AAAE Certified Member Study Guide
Questions with Correct Answers 2025
The AAAE Certified Member Modules are materials airport managers can use as...
- Airport regulation
- Airport case Law
- Final authoritative documents
- A daily reference and field guide - CORRECT ANSWER -A daily reference and field guide
Which statement is False?
- Each Airport has its own unique geography
- it is impossible to accurately capture how each public-
use airport in the US operates at all levels of its position
- When you've seen one airport, you've seen one airport
- Each airport has the same operating characteristics - CORRECT ANSWER -
Each airport has the same operating characteristics
When using the term "Airport Sponsor", the authors of the AAAE modules are referring to t
he...
- Airport director
- Governing body
- Federal Aviation Administration
- Airport management - CORRECT ANSWER -Governing body
An airport has many customers, however, the airport must serve the...
- Community
- Stakeholders
,- Pilot
- Airlines - CORRECT ANSWER -Pilot
In 1970, The Airport and Airway Development Act brought 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) - CORRECT ANSWER -
National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS)
(T/F) The FAA does not include in its planning or funding decision-
making any private airports unless they are publicly accessible or military airports that do n
ot host any civilian operations. - CORRECT ANSWER -True
The National Plan of integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS) identifies 3,345 public-
use airports that are important to the national air transportation system and eligible to rece
ive grant funds under the FAA Airport Improvement Program (AIP). An airport can be includ
ed 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 - CORRECT ANSWER -
Serving a community that is at least 15 minutes from the nearest NPIAS airport
Commercial service airports are grouped into two major categories
- National and Regional
- Civilian and Military
- Large hub and small hub
,- Primary and non-primary - CORRECT ANSWER -Primary and non-primary
A passenger enplanement can be defined as...
- 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 - CORRECT ANSWER -
A passenger boarding a commercial flight
The FAA uses three primary measurements to gauge airport activity. Which statistic is not o
ne of the three?
- Total passenger traffic
- Passenger enplanements
- Aircraft operations
- Cargo tonnage - CORRECT ANSWER -Total passenger traffic
Although federally regulated, public-
use airports can be operated by all of the following organizational structures except
- Airport Authority
- City
- State Government
- Department of Commerce - CORRECT ANSWER -Department of Commerce
Successful airports can be observed creating effective working relationships between
- City and County
- Vendors and Customers
- Airlines and Pilots
, - Airport policy makers and Management - CORRECT ANSWER -
Airport policy makers and Management
(T/F) Airport sponsors must maintain their responsibility to the FAA to operate the airport a
s an essential component of the national aviation system without regard to any negative im
pact to the airport's community - CORRECT ANSWER -False
As a manager of a federally obligated public-
use airport, your airport generates revenue, such as landing fees, building rentals, and fuel f
lowage fees. What percentage of the income derived must be utilized for airport purposes?
- 0%
- 100%
- 100% in excess of Fair Market Value (FMV)
- 50% - CORRECT ANSWER -100%
Airports are distinctly different from traditional municipal operations in that they can operat
e as
- Centralized governments
- Federal agencies
- L.L.Cs
- Stand-alone enterprises - CORRECT ANSWER -Stand-alone enterprises
Generally, airport authority board members are 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 - CORRECT ANSWER -
Do not receive compensation and serve in a voluntary capacity
Questions with Correct Answers 2025
The AAAE Certified Member Modules are materials airport managers can use as...
- Airport regulation
- Airport case Law
- Final authoritative documents
- A daily reference and field guide - CORRECT ANSWER -A daily reference and field guide
Which statement is False?
- Each Airport has its own unique geography
- it is impossible to accurately capture how each public-
use airport in the US operates at all levels of its position
- When you've seen one airport, you've seen one airport
- Each airport has the same operating characteristics - CORRECT ANSWER -
Each airport has the same operating characteristics
When using the term "Airport Sponsor", the authors of the AAAE modules are referring to t
he...
- Airport director
- Governing body
- Federal Aviation Administration
- Airport management - CORRECT ANSWER -Governing body
An airport has many customers, however, the airport must serve the...
- Community
- Stakeholders
,- Pilot
- Airlines - CORRECT ANSWER -Pilot
In 1970, The Airport and Airway Development Act brought 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) - CORRECT ANSWER -
National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS)
(T/F) The FAA does not include in its planning or funding decision-
making any private airports unless they are publicly accessible or military airports that do n
ot host any civilian operations. - CORRECT ANSWER -True
The National Plan of integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS) identifies 3,345 public-
use airports that are important to the national air transportation system and eligible to rece
ive grant funds under the FAA Airport Improvement Program (AIP). An airport can be includ
ed 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 - CORRECT ANSWER -
Serving a community that is at least 15 minutes from the nearest NPIAS airport
Commercial service airports are grouped into two major categories
- National and Regional
- Civilian and Military
- Large hub and small hub
,- Primary and non-primary - CORRECT ANSWER -Primary and non-primary
A passenger enplanement can be defined as...
- 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 - CORRECT ANSWER -
A passenger boarding a commercial flight
The FAA uses three primary measurements to gauge airport activity. Which statistic is not o
ne of the three?
- Total passenger traffic
- Passenger enplanements
- Aircraft operations
- Cargo tonnage - CORRECT ANSWER -Total passenger traffic
Although federally regulated, public-
use airports can be operated by all of the following organizational structures except
- Airport Authority
- City
- State Government
- Department of Commerce - CORRECT ANSWER -Department of Commerce
Successful airports can be observed creating effective working relationships between
- City and County
- Vendors and Customers
- Airlines and Pilots
, - Airport policy makers and Management - CORRECT ANSWER -
Airport policy makers and Management
(T/F) Airport sponsors must maintain their responsibility to the FAA to operate the airport a
s an essential component of the national aviation system without regard to any negative im
pact to the airport's community - CORRECT ANSWER -False
As a manager of a federally obligated public-
use airport, your airport generates revenue, such as landing fees, building rentals, and fuel f
lowage fees. What percentage of the income derived must be utilized for airport purposes?
- 0%
- 100%
- 100% in excess of Fair Market Value (FMV)
- 50% - CORRECT ANSWER -100%
Airports are distinctly different from traditional municipal operations in that they can operat
e as
- Centralized governments
- Federal agencies
- L.L.Cs
- Stand-alone enterprises - CORRECT ANSWER -Stand-alone enterprises
Generally, airport authority board members are 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 - CORRECT ANSWER -
Do not receive compensation and serve in a voluntary capacity
