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AAAE ACE OPERATIONS Module 2 EXAM 2025/2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS || 100% GUARANTEED PASS RECENT VERSION 1. What are the two major categories of pavement? - ANSWER Flexible and rigid 2. What are some types of flexible pavement? - ANSWER Grass, dirt, gravel and asphalt 3. How does an engineered material arresting system (EMAS) help reduce the runway safety area (RSA) requirement? - ANSWER The system is designed to stop the critical aircraft exiting the runway at up to 70knots (stops a150,000lb aircraft in 300ft) and as such reduces the RSA length, but not the width. 4. What are the variations in width of a taxiway safety area? - ANSWER 49ft to 262ft 5. What are four requirements for maintaining a safety area? - ANSWER cleared and evenly graded; drained to prevent water accumulation; able to support vehicles to include aircraft without sustaining damage; objects must be frangible to 3" and only be those that are required 6. What are four types of Obstacle Free Zones (OFZ)? - ANSWER runway (centered on runway centerline; extends 200ft beyond end of runway), inner approach (centered on extended runway centerline), inner-transitional (located on the outer edges of runway OFZ and inner-approach OFZ), and precision (volume of airspace above an area beginning at runway threshold, centered on extended runway centerline.) (all vertically up to 150ft) 7. What are the dimensions of the precision obstacle free zone? - ANSWER from threshold elevation to 150ft vertically and 200ft long by 800ft wide centered on the extended centerline of the runway 8. What is the obstacle free area (OFA)? - ANSWER The area on the ground centered on the runway; all objects in the area must be required for aircraft navigation or maneuvering purposes 9. What is the term for the rectangular area beyond the end of the runway suitable for use in lieu of runway to satisfy takeoff distance requirements with respect to climb-out? - ANSWER A clearway 10. What is the term for the rectangular area beyond the end of the runway for use in lieu of runway during an aborted takeoff? - ANSWER A stopway 11. What are the four declared distances? - ANSWER TORA, TODA, ASDA and LDA (all the same number if no stopway, clearway or displaced threshold) 12. How is the takeoff run available (TORA) declared distance defined? - ANSWER runway length declared available for the takeoff ground run 13. How is the takeoff distance available (TODA) declared distance defined? - ANSWER TORA (ground run available) plus any remaining runway or clearway beyond the TORA 14. How is the accelerated-stop distance available (ASDA) declared distance defined? - ANSWER runway plus stopway distance declared available for an airplane aborting a takeoff 15. How is the landing distance available (LDA) declared distance defined? - ANSWER runway length declared available for a landing aircraft (TORA and LDA could differ in the event of a displaced threshold) 16. What pavement markings are required at certificated airports? - ANSWER applicable runway markings; taxiway centerline; taxiway edges; holding position; ILS critical area 17. What signs are required at certificated airports? - ANSWER Internally illuminated signs for taxi routes, holding positions, ILS critical areas 18. What lighting is required at certificated airports? - ANSWER applicable runway lighting; taxiway lighting (centerline or edge lights or reflectors); airport beacon; applicable approach lighting; obstruction lighting; no lights may interfere with air traffic safety 19. Which airport markings require black borders? - ANSWER RWY centerline, threshold, displaced threshold, threshold bar, aiming points, landing designator, touchdown zone; holding positions; non-movement area boundary; SMGS taxiway centerlines; enhanced taxiway centerline; geographic position marking 20. When are black boarders not required? - ANSWER New asphalt up to two years old 21. When is an obstruction light required? - ANSWER at night or during limited visibility when the obstruction is deemed to present a potential hazard to air traffic 22. How many sequenced flashing lights (rabbit lights) are there? - ANSWER five lights that extend past the 1,000ft mark of the approach lights 23. Describe the MALSF lighting system. - ANSWER Medium-Intensity Approach Lighting System with Sequence Flashing Lights: 1400ft; 9 light bars each with 5 steady burning white fixtures, 5 sequence flashing white fixtures, and threshold bar of 18 steady burning green fixtures. 24. What type of approach lighting system is required for ILS CAT II and III approaches? - ANSWER ALSF-1 or 2 (approach lighting system with sequenced flashers) 25. Describe the ODALS lighting system. - ANSWER Omni-Directional Approach Lighting System; consists of five runway alignment white strobes beginning 300ft from the threshold and 300ft apart with two additional white strobes used to indicate the runway threshold 26. What are runway end identification lights (REIL)? - ANSWER a single flashing white light on either side of the runway at the threshold within 40ft of the runway edge and in-line with the runway threshold lights 27. For a two-bar VASI system, where are the bars located? - ANSWER 800ft and 1,200ft from the threshold; red over white indicates on a 3 degree glide path 28. What is the effective range of the PAPI system? - ANSWER 5 miles daytime, 20 miles at night 29. Below what light output should a fixture be considered for maintenance? - ANSWER below 70% output of a new fixture 30. When must an airport operator conduct an airfield self-inspection? - ANSWER daily; when required by an unusual condition; immediately after an accident or incident 31. How long must airfield self-inspection records be kept? - ANSWER 12 consecutive calendar months 32. How often must operations personnel be trained on self-inspection related activities and how long must training records be kept? - ANSWER training every 12 consecutive calendar months, records maintained for 24 months 33. What size pavement hole is considered a discrepancy? - ANSWER larger than 5-inch circle, 3 inches in depth with a slope of 45 degrees or greater 34. Known as the Snow Desk, the SCC is a centralized facility for coordinating all snow and ice control activities. The SCC facilitates communication between the ATCT, snow and ice control equipment, supervisors' vehicles, and other support elements vital to a safe winter operation. - ANSWER Snow Control Center (SCC) 35. The normal trigger point for commencement is prior to an accumulation of 1 inch of dry snow. If an airport regularly experiences wet snow conditions, then snow removal operations should commence prior to ½ inch accumulation. - ANSWER Airfield Clearance Parameters 36. When a NIL braking action report is received. Also two poor PIREPS are received operator should assess the contaminants and plan treatments - ANSWER Requirements for closures 37. Terminal/Apron deicing locations - ANSWER Centralized Deicing location 38. Taxiways or near departure RWY deicing locations - ANSWER Remote Deicing locations 39. Less than 90 ft in length (CRJ, Embraer 145) - ANSWER ARFF Index A 40. At least 90 ft but less than 126 ft (737,A320, DC9) - ANSWER ARFF Index B 41. At least 126 ft but less than 159 ft (737-800,A321, MD80) - ANSWER ARFF Index C 42. At least 159 ft but less than 200 ft (767,A300,DC10) - ANSWER ARFF Index D 43. At least 200 ft in length (747, A340, A380) - ANSWER ARFF Index E 44. 500 pounds sodium based 450 pounds potassium based 100 gallons total - ANSWER Index A requirements 45. 1500 gallons total one or two vehicles. - ANSWER Index B requirements 46. 3000 gallons total two or three vehicles. - ANSWER Index C requirements 47. 4000 gallons total three vehicles. - ANSWER Index D requirements 48. 6000 gallons total three vehicles. - ANSWER Index E requirements 49. Aqueous film forming foam, smothers fire by separating fuel from air - ANSWER AFFF 50. ARFF required 15 minutes before until 15 minutes after air carrier aircraft. Response time is three minutes to midpoint of furthest RWY. - ANSWER ARFF Requirements 51. Which of the following are considered non-movement areas? a. Runway b. Taxiway c. Taxilane d. Runway safety area - ANSWER Taxilane 52. A ramp tower typically controls which of the following? a. Movement areas b. Non-movement areas c. Safety areas d. Air operations area - ANSWER Non-movement areas 53. Of the two types of pavements, which one has a longer lifespan? a. Rigid b. Flexible c. Both - ANSWER Rigid 54. Which of the following types of friction-measuring equipment does NOT provide automatic friction averages or a printed copy of the data? a. Continuous friction measuring equipment b. Electronic decelerometer c. Mechanical decelerometer - ANSWER Mechanical Decelerometer 55. Which of the following is an area on the ground centered on a runway provided to enhance the safety of aircraft operations by having the area free of objects, except for objects that need to be located in the area for air navigation or aircraft ground maneuvering purposes? a. Obstacle free zone b. Object free area c. Clearway d. Stopway - ANSWER Object Free Area

