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Offline ATIS

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Help understanding KSFO ATIS
« on: October 07, 2019, 07:30:57 AM »
Hi, I've recently heard the follow ATIS broadcast while visiting SFO. There is a portion that I do not understand. Could anyone please help to decipher what the "? ? ?" portion in the 3rd last sentence is saying?

San Francisco International Airport ATIS Information Delta
1656 Zulu
Wind 260° at 29 kts, gust 34 kts
Visibility 10 sm
Few clouds at 1100 ft
Temperature 16°C
Dew point 9°C
Altimeter 2979 inHg
Simultaneous charted visual flight procedures in use
Landing runway 28L, 28R
Departing runway 28L, 28R
Notices to Airmen – Oakland VORTAC out of service
Bird activities in vicinity of airport
Departing aircraft ? ? ? runway 28L and 28R
Multiple cranes in the vicinity – check NOTAM
Advise on initial contact you have Information Delta

Thank you!



Offline tyketto

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Re: Help understanding KSFO ATIS
« Reply #1 on: October 07, 2019, 12:33:13 PM »
Hi, I've recently heard the follow ATIS broadcast while visiting SFO. There is a portion that I do not understand. Could anyone please help to decipher what the "? ? ?" portion in the 3rd last sentence is saying?

San Francisco International Airport ATIS Information Delta
1656 Zulu
Wind 260° at 29 kts, gust 34 kts
Visibility 10 sm
Few clouds at 1100 ft
Temperature 16°C
Dew point 9°C
Altimeter 2979 inHg
Simultaneous charted visual flight procedures in use
Landing runway 28L, 28R
Departing runway 28L, 28R
Notices to Airmen – Oakland VORTAC out of service
Bird activities in vicinity of airport
Departing aircraft ? ? ? runway 28L and 28R
Multiple cranes in the vicinity – check NOTAM
Advise on initial contact you have Information Delta

Thank you!

What it is saying is:

Departing Aircraft NEED TO GET NUMBERS FOR runway 28L and 28R.

That way the piltos are prepared for taking off from either runway Since 28R is 500ft longer than 28L, the numbers needed for takeoff roll, V1, V2, etc., will be different, and as only both of those runways are the only ones in use (SOP there has the 1s/19s shut down for departures if the wind exceeds 20kts), they'd only have a small window between arrivals to get any departures out. So they want the departures to have everything ready prior to taxi.

BL.

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Re: Help understanding KSFO ATIS
« Reply #2 on: October 07, 2019, 08:51:39 PM »
Many thanks for the informative reply. Understand now. Appreciate the explanation too; wasn't previously aware of the local SOP.  :-D