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US Government hires private contractors to carry mail by air. Represents the start
of aviation. - (answer)Air Mail Act of 1925 (Kelly Act)
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The Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) was charged with these three things: -
(answer)"1) Making Safety rules
2) Conducting aircraft investigations
3) economic regulation of airlines"
This Act split the CAA into two agencies, the CAA and the CAB. -
(answer)Reorganization Act of 1940
What phased out CAB economic regulation of airlines? - (answer)"Airline
Deregulation Act of 1978
The Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) would control the economics of the airline
industry for nearly four decades, approving air routes and regulating airfares, until
finally being dissolved by the Airline Deregulation Act of 1978"
Federal Aviation Act of 1958 - (answer)"Driven by a the ""jet age,"" safety became
a concern. A mid-air collision of 2 aircraft, killing 12 prompted the repeal of the
Air Commerce Act. Federal Aviation Act created the Federal Aviation Agency
(FAA), taking over rulemaking from the CAB.
Renamed to Federal Aviation Administration in 1966 and moved from the
Commerce Department to the Department of Transportation."
, What government Act did Part 139 evolve from? - (answer)Airport and Airway
Development Act (1970)
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This establishes Airport Improvement Program (AIP) and establishes the National
Airspace System (NAS), which eventually becomes the National Plan of Integrated
Airport Systems (NPIAS). NPIAS is reflected at the local airport level in the Airport
Capital Improvement Program. - (answer)Airport and Airways Improvement Act of
1982
* How many enplanements per year does an airport have to have to be
considered as commercial service? - (answer)2500 or more
This refers to the concept of a 'Next Generation Air Transportation System' or the
ongoing transformation of the NAS, moving from land based navigation to
satellite. - (answer)NextGen
"This Act endorsed the concept of a Next Generation Air Transportation System
(NextGen).
NextGen is a multi-faceted series of initiatives designed to make air travel more
efficient, more secure, and safer overall.
""Reauthorization of FAA Funding launches NEXTGEN""" - (answer)Vision 100-
Century of Aviation Reauthorization Act of 2003.
What are the type types of airport land use? - (answer)Aeronautical and Non-
aeronautical
, Publicly or privately owned airports with scheduled air carrier service with 2500
enplanements per year are categorized as... - (answer)included in the NPIAS
An airport that doesn't meet qualifications to be part of the NPIAS may be
considered if... - (answer)"Other airports that do not meet the criteria may be
included if they are:
1. Part of a State Airport System Plan;
2. Serving a community more than 30 minutes from the nearest NPIAS airport;
3. Forecast to have 10 or more based aircraft within the next 5 years; and
4. Currently being considered by an eligible public sponsor who is willing to
undertake ownership and development of the airport.
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Airports that do not meet any of the aforementioned criteria may still be included
through special justification, such as:
1. A determination that the benefits of the airport will exceed its development
costs;
2. Written documentation describing isolation;
3. Airports serving the needs of American Indian communities;
4. Airports needed to support recreation areas; and
5. Airports needed to develop or protect important national resources."
, What are the NPIAS airports and roughly how many are there? -
(answer)Commercial service, GA Relivers, National Guard base of average airport,
airport with US Mail contract; Roughly 3300 (3345)
What are the three measurements the FAA uses to gauge airport activity? -
(answer)1) Enplanements 2) Operations 3) Cargo Tonnage "butts, boxes, and bad
landings"
What is an Commercial Service Airport? - (answer)Publicly owned airport with at
least 2500 passengers per year annual boarding that receives scheduled
passenger service
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This type of airport has more than 100 million pounds of total annual landed
weight - (answer)Cargo Airport
*What is a shared airport? - (answer)US Government owned airport co-located w/
a civil airport specified under, and at which, portions of the movement areas and
safety areas are shared by both parties
*DOD and Civilians share an airfield but is owned by the DOD is called what? -
(answer)"Joint Use Airport
Tip: ""Owned by the Joint Chiefs"""
*This Airport Type has scheduled Air Carrier Service with more than 10,000
enplanements per year. - (answer)Primary Airports