ATC Basics
According to their location, ATO air traffic control facilities are assigned to one of:
a. nine regions
b. three service areas
c. eleven FAA primary offices
d. four FAA headquarters divisions - answerb. three service areas
The air traffic facility that has no direct authority over Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) or
Visual Flight Rules (VFR) traffic is the
a. Airport Traffic Control Tower (ATCT)
b. Terminal Radar Approach Control (TRACON)
c. Automated Flight Service Station (AFSS)
d. Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC) - answerc. Automated Flight Service
Station (AFSS)
The Air Traffic Organization (ATO) is managed by a(n)
a. Associate Administrator
b. Vice President
c. Chief Operating Officer
d. Administrator - answerc. Chief Operating Officer
The primary Navigational Aids (NAVAIDs) for the nation's airways in the National
Airspace System (NAS) are
a. marker beacons
b. VOR's/VORTAC's
c. Non Directional Beacons (NDBs)
d. Instrument Landing Systems (ILSs) - answerb. VOR's/VORTAC's
The primary mission of the Traffic Management System (TMS) is to
a. regulate air traffic procedures
b. balance air traffic demand with system capacity
c. implement the use of state-of-the-art equipment
d. ascertain controller stress and workload - answerb. balance air traffic demand with
system capacity
The operations of the TMS is the responsibility of the
a. Central Altitude Reservation
b. ARTCC Traffic Management Unit (TMU) for each area
c. Air Traffic Manager
d. Air Traffic Control System Command Center (ARTCC) - answerd. Air Traffic Control
System Command Center (ARTCC)
,The primary function of the Traffic Management Unit (TMU) is to
a. monitor and balance traffic flows within their area of responsibility in accordance with
traffic management directives
b. ensure maximum efficiency in the utilization of the total National Airspace System,
thereby producing a safe, orderly, and expeditious flow of traffic
c. manage the flow of air traffic throughout the National Airspace System to achieve
optimum use of the navigable airspace and minimize the effect of air traffic delays
d. manage the flow of tower traffic by ensuring that traffic demand does not exceed
operationally minimal levels of traffic - answera. monitor and balance traffic flows within
their area of responsibility in accordance with traffic management directives
The primary purpose of the Air Traffic Control System is to
a. prevent collision and organize and expedite the flow of traffic
b. provide traffic advisories
c. monitor holding patterns
d. advise pilots of altitude deviations of 300 feet or more - answera. prevent collision
and organize and expedite the flow of traffic
Which Statement is not correct concerning the provision of additional services?
a. Providing additional services is optional on the part of the controller.
b. Additional services are required when the work situation permits.
c. Traffic advisories, weather information, and holding pattern surveillance are all types
of additional services.
d. Ability to provide additional services may be limited by higher priority duties and
controller workload. - answera. Providing additional services is optional on the part of
the controller.
When considering the duty priority of an air traffic controller, first priority is given to
a. coordinating
b. issuing traffic
c. separating aircraft
d. vectoring - answerc. separating aircraft
Nonradar separation is used in preference to radar separation when
a. an operational advantage will be gained
b. the aircraft is not transponder equipped
c. secondary radar is out of service
d. controller is not radar qualified - answera. an operational advantage will be gained
The facility primarily responsible for conducting prior briefings is the
a. ATCT
b. ARTCC
c. ATCSCC
d. AFSS - answerd. AFSS
,Which position in the Automated Flight Service Station (AFSS) records and
disseminates Hazardous Inflight Weather Advisory Service (HIWAS) summaries?
a. Weather Observer
b. Broadcast
c. Flight Data/NOTAM Coordinator
d. Preflight - answerb. Broadcast
Which of the following duties is not the function of the Clearance Delivery position in the
tower?
a. Operating communication equipment
b. Processing and forwarding flight plan information
c. Compiling statistical data
d. Issuing clearances and ensuring accuracy of readback - answerc. Compiling
statistical data
Of the following, which position in the tower ensures separation?
