FAA Basics EOC | Air Traffic Fundamentals Practice Questions, Answers & End-of-Course Exam Review 2026-2027
The ATO is managed by...? Chief Operating Officer
What is the first duty priority of an air traffic controller? Separating aircraft and issuing safety alerts
What criteria is used when classifying terminal facilities? Traffic Volume and Complexity
In a TRACON facility, who has the responsibility for the Radar Team
safe and efficient operation of a sector?
What is the primary mission of the TM system? Balance system demands with system capacity
***Elements of the NAS include...? All of the above and associated facility and associated personnel.
Instrument Flight Rules govern the procedures for Instrument Flight
conducting...?
***What does NOT represent one of the uses of an airport Loading Passengers
movement area?
An airport with three parallel runways with a magnetic 22R, 22L, 22C
heading of 216 degrees would have runway designations
of...?
What type of sign is displayed with a black background Runway Location Sign
and yellow text in a yellow box?
What color are taxiway edge lights? Blue
What is the minimum RVSM vertical separation required 1000
for IFR aircraft below FL 410?
What is the minimum nonradar lateral departure 45 Degrees
divergence?
What is the standard radar separation provided by an 5 miles
enroute facility between two aircraft at FL 270?
At what altitude can controllers apply visual separation? Up to, but not including, FL 180
, FAA Basics EOC | Air Traffic Fundamentals Practice Questions, Answers & End-of-Course Exam Review 2026-2027
Who applies the same runway separation? ATCT
What must ATC ensure before multiple aircraft are cleared Holding pattern airspace areas do not overlap
to hold over different fixes at the same altitude?
***Which method is NOT used to disseminate airmen's PHMS Charts
information?
A NOTAM that consists of information that is normally FDC NOTAM
regulatory in nature pertaining to IFR flight procedure
changes and temporary flight restrictions is classified as
an...?
Who is responsible for originating NOTAM's that concern Technical Operations personnel responsible for monitoring the navigational aid
any condition that affects operations of NAVAIDs or
frequencies?
Which of the following is a true statement of the primary Requires no equipment in the aircraft
radar system?
***Which is NOT a component of a primary radar? Interrogator
Which radar system uses both a ground-based interrogator Secondary radar
and an aircraft-based transponder?
***Which component of the secondary radar system is a Interrogator
ground-based transmitter?
Where is electronic data depicted on a radar display? Video Map
How often does the ADS-B system transmit location? Every Second
What information is contained in the FAA Order JO Provides direction and guidance for operating and managing air traffic
7210.3?
Revised, reprinted, or new pages in FAA Orders JO Vertical Lines
7110.65 and JO 7210.3 are indicated by bold...?
In FAA Order 7110.65 the word used to specify that a Shall or Must
procedure is mandatory is...?
***An LOA must be prepared for all of the following Establish the jurisdictional boundaries for each operational position/sector
reasons EXCEPT...?
The ATO is managed by...? Chief Operating Officer
What is the first duty priority of an air traffic controller? Separating aircraft and issuing safety alerts
What criteria is used when classifying terminal facilities? Traffic Volume and Complexity
In a TRACON facility, who has the responsibility for the Radar Team
safe and efficient operation of a sector?
What is the primary mission of the TM system? Balance system demands with system capacity
***Elements of the NAS include...? All of the above and associated facility and associated personnel.
Instrument Flight Rules govern the procedures for Instrument Flight
conducting...?
***What does NOT represent one of the uses of an airport Loading Passengers
movement area?
An airport with three parallel runways with a magnetic 22R, 22L, 22C
heading of 216 degrees would have runway designations
of...?
What type of sign is displayed with a black background Runway Location Sign
and yellow text in a yellow box?
What color are taxiway edge lights? Blue
What is the minimum RVSM vertical separation required 1000
for IFR aircraft below FL 410?
What is the minimum nonradar lateral departure 45 Degrees
divergence?
What is the standard radar separation provided by an 5 miles
enroute facility between two aircraft at FL 270?
At what altitude can controllers apply visual separation? Up to, but not including, FL 180
, FAA Basics EOC | Air Traffic Fundamentals Practice Questions, Answers & End-of-Course Exam Review 2026-2027
Who applies the same runway separation? ATCT
What must ATC ensure before multiple aircraft are cleared Holding pattern airspace areas do not overlap
to hold over different fixes at the same altitude?
***Which method is NOT used to disseminate airmen's PHMS Charts
information?
A NOTAM that consists of information that is normally FDC NOTAM
regulatory in nature pertaining to IFR flight procedure
changes and temporary flight restrictions is classified as
an...?
Who is responsible for originating NOTAM's that concern Technical Operations personnel responsible for monitoring the navigational aid
any condition that affects operations of NAVAIDs or
frequencies?
Which of the following is a true statement of the primary Requires no equipment in the aircraft
radar system?
***Which is NOT a component of a primary radar? Interrogator
Which radar system uses both a ground-based interrogator Secondary radar
and an aircraft-based transponder?
***Which component of the secondary radar system is a Interrogator
ground-based transmitter?
Where is electronic data depicted on a radar display? Video Map
How often does the ADS-B system transmit location? Every Second
What information is contained in the FAA Order JO Provides direction and guidance for operating and managing air traffic
7210.3?
Revised, reprinted, or new pages in FAA Orders JO Vertical Lines
7110.65 and JO 7210.3 are indicated by bold...?
In FAA Order 7110.65 the word used to specify that a Shall or Must
procedure is mandatory is...?
***An LOA must be prepared for all of the following Establish the jurisdictional boundaries for each operational position/sector
reasons EXCEPT...?
