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Airports that do not meet any of the aforementioned criteria may still be included through
special justification, such as:
1. A determination that the benefits of the airport will exceed its development costs;
2. Written documentation describing isolation;
3. Airports serving the needs of American Indian communities;
4. Airports needed to support recreation areas; and
5. Airports needed to develop or protect important national resources."
What are the NPIAS airports and roughly how many are there? ✔Ans✔ Commercial service,
GA Relivers, National Guard base of average airport, airport with US Mail contract; Roughly
3300 (3345)
What are the three measurements the FAA uses to gauge airport activity? ✔Ans✔
1) Enplanements 2) Operations 3) Cargo Tonnage "butts, boxes, and bad landings"
What is an Commercial Service Airport? ✔Ans✔ Publicly owned airport with at least
2500 passengers per year annual boarding that receives scheduled passenger service
This type of airport has more than 100 million pounds of total annual landed weight
✔Ans✔ Cargo Airport
*What is a shared airport? ✔Ans✔ US Government owned airport co-located w/ a civil
airport specified under, and at which, portions of the movement areas and safety areas are
shared by both parties
*DOD and Civilians share an airfield but is owned by the DOD is called what? ✔Ans✔ "Joint
,Use Airport
Tip: ""Owned by the Joint Chiefs"""
*This Airport Type has scheduled Air Carrier Service with more than 10,000 enplanements
per year. ✔Ans✔ Primary Airports
This Airport Type is mainly used by GA Aircraft, Scheduled passenger service with
between 2,500-9,999 enplanements per year ✔Ans✔ Non-Primary
This Airport Type serve at least 1% or more of US passenger enplanements ✔Ans✔ Large
Hub Airports
This Airport Type enplanes .25%-1% of all US enplanements ✔Ans✔ Medium Hub Airports
This Airport Type has less than .05% but at least more than 10,000 enplanements per
year ✔Ans✔ Non-Hub Primary Airports
This Airport Type has enplanements between .05% to .25% ✔Ans✔ Small Hub Airports
What is an GA Airport? ✔Ans✔ Public use airport that does not have scheduled air service
or has less than 2500 annual enplanements
What type of airport relieves congestion from commercial service airports and
provides improved GA access ✔Ans✔ GA Reliever Airport
What are the four categories of General Aviation (GA) Airports? ✔Ans✔ "GA National
(near major metropolitan centers)
GA Regional (Several large metropolitan centers)
GA Local (backbone of the system)
GA Basic (link to other NAS)"
,This governs private operation of an aircraft ✔Ans✔ Part 91
"This is the operating requirements for Domestic, Flag and Supplemental
Operations. Also covers Air Carrier Certification." ✔Ans✔ Part 121
"This is the operating requirements for Commuter and on-demand operations. (i.e., Air
Charter or Air Taxi)" ✔Ans✔ Part 135
"This covers public charters.
(i.e., When an airline leases an aircraft.)" ✔Ans✔ Part 380
Part 121 operations must operate at airports that are certified as ___. ✔Ans✔ Part 139
What is VMC? ✔Ans✔ "Visual Meteorological Conditions
Clouds greater than 1000' AGL and visibility of 3 statute miles.
Tip: I Can See. I Can See. 1000 and 3."
What is TERPS? ✔Ans✔ Terminal Instrument Procedures
What is an Airport Sponsor? ✔Ans✔ "Either an Owner or Operator.
It is the governing entity of an airport or airport system."
Branch of Government that operates like a business. ✔Ans✔ Enterprise Fund.
Successful airports are characterized by what? ✔Ans✔ Effective working relationships
between airport policy makers and management
What is the most common form of Airport Sponsorship? ✔Ans✔ Municipality
, Municipalities that elect to give over near or total control to an independently created entity
are referred to as what? ✔Ans✔ Airport Authority
Municipalities that seek to maintain control of the airport but need expertise and guidance
may create this. ✔Ans✔ Airport Advisory Board
Grant assurances generally require the AD to do the following ✔Ans✔ Maintain the Airport in
an serviceable condition, use specific land approved by the FAA for non-aeronautical use to
generate revenue to support airport aviation needs, Operate the airport in the public's interest and
ensure there is no grant of an exclusive right for any aero nautical purpose of use
This is the same status as public corporation, but operates other types of public facilities.
✔Ans✔ Port Authority
This is a shift from traditional government responsibility to a private enterprise. ✔Ans✔
Airport Privatization
This transfers the federal obligation, as well as the responsibility for operation, management,
and development of an airport, from a public sponsor to a private sponsor. ✔Ans✔ Airport
Privatization Program
According to what Process_____; how long does the public have to comment on a draft set of
regulations? ✔Ans✔ The Notice of Proposed Rulemaking process; usually a length
of 30-60 Days
Passed to promote the development and stability of commercial aviation. Establishes
jurisdiction of aviation under the secretary of commerce who issues and enforces air traffic
rules, establishes pilot and aircraft licensing, establishes airways and maintains aids to
navigation ✔Ans✔ Air Commerce Act of 1926
What are Grant Assurances? ✔Ans✔ When an organization accepts funds from FAA
Administered airport financial assistance programs (AIP Grants) they must adhere to
grant assurance obligations.
