AERT 3480 Final Exam Questions And
All Correct Answers 2025-2026
Updated.
Publicly owned airport with at least 2,500 passenger annual boarding's that receives scheduled
passenger service - Answer Commercial Service Airport
Designed by the FAA to relieve congestion service airports and to provide improved general
aviation access to the community - Answer General Aviation Reliever Airport
Which of the following regulations brought about the formal licensing of pilots and certification
of aircraft? - Answer Air Commerce Act of 1926
Out of the 20,000 airports in the US, there are about _______ public use airports; out of these
public use airports there are roughly _______ airports that are set aside as being under the
National Plan of Integrated System (NPIAS) - Answer 5100, 3500
The ________ Act created the _________ which is used to administer funds to the airports
across the US - Answer Airport and Airways Improvement ______ Airport Improvement
Program
Which of the following regulations established the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems
(NPIAS) - Answer Airport and Airways Improvement Act
______ terminal system designs are considered the oldest as the were first realized at around
1960s - Answer Centralized
The Airport and Airway Development Act Development Act created the regulation (which exists
ip to this day) which covers the certification program for airports. This regulations is also known
as code 14 Code of Federal Regulations - Answer Part 139
An airport can be considered as the physical site where modal tranfer happens. At this location,
three major elements of the aviation system interact. Which one of the following elements is
not typically one of them? - Answer Aircraft Manufacturer
Choose a statement which is not correct from the following - Answer Fewer security
personnel are normally needed in a decentralized airport terminal system
Standard Busy Rate - Answer The 13th highest hour of passenger flow
, Busy-hour rate - Answer The hourly rate at which 5 percent of the traffic at the airport is
handled
Typical Peak-Hour Passengers - Answer The peak hour of the average peak day of the peak
month
Peak Profile Hour - Answer The largest hourly rate in the average peak day
Regardless of the airport size, in order for any airport to successfully function as a mondal
transfer point, it must have these two elements. Identify them from the following answers
below - Answer airside and landside
According to ICAO Annex 14, the runway safety area is supposed to be at least 240 meters long
and _____ times the width of the runway (in terms of its width) - Answer 2
Identify which of the following as not one of the types of airport sponsorships (ownerships) that
exist in the US - Answer Multi-State Sponsorship
Under the US National Plan of integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS) airports are divided into
various categories. Which of these below is not one of the designated categories under the
NPIAS - Answer public
The nominal mass of the flight crew and the aircraft (including the cabin configuaration) is
normally known as - Answer Aircraft prepared for service weight
While the determination and allocation of slots at an airport may be done by the local
regulatory authority, the coordination of such slots is performed by the International Air
Transport Association (IATA). This process occurs _____ times a year - Answer 2
Historical precedenceq - Answer Carriers have grand-father rights to slots in the next
equivalent season
Effective perioid of movement - Answer Where two or more airlines are competing for the
same movement slot, the airline intending to operate for the largest period of time has priority
Emergencies - Answer short term emergencies are only treated as delays while long term
emergencies require rescheduling
All Correct Answers 2025-2026
Updated.
Publicly owned airport with at least 2,500 passenger annual boarding's that receives scheduled
passenger service - Answer Commercial Service Airport
Designed by the FAA to relieve congestion service airports and to provide improved general
aviation access to the community - Answer General Aviation Reliever Airport
Which of the following regulations brought about the formal licensing of pilots and certification
of aircraft? - Answer Air Commerce Act of 1926
Out of the 20,000 airports in the US, there are about _______ public use airports; out of these
public use airports there are roughly _______ airports that are set aside as being under the
National Plan of Integrated System (NPIAS) - Answer 5100, 3500
The ________ Act created the _________ which is used to administer funds to the airports
across the US - Answer Airport and Airways Improvement ______ Airport Improvement
Program
Which of the following regulations established the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems
(NPIAS) - Answer Airport and Airways Improvement Act
______ terminal system designs are considered the oldest as the were first realized at around
1960s - Answer Centralized
The Airport and Airway Development Act Development Act created the regulation (which exists
ip to this day) which covers the certification program for airports. This regulations is also known
as code 14 Code of Federal Regulations - Answer Part 139
An airport can be considered as the physical site where modal tranfer happens. At this location,
three major elements of the aviation system interact. Which one of the following elements is
not typically one of them? - Answer Aircraft Manufacturer
Choose a statement which is not correct from the following - Answer Fewer security
personnel are normally needed in a decentralized airport terminal system
Standard Busy Rate - Answer The 13th highest hour of passenger flow
, Busy-hour rate - Answer The hourly rate at which 5 percent of the traffic at the airport is
handled
Typical Peak-Hour Passengers - Answer The peak hour of the average peak day of the peak
month
Peak Profile Hour - Answer The largest hourly rate in the average peak day
Regardless of the airport size, in order for any airport to successfully function as a mondal
transfer point, it must have these two elements. Identify them from the following answers
below - Answer airside and landside
According to ICAO Annex 14, the runway safety area is supposed to be at least 240 meters long
and _____ times the width of the runway (in terms of its width) - Answer 2
Identify which of the following as not one of the types of airport sponsorships (ownerships) that
exist in the US - Answer Multi-State Sponsorship
Under the US National Plan of integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS) airports are divided into
various categories. Which of these below is not one of the designated categories under the
NPIAS - Answer public
The nominal mass of the flight crew and the aircraft (including the cabin configuaration) is
normally known as - Answer Aircraft prepared for service weight
While the determination and allocation of slots at an airport may be done by the local
regulatory authority, the coordination of such slots is performed by the International Air
Transport Association (IATA). This process occurs _____ times a year - Answer 2
Historical precedenceq - Answer Carriers have grand-father rights to slots in the next
equivalent season
Effective perioid of movement - Answer Where two or more airlines are competing for the
same movement slot, the airline intending to operate for the largest period of time has priority
Emergencies - Answer short term emergencies are only treated as delays while long term
emergencies require rescheduling
