Local Control must verbally specify a runway to be crossed preceded by the word(s) ___.

• A. Cross
• B. Approved
• C. Cleared
• D. Approved as requested

Answer: (A)

When local control wants a taxiing aircraft to go across a runway, the instruction uses a direct action followed by the runway designation: you say “Cross Runway [designation].” That single word, Cross, immediately tells the pilot the exact action to perform and attaches it to the specific runway, eliminating ambiguity in a busy taxi environment. Saying anything like “Approved” or “Cleared” without naming the runway wouldn’t specify which runway to cross, and “Approved as requested” adds even more ambiguity about the exact action and runway. So the concise, unambiguous phrase is simply to instruct the pilot to cross the specified runway by starting with Cross.