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2026 | AIRPORT MANAGEMENT PRACTICE
QUESTIONS, ANSWERS & RATIONALES
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Updated 2026 Questions and Answers
100% Verified Exam Prep and Comprehensive
Rationales Included
,An airport has many customers, however, the airport must Pilot
serve the...
- Community
- Stakeholders
- Pilot
- Airlines
In 1970, The Airport and Airway Development Act brought National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS)
about all except the following
- Airport and Airway Trust Fund
- Planning Grant Program (PGP)
- Airport Development Aid Program (ADAP)
- National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS)
(T/F) The FAA does not include in its planning or funding True
decision-making any private airports unless they are
publicly accessible or military airports that do not host
any civilian operations.
The National Plan of integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS) Serving a community that is at least 15 minutes from the nearest NPIAS airport
identifies 3,345 public-use airports that are important to
the national air transportation system and eligible to
receive grant funds under the FAA Airport Improvement
Program (AIP). An airport can be included in the NPIAS
for all of the following reasons except...
- GA reliever airport
- Serving a community that is at least 15 minutes from the
nearest NIPIAS airport
- Publicly owned
- Part of a State Airport System
Commercial service airports are grouped into two major Primary and non-primary
categories
- National and Regional
- Civilian and Military
- Large hub and small hub
- Primary and non-primary
A passenger enplanement can be defined as... A passenger boarding a commercial flight
- A passenger using a handicap ramp
- A take-off and a landing
- A passenger boarding a commercial flight
- A passenger getting off any type of aircraft
The FAA uses three primary measurements to gauge Total passenger traffic
airport activity. Which statistic is not one of the three?
- Total passenger traffic
- Passenger enplanements
- Aircraft operations
- Cargo tonnage
,Although federally regulated, public-use airports can be Department of Commerce
operated by all of the following organizational structures
except
- Airport Authority
- City
- State Government
- Department of Commerce
Successful airports can be observed creating effective Airport policy makers and Management
working relationships between
- City and County
- Vendors and Customers
- Airlines and Pilots
- Airport policy makers and Management
(T/F) Airport sponsors must maintain their responsibility False
to the FAA to operate the airport as an essential
component of the national aviation system without
regard to any negative impact to the airport's community
As a manager of a federally obligated public-use airport, 100%
your airport generates revenue, such as landing fees,
building rentals, and fuel flowage fees. What percentage
of the income derived must be utilized for airport
purposes?
- 0%
- 100%
- 100% in excess of Fair Market Value (FMV)
- 50%
Airports are distinctly different from traditional municipal Stand-alone enterprises
operations in that they can operate as
- Centralized governments
- Federal agencies
- L.L.Cs
- Stand-alone enterprises
Generally, airport authority board members are Do not receive compensation and serve in a voluntary capacity
compensated as follows:
- $1 a year to comply with federal and state labor laws
- Fair Market Value
- Minimum Wage
- Do not receive compensation and serve in a voluntary
capacity
, Each type of airport of ownership has advantages and Can be viewed as another department of the City/County
disadvantages. What is a potential disadvantage to the
municipality owned structure?
- Power to tax and issue bonds
- access to other city/county departments
- Can be viewed as another department of the
city/county
- Access to larger sources of funding
The debate over the status of the airport as either a An airport is a public entity that is run like a business
public entity or a business enterprise will likely continue
for decades, but the simplest understanding is that...
- An airport is a government entity run by elected
officials
- An airport is a Department of Transportation sub-
organization
- An airport is a public entity that is run like a business
- An airport is an enterprise fund with many departments
The most common positions at an airport that are outside Legal counsel and auditor
of the vertical structure are the
- Finance and administration personnel
- Operations and maintenance positions
- Legal counsel and auditor
- Certification inspector and regulator
The terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001 resulted in the Transportation Security Administration
Aviation and Transportation Security Act of 2001 moving
the airport and aircraft operator security regulations from
the FAA to the newly created
- Transportation Security Administration
- Civil Aviation Office
- Dept. of Homeland Security
- National Transportation Security Board
As a new airport manager trying to inventory all Grant Assurances
applicable airport laws, and regulations, he or she be
careful not to omit which form of hidden regulation?
- FARs
- FAA orders
- Cert. Alerts
- Grant Assurances
The Flight Standards District Office, commonly known as Enforcing laws for aircraft and pilot certification and licensing
FSDO, is responsible for
- Food safety on the concourses
- Flow of air traffic and NAVAID maintenance
- Enforcing laws for aircraft and pilot certification and
licensing
- Regulating all aviation safety in the US
2026 | AIRPORT MANAGEMENT PRACTICE
QUESTIONS, ANSWERS & RATIONALES
| GRADED A+ | GUARANTEED SUCCESS
Updated 2026 Questions and Answers
100% Verified Exam Prep and Comprehensive
Rationales Included
,An airport has many customers, however, the airport must Pilot
serve the...
