CHICAGO DEPARTMENT OF AVIATION
GROUND MOTOR VEHICLE OPERATING
REGULATIONS EXAM SCRIPT 2026 QUESTIONS
WITH SOLUTIONS 100% CORRECT
◉ Air Traffic Control Tower (ATCT). Answer: The Federal Aviation
Administration Air Traffic Control Tower located on the Airport
◉ Airfield Operations Area (AOA). Answer: For the purposes of these
Regulations, the Airfield Operations Area refers to runways, taxiways
and other areas of the airports that are used for taxiing, hovering, take-
off and landing
of Aircraft, areas used-for entry to and exit from Aircraft, as well as
loading ramps and aircraft parking areas and
areas not necessarily under the control of the ATCT and any adjacent
areas not separated by an adequate
security system, and includes, but is not limited to, the Movement Area.
(Note, for the purposes of other airport
rules and regulations, the AOA is more narrowly defined, but for the
purpose of these regulations, areas inside the
security perimeter fence will be considered part of the AOA, unless
designated otherwise).
,◉ Department or CDA. Answer: Chicago Department of Aviation
◉ Depressed Roadway (O'Hare). Answer: The baggage cart road (bag
alley) located between Terminals 1, 2, and 3 and aircraft gate where the
road elevation is lower than the aircraft gate area.
◉ Escort. Answer: The practice of an authorized person accompanying
or monitoring the activities of an individual who does not have
unescorted access authority into or within the Secured Area or SIDA,
and/or AOA and/or Sterile Area, or a vehicle without an airport vehicle
insurance sticker in the Secured Area of the airport. Escorts must at all
times be able to direct and control the activities of the person or vehicle
being escorted, and assume full responsibility for the person or vehicle
under escort.
◉ Foreign Object Debris (FOD). Answer: Litter, trash, metal, plastic,
paper, rock or other rubbish that is found on the Airfield, which could
cause damage to aircraft or impair the operation of an aircraft.
◉ Law Enforcement Officer. Answer: This includes, but is not limited
to, any Chicago Police
Officer or Aviation Security Officer.
◉ Light Gun Signal. Answer: After losing radio communications, alight
used by air traffic control personnel to communicate instructions to a
Driver who cannot be contacted by radio.
, ◉ Movement Area. Answer: A movement area is any area of the airport,
which is under control of the airport traffic control tower (ATCT)
◉ Non-Movement Area. Answer: An area where Aircraft, and Ground
Vehicle
movement is at the operator's discretion without contact with air traffic
control. These areas include, but are not limited to, airport service roads,
ramps and baggage make-up
areas.
◉ O'Hare Communication Center (OCC). Answer: Coordinates and
dispatches public safety and security
assets at O'Hare Airport.
◉ Runway Incursion. Answer: Any occurrence at an Airport/aerodrome
involving the incorrect presence of an aircraft, vehicle, or person on the
protected area of a surface designated for landing and take-off of
aircraft.
◉ Security Identification Display Area (SIDA). Answer: A portion of an
airport, established by the Commissioner pursuant to section 10-36-351
of the Municipal Code of Chicago and specified in the ASP, in which
security measures specified in 49 CFR Part 1542 are carried out.
Generally, access to the SIDA by any person or vehicle requires the
GROUND MOTOR VEHICLE OPERATING
REGULATIONS EXAM SCRIPT 2026 QUESTIONS
WITH SOLUTIONS 100% CORRECT
◉ Air Traffic Control Tower (ATCT). Answer: The Federal Aviation
Administration Air Traffic Control Tower located on the Airport
◉ Airfield Operations Area (AOA). Answer: For the purposes of these
Regulations, the Airfield Operations Area refers to runways, taxiways
and other areas of the airports that are used for taxiing, hovering, take-
off and landing
of Aircraft, areas used-for entry to and exit from Aircraft, as well as
loading ramps and aircraft parking areas and
areas not necessarily under the control of the ATCT and any adjacent
areas not separated by an adequate
security system, and includes, but is not limited to, the Movement Area.
(Note, for the purposes of other airport
rules and regulations, the AOA is more narrowly defined, but for the
purpose of these regulations, areas inside the
security perimeter fence will be considered part of the AOA, unless
designated otherwise).
,◉ Department or CDA. Answer: Chicago Department of Aviation
◉ Depressed Roadway (O'Hare). Answer: The baggage cart road (bag
alley) located between Terminals 1, 2, and 3 and aircraft gate where the
road elevation is lower than the aircraft gate area.
◉ Escort. Answer: The practice of an authorized person accompanying
or monitoring the activities of an individual who does not have
unescorted access authority into or within the Secured Area or SIDA,
and/or AOA and/or Sterile Area, or a vehicle without an airport vehicle
insurance sticker in the Secured Area of the airport. Escorts must at all
times be able to direct and control the activities of the person or vehicle
being escorted, and assume full responsibility for the person or vehicle
under escort.
◉ Foreign Object Debris (FOD). Answer: Litter, trash, metal, plastic,
paper, rock or other rubbish that is found on the Airfield, which could
cause damage to aircraft or impair the operation of an aircraft.
◉ Law Enforcement Officer. Answer: This includes, but is not limited
to, any Chicago Police
Officer or Aviation Security Officer.
◉ Light Gun Signal. Answer: After losing radio communications, alight
used by air traffic control personnel to communicate instructions to a
Driver who cannot be contacted by radio.
, ◉ Movement Area. Answer: A movement area is any area of the airport,
which is under control of the airport traffic control tower (ATCT)
◉ Non-Movement Area. Answer: An area where Aircraft, and Ground
Vehicle
movement is at the operator's discretion without contact with air traffic
control. These areas include, but are not limited to, airport service roads,
ramps and baggage make-up
areas.
◉ O'Hare Communication Center (OCC). Answer: Coordinates and
dispatches public safety and security
assets at O'Hare Airport.
◉ Runway Incursion. Answer: Any occurrence at an Airport/aerodrome
involving the incorrect presence of an aircraft, vehicle, or person on the
protected area of a surface designated for landing and take-off of
aircraft.
◉ Security Identification Display Area (SIDA). Answer: A portion of an
airport, established by the Commissioner pursuant to section 10-36-351
of the Municipal Code of Chicago and specified in the ASP, in which
security measures specified in 49 CFR Part 1542 are carried out.
Generally, access to the SIDA by any person or vehicle requires the
