AAAE CM ACTUAL EXAM Questions with Correct Answers
(Grade A+)
Question 1: What is the NPIAS?
Answer: Plan that identifies 3,300+ public airports, their role, and amounts and types of airport
development eligibility (AIP)
Question 2: What are the FAA principles related to airports?
Answer:
1. Safe and
2. efficient
3. Affordable
4. Flexible & Expandable
5. Permanent
6. Maintain a balance
7. Support national objectives
8. Extensive
Question 3: Why are state and/or regional plans conducted?
Answer: To form a connected system of transportation
Question 4: What are the steps of an airport master plan?
Answer:
1. Technical
2. Report
3. Summary Report
4. ALP
5. Web Page
6. Public Info Kit
Question 5: What are the goals of public involvement and environmental reviews during the master
plan update?
Answer: Balance the need for stakeholder involvement with the costs and time
Question 6: What does the existing conditions tell the airport operator?
Answer: Historical review of the airport and its facilities, airspace structures and NAVAIDS, land use,
activity and socioeconomic factors
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, Question 7: What are the various methods of forecasting, the factors that affect the forecasts, and the
forecast models.
Answer: Factors: Economic characteristic Demographics Geographic attributes Aviation related factors
Other factors Methods: Regression Analysis - ties demand to enplanements, population and income Trend
Analysis and Extrapolation - Historical pattern Market Share Analysis - local forecasts represent shares of
larger forecasts Smoothing - focuses on recent trends and conditions
Question 8: Whats the difference between Facility Requirements and the Forecasts?
Answer: Facility Requirements compare the current facilities to the forecasted demand of the facilities
Question 9: What is the function of the Facilities Implementation Plan?
Answer: List of potential projects to meet the Facility Requirements
Question 10: What is the function of the Financial Feasibility Analysis?
Answer: Projects the impact the projects will have on operating revenues and expenses, etc.
Question 11: What is a Safety Area and why does it exist?
Answer: Rectangular area including runway or taxiway to use in an event of an undershoot, overshoot or
excursion
Question 12: What is the function of the Runway Protection Zone (RPZ)?
Answer: Designed to protect the final approach areas
Question 13: What is the function of the Obstacle Free Zone (OBZ)?
Answer: Extends 200 feet beyond each runway and 150 feet high to represent clear airspace
Question 14: What is the function of the Object Free Area (OFA)?
Answer: Nothing except fixed by function, frangible or mobile Ground area centered on runway
Question 15: Explain how Stopways and Clearways are used.
Answer: Stopways - used to support and minimize damage to an airplane in the event of an overrun
Clearways - end of a runway suitable for use in calculating aircraft takeoff performance
Question 16: Why are Declared Distanced sometimes used?
Answer: For takeoff performance
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(Grade A+)
Question 1: What is the NPIAS?
Answer: Plan that identifies 3,300+ public airports, their role, and amounts and types of airport
development eligibility (AIP)
Question 2: What are the FAA principles related to airports?
Answer:
1. Safe and
2. efficient
3. Affordable
4. Flexible & Expandable
5. Permanent
6. Maintain a balance
7. Support national objectives
8. Extensive
Question 3: Why are state and/or regional plans conducted?
Answer: To form a connected system of transportation
Question 4: What are the steps of an airport master plan?
Answer:
1. Technical
2. Report
3. Summary Report
4. ALP
5. Web Page
6. Public Info Kit
Question 5: What are the goals of public involvement and environmental reviews during the master
plan update?
Answer: Balance the need for stakeholder involvement with the costs and time
Question 6: What does the existing conditions tell the airport operator?
Answer: Historical review of the airport and its facilities, airspace structures and NAVAIDS, land use,
activity and socioeconomic factors
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, Question 7: What are the various methods of forecasting, the factors that affect the forecasts, and the
forecast models.
Answer: Factors: Economic characteristic Demographics Geographic attributes Aviation related factors
Other factors Methods: Regression Analysis - ties demand to enplanements, population and income Trend
Analysis and Extrapolation - Historical pattern Market Share Analysis - local forecasts represent shares of
larger forecasts Smoothing - focuses on recent trends and conditions
Question 8: Whats the difference between Facility Requirements and the Forecasts?
Answer: Facility Requirements compare the current facilities to the forecasted demand of the facilities
Question 9: What is the function of the Facilities Implementation Plan?
Answer: List of potential projects to meet the Facility Requirements
Question 10: What is the function of the Financial Feasibility Analysis?
Answer: Projects the impact the projects will have on operating revenues and expenses, etc.
Question 11: What is a Safety Area and why does it exist?
Answer: Rectangular area including runway or taxiway to use in an event of an undershoot, overshoot or
excursion
Question 12: What is the function of the Runway Protection Zone (RPZ)?
Answer: Designed to protect the final approach areas
Question 13: What is the function of the Obstacle Free Zone (OBZ)?
Answer: Extends 200 feet beyond each runway and 150 feet high to represent clear airspace
Question 14: What is the function of the Object Free Area (OFA)?
Answer: Nothing except fixed by function, frangible or mobile Ground area centered on runway
Question 15: Explain how Stopways and Clearways are used.
Answer: Stopways - used to support and minimize damage to an airplane in the event of an overrun
Clearways - end of a runway suitable for use in calculating aircraft takeoff performance
Question 16: Why are Declared Distanced sometimes used?
Answer: For takeoff performance
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