Part 107 Test Prep: Latitude and Longitude on Sectional Charts

This video will teach you how to identify the latitude and longitude of landmarks on sectional charts through two different practice problems.

1) Refer to Figure 20, area 3. Determine the approximate latitude and longitude of Currituck County Airport.

2) Refer to FAA-CT-8080-2H, Figure 21. What airport is located approximately 47 (degrees) 40 (minutes) N latitude and 101 (degrees) 26 (minutes) W longitude.

Timstamps:
Intro: 00:00
Identifying info on chart: 1:20
What is Latitude?: 02:27
What is Longitude?: 03:47
Minute marks: 04:08
What is a minute?: 04:57
Solving the first problem: 07:11
Solution to the first problem: 08:27
Why the other answers are wrong: 08:49
Another practice problem: 09:32
Solving the second problem: 10:18
Solution to the second problem: 12:23

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[mike_marun]

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[fpoa]

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