FAA Airports and Runway Information 3

Question 1

On a sectional chart, a heliport is depicted by what symbol?

Accepted Answer

Small circle with 'H' inside

Answer

Blue square with 'H'

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Magenta rotor-blade symbol

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Diamond with 'H' label

Question 2

What does the 'CTAF' label and frequency in an airport data block mean?

Accepted Answer

Common Traffic Advisory Frequency used by pilots to self-announce position at non-towered airports

Answer

The frequency used by the control tower after hours

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Commercial Terminal Approach Frequency for ILS

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Central Traffic Allocation Frequency for sequencing

Question 3

On a sectional chart, what does 'UNICOM' frequency in an airport data block represent?

Accepted Answer

A private aeronautical advisory radio station providing airport information and possibly FBO services

Answer

Universal Instrument Communication system for IFR

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Universal Navigation and Communications channel

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Unified ATC communications frequency

Question 4

On a sectional chart, what does the tick-mark pattern inside an airport circle symbol convey?

Accepted Answer

The approximate orientation of runways at that airport

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The number of instrument approaches available

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Traffic pattern altitude in hundreds of feet

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Runway surface quality ratings

Question 5

What does a cross (+) pattern inside an airport circle on a sectional chart typically indicate?

Accepted Answer

Runways are oriented in two intersecting directions

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The airport has instrument approaches from all four directions

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Emergency-only airport

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Helicopter-and-fixed-wing joint use

Question 6

On a sectional chart, what does the 'fuel' symbol (dot inside the airport circle data block area) indicate?

Accepted Answer

Fuel is available at the airport (at least 100LL or Jet-A)

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24-hour fuel available

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Fuel available by appointment only

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Government-subsidized fuel station