What term refers to the actual elapsed time from departure to arrival for pay purposes?

• A. Flight Time
• B. Interline
• C. Head Wind
• D. Forward (FWD)

Answer: (A)

The term being tested is the amount of time the flight actually takes from departure to arrival and is used for pay calculations. That duration is flight time, which is defined as the elapsed time from takeoff to landing and is the standard measure carriers use to determine compensation for crew.

Interline isn’t about time—it's about agreements for passengers transferring between carriers. Head wind describes weather that can affect speed but not the measurement itself. Forward (FWD) is a directional or operational label, not a time metric. So the measure used for pay purposes is flight time.