Chapter 5 Airports
1.
Which of the following statements is true of airports?
A) Airports
positively impact
tourist industries
in their vicinity
B) Airports
provide little
income to the
communities in
which they exist
C) Generally,
airports create
very few jobs
outside of airlines
D) Airports
generally are all
government
owned
E) Airports
generally are all
privately owned
2.
When it comes to the history of airports, which statement is correct?
A) The oldest
continually
operating airport
began operations
in 1930
B) Commercial
aviation did not
really begin to
grow as a means
of travel for the
general public
until the jet age
C) The jet age
resulted in
commercial travel
that could go
further with more
passengers
D) In the 1960s,
the increase in
jets led to more
efficient and
smaller airports
E) Though mostly
privately owned
at first, due to
increasing capital
expenditure
costs, private
companies began
to turn to
government
ownership of
airports in the
1970s
3.
Which statement is NOT true of the ACI?
A) It was officially
established in
1991
B) It is a not-for
profit organization
that represents
airports in
regulatory
matters
C) It has its world
headquarters
located in
Montreal
D) ACI is the
voice of the
world’s airports
(only those
which are
government
owned and
operated)
E) All of these
statements are
true
4.
ICAO’s Annex 14, which deals with Airport Regulations, covers
A) Airport
planning
B) Lighting at
airports
C) Rescue and
firefighting
equipment
requirements
D) Civil
engineering of
airports
E) All of these
areas and many
more
5.
Which is NOT an area considered by a CAA in the issuance of an aerodrome certificate?
structure
procedures
management
6.
A) ICAO
B) ACI
C) IATA
D) SMS
E) Trivago
7.
If it is 6 a.m. UTC on April 1, in Waterloo ON it would be:
a) 3:00 a.m.
b) 2:00 a.m.
c) 12:00 a.m.
d) 2:00 p.m.
e) Impossible to
say
8.
The two-dimensional location of an airport on the Earth can be identified by the airport’s:
A) IATA Code
B) ICAO Annex 11
C) ICAO Code
D) The airport
E) Coordinates in
latitude and
longitude
9.
An airport’s height is recognized as being a certain distance…
A) Above or
below mean sea
level
B) Above or below
the height of the
state
C) From the
nearest ocean
D) Above or
below the
highest point of
terrain
E) All of the above
10.
Airport operations are divided into:
A) The hot side
and the cold side
B) Airline and
operators
C) Public and
private
D) Landside and
airside
E) None of these
11.
When it comes to security at airports, which statement is correct?
A) Landside has
security concerns,
airside does not
B) Landside does
not have security
concerns, airside
does
C) Both landside
and airside
generally have the
same security
concerns
D) Landside and
airside each have
unique security
concerns
E) None of these
12.
The surface area that surrounds the airside of the terminal building of an airport is called a(n):
A) Jet-bridge
B) Runway
C) Taxiway
D) Gate
E) Apron
13.
The turnaround is a very important set of procedures for airlines, and includes all of the
following things, except for:
A) Toilet service
B) Final boarding
call
C) Jet-bridge
D) Fueling
E) Potable water
service
14.
Which of the following is NOT a consideration in terminal design for an airport?
A) Reduction of
passenger walking
B) The safety of
aircraft
maneuvering
C) Maintaining
security
D) Water
Drainage
E) These are all
important
considerations
15.
Taxiways are named based on:
A) The roman
numeral system
B) Letters of the
alphabet
C) The compass
direction they face
D) Members of
the Justice
League
E) None of these
16.
When it comes to foreign object debris…
A) ICAO
recommends a
minimum
inspection for
time
B) The fewer
checks the better,
as they waste
C) It is generally
okay for foreign
objects to be on
D) A, B & C are
correct
E) Only A & C are
correct
debris every six
hours
taxiways, but not
runways
17.
Generally, airport revenue streams can be divided into:
A) Aeronautical
and automatic
B) Aeronautical
and service based
C) Aeronautical
and anti-
aeronautical
D) Aeronautical
and non–
aeronautical
E) None of these
18.
