Airport Diagrams

Question 1

Parts of an airport diagram

Answer 1

Airport name/location
Communications
Valid dates
Plan view
Notes

Question 2

What is included in the plan view

Answer 2

•Runways
•Lengths & Widths
•More in depth in Chart Supplement
•Lighting
•From Chart Supplement
•Alignment
•Variation

Question 3

What info is contained in the chart supplement

Answer 3

•Runway Info
•Services
•Noise
•Airport Remarks
•Frequencies and Phone Numbers
•Airspace
•Navigation Equipment

Question 4

Declared distance info

Answer 4

•TORA: Take Off Runway Available
•TODA: Take Off Distance Available
•ASDA: Accelerated Stop Distance Available
•LDA: Landing Distance Available
•CWY: Clearway
•Rectangular area at the departure end suitable for an aircraft to make its initial climb clear of obstacles. (Not just the Runway)
•SWY: Stop-way

Question 5

Hot spot

Answer 5

•Hot spot is a location on an airport movement area with a history or potential risk of collision or runway incursion.
•Requires heightened awareness by pilots.
•Previously there were no standards for the shapes of hot spots.
•The FAA has now standardized them on charts.
•Circle or Ellipse: Ground Movement Hot Spot
•Cylinder: Wrong Surface Hot Spot

Question 6

Approach lighting systems

Answer 6

•Visual Portion of the Instrument Approach
•Allows for pilot to descend bellow minimums to 100 feet above touchdown zone elevation.
•Unless the red side row bars are in sight
•Types:
•ALSF-1
•ALSF-2
•SSALR
•MALSR
•ODALS
•VASI/PAPI
•REIL