What is the magnetic course from First Flight Airport (area 5) to Hampton Roads Airport (area 2)?

• A. 328°
• B. 332°
• C. 345°
• D. 190°

Answer: (B)

Magnetic course is the direction you would fly relative to magnetic north, so you correct the true course (the direction over the ground) for the local magnetic variation. In this region, the variation is about 10 degrees East. When you subtract that east variation from the true course between the airports, you get the magnetic course.

The route between First Flight and Hampton Roads lies on a true course of roughly 342 degrees, and applying the 10 degrees East variation gives about 332 degrees. That aligns with the magnetic course of 332 degrees, making it the best answer.

The other numbers don’t fit because they would require a different true course or a different variation sign; for instance, a course around 190 degrees would head the opposite way and not connect those two points.