The number of days an airport operator has to report a Part 139 deviation? - Answer- 14 days
What is a form 5010? - Answer- "Airport Data and
... [Show More] Information Program" - info pilots use before and during their flight to familiarize themselves with the airport. Changes to the airport (issues more serious than NOTAMS), significant changes to landing areas, and instrument approaches should all be in Form 5010.
Purpose of Airport System Planning - Answer- study the performance and interaction of an entire aviation system to understand the interrelationship of the member airports.
Peak Hour Demand - Answer- Based on the "peak hour" of the average day of the peak month.
ARFF Requirements - Answer- First to respond is 3 minutes, everyone else is 4 min. *Prepare for LONGEST Aircraft with minimum of 5 takeoffs daily
___________ is defined in AC 150 as 500 or more annual itinerant operations by the critical design aircraft.
- regular use: less than 500 itinerant operation - Answer- "Substantial Use"
Runways are normally aligned with - Answer- prevailing winds
Airport Master Record - Answer- Basic operational and services data of an airport
All four part of Form 5010 together.
Who is responsible for the marking and lighting of navigable waterways - Answer- U.S Coast Guard
How often are gates used and how long is the "gate turn" - Answer- Gates are used 50-80% of the time (20-30 min for GA and 40-60 min for commercial)
NPIAS identifies __________ airports that are important to national air transportation, thus receives grants under the AIP - Answer- Over 3300
_____________ the owner or operator, governing entity of a single airport or local airport system - Answer- Airport Sponsor
Airport Sponsors (Elected Officials, Boards, etc) are the ____________, o the Executive is the ___________. - Answer- STRATEGIC Vision, TACTICAL Leader
Five Types of Airports: - Answer- 1. Commercial Service
2. General Aviation/Reliever
3. Cargo
4. Private
5. Military
(1-3 Public Use)
Under municipal structure airports operate like a ____________. Which is a branch of government that operates like a business - Answer- Enterprise Fund
Five types of airport sponsors - Answer- 1. Municipality (city/county)
2. Airport Authority
3. Port Authority
4. State
5. Private
Responsible for managing the airport - Answer- Airport Executive
the safe secure and efficient operation of the airport is the responsibility of - Answer- airport management
Addresses areas of accounting, budget, HR, public relations. - Answer- Finance and Adminstration
Addresses the areas of capital improvement plans, construction standards, airport master plan, airport layout plan. - Answer- Planning and Engineering
enforcing operating and security regulations, deals with FAA inspectors, comply with Part 139 - Answer- Operations, Security and Maintenance
Shift from a traditional government responsibility to the control of a private enterprise. Still subject to public use and grant assurances. In part or whole - Answer- Airport Privatization
The FAA tested the idea of privatized airports in 1996. - Answer- The Airport Privatization Program
How FARS are created. NPRM is issued when an FAR is added, changed, or removed - Answer- Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Process (NPRM)
Official journal of federal government; contains public notices - Answer- Federal Register
Amount of days for public comment for FAR changes - Answer- 30-60 days depending on the change
When does an FAR become enforcable - Answer- After it is published in the federal register the second time, after the public comment period.
Major roles of the FAA - Answer- 1. Regulating civil aviation safety
2. Encourages and develops new aviation tech
3. Develops and operates ATC
4. Researches and develops the NAS
5. Develops and carries out programs concerning aircraft noice
6. Regulates space transportation
Four (soon to be five) Lines of FAA Business - Answer- 1. Airports (ARP)
2. Air Traffic Organization (ATO)
3. Aviation Safety (AS)
4. Office of Commercial Space Transportation (AST)
5. NextGen (ANG)
Responsible for the certification of pilot's mechanics and other air safety professionals - Answer- Aviation Safety (AS)
provides leadership in planning and developing a safe and efficient national airport system. The office is responsible for all programs related to airport safety and inspections as well as standards for airport design, construction, and operation. - Answer- Airports (ARP)
a REGIONAL office of the FAA that concentrates on enforcing regulations pertaining to aircraft and airmen certification and licensing. - Answer- Flight Standards District Office (FSDO)
help explain the intent of a federal aviation regulation, to provide guidance and information to the aviation public in a designated subject area, or to show a method acceptable for complying with a related regulation. - Answer- Advisory Circulars (ACs)
allows federal agencies to meet the requirement to publish regulations by referring to materials already published elsewhere. - Answer- Incorporation by reference
Advisory Circular series that addresses airports and areas related to airport operations, planning, and management - Answer- The AC/150 series
- are directives on specific subjects and programs issued by the FAA and remain in effect until rescinded by the FAA
- provide guidance and instruction to FAA personnel on compliance, airport safety, operations, and other related issues - Answer- FAA Orders
When airport owners or sponsors, planning agencies, or other organizations ACCEPT FUNDS from FAA-administered airport financial assistance programs (e.g., AIP grants), they must agree to certain obligations to the federal government. - Answer- Grant Assurances
Grant Assurances balance three competing, but equally important, public interests: - Answer- (1) they allow the Airport Executive to better manage local affairs,
(2) they meet the requirement of the FAA to ensure that federal funds are effectively used to meet the need for public air transportation, and
(3) they meet the goal of the federal government to promote social objectives, such as disadvantaged businesses and the rights of those with disabilities.
