NOT a typical tower position?

NOT a typical tower position?

• A. Approach
• B. Local
• C. Ground
• D. Clearance Delivery

Answer: (A)

This item tests understanding of which ATC roles are performed from within a control tower versus from a separate facility. In a tower, you typically find local control (manages aircraft on runways and the immediate airspace around takeoff and landing), ground control (moves aircraft on taxiways and aprons), and clearance delivery (issues clearances before taxi and before takeoff). Approach control, on the other hand, is a separate facility that handles arriving and departing traffic as it approaches the airport, sequencing and spacing aircraft before they enter the tower’s airspace. It usually operates with radar from a location away from the tower. Because it is not a tower position, approach is the correct choice for “NOT a typical tower position.” The others are standard tower positions.

This item tests understanding of which ATC roles are performed from within a control tower versus from a separate facility. In a tower, you typically find local control (manages aircraft on runways and the immediate airspace around takeoff and landing), ground control (moves aircraft on taxiways and aprons), and clearance delivery (issues clearances before taxi and before takeoff). Approach control, on the other hand, is a separate facility that handles arriving and departing traffic as it approaches the airport, sequencing and spacing aircraft before they enter the tower’s airspace. It usually operates with radar from a location away from the tower. Because it is not a tower position, approach is the correct choice for “NOT a typical tower position.” The others are standard tower positions.