Who must new ATIS be disseminated to as Flight Data?

• A. All tower positions and AAC Approach
• B. All pilots on frequency
• C. Ground vehicles on apron
• D. Maintenance crews

Answer: (A)

New ATIS is a concise, standardized information broadcast about current weather, active runway, and other essential conditions that pilots need before contacting ATC. When this information changes, it must be shared with every ATC unit that will be communicating with arriving and departing aircraft in the terminal area. The Flight Data function handles this dissemination so that both tower positions and the approach control unit have the latest ATIS data to pass along to pilots consistently.

Disseminating directly to ground vehicles or maintenance crews isn’t necessary for flight operations, and sending updates to all pilots on every frequency isn’t how ATIS updates are distributed in practice—the controllers who handle each sector relay the updated information to pilots as part of standard air traffic communication.