Title: Describe airport information broadcasts.
Course: Aircraft Pilot Training I (20053-I) > Section: Describing Airport Operations

Description should include the following:

- types of airport information broadcasts (Automatic Terminal Information Service [ATIS], Automated Surface Observing Systems [ASOS], Automated Weather Observing System [AWOS])
- 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 notices to air missions (NOTAMs).
- Pilots usually listen to an available ATIS broadcast before contacting the local control unit, which reduces the controllers’ workload and relieves frequency congestion.

PLT196

Process/Skill Questions:

- What are ATIS, ASOS, and AWOS?