AERT 3480 Midterm questions n
answers rated A+
Which of the following regulations established the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems
(NPIAS)? - correct answer ✔✔Airport and Airway Improvement Act
___________ terminal system designs are considered the oldest as they were first realized at
around 1960s - correct answer ✔✔Centralized
Which of the following regulations brought about the formal licensing of pilots and certification
of aircraft? - correct answer ✔✔Air Commerce Act of 1926
Out of the 20,000 airports in the US, there are about ________ public-use airports; out of these
public-use airports, there are roughly _______ airports that are set aside as being under the
National Plan of Integrated System (NPIAS) - correct answer ✔✔5,100 ______3,500
The ________________ Act created the ______________________ which is used to administer
funds to the airports across the US - correct answer ✔✔Airport and Airways Improvement
_____________ Airport Improvement Program
The Airport and Airway Development Act created the regulation (which exists up to day) which
covers the certification program for airports. This regulations is also known as the 14 Code of
Federal Regulations _________ - correct answer ✔✔Part 139
Airports that receive funding from the Federal Government need to promise that they will be
available for public use and without discrimination. These promises are known as Sponsor
Assurances (also Grant Assurances). - correct answer ✔✔True
, The medium hub airports make up the largest sub-category within the primary airports category
- correct answer ✔✔False
Industrial category of airports is one of the primary types of airports that are officially included
in the NPIAS - correct answer ✔✔False
After 1976, the airport cargo operations could be implemented based on new methods agreed
upon by both aircraft operators and airport operators - correct answer ✔✔True
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) was one of the grant programs administered by the
Federal government during the 1930s to help the airports by funding them up to 75% of the
necessary funding. This program was crucial to the airports as it helped the development of the
airports match the rest of the aviation industry. - correct answer ✔✔True
Both the Operations and the Freight Tonnage metrics are mostly used in primary airports to
determine the eligibility of those airports to be in the NPIAS - correct answer ✔✔False
The main two elements of an airports are the airspace and the landside - correct answer
✔✔False
Identify which of the following as not one of the types of airport sponsorships (ownerships) that
exist in the US - correct answer ✔✔Multi-State Sponsorship
An airport can be considered as the physical site where modal transfer happens. At this location,
three major elements of the aviation system interact. Which one of the following elements is
not typically one of them? - correct answer ✔✔Aircraft Manufacturer
The nominal mass of the flight crew and the aircraft (including the cabin configuration) is
normally known as ___________ - correct answer ✔✔Aircraft-Prepared-for-Service
answers rated A+
Which of the following regulations established the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems
(NPIAS)? - correct answer ✔✔Airport and Airway Improvement Act
___________ terminal system designs are considered the oldest as they were first realized at
around 1960s - correct answer ✔✔Centralized
Which of the following regulations brought about the formal licensing of pilots and certification
of aircraft? - correct answer ✔✔Air Commerce Act of 1926
Out of the 20,000 airports in the US, there are about ________ public-use airports; out of these
public-use airports, there are roughly _______ airports that are set aside as being under the
National Plan of Integrated System (NPIAS) - correct answer ✔✔5,100 ______3,500
The ________________ Act created the ______________________ which is used to administer
funds to the airports across the US - correct answer ✔✔Airport and Airways Improvement
_____________ Airport Improvement Program
The Airport and Airway Development Act created the regulation (which exists up to day) which
covers the certification program for airports. This regulations is also known as the 14 Code of
Federal Regulations _________ - correct answer ✔✔Part 139
Airports that receive funding from the Federal Government need to promise that they will be
available for public use and without discrimination. These promises are known as Sponsor
Assurances (also Grant Assurances). - correct answer ✔✔True
, The medium hub airports make up the largest sub-category within the primary airports category
- correct answer ✔✔False
Industrial category of airports is one of the primary types of airports that are officially included
in the NPIAS - correct answer ✔✔False
After 1976, the airport cargo operations could be implemented based on new methods agreed
upon by both aircraft operators and airport operators - correct answer ✔✔True
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) was one of the grant programs administered by the
Federal government during the 1930s to help the airports by funding them up to 75% of the
necessary funding. This program was crucial to the airports as it helped the development of the
airports match the rest of the aviation industry. - correct answer ✔✔True
Both the Operations and the Freight Tonnage metrics are mostly used in primary airports to
determine the eligibility of those airports to be in the NPIAS - correct answer ✔✔False
The main two elements of an airports are the airspace and the landside - correct answer
✔✔False
Identify which of the following as not one of the types of airport sponsorships (ownerships) that
exist in the US - correct answer ✔✔Multi-State Sponsorship
An airport can be considered as the physical site where modal transfer happens. At this location,
three major elements of the aviation system interact. Which one of the following elements is
not typically one of them? - correct answer ✔✔Aircraft Manufacturer
The nominal mass of the flight crew and the aircraft (including the cabin configuration) is
normally known as ___________ - correct answer ✔✔Aircraft-Prepared-for-Service
