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Automatic flight information service (AFIS)

Term · Aviation and air traffic control · MLC-T-AVN-000164

ALASKA FSSs ONLY- The continuous broadcast of recorded non-control information at airports in Alaska where a FSS provides local airport advisory service. The AFIS broadcast automates the repetitive transmission of essential but routine information such as weather, wind, altimeter, favored runway, braking action, airport NOTAMs, and other applicable information. The information is continuously broadcast over a discrete VHF radio frequency (usually the ASOS/AWOS frequency).

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AVN-000164
FieldAviation and air traffic control
AbbreviationAFIS
ReferencesFAA Pilot/Controller Glossary
Record as JSON
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  "id": "MLC-T-AVN-000164",
  "term": "Automatic flight information service (AFIS)",
  "field": "Aviation and air traffic control",
  "definition": "ALASKA FSSs ONLY- The continuous broadcast of recorded non-control information at airports in Alaska where a FSS provides local airport advisory service. The AFIS broadcast automates the repetitive transmission of essential but routine information such as weather, wind, altimeter, favored runway, braking action, airport NOTAMs, and other applicable information. The information is continuously broadcast over a discrete VHF radio frequency (usually the ASOS/AWOS frequency).",
  "abbreviation": "AFIS",
  "references": [
    "FAA Pilot/Controller Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/aviation/automatic-flight-information-service-afis/"
}

Record 164 of 1,122 in Aviation and air traffic control terminology (MLC-0104). Request the full dataset.