AAAE ACE Operations Module 1 Questions and Answers 2025

AAAE ACE Operations Module 1 Questions
and Answers 2025
HowAmanyAairportsAareAinAtheANPIASAandAwhatAthreeAtypesAareAincluded?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-3,380Aairports;A1)AcommercialAservice,A2)Areliever,A3)AselectAGA

WhatAareAtheAthreeAdefiningAcharacteristicsAofAcommercialAserviceAairports?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-

1)AopenAtoAtheApublicA2)AreceiveAscheduledApassengerAserviceA3)A2,500AorAmoreA
enplanedApassengerAperAyear
WhatAtypeAofAairportAhasAcommercialAserviceAandAoverA10,000AannualAenplanements?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-PrimaryAairport

PrimaryAairportsAareAsplitAintoA4Acategories,AwhatAareAtheyAandAhowAareAtheyAdefined?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-

LargeAHubA(>1%AofAallAUSAannualAenplanements);AMediumAHubA(0.25%AtoA1%);ASmallAHu
bA(0.05-0.25%);ANon-HubA(10,000AtoA0.05%)
HowAmanyAenplanementsAcharacterizeAaAnon-primaryAcommercialAserviceAairport?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-betweenA2,500AandA10,000AenplanementsAperAyear

WhatAcharacterizesAaArelieverAairport?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
1)AopenAtoAtheApublic;A2)A100AorAmoreAbasedAaircraftAorA25,000AannualAoperations
GeneralAaviationAairportsAcanAbeAincludedAinAtheANPIASAunderAwhatAcircumstances?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-

IfAtheyAhaveAatAleastA10AlocallyAbasedAaircraftAandAareAatAleastA20AmilesAfromAaANPIASAairp
ort
WhatAplanAprovidesAguidelinesAforAanAairport'sAcapitalAdevelopmentAoverAaA20-
yearAtimeframe?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-MasterAPlan
WhatAisAtheAsetAofAdrawingsAthatAshowsAtheAairport'sAlong-
termAdevelopment,AupdatedAinAaccordanceAwithAgrantAassuranceAnumberA29?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-AirportALayoutAPlans

RunwayAdesignAstandardsAareAbasedAonAwhatAthreeAprimaryAfactors?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-

1)AairplaneAdesignAgroupA(wingspan);A2)AaircraftAapproachAcategoryA(approachAspeed);A3)
AapproachAvisibilityAminimums

TaxiwayAandAtaxilaneAdesignAstandardsAareAbasedAonAwhatAprimaryAfactor?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-airplaneAdesignAgroupA(wingspan)

HowAisAairplaneAdesignAgroupAdeterminedAandAcategorized?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
BasedAonAtheAaircraft'sAwingspanAandAtailAheightAwhicheverAisAmostArestrictive;A6Acategori
es,AIAthruAVI,AwhereAIAisAtheAsmallest/shortestAandAVIAisAtheAlargest/tallest
HowAisAaircraftAapproachAcategoryAdeterminedAandAcategorized?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-

BasedAonAaircraftAapproachAspeed;A5Acategories,AAAthruAE,AwhereAAAisAtheAslowestAandAEA
isAtheAfastest
WhatAareAtheA6AcategoriesAofAairplaneAdesignAgroup?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
IA(tailAheightA<20',AwingspanA<49');AIIA(tailAheightA20A-A<30',AwingspanA49A-

, A<79');AIIIA(tailAheightA30A-A<45'),AwingspanA79-<118');AIVA(tailAheightA45A-
A<60',AwingspanA118A-A<171');AVA(tailAheightA60A-A<66',AwingspanA171A-

A<214');AVIA(tailAheightA66A-A<80',AwingspanA214A-A<262')

WhatAareAtheA5AaircraftAapproachAcategoriesAandAtheAcriteriaAforAeachAcategory?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-AA(<91Aknots);ABA(91A-A<121Aknots);ACA(121A-

A<141Aknots);ADA(141A-A<166Aknots);AEA(>166Aknots)

WhenAisAaAcross-runwayArecommended?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
WhenAaArunwayAorientationAprovidesAlessAthanA95%AwindAcoverageAforAanyAaircraftAforeca
stedAtoAuseAtheAairport
WhatAareAsomeAofAtheAfactorsAaffectingAtheAlocationAandAorientationAofArunways?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-

wind,AavailableAairspace,AenvironmentalAfactors,Aobstructions,Atopography,AATCTAvisibilit
y,AwildlifeAhazards
ToAensureAwaterArun-off,AwhatAisAtheAnormalAgradeAofAaArunwayAandArunwayAshoulder?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-1A-A1.5%Across-sectionAgradeAforAtheArunwayAandA1.5A-

A5%AforAtheArunwayAshoulder

WhatAisAtheApurposeAofAaArunwayAshoulder?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
resistArunwayAerosion,ApassageAofAvehiclesAandAsurfaceAforAaircraftAthatAveerAoffAtheArunw
ay
HowAisArunwayAwidthAdeterminedAandAwhatAisAtheArangeAofAstandardAwidths?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-ARCAandAapproachAvisibilityAminimums;A60A-A200'

WhatAisAtheArangeAofAwidthsAforAaArunwayAsafetyAareaA(RSA)?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
120A-A150'
WhatAisAtheAtermAforAanAareaAformedAbyAimaginaryAlinesAconnectingAtheAvisibilityApointsAofA
twoAdifferentArunways?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-RunwayAVisibilityAZonesA(RVZ)
WhatAisAtheAtermAforAtheAbeginningAorAendAofAtheAfull-
strengthArunwayApavementAavailableAforAtakeoffAandAlanding?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
RunwayAthreshold
WhenAaArunwayAthresholdAisAnotAlocatedAatAtheAstartAofAtheAfull-
strengthApavementAwhatAisAitAcalledAandAwhyAwouldAthisAoccur?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-

DisplacedAthreshold;AitAisAusedAtoAidentifyAtheAfirstApointAforAlandingAaircraftAtoAavoidAanAair
spaceAobstruction,AtoAmitigateAenvironmentalAconsiderations,AorAtoAlengthenAanARSAAorAO
FA
WhatAuseAisAtheAportionAofArunwayAbehindAaAdisplacedAthreshold?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-

ItAcanAbeAusedAforAtakeoffsAinAeitherAdirection,AandAlandingAfromAtheAoppositeAdirection.
TaxiwaysAareAdesignedAtoAallowAaircraftAtaxiAatAwhatAspeed?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
20mph
HowAareAtaxiwayAwidthsAdeterminedAandAwhatAisAtheAstandardArangeAofAwidths?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-BasedAonAwingspanAandAwingtipAclearanceA(ARC);A25A-A100'

WhatAareAtheAstandardAwidthsAofAtheAtaxiwayAsafetyAarea?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-49A-
A262'

WhatAareAtheAthreeAprimaryAdeterminantsAforAoptimumAairportAapronAdesign?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-availableAspace,AaircraftAmixAandAterminalAconfiguration