ATC BASICS UPDATED 2026 EXAM SCRIPT QUESTIONS
AND SOLUTIONS SCORED A+
✔✔What are the only two positions in the terminal environment that are called "Tower
positions" - ✔✔Ground and local control
✔✔What is the responsibility of the ground controller at a tower? - ✔✔Responsible for
movement areas other than the runway.
✔✔What is the responsibility of the local controller at a tower? - ✔✔Active runways
✔✔What's does the tower Coordinator position do? - ✔✔Performs
interfacility/intrafacility coordination. Any of the tower positions. Assumes responsibility
for managing traffic flow.
✔✔Tower associate position - ✔✔Assistant to ground or local. Ensures separation.
Utilize tower displays. Accepting and initiating coordination.
✔✔The difference between interfacility and intrafacility - ✔✔Intra is in house. Inter
different facility.
✔✔Four position of the tracon - ✔✔Flight data
Radar associate
Radar controller
Radar coordinator
✔✔Who has responsibility for the safe and efficient operation of a tracon sector -
✔✔Radar team
✔✔Radar associate position at a tracon - ✔✔Ensure separation. Initiate control
instructions. Scan strips to correlate with radar data. Ensure computer entries and
stripmarkings are completed
✔✔Radar position I'm tracon - ✔✔Separate and sequence all aircraft in the sectors
airspace
✔✔Radar coordinator position on tracon - ✔✔Perform interfacility/ interfacility
coordination or traffic actions.
✔✔What cant an en route flight data position do? - ✔✔Can't accept handoffs
✔✔Radar associate at en route. Or D side - ✔✔Point outs. Scan user requested
evaluation tool (URET). Ensure separation.
, ✔✔Radar position or R side at en route - ✔✔Communicates directly with the aircraft to
ensure separation.
✔✔What is another name for the radar coordinator at en route - ✔✔Tracker or handoff
controller
✔✔What position directly talks to the aircraft at en route? - ✔✔Radar position
✔✔Position responsible for compiling statistical data and forwarding flight plan data is
what at en route - ✔✔Radar flight data position
✔✔Position responsible for ensuring separation, initiating control instructions, managing
flight strip info, and assisting the radar position with coordination is what at en route? -
✔✔Radar associate position
✔✔Radar coordinator at en route is responsible for _____ - ✔✔Interfacility/intrafacility
coordination
✔✔The traffic management system (TM) is too ______ with ______ - ✔✔Balance
demand with system capacity
✔✔The ATCSCC. Command center operates what? - ✔✔TMSs. Traffic management
system
✔✔What do TMUs do and where are they located? - ✔✔Balance traffic flows in their
area. All ARTCCs (Centers) and busy tracons.
✔✔TMUs use what techniques to manage demand with capacity in the NAS - ✔✔Traffic
management initiatives. TMIs
✔✔What does the TMI, departure sequencing program (DSP) do? - ✔✔Assigns
departure times to planes at different airports between planes hitting the same fix.
✔✔TMI, En route sequencing program (ESP) - ✔✔Integration into en route stream.
✔✔TMI, Arrival sequencing program (ASP) - ✔✔Assigns fix crossing times to aircraft
going to the same airport.
✔✔TMI, Ground delay program (GDP) - ✔✔Aircraft held on ground to limit airborne
holding. Administered by the command center ATCSCC
✔✔TMI, Ground stops (GS) - ✔✔Most restrictive. Overrides all other TMIs. No aircraft is
released until program is terminated.
AND SOLUTIONS SCORED A+
✔✔What are the only two positions in the terminal environment that are called "Tower
positions" - ✔✔Ground and local control
✔✔What is the responsibility of the ground controller at a tower? - ✔✔Responsible for
movement areas other than the runway.
✔✔What is the responsibility of the local controller at a tower? - ✔✔Active runways
✔✔What's does the tower Coordinator position do? - ✔✔Performs
interfacility/intrafacility coordination. Any of the tower positions. Assumes responsibility
for managing traffic flow.
✔✔Tower associate position - ✔✔Assistant to ground or local. Ensures separation.
Utilize tower displays. Accepting and initiating coordination.
✔✔The difference between interfacility and intrafacility - ✔✔Intra is in house. Inter
different facility.
✔✔Four position of the tracon - ✔✔Flight data
Radar associate
Radar controller
Radar coordinator
✔✔Who has responsibility for the safe and efficient operation of a tracon sector -
✔✔Radar team
✔✔Radar associate position at a tracon - ✔✔Ensure separation. Initiate control
instructions. Scan strips to correlate with radar data. Ensure computer entries and
stripmarkings are completed
✔✔Radar position I'm tracon - ✔✔Separate and sequence all aircraft in the sectors
airspace
✔✔Radar coordinator position on tracon - ✔✔Perform interfacility/ interfacility
coordination or traffic actions.
✔✔What cant an en route flight data position do? - ✔✔Can't accept handoffs
✔✔Radar associate at en route. Or D side - ✔✔Point outs. Scan user requested
evaluation tool (URET). Ensure separation.
, ✔✔Radar position or R side at en route - ✔✔Communicates directly with the aircraft to
ensure separation.
✔✔What is another name for the radar coordinator at en route - ✔✔Tracker or handoff
controller
✔✔What position directly talks to the aircraft at en route? - ✔✔Radar position
✔✔Position responsible for compiling statistical data and forwarding flight plan data is
what at en route - ✔✔Radar flight data position
✔✔Position responsible for ensuring separation, initiating control instructions, managing
flight strip info, and assisting the radar position with coordination is what at en route? -
✔✔Radar associate position
✔✔Radar coordinator at en route is responsible for _____ - ✔✔Interfacility/intrafacility
coordination
✔✔The traffic management system (TM) is too ______ with ______ - ✔✔Balance
demand with system capacity
✔✔The ATCSCC. Command center operates what? - ✔✔TMSs. Traffic management
system
✔✔What do TMUs do and where are they located? - ✔✔Balance traffic flows in their
area. All ARTCCs (Centers) and busy tracons.
✔✔TMUs use what techniques to manage demand with capacity in the NAS - ✔✔Traffic
management initiatives. TMIs
✔✔What does the TMI, departure sequencing program (DSP) do? - ✔✔Assigns
departure times to planes at different airports between planes hitting the same fix.
✔✔TMI, En route sequencing program (ESP) - ✔✔Integration into en route stream.
✔✔TMI, Arrival sequencing program (ASP) - ✔✔Assigns fix crossing times to aircraft
going to the same airport.
✔✔TMI, Ground delay program (GDP) - ✔✔Aircraft held on ground to limit airborne
holding. Administered by the command center ATCSCC
✔✔TMI, Ground stops (GS) - ✔✔Most restrictive. Overrides all other TMIs. No aircraft is
released until program is terminated.
