Digital Automatic Terminal Information Service
(D-ATIS)

From runway and taxiway instructions, to information on avionics equipment, frequency outages, and local weather conditions, pilots can obtain ATIS messages worldwide with high reliability, at any time, using ARINC's Digital Automatic Terminal Information Service (D-ATIS).

Already available at over 190 of the world's busiest airports and in use by over 60 airlines and hundreds of smaller aircraft companies, D-ATIS allows pilots to receive and read ATIS text messages using the aircraft's existing display format via ARINC's GLOBALink service—or any other data link service.

When used in conjunction with the ARINC TWIP message service (currently available in the United States), pilots can also receive local terminal Doppler weather radar severe weather information—including wind shear, storm cells, microbursts, gust fronts, and moderate-to-heavy precipitation—in text and graphic format.

Here's how D-ATIS benefits aviation stakeholders:

• Aircrew—With reliable, accurate delivery of ATIS messages via digital data link, the aircrew no longer needs to find an open voice channel and manually transcribe routine information. Pilots can download and save D-ATIS messages at any time during the flight, opening up the critical approach phase for more important tasks.
• Airlines—Early departure messages mean fewer delays and improved airline efficiency.
• Passengers—Reduced aircrew workloads and fewer delays mean more traveler convenience.
• Air Traffic Service Providers—Compatible format means ATSPs can have their ATIS messages received by aircraft around the world, regardless of the installed avionics. ARINC continually works with ATSPs to confirm that their ATIS messages can be delivered to aircraft using their systems.
• Airline Operations Centers—AOCs can compile regularly delivered messages used in dispatching flight operations, as well as in prioritizing and planning ahead.
• Air Traffic Controllers—Advanced D-ATIS workstations allow controllers to quickly generate and update ATIS messages on airport status and local weather conditions.