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ATIS
Automatic Terminal Information Service
Key words

Automatic machine or device is able to operate independently of human

control:

A controlled airport has an operating control tower, staffed by either

Federal or privately-contracted air traffic controllers
 What it is?

Automatic terminal information service, or ATIS, is a continuous broadcast of recorded

aeronautical information in busier terminal areas,airports and their immediate
surroundings
What elements does it have?

*Name of the airport

*information letter identifier
*time of the weather observation in zulu time
*wind direction and speed
*visibility
*precipitation or weather phenomena (rain,smoke;snow;etc)
*cloud conditions and cloud base heights
*temperature and dew point
*field altimeter setting
*instruments approach in use
*Taking off and landing runway(s) in use
*Any pertinent notam like a TFR
*precautionary statements
*information letter repeated
What is it used for?

*To reduce air traffics controllers work load

*to ensure that the flight crew have the correct information about the airport
What kind of airport or airports have ATIS?

The controlled airports:a airport with ATC

Uncontrolled airport AWOS-ASOS

ATIS
Questions

what does ATIS mean?

What types of airports have ATIS frequency ?

I can get information about the runways in use to land in a ATIS?

REFERENCES

https://www.aircraftcompare.com/blog/atis-in-aviation/

https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/atpubs/atc_html/cha
p2_section_9.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfftCrsnhyU