Final

Question 1

What’s the No.1 environmental problem of airports?

Answer 1

Noise

Question 2

Which Part deals with noise certification standards for airplanes and was the first regulation to address noise?

Answer 2

Part 36 Certificated Airplane Noise Levels

Question 3

When did noise became an issue?

Answer 3

1969

Question 4

What are the main need of GA?

Answer 4

Parking

Storage

Question 5

What Part deals with aviation noise around airports

Answer 5

Part 150 Airport Noise Compatibility Planning

Question 6

How is noise measured?

Answer 6

Day / night average sound level (Ldn)

Question 7

What should be the noise level for residential use?

Answer 7

65 Ldn

Question 8

Who’s responsible for noise abatement at the airport?

Answer 8

Airport Manager / Operator

Question 9

Can noise abatement restrictions be discriminatory?

Answer 9

No

Question 10

Can noise abatement interfere with interstate commerce?

Answer 10

No

Question 11

When did the FAA address air quality?

Answer 11

Clean Air Act of 1970

Question 12

When did the FAA first address water quality?

Answer 12

1972 Federal Water Pollution Control Act

1977 Clean Water Act

Question 13

What are externalities?

Answer 13

Environmental impacts of activities that occur as a result of operations from other sources, as an indirect result of an airports presence (Hotels, Restaurants, etc.)

Question 14

The planning of national airports is the responsibility of?

Answer 14

FAA

Question 15

What need airports to be a member of to receive money form the FAA?

Answer 15

National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS)

Question 16

What does regional planning address?

Answer 16

Air transportation for the region as a whole
Consider traffic at all the airports in the region
Produce an airport system that is optimum with respect to region wide benefits and costs

Question 17

What is airport planning at state level concerned with?

Answer 17

Developing an airport system that will provide adequate service to all parts of the state both rural and metropolitan

Question 18

How often are master plans updated?

Answer 18

Every 20 years

Question 19

What is part of the inventory?

Answer 19

Airport data

Historical information

Question 20

What’s disposable income?

Answer 20

Purchasing power available to residents in any one period of time

Question 21

What Part deals with airport surfaces?

Answer 21

Part 77

Question 22

What all is included in Part 77?

Answer 22

Noise impacted areas
Terminal buildings
A/C and vehicle parking
Ground access roads
Public transit

Question 23

How often are forecasts for airports made?

Answer 23

5, 10, 20 years

Question 24

What is always included in the airport layout plan?

Answer 24

Wind rose

Question 25

How should runways be oriented at an airport?

Answer 25

So that A/C may use the airport 95% of the time with the xwind component not exceeding that of the critical A/C

Question 26

What are rwy protection zones?

Answer 26

Areas immediately off the approach end of runways

Question 27

What does the FAA require airport operators to provide at the end of the runways?

Answer 27

Clear zones

Question 28

What is a major factor in site selection?

Answer 28

Available land for expansion of the airport

Question 29

How far should the airport be located from potential users?

Answer 29

30 minutes

Question 30

What is a major concern in airport construction?

Answer 30

Aesthetics

Question 31

What's one of the most important factors affecting air travelers?

Answer 31

Walking distance

Question 32

What will have a major impact on the types of land uses to be found on the airport?

Answer 32

Amount of acreage

Question 33

Airport planning is a very ... process

Answer 33

Political

Question 34

What's the definition of delay?

Answer 34

Demand exceeding capacity

Question 35

What causes delays?

Answer 35

WX MX issues Demands exceeds capacity

Question 36

Define capacity

Answer 36

Practical maximum number of operations that a system can serve within a given period of time

Question 37

Define throughput

Answer 37

Rate at which A/C operations may be handled without regard to any small delays

Question 38

Define practical capacity

Answer 38

The number of operations that may be accommodated over time with no more than a nominal amount of delay

Question 39

What are problems with delay measurement?

Answer 39

Schedules .... busy airports Delays occur enroute Problems with controller reports Problems with completeness

Question 40

What factors affect capacity and delay?

Answer 40

Layout of runways, taxiways, and aprons Various types of A/C Type of equipment

Question 41

Which rwy configuration is the worst?

Answer 41

Close parallels

Question 42

Which rwy configuration is the best?

Answer 42

Dual-line runways

Question 43

What factor causes the most delays?

Answer 43

WX

Question 44

What's a slot system?

Answer 44

Established limit on the number of operations per hour

Question 45

What's runway occupancy time?

Answer 45

The time required for an A/C to start from the rwy and leave the rwy environment to allow another A/C to depart

Question 46

Does charging airlines help to reduce delays?

Answer 46

No

Question 47

How did the A380 affect the airport?

Answer 47

Handled them just fine

Question 48

How will future problems be solved?

Answer 48

Technology

Question 49

What are SATS?

Answer 49

Small A/C transportation systems | Bring the latest technology to small airplanes

Question 50

Where does most air pollution at the airport come from?

Answer 50

A/C engines

Question 51

What's the NPIAS mostly concerned with?

Answer 51

Support structures of the airport

Question 52

What's the wind rose?

Answer 52

Description of the wx at the airport

Question 53

What months have the most flight delays?

Answer 53

December | June