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Chapter One Flashcards

1
Q

Who has the greatest number of airports in the world

A

The united states of america
More than half of the world’s airports

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2
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Most countries with airports

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1- United states 13500

2- brazil 4090

3- mexico 1700

4- canada 1460

5- russia 1218

6- argentina 1130

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3
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How many civil landing areas in the united states

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19000

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4
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Are most landing facilities public or private owned?

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Private owned

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5
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What is alternative word for airstrip

A

Aerodrome
Airdrome

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6
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How many airports are open for public use

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Approximately 5200

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7
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How many of the 5200 open for public used airport are publicly owned

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4200

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8
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States that owns all the airport within

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Alaska , hawaii , rhode island

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9
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What does the term enplanements mean

A

the term enplanements (or enplaned passengers) is used to describe the number of passengers that board an aircraft at an airport Annual enplanements are often used to measure the amount of airport activity, and even evaluate the amount of funding to be provided for improvement projects

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What does the term deplanements mean

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The term deplanements (or deplaned passengers) is used to describe the number of passengers that an aircraft at an airport

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11
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When an aircraft makes a landing and then inmediately takes off again , it is known as :

A

Touch and go

And is counted as two operations

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12
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An operation when flight takes off from one airport and lands at another

A

Itinerant operation

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13
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An aircraft that is registered as a resident of the airport and typically the owner will pay a monthly and annual fee to park

A

A based aircraft

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14
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In general , airport management measure the activity levels of their aiports on the basis of all levels of :

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passenger , cargo , operations

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15
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All civil-use airport use what system?

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The united states civil aviation system , and the civil aviation system is an integral part of the united states transportation infrastructure

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16
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What is the administration that oversees civil aviation

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Federal aviation administration ( FAA)

17
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What is the faa responsible for?

A

Rating and certification of pilots and for the the certification of airports , particularly those serving commercial air

18
Q

In most individual countries , airports are managed directly by :

A

The federal government , most often under the ministry of transport

19
Q

Who categorized the airports ?

A

The national airport system plan ( Nasp )

20
Q

On what basis does the nasp categorize the airports on?

A

The annual enplanements and the type of service provided

21
Q

Airports that enplaned less than 2500 passengers annually were classified as :

A

General aviation airports

22
Q

What is the new version of the nasp?

A

The national plan of integrated airport systems ( NPIAS )

23
Q

The 4 types of airports according to npias?

A

1- primary airports

2- commercial service airports

3- ga airports

4- reliever airports

24
Q

What is the goal of commercial service airports ?

A

To provide for the safe and efficient movement of passengers and cargo

25
Q

How many commericial airports were in the united states as of 2008?

A

522

26
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What is primary airports?

A

Public-use airports enplaning at least 10,000 passengers annually in the united states

As of 2008 , there were 383

27
Q

Primary airports 4 hubs:

A

1- large hubs

2- medium hubs

3- small hubs

3- non hubs

28
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How many large hub airports in the npias?

A

30

And they are accounted for nearly 70% of all passenger enplanements in the united states

29
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What is Medium hubs

A

Airports that accounts for more than 0.25 percent but less than 1 percent of the total annual enplenements

In 2008 , there were 37 medium hubs

30
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What are Small hubs?

A

Airports accommodating between 0.05 percent and 0.25 percent of total annual us enplanements

72 airports are categorized

31
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What is nonhub airports?

A

Airports that enplane atleast 10,000 annualy , but less than 0.05 percent of the total us annual enplanements

In 2008 , 244 primary airports fell into the nonhub

32
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What is Non primary airports , simply commercial service airports

A

Airports that handle at least 2500 but less than 10,000 annual enplanements

As of 2008 , there were 139 non primary airports

33
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What is general aviation airports

A

Airports with fewer than 2500 annual enplaned passengers , and they are used privatly not providing air carrier service

As of 2008 , a total 2,564 GA airports

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