Air Traffic Control UPDATED ACTUAL
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Course Alignment accuracy of the VOR is plus/minus ___ degress - CORRECT
ANSWER 1
It is the responsibility of the ______ to determine the final (within 2 miles of the airport) landing
sequence between aircraft under its control. - CORRECT ANSWER Control Tower
When the wind is less than 5 knots, which of the following runways should be used? -
CORRECT ANSWER Calm Wind
The ______ controller manages aircraft operations on the airport movement area except the
active runway(s) - CORRECT ANSWER Ground
IFR - CORRECT ANSWER Instrument flight rules above 18,000 ft.
Airport Traffic Control Towers (ATCT) provide for both preventive and positive control of VFR
and IFR aircraft around airports where they are located. (true or false) - CORRECT
ANSWER True
What is the minimum vertical separation (in feet) required between IFR aircraft below FL 290? -
CORRECT ANSWER 1,000
A controller provides ____ separation until some other type of separation can be established for
IFR aircraft on the same route in the same direction - CORRECT ANSWER vertical
In radio communications, the phrase "have numbers" is not the same as the pilot having the
information contained in the current ATIS broadcast (true or false) - CORRECT
ANSWER True
, Glidepath information for the ILS is useable when flying - CORRECT
ANSWER Inbound-front course
In handling a normal IFR aircraft on a flight from Chicago to Las Vegas, the facilities involved
could include_________. - CORRECT ANSWER Center, Tower and Approach Control
Letters of Agreement (LOA) are used between centers and towers to ensure correct procedures to
delegate airspace control. (true or false) - CORRECT ANSWER True
Tower Local Control provides both positive and preventive control instructions. (true or false) -
CORRECT ANSWER True
Spaces 10-18 on the approach/departure control flight progress strip are used for _________ -
CORRECT ANSWER facility specific data
A degree divergence chart is primarily used to apply ________ non-radar separation. -
CORRECT ANSWER lateral
What is the first duty priority of controllers? - CORRECT ANSWER SAFE ORDERLY
AND EXPEDITIOUS FLOW OF AIR TRAFFIC
Which aircraft equipment suffix (transponder) indicates the aircraft is equipped with DME and
altitude data capabilities displayed on ATC radar scopes? - CORRECT ANSWER X
Flight progress strips are pieces of paper used to record aircraft movement. (True of False) -
CORRECT ANSWER True
Corrections for altitude data on a flight progress strip are made by using a single line to delete
the wrong information. (true or false) - CORRECT ANSWER False
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Course Alignment accuracy of the VOR is plus/minus ___ degress - CORRECT
ANSWER 1
It is the responsibility of the ______ to determine the final (within 2 miles of the airport) landing
sequence between aircraft under its control. - CORRECT ANSWER Control Tower
When the wind is less than 5 knots, which of the following runways should be used? -
CORRECT ANSWER Calm Wind
The ______ controller manages aircraft operations on the airport movement area except the
active runway(s) - CORRECT ANSWER Ground
IFR - CORRECT ANSWER Instrument flight rules above 18,000 ft.
Airport Traffic Control Towers (ATCT) provide for both preventive and positive control of VFR
and IFR aircraft around airports where they are located. (true or false) - CORRECT
ANSWER True
What is the minimum vertical separation (in feet) required between IFR aircraft below FL 290? -
CORRECT ANSWER 1,000
A controller provides ____ separation until some other type of separation can be established for
IFR aircraft on the same route in the same direction - CORRECT ANSWER vertical
In radio communications, the phrase "have numbers" is not the same as the pilot having the
information contained in the current ATIS broadcast (true or false) - CORRECT
ANSWER True
, Glidepath information for the ILS is useable when flying - CORRECT
ANSWER Inbound-front course
In handling a normal IFR aircraft on a flight from Chicago to Las Vegas, the facilities involved
could include_________. - CORRECT ANSWER Center, Tower and Approach Control
Letters of Agreement (LOA) are used between centers and towers to ensure correct procedures to
delegate airspace control. (true or false) - CORRECT ANSWER True
Tower Local Control provides both positive and preventive control instructions. (true or false) -
CORRECT ANSWER True
Spaces 10-18 on the approach/departure control flight progress strip are used for _________ -
CORRECT ANSWER facility specific data
A degree divergence chart is primarily used to apply ________ non-radar separation. -
CORRECT ANSWER lateral
What is the first duty priority of controllers? - CORRECT ANSWER SAFE ORDERLY
AND EXPEDITIOUS FLOW OF AIR TRAFFIC
Which aircraft equipment suffix (transponder) indicates the aircraft is equipped with DME and
altitude data capabilities displayed on ATC radar scopes? - CORRECT ANSWER X
Flight progress strips are pieces of paper used to record aircraft movement. (True of False) -
CORRECT ANSWER True
Corrections for altitude data on a flight progress strip are made by using a single line to delete
the wrong information. (true or false) - CORRECT ANSWER False
