BLOCK Test 1Exam questions and answers Graded A+|
2026 Updated
According to their location, ATO facilities are assigned to one of ______.
A.Nine regions
B.Three service areas
C.Four FAA headquarters divisions
D.Eleven FAA primary offices - ✅✅Three service areas
When is nonradar separation used in preference to radar separation?
A.When secondary radar is out of service
B.When the aircraft is not transponder equipped
C.When controller is not radar qualified
D.When an operational advantage will be gained - ✅✅When an operational
advantage will be gained
Presidential aircraft have priority over Flight Check aircraft" is an example of a(n)
________.
A.Procedural preference
B.Duty priority
C.Additional services
D.Operational priority - ✅✅Operational priority
The organizational structure of each AT facility varies depending upon its
_________.
,A.Surrounding terrain
B.All of the answers
C.Type of air traffic
D.Runways - ✅✅All of the answers
Which air traffic facility has NO direct authority over IFR or VFR traffic?
A.ARTCC
B.TRACON
C.ATCT
D.FSS - ✅✅FSS
Which ATC facility is primarily responsible for conducting pilot briefings?
A.ATCT
B.FSS
C.ATCSCC
D.ARTCC - ✅✅FSS
Which of the following is not the function of the Clearance Delivery position in the
tower?
A.Processing and forwarding flight plan information
B.Operating communication equipment
C.Compiling statistical data
D.Issuing clearances and ensuring accuracy of readback - ✅✅Compiling
statistical data
,Which position in the ATC terminal option is normally responsible for issuing
control instructions to aircraft and vehicles operating on the airport movement
area (other than active runways)?
A.Clearance Delivery
B.Ground Control
C.Local Control
D.Flight Data - ✅✅Ground Control
Which ATC facility provides ATC services to aircraft on IFR flight plans during the
en route phase of flight?
A.FSS
B.TRACON
C.ATCT
D.ARTCC - ✅✅ARTCC
Which is the only en route sector team member whose duties do not include
accepting handoffs?
A.Radar Coordinator
B.Radar Flight Data
C.Radar Associate
D.Radar - ✅✅Radar Flight Data
Who is responsible for the operation of the TM system?
A.ATCSCC
B.ARTCC TMU for each area
, C.Central altitude reservation facility
D.Air traffic manager - ✅✅ATCSCC
What is included in the NAS?
A.Every person employed with FAA
B.U.S. navigation facilities and all associated personnel and components
C.Only ATC employees who assist in operations of getting aircraft from one
location to another
D.Every employee of FAA and DOT - ✅✅U.S. navigation facilities and all
associated personnel and components
Who maintains separation from other aircraft, terrain, and man-made objects on
the ground for IFR aircraft?
A.Pilot
B.ATCSCC
C.FSS
D.ATC - ✅✅ATC
Who provides an aircraft specific approval for entry onto movement areas on an
airport?
A.Pilot
B.Aircraft marshals
C.ATC
D.ATCC - ✅✅ATC
2026 Updated
According to their location, ATO facilities are assigned to one of ______.
A.Nine regions
B.Three service areas
C.Four FAA headquarters divisions
D.Eleven FAA primary offices - ✅✅Three service areas
When is nonradar separation used in preference to radar separation?
A.When secondary radar is out of service
B.When the aircraft is not transponder equipped
C.When controller is not radar qualified
D.When an operational advantage will be gained - ✅✅When an operational
advantage will be gained
Presidential aircraft have priority over Flight Check aircraft" is an example of a(n)
________.
A.Procedural preference
B.Duty priority
C.Additional services
D.Operational priority - ✅✅Operational priority
The organizational structure of each AT facility varies depending upon its
_________.
,A.Surrounding terrain
B.All of the answers
C.Type of air traffic
D.Runways - ✅✅All of the answers
Which air traffic facility has NO direct authority over IFR or VFR traffic?
A.ARTCC
B.TRACON
C.ATCT
D.FSS - ✅✅FSS
Which ATC facility is primarily responsible for conducting pilot briefings?
A.ATCT
B.FSS
C.ATCSCC
D.ARTCC - ✅✅FSS
Which of the following is not the function of the Clearance Delivery position in the
tower?
A.Processing and forwarding flight plan information
B.Operating communication equipment
C.Compiling statistical data
D.Issuing clearances and ensuring accuracy of readback - ✅✅Compiling
statistical data
,Which position in the ATC terminal option is normally responsible for issuing
control instructions to aircraft and vehicles operating on the airport movement
area (other than active runways)?
A.Clearance Delivery
B.Ground Control
C.Local Control
D.Flight Data - ✅✅Ground Control
Which ATC facility provides ATC services to aircraft on IFR flight plans during the
en route phase of flight?
A.FSS
B.TRACON
C.ATCT
D.ARTCC - ✅✅ARTCC
Which is the only en route sector team member whose duties do not include
accepting handoffs?
A.Radar Coordinator
B.Radar Flight Data
C.Radar Associate
D.Radar - ✅✅Radar Flight Data
Who is responsible for the operation of the TM system?
A.ATCSCC
B.ARTCC TMU for each area
, C.Central altitude reservation facility
D.Air traffic manager - ✅✅ATCSCC
What is included in the NAS?
A.Every person employed with FAA
B.U.S. navigation facilities and all associated personnel and components
C.Only ATC employees who assist in operations of getting aircraft from one
location to another
D.Every employee of FAA and DOT - ✅✅U.S. navigation facilities and all
associated personnel and components
Who maintains separation from other aircraft, terrain, and man-made objects on
the ground for IFR aircraft?
A.Pilot
B.ATCSCC
C.FSS
D.ATC - ✅✅ATC
Who provides an aircraft specific approval for entry onto movement areas on an
airport?
A.Pilot
B.Aircraft marshals
C.ATC
D.ATCC - ✅✅ATC
