Safety Certification and Grant Funding Flashcards
What are the five types of airports?
Commercial service; cargo service; general aviation; private and military. First three are public-use.
The FAA uses what three primary measurements to gauge airport activity?
Enplanements, operations, and cargo tonnage.
What # pax is cutoff for primary/non-primary airport?
2,500-10,000/over 10,000 pax
Lg hub?
1%+ of US enplaned pax
Med hub?
.25%-1% of US enplaned pax
sm hub
.05%-.25 of US enplaned pax
What is a commercial service airport?
A publicly owned airport with at least 2,500 passenger
annual boardings that receives scheduled passenger service.
What is a GA airport?
General aviation airports are public-use airports that do not have scheduled service or have less than 2,500 annual passenger enplanements.
What is a GA reliever?
Designated by the FAA to relieve
congestion at commercial service airports and to provide improved general aviation access to the community.
What is a Cargo Service Airport?
Cargo Service Airport is, in addition to other air transportation services that may
be available such as commercial service or general aviation, served by aircraft providing air
transportation of only cargo with a total annual landed weight9 of more than 100 million pounds.
An airport may be designated both a commercial service and a cargo service airport.
What is a joint-use airport?
Joint-Use Airport is an airport owned by the Department of Defense, at which both military and civilian aircraft make shared use of the airfield.Eglin Air Force Base in Florida is a good example of a
joint-use airport. A portion of the airport is leased to a civilian entity, which operates the DestinFort Walton Beach Airport in Destin, Florida.
What is a shared-use airport?
Shared-Use Airport is a U.S. government-owned airport that is co-located with a civil airport specified under, and at which, portions of the movement areas and safety areas are shared by both partiesPeterson Air Force Base is one example of a shared-use airport, as
the military owns and operates on one portion of the airfield, while the other portion is owned
and operated by Colorado Springs Regional Airport in Colorado Springs, Colorado
What are Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul (MRO) facilities?
Airports that are characterized by
significant industrial operations, such as aircraft assembly, fabrication and manufacturing, and
large aircraft.Boeing Field/King County International Airport in Seattle, Washington, and Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport in Arizona are examples of “Industrial Aviation” airports, as recognized by the AAAE
Industrial/Military Relations Committee.
