AAAE ACE Operations Module 1
Questions with Correct Answers 2026
How many airports are in the NPIAS and what three types are included? -
CORRECT ANSWER -3,380 airports; 1) commercial service, 2) reliever, 3) select GA
What are the three defining characteristics of commercial service airports? -
CORRECT ANSWER -
1) open to the public 2) receive scheduled passenger service 3) 2,500 or more enplaned pa
ssenger per year
What type of airport has commercial service and over 10,000 annual enplanements? -
CORRECT ANSWER -Primary airport
Primary airports are split into 4 categories, what are they and how are they defined? -
CORRECT ANSWER -
Large Hub (>1% of all US annual enplanements); Medium Hub (0.25% to 1%); Small Hub (0.
05-0.25%); Non-Hub (10,000 to 0.05%)
How many enplanements characterize a non-primary commercial service airport? -
CORRECT ANSWER -between 2,500 and 10,000 enplanements per year
What characterizes a reliever airport? - CORRECT ANSWER -
1) open to the public; 2) 100 or more based aircraſt or 25,000 annual operations
General aviation airports can be included in the NPIAS under what circumstances? -
CORRECT ANSWER -
If they have at least 10 locally based aircraſt and are at least 20 miles from a NPIAS airport
, What plan provides guidelines for an airport's capital development over a 20-
year timeframe? - CORRECT ANSWER -Master Plan
What is the set of drawings that shows the airport's long-
term development, updated in accordance with grant assurance number 29? -
CORRECT ANSWER -Airport Layout Plans
Runway design standards are based on what three primary factors? - CORRECT ANSWER -
1) airplane design group (wingspan); 2) aircraſt approach category (approach speed); 3) appr
oach visibility minimums
Taxiwayz andz taxilanez designz standardsz arez basedz onz whatz primaryz factor?z -
CORRECTz ANSWERz -airplanez designz groupz (wingspan)
Howz isz airplanez designz groupz determinedz andz categorized?z -z CORRECTz ANSWERz -
Basedz onz thez aircraſt'sz wingspanz andz tailz heightz whicheverz isz mostz restrictive;z 6z categories,z I
thruz VI,z wherez Iz isz thez smallest/shortestz andz VIz isz thez largest/tallest
Howz isz aircraſtz approachz categoryz determinedz andz categorized?z -z CORRECTz ANSWERz -
Basedz onz aircraſtz approachz speed;z 5z categories,z Az thruz E,z wherez Az isz thez slowestz andz Ez isz th
ez fastest
Whatz arez thez 6z categoriesz ofz airplanez designz group?z -z CORRECTz ANSWERz -
Iz (tailz heightz <20',z wingspanz <49');z IIz (tailz heightz 20z -z <30',z wingspanz 49z -
<79');z IIIz (tailz heightz 30z -z <45'),z wingspanz 79-<118');z IVz (tailz heightz 45z -
<60',z wingspanz 118z -z <171');z Vz (tailz heightz 60z -z <66',z wingspanz 171z -
<214');z VIz (tailz heightz 66z -z <80',z wingspanz 214z -z <262')
Whatz arez thez 5z aircraſtz approachz categoriesz andz thez criteriaz forz eachz category?z -
CORRECTz ANSWERz -Az (<91z knots);z Bz (91z -z <121z knots);z Cz (121z -z <141z knots);z Dz (141z -
<166z knots);z Ez (>166z knots)
Questions with Correct Answers 2026
How many airports are in the NPIAS and what three types are included? -
CORRECT ANSWER -3,380 airports; 1) commercial service, 2) reliever, 3) select GA
What are the three defining characteristics of commercial service airports? -
CORRECT ANSWER -
1) open to the public 2) receive scheduled passenger service 3) 2,500 or more enplaned pa
ssenger per year
What type of airport has commercial service and over 10,000 annual enplanements? -
CORRECT ANSWER -Primary airport
Primary airports are split into 4 categories, what are they and how are they defined? -
CORRECT ANSWER -
Large Hub (>1% of all US annual enplanements); Medium Hub (0.25% to 1%); Small Hub (0.
05-0.25%); Non-Hub (10,000 to 0.05%)
How many enplanements characterize a non-primary commercial service airport? -
CORRECT ANSWER -between 2,500 and 10,000 enplanements per year
What characterizes a reliever airport? - CORRECT ANSWER -
1) open to the public; 2) 100 or more based aircraſt or 25,000 annual operations
General aviation airports can be included in the NPIAS under what circumstances? -
CORRECT ANSWER -
If they have at least 10 locally based aircraſt and are at least 20 miles from a NPIAS airport
, What plan provides guidelines for an airport's capital development over a 20-
year timeframe? - CORRECT ANSWER -Master Plan
What is the set of drawings that shows the airport's long-
term development, updated in accordance with grant assurance number 29? -
CORRECT ANSWER -Airport Layout Plans
Runway design standards are based on what three primary factors? - CORRECT ANSWER -
1) airplane design group (wingspan); 2) aircraſt approach category (approach speed); 3) appr
oach visibility minimums
Taxiwayz andz taxilanez designz standardsz arez basedz onz whatz primaryz factor?z -
CORRECTz ANSWERz -airplanez designz groupz (wingspan)
Howz isz airplanez designz groupz determinedz andz categorized?z -z CORRECTz ANSWERz -
Basedz onz thez aircraſt'sz wingspanz andz tailz heightz whicheverz isz mostz restrictive;z 6z categories,z I
thruz VI,z wherez Iz isz thez smallest/shortestz andz VIz isz thez largest/tallest
Howz isz aircraſtz approachz categoryz determinedz andz categorized?z -z CORRECTz ANSWERz -
Basedz onz aircraſtz approachz speed;z 5z categories,z Az thruz E,z wherez Az isz thez slowestz andz Ez isz th
ez fastest
Whatz arez thez 6z categoriesz ofz airplanez designz group?z -z CORRECTz ANSWERz -
Iz (tailz heightz <20',z wingspanz <49');z IIz (tailz heightz 20z -z <30',z wingspanz 49z -
<79');z IIIz (tailz heightz 30z -z <45'),z wingspanz 79-<118');z IVz (tailz heightz 45z -
<60',z wingspanz 118z -z <171');z Vz (tailz heightz 60z -z <66',z wingspanz 171z -
<214');z VIz (tailz heightz 66z -z <80',z wingspanz 214z -z <262')
Whatz arez thez 5z aircraſtz approachz categoriesz andz thez criteriaz forz eachz category?z -
CORRECTz ANSWERz -Az (<91z knots);z Bz (91z -z <121z knots);z Cz (121z -z <141z knots);z Dz (141z -
<166z knots);z Ez (>166z knots)
