Airports

Question 1

What is a movement area?

Answer 1

runways, taxiways, etc used to taxi, takeoff, and land

Question 2

What color paint is used to mark a runway or heliport?

Answer 2

White

Question 3

What color paint is used to mark a taxiway or closed area?

Answer 3

Yellow

Question 4

How is a hospital heliport marked?

Answer 4

Red H on a white cross

Question 5

How are runways numbered?

Answer 5

Magnetic azimuth of centerline rounded to nearest ten, and drop the zero. (5’s round up)

Question 6

How are parallel runways designated?

Answer 6

Two runways: L, R
Three runways L, C, R
Four runways: L, R, L, R with one set of L & R using next runway number

Question 7

How wide is a runway with 4, 6, 8, 12, or 16 stripes?

Answer 7

4 - 60 feet, 6 - 75 feet, 8 - 100 feet, 12 - 150 feet, 16 - 200 feet

Question 8

What is the runway threshold?

Answer 8

Beginning portion of runway usable for landing. Marked with 4 - 16 stripes

Question 9

What is the touchdown zone?

Answer 9

Pairs of 3, then 2, then 1 rectangulars on either side of centerline

Question 10

What markings does a runway with a precision approach have?

Answer 10

runway number, center line, threshold, touchdown zone, aiming point

Question 11

What markings does a runway with a nonprecision approach have?

Answer 11

runway number, center line, threshold, aiming point (no touchdown zone)

Question 12

What do runway shoulder markings look like?

Answer 12

yellow stripes at side of runway at a 45 degree angle to the runway

Question 13

What is a displaced threshold?

Answer 13

Area at end of runway usable for takeoffs and OPPOSITE direction takeoffs

Question 14

What is a relocated threshold?

Answer 14

Area at the end of runway that is not usable

Question 15

How is a closed runway marked?

Answer 15

Permanently closed: yellow X every 1000 feet

Temporarily closed: yellow X at each end

Question 16

What does a runway location sign look like?

Answer 16

yellow number on a black sign

Question 17

What does a runway distance remaining sign look like?

Answer 17

white numeral on a black sign

Question 18

What does a taxiway location sign look like?

Answer 18

yellow letter on a black sign

Question 19

What does a taxiway direction sign look like?

Answer 19

black letter and arrow on a yellow sign.

Question 20

What color lights on a beacon are used to indicate: land airport, water airport, lighted airport, military airport?

Answer 20

Land airport - flashing white & green
Water airport - flashing white & yellow
Heliport - flashing white, yellow & green
Military airport - two white & one green flash

Question 21

What is a REIL? What does it look like?

Answer 21

Runway end identifier lights, Looks likes white flashing strobes

Question 22

What colors are runway edge lights?

Answer 22

White until last 2000 feet, then amber.

Question 23

What colors are in-runway lights?

Answer 23

White until last 3000 feet, then alternating white & red, last 1000 all red

Question 24

What color are taxiway edge lights?

Answer 24

blue

Question 25

What color are taxiway centerline lights?

Answer 25

green