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ATIS Training Series – Learn Step by Step
This article is part of our ATIS Training Series. In each post, you will:
- listen to a real ATIS message,
- read the full transcription,
- decode the information (weather, runway, approach, warnings),
- and practice with an exam-style question.
💡 On the ICAO English exam, one of the tasks is to listen to an ATIS recording and choose the correct answer from 3 options.
👉 Remember: you can always ask the examiner to play the ATIS one more time. This is allowed and will not affect your score.
🎧 Watch & Listen on YouTube
We prepared a short video with this exact ATIS message from EPWR (Wrocław Copernicus Airport).
👉 Watch the ATIS on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/2Km4lZQQo2k
OR
🔊 Play the video on our website, listen carefully, and repeat the message out loud – just like in the real exam.
What is ATIS?
ATIS means Automatic Terminal Information Service.
It is a recording at airports. It tells pilots about:
– the weather,
– the runway in use,
– special information.
Pilots must listen to ATIS before they call the tower. This makes communication faster and safer.
ATIS Example – EPWR (Wrocław Copernicus Airport)
This is a real ATIS message. It was recorded at 12:00 UTC at Wrocław Copernicus Airport, Poland.
ATIS Transcription:
This is Wrocław information Charlie. Time 12:25. Expect radar vectoring ILS approach for runway 29.
Runway 29 RCC 6. 6. 6.
Transition level 80.
Caution birds activity.
Wind 280 degrees. 11 knots. Bearing between 240 and 320 degrees. Visibility touchdown zone.
10 kilometers or more.
Cloud broken. 2900 feet. Temperature 8. Dewpoint 1, QNH 1028.
Touchdown with Charlie closed.
If possible minimize runway occupancy time.
Possible delay. Delivery is not operating. Contact Wrocław Tower. End of information Charlie.
✈️ Decode the ATIS
– Time: 12:00 UTC,
– Wind: 280° at 11 knots,
– Visibility: 10 km or more (unrestricted),
– Clouds: Broken clouds at 2,900 feet above ground level,
– Temperature: +8°C, Dew Point +1°C,
– QNH: 1028 hPa
✈️ Why is this important?
This ATIS is interesting because:
- Runway 29 in use – pilots must prepare approach and landing for the correct runway.
- Transition level 80 and QNH 1028 – ensures correct altitude settings for safe separation.
- Cloud (Broken clouds at 2,900 feet above ground level) – important for approach planning and minimums.
✈️ Practice Question (Exam Style)
You listen to the ATIS. The question is:
What is the transition level?
A) 80
B) LT45
C) 65
✅ Correct answer: A) 80
✍ Exam Tip
During the ICAO English exam, you will listen to an ATIS message and answer a question
with 3 choices.
👉 Remember: you can always ask the examiner:
“Could you please play the recording again?”
This is allowed and does not lower your score.
📱 Bonus for Smart Students
If you want more practice, try the ICAO4U mobile app.
It includes many recordings just like the ones you will hear on the exam – ATIS, clearances,
and real pilot–ATC communication.
😏 Think of it as a legal cheat sheet for your exam – everything you need to feel confident,
but 100% allowed!
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