Module 1 Flashcards
Under which department was Aeronautics in the United States first organized?
The Department of Commerce
An airport can be many things…
But only an airport can be an airport
Aviation was once a novelty but today it is essential to the functioning of the planet the system must operate…
Symbiotically
What act set the foundation for the aviation industry?
Air Commerce Act
What policy was first used to provide financial assistance for airports?
Works progress administration
What set the framework for aviation industry tell about 1977?
Civil Aeronautics board
What Act created the FAA?
Federal Aviation Act
What are the three components of the airport and Airway development Act
1) it created part 139, 2) it expanded AIP funding, 3) it created the aviation trust fund
What Act created the hub-and-spoke system?
Airline deregulation Act
What model was used to create the hub-and-spoke system?
FedEx cargo model
When was the TSA created?
It was created after 9/11/2001
What event ended the u.s. space shuttle program?
The last flight of Atlantis
When was AAAE formed?
1928
What federal agency was created to implement and enforce economic regulations over the airline industry?
The Civil Aeronautics board
In 1940 the CAA splits Authority with what?
Civil Aeronautics board
After the ca split its Authority with the Civil Aeronautics board it continued to…
CA continuous Air Traffic Control pilots and aircraft certification, safety and enforcement, and Airway development
The Civil Aeronautics board charged with making the?
Safety rules, conducting aircraft accident investigations, and the economic regulation of the airlines.
What is the difference between an FBO and SASO?
Only an FBO can sell fuel
What is the minimum number of enplanements your airport must receive, to qualify for commercial service status?
2500
How many enplanements
are needed for a primary commercial service airport?
10,000
When did airports receive the First Financial Funding for airport Improvement projects?
After the Great Depression with the works progress administration
How much funding did the works progress administration give to airports?
50% for airport Improvement projects
Development of Landing areas for National Defense appropriation happened when?
World War II
How many airports were created during World War I
A total of 986 airports were built
After World War II how many airports were declared Surplus?
500
What happened to the surplus airport after World War II?
Airports were given to cities and counties for civil use with the promise to make the airport available for public use which began sponsor assurances and National Defense
Which early program provided 50% of funding and establishes the national airport plan?
Federal aid to airports program
What determines the Hub size for an airport?
I’m size is determined by the percentage of enplanements.
What is the percentage a traffic that come from large Hub airports
70%
70% of the traffic cam from how many large Hub airports?
30 airports
What did the airport and Airway development Act of 1970 create?
Creates the airport development aid program and the planning and Grant Program. It expands the list of eligible projects and creates FAR part 139 certificate of airports
Large Hub airports have what composition of traffic?
Mostly Airline traffic
Medium Hub airports have what composition of traffic?
Commercial service in GA traffic
Small Hub airports had what in composition of traffic?
Little commercial service and mostly GA traffic
Non Hub airports have what composition of traffic?
Very little commercial service and mostly GA traffic
Non Hub and non-primary airports have what composition of traffic?
Almost all GA traffic
GA reliever status based on____ or more based aircraft or ___ or more annual itinerant operations.
100 and 25,000
What is the definition of itinerant operations?
Itinerant is a flight coming from or going to an airport over 20 miles away
What signifies the effective beginning of privatized space flight?
The final Flight of the u.s. Space Shuttle
What is the FAA term for the entity that is responsible for governance of an airport?
The airport sponsor
The most common type of airport ownership structure in the United States is Municipal. What is the second most common?
Airport Authority
What is the core difference between a joint use airport and a shared-use airport?
A joint use airport is entirely owned by the Department of Defense and the space is leased to a civil entity to conduct civilian flight operations, whereas a shared use airport is one where the military owns the property it operates on, and the civilian entity owns the property where it operates on, and both civilian and military aircraft share the runway/taxiway system
What airport is operated by the federal government?
Bureau of Land Management or NASA
Who is the ultimate customer of the airport?
The pilot
Airports are heavily regulated by?
The federal government
Are male Act of 1925 is also known as
The Kelly act
The airmail act were Kelly act authorized what?
Postmaster General to contract for domestic air mail service with commercial air carriers
In 1925 what act maid commercial airlines widespread?
Air Mail act or Kelly act
Which act became the Cornerstone of the federal government’s regulation of civil aviation
Air Commerce Act of 1926
The air Commerce Act created a new____ within the Department of Commerce
Aeronautics branch
The Aeronautics Branch within the Department of Commerce was responsible for
Fostering Aut Commerce, issuing and enforcing air traffic rules, licensing Pilots, certifying aircraft, establishing Airways, and operating and maintaining navigational aids.
The FAA is responsible for
Fostering air Commerce, issuing and enforcing air traffic rules, licensing Pilots, certifying aircraft, establishing Airways, and operating and maintaining navigational aids
American Association of airport executives in 1954 did what?
Adopted the first professional accreditation standards for their accredited airport executive program
In the 1930s the Aeronautics Branch would be reorganized and restructured to eventually become _____ but still under _____
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Department of Commerce
