Which route distance equals 53 miles?

Which route distance equals 53 miles?

• A. HEDUD -> STUEE
• B. V9 -> D15
• C. SQS -> UJM
• D. MLU -> MHZ

Answer: (A)

Distances on enroute charts come from the published leg distances between fixes. To find which route distance is 53 miles, look at the published distance for the segment between the two fixes in each option. The leg from HEDUD to STUEE is listed as 53 miles, so that route distance matches exactly. The other segments (V9 to D15, SQS to UJM, MLU to MHZ) have different published distances, so they do not equal 53 miles. In practice, you’d verify this by checking the airway distance between fixes on the applicable chart or FLIP publication.

Distances on enroute charts come from the published leg distances between fixes. To find which route distance is 53 miles, look at the published distance for the segment between the two fixes in each option. The leg from HEDUD to STUEE is listed as 53 miles, so that route distance matches exactly. The other segments (V9 to D15, SQS to UJM, MLU to MHZ) have different published distances, so they do not equal 53 miles. In practice, you’d verify this by checking the airway distance between fixes on the applicable chart or FLIP publication.