An air-ground communication facility operated by a non-ATC private agency advisory service is called what?

An air-ground communication facility operated by a non-ATC private agency advisory service is called what?

• A. UNICOM
• B. CTAF
• C. Flight Service Station (FSS)
• D. ATIS

Answer: (C)

A station that provides air-to-ground advisory services under private contract to the FAA is being described. A Flight Service Station fits this because it’s operated by a private company under FAA contract and offers weather briefings, flight planning, and other advisory services to pilots, without controlling air traffic. It’s not part of ATC. Unicom and CTAF are used at non-towered fields for pilots to announce position and intentions, and ATIS is an automated weather information broadcast at airports. Those functions differ from the general advisory services provided by a Flight Service Station, which is why the Flight Service Station is the correct choice.

A station that provides air-to-ground advisory services under private contract to the FAA is being described. A Flight Service Station fits this because it’s operated by a private company under FAA contract and offers weather briefings, flight planning, and other advisory services to pilots, without controlling air traffic. It’s not part of ATC.

Unicom and CTAF are used at non-towered fields for pilots to announce position and intentions, and ATIS is an automated weather information broadcast at airports. Those functions differ from the general advisory services provided by a Flight Service Station, which is why the Flight Service Station is the correct choice.