AAAE ACE Operations Module 1 Questions with
Correct Answers
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 passenger 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) approach 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 the fastest
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