6.5 Airport Signs and Markings - Practice Questions

(Refer to FAA-CT-8080-2H, Figure 65, Item G.) What do the four yellow lines (two solid, two broken) on a taxiway signify?

• A taxiway location.

• The end of a taxiway.

• A runway boundary.

Answer explanation

This sign, which faces the runway and is visible to the pilot exiting the runway, is intended to provide pilots with a visual cue when they are “clear of the runway.”

(Refer to FAA-CT-8080-2H, Figure 65, Item E.) What is indicated by a taxiway location sign (yellow letter on a black background with a yellow border)?

• The current taxiway.

• The direction to the next runway.

• The holding position on a taxiway.

Answer explanation

This sign tells the pilot the name of the taxiway they are currently on.

(Refer to FAA-CT-8080-2H, Figure 64, Item D.) What is indicated by the marking on the runway (four yellow lines, two of which are solid and two of which are dashed)?

• Unusable Area

• Taxiway Holding Position Marking

• Runway Holding Position Marking

Answer explanation

Runway Holding Position Marking:

It has four yellow lines, two of which are solid and two of which are dashed.

Drawn on a taxiway or runway.

Carries out the same function as the runway holding position sign.

Identify the airport signs.

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b

c

d

Runway Hold Position

No Aircraft Entry

Hold Position Sign - ILS Critical Area

Holding Position Sign - Runway Approach

Identify the airport signs.

a

b

c

d

Runway location sign

ILS Critical Area Boundary Sign

Taxiway Location Sign

Destination Sign

Identify the airport signs.

a

b

c

d

Distance Remaining Sign

Taxiway Ending Sign

Destination Sign for Terminal

Destination Sign for taxiway B