AAAE ACE Operations Module 1
Questions with Correct Answers 2025
How many airports are in the NPIAS and what three types are included? -
CORRECT ANSWER -3,380 airports; 1) commercial service, 2) reliever, 3) select GA
What are the three defining characteristics of commercial service airports? -
CORRECT ANSWER -
1) open to the public 2) receive scheduled passenger service 3) 2,500 or more enplaned pa
ssenger per year
What type of airport has commercial service and over 10,000 annual enplanements? -
CORRECT ANSWER -Primary airport
Primary airports are split into 4 categories, what are they and how are they defined? -
CORRECT ANSWER -
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? -
CORRECT ANSWER -between 2,500 and 10,000 enplanements per year
What characterizes a reliever airport? - CORRECT ANSWER -
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? -
CORRECT ANSWER -
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? - CORRECT ANSWER -Master Plan
What is the set of drawings that shows the airport's long-
term development, updated in accordance with grant assurance number 29? -
CORRECT ANSWER -Airport Layout Plans
Runway design standards are based on what three primary factors? - CORRECT ANSWER -
1) airplane design group (wingspan); 2) aircraft approach category (approach speed); 3) appr
oach visibility minimums
Taxiway and taxilane design standards are based on what primary factor? -
CORRECT ANSWER -airplane design group (wingspan)
How is airplane design group determined and categorized? - CORRECT ANSWER -
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? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Based on aircraft approach speed; 5 categories, A thru E, where A is the slowest and E is th
e fastest
What are the 6 categories of airplane design group? - CORRECT ANSWER -
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? -
CORRECT ANSWER -A (<91 knots); B (91 - <121 knots); C (121 - <141 knots); D (141 -
<166 knots); E (>166 knots)
Questions with Correct Answers 2025
How many airports are in the NPIAS and what three types are included? -
CORRECT ANSWER -3,380 airports; 1) commercial service, 2) reliever, 3) select GA
What are the three defining characteristics of commercial service airports? -
CORRECT ANSWER -
1) open to the public 2) receive scheduled passenger service 3) 2,500 or more enplaned pa
ssenger per year
What type of airport has commercial service and over 10,000 annual enplanements? -
CORRECT ANSWER -Primary airport
Primary airports are split into 4 categories, what are they and how are they defined? -
CORRECT ANSWER -
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? -
CORRECT ANSWER -between 2,500 and 10,000 enplanements per year
What characterizes a reliever airport? - CORRECT ANSWER -
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? -
CORRECT ANSWER -
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? - CORRECT ANSWER -Master Plan
What is the set of drawings that shows the airport's long-
term development, updated in accordance with grant assurance number 29? -
CORRECT ANSWER -Airport Layout Plans
Runway design standards are based on what three primary factors? - CORRECT ANSWER -
1) airplane design group (wingspan); 2) aircraft approach category (approach speed); 3) appr
oach visibility minimums
Taxiway and taxilane design standards are based on what primary factor? -
CORRECT ANSWER -airplane design group (wingspan)
How is airplane design group determined and categorized? - CORRECT ANSWER -
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? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Based on aircraft approach speed; 5 categories, A thru E, where A is the slowest and E is th
e fastest
What are the 6 categories of airplane design group? - CORRECT ANSWER -
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? -
CORRECT ANSWER -A (<91 knots); B (91 - <121 knots); C (121 - <141 knots); D (141 -
<166 knots); E (>166 knots)
