In the AAC example, what is the ground control facility used?

• A. Academy Ground
• B. Academy Tower
• C. Academy Approach
• D. Academy Center

Answer: (A)

Ground control is the part of ATC that manages aircraft moving on the airport surface—taxiing to and from runways and parking areas. In the AAC example, the facility used for ground control is called Academy Ground, which naming explicitly marks its role on the ground rather than in the air.

This helps distinguish it from other facilities: a tower handles takeoffs and landings and runway traffic, approach handles arrivals as they come into the terminal area, and center (en route) manages aircraft high above the airport on larger airways. So Academy Ground is the correct choice because it designates the surface movement controller, not the airborne or en-route functions.