Airport Operations practice questions

Answer: B) A runway holding position ahead

• AIncorrect. That uses an X.
• BCorrect. Dashed yellow lines border the centerline.
• CIncorrect. That uses other markings.
• DIncorrect. They warn of a hold line.

Answer: B) Give way and keep circling

• AIncorrect. That's steady green.
• BCorrect. Don't land yet.
• CIncorrect. That's flashing red.
• DIncorrect. That's flashing green.

Answer: A) Paired strobes

• ACorrect. Two synchronized flashing lights at the threshold.
• BIncorrect. Those mark thresholds.
• CIncorrect. Those are taxiways.
• DIncorrect. Those mark obstacles.

Answer: C) Exercise extreme caution

• AIncorrect. That is flashing white on the ground.
• BIncorrect. That is steady green in flight.
• CCorrect. It applies on the ground and in flight.
• DIncorrect. That is flashing red in flight.

Answer: A) Runway guard lights marking the holding position for an active runway ahead

A pair of elevated flashing yellow lights on each side of the taxiway at the hold position marking are runway guard lights. They confirm an active runway ahead and help prevent runway incursions.

• ACorrect. Elevated runway guard lights are a pair of flashing yellow lights on both sides of the taxiway at the runway holding position marking. They confirm that an active runway is ahead and help prevent runway incursions.
• BIncorrect. Stop bars are steady red lights, set into the pavement across the taxiway, with elevated red lights on each side. They are not flashing yellow.
• CIncorrect. Runway Entrance Lights in the runway status lights system are red in-pavement lights. They are not elevated flashing yellow fixtures.
• DIncorrect. Clearance bars are three steady yellow in-pavement lights at taxiway holding points or intersections. They are not elevated flashing lights at a runway hold position.

Answer: A) Into the wind

• ACorrect. Its small end faces the wind.
• BIncorrect. It points into the wind.
• CIncorrect. It follows the wind.
• DIncorrect. It follows the wind.

Answer: A) Before the large airplane's rotation point

• ACorrect. Then climb above its flight path.
• BIncorrect. That puts you in its wake.
• CIncorrect. Lift off before it.
• DIncorrect. Departing airplanes make strong vortices.

Answer: C) About 15 knots or more

• AIncorrect. Full extension begins much lower.
• BIncorrect. A limp sock suggests light winds.
• CCorrect. Partial extension suggests lighter winds.
• DIncorrect. A full sock shows strong wind.

Answer: D) Solid and dashed yellow

• AIncorrect. They're yellow lines.
• BIncorrect. They're yellow.
• CIncorrect. They're yellow.
• DCorrect. Two solid and two dashed yellow lines; hold on the solid side.

Answer: A) Green lights mark the taxiway centerline; blue lights mark the taxiway edges

Taxiway edge lights are blue and taxiway centerline lights are steady green. Runway edge and centerline lights are white.

• ACorrect. Taxiway centerline lights are steady-burning green lights, and taxiway edge lights emit blue light.
• BIncorrect. Threshold lights are green, but they run across the runway end, not along a centerline. Runway edge lights are white, or yellow on the caution zone of instrument runways. They are not blue.
• CIncorrect. This swaps the colors. Edge lights are blue and centerline lights are green.
• DIncorrect. Runway centerline lights are white, changing to alternating red/white and then all red near the runway end. Blue edge lights identify a taxiway, not a runway safety area.