Module 1: Finance & Administration Flashcards
Who is the ultimate customer of an airport?
The Pilot
Air Mail Act (1925)
Kick-starts commercial aviation - authorizes the federal government to contract out airmail routes. Came as a result of the railroads lobbying government had a monopoly on airmail routes.
Air Commerce Act (1926)
Creates a new aeronautics branch - Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA).
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Dept. of Commerce charged with fostering air commerce: establishes ATC, licensing for pilots, and aircraft certification.
Civil Aeronautics Board
Established in 1948 as a split off from the CAA - charged with making safety rules, aircraft accident investigations, and economic regulation of the airlines.
Works Progress Administration (WPA)
Provides 50% of needed funding for airport improvement projects and to build new airports.
Development of Landing Areas for National Defense (DLAND)
Built airports for use during WWII. - 500 transferred cities and counties for civil use with the condition they must be made available for public use (beginning of sponsor assurances).
Federal Aid to Airports Act (1946)
Creates Federal Aid to Airports Program (FAAP) - provides 50% of funding (mainly runways and taxiways) but established the National Airport Plan which eventually becomes the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS)
National Airport Plan
Listed recommendations for airport construction, maintenance, and operations.
Federal Aviation Act (1958) - The Jet Age
Establishes the Federal Aviation Agency (later administration) - takes over safety rulemaking from the CAB - moved under the DOT with its establishment in 1966.
Airport and Airway Development Act (1970)
Creates Airport Development Aid Program (ADAP) and the Planning Grant Program (PGP).
Creates Federal Aviation Regulations (FAR) Part 139 Certification of Airports.
Airport Development Aid Program (ADAP)
ADAP provided funds for airport development projects (expanding the list of eligible projects),
Planning Grant Program (PGP)
PGP provided funds for airport master plans and system plans
Airport and Airway Revenu Act (1970)
Creates the Airport and Airway Trust Fund
Airport and Airway Trust Fund
Created on the premise that only those that use aviation should pay for it—collected through taxes on pax seat, cargo, waybill, fuel, and aircraft registration.
Airport and Airway Improvement Act (1982)
Establishes the Airport Improvement Program (AIP) which continued to expand the list of projects eligible for federal funding.
Reorganizes the National Airport Plan as the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS)
National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS)
Published every two years, the NPIAS is a five-year projection, that includes eligible airport development projects that the Secretary of Transportation considers necessary to provide a safe, efficient, and integrated system of public-use airports adequate to meet the needs of national defense, the U.S. Post Office, and civil aeronautics.
Air Carrier
Provide scheduled passenger service.
Fixed Base Operator (FBO)
Provide fuel, terminal, flight planning, and other services for private aircraft.
Specialized Aviation Service Operator (SASO)
Provide other aeronautical services - flight schools, aviation maintenance, charters, skydiver etc.
What are the five types of airports in the U.S.?
Private, commercial service, cargo service, general aviation, general aviation reliever, and military.
Commercial Service Airport
Greater than 2,500 enplanements. Airports greater than 10,000 enplanements are classified as primary commercial service. Broken into 4 categories of Large, Medium, Small, and Non-Hub.
How many airports are in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS)?
The NPIAS identifies 3,345 public-use airports (3,331 existing and 14 proposed) that are important to national air transportation, and therefore eligible to receive grants under the FAA Airport Improvement Program (AIP).
What are the qualifiers for an airport to be included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS)?
- Publicly accessible
- Receive at least 2,500 enplanements or…
2a. designated as a General Reliever Airport or…
2b. have a contract with the US Postal Service or…
2c. have an Air or Army National Guard Base
How is Hub size as it relates to an airport determined?
Hub size is determined based on what percentage of enplanements the airport receives compared to the total enplanements for all commercial service airports in the U.S.
Joint-Use Airport
Entirely owned by the Department of Defense and lease out space for a commercial service airport.
Shared Use Airport
Owned by the U.S. government and is co-located with a civil airport.
Part 91: General Aviation
Addresses the General Operating and Flight Rules applicable to aircraft operating in U.S. airspace, whether they are general aviation or commercial flight operations, and it is used to describe a private flight operation.
Part 121, Operating Requirements
Domestic, Flag, and Supplemental Operations. Scheduled air carrier operations and can only fly into a Part 139 airport. Supplemental addresses private charters of air carrier aircraft.
Part 135, Operating Requirements
Commuter and On Demand Operations and Rules Governing Persons On Board Such Aircraft (i.e. air charter or air taxi) i.e. non-scheduled.
Part 125, Certification and Operations:
Airplanes Having a Seating Capacity of 20 or More Passengers or a Maximum Payload Capacity of 6,000 Pounds or more; and Rules Governing Persons on Board Such Aircraft. The regulation addresses the operation of aircraft NOT in common carriage (meaning the flight hasn’t been advertised to the public nor tickets sold) but is configured with 20 or more seats, or more than 6,000 pounds of cargo capacity.
Part 380, Public Charters
References public charter operations conducted on a Part 121 air carrier (i.e. when an airline leases a plane to a resort company like Apple Vacations to use the plane to fly their members to a destination).
