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What is the number of arriving and departing domestic and international aircraft that use the terminal?
What is the percentage of seats occupied by paying passengers?
At Hub/Connecting airports, aircraft ground servicing times average what length?
What type of terminal structures mainly consisting of a square or rectangular building, with a vehicle parking lot on one side and airside operations on the other?
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What kind of terminals are long buildings with aircraft parked perpendicularly along the airside face of the central terminal processor?
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What type of terminal configurations feature concourses physically separated from the main terminal building?
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What are the remote areas on the airfield, usually on the reinforced pavement where aircraft park?
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What kind of touchpoints relate to the overall atmosphere and 'feel' of the airport?
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What allows check-in to take place at a kiosk or through a Smartphone, leaving less work to be done at the airport?
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What ensures that buildings, facilities and vehicles covered by the law are accessible to individuals with disabilities in terms of architecture, design, transportation and communication?
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ADA nondiscrimination requirements apply to private and public employers with how many employees?
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What type of hangar should be located on the airport perimeter so the hangar doors can face the apron and the other side of the building can accommodate public parking and facility access?
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What type of hangars are usually enormous box hangars, accommodating the various sizes of aircraft in the airline's fleet?
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What kind of actions are exempt from further environmental processes?
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What are factors in which a normally categorically excluded action may have a significant impact which may require further analysis in an EA or an EIS?
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What kind of approval means that some near-term projects depicted in the ALP have completed the required National Environmental Policy Act reviews while long-term projects have not?
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What impact category is the measure of the condition of the air expressed in terms of ambient pollutant concentrations?
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What program improves airport air quality and provides air quality credits for future airport development?
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What is a term describing aspects of a project that are either social or economic in nature, or a combination of the two?
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What areas are inundated or saturated by surface or ground water at a frequency and duration sufficient to support, and that under normal circumstances do support, a prevalence of vegetation typically adapted for life in saturated soil conditions?
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What are lowland areas adjoining inland and coastal waters that periodically are inundated by flood waters, including flood-prone areas of offshore islands?
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What include streams, rivers, lakes, ponds, estuaries, and oceans?
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What are the two types of National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permits?
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What discharge often represents the most prolific source of water pollution at airports?
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What plan comprehensively addresses stormwater discharge from the various users and tenants located at an airport?
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What identifies the points of contact in the event of a spill, describes the facility layout and locations of fuel storage facilities, oil, lubricant, and other liquid storage tanks, storm water, sanitary sewer drainage, wastewater treatment, and oil-water separators?
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What kind of waste contains high concentrations of heavy metals or specific pesticides?
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What established a toxic waste cleanup fund to clean up hazardous waste sites when a PRP (Potentially Responsible Party) cannot be identified?
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What can take you anywhere?
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Short-term parking typically may account for what percent of the individual parking?
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At Origin and Destination airports, what percent of passengers begin or end their travel at the airport?
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Typically, airports with more than what percent of passengers connecting to other flights are considered Hub/Connecting airports?
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At any given time, it is estimated that approximately what percent of the airport passenger population has a special or functional need?
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What percentage of the total solid waste stream in the United States does construction and demolition waste from airports and other non-airport related construction activity constitute?
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More than what percent of all U.S. airports presently are located in nonattainment areas?
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Airports are responsible for up to what percent of total emissions in some areas?
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The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change estimates that aviation accounts for how much of GHG emissions?
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The 100-year flood is a flood having what chance of occurring in any given year?
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What percentage of the Earth's water is available for human use?
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The regulations apply to tanks containing petroleum or hazardous chemicals and have at least how much of the tank volume underground?
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Study Notes
Airport Operations
- Approximately 80-90% of seats are occupied by paying passengers.
- Aircraft ground servicing times at Hub/Connecting airports average 30-60 minutes.
Airport Terminal Types
- Terminal structures consisting of a square or rectangular building, with a vehicle parking lot on one side and airside operations on the other are called Linear Terminals.
- Pier-shaped terminals feature long buildings with aircraft parked perpendicularly along the airside face of the central terminal processor.
- Satelllite Terminals feature concourses physically separated from the main terminal building.
Airport Infrastructure
- Remote areas on the airfield, usually on the reinforced pavement where aircraft park, are called Hardstands.
- Hangars should be located on the airport perimeter so the hangar doors can face the apron and the other side of the building can accommodate public parking and facility access.
- Centralized hangars are usually enormous box hangars, accommodating the various sizes of aircraft in the airline's fleet.
Accessibility and Environment
- The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ensures that buildings, facilities, and vehicles covered by the law are accessible to individuals with disabilities in terms of architecture, design, transportation, and communication, applying to private and public employers with 15 or more employees.
- Check-in can take place at a kiosk or through a Smartphone, leaving less work to be done at the airport, thanks to Self-Service Technology.
- Airport air quality and provides air quality credits for future airport development through the Voluntary Airport Low Emissions (VALE) program.
Environmental Impact
- Normally categorically excluded actions may have a significant impact which may require further analysis in an Environmental Assessment (EA) or an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS).
- The measure of the condition of the air expressed in terms of ambient pollutant concentrations is an impact category.
- The two types of National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permits are General Permits and Individual Permits.
- Stormwater discharge often represents the most prolific source of water pollution at airports.
- The Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) plan identifies the points of contact in the event of a spill, describes the facility layout and locations of fuel storage facilities, oil, lubricant, and other liquid storage tanks, stormwater, sanitary sewer drainage, wastewater treatment, and oil-water separators.
Waste Management
- Hazardous waste contains high concentrations of heavy metals or specific pesticides.
- The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) established a toxic waste cleanup fund to clean up hazardous waste sites when a Potentially Responsible Party (PRP) cannot be identified.
Airport Statistics
- Short-term parking typically may account for 30-40% of the individual parking.
- At Origin and Destination airports, 70-80% of passengers begin or end their travel at the airport.
- Typically, airports with more than 40% of passengers connecting to other flights are considered Hub/Connecting airports.
- At any given time, it is estimated that approximately 10-15% of the airport passenger population has a special or functional need.
- Construction and demolition waste from airports and other non-airport related construction activity constitutes approximately 20-30% of the total solid waste stream in the United States.
- More than 35% of all U.S. airports are presently located in nonattainment areas.
- Airports are responsible for up to 5% of total emissions in some areas.
- The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change estimates that aviation accounts for approximately 2% of GHG emissions.
- The 100-year flood is a flood having a 1% chance of occurring in any given year.
- Only 2.5% of the Earth's water is available for human use.
- Regulations apply to tanks containing petroleum or hazardous chemicals and have at least 10,000 gallons of the tank volume underground.
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