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On tuning to an ATIS frequency, a pilot might hear: Vancouver airport information Bravo, one three five five Zulu. Wind three zero zero at eight, visibility five. Flight conditions: Five hundred scattered, one thousand two hundred few, three thousand overcast, temperature one five, dew-point zero eight. Altimeter two niner eight seven. ILS runway 26L, Visual runway 26 and ISL runway 26R in use. Landing and departing runway 26L, runway 26 and runway 26R. GPS approaches available. VFR aircraft say direction of flight. All aircraft read back hold short instructions. Advise controller on initial contact you have Bravo. This translates to: Vancouver Airport, the information Bravo is issued at 13:55 UTC . The winds are from 300 at 8 Knots . Five statute miles visibility. At 500 feet there is scattered cloud, at 1,200 there are few clouds, at 3,000 feet its overcast. The temperature is 15C (some airports don't include this due to variability). The Dew Point is 8C. The Altimeter is 29.87 inches of Mercury , however this could also be expressed in Millibars or hectopascals. ILS landings are on runways 26L&26R, Visual approach/landing on runway 26. You can conduct an approach via a GPS system. When you first contact air traffic control, inform them your direction of flight and that you have information Bravo. EXTERNAL LINKS |
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