How well can you answer this airport signage quiz!

(Don’t Worry no one will keep score)

What’s the purpose for the mandatory runway holding position sign?

A. Denotes the location of the Runway Holding Position Marking on the taxiway at the entrance to a runway where aircraft should stop.

B. Denotes an area protected for an aircraft approaching or departing a runway.

C. Denotes intersecting runways.

What’s the purpose for this sign on the taxiway?

A. Identifies an area where aircraft are prohibited.

B. Indicates a taxiway ends and does not continue beyond the intersection.

C. Provides general taxiing direction to named taxiways.

What does this outbound destination sign identify?

A. Identifies the entrance to a runway from a taxiway.

B. Identifies the direction to the take-off ends of the runways.

C. Identifies the runway on which an aircraft is located.

What is the purpose of this sign?

A. Identifies a paved area where aircraft are prohibited from entering.

B. Identifies an area that does not continue beyond an intersection.

C. Identifies the exit boundary for the runway protected area.

What’s the purpose of the yellow markings leading to the runway?

A. Identifies a runway with a displaced threshold from: a blast pad, stopway or a taxiway that precedes the runway.

B. Delineates the entrance to a runway from a taxiway.

C. Identifies the beginning of a runway available for landing when pavement is aligned with the runway on the approach side.

When turning onto a taxiway from another taxiway, what’s the purpose for this sign?

A. Indicates the direction to the take-off runway.

B. Indicates designation & direction of the exit taxiway from the runway.

C. Identifies and gives the direction of the taxiway leading out of an intersection.

What purpose does this taxiway sign serve?

A. Identifies the taxiway on which an aircraft is located and taxiing.

B. Provides general taxiing direction to named runway.

C. Denotes entrance to a runway from a taxiway.

What purpose does the ILS critical area boundary sign serve

A. Identifies the exit boundary for the runway protected area.

B. Identifies the exit boundary for the ILS critical area.

C. Identifies an area where aircraft are prohibited from entering.

What is the purpose of this painted yellow marking?

A. Identifies the taxiway that the aircraft is holding on.

B. Identifies the location where aircraft must stop and hold short of the runway until cleared on.

C. Allows an aircraft permission onto the runway.

Which of the following white markings are

associated with a non-precision instrument runway?

A. Touchdown zone, centerline and aiming points.

B. Threshold, designation, centerline and aiming points

C. Threshold, designation, centerline, aiming points, touchdown zone and side stripe markings.

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What is the purpose of the white runway threshold bar markings?

A. Signifies a runway with displaced threshold from a taxiway preceding the runway.B. Signifies entrance to the runway from a taxiway.

C. Identifies the beginning of a runway available for landing when the pavement is aligned with the runway available for takeoff on the approach side of the threshold.

Using this example, what’s the purpose of the alternating red & white centerline lights on a

runway?

A. Identifies the last 3000ft. to the end of the runway.

B. Identifies the last 2000ft. to the end of the runway.

C. Identifies the first 2000ft. of the last 3000ft. of the ILS runway. This is followed by 1000ft. of all red lights to the end.

What purpose do runway guard lights serve such as the one depicted here?

A. Identifies taxiways on which the aircraft is located.

B. Identifies the location where an aircraft must stop at a runway hold position marking on a taxiway which has access to an active runway.

C. Denotes low visibility conditions and a guide to ground traffic.

When exiting the runway this sign indicates …

A. Hold short of the runway here.

B. Use caution, vehicle road ahead

C. The location where a pilot “reports clear” of the runway safety area to the tower.

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something, you’ve passed!

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