ATC BASICS TEST BANK 2026 QUESTIONS
WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ What is a great circle? Answer: the equator is the only one, formed on
the surface of a sphere by the intersection of a plane that passes through
the center of the sphere; an arc of which connecting two terrestrial points
constitutes the shortest distance on the earth's surface between them
◉ when stating or writing coordinates, what comes first, latitude or
longitude? Answer: latitude
◉ for latitude and longitude, 1 degree is equal to how many minutes?
Answer: 60 minutes
◉ Rhumb line. Answer: a line that runs across meridians at the same
angle
◉ 1 nm is equal to how many feet. Answer: 6,076.1 feet
◉ 1 SM is how many feet? Answer: 5,280ft
,◉ What is the conversion rate for NM to SM? Answer: NM x 1.15 = SM
and
SM x 0.87 = NM
◉ Zulu time is based out of where? Answer: Green which England
(prime merridean)
◉ A time zone is established for every ____ degrees of longitude?
Answer: 15 degrees
◉ When converting from LST to UTC (zulu), what is the time
conversion for each US time zone?
WHAT IS THE EFFECTS OF DAYLIGHT SAVINGS? Answer:
EASTERN STANDARD TIME +5 HOURS
CENTRAL STANDARD TIME +6 HOURS
MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME + 7 HOURS
PACIFIC STANDARD TIME + 8 HOURS
ALASKA STANDARD TIME +9 HOURS
HAWAII STANDARD TIME + 10 HOURS
,IF DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME IS IN EFFECT, SUBTRACT 1 HOUR
FROM CONVERSION
NOTE: DST starts at 2 AM the seoncd sunday in march and ends at 2am
on the first sunday in november
◉ TRUE AIRSPEED. Answer: IAS corrected for temp and altitude
◉ Mach number. Answer: ratio of true airspeed to the speed of sound,
expressed in decimal form
521 knots is the speed of sound
◉ What type of speed increases as altitude increases?
Which type decreases? Answer: True airspeed is higher than indicated
airspeed at higher altitudes
◉ How are the following times represented in decimal form?
4+00
4+15
4+30
4+45
, 5+00. Answer: 4.00
4.25
4.50
4.75
5.00
◉ distance flown 274NM, time flown 2:00 hours. find the speed of the
aircraft. Answer: 137 knots
◉ Distance flown 300 statute miles, speed of aircraft is 200mph, find the
time interval flown. Answer: 1+30
◉ An aircraft departs point A at 1100Z. point B is located 370NM from
point A. If the aircraft flies at a speed of 85mph, what will be its ETA?
Answer: 1600Z
◉ What does a common wind report look like? how is it expressed and
in what form? Answer: 04025
040 = the heading it is approaching from
25 = the speed in knots
WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ What is a great circle? Answer: the equator is the only one, formed on
the surface of a sphere by the intersection of a plane that passes through
the center of the sphere; an arc of which connecting two terrestrial points
constitutes the shortest distance on the earth's surface between them
◉ when stating or writing coordinates, what comes first, latitude or
longitude? Answer: latitude
◉ for latitude and longitude, 1 degree is equal to how many minutes?
Answer: 60 minutes
◉ Rhumb line. Answer: a line that runs across meridians at the same
angle
◉ 1 nm is equal to how many feet. Answer: 6,076.1 feet
◉ 1 SM is how many feet? Answer: 5,280ft
,◉ What is the conversion rate for NM to SM? Answer: NM x 1.15 = SM
and
SM x 0.87 = NM
◉ Zulu time is based out of where? Answer: Green which England
(prime merridean)
◉ A time zone is established for every ____ degrees of longitude?
Answer: 15 degrees
◉ When converting from LST to UTC (zulu), what is the time
conversion for each US time zone?
WHAT IS THE EFFECTS OF DAYLIGHT SAVINGS? Answer:
EASTERN STANDARD TIME +5 HOURS
CENTRAL STANDARD TIME +6 HOURS
MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME + 7 HOURS
PACIFIC STANDARD TIME + 8 HOURS
ALASKA STANDARD TIME +9 HOURS
HAWAII STANDARD TIME + 10 HOURS
,IF DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME IS IN EFFECT, SUBTRACT 1 HOUR
FROM CONVERSION
NOTE: DST starts at 2 AM the seoncd sunday in march and ends at 2am
on the first sunday in november
◉ TRUE AIRSPEED. Answer: IAS corrected for temp and altitude
◉ Mach number. Answer: ratio of true airspeed to the speed of sound,
expressed in decimal form
521 knots is the speed of sound
◉ What type of speed increases as altitude increases?
Which type decreases? Answer: True airspeed is higher than indicated
airspeed at higher altitudes
◉ How are the following times represented in decimal form?
4+00
4+15
4+30
4+45
, 5+00. Answer: 4.00
4.25
4.50
4.75
5.00
◉ distance flown 274NM, time flown 2:00 hours. find the speed of the
aircraft. Answer: 137 knots
◉ Distance flown 300 statute miles, speed of aircraft is 200mph, find the
time interval flown. Answer: 1+30
◉ An aircraft departs point A at 1100Z. point B is located 370NM from
point A. If the aircraft flies at a speed of 85mph, what will be its ETA?
Answer: 1600Z
◉ What does a common wind report look like? how is it expressed and
in what form? Answer: 04025
040 = the heading it is approaching from
25 = the speed in knots
