CEGR 4168/5168 Airport Planning and Design Fall 2023 Midterm Exam PDF

I CEGR 4168/5168 - Airport Planning and Design Fall 2023 Mid-Term Examination October 4, 2023 Name: __ _o_~_\Q\ O_W_f1_1\_~- - - General Instructions: This is a closed book test. Please take your time and read each question completely before respond...

I CEGR 4168/5168 - Airport Planning and Design Fall 2023 Mid-Term Examination October 4, 2023 Name: __ _o_~_\Q\ O_W_f1_1\_~- - - General Instructions: This is a closed book test. Please take your time and read each question completely before responding. You will have the whole class period to complete the test. Written responses must be legible - if I can't read it, I can't give you credit. Multiple Choice: Circle the correct answer for each question. 1.) The Wright Brother's first flight was made in December _ _. a. 1908 ~ 1903 c. 1916 d. 1902 ~ ir Commerce started with aircraft transporting _ _ _ _ _ _ __ a. Perishable goods e') People. c.\ Mail d. Military supplies 3.) Navigational Aid that provides pilots with a reference for wind direction and speed is a a. RVR b. ASDE c. Wind Information System ® Wind cone 4.) Charlotte was a hub airport for which airline in the 1980's? ~ Piedmont Airlines b. Eastern Airlines c. US Airways d. American Airlines 5.) The following is a controller position in the Air Traffic Control Tower: a. Clearance Delivery b. Local Controller c. Ground Controller ~ All of the above L CEGR 4 168/5168 M id-Term Exam Pagel JI( The Advisory Circular that provides guidance on Airport Design is: @ AC 130/5300-13C b. AC 140/3500-15B c. AC 150/5300-13B d. AC 150/3500-BA ~ The Airport Reference Code is based on the design of the largest aircraft that conducts a minimum of _ _ operations annually at an airport. a. 100 @) 250 c. 300 d. 500 8.) The two main pieces of navigational aid equipment needed for an Instrument Landing System are: a. RVR and ALSF -Q Localizer and Glideslope c. PAPI and Glideslope d. Localizer and ASDE ~ The average concrete runway length for landing facilities in the US is: ~ 4,500 feet b. 6,200 feet c. 7,500 feet ~ 10,000 feet 4-«} This navigational aid provides controllers with aircraft speed, direction and location within the terminal airspace: a. ASR ~ VOR ' ASDE ~ LLWAS 11.) The Airport Master Plan process develops two main documents, which are: a. Facility Inventory and Capacity Analysis b. Economic Impact and Alternatives Analysis c. Cost Estimates and Implementation Plan @ Final Report and Airport Layout Plan Y} The optimum taxiway to runway separation (centerline to centerline) is: a. 400 feet b. 450 feet (g 500 feet d. 600 feet tf(,R 41€-$ 516S '-1,J Term £~om Page 3 13.) Which technology initiative is being implemented by FAA to modernize the air traffic cont rol system? a. Optimized Profile Descent Approaches b. Data link Communication Program ,. ATD-2 Predictive Aircraft Movement System © All of the above.i'-JThe typical runway length for regional and narrow body aircraft w ith a range of 1,200nm is: a. 4,700 feet ~ 5,400 feet 'Dlll Puge,1 28.) _E_ The standard runway width for a Group V aircraft design is 200 feet..)91_E_ The area betwee n the approach paths to parallel runways is called the No Transgressio n Zone. 30.) _J_ A list of aircraft characteristics, including length, wingspan and tail height can be fo und in the Airport Design Advisory Circular under Appendix A. 31.) _I_ Air Traffic Control is responsible for providing direction to pilots in US airspace. 32.) _I_ The FAA considers approx imately 3,300 airports vital to the NAS. )d1' T An Environ mental Impact Statem ent is part of an Airport Master Plan. 34.) __..E_ Under Instrum ent Meteor ologica l Conditions, pilots are responsible for maint aining aircraft separat ion. 35.) \ Airport projects should enhance capacity or improve safety for the NAS. Fill in the Blanks: Write in you answer(s) on the lines provided for each question. 36.) Airfield painted markings include fa.f \ac.hve \>~s to increase the reflectivity of the markings at nighttim e. 37.) An airport is considered constrained once it surpasses '-l ('(\\f'U..t~of average delay per aircraft operati on. 38.) A standard Runway Safety Area is 5"rJ (J feet wide and extends l oOD feet past the runway thresho ld. 39.) The sign below is a _ _ _ L_O_tJ_~_:.t_·,_~C\ __s_·,_3_{\___ ___ __ ~ AT\) - L is a collection of technology projects that looks to modernize the air traffic system in the United States. CfGR 4168/ 5168 Mid-Term E~om Page 5 List the factors used in determining runway length: ~ T'f Pe. &9s:1rcJ°'f± 4 __5_o_\l_l_O__.~ ~\'_../ \ rx1.·1rrilAth ~ \) \fee t\~1;' of R~l\vl~ '1 ' ' 'J.. lJ[] 18R I I _._ ,._ ~ e maximum grade change allowed along the longitudinal plane of a runway is 0 · t_;.._\ lol\ dt·ho(\S 63.) ASDE: l r,__pl-0_r _._\_ _ P-.._,_ S.1Af e.1..:te:.=c:i.. :;._:__+_o-._c.e----"'Q_ _·_,o(\ _;-'--_ E_,,t,__ u·1,__P_ll\e-'-(\~ :1'------ -- - 64.) 1LS: _ _I-_ f\--'-S-'- +-u_rm ' -'-- e D_ ~_5_._j5 l\_,_t_ G_~...IL\"~ _te _ rn_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ 11\SL·fl\'\t\\'f Hi9ht R~\e; - - - - - -- - -- - -- 65.) IFR: _ ___;:....:...1"'=---=--'----- - -- 66.) FAA: _ __F_e_ ~e_f_~ _ A-'--'\l' i-~_:t_i~_._C\_ ~'-'O(l i' 7 I 79.) MGW: N\"'-\f\ 0e1>-..r\/'Ji&\-" so.) TOG: l~~ y DeSi~"' &