Airports Flashcards
What is a movement area?
runways, taxiways, etc used to taxi, takeoff, and land
What color paint is used to mark a runway or heliport?
White
What color paint is used to mark a taxiway or closed area?
Yellow
How is a hospital heliport marked?
Red H on a white cross
How are runways numbered?
Magnetic azimuth of centerline rounded to nearest ten, and drop the zero. (5’s round up)
How are parallel runways designated?
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
How wide is a runway with 4, 6, 8, 12, or 16 stripes?
4 - 60 feet, 6 - 75 feet, 8 - 100 feet, 12 - 150 feet, 16 - 200 feet
What is the runway threshold?
Beginning portion of runway usable for landing. Marked with 4 - 16 stripes
What is the touchdown zone?
Pairs of 3, then 2, then 1 rectangulars on either side of centerline
What markings does a runway with a precision approach have?
runway number, center line, threshold, touchdown zone, aiming point
What markings does a runway with a nonprecision approach have?
runway number, center line, threshold, aiming point (no touchdown zone)
What do runway shoulder markings look like?
yellow stripes at side of runway at a 45 degree angle to the runway
What is a displaced threshold?
Area at end of runway usable for takeoffs and OPPOSITE direction takeoffs
What is a relocated threshold?
Area at the end of runway that is not usable
How is a closed runway marked?
Permanently closed: yellow X every 1000 feet
Temporarily closed: yellow X at each end
What does a runway location sign look like?
yellow number on a black sign
What does a runway distance remaining sign look like?
white numeral on a black sign
What does a taxiway location sign look like?
yellow letter on a black sign
What does a taxiway direction sign look like?
black letter and arrow on a yellow sign.
What color lights on a beacon are used to indicate: land airport, water airport, lighted airport, military airport?
Land airport - flashing white & green
Water airport - flashing white & yellow
Heliport - flashing white, yellow & green
Military airport - two white & one green flash
What is a REIL? What does it look like?
Runway end identifier lights, Looks likes white flashing strobes
What colors are runway edge lights?
White until last 2000 feet, then amber.
What colors are in-runway lights?
White until last 3000 feet, then alternating white & red, last 1000 all red
What color are taxiway edge lights?
blue
What color are taxiway centerline lights?
green