ACE Airport Infrastructure and Facilities Management

Question 1

The primary purpose of an Airport Layout Plan (ALP) is to:

Accepted Answer

Provide an official graphical record of existing and proposed airport facilities for FAA approval

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Document terminal lease agreements

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Outline the airport's annual capital budget

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Specify runway lighting specifications

Question 2

Pavement Condition Index (PCI) scores range from 0 to 100; a score between 10 and 25 indicates pavement in which condition category?

Accepted Answer

Very Poor / Failed

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Good

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Fair

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Poor

Question 3

Which FAA advisory circular provides standards for airport pavement design, including flexible and rigid pavement thickness requirements?

Accepted Answer

AC 150/5320-6

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AC 150/5370-10

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AC 150/5300-13

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AC 150/5345-28

Question 4

Foreign Object Debris (FOD) management on airfields is critical primarily because FOD can:

Accepted Answer

Be ingested into aircraft engines causing damage or loss of thrust

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Delay customs processing for international flights

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Interfere with ILS localizer signal accuracy

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Reduce terminal passenger throughput

Question 5

The Airport Improvement Program (AIP) is administered by the FAA and funded primarily through:

Accepted Answer

The Aviation Trust Fund, fed by ticket taxes and fuel taxes

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State property taxes on airport land

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Direct Congressional appropriations each fiscal year

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Airport-generated concession revenue shared with the federal government

Question 6

A Runway Safety Area (RSA) must be capable of supporting which type of load without causing structural damage to aircraft?

Accepted Answer

An aircraft that inadvertently departs the runway surface

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Full gross weight of the design aircraft during normal landing

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The occasional passage of airport maintenance vehicles only

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Emergency vehicles traveling at highway speed