Grant Assurances are primarily managed by the FAA through the (airport document) - Answer- Airport Compliance Manual (FAA Order 5190.6B)
lists those obligated airports with egregious violations where the airport sponsor has been informally determined to be in noncompliance with its grant assurances and/or surplus property obligations as of a particular date - Answer- Airport Noncompliance List (ANL).
provides the public a method of reporting compliance violations of federal laws affecting air transportation, including any regulations, rules, policies, or orders issued under those laws - Answer- FAR Part 13
complaints cover matters within the jurisdiction of the FAA involving federal obligations incurred by an Airport Sponsor in accepting federal property or FAA grants. - Answer- FAR Part 16
Individuals may file a complaint with the - Answer- Office of the Chief Counsel
The complaint process as outlined in Part 13 and Part 16 should serve as a reminder to airport personnel and Airport Sponsors that an airport is not managed in a . - Answer- vacuum
is considered to involve injury to an individual, rather than to the society as a whole. - Answer- Civil law
a legal concept that the government cannot commit a legal wrong and is immune from civil suit or criminal prosecution. - Answer- Governmental immunity
the failure to use reasonable care - Answer- negligence
occurs when someone has personally participated in an affirmative act of negligence, known about or complied in negligent acts, or failed to perform a precise duty which he/she agreed to perform. - Answer- Active negligence
Grant Assurance #_____: airport that is satisfactory to the FAA or to give satisfactory assurance to the FAA - Answer- Grant Assurance 4,
land reserved for an aeronautical activity, which is "any activity that involves, makes possible, or is required for the operation of aircraft or that contributes to or is required for the safety of such operations" - Answer- Aeronautical land use
land that does not support an aeronautical activity but is used to generate revenue to support the airport's aviation needs - Answer- Non-aeronautical land use
Grant Assurance that requires the airport to make an attempt to restrict the use of adjacent land, or land in the immediate vicinity, to activities and purposes compatible with airport operations. - Answer- Grant Assurance #21 Compatible Land Use
the land can be used for more than one purpose at the same time. - Answer- Concurrent Land Use
requires the Airport Sponsor to delineate the airport's boundaries, including all facilities, and to identify plans for future development - Answer- Airport Layout Plan
Grant Assurance related to the day-to-day operation of an airport - Answer- Grant Assurance 19 Operation and Maintenance
The airport to be operated at all times in a safe and serviceable condition and requires the airport operator to operate and maintain the airport in a safe and serviceable condition, and in accordance with the _____________ (most airports have this posted on their website) - Answer- Minimum Standards
is one of the most misunderstood and controversial of the Grant Assurances - Answer- Grant Assurance 22 Economic Nondiscrimination
Grant Assurance that restricts the Airport Executive from granting any tenant the exclusive right to conduct a particular commercial aeronautical service - Answer- Grant Assurance 23 Exclusive Rights
Grant Assurance that requires large and medium hub airport operators to report to the Secretary of Transportation any denial of a request by an air carrier for access to the airport - Answer- Grant Assurance 39 Competitive Access
is a business operation that is located off the airport property and is therefore not under the control of the airport, but which has access to the airport runway and taxiway system through an access agreement. - Answer- Through-the-Fence (TTF) Agreement
FBOs and SASOs located on the field may level an unfair and discriminatory practice charge if the FBO is required to pay lease fees and percentage rents, while TTF businesses or operators may not have to. - Answer- Problems with TTF Agreements, FAA does not like TTF Agreements
aeronautical, non-aeronautical and non-operating. - Answer- Three Types of Airport Revenue
services provided by air carriers related directly and substantially to the movement of passengers, baggage, mail, and cargo at the airport. - Answer- Aeronautical Revenue
land rent received from an off- industrial park that is owned by the airport, reservations centers, catering facilities, rental car operations, parking, and concession sales. - Answer- Non-Aeronautical Revenue
includes Passenger Facility Charges, Customer Facility Charges (i.e. landside access fees for commercial ground transportation such as taxi cabs and limousines), interest income, and grants. - Answer- Non-Operating Revenue
a fee that almost all airline travelers in the United States pay in their ticket price. The fee goes toward the upkeep and maintenance of airports, and is setup and capped according to US federal law. - Answer- Passenger Facility Charges PFC
the airport must conduct an annual audit and assure the government that airport funds have been properly distributed. - Answer- Single Audit Act of 1984
Grant Assurance that restricts the use of airport revenue generated by the airport and local taxes on aviation fuel to be expended for the capital or operating costs of the airport, the local airport system, or other facilities owned or operated by the Airport Sponsor which directly and substantially relate to the actual air transportation of passengers or the property or noise mitigation efforts. - Answer- Grant Assurance 25 Airport Revenues
airports request this so vendors are not allowed to charge a price greater than the average price for a product or service that might be found in the local area or city shopping malls. maybe average price plus a percentage markup. - Answer- Street Pricing
which guarantees that the tenant will pay the airport a minimum amount annually. - Answer- Minimum Annual Guarantee
Signatory carriers may exercise significant control over an airport's capital budgeting process under provisions in a use agreement known as - Answer- Majority-In-Interest (MII) clauses
Three methods of rate setting - Answer- Residual, Compensatory, Hybrid
Rate setting that permits aeronautical users to receive a cross-credit of non-aeronautical revenues. Much of the financial risk is transferred to the airlines in return for a negotiated limit on the airport's profits - Answer- Residual
Rate setting that a Sponsor assumes all liability for airport costs and retains all airport revenue for its own use in accordance with federal requirements. Aeronautical users are charged only for the costs of the aeronautical facilities they use - Answer- Compensatory
The two methods of compensatory approaches are - Answer- "cost-of-service" (a.k.a. multiple cost center approach) and the public subsidy approach.
