AAAE ACE Operations Module 1 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
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 the location and orientation of runways?
wind, available airspace, environmental factors, obstructions, topography, ATCT visibility,
wildlife hazards
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
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 the location and orientation of runways?
wind, available airspace, environmental factors, obstructions, topography, ATCT visibility,
wildlife hazards
