Answer ✔-"Driven by a the ""jet age,""
safety became a concern. A mid-air collision of 2 aircraft, killing 12 prompted the
repeal of the Air Commerce Act. Federal Aviation Act created the Federal Aviation
Agency (FAA), taking over rulemaking from the CAB.
Renamed to Federal Aviation Administration in 1966 and moved from the
Commerce Department to the Department of Transportation."
What government Act did Part 139 evolve from? -Correct Answer ✔-Airport and
Airway Development Act (1970)
This establishes Airport Improvement Program (AIP) and establishes the National
Airspace System (NAS), which eventually becomes the National Plan of Integrated
Airport Systems (NPIAS). NPIAS is reflected at the local airport level in the Airport
,Capital Improvement Program. -Correct Answer ✔-Airport and Airways
Improvement Act of 1982
How many enplanements per year does an airport have to have to be considered
as commercial service? -Correct Answer ✔-2500 or more
This refers to the concept of a 'Next Generation Air Transportation System' or the
ongoing transformation of the NAS, moving from land based navigation to
satellite. -Correct Answer ✔-NextGen
"This Act endorsed the concept of a Next Generation Air Transportation System
(NextGen).
NextGen is a multi-faceted series of initiatives designed to make air travel more
efficient, more secure, and safer overall.
""Reauthorization of FAA Funding launches NEXTGEN""" -Correct Answer ✔-Vision
100-Century of Aviation Reauthorization Act of 2003.
What are the type types of airport land use? -Correct Answer ✔-Aeronautical and
Non-aeronautical
Publicly or privately owned airports with scheduled air carrier service with 2500
enplanements per year are categorized as... -Correct Answer ✔-included in the
NPIAS
An airport that doesn't meet qualifications to be part of the NPIAS may be
considered if... -Correct Answer ✔-"Other airports that do not meet the criteria
may be included if they are:
1. Part of a State Airport System Plan;
2. Serving a community more than 30 minutes from the nearest NPIAS airport;
3. Forecast to have 10 or more based aircraft within the next 5 years; and
4. Currently being considered by an eligible public sponsor who is willing to
undertake ownership and development of the airport.
,Airports that do not meet any of the aforementioned criteria may still be included
through special justification, such as:
1. A determination that the benefits of the airport will exceed its development
costs;
2. Written documentation describing isolation;
3. Airports serving the needs of American Indian communities;
4. Airports needed to support recreation areas; and
5. Airports needed to develop or protect important national resources."
What are the NPIAS airports and roughly how many are there? -Correct Answer
✔-Commercial service, GA Relivers, National Guard base of average airport,
airport with US Mail contract; Roughly 3300 (3345)
What are the three measurements the FAA uses to gauge airport activity? -Correct
Answer ✔-1) Enplanements 2) Operations 3) Cargo Tonnage "butts, boxes, and
bad landings"
What is an Commercial Service Airport? -Correct Answer ✔-Publicly owned airport
with at least 2500 passengers per year annual boarding that receives scheduled
passenger service
This type of airport has more than 100 million pounds of total annual landed
weight -Correct Answer ✔-Cargo Airport
What is a shared airport? -Correct Answer ✔-US Government owned airport co-
located w/ a civil airport specified under, and at which, portions of the movement
areas and safety areas are shared by both parties
DOD and Civilians share an airfield but is owned by the DOD is called what? -
Correct Answer ✔-"Joint Use Airport
Tip: ""Owned by the Joint Chiefs"""
This Airport Type has scheduled Air Carrier Service with more than 10,000
enplanements per year. -Correct Answer ✔-Primary Airports
, This Airport Type is mainly used by GA Aircraft, Scheduled passenger service with
between 2,500-9,999 enplanements per year -Correct Answer ✔-Non-Primary
This Airport Type serve at least 1% or more of US passenger enplanements -
Correct Answer ✔-Large Hub Airports
This Airport Type enplanes .25%-1% of all US enplanements -Correct Answer ✔-
Medium Hub Airports
This Airport Type has less than .05% but at least more than 10,000 enplanements
per year -Correct Answer ✔-Non-Hub Primary Airports
This Airport Type has enplanements between .05% to .25% -Correct Answer ✔-
Small Hub Airports
What is an GA Airport? -Correct Answer ✔-Public use airport that does not have
scheduled air service or has less than 2500 annual enplanements
What type of airport relieves congestion from commercial service airports and
provides improved GA access -Correct Answer ✔-GA Reliever Airport
What are the four categories of General Aviation (GA) Airports? -Correct Answer
✔-"GA National (near major metropolitan centers)
GA Regional (Several large metropolitan centers)
GA Local (backbone of the system)
GA Basic (link to other NAS)"
This governs private operation of an aircraft -Correct Answer ✔-Part 91
"This is the operating requirements for Domestic, Flag and Supplemental
Operations.
Also covers Air Carrier Certification." -Correct Answer ✔-Part 121
