Commercial Fixed Wing
Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Multiengine; Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 59; Flight Crew Total 6814; Flight Crew Type 4320
Confusion; Troubleshooting
Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy
General None Reported / Taken
Human Factors; Airport
EWR ATIS from yesterday makes reference (and has for a while now) to a crane sticking up in relation to the Holland Tunnel. Now; I've been through the tunnel on limo trips to and from EWR to our downtown hotel; but that's been fairly rare. But; after I land I relax in the ride rather than keeping a close eye on the navigation. The point being; EWR is referencing something that I have no real idea where it is. And I'm an American...what about all the foreigners who fly into EWR...does EWR really think every pilot knows where that tunnel is?
Air Carrier Captain reported the 'Holland Tunnel' is used as a reference point in the ATIS broadcast at EWR and questions its usefulness if one is not familiar with the area and its location.