Recording an ATIS

ATIS Voice Format  

 Employ the following format and procedures when recording an ATIS:

• (Airport Name) Information (ATIS CODE)
• Time (ZULU Time)
• Wind
• Visibility (Visibility and pertinent obscuration)
• Sky condition
• Temperature
• Dew point
• Altimeter
• Approaches in Use (Visual, ILS)
• Arrival Runways in use
• Departure Runways (If different then arrival runways)
• Parallel / Intersecting / LAHSO Advisories
• NOTAM's (Any pertinent notices to airmen, bird activity, personnel working on airport, runway and taxiway closures, etc)
• All departures contact (appropriate controller and frequency) prior to taxi
• All aircraft readback runway assignments and hold short instructions
• Advise controller on initial contact you have information (ATIS Code)

ATIS Voice Responsibilities

• ATIS voice messages are the responsibility of the controller providing Tower related services to a field (NOT GND/DEL),  this may be TWR, APP or CTR
• Only one Voice ATIS per field at any one time.
• Voice ATIS messages must be updated as conditions on the field change.
• ATIS messages must use the ATIS frequency associated with that field.

ATIS Voice Frequencies 

Employ the following ATIS frequencies when recording an ATIS:

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