Test your Airport Knowledge With a Short Quiz

Airport Quiz

How much do you know about Airports? Answer the questions below to find out.

1. How many threshold markings are required on a 150 foot wide precision runway?

10
14
8
12

2. Which photo depicts a Runway Hold Short line?

3. Name the type airspace that matches the following description: "Generally, that airspace from the surface to 10,000 feet MSL surrounding the nation's busiest airports in terms of IFR operations or passenger enplanements. The configuration this airspace area is individually tailored and consists of a surface area and two or more layers, it sometimes looks like an upside down wedding cake"

Class A
Class B
Class C
Class D

4. What are the number designators of runways based on?

They are numbered by state, based on the sequence of when the runways are commissioned, ie the first runway is called "1", the second is "2", etc.
Magnetic Compass Headings
They are decided by the Airport Operator based on preference
The Latitude and Longitude of the runway

5. What does PCCP stand for?

Pavement Convection Conversion Plan
Portland Cement Concrete Pavement
Port of Connecticut Company
Plan for Coolant Contaminants Partition

6. What qualifies an airport to be under CFR Part FAR 139?

Scheduled passenger-carrying operations of an air carrier operating aircraft configured for more than 9 passenger seats, as determined by the regulations under which the operation is conducted or the aircraft type certificate issued by a competent civil aviation authority
Scheduled passenger-carrying operations of an air carrier operating aircraft configured for more than 31 passenger seats, as determined by the regulations under which the operation is conducted or the aircraft type certificate issued by a competent civil aviation authority
Unscheduled passenger-carrying operations of an air carrier operating aircraft configured for at least 31 passenger seats, as determined by the regulations under which the operation is conducted or the aircraft type certificate issued by a competent civil aviation authority
Both A and C
Both B and C

7. Which of the following aircraft is considered a design group 3?

CRJ 200
Boeing 767
A330
Boeing 737

8. Incandescent, Halogen, Quartz, & LED are types of what?

Minerals used for Concrete
Minerals used for Asphalt
Airfield Lighting
Terms the FAA uses that are outdated

9. What color are inpavement runway guard lights?

red
blue
amber
green

10. Airport locations signs are?

red on white
yellow on black
white on yellow
green on white

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