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
Taxiwayx andx taxilanex designx standardsx arex basedx onx whatx primaryx factor?x -
CORRECTx ANSWERx -airplanex designx groupx (wingspan)
Howx isx airplanex designx groupx determinedx andx categorized?x -x CORRECTx ANSWERx -
Basedx onx thex aircraſt'sx wingspanx andx tailx heightx whicheverx isx mostx restrictive;x 6x categories,x
I
thrux VI,x wherex Ix isx thex smallest/shortestx andx VIx isx thex largest/tallest
Howx isx aircraſtx approachx categoryx determinedx andx categorized?x -x CORRECTx ANSWERx -
Basedx onx aircraſtx approachx speed;x 5x categories,x Ax thrux E,x wherex Ax isx thex slowestx andx Ex isx t
h
ex fastest
Whatx arex thex 6x categoriesx ofx airplanex designx group?x -
x CORRECTx ANSWERx -
Ix<79');
(tailx xheight x <20',
IIIx (tail x wingspan
x height x <49');
x 30x -x <45'), x IIx (tailx xheight
x wingspan 79- x 20x -x <30',x wingspanx 49x -
<118');x IVx (tailx heightx 45x -
<60',x wingspanx 118x -x <171');x Vx (tailx heightx 60x -x <66',x wingspanx 171x -
<214');x VIx (tailx heightx 66x -x <80',x wingspanx 214x -x <262')
Whatx arex thex 5x aircraſtx approachx categoriesx andx thex criteriax forx eachx category?x -
CORRECTx ANSWERx -Ax (<91x knots);x Bx (91x -x <121x knots);x Cx (121x -
<141x xknots);
x<166 knots);x xED x (141xx knots)
x (>166 -
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
Taxiwayx andx taxilanex designx standardsx arex basedx onx whatx primaryx factor?x -
CORRECTx ANSWERx -airplanex designx groupx (wingspan)
Howx isx airplanex designx groupx determinedx andx categorized?x -x CORRECTx ANSWERx -
Basedx onx thex aircraſt'sx wingspanx andx tailx heightx whicheverx isx mostx restrictive;x 6x categories,x
I
thrux VI,x wherex Ix isx thex smallest/shortestx andx VIx isx thex largest/tallest
Howx isx aircraſtx approachx categoryx determinedx andx categorized?x -x CORRECTx ANSWERx -
Basedx onx aircraſtx approachx speed;x 5x categories,x Ax thrux E,x wherex Ax isx thex slowestx andx Ex isx t
h
ex fastest
Whatx arex thex 6x categoriesx ofx airplanex designx group?x -
x CORRECTx ANSWERx -
Ix<79');
(tailx xheight x <20',
IIIx (tail x wingspan
x height x <49');
x 30x -x <45'), x IIx (tailx xheight
x wingspan 79- x 20x -x <30',x wingspanx 49x -
<118');x IVx (tailx heightx 45x -
<60',x wingspanx 118x -x <171');x Vx (tailx heightx 60x -x <66',x wingspanx 171x -
<214');x VIx (tailx heightx 66x -x <80',x wingspanx 214x -x <262')
Whatx arex thex 5x aircraſtx approachx categoriesx andx thex criteriax forx eachx category?x -
CORRECTx ANSWERx -Ax (<91x knots);x Bx (91x -x <121x knots);x Cx (121x -
<141x xknots);
x<166 knots);x xED x (141xx knots)
x (>166 -
