Aviation English Vocabulary Test 3

Fill-in-the-blank questions

1. The _________ is the area of an airport where aircraft park and load and unload
passengers.
2. _________ is the facility that uses air/ground communications, visual signaling, and other
devices to provide Air Traffic Control services to aircraft operating in the vicinity of the Airport
or on the Movement Area.
3. The _________ is the long, paved surface on which aircraft land and take off.
4. The _________ is the path that aircraft use to travel between the runway and the apron.
5. The _________ is the building where passengers check-in for their flights, go through
security and wait to board their aircraft.
6. A veer off or overrun off the runway surface is called _________.
7. The _________ is the area where passengers collect their luggage after their flight.
8. The _________ is the area where passengers and their luggage are screened for weapons
and other prohibited items.
9. The _________ is the area where passengers' passports are checked to ensure that they
have the proper documentation to enter the country they are visiting.
10. The _________ is the area where passengers' luggage is checked for contraband items,
such as fruits, vegetables, and tobacco products.
11. _________ is a designated position intended to protect a runway at which taxiing aircraft
and vehicles shall stop and hold, unless otherwise authorized by the aerodrome control tower.
12. _________ is defined as a precision runway approach aid based on two radio beams which
together provide pilots with both vertical and horizontal guidance during an approach.
13. _________ is a system of lights on the side of an airport runway threshold that provides
visual descent guidance information during final approach.
14. The components of an aircraft or a spacecraft that support the weight of the craft and its
load and give it mobility on ground or water are called _________.
15. _________ is the application of chemicals that not only deice but also remain on a surface
and continue to delay the reformation of ice for a certain period of time
16. The _________ is the person who serves passengers food and drinks on the aircraft.
17. The beginning of that portion of the runway useable for landing is called _________.
18. The _________ is the person who loads and unloads luggage on and off the aircraft.
19. A _________ is a person who is trained to fly an aircraft.
20. A _________ in aviation is a commercial airline pilot who helps navigate and operate flights.
Answers:

1. Apron
2. ATC control tower
3. Runway
4. Taxiway
5. Terminal
6. Runway excursion
7. Baggage claim
8. Security checkpoint
9. Passport control
10. Customs checkpoint
11. Runway Holding Position
12. Instrument Landing System - ILS
13. Precision approach path indicator - PAPI
14. Landing Gear
15. Anti-icing
16. Flight attendant
17. Threshold
18. Baggage handler
19. Pilot
20. First officer