AVSC 3120: Airport Management
questions and answers graded A+
Airport police officers - correct answer ✔✔ALEAN
US Airlines - correct answer ✔✔A4A
Corporate business aircraft operators - correct answer ✔✔NBAA
FBO's, flight schools, Aviation Maintenance Operators - correct answer ✔✔NATA
General aviation aircraft owners & pilots - correct answer ✔✔AOPA
Regional airlines - correct answer ✔✔RAA
Represents airport operators throughout the world - correct answer ✔✔ACI
Represents over 5,000 members & nearly 850 different airports - correct answer ✔✔AAAE
State aviation officials - correct answer ✔✔NASAO
International civil aviation agencies - correct answer ✔✔ICAO
,Which of the following organizations that influence airport regulatory policies has the primary
function of promoting air transport safety and was founded in 1947? - correct answer ✔✔Flight
Safety Foundation
Which of the following organizations that influence airport regulatory policies represents the
departments of transportation and state aviation departments and commissions from 50 states,
Puerto Rico, and Guam? - correct answer ✔✔National Association of State Aviation Officials
Which of the following is used to describe the number of passengers that board an aircraft at an
airport? - correct answer ✔✔Enplanements
Civil airports that the Army, Air Force Reserve, and National Guard units operate out of are
called what? - correct answer ✔✔Joint-use civil-military airports
Which category of airports includes those airports specifically designated by the NPIAS as
"general aviation-type airports that provide relief to congested major airports"? - correct
answer ✔✔Reliever airports
Which category of airports includes those airports with fewer than 2,500 annual enplaned
passengers and those used exclusively by private business aircraft not providing commercial air
carrier passenger service? - correct answer ✔✔General Aviation Airports
Which of the following organizations that influence airport regulatory policies represents the
interests of general aviation pilots and has more than 400,000 members? - correct answer
✔✔AOPA
Which of the following are subcategories of primary airports? - correct answer ✔✔Non hubs,
small, medium, and large hubs
Which of the following states own all the airports within the state, operating as a broad airport
system? - correct answer ✔✔Hawaii, Rhode Island, and Alaska
, Which of the following oversees civil aviation in the United States? - correct answer ✔✔FAA
Airports cross boundaries (eg DFW): don't unduly tax a specific area. Rely on revenue strictly
from airports but also have access to private equity. - correct answer ✔✔Port / Airport
Authority
Allows for specialized board of directors and management. - correct answer ✔✔Port / Airport
Authority
Created by Enabling Legislation: establishes a layer of government. - correct answer ✔✔Port /
Airport Authority
Legally chartered public corporations overseeing a variety of facilities including airports,
harbors, toll roads and bridges. - correct answer ✔✔Port / Airport Authority
Limited financing available through local government. - correct answer ✔✔Municipality
On-Scene decision-making: Significant independence from state and local government reducing
bureaucracy and politics of government operation. - correct answer ✔✔Port / Airport Authority
Rely heavily on federal funding for growth. - correct answer ✔✔Municipality
Run as a department of the local government. - correct answer ✔✔Municipality
Rely heavily on pool of revenue from all public facilities under their control and private financing
such as bonds. - correct answer ✔✔Port / Airport Authority
questions and answers graded A+
Airport police officers - correct answer ✔✔ALEAN
US Airlines - correct answer ✔✔A4A
Corporate business aircraft operators - correct answer ✔✔NBAA
FBO's, flight schools, Aviation Maintenance Operators - correct answer ✔✔NATA
General aviation aircraft owners & pilots - correct answer ✔✔AOPA
Regional airlines - correct answer ✔✔RAA
Represents airport operators throughout the world - correct answer ✔✔ACI
Represents over 5,000 members & nearly 850 different airports - correct answer ✔✔AAAE
State aviation officials - correct answer ✔✔NASAO
International civil aviation agencies - correct answer ✔✔ICAO
,Which of the following organizations that influence airport regulatory policies has the primary
function of promoting air transport safety and was founded in 1947? - correct answer ✔✔Flight
Safety Foundation
Which of the following organizations that influence airport regulatory policies represents the
departments of transportation and state aviation departments and commissions from 50 states,
Puerto Rico, and Guam? - correct answer ✔✔National Association of State Aviation Officials
Which of the following is used to describe the number of passengers that board an aircraft at an
airport? - correct answer ✔✔Enplanements
Civil airports that the Army, Air Force Reserve, and National Guard units operate out of are
called what? - correct answer ✔✔Joint-use civil-military airports
Which category of airports includes those airports specifically designated by the NPIAS as
"general aviation-type airports that provide relief to congested major airports"? - correct
answer ✔✔Reliever airports
Which category of airports includes those airports with fewer than 2,500 annual enplaned
passengers and those used exclusively by private business aircraft not providing commercial air
carrier passenger service? - correct answer ✔✔General Aviation Airports
Which of the following organizations that influence airport regulatory policies represents the
interests of general aviation pilots and has more than 400,000 members? - correct answer
✔✔AOPA
Which of the following are subcategories of primary airports? - correct answer ✔✔Non hubs,
small, medium, and large hubs
Which of the following states own all the airports within the state, operating as a broad airport
system? - correct answer ✔✔Hawaii, Rhode Island, and Alaska
, Which of the following oversees civil aviation in the United States? - correct answer ✔✔FAA
Airports cross boundaries (eg DFW): don't unduly tax a specific area. Rely on revenue strictly
from airports but also have access to private equity. - correct answer ✔✔Port / Airport
Authority
Allows for specialized board of directors and management. - correct answer ✔✔Port / Airport
Authority
Created by Enabling Legislation: establishes a layer of government. - correct answer ✔✔Port /
Airport Authority
Legally chartered public corporations overseeing a variety of facilities including airports,
harbors, toll roads and bridges. - correct answer ✔✔Port / Airport Authority
Limited financing available through local government. - correct answer ✔✔Municipality
On-Scene decision-making: Significant independence from state and local government reducing
bureaucracy and politics of government operation. - correct answer ✔✔Port / Airport Authority
Rely heavily on federal funding for growth. - correct answer ✔✔Municipality
Run as a department of the local government. - correct answer ✔✔Municipality
Rely heavily on pool of revenue from all public facilities under their control and private financing
such as bonds. - correct answer ✔✔Port / Airport Authority
