ATS Facilities Notification (AFN) CONTACT known as FN_CON in shorthand message sent from the aircraft to the specified ATSU to log onto CPDLC
/KZWY.AFN/FMHJBU803,.N949JT,AD2F71,000203/FPON40122W072597,1/FCOADS,01/FCOATC,01F63B
In the example above, some know acronyms/codes as follows:
| Code | Meaning |
|---|---|
| KZWY | New York Oceanic FIR address |
| Descriptor | Sub-descriptor | Description |
|---|---|---|
/KZWY. |
ATSU address | |
AFN |
ATS Facilities Notification Contact message | |
/FMH |
Flight plan correlation | |
JBU803 |
Callsign | |
.N949JT |
Tail Number | |
AD2F71 |
ICAO Hex Address | |
000203 |
Current UTC time, HH:MM:SS | |
/FPO |
Contact position? | |
N40122W072597 |
Entry DDM (Degree-Decimal-Minutes) | |
1 |
Unknown | |
/FCO |
Capabilities? | |
ADS |
ADS-C | |
01 |
Unknown | |
/FCO |
Capabilities? | |
ATC |
||
01 |
Unknown | |
F63B |
CRC |