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AAAE ACE OPERATIONS Module 2 EXAM 2025/2026
COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS || 100% GUARANTEED PASS
<RECENT VERSION>




1. What are the two major categories of pavement? - ANSWER ✓ Flexible and
rigid

2. What are some types of flexible pavement? - ANSWER ✓ Grass, dirt, gravel
and asphalt

3. How does an engineered material arresting system (EMAS) help reduce the
runway safety area (RSA) requirement? - ANSWER ✓ The system is
designed to stop the critical aircraft exiting the runway at up to 70knots
(stops a150,000lb aircraft in 300ft) and as such reduces the RSA length, but
not the width.

4. What are the variations in width of a taxiway safety area? - ANSWER ✓
49ft to 262ft

5. What are four requirements for maintaining a safety area? - ANSWER ✓
cleared and evenly graded; drained to prevent water accumulation; able to
support vehicles to include aircraft without sustaining damage; objects must
be frangible to 3" and only be those that are required

6. What are four types of Obstacle Free Zones (OFZ)? - ANSWER ✓ runway
(centered on runway centerline; extends 200ft beyond end of runway), inner-
approach (centered on extended runway centerline), inner-transitional
(located on the outer edges of runway OFZ and inner-approach OFZ), and
precision (volume of airspace above an area beginning at runway threshold,
centered on extended runway centerline.) (all vertically up to 150ft)