a. Local Control
b. Clearance Delivery
c. Flight Data
d. Tower Associate - answera. Local Control
The ATC facility that provides air traffic control services to aircraft on IFR flight plans
during the en route phase of flight is
a. ATCT
b. AFSS
c. TRACON
d. ARTCC - answerd. ARTCC
The only en route sector team member whose duties do not include accepting handoffs
is the __________ position.
a. Radar Coordinator
b. Radar Associate
c. Radar
d. Radar Flight Data - answerd. Radar Flight Data
In a Terminal Radar Approach Control (TRACON) facility, who has the responsibility for
the safe and efficient operation of a sector?
a. Facility Manager
b. Radar Position
c. Radar Associate Position
d. Radar Team - answerd. Radar Team
A runway with a magnetic heading of 003 degrees should be designated Runway
a. 0
b. 1
c. 3
, d. 36 - answerd. 36
Markings which consist of pairs of three, then two, and then one rectangular bar(s) on
each side of the runway centerline, 500 feet apart, identify the
a. threshold
b. runway edge
c. touchdown zone
d. touchdown aim point - answerc. touchdown zone
What runway marking extends the full-length pavement area?
a. Runway side stripes
b. Dashed side stripes
c. Runway centerlines
d. Dashed centerlines - answera. Runway side stripes
A(n) _______ consists of white arrows which point in the direction of landing, replacing
the runway centerline, and beginning at the non-landing portion to the threshold bar.
a. stabilized area
b. abandoned runway
c. relocated threshold
d. displaced threshold - answerd. displaced threshold
A taxiway ______ is identified by a continuous yellow line.
a. holding line
b. parking area
c. centerline
d. closed for repair - answerc. centerline
What color are taxiway edge lights?
a. white
b. amber
c. blue
d. red - answerc. blue
_______ are designed to emit light to help pilots identify airports.
a. Runway End Identifier Lights
b. Airport beacons
c. Runway edge lights
d. In-runway lights - answerb. Airport beacons
Touchdown Zone Lighting (TDZL) and Runway Centerline Lights System (RCLS) are
two types of
a. Runway End Identifier Lights
b. Taxiway lights
c. In-runway lights
d. Runway edge lights - answerc. In-runway lights
According to their location, ATO air traffic control facilities are assigned to one of:
a. nine regions
b. three service areas
c. eleven FAA primary offices
d. four FAA headquarters divisions - answerb. three service areas
The air traffic facility that has no direct authority over Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) or
Visual Flight Rules (VFR) traffic is the
a. Airport Traffic Control Tower (ATCT)
b. Terminal Radar Approach Control (TRACON)
c. Automated Flight Service Station (AFSS)
d. Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC) - answerc. Automated Flight Service
Station (AFSS)
The Air Traffic Organization (ATO) is managed by a(n)
a. Associate Administrator
b. Vice President
c. Chief Operating Officer
d. Administrator - answerc. Chief Operating Officer
The primary Navigational Aids (NAVAIDs) for the nation's airways in the National
Airspace System (NAS) are
a. marker beacons
b. VOR's/VORTAC's
c. Non Directional Beacons (NDBs)
d. Instrument Landing Systems (ILSs) - answerb. VOR's/VORTAC's
The primary mission of the Traffic Management System (TMS) is to
a. regulate air traffic procedures
b. balance air traffic demand with system capacity
c. implement the use of state-of-the-art equipment
d. ascertain controller stress and workload - answerb. balance air traffic demand with
system capacity
The operations of the TMS is the responsibility of the
a. Central Altitude Reservation
b. ARTCC Traffic Management Unit (TMU) for each area
c. Air Traffic Manager
d. Air Traffic Control System Command Center (ARTCC) - answerd. Air Traffic Control
System Command Center (ARTCC)
,The primary function of the Traffic Management Unit (TMU) is to
a. monitor and balance traffic flows within their area of responsibility in accordance with
traffic management directives
b. ensure maximum efficiency in the utilization of the total National Airspace System,
thereby producing a safe, orderly, and expeditious flow of traffic
c. manage the flow of air traffic throughout the National Airspace System to achieve
optimum use of the navigable airspace and minimize the effect of air traffic delays
d. manage the flow of tower traffic by ensuring that traffic demand does not exceed
operationally minimal levels of traffic - answera. monitor and balance traffic flows within
their area of responsibility in accordance with traffic management directives
The primary purpose of the Air Traffic Control System is to
a. prevent collision and organize and expedite the flow of traffic
b. provide traffic advisories
c. monitor holding patterns
d. advise pilots of altitude deviations of 300 feet or more - answera. prevent collision
and organize and expedite the flow of traffic
Which Statement is not correct concerning the provision of additional services?
