AMT 444 Airport Management and Planning - ASU Midterm Test Questions Answered
Correctly Latest Update 2025-2026
The most common runway width planned to accommodate commercial service air carrier
operations is? - Answers 150 feet
Which of the following statements is false? - Answers At large airports, org charts are general
enough to rarely need updating
What mechanism does Congress use to keep funding the FAA after current legislation has
expired and prior to passing a new bill? - Answers ?Temporary short-term extensions
Which of the following airports are required to have a snow and ice control plan (SICP)? -
Answers Commercial Service Airports
Which Federal Aviation Regulation (FAR) describes rules for operating airports serving "certain
air carriers"? - Answers FAR Part 139
The two main types of snow and ice removal are: - Answers mechanical and chemical
The maximum differential allowed between the edge of pavement at abutting surface at an FAR
Part 139 airport is 3 inches - Answers True
The average life of a rigid pavement is? - Answers 20 - 40 years
Which of the following is not a typical wildlife control measure? - Answers Use of snakes to
reduce rodent populations
Information signs are identified by? - Answers Yellow backgrounds with Black inscriptions
The Airport and Airway Improvement Act authorized a new capital grant program, known as? -
Answers AIP
Potholes are usually caused by: - Answers moisture seepage
The aeronautical beacon for a lighted civilian land airport flashes? - Answers Alternating white
and green flashes
Which government department operated the first airmail service? - Answers The War
Department
It would be prudent to conduct an airfield inspection after which of the following events? -
Answers - An aircraft emergency requiring an ARFF response
- Significant weather
- After opening a movement area
, Approximately how many public-use airports are there in the United States? - Answers 5,200
Which of the following would typically be responsible for all airside and landside operations,
including security and crash, fire, and rescue operations? - Answers The Assistant Director of
Operations
Which of the following is not a symptom of pavement failure? - Answers Poor breaking action
The most effective and economical method of reducing hydroplaning on the runway pavement
surface is: - Answers grooving
Which of the following could be an indicator of a potential wildlife hazard at an airport? -
Answers Holes under the fenceline
What is the color of taxiway edge lights? - Answers Blue
The Air Traffic Control System Command Center (ATCSCC) is responsible for which of the
following: - Answers - Delay Management
- Notices to Airmen (NOTAMs)
- Airport Reservation Office (ARO)
The average life of flexible pavement is? - Answers 15 - 20 years
Which organization's primary mission is to support the interests of commercial pilots? -
Answers ALPA
FAR Part 150 outlines the standards for determining an airport's ARFF index - Answers False
Which organization considers itself as the "voice of airports"? - Answers ACI-NA
Required Runway Lengths are typically NOT based on what factor? - Answers Aircraft landing
gear configurations
Passenger Facility Charges (PFC's) collected by the airlines can be used for improvements at
any airport in their route system - Answers False
Which of the following is NOT a category of airports in the NPIAS? - Answers Military
What is considered to be the single most important facility on the airfield's movement area? -
Answers ?Runway
Small pieces of metal, such as safety wire, can result in significant damage to certain turbine
powered aircraft - Answers True
Which organization's primary mission is to represent the interests of general aviation pilots? -
Answers AOPA
Correctly Latest Update 2025-2026
The most common runway width planned to accommodate commercial service air carrier
operations is? - Answers 150 feet
Which of the following statements is false? - Answers At large airports, org charts are general
enough to rarely need updating
What mechanism does Congress use to keep funding the FAA after current legislation has
expired and prior to passing a new bill? - Answers ?Temporary short-term extensions
Which of the following airports are required to have a snow and ice control plan (SICP)? -
Answers Commercial Service Airports
Which Federal Aviation Regulation (FAR) describes rules for operating airports serving "certain
air carriers"? - Answers FAR Part 139
The two main types of snow and ice removal are: - Answers mechanical and chemical
The maximum differential allowed between the edge of pavement at abutting surface at an FAR
Part 139 airport is 3 inches - Answers True
The average life of a rigid pavement is? - Answers 20 - 40 years
Which of the following is not a typical wildlife control measure? - Answers Use of snakes to
reduce rodent populations
Information signs are identified by? - Answers Yellow backgrounds with Black inscriptions
The Airport and Airway Improvement Act authorized a new capital grant program, known as? -
Answers AIP
Potholes are usually caused by: - Answers moisture seepage
The aeronautical beacon for a lighted civilian land airport flashes? - Answers Alternating white
and green flashes
Which government department operated the first airmail service? - Answers The War
Department
It would be prudent to conduct an airfield inspection after which of the following events? -
Answers - An aircraft emergency requiring an ARFF response
- Significant weather
- After opening a movement area
, Approximately how many public-use airports are there in the United States? - Answers 5,200
Which of the following would typically be responsible for all airside and landside operations,
including security and crash, fire, and rescue operations? - Answers The Assistant Director of
Operations
Which of the following is not a symptom of pavement failure? - Answers Poor breaking action
The most effective and economical method of reducing hydroplaning on the runway pavement
surface is: - Answers grooving
Which of the following could be an indicator of a potential wildlife hazard at an airport? -
Answers Holes under the fenceline
What is the color of taxiway edge lights? - Answers Blue
The Air Traffic Control System Command Center (ATCSCC) is responsible for which of the
following: - Answers - Delay Management
- Notices to Airmen (NOTAMs)
- Airport Reservation Office (ARO)
The average life of flexible pavement is? - Answers 15 - 20 years
Which organization's primary mission is to support the interests of commercial pilots? -
Answers ALPA
FAR Part 150 outlines the standards for determining an airport's ARFF index - Answers False
Which organization considers itself as the "voice of airports"? - Answers ACI-NA
Required Runway Lengths are typically NOT based on what factor? - Answers Aircraft landing
gear configurations
Passenger Facility Charges (PFC's) collected by the airlines can be used for improvements at
any airport in their route system - Answers False
Which of the following is NOT a category of airports in the NPIAS? - Answers Military
What is considered to be the single most important facility on the airfield's movement area? -
Answers ?Runway
Small pieces of metal, such as safety wire, can result in significant damage to certain turbine
powered aircraft - Answers True
Which organization's primary mission is to represent the interests of general aviation pilots? -
Answers AOPA
