1. TYPES OF AIRPORTS
VOCABULARY EXERCISES
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2. ANSWER THE QUESTIONS
1. HOW CAN AIRPORTS BE CLASSIFIED?
2. WHAT ARE GENERAL AVIATION
AIRPORTS USED FOR?
3. HOW ARE COMMERCIAL SERVICE
AIRPORTS CLASSIFIED?

3. ANSWER THE QUESTIONS
4. WHAT CAN THE TERM “HUB” MEAN IN AIR
TRANSPORTATION?
5. WHAT DOES AN AIR TRAFFIC HUB REFER TO?
6. WHAT IS HUB-AND-SPOKE OPERATION?
7. HOW CAN THE AIRPORTS OF ORIGINATION
AND TERMINATION BE DEFINED?

4. MATCH
(Pay attention! There are more options!)
9.
1. broadest uses
5.
2. scheduled passengers
3. outlying flying 10.
4. primary service 2.
5. enplaned category 1.
6. non-hub purpose 4.
7. main hub 7.
8. aerial application 8.
9. special airport 6.
10. recreational communities 3.

5. FIND THE ODD WORD OUT
- land,ground, flat, soil
- maneuver, command, navigate, drive, steer
- runway, airfield, landing strip, landing surfaces, airstrip
- maintain, repair, fix, serve, service
- classify, categorize, distribute, grade, rank
- enplane, board, embark, get on, enter
- deplane, disembark, get off, exit, deboard
- fortnight , per year, yearly, annually
- originate, permit, terminate, begin, end

6. MATCH
1. ORIGINATE FROM (X2)
2. CLASSIFY INTO
3. ASSOCIATE WITH
4. REFER TO (X2)
5. ACCESS FOR
6. CONVERGE AS
7. PROVIDE
8. SERVE

7. MATCH
1. safety plan 6
2. airport effects 7.
3
3. design (x2) criteria, standards
.
4. operational design 2.
5. overall (x2) speed 4.
6. master areas
10
7. environmental feasibility 8.
8. economic parameters 1.
9. landing facilities 9.
10. rural size, concept 5.

8. FIND THE ODD WORD OUT
-TOTAL , COMPLETE, OVERALL, GENERAL
-NORMALLY, USUALLY, GENERALLY, CERTAINLY
-PARAMETER, STANDARD, FACTOR, NORM
-BUILD, CREATE, ESTABLISH, CONSTRUCT
-CONFORM, COMPLY, MATCH, FOLLOW

9. FILL IN THE MISSING WORDS :
according to
1. Airports are usually developed __________
their master plans.
guidelines
2. Each nation develops its own ___________ for
airport design which have to ____________
comply with
ICAO requirements.

10. FILL IN THE MISSING WORDS :
3. One of the most important _________ considered
criteria
when developing airport design is the
_______
overall size of the aircraft as well as the number
of operations.
consist of
4. Landing facilities _______ a runway or
landing strip and related taxiways and parking areas.

11. FILL IN THE MISSING WORDS :
5. Grass or dirt strips usually _________
serve
small or turbine engine aircraft.
6. General aviation airports do not
_________ scheduled passenger service.
receive

12. FILL IN THE MISSING WORDS :
7. The size and type of
airport is mainly determined
by the number of its
________ as well as by the
operations
type of ______ it’s about to
aircraft
accommodate.

13. FILL IN THE MISSING WORDS :
8. A non-hub airport is an airport that does not
have a major base of an _____ at it.
airline
9. For example, Atlanta is a hub airport for Delta,
which means that the airline has a large presence at
the airport and most of the flights on the east coast
for Delta _______________ that airport, and also
route through
many of the aircraft are based at the airport.
.

14. FILL IN THE MISSING WORDS
10. The FAA divides the airports into five
____________ :large, medium and small hubs,
non-hubs and commercial service airports.

15. FILL IN THE MISSING WORDS
NON-HUB OR HUB AIRPORTS ?
________________ airports have different needs and different
Non - hub
operating requirements than _________ airports.
hub
Non - hub
___________ airports are smaller than _________ airports
hub
and often do not have one carrier that dominates a large
percent of air traffic at that airport.

16. FILL IN THE MISSING WORDS
GENERAL AVIATION, OPERATION OR OPERATING ?
The Airports Division, part of the Real Estate Assets
Department (READ), is responsible for ___________ two
OPERATING
_____________
GENERAL AVIATION airports, Montgomery Field and Brown
Field, within the City of San Diego. ____________
GENERAL AVIATION
includes all aviation activities except scheduled airline and
military flights. The two airports support a significant
portion of the San Diego region's total annual flight
__________, and can accommodate a variety of
OPERATIONS
____________ aircraft.
GENERAL AVIATION

17. FILL IN THE MISSING WORDS
The Federal Aviation Administration ______ the
counts
number of commercial passengers that ______
board
airlines every year in the United States. The final
number is called the total enplanements (TE).
This includes ________
domestic as well as
_________
international passengers.