- Community
- Stakeholders
- Pilot
- Airlines
In 1970, The Airport and Airway Development Act brought National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS)
about all except the following
- Airport and Airway Trust Fund
- Planning Grant Program (PGP)
- Airport Development Aid Program (ADAP)
- National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS)
(T/F) The FAA does not include in its planning or funding True
decision-making any private airports unless they are
publicly accessible or military airports that do not host
any civilian operations.
The National Plan of integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS) Serving a community that is at least 15 minutes from the nearest NPIAS airport
identifies 3,345 public-use airports that are important to
the national air transportation system and eligible to
receive grant funds under the FAA Airport Improvement
Program (AIP). An airport can be included in the NPIAS
for all of the following reasons except...
- GA reliever airport
- Serving a community that is at least 15 minutes from the
nearest NIPIAS airport
- Publicly owned
- Part of a State Airport System
Commercial service airports are grouped into two major Primary and non-primary
categories
- National and Regional
- Civilian and Military
- Large hub and small hub
- Primary and non-primary
A passenger enplanement can be defined as... A passenger boarding a commercial flight
- A passenger using a handicap ramp
- A take-off and a landing
- A passenger boarding a commercial flight
- A passenger getting off any type of aircraft
The FAA uses three primary measurements to gauge Total passenger traffic
airport activity. Which statistic is not one of the three?
- Total passenger traffic
- Passenger enplanements
- Aircraft operations
- Cargo tonnage
,Although federally regulated, public-use airports can be Department of Commerce
operated by all of the following organizational structures
except
- Airport Authority
- City
- State Government
- Department of Commerce
Successful airports can be observed creating effective Airport policy makers and Management
working relationships between
- City and County
- Vendors and Customers
- Airlines and Pilots
- Airport policy makers and Management
(T/F) Airport sponsors must maintain their responsibility False
to the FAA to operate the airport as an essential
component of the national aviation system without
regard to any negative impact to the airport's community
As a manager of a federally obligated public-use airport, 100%
your airport generates revenue, such as landing fees,
building rentals, and fuel flowage fees. What percentage
of the income derived must be utilized for airport
purposes?
- 0%
- 100%
- 100% in excess of Fair Market Value (FMV)
- 50%
Airports are distinctly different from traditional municipal Stand-alone enterprises
operations in that they can operate as
- Centralized governments
- Federal agencies
- L.L.Cs
- Stand-alone enterprises
Generally, airport authority board members are Do not receive compensation and serve in a voluntary capacity
compensated as follows:
- $1 a year to comply with federal and state labor laws
- Fair Market Value
- Minimum Wage
- Do not receive compensation and serve in a voluntary
capacity
, Each type of airport of ownership has advantages and Can be viewed as another department of the City/County
disadvantages. What is a potential disadvantage to the
municipality owned structure?
- Power to tax and issue bonds
- access to other city/county departments
- Can be viewed as another department of the
city/county
- Access to larger sources of funding
The debate over the status of the airport as either a An airport is a public entity that is run like a business
public entity or a business enterprise will likely continue
for decades, but the simplest understanding is that...
- An airport is a government entity run by elected
officials
- An airport is a Department of Transportation sub-
organization
- An airport is a public entity that is run like a business
- An airport is an enterprise fund with many departments
The most common positions at an airport that are outside Legal counsel and auditor
of the vertical structure are the
- Finance and administration personnel
- Operations and maintenance positions
- Legal counsel and auditor
- Certification inspector and regulator
The terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001 resulted in the Transportation Security Administration
Aviation and Transportation Security Act of 2001 moving
the airport and aircraft operator security regulations from
the FAA to the newly created
- Transportation Security Administration
- Civil Aviation Office
- Dept. of Homeland Security
- National Transportation Security Board
As a new airport manager trying to inventory all Grant Assurances
applicable airport laws, and regulations, he or she be
careful not to omit which form of hidden regulation?
- FARs
- FAA orders
- Cert. Alerts
- Grant Assurances
The Flight Standards District Office, commonly known as Enforcing laws for aircraft and pilot certification and licensing
FSDO, is responsible for
- Food safety on the concourses
- Flow of air traffic and NAVAID maintenance
- Enforcing laws for aircraft and pilot certification and
licensing
- Regulating all aviation safety in the US