Most effective way to extend federally mandated policies? ✔Ans✔ Through Grant Assurances
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Airports that do not meet any of the aforementioned criteria may still be included through
special justification, such as:
1. A determination that the benefits of the airport will exceed its development costs;
2. Written documentation describing isolation;
3. Airports serving the needs of American Indian communities;
4. Airports needed to support recreation areas; and
5. Airports needed to develop or protect important national resources."
What are the NPIAS airports and roughly how many are there? ✔Ans✔ Commercial service,
GA Relivers, National Guard base of average airport, airport with US Mail contract; Roughly
3300 (3345)
What are the three measurements the FAA uses to gauge airport activity? ✔Ans✔
1) Enplanements 2) Operations 3) Cargo Tonnage "butts, boxes, and bad landings"
What is an Commercial Service Airport? ✔Ans✔ Publicly owned airport with at least
2500 passengers per year annual boarding that receives scheduled passenger service
This type of airport has more than 100 million pounds of total annual landed weight
✔Ans✔ Cargo Airport
*What is a shared airport? ✔Ans✔ US Government owned airport co-located w/ a civil
airport specified under, and at which, portions of the movement areas and safety areas are
shared by both parties
*DOD and Civilians share an airfield but is owned by the DOD is called what? ✔Ans✔ "Joint
,Use Airport
Tip: ""Owned by the Joint Chiefs"""
*This Airport Type has scheduled Air Carrier Service with more than 10,000 enplanements
per year. ✔Ans✔ Primary Airports
This Airport Type is mainly used by GA Aircraft, Scheduled passenger service with
between 2,500-9,999 enplanements per year ✔Ans✔ Non-Primary
This Airport Type serve at least 1% or more of US passenger enplanements ✔Ans✔ Large
Hub Airports
This Airport Type enplanes .25%-1% of all US enplanements ✔Ans✔ Medium Hub Airports
This Airport Type has less than .05% but at least more than 10,000 enplanements per
year ✔Ans✔ Non-Hub Primary Airports
This Airport Type has enplanements between .05% to .25% ✔Ans✔ Small Hub Airports
What is an GA Airport? ✔Ans✔ Public use airport that does not have scheduled air service
or has less than 2500 annual enplanements
What type of airport relieves congestion from commercial service airports and
provides improved GA access ✔Ans✔ GA Reliever Airport
What are the four categories of General Aviation (GA) Airports? ✔Ans✔ "GA National
(near major metropolitan centers)
GA Regional (Several large metropolitan centers)
GA Local (backbone of the system)
GA Basic (link to other NAS)"
,This governs private operation of an aircraft ✔Ans✔ Part 91
"This is the operating requirements for Domestic, Flag and Supplemental
Operations. Also covers Air Carrier Certification." ✔Ans✔ Part 121
"This is the operating requirements for Commuter and on-demand operations. (i.e., Air
Charter or Air Taxi)" ✔Ans✔ Part 135
"This covers public charters.
(i.e., When an airline leases an aircraft.)" ✔Ans✔ Part 380
Part 121 operations must operate at airports that are certified as ___. ✔Ans✔ Part 139
What is VMC? ✔Ans✔ "Visual Meteorological Conditions
Clouds greater than 1000' AGL and visibility of 3 statute miles.
Tip: I Can See. I Can See. 1000 and 3."
What is TERPS? ✔Ans✔ Terminal Instrument Procedures
What is an Airport Sponsor? ✔Ans✔ "Either an Owner or Operator.
It is the governing entity of an airport or airport system."
Branch of Government that operates like a business. ✔Ans✔ Enterprise Fund.
Successful airports are characterized by what? ✔Ans✔ Effective working relationships
between airport policy makers and management
What is the most common form of Airport Sponsorship? ✔Ans✔ Municipality
, Municipalities that elect to give over near or total control to an independently created entity
are referred to as what? ✔Ans✔ Airport Authority
Municipalities that seek to maintain control of the airport but need expertise and guidance
may create this. ✔Ans✔ Airport Advisory Board
Grant assurances generally require the AD to do the following ✔Ans✔ Maintain the Airport in
an serviceable condition, use specific land approved by the FAA for non-aeronautical use to
generate revenue to support airport aviation needs, Operate the airport in the public's interest and
ensure there is no grant of an exclusive right for any aero nautical purpose of use
This is the same status as public corporation, but operates other types of public facilities.
✔Ans✔ Port Authority
This is a shift from traditional government responsibility to a private enterprise. ✔Ans✔
Airport Privatization
This transfers the federal obligation, as well as the responsibility for operation, management,
and development of an airport, from a public sponsor to a private sponsor. ✔Ans✔ Airport
Privatization Program
According to what Process_____; how long does the public have to comment on a draft set of
regulations? ✔Ans✔ The Notice of Proposed Rulemaking process; usually a length
of 30-60 Days
Passed to promote the development and stability of commercial aviation. Establishes
jurisdiction of aviation under the secretary of commerce who issues and enforces air traffic
rules, establishes pilot and aircraft licensing, establishes airways and maintains aids to
navigation ✔Ans✔ Air Commerce Act of 1926
What are Grant Assurances? ✔Ans✔ When an organization accepts funds from FAA
Administered airport financial assistance programs (AIP Grants) they must adhere to
grant assurance obligations.
Most effective way to extend federally mandated policies? ✔Ans✔ Through Grant Assurances
