AAAE ACE Operations Module 1
AAAE ACE Operations Module 1 Study
Guide Exam Review Questions
Containing 87 Terms with Correct
Solutions
How many airports are in the NPIAS and what three types are included? - Answer:
3,380 airports; 1) commercial service, 2) reliever, 3) select GA
, AAAE ACE Operations Module 1
What are the three defining characteristics of commercial service airports? -
Answer: 1) open to the public 2) receive scheduled passenger service 3) 2,500 or
more enplaned passenger per year
What type of airport has commercial service and over 10,000 annual
enplanements? - Answer: Primary airport
Primary airports are split into 4 categories, what are they and how are they
defined? - Answer: Large Hub (>1% of all US annual enplanements); Medium Hub
(0.25% to 1%); Small Hub (0.05-0.25%); non-Hub (10,000 to 0.05%)
How many enplanements characterize a non-primary commercial service airport?
- Answer: between 2,500 and 10,000 enplanements per year
What characterizes a reliever airport? - Answer: 1) open to the public; 2) 100 or
more based aircraft or 25,000 annual operations
General aviation airports can be included in the NPIAS under what circumstances?
- Answer: If they have at least 10 locally based aircraft and are at least 20 miles
from a NPIAS airport
What plan provides guidelines for an airport's capital development over a 20-year
timeframe? - Answer: Master Plan
AAAE ACE Operations Module 1 Study
Guide Exam Review Questions
Containing 87 Terms with Correct
Solutions
How many airports are in the NPIAS and what three types are included? - Answer:
3,380 airports; 1) commercial service, 2) reliever, 3) select GA
, AAAE ACE Operations Module 1
What are the three defining characteristics of commercial service airports? -
Answer: 1) open to the public 2) receive scheduled passenger service 3) 2,500 or
more enplaned passenger per year
What type of airport has commercial service and over 10,000 annual
enplanements? - Answer: Primary airport
Primary airports are split into 4 categories, what are they and how are they
defined? - Answer: Large Hub (>1% of all US annual enplanements); Medium Hub
(0.25% to 1%); Small Hub (0.05-0.25%); non-Hub (10,000 to 0.05%)
How many enplanements characterize a non-primary commercial service airport?
- Answer: between 2,500 and 10,000 enplanements per year
What characterizes a reliever airport? - Answer: 1) open to the public; 2) 100 or
more based aircraft or 25,000 annual operations
General aviation airports can be included in the NPIAS under what circumstances?
- Answer: If they have at least 10 locally based aircraft and are at least 20 miles
from a NPIAS airport
What plan provides guidelines for an airport's capital development over a 20-year
timeframe? - Answer: Master Plan
