The AWOS helps pilots and aviation personnel make critical decisions by providing continuous, real time information and reports on airport weather conditions.

Vaisala AWOS systems and solutions are designed to grow with your airport, making them the smart choice for long-term investment. All of our AWOS systems are scalable, with an open system architecture that makes upgrading and expansion easy. Vaisala offers the best resources and capabilities for tailoring a complete solution to any weather-related challenge. Our AWOS systems can be customized to incorporate sensors that detect runway condition as well as more problematic weather phenomena such as freezing rain, windshear and thunderstorms.

Vaisala can assist in all aspects of your AWOS project - from initial planning through maintenance and lifecycle support. We offer flexible configurations to meet the requirements of your airport and to minimize the installation costs. Features and benefits:

• Fully configurable and modular system
• Fully scalable to cover the needs from CATI to CATIII airports
• Superior data accuracy and consistency
• Guaranteed maximum data availability and reliability by duplicated central data units
• Seamless integration of meteorological data into other ATM systems
• ICAO compliant reporting format

The Vaisala AviMet® AWOS includes state-of the-art sensors, central computing unit with duplication option and workstations for different airport user groups such as observers, forecasters, ATC, airlines and maintenance.

Vaisala AviMet® AWOS is designed to interface between various output communication formats and to meet various communication standards and conventions. Furthermore, the data outputs are transmitted accurately via various communication media.

Components of a typical Vaisala AviMet® AWOS:

• Instrument cabinet containing the Central Data Unit(s)
• Communication equipment
• Observer workstation
• Forecaster workstation
• Weather View workstation
• Remote Control and Maintenance (RCM) workstation
• Digital displays
• Printers for data and alarms
• Field sensors
• UPS for the CDUs

Supports the following ICAO and WMO defined reports:

• METAR and SPECI
• MET REPORT and SPECIAL
• TAF
• SIGMET
• AIRMET
• GAMET
• AD WRNG
• SNOWTAM
• SYNOP
• CLIMAT

AviMet® AWOS is part of the AviMet® technology platform. Other major systems based on the platform are: Vaisala AviMet® Low-Level Windshear Alert System (LLWAS) and Vaisala AviMet® Runway Visual Range System (RVR). All of these can be easily and fully integrated together.

Vaisala is committed to to maintaining the productivity of our customers' investment. We are engaged from the beginning of your investment planning through the life-cycle of the operations.

With our comprehensive range of services we can actively maintain and support your system, provide fast access to technical support and spare parts, and ensure that safety and high service standards are met.