AAAE Certified Member Study Guide
Exam QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
SOLUTIONS||100% GUARNTEED
PASS||UPDATED 2026/2027
SYLLABUS||ALREADYD GRADED
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Under which legislative act was the Air Safety Board, Office of the Administrator,
and the CAA created?
- Civil Aeronautics Act of 1938
- Reorganization Act of 1940
- Federal Airports Act of 1946
- Air Commerce Act of 1926 - ANSWER ✓ Civil Aeronautics Act of 1938
The legislative act that increased the cap on the passenger facility charge (PFC)
from $3.00 to $4.50 was the
- Aviation Noise and Capacity Act of 1990
- Aviation Investment and Reform Act of the 21st Century or AIR-21
- Re-authorization Act of 1996
- Vision 100 Re-authorization Act - ANSWER ✓ Aviation Investment and Reform
ACT of the 21st Century or AIR-21
The economic activity associated with the dollars spent at the airport and in the
community by airport patrons who use the airport, and activity generated from
businesses that have chosen to locate in a community because the airport is integral
to their operation is referred to as...
- Direct Impact
- Indirect Impact
- Induced Impact
- Implied Impact - ANSWER ✓ Indirect Impact
The airspace around medium size airports that extends from the surface to 4,000
feet AGL is called...
,- Class B Airspace
- Class C Airspace
- Airport Traffic Area
- Terminal Control Area (TCA) - ANSWER ✓ Class C Airspace
Airport traffic patterns are established to maintain visual separation and provide
orderliness for aircraft using an airport. Which one of the following most
accurately describes the normal traffic pattern?
- Right-hand turns, upwind leg, crosswind leg, parallel leg, base leg, and approach
leg
- Left-hand turns, upwind leg, crosswind leg, downwind leg, base leg, and final leg
- Right-hand turns, upwind leg, crosswind leg, downwind leg, base leg, and final
leg
- Left-hand turns, windward leg, crosswind leg, downwind leg, base leg, and final
leg - ANSWER ✓ Left-hand turns, upwind leg, crosswind leg, downwind leg, base
leg, and final leg
The options available to airport managers to address the results of an FAR Part 77
study include all of the following except...
- Raise the approach minimum decent altitude (MDA)
- Relocate the runway threshold
- Lower the approach minimums and visibility requirements
- Remove the encroaching object - ANSWER ✓ Lower the approach minimums
and visibility requirements
The imaginary surface located 150' above runway elevation that accommodates
circle to land and missed approach procedures is
the_______________________________.
- Conical Surface
- Horizontal Surface
- Primary Surface
- Transitional Surface - ANSWER ✓ Horizontal Surface
The area under the innermost portion of the approach surface is
the_______________.
- Runway Protection Zone (RPZ)
- Protected Approach Area (PAA)
- Runway Safety Area (RSA)
- Runway Safety Zone (RSZ) - ANSWER ✓ Runway Protection Zone (RPZ)
, The ______________ is the primary agency responsible for the nationwide
enforcement of environmental regulations, including enforcement of these
regulations at airports.
- Federal Office of Environmental Compliance
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- State Department of Environmental Protection - ANSWER ✓ U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency
Preparation of an Environmental Impact Statement for AIP projects undertaken at
airports in accordance with the NEPA is the responsibility of
____________________.
- The Federal Aviation Administration
- An environmental engineering firm selected by the airport sponsor and approved
by the FAA
- The Environmental Protection Agency
- The airport sponsor - ANSWER ✓ The Federal Aviation Administration
___________________ provided the basis for noise abatement planning at
airports.
- FAR Part 150
- Airport Noise Control and Land Use Compatibility Program
- FAR Part 161
- The Airport Safety and Noise Abatement Act (ASNA) of 1979 - ANSWER ✓
The Airport Safety and Noise Abatement Act (ASNA) of 1979
Airports are unique in that they are considered to be_________________ in nature
at the same time.
- Enterprise, proprietary, public
- Proprietary, governmental, non-profit
- Governmental, enterprise, and proprietary
- Enterprise, non-profit, governmental - ANSWER ✓ Governmental, enterprise,
and proprietary
A database of Information on the future capital needs of certain airports can be
found under the _____________________, which is maintained by the FAA.
- Airport Capital Improvement Program Inventory
- National Priority System
, - Airport Improvement Act Amendment (1992)
- NPIAS - ANSWER ✓ NPIAS
A common set of standards and procedures established by the accounting
profession which apply to both private and governmental operations is called
________________.
- Generally Allowable Accounting Practices (GAAP)
- Government Approved Appropriation Procedures (GAAP)
- Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
- Government Accounting Standardization Board (GASB) - ANSWER ✓
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
The term that means the same amount of depreciation is taken each year
throughout the useful life of a capital asset is ___________________.
- Average Annual Depreciation
- Accelerated Depreciation
- Straight-line Depreciation
- Capital Depreciation - ANSWER ✓ Straight-line Depreciation
In the ___________________ method of determining rates and charges, the
financial risk is transferred to the airlines in return for a negotiated limit on an
airport's profits, and the airlines guarantee an airport's solvency by agreeing to pay
all remaining costs.
- Hybrid
- Residual
- Majority in interest
- Compensatory - ANSWER ✓ Residual
Incentives and financial reward for good management, permits discretionary use
of surplus monies within limits; and provides a greater degree of management
flexibility are advantages of the _________________ methodology.
- Compensatory
- Residual
- Cash-drawer
- Majority in interest - ANSWER ✓ Compensatory
Airport lease agreements normally contain a _______________to protect an
airport against potential claims or losses because of the way the tenant conducts his
or her operation.
