UNICOM

A UNICOM (universal communications) station is an air-ground communication facility operated by a non-air traffic control private agency to provide advisory service at uncontrolled aerodromes and airports and to provide various non-flight services, such as requesting a taxi, even at towered airports.^[1] It is also known as an aeronautical advisory station, with these terms being used mostly in the Americas.^[2] The equivalent European/ICAO service is known as (aerodrome) flight information service, abbreviated as AFIS or FIS. From an ICAO perspective, UNICOM, historically most commonly provided by flight service stations, is an implementation of FIS.^[3]

^ Transport Canada (April 2010). "TP 14371 - Transport Canada Aeronautical Information Manual (TC AIM) - RAC - 1.0 GENERAL 1.2.1 Universal Communications". Archived from the original on 2010-07-09. Retrieved 2010-08-19.
^ Air Traffic Organization Policy ORDER #JO 7210.3X; Subject: Facility Operation and Administration, Section 2 - Use of Communications. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION. 9 February 2012. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
^ "FAA Flight Information service".

[TCAIM-1] Transport Canada (April 2010). "TP 14371 - Transport Canada Aeronautical Information Manual (TC AIM) - RAC - 1.0 GENERAL 1.2.1 Universal Communications". Archived from the original on 2010-07-09. Retrieved 2010-08-19.

[2] Air Traffic Organization Policy ORDER #JO 7210.3X; Subject: Facility Operation and Administration, Section 2 - Use of Communications. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION. 9 February 2012. Retrieved 26 February 2013.

[3] "FAA Flight Information service".

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