On air traffic control, what does it mean when they say information november or information oscar etc...?

Question

On air traffic control, what does it mean when they say information november or information oscar etc...?

Answer 1

Each ATIS recording is named according to the phonetic alphabet.  ATC is telling what the latest ATIS is.

Answer 2

ATIS

Answer 3

Stage III airports have a radio service called Automated Terminal Information System, or ATIS, which provides a continuous loop recording of current conditions.  This relieves controllers from having to constantly give pilots the wind, altimeter setting, runway in use, and other information that every arriving or departing flight needs.

ATIS recordings are updated every hour on the hour, and they are distinguished from each other by letters of the alphabet, which are read in the International Phonetic Alphabet; that is "Alpha, Bravo, Charlie, Delta, Echo... and so on.

So the ATIS recordings are officially titled "Information Alpha," "Information Bravo," and so on.

That way, a pilot can listen to the ATIS recording before calling in for a clearance to approach or depart, and only needs to tell the controller, "Have Charlie" or "Have Oscar" so that the controller will know the pilot has heard the basic information.

Answer 4

"November" and "Oscar" are part of the phonetic alphabet used to keep instructions, positions, etc. from being misunderstood, used by military, law enforcement, fire and rescue and other organizations as well. Usually used during radio communications.

A - Alpha, B - Bravo, C - Charlie, D - Delta, Echo, Foxtrot, Golf, Hotel, India, Juliett, Kilo, Lima, Mike, November, Oscar, Papa, Quebec, Romeo, Sierra, Tango, Uniform, Victor, Whiskey, Xray, and Zebra.

There may have been some changes since I left the service in 1971, if so I'm not aware of the change or what letter, if any, may have been changed .

Answer 5

Aiplanes can often be very noisy and the pilots are also busy maintaining and controlling the airplane.  Radio transmissions may also be unclear and hard to interpret at times.  A system of words was devised to represent each letter, insuring no misinterpretations are made during radio transmissions.

A: Alfa

B: Bravo

C: Charlie

D: Delta

E: Echo

F: Foxtrot

G: Gulf

H: Hotel

I: India

J: Juliet

K: Kilo

L: Lima

M: Mike

N: November

O:Oscar

P: Papa

Q: Quebec

R: Romeo

S: Sierra

T: Tango

U: Uniform

V: Victor

W: Whiskey

X: X-ray

Y: Yankee

Z: Zulu

Answer 6

A pilot will request tower confirmation for landing or take-off and say "I have information xx," using the appropriate ATIS weather code. For instance, on requesting permission to land, you might use the following radio call:

"Palm Springs tower, Cessna one one niner golf delta, ten miles northwest with information echo requesting full stop"

The "information echo" part is a short code for the tower to know that you have listened to the ATIS (Automated Terminal Information Service) weather report prior to calling in.