Lesson 4 Airports Flashcards
Airports/ heliports contain ______ and ______ areas
Movement, and non movement
Movement areas are
Runways
Taxiways
Other selected areas of an airport/heliport
Non Movement areas are…
Taxiways not visible from the tower
Apron (ramp)areas
Pavement markings:
White:
Yellow:
White: runways and landing areas (heliports too)
Yellow: taxiways, closed and hazardous areas, and holding positions
Name 8 compass rose (N, S, E, W, etc.)
N=36 E=9 S=18 W=27 NE-4or5 SE-13 or 14 SW 22 or 23 NW 31-32
What closely identifies the actual beginning point of the runway threshold used for landing?
Runways threshold markings
How long are runway threshold markings?
Standard length is 150 feet
Markings that provide visual aiming points for landing operations.
Runway aiming points.
How far are the runway aiming markings from the landing threshold?
1,000 feet
Identifies touch down zone along a precision runway in 500-ft increments
Runway touch down zones
How far apart are runway touch down zones?
500 ft
Runway with no instrument approach
- no threshold markings
- aiming point (only on 4,000ft or longer)
- designation markings (runways number)
Nonprecision instrument approach
Runway
- has threshold markings
- aiming point marking
- doesn’t have vertical guidance all the way down
Precision instrument approach
Runways
- threshold markings
- aiming point markings
- touchdown zone markings
- has vertical guidance all the way down to the runway (certain ft per min)
What are the two precision approaches?
ILS- instrument landing system
PAR - precision approach radar
MDA
Minimum decent altitude
Stripes of runway edge markings are_____
White
Runway edge markings extend the ______
Full length of the runway
Runway shoulder markings (slanted _____degrees and start at ________) are ______.
Also they are optional
45
Runway midpoint
Yellow
_________ Threshold located at the point of the runway other than the designated beginning of the runway.
Displaced threshold
Displaced threshold
Non landing portion
What is the difference between the arrows and arrow heads? Where are they!
White arrows- along center line
----> ----->
White arrow heads
> > > >
Only 4 white arrow heads
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---> -----> >|
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>|How wide is the white threshold bar?
What is it?
10ft wide
Perpendicular to the centerline across width of runway at the point of displacement
_______ may extend into the displaced area but not always
Yellow taxiway centerline markings
Designate a runway with magnetic heading of 094
9
Designate runway with magnetic heading of 005
36 or 1
What runway marking consist of 4 to 16 longitudinal white stripes uniform dimensions arranged symmetrically on either side of the runway centerline?
Threshold
_________ deliniates they runway with a displaced threshold from a blast pad, stop way, or an aligned taxiway that proceeds the runway
Demarcation bar
_________ identifies pave blast pads, stop ways, EMAS in relation to the end of the runway
Chevron markings
What color are the demarcation bars and chevrons?
Yellow
_______ is a service adjacent to the ends of a runway provided to reduce the risk of effect of jet blast and propeller wash
Blast pad
________ is an area beyond the take off runway able to support the airplane during an aborted takeoff
Stop way
________ are constructed of high energy absorbing materials of selected strength, are located in the safety area beyond the end of the runway
EMAS
EMAS stand for
Engineered materials arresting systems
When a runway closes permanently,
________ are disconnected
________ are painted in __________
____,_____,____, are obliterated
Lighting circuits
Yellow crosses , 1,000 foot intervals
Threshold, runway designation, and touchdown zone.
_________ is one which is unusable and maybe hazardous even though it may appear usable
A closed runway or taxiway
Temporary closing:
Airport operator may use a _______ on ______.
Raised lighted yellow “x” on each runway end
Temporary closed taxiways are usually treated as _____
Hazardous areas
Hazardous areas :
No ______ may ______
Taxiway is marked with ______ or _____
Aircraft, may enter
Yellow X or blocked with barricades
An unusable portion of the runway which appears usable and is marked with large yellow chevron is identifies a _______
