Week 2

Question 1

Facilities designed for the operation of aircraft

Answer 1

Airport

Question 2

Any place that can cater aircrafts, while airports need to follow standards from ICAO

Answer 2

Aerodrome

Question 3

True or false. ○ Airport is always an aerodrome, but not all aerodrome is an airport

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Primary method of controlling the immediate airport environment is _______ _____________ from the airport control tower

Answer 4

visual observation

Question 5

This is a tall, windowed structure located on the airport grounds.

Answer 5

Tower

Question 6

Building at an airport where passengers transfer between ground transportation and the facilities that allow them to board and disembark from an aircraft

Answer 6

Airport Terminal

Question 7

How tall is the King Abdulaziz International Airport?

Answer 7

136m

Question 8

Defined as ramps and aprons and is not controlled by ATC, which means you can move freely

Answer 8

Non-movement area

Question 9

Defined as all taxiways and runways and is under jurisdiction of the control tower, so a taxi clearance is required prior to entering into the movement area

Answer 9

Movement area

Question 10

Boundary between the ramp and taxiways and is defined by two yellow lines: on solid and on dashed is called?

Answer 10

Non-movement area boundary

Question 11

Defined area in an airport intended to accommodate aircraft for purposes of loading or unloading passengers or cargo, refueling, parking, or maintenance

Answer 11

Apron (Ramp)

Question 12

True or false. An apron is always a ramp but a ramp is not always an apron

Answer 12

False. A ramp is always an apron, but an apron is not always a ramp

Question 13

What are the four components of an apron area?

Answer 13

• Aircraft Parking Compositions
• Aircraft Service Areas
• Taxilanes
• Vehicle Roadways Markings

Question 14

Intended for parking aircraft to enplane/deplane passengers, load or unload cargo

Answer 14

Aircraft Parking Components

Question 15

In or adjacent to an aircraft parking position. Intended for use by personnel/equipment for servicing aircraft

Answer 15

Aircraft Service Areas

Question 16

Apron areas which provide taxiing aircraft access to and from parking positions

Answer 16

Taxilanes

Question 17

Identified right of ways on the apron area designated for service and Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF) Vehicles

Answer 17

Vehicle Roadways Markings

Question 18

Path for aircraft at airport connecting runways with aprons, hangars, terminals, and other facilities

Answer 18

Taxiways

Question 19

Marked with the runway number and a dashed runway centerline

Answer 19

Visual Runway

Question 20

Used when the runways are served by non-visual precision approach aids such as an Instrument Landing System (ILS)

Answer 20

Precision Runway

Question 21

This runway gives both vertical and horizontal guidance

Answer 21

Precision Runway

Question 22

Runway having an existing instrument approach procedure utilizing air navigation facilities with only horizontal guidance

Answer 22

Non-Precision Runway

Question 23

This instrument gives vertical guidance to aircrafts

Answer 23

Glide slope

Question 24

This instrument gives horizontal guidance to aircrafts

Answer 24

Localizer

Question 25

Consist of 2-digit number, which is the whole number nearest to one-tenth of the magnetic north

Answer 25

Runway Designator

Question 26

Are lines that mark the center of runway. Consist of a line uniformity with spaces and gaps

Answer 26

Runway Centerline

Question 27

Delineate the edges of the runway. Provide contrast from shoulders

Answer 27

Runway Sidestripes

Question 28

Visual aiming point for landing aircraft located on each side of the centerline marking

Answer 28

Runway aiming point

Question 29

How far is the runway aiming point from the landing threshold?

Answer 29

1000 feet

Question 30

Markings across the runway that denote the beginning and end of runway. Helps identify the beginning of the runway that is available for landings

Answer 30

Runway Threshold

Question 31

Placed after the runway threshold and runway designation markings

Answer 31

Runway Touchdown Zone Markings

Question 32

Used to outline runways during periods of darkness or restricted visibility conditions

Answer 32

Runway Lighting Systems

Question 33

Provide a buffer between the runway safety area and potential hazards

Answer 33

Additional Safety Areas

Question 34

Use crushable material placed at the end of a runway to help stop an aircraft that overruns the runway end

Answer 34

Engineered Material Arresting System (EMAS)