Airport Operations Flashcards

What is a Land and Hold Short Operation (LAHSO)?

Answer: An operation where an aircraft lands and holds short of an intersecting runway or taxiway

LAHSO allows an aircraft to land and stop before reaching an intersecting runway or taxiway, enabling simultaneous use of intersecting runways.

What does a flashing white light signal from the control tower mean to an aircraft on the ground?

Answer: Return to starting point on the airport

A flashing white light signal from the tower to an aircraft on the ground means return to starting point on the airport.

What is a displaced threshold?

Answer: A threshold that is not at the beginning of the runway pavement but is marked further down the runway

A displaced threshold is located at a point on the runway pavement other than the beginning, with the area before it available for takeoff but not landing.

What is the purpose of Runway End Identifier Lights (REIL)?

Answer: To provide rapid and positive identification of the approach end of a runway

REILs consist of a pair of synchronized flashing lights at the runway threshold to help pilots quickly identify the runway approach end.

What does a 'cleared for the option' clearance allow a pilot to do?

Answer: Make a touch-and-go, stop-and-go, full stop landing, or missed approach

A 'cleared for the option' clearance permits a pilot to make a touch-and-go, stop-and-go, full stop landing, or a missed approach at the pilot's discretion.

What color are airport taxiway edge lights?

Answer: Blue

Taxiway edge lights are blue and define the edges of the taxiway during night operations or low visibility conditions.

What is the standard traffic pattern altitude for propeller-driven aircraft at an airport without a control tower?

Answer: 1,000 feet AGL

The standard traffic pattern altitude for propeller-driven aircraft is 1,000 feet above ground level (AGL) unless otherwise specified.