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(Refer to FAA-CT-8080-2H, Figure 25, area 5.) The navigation facility at Dallas-Ft. Worth International (DFW) is a

FAA Figure 25Sectional chart excerpt (Dallas-Fort Worth, TX)FAA-CT-8080-2H · Sport, Recreational, Private & Remote Pilot supplement
How to read it: At the test center this page is printed; here you can zoom in. Find the numbered circle the question names, then read the airspace rings, airport data block and obstruction heights around it.
A

VOR.

B

VORTAC.

C

VOR/DME.✓ Correct Answer

Explanation

Next to area 5 on Figure 25, the navaid symbol at Dallas/Ft. Worth International is a hexagon with a center dot enclosed in a square, which the Aeronautical Chart User's Guide identifies as a VOR/DME. A plain VOR is a hexagon without the square, and a VORTAC is a hexagon with three small rectangles attached to alternate sides.

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