Intro To Airports

Question 1

The steady growth of airports and the vision that a national airspace system was vital to the nation’s economic growth created:

Answer 1

1. The need for gov’t grant funding

2. The development of the professional airport executive.

Question 2

Airports represent a variety of perspectives to a community, some positive, others negative. As a result, key stakeholders in political positions sometimes use airports for _________ ___________. This often prevents adequate ___________ ___________ in decision making related to airports.

Answer 2

Political advantage / citizen participation

Question 3

Civil Airports are almost always _________ operated under _________ standards. How the airport meets those standards is up to the __________ operator with __________ approval.

Answer 3

Locally / federal / airport / federal

Question 4

Airports must be managed around what two dichotomous philosophies?

Answer 4

1. Public Entity

2. Private Enterprise