Which publication is designed primarily as a pilot's operational manual containing all airports, seaplane bases, and heliports open to the public, including communications data and navigational facilities, and is issued in seven geographic volumes?

• A. Airport/Facility Directory
• B. Aeronautical Chart Supplement
• C. Jeppesen Pilot Guide
• D. Aviation Directory

Answer: (A)

This item is about knowing the official FAA reference that serves as the pilot’s primary operating manual for airport information. The Airport/Facility Directory is designed to provide comprehensive, current data on every public-use airport, seaplane base, and heliport, including communications frequencies (tower, ground, UNICOM, ATIS), navigational facilities, runway details, lighting, services, and hours. It’s organized by geography and issued in seven volumes, so pilots can quickly pull the section covering the region they’ll be flying in.

The other publications aren’t the same reference. The Aeronautical Chart Supplement offers additional airport data and procedures but is more chart- and procedure-oriented rather than a single directory of all facilities. Jeppesen Pilot Guide is a private, non-government reference, not the official pilot’s directory. The Aviation Directory isn’t the recognized FAA manual for this purpose.