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TEST 2026 QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
⩥ 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. Answer: Each
airport has the same operating characteristics
⩥ When using the term "Airport Sponsor", the authors of the AAAE
modules are referring to the...
- Airport director
- Governing body
- Federal Aviation Administration
- Airport management. Answer: Governing body
⩥ An airport has many customers, however, the airport must serve the...
- Community
- Stakeholders
,- Pilot
- Airlines. 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). 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 not host any civilian operations.. 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 receive grant funds under the FAA
Airport Improvement Program (AIP). An airport can be included 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. 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. 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. Answer: A passenger
boarding a commercial flight
⩥ The FAA uses three primary measurements to gauge airport activity.
Which statistic is not one of the three?
- Total passenger traffic
- Passenger enplanements
- Aircraft operations
- Cargo tonnage. 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. 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. Answer: Airport policy
makers and Management
⩥ (T/F) Airport sponsors must maintain their responsibility to the FAA
to operate the airport as an essential component of the national aviation
system without regard to any negative impact to the airport's community.
Answer: False
⩥ As a manager of a federally obligated public-use airport, your airport
generates revenue, such as landing fees, building rentals, and fuel
flowage fees. What percentage of the income derived must be utilized
for airport purposes?
TEST 2026 QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
⩥ 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. Answer: Each
airport has the same operating characteristics
⩥ When using the term "Airport Sponsor", the authors of the AAAE
modules are referring to the...
- Airport director
- Governing body
- Federal Aviation Administration
- Airport management. Answer: Governing body
⩥ An airport has many customers, however, the airport must serve the...
- Community
- Stakeholders
,- Pilot
- Airlines. 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). 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 not host any civilian operations.. 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 receive grant funds under the FAA
Airport Improvement Program (AIP). An airport can be included 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. 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. 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. Answer: A passenger
boarding a commercial flight
⩥ The FAA uses three primary measurements to gauge airport activity.
Which statistic is not one of the three?
- Total passenger traffic
- Passenger enplanements
- Aircraft operations
- Cargo tonnage. 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. 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. Answer: Airport policy
makers and Management
⩥ (T/F) Airport sponsors must maintain their responsibility to the FAA
to operate the airport as an essential component of the national aviation
system without regard to any negative impact to the airport's community.
Answer: False
⩥ As a manager of a federally obligated public-use airport, your airport
generates revenue, such as landing fees, building rentals, and fuel
flowage fees. What percentage of the income derived must be utilized
for airport purposes?
