24 questions read directly off real FAA-CT-8080-2H sectional chart figures — ACS Area II, 20% of the knowledge test. Tap any figure to pinch-zoom and pan, the same way you'll need to read one at the test center.
Question 1 of 24
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Legend 1 — Sectional Aeronautical Chart · FAA-CT-8080-2H, p. 1-1
On an FAA sectional chart, an airport symbol and data block printed in blue indicate that the airport —
Why: FAA-CT-8080-2H Legend 1 states, "Airports having control towers are shown in blue, all others in magenta." Blue airport symbols and data always mean the field has a control tower; magenta means it does not.
Confuses airport color coding with runway-status symbols; a closed airport uses its own distinct runway symbol, not a color change.
Assumes airport color indicates the surrounding airspace class, but color only distinguishes towered (blue) from non-towered (magenta) airports — airspace class is shown separately, by the boundary line style around the airport.