18. FILL IN THE MISSING WORD!!!!
Relief _____ is used to describe any _____ that is built or
designated to provide relief or additional capacity to an
area when the commercial _____ reach capacity. In
some cases a relief _____ is an existing one that is
designated to handle a specific class of aircraft such as
general aviation. The advantages of adding an additional
_____ are clear. Less obvious are the capacity gains
from moving general aviation from a commercial _____
to a different facility. By removing aircraft with lower
capacities and slower speeds, an _____ is able to
operate more flights with larger aircraft and handle more
passengers increasing efficiency with minimal additional
cost . This also spreads out the aircraft over a wider area
generally improving air traffic in the entire community.

19. PARAPHRAZE THE TEXT IN YOUR OWN
WORDS!!!
selected,
appointed
stretch,
Relief airport is used to describe any airport that is built
extend
or designated to provide relief or additional capacity to
an area when the commercial airport reach capacity. In
some cases a relief airport is an existing one that is
designated to handle a specific class of aircraft such as
general aviation. The advantages of adding an additional
airport are clear. Less obvious are the capacity gains
from moving general aviation from a commercial airport
profit, earnings
to a different facility. By removing aircraft with lower
capacities and slower speeds, an airport is able to
operate more flights with larger aircraft and handle more
passengers increasing efficiency with minimal additional
cost . This also spreads out the aircraft over a wider area
generally improving air traffic in the entire community.

20. FILL IN THE MISSING WORDS
Today, Montgomery Field is a busy general aviation airport.
General aviation encompasses all aviation except air carrier
and military. The types of general aviation aircraft that
________ at Montgomery Field include: private, corporate,
operate
charter, air ambulance, law enforcement, fire rescue, flight
training, and cargo. The FAA has ___________ Montgomery
classified
Field as a relief airport for San Diego International, Lindbergh
Field. A relief airport is an airport that _________ general
serves
aviation aircraft that might otherwise use a congested air
carrier airport. Airline passengers benefit by experiencing
fewer _______ due to air traffic congestion.
delays

21. READ THE TEXT TWICE AND TRY
TO REMEMBER AS MUCH AS YOU
CAN!!!
What are the airport hours of operation?
The airport is open for aircraft takeoffs and landings 24 hours
a day, 7 days a week. The control tower is open from 6:00 AM
- 9:00 PM daily. After hours, Montgomery Field is an
uncontrolled airport.
How do planes land and takeoff when the control tower is
closed?
When the control tower is closed, pilots transmit their
intentions on a common traffic advisory frequency, or CTAF
(119.2 MHz).

22. NOW, FILL IN THE MISSING
INFORMATION !!!!
What are the airport hours of operation?
The airport is open for aircraft takeoffs and landings __ hours
a day, __ days a week. The control tower is open from 6:00
AM - 9:00 PM ______ . After hours, Montgomery Field is an
uncontrolled airport.
How do planes land and takeoff when the control tower is
closed?
When the _____ _______ is closed, pilots transmit their
________ on a common traffic advisory frequency, or CTAF
(119.2 MHz).

23. FILL IN THE MISSING WORDS:
landing facilities, terminal building, passengers, provides, air
airport facility, transportation, general aviation
The airport is one of the most vital elements in our ________system.
A well equipped airport ______ a variety of facilities for the aircraft
and for crews and passengers. These include runways and
taxiways, which may be lighted for day and night use, a __________
with lounge areas for______, ramp areas and hangars for aircraft
storage, maintenance shops for aircraft and avionics, automobile
parking lots, and possibly restaurants and shops.
In the United States, there are about 13,000 airports and 4,000
heliports (landing sites for helicopters). About 5,000 of these
___________ are used by the public. It may surprise you to learn that
only about 650 airports are served by airlines; most of the Nation's
airports are used by __________ pilots and their aircraft. The
atmosphere at these airports is usually a lot less hectic and
pressured than the environment at a major ________ .

24. The airport is one of the most vital elements in our air
transportation system. A well equipped airport provides
a variety of facilities for the aircraft and for crews and
passengers. These include runways and taxiways,
which may be lighted for day and night use, a terminal
building with lounge areas for passengers, ramp areas
and hangars for aircraft storage, maintenance shops for key
aircraft and avionics, automobile parking lots, and
possibly restaurants and shops. In the United States,
there are about 13,000 airports and 4,000 heliports
(landing sites for helicopters). About 5,000 of these
landing facilities are used by the public. It may surprise
you to learn that only about 650 airports are served by
airlines; most of the Nation's airports are used by
general aviation pilots and their aircraft. The atmosphere
at these airports is usually a lot less hectic and
pressured than the environment at a major airport
facility.