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1. True: True/False - The potential of aviation to reshape local and national economies was recognized very early following the
Wright Brother's first flight at Ḱitty Hawḱ, NC in 1903.
2. False: True/False - Airport development was viewed as a national responsibility.
3. True: True/False - The federal government began providing financial support to airports through grants for capital
development through the FAA beginning in 1938.
4. Airport Improvement Program (AIP): The funding system in which the FAA provides financial support to
airports through grants for capital development.
5. Airports, airspace and aircraft: The three primary components of the national air transportation system are:
6. Airport: An area of land or water that is designed to be used for the landing and/or taḱeott of an aircraft.
7. National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS): Classifies airports by activity levels and whether
they receive scheduled commercial air service; biennial.
8. Primary or Non-Primary: The FAA groups airports into one of two main categories:
9. Primary Airport: Airports with scheduled air carrier service and 10,000 or more enplaned passengers/year.
10. Large hub, medium hub, small hub and non-hub: Primary airports are further classified as
, , , or , according to their relative shares of national passenger traflc.
11. National, regional, local, basic or unclassified: Non-primary airports are further classified as:
12. Airside and Landside: Most commercial service airports consist of the following two categories of facilities:
13. Landside: "Pre-Security," public access area prior to TSA screening.
14. Airside: "Post-Security," the area that can be accessed only after going through TSA screening or other security protocols.
15. Runway and taxiway: An airport's airfield consists of its and system designed to facilitate the
movement of aircraft.
16. True: True/False - To facilitate safe taḱeott and landing operations, primary runways are oriented in the direction of an airport's
prevailing winds throughout the year.
17. 10: Runways are identified by their degrees from magnetic north, divided by .
18. 8,000; 150: Runways at commercial air service airports are typically at least feet in length and
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, feet in width.
19. NAVAIDS: Located on airport property to assist aircraft approaching the airport for landing, based on satellite GPS.
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