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How many airports are in the NPIAS and what three types are included? - Correct Answers ✅3,380 airports; 1) commercial service, 2) reliever, 3) select GA What are the three defining characteristics of commercial service airports? - Correct Answers ✅1) open to the public 2) receive scheduled passenger service 3) 2,500 or more enplaned passenger per year What type of airport has commercial service and over 10,000 annual enplanements? - Correct Answers ✅Primary airport Primary airports are split into 4 categories, what are they and how are they defined? - Correct Answers ✅Large Hub (>1% of all US annual enplanements); Medium Hub (0.25% to 1%); Small Hub (0.05-0.25%); Non- Hub (10,000 to 0.05%) How many enplanements characterize a non-primary commercial service airport? - Correct Answers ✅between 2,500 and 10,000 enplanements per year
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What characterizes a reliever airport? - Correct Answers ✅1) open to the public; 2) 100 or more based aircraft or 25,000 annual operations General aviation airports can be included in the NPIAS under what circumstances? - Correct Answers ✅If they have at least 10 locally based aircraft and are at least 20 miles from a NPIAS airport What plan provides guidelines for an airport's capital development over a 20-year timeframe? - Correct Answers ✅Master Plan What is the set of drawings that shows the airport's long-term development, updated in accordance with grant assurance number 29? - Correct Answers ✅Airport Layout Plans Runway design standards are based on what three primary factors? - Correct Answers ✅1) airplane design group (wingspan); 2) aircraft approach category (approach speed); 3) approach visibility minimums Taxiway and taxilane design standards are based on what primary factor? - Correct Answers ✅airplane design group (wingspan)
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When is a cross-runway recommended? - Correct Answers ✅When a runway orientation provides less than 95% wind coverage for any aircraft forecasted to use the airport What are some of the factors affecting the location and orientation of runways? - Correct Answers ✅wind, available airspace, environmental factors, obstructions, topography, ATCT visibility, wildlife hazards To ensure water run-off, what is the normal grade of a runway and runway shoulder? - Correct Answers ✅1 - 1.5% cross-section grade for the runway and 1.5 - 5% for the runway shoulder What is the purpose of a runway shoulder? - Correct Answers ✅resist runway erosion, passage of vehicles and surface for aircraft that veer off the runway How is runway width determined and what is the range of standard widths?
- Correct Answers ✅ARC and approach visibility minimums; 60 - 200'
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What is the range of widths for a runway safety area (RSA)? - Correct Answers ✅120 - 150' What is the term for an area formed by imaginary lines connecting the visibility points of two different runways? - Correct Answers ✅Runway Visibility Zones (RVZ) What is the term for the beginning or end of the full-strength runway pavement available for takeoff and landing? - Correct Answers ✅Runway threshold When a runway threshold is not located at the start of the full-strength pavement what is it called and why would this occur? - Correct Answers ✅Displaced threshold; it is used to identify the first point for landing aircraft to avoid an airspace obstruction, to mitigate environmental considerations, or to lengthen an RSA or OFA What use is the portion of runway behind a displaced threshold? - Correct Answers ✅It can be used for takeoffs in either direction, and landing from the opposite direction.
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How does the FAA ensure accurate data is collected and maintained about airports in the National Airspace System? - Correct Answers ✅The FAA uses four forms (FAA Form 5010-1, 2,3 and 5) collectively known as the Airport Master Record to collect and maintain data on individual airports What are the uses of the four FAA Forms 5010? How often are they updated? - Correct Answers ✅Annually (or sooner if a change occurs) updated airport data for: civil public use airports (Form 5010-1); civil private use airports (Form 5010-2); newly constructed public use airports (Form 5010-3); newly constructed private-use airports (Form 5010-5) Does Part 139 apply to heliports? - Correct Answers ✅No Does FAA restrict helicopter operations to helipads or heliports? - Correct Answers ✅No Since heliports don't have runways, what are the key design elements? - Correct Answers ✅The TLOF (Touchdown and Liftoff Area), the FATO (Final Approach and Takeoff Area), a safety area, wind sock and preferably two approach/departure paths to the TLOF/FATO independent of active runway
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approaches/departures with an associated protection zone to provide additional space in the event of an emergency landing What is the definition of and dimensions for a heliport protection zone? - Correct Answers ✅The area under approach/departure path starting at the FATO perimeter; extends 280ft for GA facilities and 400ft for transport facilities; land preferably owned by the heliport sponsor Heliport design is based partly on helicopter weight as classified into what three categories? - Correct Answers ✅Heavy (>12,000lbs); medium (>6,
- 12,000lbs); small (<6,000lbs) How is a TLOF marked and lighted? - Correct Answers ✅Outline is marked by a solid white 12" line and green lights with a letter H centered in the area with a bar underneath designating the preferred route How is a FATO marked and lighted? - Correct Answers ✅Outline is marked by a dashed white line and green lights.
