OP Flashcards
category of an airport wherein it has an operating control tower
controlled airport
category of an airport wherein it does not have an operating control tower
uncontrolled airport
facility wherein it has advisory privileges rather than control authority
airway communication facilities
compilation of aeronautical information relative to the Philippine air operations
AIP
AIP meaning
Aeronautical Information Publication
topographic map of an area of the earth’s surface, designed as an aid to aircraft navigation
aeronautical chart
contains real time information essential to personnel concerned with flight operations
NOTAM
NOTAM meaning
notice to airmen
parts of a ground surface area
movement area (runways, taxiways) || non-movement area (apron, ramp)
designated for takeoff and landing
runways
where is runway orientation based on
magnetic heading
types of runway
visual runway / non precision instrument runway / precision instrument runway
located at a point on the runway other than the designated beginning of the runway || adjusted if there are obstructions along the path
displaced threshold
surface adjacent to the ends of a runway provided to reduce the erosive effect of jet blast and propeller wash
blast pads
area beyond the runway which can be used for decelaration in the event of a rejected takeoff
stopways