Test 1

Question 1

Which Legislative Act is credited with the start of the Air Transport Industry in the US in 1925?

Answer 1

The Airmail Act (Kelly Act)

Question 2

When the Aviation Trust Fund was developed in 1970, which other Federal Administration was already using a trust fund to fund infrastructure needs?

Answer 2

Highway!

Question 3

The Aviation Trust Fund is important to airports because it provides:

Answer 3

• Airport Improvement Program (AIP) funding

- Research and Development funding (R and D)

Question 4

One provision from the 1978 Airline Deregulation Act that continues air carrier services at the nation’s smallest commercial service airports and still continues today is:

Answer 4

Essential Air Service

Question 5

The main source of today’s funding for airport infrastructure/capital projects comes from what/which program(s)?

Answer 5

• Airport Improvement Program (AIP)

- Passenger Facility Charges (PFC)

Question 6

The predominant form of airport ownership in the US today is:

Answer 6

Municipalities

Question 7

The term passenger enplanements refers to:

Answer 7

The number of airline passengers that enplane/depart at the airport

Question 8

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) was created due to?

Answer 8

Terrorist attacks of Sept. 1, 2001

Question 9

TRUE of FALSE: The States of Hawaii and Alaska own all of the public use airports within their boarders

Answer 9

TRUE

Question 10

A Primary airport is one that:

Answer 10

Enplanes at least 10,000 airline passengers a year

Question 11

The term “hub” for airports is determined by what metric?

Answer 11

Where an airline is headquartered

Question 12

Los Angeles and Dallas airports are considered what type of primary airports?

Answer 12

LARGE hub

Question 13

Large hub airports enplane at least ___ percent of the traveling US public.

Answer 13

One percent

Question 14

TRUE or FALSE: The National Plan of Integrated Airports Systems (NPIAS) includes every single airport in the US

Answer 14

FALSE

Question 15

TRUE or FALSE: Some of the busiest GA airports in the country rival the operational number of a large hub airport

Answer 15

TRUE!

Question 16

TRUE or FALSE: The GA reliever system in Minneapolis is very valuable to the system of airports

Answer 16

TRUE

Question 17

TRUE or FALSE: Moving form a Municipally-Owned airport to an Airport Authority is desirable

Answer 17

TRUE!

Question 18

TRUE or FALSE: The US will likely privatize all of its public-use airports in the near future

Answer 18

FALSE

Question 19

The most important job duty of an airport manager is:

Answer 19

To ensure safe and efficient operations

Question 20

TRUE or FALSE: It is important for an airport manager to have knowledge in a lot of different areas for his/her day-to-day duties

Answer 20

TRUE

Question 21

TRUE or FALSE: Every airport has public relations issues; both positive and negative

Answer 21

TRUE

Question 22

_____ is a basic ingredient to good public relations

Answer 22

Integrity

Question 23

TRUE or FALSE: It is NOT important for people to be involved in interest groups

Answer 23

False

Question 24

TRUE or FALSE: The NTSB was established as a part of the DOT Act of 1966

Answer 24

True

Question 25

TRUE or FALSE: WWII was instrumental to the development of Landing areas (airports) across the US

Answer 25

TRUE

Question 26

The main reason the FAA re-authorization is so vital to the aviation community is/are:

Answer 26

- So the budget can be established for the FAA to continue it work - So collection of the trust fund dollars from the traveling public can continue to be allocated

Question 27

TRUE or FALSE: The US has the largest total number of GA airports in the world

Answer 27

True

Question 28

Which air transport segment deregulated prior to the air carriers?

Answer 28

Air Cargo

Question 29

An important reason for an airport to move its ownership structure to an authority is/are:

Answer 29

- Less red tape - On scene decision makers - Allows for specilization

Question 30

TRUE or FALSE: The current US funding mechanism for airports makes it unattractive to privatize the ownership of public airports

Answer 30

True

Question 31

Many foreign countries have privatized their airports, which actually means:

Answer 31

- They retain ownership of the land/assets | - They outsource the day to day management of operations

Question 32

TRUE or FALSE: In the US, each airport, due to its ownership structure and operations, is unique

Answer 32

True

Question 33

TRUE or FALSE: It is important for an airport manager to resolve conflicts and positively impact employee morale

Answer 33

True

Question 34

If a student desired to quickly know how many large hub airports existed in a given state, where would you direct them?

Answer 34

National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS)

Question 35

Airports that have more than 10,000 annual passenger enplanements are categorized as:

Answer 35

Primary Commercial Service

Question 36

Operations that are not local, meaning they are conducted by a/c not based at the airport, are known as:

Answer 36

Itinerant Operations

Question 37

What is the color of lights in the airport rotating beacon for Civil land airports?

Answer 37

White and Green

Question 38

What signs consists of a white inscription, a black outline, and is on a red background

Answer 38

Mandatory instruction sign

Question 39

What areas on the airfield are generally not under the control of ATC?

Answer 39

Non-movement areas

Question 40

What is defined as the time between when an a/c touches down on the runway until it is clear of that runway?

Answer 40

Runway Occupancy Time

Question 41

What airfield lighting is blue in color?

Answer 41

Taxiway Edge Lights

Question 42

Public-use airports in the US are most often owned at the ___ level

Answer 42

Local

Question 43

The process whereby new/revised regulations are first introduced in known as the:

Answer 43

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking

Question 44

Which of the following is a specialized aviation agency of the US?

Answer 44

International Civil Aviation Organization

Question 45

Which federal agency is responsible for assuring safe/healthful working conditions for workers by setting and enforcing standards?

Answer 45

OSHA!!!