Problem:
The complex system of civil airports is made up of individual airport facilities of varying sizes, serving various purposes, all categorized at regional, national, and international levels. The range of rules, regulations, and policies, administered from varying levels of government, cover the full spectrum of airport and aviation system operations. Furthermore, a large number of professional and industry organizations play a large part in influencing the policies by which airport management must operate their facilities. By understanding where an airport manager's airport falls within the civil aviation system, what rules must be followed, and what sources of support and assistance exist, the task of efficiently managing the complex system that is an airport, becomes highly facilitated. Answer the following questions. Discuss at least three specific rules and regulations used to operate airports? How do FAA Airport District Offices assist airport management? What are the advisory circulars? What purpose do they serve for airport management? Assuming a total of 750 million annual enplanements in the United States, what are the enplanement levels that would determine the NPIAS primary airport hub categories?