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Automatic terminal information service, or ATIS, is a continuous broadcast of recorded aeronautical information in busier terminal areas.ATIS broadcasts contain essential information, such as current weather information, active runways, available approaches, and any other information required by the pilots, such as important NOTAMs.
The database of ATIS vessel identities is maintained by the Belgian Institute for Postal Services and Telecommunications. [1] The ATIS signalling protocol is based on that used for Digital Selective Calling (DSC); with the ATIS transmissions having the format specifier field set to a value of 121.
Pilots normally activate the aircraft transponder just prior to take off, then return it to standby or off after landing. When ASDE-X is available at an airport, that fact will be included in the recorded ATIS (Automatic Terminal Information Service) to indicate to the pilot that the transponder should be left on while maneuvering on the ground.
At 00:34, the first officer checked the Automatic Terminal Information Service (ATIS) automated weather broadcast for Hartford, and noted to the captain that the most recent ATIS broadcast was about 90 minutes old. For reasons unknown, the first officer entered 29.47 inHg (998 hPa) on the altimeter causing it to read approximately 70 feet (21 m ...
This is often via the automatic terminal information service (ATIS). Most automated weather stations also have discrete phone numbers to retrieve real-time observations over the phone or through a modem.
Automatic Terminal Information Service (aircraft), a broadcast of recorded aeronautical information such as weather at airports; Automatic Transmitter Identification System (television), used for the station identification of television channels carried on analog satellite TV
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Automatic Terminal Information Services Procedures, page 2-9-1, which you should be able to find on the FAA website. Most places now have a digital recording of the ATIS, tapes are old technology. If anybody takes the time to read that and wants to update this page you will find all the information you ever wanted to know there.