Blast pad
All taxiways have a_______
Painted taxiway centerline
Taxiway centerline marking is______
A continuous yellow line
________ are used to indicate an area where pilots are permitted to cross over the surface marking
Dashed taxiway edge markings
________ are used to delineate the taxiway edge from the shoulder or some other area not intended for use by pilot
Continuous taxiway edge markings
Non movement area boundary markings
- consisted of _____
______ line is on the non movement area side.
One dashed line and one solid yellow line
Solid line
Can go down but not up w\out clearance
_ _ _ _ _ _ dashed
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Continuous
Runway 9-27 at an intersection sign means
9 on left 27 on right
What is this befor a runway
\_\_ \_\_ l \_\_ \_\_
\_\_ \_\_ l \_\_ \_\_2 dashed
-----l------
-----l------two solid
l
l
Center line
Runway holding position markings
White on red ______
You cross your dead
_______ consist of 4 yellow lines, 2 solid and 2 dashed, extending across the width of the taxiway or runway
Runway holding position markings
_______ have a black background with yellow inscriptions and a yellow border
Runway location signs
Taxiway shoulder markings indicate that the pavement is _____ intended for use by aircraft and maybe unable to support an aircraft
NOT
______ have a black background with white inscriptions
Runway distance remaining sign
Runway distance remaining signs inform the pilot of
Distance in thousands of feet of landing runway remaining
Typical mandatory instruction signs and application:
4
- Runway holding position
- runway approach area holding position -ILS critical area holding position
- no entry sign, typically, the sign would be located on a taxiway intended to be used in only One Direction
Black on yellow _______
Follow that fellow
Yellow on black
Is where your at
Civilian heliports have a
White H
Hospital heliports have a
Red H inside a large red outline cross
The centerline of the taxiway is marked with A ______ line
Continuous yellow line
A runway with a_______ approach does not have touchdown markings
Non precision
Runway numbers and letters determine from the approach direction
Runway designator
Consist of two rectangular white stripes, markings one on each side of the runway centerline and approximately 1000 feet from landing threshold
Runway aiming point marking
Consist of a single continuance yellow line. Provides a visual cue to permit taxing along a designated path
Taxi way center line
These signs have a red background with a white inscription and are used to denote an entrance to a runway, critical area, or areas where an aircraft is prohibited from entering.
Mandatory instruction signs
Areas not under control of Atc on the airport
Non movement areas
Lighting circuits will be disconnected, and touched on markings are obliterated and yellow crosses are placed at each end of the runway at 1000 foot intervals
Permanently closed runway
Airport beacons What colors are these Lighted land airport lighted water airport lighted heliport military airport
Flashing white and green
flashing white and yellow
flashing white, yellow, and green
Two quick white flashes followed by a green flash
The _______ is turned on ______ or during _____ weather conditions
Rotating beacon
At night
Restricted
Operation of the rotating beacon during _______ often indicates that the surface visibility is less than ______ statute miles and/or the ceiling is less than _______feet
The day
3
1000
Name the three types of runway lights
Runway end identifer lights (REIL) runway edge light system
in-runway lighting
Consist of a pair of synchronize white flashing strobe lights located laterally on each side of the runway threshold facing the incoming traffic
REILs
Runway edge lights system
_____ replaces white on the last ______feet or half of the runway length, whichever is less
Yellow
2,000
Threshold lights marking the ends of the runway emit:
Red light equals end of runway
green light equals landing threshold
______Consists of two rows of lights; One on each side and parallel to the runway centerline lights
Start _______ feet from the landing threshold.
Extends______ feet from the threshold or midpoint of the runway, whichever is less
Touchdown zone lighting (TDZL)
100
3000
______Consist of lights spaced at 50 foot intervals.
White until last ______ feet then white alternating with Red for the next _______feet
all red and the last ______ feet
Runway centerline lighting system (RCLS) 3000 feet 2000 feet 1000 feet
_______ are a system of lights arrange to provide visual dissent guidance (glideslope information) during the approach to a runway
How far are these lights visible in the daytime and at night?
visual approach indicators (VASIs)
Day: 3-5 miles
Night: 20 miles or more
________ provide the basic means to transition from instrument flight to visual flight for landing on the runway
Approach light systems (ALS)
What color are taxiway edge lights ?
Blue
What color are taxiway centerline lights?
Green
________Are installed at holding positions to further attract attention in Logan’s ability condition.
Runway guard lights
_______ Are used to confirm that Atc clearance to enter or across the active runway in low visibility conditions.
Stop bar lights
________Consist of a row of red, unidirectional in pavement lights installed across the entire taxiway at the runway holding position.
Stop bar lights
And airport identified by and flashing white and yellow rotating beacon is______.
Lighted water