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What is the definition of aircraft delay? - Correct Answers ✅length of time an operation is postponed from its expected schedule. What is throughput capacity? - Correct Answers ✅rate at which aircraft can operate without regard to any delay; objectively measured What is practical capacity? - Correct Answers ✅number of operations an airfield can accommodate with no more than some agreed upon or acceptable amount of average delay; subjective measurement; always less than throughput capacity What is the average delay (in minutes) at an airport? - Correct Answers ✅ 4 minutes What are two primary capacity determinants? - Correct Answers ✅Runway configuration is the most critical determinant; runway occupancy time is next most critical (practical capacity and ROT are inversely related) What are three procedural tools used to manage capacity and delay at airports? - Correct Answers ✅Ground delay, ground stop and slot
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Ground delay is the primary procedural tool used to manage airport capacity problems, how is it used? - Correct Answers ✅Traffic is delayed on the ground at the departure airport when destination airport capacity delays are expected. When would a ground stop be used to control traffic delays? - Correct Answers ✅As a last resort due to unknown duration and extensive disruptions; typically in the event of a runway closure, unforecast severe weather or event such as 9/ How are slot times used to manage delay? - Correct Answers ✅A block of time is allocated to a limited number and type of aircraft. How is safety oversight defined? - Correct Answers ✅those means and activities by which airport management ensures effective implementation of safety-related standards and procedures
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What are four risk mitigation strategies? - Correct Answers ✅avoidance (stop or shift the operation), assumption (accepting the risk), control (minimize or eliminate the risk), transfer (shift risk to another area) What are four types of risks taken by airport operators? - Correct Answers ✅Informed, uninformed, benefit-driven, pointless What does safety assurance include? - Correct Answers ✅auditing and oversight What does safety promotion involve? - Correct Answers ✅training, education, communication and continuous improvement What are a few communication methods that may be effective for a safety program? - Correct Answers ✅seminars, bulletins or notices, lessons- learned, and cross-tell What must be marked and/or lighted during construction on an airport? - Correct Answers ✅construction area, open tranches, equipment and
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roadway on or adjacent to an area where air carrier aircraft will be operating and any area causing degradation to a NAVAID May construction material, equipment or personnel penetrate the obstacle free zone? - Correct Answers ✅No What coordination must the airport accomplish before conducting construction activity in the runway safety area? - Correct Answers ✅ATCT and FAA Regional Airports Division office What is the difference between a relocated threshold and a displaced threshold? - Correct Answers ✅The displaced threshold only affects landing in one direction, a relocated threshold affects landing and takeoff in both directions What are the three most likely threats to aircraft safety during construction on an airport? - Correct Answers ✅safety area encroachments, improper ground vehicle operations, and unmarked holes and trenches
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What is the definition of a Class I airport? - Correct Answers ✅serves scheduled large air carrier aircraft and can also serve unscheduled large air carrier aircraft and scheduled small air carrier aircraft What is the definition of a Class II airport? - Correct Answers ✅serves scheduled small air carrier aircraft and unscheduled large air carrier aircraft What is the definition of a Class III airport? - Correct Answers ✅serves scheduled small air carrier aircraft What is the definition of a Class IV airport? - Correct Answers ✅serves unscheduled large air carrier aircraft What distinguishes a scheduled operation of an air carrier? - Correct Answers ✅advance offering of the departure location, departure time and arrival location. What distinguishes an unscheduled operation of an air carrier? - Correct Answers ✅using aircraft designed for at least 31 passengers and the
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departure time, location and arrival location are negotiated with the customer How often must an airport submit an updated Airport Certification Manual to FAA? - Correct Answers ✅Class I - 6 months; Class II-IV 12 months How long is an Airport Operating Certificate in effect? - Correct Answers ✅Until the certificate holder surrenders it or it is revoked or suspended by the Administrator. What provision could allow an exemption to Part 139 rescue and firefighting equipment requirements? - Correct Answers ✅if the airport enplanes less than 1/4 of 1% (0.0025) of the total number of passengers enplaned at all US air carrier airports Deviations from part 139 are allowed in response to an emergency, but what reporting requirements exist in this situation? - Correct Answers ✅within 14 days notify the FAA Regional Airport Division of the nature, duration and extent of the deviation (in writing if requested)
