Airports Flashcards
Are airports owned by the FAA?
No
What are the 2 types of airports?
Controlled
Uncontrolled
What are the 2 types of areas in a controlled airport?
Movement Areas
Non-movement areas
What is the difference between a controlled an uncontrolled airport
Controlled has an ATC tower
What are movement areas?
Runways
Taxiways
Other ATC controlled areas
What are non-movement areas?
Ramp
Some taxiways
Other areas not controlled by ATC
What is white paint used to mark?
Runways
Landing areas
What color paint is used to mark Runways and Landing Areas?
White paint
What is yellow paint used to mark?
Taxiways
hold lines
closed or hazardous areas
What color paint is used to mark Taxiways, closed or hazardous areas, hold lines?
Yellow Paint
Runway designators?
Two-digit
large white numbers
approach end of a runway
What numbers are used as the runway designators?
centerline’s magnetic heading (rounded)
How are runways designated with 2-3 of them have the same magnetic heading?
L, R, or C (left, right, center) is added to the end
Runway centerlines
Dashed,
white lines,
evenly spaced
Threshold
- Series of vertical lines
- next to each other
- approach end of the runway
Aim point
- Two wide,
- vertical lines on
- either side of centerline,
- roughly 1000’ from the approach end
Touchdown zone
- 2 groups each of
- 1, 2, and 3 pairs
- narrow vertical lines,
- spaced every 500’
- before and after the aim point.
What type of runways are touchdown zones used on?
Runways with a published instrument approach
Side stripes
- Solid white line,
2. along the edge of the runway.
Shoulder
- yellow lines
- slanted 45 degrees
- towards the midpoint of the runway,
- outside of the side stripes.
Displaced threshold
- white arrows and arrow heads
- pointing down the runway,
- and a 10’ horizontal white bar
- where the landing surface begins.
At what runways is a displaced threshold needed?
Ones where the landing area is not at the very end of the runway surface.
Demarcation bar
3’ yellow horizontal line separating the beginning of a runway from another area.
Chevrons
Marked areas of unusable parts of a runway
Yellow “X”
runway closed and unusable/unsafe.
How is a permanently closed runway marked?
“X” every 1000’.
How is a temporarily closed runway marked?
“X” only at approach ends.
Runway sign
- Runway number
- inside a box,
- both yellow,
- on a black background.
Distance sign
- edge of runways,
- black with white number
- distance remaining until the end of the runway
- (in thousands of feet).
Mandatory signs
- White text on red background.
2. Warns of a critical area
What color are Taxiway centerlines and how wide are they?
Solid yellow centerline, 6-12” wide.
How are taxiways an aircraft is allowed to cross designated?
Edges have double dashed yellow lines
How are taxiways an aircraft is not allowed to cross designated?
Edges have double solid yellow lines
How are Non-movement boundaries designated?
- dashed and solid line
2. solid line on the non-movement area side
How are shoulders designated?
- “Ladder” shaped markings
2. along the edge of the pavement
How are Hold short lines designated?
- Double dashed lines
- above double solid lines,
- horizontal across the taxiway (or runway).
Can aircraft pass solid hold short lines without clearance?
No
How are Location Signs designated?
- taxiway identifier in yellow on black background,
2. for the taxiway the aircraft is on
How are Direction Signs designated?
- taxiway identifier in black on yellow background,
2. with an arrow showing the direction of the depicted taxiway
How are Helipads designated?
- White “H” for civil
- Red cross with red “H” inside for hospitals
- H aligns with direction of approach
What rotating beacon lights identify a civil airfield?
White and green light
What rotating beacon lights identify a military airfield?
Two white and a green light
What rotating beacon lights identify a heliport?
A white, green, and yellow light
What rotating beacon lights identify a water airport?
A white and yellow
In what meteorological conditions are the rotating beacon lights turned on?
IMC
During what times of day or night are the rotating beacon lights activated?
Between sunset and sunrise.
What are the Runway edge identifier lights?
Flashing white lights at the corners of the approach end of the runway.
What are the Runway edge identifier lights?
Steady white, except the last 2000’ (or half, whichever is less),
along the edge of the runway
What color are the runway edge identifier lights at the departure end?
Red
What color are the runway edge identifier lights at the approach end?
green
Where are the in-runway lights on the runway?
- Centerline lights,
2. every 50’
What color are the in-runway lights?
- White,
- last 1000’ red,
- 2000’ before that alternating red/white.
Where are the touchdown lights on the runway?
Straddle the centerline
100’ from threshold to the lesser of 3000’ or midpoint
What color are taxiway lights?
alongside taxiways: Blue
centerline: Green
guard light: Yellow
hold short locations: red
