ATC BASICS FINAL EXAM 2026 ACTUAL QUESTIONS
AND SOLUTIONS SCORED A+
✔✔What two type of facilities are referred to as terminal? - ✔✔Tracon and ATCT
✔✔Who is normally the first person a pilot talks to at the tower? - ✔✔Clearance delivery
✔✔The operation of the Traffic management system TM is the responsibility of the
_____ - ✔✔Command center
✔✔Routes that are below 18,000 feet MSL - ✔✔V, Victor airway and RNAV tango
routes
✔✔Routes between FL180 & FL450 - ✔✔J, jet routes and RNAV Q routes
✔✔What are the primary navaids in the NAS - ✔✔VORs and VORTACs
✔✔Where is the FAA administrators office located - ✔✔Washington D.C
✔✔Does the FAA own airports? - ✔✔No
✔✔White Pavement markings colors - ✔✔Runways and landing areas
✔✔Yellow pavement marking colors. - ✔✔Taxiways, closed and hazardous areas and
holding positions
✔✔003° would be what runway designator - ✔✔Runways 36
✔✔Runway centerline markings - ✔✔White, 120 long, 80 gap
✔✔Describe Runway threshold markings - ✔✔White, number of longitudinal lines
illustrates runway width. Standard length is 150
✔✔Describe runway aiming point markings - ✔✔White, 1000 from threshold, 150
length, solid thick white
✔✔Describe touchdown zone markings - ✔✔White, On precision runway, 500
increments, two pairs of rectangular bars in groups of two. 150 long
✔✔What markings are always on a runway - ✔✔Aiming point (if longer than 4000 ft)
and centerline. Runway designator
✔✔What markings are on a non precision runway - ✔✔Threshold markings, runway
designator, aiming point, centerline
, ✔✔What additional markings do you add on a precision runway - ✔✔Touchdown zone
markings
✔✔Describe Runway edge markings - ✔✔White, Length of the runway. Marks unusable
part of the runway along he edges.
✔✔Describe runway shoulder markings - ✔✔Yellow. Optional. Angles 45° that begin at
the runway edge markings
✔✔What reduces the runway available for landings? - ✔✔Displaced threshold
✔✔What are the displaced threshold markings and where are they - ✔✔The non-
landing portion, 10 foot wide threshold bar, four white arrowheads point direction of
landing, white arrows along centerline. Yellow taxiway centerline way extend into
displaced threshold
✔✔How would you number runway with magnetic heading of 094° - ✔✔9
✔✔How would you number runway with magnetic heading of 004° - ✔✔36
✔✔What runway markings consist of 4 to 16 longitudinal white stripes of uniform
dimensions arranged symmetrically on either side of the runway centerline? -
✔✔Runway threshold Markings
✔✔What bar delineates a displaced threshold from a blast pad, stopway, or aligned
taxiway? - ✔✔Demarcation bar
✔✔What identifies a blast pad, stopway, and Emas - ✔✔Chevron markings
✔✔Unusable portion of the runway which appears usable and is marked with large
yellow chevrons identifies what? - ✔✔Blast pad
✔✔Taxiway centerline marking is what? - ✔✔Continuous yellow
✔✔What markings indicates an area a pilot is permitted to cross - ✔✔Dashed taxiway
edge markings
✔✔What do taxiway shoulder markings indicate? - ✔✔NOT intended for use. May not
be able to support the aircraft. Yellow and optional.
✔✔A painted holding sign is mandatory instruction and is what color - ✔✔Red
background, white text
AND SOLUTIONS SCORED A+
✔✔What two type of facilities are referred to as terminal? - ✔✔Tracon and ATCT
✔✔Who is normally the first person a pilot talks to at the tower? - ✔✔Clearance delivery
✔✔The operation of the Traffic management system TM is the responsibility of the
_____ - ✔✔Command center
✔✔Routes that are below 18,000 feet MSL - ✔✔V, Victor airway and RNAV tango
routes
✔✔Routes between FL180 & FL450 - ✔✔J, jet routes and RNAV Q routes
✔✔What are the primary navaids in the NAS - ✔✔VORs and VORTACs
✔✔Where is the FAA administrators office located - ✔✔Washington D.C
✔✔Does the FAA own airports? - ✔✔No
✔✔White Pavement markings colors - ✔✔Runways and landing areas
✔✔Yellow pavement marking colors. - ✔✔Taxiways, closed and hazardous areas and
holding positions
✔✔003° would be what runway designator - ✔✔Runways 36
✔✔Runway centerline markings - ✔✔White, 120 long, 80 gap
✔✔Describe Runway threshold markings - ✔✔White, number of longitudinal lines
illustrates runway width. Standard length is 150
✔✔Describe runway aiming point markings - ✔✔White, 1000 from threshold, 150
length, solid thick white
✔✔Describe touchdown zone markings - ✔✔White, On precision runway, 500
increments, two pairs of rectangular bars in groups of two. 150 long
✔✔What markings are always on a runway - ✔✔Aiming point (if longer than 4000 ft)
and centerline. Runway designator
✔✔What markings are on a non precision runway - ✔✔Threshold markings, runway
designator, aiming point, centerline
, ✔✔What additional markings do you add on a precision runway - ✔✔Touchdown zone
markings
✔✔Describe Runway edge markings - ✔✔White, Length of the runway. Marks unusable
part of the runway along he edges.
✔✔Describe runway shoulder markings - ✔✔Yellow. Optional. Angles 45° that begin at
the runway edge markings
✔✔What reduces the runway available for landings? - ✔✔Displaced threshold
✔✔What are the displaced threshold markings and where are they - ✔✔The non-
landing portion, 10 foot wide threshold bar, four white arrowheads point direction of
landing, white arrows along centerline. Yellow taxiway centerline way extend into
displaced threshold
✔✔How would you number runway with magnetic heading of 094° - ✔✔9
✔✔How would you number runway with magnetic heading of 004° - ✔✔36
✔✔What runway markings consist of 4 to 16 longitudinal white stripes of uniform
dimensions arranged symmetrically on either side of the runway centerline? -
✔✔Runway threshold Markings
✔✔What bar delineates a displaced threshold from a blast pad, stopway, or aligned
taxiway? - ✔✔Demarcation bar
✔✔What identifies a blast pad, stopway, and Emas - ✔✔Chevron markings
✔✔Unusable portion of the runway which appears usable and is marked with large
yellow chevrons identifies what? - ✔✔Blast pad
✔✔Taxiway centerline marking is what? - ✔✔Continuous yellow
✔✔What markings indicates an area a pilot is permitted to cross - ✔✔Dashed taxiway
edge markings
✔✔What do taxiway shoulder markings indicate? - ✔✔NOT intended for use. May not
be able to support the aircraft. Yellow and optional.
✔✔A painted holding sign is mandatory instruction and is what color - ✔✔Red
background, white text
