Airport Maintenance Standards and Airfield Lighting

Flashcards covering airport maintenance standards, air traffic control, apron types, pavement, airfield signs and lighting.

Guidelines for maintaining airport facilities and infrastructure to ensure safe and efficient air operations.

Airport Maintenance Standards

A system that guides aircraft safely through the air and on the ground, preventing collisions and ensuring efficient traffic flow.

Air Traffic Control (ATC)

Air Operations

All activities related to flying, including preparation, flight execution, and post-flight procedures.

Apron

Designated area at an airport where aircraft are parked, loaded/unloaded, refueled, or maintained.

Terminal Apron

Adjacent to the passenger terminal, accommodating activities such as refueling, maintenance, catering, and passenger boarding/deplaning.

Remote Apron

Area where aircraft are secured or serviced for an extended period, or used for passenger loading/unloading via conveyance.

Hangar Apron

Positioned outside of a hangar and used to allow aircraft to move into and out of a hangar.

Constructed, hard surfaces that aircraft use for landing, takeoff, taxiing, and parking.

Pavement

Flexible Pavement

Pavement type that includes grass, dirt, and gravel; generally less expensive and faster to install but requires higher maintenance.

Concrete Pavement

Pavement type that is more rigid, poured into distinctive slabs, resists weathering and oil/fuel spillage.

Subgrade

The soil that forms the foundation of the pavement section.

Subbase

Used in areas where frost is severe or the subgrade soil is weak.

Base

Consists of different materials, either treated or untreated, forming a layer of the pavement structure.

Bituminous Surface

A hot-mix asphalt that prevents water penetration, provides a smooth, bonded, skid-resistant surface.

Mandatory Instruction Signs

Signs featuring white lettering on a red background that indicate taxiway/runway intersections.

Location Signs

Signs with yellow lettering on a black background that tell the pilot or vehicle operator the taxiway or runway upon which they are located.

Direction Signs

Signs with black lettering and a yellow background that indicate the direction of taxiways leading to an intersection.

Boundary Signs

Signs with black lettering and a yellow background used to identify boundaries of critical areas.

Taxiway Ending Marker

Signs that indicate a taxiway does not continue beyond an intersection.

Destination Signs

Signs that have a black lettering on a yellow background with an arrow and indicate the general direction to a remote location.

Information Signs

Signs installed on the airside of an airport that provide information other than mandatory holding positions or taxiway guidance; black inscription on a yellow background.

Vehicle Road Signs

Signs located on the airfield intended solely for vehicle operators.

Runway Distance Remaining Signs

Signs with a white numerical inscription on a black background, indicating the distance in thousands of feet of remaining runway.

Airport lighting

Consists of runway and taxiway lights and other lights on the ramp and in aircraft operations area, adhering to FAA standards.

Runway Centerline Lighting

Lighting required installed in the pavement for runways with a category 2 or 3 ILS approach.

Runway Edge Lighting Systems

Lighting that defines the edge of the runway with low, medium, or high intensity lights.

Threshold or Runway End Lights

Lights that emit a green light outward from the approach end (threshold) and a red light towards the runway end.

Taxiway edge lights

Lights that are blue in color and define the edges of taxiways.

Approach Lighting System

A lighting system installed at the approach end of a runway to aid pilots in visual alignment, especially in low visibility.

Airport Rotating beacon

Provides pilots the location of the airport at night and during periods of low visibility; alternates between white and green for civilian airports.

Wind cones

Provide the wind direction and velocity near the surface of the airport.

Obstruction Lights

Lights used to identify obstructions in and around the airport that represent a hazard to aircraft operations.