Worldwide, airport profits are closely linked to:
A) The Global
Economy
B) The success of
ICAO
C) The cost of fuel
D) A & B
E) A & C
19.
When it comes to employees at an airport…
A) Everyone works
for the airport
itself
B) No one works
for the airport
itself
C) In large
airports, the
majority of
employees work
for airlines,
contractors or
service providers
(not the airport)
D) All of these
are true
E) None of these
20.
In the Airport Customer Service Delivery Chain…
A) The reputation
of the airport is
often at stake
even if airport
management
wasn’t directly
responsible for a
negative
passenger
experience
B) The reputation
of the airport is
only at stake
when passengers
actually board a
flight
C) Agencies serve
customers
directly, but not
indirectly
D) Touch points
do not matter,
customers
matter
E) None of these
21.
If an airport provides direct connections to a train station, a heliport and a subway system, it
can be considered a(n)
A) Low cost carrier
B) A mixed
transportation
destination
C) A destination
airport
D) A multi-modal
port
E) None of these
22.
In the future, airports will need to weigh which costs?
A) Handling less
B) The cost of low-
C) The cost of
D) The cost of
E) All of the these
23.
codes for airports are primarily used for international standardization in
aeronautical flight plans and by air navigation service providers (ANSPs) around the globe.
Which of these fits in the blank?
A) IATA
B) CAA
C) ICAO
D) FAA
E) None of these
24.
What is the reason of using Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) internationally?
A) Ensure
consistency and
harmonization
B) Save time and
money
C) Maximize the
efficiency of
operations
D) Utilize daylight
and time
E) None of these
25.
Taxiways are named by letter, but not all 26 letters of the alphabet are used.
Which of these letters are NOT used to name taxiways?
A) O, P
B) O, X, A
C) I, O, E
D) I, O, X
E) None of these
Chapter 5 Airports
Case Study
1.
The tragic final flight of Southwest Airlines Flight 1248 showed:
A) A Shoe-bomb
could be used to
destroy a plane
B) Focusing on an
warning light can
lead to a lack of
situational
awareness
C) That passengers
should be
prepared to
intervene if
someone tries to
ignite an explosive
D) That human
factors combined
with poor
runway
conditions can
lead to tragedy
E) None of these
2.
In the case study of the Air France flight 4590, the tragedy was caused by foreign object debris
at Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris, France. The debris ruptured a tyre, caused it to
disintegrate, and sent tyre fragments into the wing. The impact of the fragments caused a
shock wave, which ruptured a fuel tank. The leaking fuel caused flame-outs.
What is meant by flame-out?
A) Loss of engine
power
B) Fire in fuel tank
C) Fire in tyre area
D) Loss of
controls
E) None of these
3.
To prevent accidents like the case study of the Air France flight 4590, airports implement FOD
prevention programs. How often should runways be inspected for FOD?
A) After each
landing
B) After each
takeoff
C) At
predetermined
intervals, with
different levels of
scrutiny
D) Weekly
E) All of these
4.
Following the tragic final flight of Southwest Airlines Flight 1248, authorities took some
measures including airport design to prevent future accidents. One aspect of airport design
that can reduce the negative impact of runway overruns is the implementation of a runway
end safety area (RESA). Which one is TRUE about RESA?
A) It shouldn’t
hinder rescue
services
B) Runways
supporting
instrument
approaches
require shorter
RESAs
C) It should be
built from
materials that
effectively slow
aircraft movement
D) A, B & C
E) A & C
5.
In the tragic final flight of Southwest Airlines Flight 1248, the pilots anticipated a challenging
landing. Their on-board computer calculated the aircraft would successfully come to a stop on
the runway with less than 10 metres (30 feet) of runway to spare, as the surface was snowy
and slippery and there was a tailwind of 8 knots. What one is TRUE about tailwind?
A) Tailwinds
increase the
stopping distance
B) Tailwinds don’t
have an affect on
snowy and
slippery runway
surface
C) Tailwinds
decrease the
stopping distance
D) Tailwinds are
normally
preferred during
landing
E) None of these