What is D-ATIS?

What is D-ATIS?

• A. A text-based, digitally transmitted version of ATIS that can be shown on an aircraft display.
• B. A voice-only broadcast of weather information.
• C. A ground-based weather radar feed.
• D. A navigation aid.

Answer: (D)

D-ATIS stands for Digital Automatic Terminal Information Service. It is the digital, text-based version of the ATIS broadcast that used to be spoken over the radio. Instead of a voice transmission, D-ATIS is delivered to the aircraft via data link and can be displayed on cockpit screens or loaded into the flight management system. It provides current airport information such as weather observations (wind, visibility, weather phenomena, and altimeter), runway in use, and other important notes in a structured format. Because it is data-link based and text-based, it’s not a voice broadcast, not a ground-based radar feed, and not a navigation aid.

D-ATIS stands for Digital Automatic Terminal Information Service. It is the digital, text-based version of the ATIS broadcast that used to be spoken over the radio. Instead of a voice transmission, D-ATIS is delivered to the aircraft via data link and can be displayed on cockpit screens or loaded into the flight management system. It provides current airport information such as weather observations (wind, visibility, weather phenomena, and altimeter), runway in use, and other important notes in a structured format. Because it is data-link based and text-based, it’s not a voice broadcast, not a ground-based radar feed, and not a navigation aid.