Airport Communications Procedures Flashcards

What is the purpose of the Automated Terminal Information Service (ATIS)?

Answer: To broadcast routine airport and weather information continuously

ATIS broadcasts current weather, active runways, NOTAMs, and other non-control information to reduce controller workload.

During a runway incursion event, who has authority to immediately halt all runway traffic?

Answer: Any ATC controller or airport operations supervisor with radio authority

Any ATC controller and authorized airport operations personnel can issue immediate stop instructions to prevent a collision.

What does the phraseology 'say again' request from another station?

Answer: Retransmit the entire previous message

'Say again' is the standard phrase requesting a full retransmission of the previous message when it was unclear or missed.

A controller tells an aircraft 'Taxi to runway 28L via Alpha, hold short of runway 10.' What must the pilot do?

Answer: Taxi via taxiway Alpha and stop before entering runway 10

A 'hold short' instruction requires the aircraft to stop before the runway hold-short markings of the specified runway.

Which phonetic alphabet word represents the letter 'W' in the ICAO/NATO standard?

Answer: Whiskey

The ICAO/NATO phonetic alphabet designates 'Whiskey' as the standardized word for the letter W.

What action should an airport communications operator take when they receive a garbled or incomplete distress message?

Answer: Immediately alert emergency services and attempt to re-establish contact

Incomplete distress messages must trigger immediate emergency response activation while attempts to restore contact continue simultaneously.

What is a 'hot spot' on an airport surface movement map?

Answer: A location with a history of runway incursions or surface incidents

Hot spots are marked locations on airport diagrams where risk of runway incursions or surface incidents has been identified historically.