AVSC 3110 - AVIATION SECURITY STUDY GUIDE
Aviation's primary infrastructure consists of... - Answers - aircraft operations, airports,
and supporting agencies
Econ impact of civil aviation in the U.S. exceeds... - Answers - $900 billion
Civil aviation in the U.S. provides how many job? - Answers - 11 million
Civil aviation represents what percentage of GDP? - Answers - 9%
How many passengers are carried on US domestic airlines annually? - Answers - 600-
800 million
How many people travel of GA aircraft every year? - Answers - 160 million
9/11 caused a daily loss of revenue of approximately... - Answers - $330 million per day
AIP - Answers - airport improvement program
NPIAS - Answers - national plan of integrated airport systems
EDS - Answers - explosive detection system
ADO - Answers - airport district office
Who controls which airports receive AIP funding? - Answers - The FAA
Give an example of increased costs on airlines as a result of heightened security
measurements - Answers - reinforced cockpit doors
AOSC - Answers - airport operator security coordinator
TSR - Answers - transportation security regulations
AOSSP - Answers - airport operator standard security program
This document outlines the practices airlines must follow to adhere to federal
regulations - Answers - AOSSP
U.S. industry average profit margins - Answers - 5%
Airline industry average profit margins - Answers - 1-2%
, Most airline revenue comes from - Answers - frequent business travelers
What loadfactor must many airlines maintain to make a flight profitable? - Answers - 70-
80%
The cost of moving a full fare paying passenger in one seat one mile - Answers -
Revenue seat mile
Designed to accommodate frequent business travelers by providing them with a
personal identify number to quicken airport screening - Answers - Registered traveler
program
The nation's largest airport management trade association - Answers - American
Association of Airport Executives (AAAE)
Are flights delayed/cancelled each time a threat is issued? - Answers - No
How many hours in delays usually results from a resterilization procedure? - Answers -
2
Average cost of a one-way flight in 2005 - Answers - $12,600
A resterilization procedure at DIA could result in how many $ of lost revenue to flights
originating from that airport alone (assuming 1/2 of flights cancelled)? - Answers - $2.5
million
How many GA airports in the U.S.? - Answers - 20,000
How many commercial service airports in the U.S.? - Answers - 420
How many private airports in the U.S.? - Answers - 14,000
What classifies an airport as a "commercial service airport?" - Answers - 2,500
enplanements per year
What classifies an airport as a "primary commercial service airport?" - Answers - 10,000
enplanements per year
What classifies an airport as a "cargo-service airport?" - Answers - Average yearly
landed weight of more than 100 million pounds
What defines a "large hub?" - Answers - More than 1% of all enplanements per year
The twenty nine large hub airports account for what percentage of U.S. enplanements?
- Answers - 68%
Aviation's primary infrastructure consists of... - Answers - aircraft operations, airports,
and supporting agencies
Econ impact of civil aviation in the U.S. exceeds... - Answers - $900 billion
Civil aviation in the U.S. provides how many job? - Answers - 11 million
Civil aviation represents what percentage of GDP? - Answers - 9%
How many passengers are carried on US domestic airlines annually? - Answers - 600-
800 million
How many people travel of GA aircraft every year? - Answers - 160 million
9/11 caused a daily loss of revenue of approximately... - Answers - $330 million per day
AIP - Answers - airport improvement program
NPIAS - Answers - national plan of integrated airport systems
EDS - Answers - explosive detection system
ADO - Answers - airport district office
Who controls which airports receive AIP funding? - Answers - The FAA
Give an example of increased costs on airlines as a result of heightened security
measurements - Answers - reinforced cockpit doors
AOSC - Answers - airport operator security coordinator
TSR - Answers - transportation security regulations
AOSSP - Answers - airport operator standard security program
This document outlines the practices airlines must follow to adhere to federal
regulations - Answers - AOSSP
U.S. industry average profit margins - Answers - 5%
Airline industry average profit margins - Answers - 1-2%
, Most airline revenue comes from - Answers - frequent business travelers
What loadfactor must many airlines maintain to make a flight profitable? - Answers - 70-
80%
The cost of moving a full fare paying passenger in one seat one mile - Answers -
Revenue seat mile
Designed to accommodate frequent business travelers by providing them with a
personal identify number to quicken airport screening - Answers - Registered traveler
program
The nation's largest airport management trade association - Answers - American
Association of Airport Executives (AAAE)
Are flights delayed/cancelled each time a threat is issued? - Answers - No
How many hours in delays usually results from a resterilization procedure? - Answers -
2
Average cost of a one-way flight in 2005 - Answers - $12,600
A resterilization procedure at DIA could result in how many $ of lost revenue to flights
originating from that airport alone (assuming 1/2 of flights cancelled)? - Answers - $2.5
million
How many GA airports in the U.S.? - Answers - 20,000
How many commercial service airports in the U.S.? - Answers - 420
How many private airports in the U.S.? - Answers - 14,000
What classifies an airport as a "commercial service airport?" - Answers - 2,500
enplanements per year
What classifies an airport as a "primary commercial service airport?" - Answers - 10,000
enplanements per year
What classifies an airport as a "cargo-service airport?" - Answers - Average yearly
landed weight of more than 100 million pounds
What defines a "large hub?" - Answers - More than 1% of all enplanements per year
The twenty nine large hub airports account for what percentage of U.S. enplanements?
- Answers - 68%
