ATIS Abbreviations
Controllers: The following abbreviations can be used in the vatSys ATIS Editor to abbreviate the text ATIS and have the full text spoken in the ATIS audio. In addition to those below, vatSys also supports the standard weather abbreviations found in METARs.
Pilots: Use the table below to interpret ATIS text abbreviations.
| Abbreviation | Spoken |
|---|---|
| ABV | Above |
| ACFT | Aircraft |
| APCH | Approach |
| APRV | Approval |
| ARR | Arrivals |
| ARRS | Arrivals |
| AVBL | Available |
| BLW | Below |
| BTN | Between |
| CCT | Circuit |
| CL | Centre Line |
| DEG | Degrees |
| DEP | Departures |
| DEPS | Departures |
| DIR | Direction |
| DLA | Delay |
| DLAS | Delays |
| DME | D M E |
| EIA | Expect Instrument Approach |
| EXP | Expect |
| FT | Feet |
| FM | From |
| FREQ | Frequency |
| GLS | G L S |
| GT | Greater Than |
| HIAL | High Intensity Approach Lighting |
| HIRL | High Intensity Runway Lighting |
| HLDG | Holding |
| ILS | I L S |
| INDEP | Independent |
| INST | Instrument |
| INSTR | Instrument |
| LAHSO | Land and Hold Short Operations |
| LGT | Light |
| MAX | Maximum |
| MIN | Minimum |
| MINS | Minutes |
| MOD | Moderate |
| NAVBL | Not Available |
| NDB | N D B |
| NE | North East |
| OPP | Opposite |
| OPR | Operational |
| OPS | Operations |
| PARL | Parallel |
| PDC | Pre Departure Clearance |
| PROG | Progress |
| RECIP | Reciprocal |
| REQ | Request |
| REQD | Required |
| RNP | R N P |
| RWY | Runway |
| RWYS | Runways |
| Runway Number L AND R | Runway Number Left and Right |
| Runway Number L AND C | Runway Number Left and Centre |
| Runway Number C AND R | Runway Number Centre and Right |
| Runway Number L | Runway Number Left |
| Runway Number R | Runway Number Right |
| Runway Number C | Runway Number Centre |
| SEV | Severe |
| SIMUL | Simultaneous |
| THRU | Through |
| TRL | Transition level |
| TURB | Turbulence |
| TW | Tailwind |
| TWY | Taxiway |
| TWYS | Taxiways |
| TIL | Until |
| VOR | V O R |
| XW | Crosswind |