AIRFIELD DRIVING 2025/2026
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (GRADED
A+)
If a vehicle becomes disabled on an active taxiway drivers will contact
a.) Airfield Management/Control Tower
b.) Crash Recovery/Transportation
c.) Vehicle Maintenance/Control Tower
d.) Airfield Management/Transportation - ANSWER-a.) Airfield Management/Control
Tower
If there are technical difficulties with radio communications with the Control Tower, what
other means may the Control Tower use to communicate?
a.) Landline
b.) Light Gun Signals
c.) Morse Code
d.) Intercom - ANSWER-b.) Light Gun Signals
Vehicle operators encountering small amounts of FOD will stop and secure the FOD,
however large amounts of debris (FOD) will be immediately reported to (_______)?
a.) Airfield Sweeper
b.) Maintenance Operations Control Center
c.) Airfield Management
d.) Either B or C - ANSWER-d.) Either B or C
Taxiway location signs have yellow inscriptions on a black background.
a.) True
b.) False - ANSWER-a.) True
Vehicles operating within 25 feet of an aircraft or 50 feet of a facility will reduce speed to
(_____).
a.) 5 mph
b.) 10 mph
c.) 15 mph
d.) 20 mph - ANSWER-a.) 5 mph
, Do not operate vehicles within (____) feet to the front or (____) feet to the rear of
aircraft with engines are running or about to be started?
a.) 10 feet to the front or 150 feet to the rear
b.) 20 feet to the front or 200 feet to the rear
c.) 25 feet to the front or 200 feet to the rear
d.)25 feet to the front or 250 feet to the rear - ANSWER-c.) 25 feet to the front or 200
feet to the rear
How soon before and how long after an aircraft movement is equipment allowed to be
positioned?
a.) No earlier than 1 hour before and 2 hours after movement
b.) No earlier than 3 hours before and 3 hours after movement
c.) No earlier than 2 hours before and 2 hours after movement
d.) No earlier than 3 hours before and 2 hours after movement - ANSWER-b.) No earlier
than 3 hours before and 3 hours after movement
How far from the edge of the runway is the VFR hold line located?
a.) 50ft
b.) 100ft
c.) 150ft
d.) 200ft - ANSWER-b.) 100ft
Which of the following is an example of a minor airfield violation?
a.) Failure to obtain annual refresher training
b.) Failure to report a disable vehicle in the CMA to either Control Tower or Airfield
Management
c.) Obvious excessive speeding over established speed limits
d.) Failure to obey Control Tower Instructions - ANSWER-a.) Failure to obtain annual
refresher training
During the times the Control Tower is closed and Airfield Management is closed, which
agency has control of the CMA area?
a.) Airfield Management
b.) Command Post
c.) Security Forces
d.) Transient Alert - ANSWER-b.) Command Post
Radio Transmission MUST be kept as brief as possible while still maintaining effective
communication.
a.) True
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (GRADED
A+)
If a vehicle becomes disabled on an active taxiway drivers will contact
a.) Airfield Management/Control Tower
b.) Crash Recovery/Transportation
c.) Vehicle Maintenance/Control Tower
d.) Airfield Management/Transportation - ANSWER-a.) Airfield Management/Control
Tower
If there are technical difficulties with radio communications with the Control Tower, what
other means may the Control Tower use to communicate?
a.) Landline
b.) Light Gun Signals
c.) Morse Code
d.) Intercom - ANSWER-b.) Light Gun Signals
Vehicle operators encountering small amounts of FOD will stop and secure the FOD,
however large amounts of debris (FOD) will be immediately reported to (_______)?
a.) Airfield Sweeper
b.) Maintenance Operations Control Center
c.) Airfield Management
d.) Either B or C - ANSWER-d.) Either B or C
Taxiway location signs have yellow inscriptions on a black background.
a.) True
b.) False - ANSWER-a.) True
Vehicles operating within 25 feet of an aircraft or 50 feet of a facility will reduce speed to
(_____).
a.) 5 mph
b.) 10 mph
c.) 15 mph
d.) 20 mph - ANSWER-a.) 5 mph
, Do not operate vehicles within (____) feet to the front or (____) feet to the rear of
aircraft with engines are running or about to be started?
a.) 10 feet to the front or 150 feet to the rear
b.) 20 feet to the front or 200 feet to the rear
c.) 25 feet to the front or 200 feet to the rear
d.)25 feet to the front or 250 feet to the rear - ANSWER-c.) 25 feet to the front or 200
feet to the rear
How soon before and how long after an aircraft movement is equipment allowed to be
positioned?
a.) No earlier than 1 hour before and 2 hours after movement
b.) No earlier than 3 hours before and 3 hours after movement
c.) No earlier than 2 hours before and 2 hours after movement
d.) No earlier than 3 hours before and 2 hours after movement - ANSWER-b.) No earlier
than 3 hours before and 3 hours after movement
How far from the edge of the runway is the VFR hold line located?
a.) 50ft
b.) 100ft
c.) 150ft
d.) 200ft - ANSWER-b.) 100ft
Which of the following is an example of a minor airfield violation?
a.) Failure to obtain annual refresher training
b.) Failure to report a disable vehicle in the CMA to either Control Tower or Airfield
Management
c.) Obvious excessive speeding over established speed limits
d.) Failure to obey Control Tower Instructions - ANSWER-a.) Failure to obtain annual
refresher training
During the times the Control Tower is closed and Airfield Management is closed, which
agency has control of the CMA area?
a.) Airfield Management
b.) Command Post
c.) Security Forces
d.) Transient Alert - ANSWER-b.) Command Post
Radio Transmission MUST be kept as brief as possible while still maintaining effective
communication.
a.) True
