Service
The AFIS operator (abbreviated AFISO) provides flight information service including, traffic information, meteorological information, information on runway state and other information useful for the safe and efficient conduct of flight. The pilot must use this information and make up his own mind about e.g. fight route. In TIZ and TIA the pilots are responsible for separation to other flights based on the information given by the AFISO.
AFIS airports most commonly are not equipped with radar, although there are those who have it in e.g. Denmark and Norway. It is therefore of utmost importance that the pilots call in and give accurate position reports so that the AFISO can relay appropriate traffic information.
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