AAAE ACE Operations Module 1

AAAE ACE Operations Module 1 How many airports are in the NPIAS and what three types are included? - 3,380 airports; 1) commercial service, 2) reliever, 3) select GA What are the three defining characteristics of commercial service airports? - 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? - Primary airport Primary airports are split into 4 categories, what are they and how are they defined? - 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? - between 2,500 and 10,000 enplanements per year What characterizes a reliever airport? - 1) open to the public; 2) 100 or more based aircraft or 25,000 annual operations General aviation airports can be included in the NPIAS under what circumstances? - 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? - Master Plan What is the set of drawings that shows the airport's long-term development, updated in accordance with grant assurance number 29? - Airport Layout Plans Runway design standards are based on what three primary factors? - 1) airplane design group (wingspan); 2) aircraft approach category (approach speed); 3) approach visibility minimums Taxiway and taxilane design standards are based on what primary factor? - airplane design group (wingspan) How is airplane design group determined and categorized? - 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 How is aircraft approach category determined and categorized? - Based on aircraft approach speed; 5 categories, A thru E, where A is the slowest and E is the fastest What are the 6 categories of airplane design group? - I (tail height 20', wingspan 49'); II (tail height 20 - 30', wingspan 49 - 79'); III (tail height 30 - 45'), wingspan 79-118'); IV (tail height 45 - 60', wingspan 118 - 171'); V (tail height 60 - 66', wingspan 171 - 214'); VI (tail height 66 - 80', wingspan 214 - 262') What are the 5 aircraft approach categories and the criteria for each category? - A (91 knots); B (91 - 121 knots); C (121 - 141 knots); D (141 - 166 knots); E (166 knots) When is a cross-runway recommended? - When a runway orientation provides less than 95% wind coverage for any aircraft forecasted to use the airport What are some of the factors affecting