AAAE ACE OPERATIONS MODULE 1 EXAM
(ACTUAL EXAM) WITH QUESTIONS WITH
VERY ELABORATED ANSWERS CORRECTRY
WELL ORGANIZED LATEST 2024 – 2025
ALREADY GRADED A+
May construction material, equipment or personnel penetrate the obstacle free
zone? - ANSWERS-No
Can construction happen in the RSA or TSA while it is open? - ANSWERS-No
What coordination must the airport accomplish before conducting construction
activity in the runway safety area? - ANSWERS-ATCT and FAA Regional Airports
Division office
How far apart must barricades be spaced? - ANSWERS-4ft apart, red lights spaced
no more than 10ft apart.
,What are the three defining characteristics of commercial service airports? -
ANSWERS-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? - ANSWERS-Primary airport
Primary airports are split into 4 categories, what are they and how are they
defined? - ANSWERS-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?
- ANSWERS-between 2,500 and 10,000 enplanements per year
What characterizes a reliever airport? - ANSWERS-1) open to the public; 2) 100 or
more based aircraft or 25,000 annual operations
How many airports are in the NPIAS and what three types are included? -
ANSWERS-3,380 airports; 1) commercial service, 2) reliever, 3) select GA
When was the FAA established? - ANSWERS-Formed in 1958 within the
Department of Transportation. They have created the safest and most efficient
airspace in the world.
, When was the Transportation Security Administration founded? - ANSWERS-Nov.
19, 2001 in response to the attacks of 9/11
General aviation airports can be included in the NPIAS under what circumstances?
- ANSWERS-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? - ANSWERS-Master Plan
What is the set of drawings that shows the airport's long-term development,
updated in accordance with grant assurance number 29? - ANSWERS-Airport
Layout Plans
The runway design code (RDC) is based on what three primary factors? -
ANSWERS-1) airplane design group (wingspan); 2) aircraft approach category
(approach speed); 3) approach visibility minimums
Taxiway design group (TDG) and taxilane design standards are based on what
primary factor? - ANSWERS-airplane design group (wingspan)
How is airplane design group (ADG) determined and categorized? - ANSWERS-
Based on the aircraft's wingspan and tail height whichever is most restrictive; 6
categories, I thru VI, where I is the smallest/shortest and VI is the largest/tallest
(ACTUAL EXAM) WITH QUESTIONS WITH
VERY ELABORATED ANSWERS CORRECTRY
WELL ORGANIZED LATEST 2024 – 2025
ALREADY GRADED A+
May construction material, equipment or personnel penetrate the obstacle free
zone? - ANSWERS-No
Can construction happen in the RSA or TSA while it is open? - ANSWERS-No
What coordination must the airport accomplish before conducting construction
activity in the runway safety area? - ANSWERS-ATCT and FAA Regional Airports
Division office
How far apart must barricades be spaced? - ANSWERS-4ft apart, red lights spaced
no more than 10ft apart.
,What are the three defining characteristics of commercial service airports? -
ANSWERS-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? - ANSWERS-Primary airport
Primary airports are split into 4 categories, what are they and how are they
defined? - ANSWERS-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?
- ANSWERS-between 2,500 and 10,000 enplanements per year
What characterizes a reliever airport? - ANSWERS-1) open to the public; 2) 100 or
more based aircraft or 25,000 annual operations
How many airports are in the NPIAS and what three types are included? -
ANSWERS-3,380 airports; 1) commercial service, 2) reliever, 3) select GA
When was the FAA established? - ANSWERS-Formed in 1958 within the
Department of Transportation. They have created the safest and most efficient
airspace in the world.
, When was the Transportation Security Administration founded? - ANSWERS-Nov.
19, 2001 in response to the attacks of 9/11
General aviation airports can be included in the NPIAS under what circumstances?
- ANSWERS-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? - ANSWERS-Master Plan
What is the set of drawings that shows the airport's long-term development,
updated in accordance with grant assurance number 29? - ANSWERS-Airport
Layout Plans
The runway design code (RDC) is based on what three primary factors? -
ANSWERS-1) airplane design group (wingspan); 2) aircraft approach category
(approach speed); 3) approach visibility minimums
Taxiway design group (TDG) and taxilane design standards are based on what
primary factor? - ANSWERS-airplane design group (wingspan)
How is airplane design group (ADG) determined and categorized? - ANSWERS-
Based on the aircraft's wingspan and tail height whichever is most restrictive; 6
categories, I thru VI, where I is the smallest/shortest and VI is the largest/tallest
