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Do You Know These 6 Common Airport Signs And Markings?

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How much do you know about the signs and markings at your airport?


  1. 1) Tower tells you to hold short of the runway. What marking do you need to hold short of?

    You need to stop short of the hold-short sign.

    You need to stop short of the hold-short sign.

  2. 2) What taxiway are you on?
    Question 1 Boldmethod

    You're on taxiway alpha.

    You're on taxiway alpha.

  3. 3) You're on final approach and you see arrows on the runway. What should you do?
    Question 3 Boldmethod

    You need to land beyond the displaced threshold arrows.

    You need to land beyond the displaced threshold arrows.

  4. 4) You're taxiing and see this sign. What does it mean?
    Question 5 Boldmethod

    There is a military area to the right.

    There is a military area to the right.

  5. 5) You're taking off and you see this sign on the side of the runway. What does it mean?
    Runway Boldmethod

    There are 5,000 feet of runway remaining.

    There are 5,000 feet of runway remaining.

  6. 6) Tower tells you to hold short of runway 33. What sign will you see when you hold short?

    Runway intersection signs are red.

    Runway intersection signs are red.

Well...those were some tough questions.

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Well, you pretty much aced that quiz.

You scored %. Nicely done.

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Corey Komarec

Corey is an Airbus 320 First Officer for a U.S. Major Carrier. He graduated as an aviation major from the University of North Dakota, and he's been flying since he was 16. You can reach him at corey@boldmethod.com.

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