ATC BASICS AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL
FUNDAMENTALS EXAMINATION TEST 2026
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ Name the three ATO service areas. Answer: Western, Central, Eastern
◉ The safe, secure, and efficient management for the NAS is the
responsibility of ______. Answer: Air Traffic Services AJT
◉ The ATO is managed by an. Answer: COO, Chief Operating Officer
◉ What is the purpose of the ATC System? Answer: Prevent collisions
and provide safe, orderly and expeditious flow of traffic S.O.E
◉ What is duty priority? Answer: Separating aircraft and issuing safety
alerts
◉ What is procedural preference? Answer: Automation preferred of non-
automation. Radar separation preferred over non radar unless operational
advantage.
,◉ What is operational priority. Answer: Distress, medevac, search and
rescue, presidential, flight check, special military and civilian
operations, diverted flights
◉ Are addition services optional to the controller? Answer: NO
◉ List two important additional services. Answer: Traffic advisories and
bird activity
◉ What are the three ATC facilities. Answer: Flight service station
(FSS)
Terminal,
Air route traffic control center.
◉ Terminal facility levels. Answer: 5-12
◉ En route facility levels. Answer: 9-12
◉ Factors that contribute to the level of facilities. Answer: Number of
operations. Number of runways.
Surrounding terrain.
Type of A/C
, ◉ _____ ATC facility has no direct control authority over IFR or VFR
traffic. Answer: Flight Service Stations, FSS
◉ What are the 5 Flight service station, FSS positions. Answer: Flight
data
Broadcast
Preflight
En route flight advisory service (EFAS)
In-flight
◉ What does the Flight data/NOTAM/ Coordinator for FSS do? Answer:
Compile, evaluate, record, and disseminate NOTAMs and flight
movement data. Initiate required search and rescue.
◉ What does the broadcast position at the FSS do? Answer: Evaluate,
record, and disseminate weather through TIBS and HIWAS.
◉ What does the pre-flight position at the FSS do? Answer: Brief pilots
on current and forecasted weather, NOTAMs, and flow control
restrictions.
◉ What's the EFAS or En route flight advisory service position do at the
FSS? Answer: Provide en route aircraft timely and pertinent weather
data. Called flight watch.
FUNDAMENTALS EXAMINATION TEST 2026
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ Name the three ATO service areas. Answer: Western, Central, Eastern
◉ The safe, secure, and efficient management for the NAS is the
responsibility of ______. Answer: Air Traffic Services AJT
◉ The ATO is managed by an. Answer: COO, Chief Operating Officer
◉ What is the purpose of the ATC System? Answer: Prevent collisions
and provide safe, orderly and expeditious flow of traffic S.O.E
◉ What is duty priority? Answer: Separating aircraft and issuing safety
alerts
◉ What is procedural preference? Answer: Automation preferred of non-
automation. Radar separation preferred over non radar unless operational
advantage.
,◉ What is operational priority. Answer: Distress, medevac, search and
rescue, presidential, flight check, special military and civilian
operations, diverted flights
◉ Are addition services optional to the controller? Answer: NO
◉ List two important additional services. Answer: Traffic advisories and
bird activity
◉ What are the three ATC facilities. Answer: Flight service station
(FSS)
Terminal,
Air route traffic control center.
◉ Terminal facility levels. Answer: 5-12
◉ En route facility levels. Answer: 9-12
◉ Factors that contribute to the level of facilities. Answer: Number of
operations. Number of runways.
Surrounding terrain.
Type of A/C
, ◉ _____ ATC facility has no direct control authority over IFR or VFR
traffic. Answer: Flight Service Stations, FSS
◉ What are the 5 Flight service station, FSS positions. Answer: Flight
data
Broadcast
Preflight
En route flight advisory service (EFAS)
In-flight
◉ What does the Flight data/NOTAM/ Coordinator for FSS do? Answer:
Compile, evaluate, record, and disseminate NOTAMs and flight
movement data. Initiate required search and rescue.
◉ What does the broadcast position at the FSS do? Answer: Evaluate,
record, and disseminate weather through TIBS and HIWAS.
◉ What does the pre-flight position at the FSS do? Answer: Brief pilots
on current and forecasted weather, NOTAMs, and flow control
restrictions.
◉ What's the EFAS or En route flight advisory service position do at the
FSS? Answer: Provide en route aircraft timely and pertinent weather
data. Called flight watch.
