Controllers: The following abbreviations can be used in the vatSys ATIS Editor to abbreviate the text ATIS and have the full text spoken in the ATIS audio. In addition to those below, vatSys also supports the standard weather abbreviations found in METARs.

Pilots: Use the table below to interpret ATIS text abbreviations.

Abbreviation	Spoken
ABV	above
ACFT	aircraft
APCH	approach
APRV	approval
ARR	arrivals
ARRS	arrivals
AVBL	available
BLW	below
BTN	between
CCT	circuit
CL	centre line
DEG	degrees
DEP	departures
DEPS	departures
DIR	direction
DLA	delay
DLAS	delays
DME	D M E
EIA	expect instrument approach
EXP	expect
FT	feet
FM	from
FREQ	frequency
GLS	G L S
HIAL	high intensity approach lighting
HIRL	high intensity runway lighting
HLDG	holding
ILS	I L S
INDEP	independent
INST	instrument
INSTR	instrument
LAHSO	land and hold short operations
LGT	light
MAX	maximum
MIN	minimum
MINS	minutes
MOD	moderate
NAVBL	not available
NDB	N D B
NE	north east
OPP	opposite
OPR	operational
OPS	operations
PARL	parallel
PDC	pre departure clearance
PROG	progress
RECIP	reciprocal
REQ	request
REQD	required
RNP	R N P
RWY	runway
RWYS	runways
rwynumberL AND R	rwynumber left and right
rwynumberL AND C	rwynumber left and centre
rwynumberC AND R	rwynumber centre and right
rwynumberL	rwynumber left
rwynumberR	rwynumber right
rwynumberC	rwynumber centre
SEV	severe
SIMUL	simultaneous
THRU	through
TRL	transition level
TURB	turbulence
TW	tailwind
TWY	taxiway
TWYS	taxiways
TIL	until
VOR	V O R
XW	crosswind

Replace rwynumber with the number of the runway (eg 19)