AAAE Certified Member Study Guide
(FULLY SOLVED 2023 – 2024 UPDATE)
The AAAE Certified Member Modules are materials airport managers can use as...
- Airport regulation
- Airport case Law
- Final authoritative documents
- A daily reference and field guide - A daily reference and field guide
Which statement is False?
- Each Airport has its own unique geography
- it is impossible to accurately capture how each public-use airport in the US operates at all levels of
its position
- When you've seen one airport, you've seen one airport
- Each airport has the same operating characteristics - Each airport has the same operating
characteristics
When using the term "Airport Sponsor", the authors of the AAAE modules are referring to the...
- Airport director
- Governing body
- Federal Aviation Administration
- Airport management - Governing body
An airport has many customers, however, the airport must serve the...
- Community
,- Stakeholders
- Pilot
- Airlines - Pilot
In 1970, The Airport and Airway Development Act brought about all except the following
- Airport and Airway Trust Fund
- Planning Grant Program (PGP)
- Airport Development Aid Program (ADAP)
- National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS) - National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems
(NPIAS)
(T/F) The FAA does not include in its planning or funding decision-making any private airports
unless they are publicly accessible or military airports that do not host any civilian operations. -
True
The National Plan of integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS) identifies 3,345 public-use airports that
are important to the national air transportation system and eligible to receive grant funds under
the FAA Airport Improvement Program (AIP). An airport can be included in the NPIAS for all of the
following reasons except...
- GA reliever airport
- Serving a community that is at least 15 minutes from the nearest NIPIAS airport
- Publicly owned
- Part of a State Airport System - Serving a community that is at least 15 minutes from the nearest
NPIAS airport
Commercial service airports are grouped into two major categories
- National and Regional
- Civilian and Military
- Large hub and small hub
,- Primary and non-primary - Primary and non-primary
A passenger enplanement can be defined as...
- A passenger using a handicap ramp
- A take-off and a landing
- A passenger boarding a commercial flight
- A passenger getting off any type of aircraft - A passenger boarding a commercial flight
The FAA uses three primary measurements to gauge airport activity. Which statistic is not one of
the three?
- Total passenger traffic
- Passenger enplanements
- Aircraft operations
- Cargo tonnage - Total passenger traffic
Although federally regulated, public-use airports can be operated by all of the following
organizational structures except
- Airport Authority
- City
- State Government
- Department of Commerce - Department of Commerce
Successful airports can be observed creating effective working relationships between
- City and County
- Vendors and Customers
- Airlines and Pilots
- Airport policy makers and Management - Airport policy makers and Management
, (T/F) Airport sponsors must maintain their responsibility to the FAA to operate the airport as an
essential component of the national aviation system without regard to any negative impact to the
airport's community - False
As a manager of a federally obligated public-use airport, your airport generates revenue, such as
landing fees, building rentals, and fuel flowage fees. What percentage of the income derived must be
utilized for airport purposes?
- 0%
- 100%
- 100% in excess of Fair Market Value (FMV)
- 50% - 100%
Airports are distinctly different from traditional municipal operations in that they can operate as
- Centralized governments
- Federal agencies
- L.L.Cs
- Stand-alone enterprises - Stand-alone enterprises
Generally, airport authority board members are compensated as follows:
- $1 a year to comply with federal and state labor laws
- Fair Market Value
- Minimum Wage
- Do not receive compensation and serve in a voluntary capacity - Do not receive compensation and
serve in a voluntary capacity
Each type of airport of ownership has advantages and disadvantages. What is a potential
disadvantage to the municipality owned structure?
(FULLY SOLVED 2023 – 2024 UPDATE)
The AAAE Certified Member Modules are materials airport managers can use as...
- Airport regulation
- Airport case Law
- Final authoritative documents
- A daily reference and field guide - A daily reference and field guide
Which statement is False?
- Each Airport has its own unique geography
- it is impossible to accurately capture how each public-use airport in the US operates at all levels of
its position
- When you've seen one airport, you've seen one airport
- Each airport has the same operating characteristics - Each airport has the same operating
characteristics
When using the term "Airport Sponsor", the authors of the AAAE modules are referring to the...
- Airport director
- Governing body
- Federal Aviation Administration
- Airport management - Governing body
An airport has many customers, however, the airport must serve the...
- Community
,- Stakeholders
- Pilot
- Airlines - Pilot
In 1970, The Airport and Airway Development Act brought about all except the following
- Airport and Airway Trust Fund
- Planning Grant Program (PGP)
- Airport Development Aid Program (ADAP)
- National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS) - National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems
(NPIAS)
(T/F) The FAA does not include in its planning or funding decision-making any private airports
unless they are publicly accessible or military airports that do not host any civilian operations. -
True
The National Plan of integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS) identifies 3,345 public-use airports that
are important to the national air transportation system and eligible to receive grant funds under
the FAA Airport Improvement Program (AIP). An airport can be included in the NPIAS for all of the
following reasons except...
- GA reliever airport
- Serving a community that is at least 15 minutes from the nearest NIPIAS airport
- Publicly owned
- Part of a State Airport System - Serving a community that is at least 15 minutes from the nearest
NPIAS airport
Commercial service airports are grouped into two major categories
- National and Regional
- Civilian and Military
- Large hub and small hub
,- Primary and non-primary - Primary and non-primary
A passenger enplanement can be defined as...
- A passenger using a handicap ramp
- A take-off and a landing
- A passenger boarding a commercial flight
- A passenger getting off any type of aircraft - A passenger boarding a commercial flight
The FAA uses three primary measurements to gauge airport activity. Which statistic is not one of
the three?
- Total passenger traffic
- Passenger enplanements
- Aircraft operations
- Cargo tonnage - Total passenger traffic
Although federally regulated, public-use airports can be operated by all of the following
organizational structures except
- Airport Authority
- City
- State Government
- Department of Commerce - Department of Commerce
Successful airports can be observed creating effective working relationships between
- City and County
- Vendors and Customers
- Airlines and Pilots
- Airport policy makers and Management - Airport policy makers and Management
, (T/F) Airport sponsors must maintain their responsibility to the FAA to operate the airport as an
essential component of the national aviation system without regard to any negative impact to the
airport's community - False
As a manager of a federally obligated public-use airport, your airport generates revenue, such as
landing fees, building rentals, and fuel flowage fees. What percentage of the income derived must be
utilized for airport purposes?
- 0%
- 100%
- 100% in excess of Fair Market Value (FMV)
- 50% - 100%
Airports are distinctly different from traditional municipal operations in that they can operate as
- Centralized governments
- Federal agencies
- L.L.Cs
- Stand-alone enterprises - Stand-alone enterprises
Generally, airport authority board members are compensated as follows:
- $1 a year to comply with federal and state labor laws
- Fair Market Value
- Minimum Wage
- Do not receive compensation and serve in a voluntary capacity - Do not receive compensation and
serve in a voluntary capacity
Each type of airport of ownership has advantages and disadvantages. What is a potential
disadvantage to the municipality owned structure?
