The controller must _______ if a pilot is unable to receive the ATIS.

• A. advise the watch supervisor
• B. issue current weather, runway in use, approach/departure information, and pertinent NOTAMs and airport conditions.
• C. advise the pilot to contact Flight Service for current weather
• D. issue the correct ATIS frequency to the pilot

Answer: (B)

When ATIS isn’t available to the pilot, the controller must provide the essential information directly: current weather, the active runway, approach and departure information, and any pertinent NOTAMs and airport conditions. This ensures the pilot has the same critical details needed to operate safely without the automated broadcast, and it keeps the flow of traffic and runway operations clear and coordinated.

Providing this information directly is the core responsibility in that situation. Advising internal procedures, like contacting a supervisor, doesn’t deliver the needed operational details to the pilot. Telling the pilot to contact Flight Service introduces another source and can create delays or gaps in information. Attempting to give an ATIS frequency to a pilot who cannot receive it doesn’t help, since the purpose of the frequency is for automatic broadcast; if it can’t be received, the manual briefing is required.