This type of compensatory method is fees and charges are set for each revenue-producing cost center, so that ideally, the charges match the costs of operation. - Answer- cost-of-service
This type of compensatory method the local government agency offsets the difference between the revenue and expenses by subsidizing the airport's operation - Answer- public subsidy
The aeronautical users are charged for the aeronautical facilities with the aeronautical users assuming additional responsibility for airport cost in return for a share of the non-aeronautical revenue. - Answer- Hybrid Approach to Rate Setting
For construction contracts over $100,000, federal regulations require the airport to obtain a ____________ equal to at least 5 percent of the bid price - Answer- bid guarantee
Under the __________ contracts for construction and equipment must go to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder - Answer- sealed bid method
When a seal bid is not appropriate ___________ may be used - Answer- competitive proposals
produces reports on noise and flight track compliance, helps to monitor noise limits, assists with curfew management, monitors no-fly zones, assists with handling noise complaints by providing accurate information about particular flights and noise emissions, and provides data for the generation of Integrated Noise Model contour - Answer- Airport Noise and Operations Monitoring System (ANOMS)
located in publicly accessible spaces, they usually provide the first and last airport IT interactions with passengers. - Answer- Landside IT Systems
monitor the activity of vehicles that are outfitted with a transponder. Detected by receiver stations, and that tag can be used to control access and usage to the vehicle. - Answer- Automatic Vehicle Identification (AVI)
a computer system used to display flight information in real time to passengers - Answer- Multi-User Flight Information Display System (MUFIDS)
used to meet the airport organization's administrative needs and are tailored to fit the airport's unique business environment - Answer- Business and Financial Management Systems
assist users with property and parcel management, lease and concession management, invoicing and billing, and maintenance and work order tracking. - Answer- Property and Asset Management System
focuses on any item of text or media that is formatted into a binary source such as videos, animations, and music or other audio recordings that are owned by an entity. - Answer- Digital asset management
used to allow, restrict, or track the movement of individuals who have been issued airport credentials throughout the security areas of the airport. - Answer- Physical Access Control System (PACS)
Ensure that mechanical systems work properly so that building environments are pleasant and functional; they help the airport staff keep the airport operating at peak performance - Answer- Facility and Maintenance Systems
used to support planning, infrastructure, development, and management activities at an airport. - Answer- Geographic information systems (GIS)
centralized data storage location whose resources (i.e. data) are shared by other systems - Answer- Airport Operational Database (AOBD)
provides for changes in rents and fees at previously arranged intervals. - Answer- Graduated Lease
provides for periodic valuations of the property and rent adjustments to current values (which can sometimes go down). - Answer- revaluation lease
calls for rents equivalent to a percentage of business sales, which are common in concession lease agreements. - Answer- percentage lease
is the amount earned according to the selling price of a service or item - Answer- Gross Revenue
attempt to guarantee, a reliable stream of revenue for the airport. - Answer- Aeronautical Use (or Lease) Agreements
AIP processes are regulated under FAA Order 5100.38C, otherwise known as the - Answer- Airport Improvement Program Handbook.
The law requires that AIP funds be apportioned by formula known as - Answer- entitlement funds
Remaining AIP funds that are left over are called - Answer- discretionary funds
are the first funds to be issued to airports and states. May be used by the airport or transferred to another airport, an action that is typical when one airport has higher fiscal needs for a particular project. - Answer- Entitlement Apportionments
are distributed by Office of Management and Budget and allow the FAA to obligate Congressional apportionments with a financial plan - Answer- Discretionary
which means that the state assumes responsibility for administering AIP grants at airports classified as "other-than-primary" airports - Answer- Block-Grant
(1) incurred for a common or joint purpose benefitting more than one cost objective and (2) not readily assignable to the cost objectives specifically benefitted, without effort disproportionate to the results achieved. - Answer- Indirect Cost
FAA assigns a value between 0-100
"100" most consistent with FAA goals - Answer- National Priority System (NPS)
refer generically to interest-bearing obligations issued by state and local government entities to finance capital costs. - Answer- Municipal securities (municipal bonds)
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