a. Providing additional services is optional on the part of the controller.
b. Additional services are required when the work situation permits.
c. Traffic advisories, weather information, and holding pattern surveillance are all types
of additional services.
d. Ability to provide additional services may be limited by higher priority duties and
controller workload. - answera. Providing additional services is optional on the part of
the controller.
When considering the duty priority of an air traffic controller, first priority is given to
a. coordinating
b. issuing traffic
c. separating aircraft
d. vectoring - answerc. separating aircraft
Nonradar separation is used in preference to radar separation when
a. an operational advantage will be gained
b. the aircraft is not transponder equipped
c. secondary radar is out of service
d. controller is not radar qualified - answera. an operational advantage will be gained
The facility primarily responsible for conducting prior briefings is the
a. ATCT
b. ARTCC
c. ATCSCC
d. AFSS - answerd. AFSS
,Which position in the Automated Flight Service Station (AFSS) records and
disseminates Hazardous Inflight Weather Advisory Service (HIWAS) summaries?
a. Weather Observer
b. Broadcast
c. Flight Data/NOTAM Coordinator
d. Preflight - answerb. Broadcast
Which of the following duties is not the function of the Clearance Delivery position in the
tower?
a. Operating communication equipment
b. Processing and forwarding flight plan information
c. Compiling statistical data
d. Issuing clearances and ensuring accuracy of readback - answerc. Compiling
statistical data
Of the following, which position in the tower ensures separation?
a. Local Control
b. Clearance Delivery
c. Flight Data
d. Tower Associate - answera. Local Control
The ATC facility that provides air traffic control services to aircraft on IFR flight plans
during the en route phase of flight is
a. ATCT
b. AFSS
c. TRACON
d. ARTCC - answerd. ARTCC
The only en route sector team member whose duties do not include accepting handoffs
is the __________ position.
a. Radar Coordinator
b. Radar Associate
c. Radar
d. Radar Flight Data - answerd. Radar Flight Data
In a Terminal Radar Approach Control (TRACON) facility, who has the responsibility for
the safe and efficient operation of a sector?
a. Facility Manager
b. Radar Position
c. Radar Associate Position
d. Radar Team - answerd. Radar Team
A runway with a magnetic heading of 003 degrees should be designated Runway
a. 0
b. 1
c. 3
, d. 36 - answerd. 36
Markings which consist of pairs of three, then two, and then one rectangular bar(s) on
each side of the runway centerline, 500 feet apart, identify the
a. threshold
b. runway edge
c. touchdown zone
d. touchdown aim point - answerc. touchdown zone
What runway marking extends the full-length pavement area?
a. Runway side stripes
b. Dashed side stripes
c. Runway centerlines
d. Dashed centerlines - answera. Runway side stripes
A(n) _______ consists of white arrows which point in the direction of landing, replacing
the runway centerline, and beginning at the non-landing portion to the threshold bar.
a. stabilized area
b. abandoned runway
c. relocated threshold
d. displaced threshold - answerd. displaced threshold
A taxiway ______ is identified by a continuous yellow line.
a. holding line
b. parking area
c. centerline
d. closed for repair - answerc. centerline
What color are taxiway edge lights?
a. white
b. amber
c. blue
d. red - answerc. blue
_______ are designed to emit light to help pilots identify airports.
a. Runway End Identifier Lights
b. Airport beacons
c. Runway edge lights
d. In-runway lights - answerb. Airport beacons
Touchdown Zone Lighting (TDZL) and Runway Centerline Lights System (RCLS) are
two types of
a. Runway End Identifier Lights
b. Taxiway lights
c. In-runway lights
d. Runway edge lights - answerc. In-runway lights
