FAA Airports and Runway Information

Question 1

On a sectional chart, a non-towered airport with a paved runway is depicted by what symbol?

Accepted Answer

Magenta circle with tick marks

Answer

Blue circle with tick marks

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Open blue square

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Solid blue circle

Question 2

How are military airports depicted differently from civil airports on a sectional chart?

Accepted Answer

Military airports are shown as open squares rather than circles

Answer

Military airports have a dashed circle boundary

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Military airports use a different shade of blue and include 'MIL' notation

Answer

Military airports have no special designation

Question 3

On a sectional chart airport data block, what does the number shown to the right of the airport name elevation indicate?

Accepted Answer

Longest runway length in hundreds of feet

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Traffic pattern altitude in MSL

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Number of runways

Answer

Distance to the nearest VOR

Question 4

What does 'L' in an airport data block on a sectional chart indicate?

Accepted Answer

Airport has runway lighting

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Left traffic pattern in use

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Limited fuel available

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Large aircraft operations only

Question 5

On a sectional chart, the 'star' or asterisk (*) symbol in an airport data block means what?

Accepted Answer

Lighting is available on part-time basis or pilot-controlled

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The airport has a star-pattern VFR approach procedure

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The airport is a satellite of a larger hub

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Special ops area nearby

Question 6

On a sectional chart, an airport shown with a 'R' in its data block indicates what?

Accepted Answer

Prior permission required (private airport)

Answer

Runway is right-hand traffic only

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Refueling available

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Runway is restricted to IFR only