Which facilities must check facility records and report within 1 hour after processing INREQs and ALNOTs?

• A. FSS only
• B. ATCTs and ARTCCs
• C. RCC and ARTCCs
• D. AIM and FSS

Answer: (B)

This tests understanding of who must handle prompt, auditable record-keeping for notices that affect operations. Processing INREQs and ALNOTs triggers a need to verify the corresponding records and report the outcome within a tight time window, so that safety-critical information is quickly available to the right people.

The facilities involved here are those that oversee both local airport operations and the broader en-route airspace. Control towers manage arrivals, departures, and ground movements at individual airports, while en route traffic control centers coordinate aircraft across large regions of airspace. Because these two types of facilities deal with information that can impact many flights and multiple sectors, they’re required to check their facility records and file a report within one hour after processing INREQs and ALNOTs. This ensures a timely, traceable trail and rapid sharing of status with other facilities and supervisors.

Other facility types, such as Flight Service Stations or administrative guidance resources, do not carry the same interfacility reporting obligation for these specific notices, so they aren’t designated to perform this one-hour update.