Airport Operations Quiz

What is the purpose of an airport beacon?

• To guide aircraft during takeoff

• To identify an airport at night

• To provide visual glide path information

• To indicate the type of airport

What does a flashing white and green beacon indicate?

• A civilian land airport

• A military airport

• A heliport

• A water airport

What is the purpose of a visual glideslope indicator?

• To transition from instrument flight to visual flight for landing

• To indicate the type of airport

• To provide obstacle clearance within 10 degrees of the extended runway centerline

• To guide aircraft during takeoff

What does a two bar Vasi installation provide?

• Obstruction clearance within 10 degrees of the extended runway centerline

• One visual glide path normally set at one quarter degree above the lower glide path

• One visual glide path normally set at three degrees

• Two visual glide paths

What is the purpose of a holding position marker?

• To guide aircraft during takeoff

• To provide obstacle clearance within 10 degrees of the extended runway centerline

• To denote where the aircraft is to hold

• To indicate the type of airport

What is the purpose of a Unicom station?

• To provide airport information at public-use airports

• To provide information on airport lighting aides

• To provide recommended runway information

• To provide weather information

What is the purpose of an Airport Facility Directory (AFD)?

• To provide information on airport lighting

• To provide time-critical information on airports

• To provide comprehensive information on a given airport

• To provide information on airport markings and signs

What is the purpose of a towered airport?

• To provide airport information at public-use airports

• To provide a safe, orderly, and expeditious flow of air traffic

• To provide a frequency designated for airport advisory practices

• To provide information on operating on or in the vicinity of an airport

What is the purpose of a windsock at an airport?

• To indicate the type of airport

• To provide visual glide path information

• To guide aircraft during takeoff

• To indicate wind direction and intensity

What is the purpose of a taxiway at an airport?

• To provide a path for aircraft to move between the runway and other parts of the airport

• To provide a safe, orderly, and expeditious flow of air traffic

• To provide information on operating on or in the vicinity of an airport

• To provide airport information at public-use airports