Ch.14 Flashcards
publicly owned
airports that have at least 2,500 passenger boardings
each calendar year and receive scheduled passenger
service
Commercial Service Airports
Passenger boardings refer to _______
revenue passenger
boardings on an aircraft in service in air commerce
whether or not in scheduled service
The definition of passenger boardings
also includes ________
passengers who continue on an aircraft
in international flight that stops at an airport in any of
the 50 States for a non-traffic purpose, such as refueling
or aircraft maintenance rather than passenger activity
Passenger boardings at airports that receive scheduled
passenger service are also referred to as ___________
Enplanements
airports that, in addition to any
other air transportation services that may be available,
are served by aircraft providing air transportation of
only cargo with a total annual landed weight of more
than 100 million pounds.
Cargo Service Airports
“Landed weight” means the
_______
weight of aircraft transporting only cargo in intrastate,
interstate, and foreign air transportation
An airport
may be both a commercial service and a cargo service
airport.
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airports designated by the FAA
to relieve congestion at Commercial Service Airports
and to provide improved general aviation access to the
overall community
Reliever Airports
the remaining airports
are commonly described as General Aviation Airports
General Aviation Airports
This airport type is the largest single group of airports
in the U.S. system
General Aviation Airports
General Aviation Airports also includes __________
privately
owned, public use airports that enplane 2500 or more
passengers annually and receive scheduled airline
service.
2 types of airports
Towered and non towered
airports that are open to the general
public
Civil Airports
airports
operated by the military, National Aeronautics and
Space Administration (NASA), or other agencies of
the Federal Government
Military/Federal Government airports
—airports designated for private or
restricted use only, not open to the general public.
Private Airports
A _______ has an operating control tower
Towered airport
What does ATC stand for
air traffic control
_______ is responsible for providing the safe, orderly,
and expeditious flow of air traffic at airports where the
type of operations and/or volume of traffic requires such a
service
Air traffic control
Pilots operating from a towered airport are required
to ___________
maintain two-way radio communication with ATC and to
acknowledge and comply with their instructions
A pilot may deviate from
an air traffic instruction in an emergency, but must _______
advise
ATC of the deviation as soon as possible.
A ________ does not have an operating control
tower.
nontowered airport
The key to communicating at an
airport without an operating control tower is selection of the
________
correct common frequency
CTAF stands for
Common Traffic Advisory Frequency
_______ is a frequency designated for
the purpose of carrying out airport advisory practices while
operating to or from an airport without an operating control
tower
A CTAF
Types of CTAF
Unicom
Multicom
Flight service station
Tower frequency
FSS stands for
flight service station
_______ is a nongovernment air/ground radio
communication station that may provide airport information
at public use airports where there is no tower or FSS
UNICOM
On pilot
request, UNICOM stations may provide pilots with _______
weather
information, wind direction, the recommended runway, or
other necessary information
Nontowered airport traffic patterns are always entered at
________
pattern altitude
How you enter the pattern depends upon the
________
direction of arrival
The preferred method for entering from
the downwind side of the pattern is to approach the pattern
on a course _________ and join the
pattern at midfield.
45 degrees to the downwind leg
There are several ways to enter the pattern if you’re coming
from the upwind leg side of the airport. One method of entry
from the opposite side of the pattern is to announce your
intentions and cross over midfield at least ______ above pattern altitude _______
500 feet
Normally 1500 feet AGL
Entering pattern midfield for large aircraft, it is best to stay _________
2000 feet AGL
MSL stands for
Mean sea level
AGL stands for
At ground level
UNICOM
(no tower or FSS) frequency use
Communicate with UNICOM
station on published CTAF
frequency (122.7, 122.8, 122.725,
122.975, or 123.0). If unable to
contact UNICOM station, use selfannounce procedures on CTAF.
No tower, FSS,
or UNICOM frequency use
Self-announce on MULTICOM
frequency 122.9
No tower in
operation, FSS open frequency use
Communicate with FSS on CTAF
frequency.
FSS closed
(no tower) frequency use
Self-announce on CTAF.
Tower or FSS
not in operation frequency use
Self-announce on CTAF.
UNICOM
(no tower or FSS) outbound procedure
Before taxiing and
before taxiing on the
runway for departure
