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Airports Flashcards

1
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Are airports owned by the FAA?

A

No

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2
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What are the 2 types of airports?

A

Controlled

Uncontrolled

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3
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What are the 2 types of areas in a controlled airport?

A

Movement Areas

Non-movement areas

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4
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What is the difference between a controlled an uncontrolled airport

A

Controlled has an ATC tower

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5
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What are movement areas?

A

Runways
Taxiways
Other ATC controlled areas

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6
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What are non-movement areas?

A

Ramp
Some taxiways
Other areas not controlled by ATC

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7
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What is white paint used to mark?

A

Runways

Landing areas

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8
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What color paint is used to mark Runways and Landing Areas?

A

White paint

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9
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What is yellow paint used to mark?

A

Taxiways
hold lines
closed or hazardous areas

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10
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What color paint is used to mark Taxiways, closed or hazardous areas, hold lines?

A

Yellow Paint

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11
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Runway designators?

A

Two-digit
large white numbers
approach end of a runway

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12
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What numbers are used as the runway designators?

A

centerline’s magnetic heading (rounded)

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13
Q

How are runways designated with 2-3 of them have the same magnetic heading?

A

L, R, or C (left, right, center) is added to the end

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14
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Runway centerlines

A

Dashed,
white lines,
evenly spaced

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15
Q

Threshold

A
  1. Series of vertical lines
  2. next to each other
  3. approach end of the runway
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16
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Aim point

A
  1. Two wide,
  2. vertical lines on
  3. either side of centerline,
  4. roughly 1000’ from the approach end
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17
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Touchdown zone

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  1. 2 groups each of
  2. 1, 2, and 3 pairs
  3. narrow vertical lines,
  4. spaced every 500’
  5. before and after the aim point.
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18
Q

What type of runways are touchdown zones used on?

A

Runways with a published instrument approach

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19
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Side stripes

A
  1. Solid white line,

2. along the edge of the runway.

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20
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Shoulder

A
  1. yellow lines
  2. slanted 45 degrees
  3. towards the midpoint of the runway,
  4. outside of the side stripes.
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21
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Displaced threshold

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  1. white arrows and arrow heads
  2. pointing down the runway,
  3. and a 10’ horizontal white bar
  4. where the landing surface begins.
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22
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At what runways is a displaced threshold needed?

A

Ones where the landing area is not at the very end of the runway surface.

23
Q

Demarcation bar

A

3’ yellow horizontal line separating the beginning of a runway from another area.

24
Q

Chevrons

A

Marked areas of unusable parts of a runway

25
Q

Yellow “X”

A

runway closed and unusable/unsafe.

26
Q

How is a permanently closed runway marked?

A

“X” every 1000’.

27
Q

How is a temporarily closed runway marked?

A

“X” only at approach ends.

28
Q

Runway sign

A
  1. Runway number
  2. inside a box,
  3. both yellow,
  4. on a black background.
29
Q

Distance sign

A
  1. edge of runways,
  2. black with white number
  3. distance remaining until the end of the runway
  4. (in thousands of feet).
30
Q

Mandatory signs

A
  1. White text on red background.

2. Warns of a critical area

31
Q

What color are Taxiway centerlines and how wide are they?

A

Solid yellow centerline, 6-12” wide.

32
Q

How are taxiways an aircraft is allowed to cross designated?

A

Edges have double dashed yellow lines

33
Q

How are taxiways an aircraft is not allowed to cross designated?

A

Edges have double solid yellow lines

34
Q

How are Non-movement boundaries designated?

A
  1. dashed and solid line

2. solid line on the non-movement area side

35
Q

How are shoulders designated?

A
  1. “Ladder” shaped markings

2. along the edge of the pavement

36
Q

How are Hold short lines designated?

A
  1. Double dashed lines
  2. above double solid lines,
  3. horizontal across the taxiway (or runway).
37
Q

Can aircraft pass solid hold short lines without clearance?

A

No

38
Q

How are Location Signs designated?

A
  1. taxiway identifier in yellow on black background,

2. for the taxiway the aircraft is on

39
Q

How are Direction Signs designated?

A
  1. taxiway identifier in black on yellow background,

2. with an arrow showing the direction of the depicted taxiway

40
Q

How are Helipads designated?

A
  1. White “H” for civil
  2. Red cross with red “H” inside for hospitals
  3. H aligns with direction of approach
41
Q

What rotating beacon lights identify a civil airfield?

A

White and green light

42
Q

What rotating beacon lights identify a military airfield?

A

Two white and a green light

43
Q

What rotating beacon lights identify a heliport?

A

A white, green, and yellow light

44
Q

What rotating beacon lights identify a water airport?

A

A white and yellow

45
Q

In what meteorological conditions are the rotating beacon lights turned on?

A

IMC

46
Q

During what times of day or night are the rotating beacon lights activated?

A

Between sunset and sunrise.

47
Q

What are the Runway edge identifier lights?

A

Flashing white lights at the corners of the approach end of the runway.

48
Q

What are the Runway edge identifier lights?

A

Steady white, except the last 2000’ (or half, whichever is less),
along the edge of the runway

49
Q

What color are the runway edge identifier lights at the departure end?

A

Red

50
Q

What color are the runway edge identifier lights at the approach end?

A

green

51
Q

Where are the in-runway lights on the runway?

A
  1. Centerline lights,

2. every 50’

52
Q

What color are the in-runway lights?

A
  1. White,
  2. last 1000’ red,
  3. 2000’ before that alternating red/white.
53
Q

Where are the touchdown lights on the runway?

A

Straddle the centerline

100’ from threshold to the lesser of 3000’ or midpoint

54
Q

What color are taxiway lights?

A

alongside taxiways: Blue
centerline: Green
guard light: Yellow
hold short locations: red

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