Exam QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
SOLUTIONS||100% GUARNTEED
PASS||UPDATED 2026/2027
SYLLABUS||ALREADYD GRADED
A+||<<RECENT VERSION>>
Under which legislative act was the Air Safety Board, Office of the Administrator,
and the CAA created?
- Civil Aeronautics Act of 1938
- Reorganization Act of 1940
- Federal Airports Act of 1946
- Air Commerce Act of 1926 - ANSWER ✓ Civil Aeronautics Act of 1938
The legislative act that increased the cap on the passenger facility charge (PFC)
from $3.00 to $4.50 was the
- Aviation Noise and Capacity Act of 1990
- Aviation Investment and Reform Act of the 21st Century or AIR-21
- Re-authorization Act of 1996
- Vision 100 Re-authorization Act - ANSWER ✓ Aviation Investment and Reform
ACT of the 21st Century or AIR-21
The economic activity associated with the dollars spent at the airport and in the
community by airport patrons who use the airport, and activity generated from
businesses that have chosen to locate in a community because the airport is integral
to their operation is referred to as...
- Direct Impact
- Indirect Impact
- Induced Impact
- Implied Impact - ANSWER ✓ Indirect Impact
The airspace around medium size airports that extends from the surface to 4,000
feet AGL is called...
,- Class B Airspace
- Class C Airspace
- Airport Traffic Area
- Terminal Control Area (TCA) - ANSWER ✓ Class C Airspace
Airport traffic patterns are established to maintain visual separation and provide
orderliness for aircraft using an airport. Which one of the following most
accurately describes the normal traffic pattern?
- Right-hand turns, upwind leg, crosswind leg, parallel leg, base leg, and approach
leg
- Left-hand turns, upwind leg, crosswind leg, downwind leg, base leg, and final leg
- Right-hand turns, upwind leg, crosswind leg, downwind leg, base leg, and final
leg
- Left-hand turns, windward leg, crosswind leg, downwind leg, base leg, and final
leg - ANSWER ✓ Left-hand turns, upwind leg, crosswind leg, downwind leg, base
leg, and final leg
The options available to airport managers to address the results of an FAR Part 77
study include all of the following except...
- Raise the approach minimum decent altitude (MDA)
- Relocate the runway threshold
- Lower the approach minimums and visibility requirements
- Remove the encroaching object - ANSWER ✓ Lower the approach minimums
and visibility requirements
The imaginary surface located 150' above runway elevation that accommodates
circle to land and missed approach procedures is
the_______________________________.
- Conical Surface
- Horizontal Surface
- Primary Surface
- Transitional Surface - ANSWER ✓ Horizontal Surface
The area under the innermost portion of the approach surface is
the_______________.
- Runway Protection Zone (RPZ)
- Protected Approach Area (PAA)
- Runway Safety Area (RSA)
- Runway Safety Zone (RSZ) - ANSWER ✓ Runway Protection Zone (RPZ)
, The ______________ is the primary agency responsible for the nationwide
enforcement of environmental regulations, including enforcement of these
regulations at airports.
- Federal Office of Environmental Compliance
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- State Department of Environmental Protection - ANSWER ✓ U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency
Preparation of an Environmental Impact Statement for AIP projects undertaken at
airports in accordance with the NEPA is the responsibility of
____________________.
- The Federal Aviation Administration
- An environmental engineering firm selected by the airport sponsor and approved
by the FAA
- The Environmental Protection Agency
- The airport sponsor - ANSWER ✓ The Federal Aviation Administration
___________________ provided the basis for noise abatement planning at
airports.
- FAR Part 150
- Airport Noise Control and Land Use Compatibility Program
- FAR Part 161
- The Airport Safety and Noise Abatement Act (ASNA) of 1979 - ANSWER ✓
The Airport Safety and Noise Abatement Act (ASNA) of 1979
Airports are unique in that they are considered to be_________________ in nature
at the same time.
- Enterprise, proprietary, public
- Proprietary, governmental, non-profit
- Governmental, enterprise, and proprietary
- Enterprise, non-profit, governmental - ANSWER ✓ Governmental, enterprise,
and proprietary
A database of Information on the future capital needs of certain airports can be
found under the _____________________, which is maintained by the FAA.
- Airport Capital Improvement Program Inventory
- National Priority System
, - Airport Improvement Act Amendment (1992)
- NPIAS - ANSWER ✓ NPIAS
A common set of standards and procedures established by the accounting
profession which apply to both private and governmental operations is called
________________.
- Generally Allowable Accounting Practices (GAAP)
- Government Approved Appropriation Procedures (GAAP)
- Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
- Government Accounting Standardization Board (GASB) - ANSWER ✓
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
The term that means the same amount of depreciation is taken each year
throughout the useful life of a capital asset is ___________________.
- Average Annual Depreciation
- Accelerated Depreciation
- Straight-line Depreciation
- Capital Depreciation - ANSWER ✓ Straight-line Depreciation
In the ___________________ method of determining rates and charges, the
financial risk is transferred to the airlines in return for a negotiated limit on an
airport's profits, and the airlines guarantee an airport's solvency by agreeing to pay
all remaining costs.
- Hybrid
- Residual
- Majority in interest
- Compensatory - ANSWER ✓ Residual
Incentives and financial reward for good management, permits discretionary use
of surplus monies within limits; and provides a greater degree of management
flexibility are advantages of the _________________ methodology.
- Compensatory
- Residual
- Cash-drawer
- Majority in interest - ANSWER ✓ Compensatory
Airport lease agreements normally contain a _______________to protect an
airport against potential claims or losses because of the way the tenant conducts his
or her operation.
