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VOR Quizzes


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This month's navaid is in a suburb of a large city in the United States, which hosts a major airline hub.
Its name is an animal, native to the area, which is a mascot for a local school's athletic teams.
Six jet routes converge on this High Altitude VORTAC. 
 
MAR 2023

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VOR@Dispatcher.org


correct answers:

Tucker Sullivan - Everts Air Cargo
Craig Symons - United Airlines
Ed McCoy - United AIrlines
Alexander Johnson - Southwest Airlines
Daniel Dziedzic - United AIrlines
RIchard L. Fellie - Air Transport International
John Barry
Ed Pataky - PSA Airlines
Dale Gentry - Southwest Airlines
Marvin B. Hood - United Airlines
Kenneth Dechmerowski - FAA Safety Inspector

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the answer is Gopher (GEP), in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota.
Thanks for Joseph Wolf for the great photo!






This navaid is in the United States. 
It's named after a nearby small town.
That town was not named after its agricultural quality,
but a person who established the community.
There is airline service to an airport located across the water.

Feb 2024
 
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VOR@Dispatcher.org



correct answers from:

Tucker Sullivan - Everts Air Cargo
David Birkley
James Hanson
Keith Fisher - United Airlines
Kuvat Baygeldiyev - United Airlines 
John Barry
Richard L. Fellie - Air Transport International
Alexander Johnson
Dillon Hockett - Southwest Airlines
Dale Gentry - Southwest Airlines

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the answer is Fairfield, Utah (FFU)




This low altitude VORTAC is in the United States. 
It’s named after the geological feature adjacent to it, which is a former lake.
The nearby ghost town of the same name still exists as a Greyhound bus stop.
There is another VORTAC in the same county, which is named after that county.
It’s in an empty basin.

Photo courtesy David Ferrel

December 2023

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VOR@dispatcher.org

correct answers received from:

James Hanson - Cape Air
Dale Gentry- Southwest Airlines
Richard L. Fellie - Air Transport International 

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the answer is Salt Flat, Texas (SFL)


This VORTAC is in the United States of America.
It’s on Tribal land.
It has the same designator as the air carrier airport 5.1 miles away.
The name (also the city’s name) is a reference to a nearby water feature.
You should not have any trouble locating toilet tissue here.


Jan 2024

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VOR@Dispatcher.org

correct answers:

James Hanson - Cape Air
John Barry
Richard L. Fellie - Air Transport International
Dale Gentry - Southwest Airlines
Alexander Johnson - Southwest Airlines
Kuvat Baygeldiyev
Tucker Sullivan- Everts Air Cargo

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the answer is Green Bay, WI (GRB)

This high altitude VOR is located in North America.

It's named after the general vicinity.

There is Regional Airline service to the two nearby cities,
each from a different country!

Its name is frequently mispronounced.

There is a famous folk song about a disaster nearby.


NOV23

photo by Patrick Boyle



correct answers:

Ethan St. Martin - United Airlines
John Barry
Tom Norwood
Richard Fellie - Air Transport International
Craig Symons - United Airlines
Mike Vane
Dale Gentry - Southwest Airlines
Charles Cotton - Southwest Airlines
 

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The answer is Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan (SSM)