What information does ATIS provide?
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.
Do non towered airports have ATIS?
No, small airports almost never have ATIS. Many do, however, have an AWOS or ASOS. However, this is also not a requirement and many very small and/or private fields don’t have any weather reporting at all. If any such system is present, its radio broadcast frequency will be listed on the sectional charts.
Where do you find an ATIS at an airport?
ATIS is usually found at towered airports as its purpose is to reduce controller workload, but nontowered airports can have ASOS/AWOS stations which provide practically the same information regarding weather, without the superfluous runway information (at nontowered airports, the pilots usually determine the approach/departure direction).
What happens when a pilot is unable to receive the ATIS?
When a pilot is unable to receive the ATIS, issue the current weather, runway in use, approach/departure information, pertinent NOTAMs, and airport conditions. “Wind two five zero at one zero. Visibility one zero. Ceiling four thousand five hundred broken. Temperature three four. Dew point two eight.
Can a small airport have no weather reporting?
If an airport has no reporting whatsoever, you would usually tune to the nearest listed AWOS/ASOS. No, small airports almost never have ATIS. Many do, however, have an AWOS or ASOS. However, this is also not a requirement and many very small and/or private fields don’t have any weather reporting at all.
When to issue a NOTAM about airport conditions?
Civil airport managers are required to provide a list of airport employees who are authorized to issue information concerning conditions affecting the safe use of the airport. If you are unable to contact the airport management or operator, issue a NOTAM publicizing an unsafe condition and inform the management or operator as soon as practicable.