Overview
Answer the following questions. Sources must be cited in APA format.
How many airports exist in the United States? And which are the 5 largest airports?
Who owns airports in the United States?
What is the difference between a private airport and a public-use airport?
What are the different types of airports in the United States, as described in the NPIAS?
What are the leading airports in the United States in terms of enplaned passengers?
What are the different hub classifications described in the NPIAS?
What are the requirements necessary for an airport to be classified as a reliever airport?
What purposes do general aviation airports serve? Name 3 GA airports in Louisiana.
What federal agencies exist in part to support and supervise airport operations?
What specific rules and regulations are used to operate airports?
What are advisory circulars? What purpose do they serve for airport management?
Who typically owns airports in the United States?
Who typically owns airports in countries other than the United States?
What is the difference between a port authority and an airport authority in the form of airport ownership and operation?
What are the principal duties of a typical airport manager at a medium-sized commercial airport?
Why are public relations such an important function of airport management?