CTAF frequency advertised in VATSIM AIP for LOWW?!

Hi,

to my understanding, CTAF usage is not in effect in Europe. So why has LOWW a CTAF listed on VATSIM AIP? https://my.vatsim.net/pilots/aip/LOWW

To add to the confusion, the VATSIM API has no CTAF flag on TWR 119.4:
https://my.vatsim.net/api/v2/aip/airports/LOWW/stations

I would have expected that the VATSIM AIP web frontend my.vatsim.net uses the same data source as the API?!?

Best regards,
Daniel

Same problem at WSSS btw.

The CTAF information was added internally to the VATSIM AIP in 2020, and each facility has the power to “assign” a CTAF frequency for any airport they control.

In the interest of avoiding confusion, the CTAF information was only presented to airports that are part of the trial on the API, so even if a facility outside of the trial assigns a CTAF frequency to an airport, it will not be displayed as such on the API.

The issue is that I was not aware that the frontend was showing this information, since it hasn’t changed since it’s initial inception in 2020. I’ll make that adjustment

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