,7. What are the dimensions of the precision obstacle free zone? - ANSWER ✓
from threshold elevation to 150ft vertically and 200ft long by 800ft wide
centered on the extended centerline of the runway

8. What is the obstacle free area (OFA)? - ANSWER ✓ The area on the ground
centered on the runway; all objects in the area must be required for aircraft
navigation or maneuvering purposes

9. What is the term for the rectangular area beyond the end of the runway
suitable for use in lieu of runway to satisfy takeoff distance requirements
with respect to climb-out? - ANSWER ✓ A clearway

10.What is the term for the rectangular area beyond the end of the runway for
use in lieu of runway during an aborted takeoff? - ANSWER ✓ A stopway

11.What are the four declared distances? - ANSWER ✓ TORA, TODA, ASDA
and LDA (all the same number if no stopway, clearway or displaced
threshold)

12.How is the takeoff run available (TORA) declared distance defined? -
ANSWER ✓ runway length declared available for the takeoff ground run

13.How is the takeoff distance available (TODA) declared distance defined? -
ANSWER ✓ TORA (ground run available) plus any remaining runway or
clearway beyond the TORA

14.How is the accelerated-stop distance available (ASDA) declared distance
defined? - ANSWER ✓ runway plus stopway distance declared available for
an airplane aborting a takeoff

15.How is the landing distance available (LDA) declared distance defined? -
ANSWER ✓ runway length declared available for a landing aircraft (TORA
and LDA could differ in the event of a displaced threshold)

16.What pavement markings are required at certificated airports? - ANSWER ✓
applicable runway markings; taxiway centerline; taxiway edges; holding
position; ILS critical area

,17.What signs are required at certificated airports? - ANSWER ✓ Internally
illuminated signs for taxi routes, holding positions, ILS critical areas

18.What lighting is required at certificated airports? - ANSWER ✓ applicable
runway lighting; taxiway lighting (centerline or edge lights or reflectors);
airport beacon; applicable approach lighting; obstruction lighting; no lights
may interfere with air traffic safety

19.Which airport markings require black borders? - ANSWER ✓ RWY
centerline, threshold, displaced threshold, threshold bar, aiming points,
landing designator, touchdown zone; holding positions; non-movement area
boundary; SMGS taxiway centerlines; enhanced taxiway centerline;
geographic position marking

20.When are black boarders not required? - ANSWER ✓ New asphalt up to two
years old


21.When is an obstruction light required? - ANSWER ✓ at night or during
limited visibility when the obstruction is deemed to present a potential
hazard to air traffic

22.How many sequenced flashing lights (rabbit lights) are there? - ANSWER ✓
five lights that extend past the 1,000ft mark of the approach lights

23.Describe the MALSF lighting system. - ANSWER ✓ Medium-Intensity
Approach Lighting System with Sequence Flashing Lights: 1400ft; 9 light
bars each with 5 steady burning white fixtures, 5 sequence flashing white
fixtures, and threshold bar of 18 steady burning green fixtures.

24.What type of approach lighting system is required for ILS CAT II and III
approaches? - ANSWER ✓ ALSF-1 or 2 (approach lighting system with
sequenced flashers)

25.Describe the ODALS lighting system. - ANSWER ✓ Omni-Directional
Approach Lighting System; consists of five runway alignment white strobes
beginning 300ft from the threshold and 300ft apart with two additional white
strobes used to indicate the runway threshold

, 26.What are runway end identification lights (REIL)? - ANSWER ✓ a single
flashing white light on either side of the runway at the threshold within 40ft
of the runway edge and in-line with the runway threshold lights

27.For a two-bar VASI system, where are the bars located? - ANSWER ✓ 800ft
and 1,200ft from the threshold; red over white indicates on a 3 degree glide-
path

28.What is the effective range of the PAPI system? - ANSWER ✓ 5 miles
daytime, 20 miles at night

29.Below what light output should a fixture be considered for maintenance? -
ANSWER ✓ below 70% output of a new fixture

30.When must an airport operator conduct an airfield self-inspection? -
ANSWER ✓ daily; when required by an unusual condition; immediately
after an accident or incident

31.How long must airfield self-inspection records be kept? - ANSWER ✓ 12
consecutive calendar months

32.How often must operations personnel be trained on self-inspection related
activities and how long must training records be kept? - ANSWER ✓
training every 12 consecutive calendar months, records maintained for 24
months

33.What size pavement hole is considered a discrepancy? - ANSWER ✓ larger
than 5-inch circle, 3 inches in depth with a slope of 45 degrees or greater

34.Known as the Snow Desk, the SCC is a centralized facility for coordinating
all snow and ice control activities. The SCC facilitates communication
between the ATCT, snow and ice control equipment, supervisors' vehicles,
and other support elements vital to a safe winter operation. - ANSWER ✓
Snow Control Center (SCC)

35.The normal trigger point for commencement is prior to an accumulation of 1
inch of dry snow. If an airport regularly experiences wet snow conditions,

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