AAAE Certified Member Study Guide Questions and Answers latest updated, Graded A+

AAAE Certified Member Study Guide Questions and Answers latest updated, Graded A+ 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? - Power to tax and issue bonds - access to other city/county departments - Can be viewed as another department of the city/county - Access to larger sources of funding Can be viewed as another department of the City/County The debate over the status of the airport as either a public entity or a business enterprise will likely continue for decades, but the simplest understanding is that... - An airport is a government entity run by elected officials - An airport is a Department of Transportation sub-organization - An airport is a public entity that is run like a business - An airport is an enterprise fund with many departments An airport is a public entity that is run like a business The most common positions at an airport that are outside of the vertical structure are the - Finance and administration personnel - Operations and maintenance positions - Legal counsel and auditor - Certification inspector and regulator Legal counsel and auditor The terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001 resulted in the Aviation and Transportation Security Act of 2001 moving the airport and aircraft operator security regulations from the FAA to the newly created - Transportation Security Administration - Civil Aviation Office - Dept. of Homeland Security - National Transportation Security Board Transportation Security Administration As a new airport manager trying to inventory all applicable airport laws, and regulations, he or she be careful not to omit which form of hidden regulation? - FARs - FAA orders - Cert. Alerts - Grant Assurances Grant Assurances The Flight Standards District Office, commonly known as FSDO, is responsible for - Food safety on the concourses - Flow of air traffic and NAVAID maintenance - Enforcing laws for aircraft and pilot certification and licensing - Regulating all aviation safety in the US Enforcing laws for aircraft and pilot certification and licensing Federal Grant Assurances require the airport operator to do all of the following except: - Operate the airport in the public interest - Use specific lands approved by the FAA for non-aeronautical use to generate revenue to support the airport's aviation needs - Grant exclusive rights for aeronautical purposes or uses - Maintain the airport in good and serviceable condition Grant exclusive rights for aeronautical purposes or uses If the FAA or an aeronautical user believes that the airport is in violation of its Grant Assurances, it may file a complaint with the FAA through the Part 13 or Part 16 process. Part 13 complaints are... - Considered informal - Handled with definitive timelines - submitted straight to FAA headquarters - Typically used for Grant Assurance Violations Considered Informal (T/F) The Federal government has complete authority over airspace and aircraft operations. True Airport land use is critical component of airport management. Grant Assurance 5. Preserving Rights and Powers prevents an airport Sponsor from taking any action that may deprive the Airport Sponsor of its rights to - Charge fees consistent with the sustainability rule - Create jobs and payroll - Direct and control airport development - Regulate interstate commerce Direct and control airport development (T/F) The FAA Grant Assurances require the Airport Executive to attempt to prevent both incompatible land use and obstructions to the navigable airspace around the airport even it it's beyond the airports property boundaries True The airport property map does all of the following except - Show funding source used to acquire tracts - Show proposed airport development - Indicate use of land - Indicate how tracts were acquired Show proposed airport development Defending the airport from incompatible off-airport land use starts with which document? - Airport Master Plan - ALD Drawing - Airport Rules and Regulations - "Exhibit A" Property Map Airport Master Plan While the FAA has traditionally opposed residential land use on and around airports, all of the following are allowable except - Aircraft rescue and fire fighting facilities with 24-hour coverage requirement - Finance manager sleeping room during single-audit - Temporary pilot or crew rest facilities - Air ambulance operations Finance manager sleeping room during single-audit Kansas State University's Polytechnic Campus is an "off-airport" entity and is a perfect example of a - Non-aeronautical user - Through-the-fence-operator - Exclusive right tenant - Fixed Base Operator Through-the-fence operator Grant Assurance 19 requires the airport to be operating all times in a safe and serviceable condition. The two primary guiding documents that serve as airport Sponsor tools in this endeavor are the - Airport Emergency Plan and Certification Manual - Minimum Standards and Airport Rules and Regulations - Airport Master Plan and "Exhibit A" Property Map - Airport Layout Plan and Drawing Minimum Standards and Airport Rules and Reguations The FAA's hangar use policy was clarified in 2016 whereby it stated that aircraft hangars should be used to store aircraft, which is an approved aeronautical use. If this policy is violated, the federal government is essentially subsidizing - A non-aeronautical function on an airport - Airport hangar maintenance - An aeronautical use - Airfield operations A non-aeronautical function on an airport Grant Assurance 39 relates to competitive access for air carriers. If an Airport Sponsor is already served by one air carrier and doesn't have existing facilities to accommodate a 2nd interested air carrier in establishing service, the Airport Sponsor - Has met its obligation if there are no existing facilities remaining to add another airline - Should report this to the Secretary of Transportation - Should work to accommodate the interested air carrier - can prohibit the new air carrier from operating at the airport Should work to accommodate the interested air carrier Far Part 43, Maintenance, Preventive Maintenance, Rebuilding, and Alteration provides pilots the ability to perform maintenance on any aircraft they own or operate, provided the plane is not used to conduct - Commercial flight operations - IFR flight operations - TTF flights - Flights with passengers other than the pilot Commercial Flight Operations Airports must generate revenue in order to provide for the safe, secure and efficient transportation system that is expected by the public and the FAA. Revenue can be categorized as all of the following except - Capital - Aeronautical - Non-aeronautical - non-operating Capital (T/F) Airport tenants do not expect to be charged more than it costs to cover the expenses associated with providing a safe, secure, and efficient airport operation. True Which of the following is not an example of airport operating revenue - Passenger Facility Charges - Fuel flowage fees - Rental cars - Concessions Passenger Facility Charges Utilizing airport revenue for purposes other than airport capital or operating costs is a violation of Grant Assurance 25 and is known as - Non-aeronautical subsidies - Posserory tax violation - Revenue diversion - Payments in Lieu of Taxes Revenue diversion The Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982 requires airports to be as self-sustaining as possible. Self-sustaining means - The airport has built up large revenue surpluses - The airport does not accept federal or state grant monies for capital projects - The airport fees are fair and reasonable - The airport relies only on its revenue streams for operational expenses The airport relies only on its revenue streams for operational expenses The FAA's Rates and Charges Policy provides comprehensive guidance on the legal requirement that airport fees be (select all that apply) - Not unjustly discriminatory - Reasonable - Sweetheart deal - Fair Not unjustly discriminatory, Reasonable, Fair Fair market fees for use of the airport are required for non-aeronautical use of the airport and are - Required for non-airfield aeronautical use - Optional for non-airfield aeronautical use Optional for non-airfield aeronautical use