Global InformationHazardous Inflight Weather Advisory Service information
Hazardous Inflight Weather Advisory Service (HIWAS[1]) was a continuous broadcast of hazardous weather information which is transmitted over selected VORs. This hazardous weather includes AIRMETs, SIGMETs, Convective SIGMETs, Center Weather Advisories (CWAs), Severe Alert Weather Watches (AWWs), and urgent PIREPs.[2]
The presence of HIWAS information on a VOR was indicated on a sectional or terminal area chart by an "H" in the upper-right corner of the box surrounding the NAVAID frequency.[3]
On 8 January 2020 the Federal Aviation Administration discontinued the HIWAS service in favor of Flight Information Services-Broadcast (FIS-B) and other modern means of accessing in-flight weather data.[4]
- ^ "Order JO 7340.1Z: Contractions" (PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. March 15, 2007.
- ^ "Aeronautical Information Manual". Air Traffic Plans and Publications. Federal Aviation Administration. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
- ^ Weather Theory Archived 2007-01-25 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Discontinuation of Hazardous Inflight Weather Advisory Service (HIWAS) in the Contiguous United States". Federal Register. Retrieved 10 January 2020.