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Printer Friendly Email Page Glossary of Airport Acronyms: D+ ]" G' P, P: K- ^& y5 w# c
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A/C -- Aircraft
5 F) f+ l4 Y: p& G3 uA/G -- Air to Ground8 q+ w A/ T* \2 ~
A/H -- Altitude/Height
! p. y7 o7 H0 S7 F. LAAC -- Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center
/ L) }3 k* G! R+ w2 ZAAF -- Army Air Field9 |# y+ {9 T: J! w+ y
AAI -- Arrival Aircraft Interval
/ H/ l( I% n0 j- XAAP -- Advanced Automation Program" A, {0 Y9 ~' w6 x& q5 V
AAR -- Airport Acceptance Rate
0 Q; n6 y- l8 o1 p5 _, sABDIS -- Automated Data Interchange System Service B2 ]$ P- x. X! R! g# E
ACAIS -- Air Carrier Activity Information System
) q/ A% W5 [/ ^+ G- P" gACAS -- Aircraft Collision Avoidance System- a- i* t7 D+ Z# a$ Q. y
ACC -- Airports Consultants Council
4 J w1 I* o1 ~/ @( n4 iACC -- Area Control Center
6 S+ U$ ~$ S: Y3 h) f7 t* MACCT -- Accounting Records6 _) n5 O! }, k; \
ACD -- Automatic Call Distributor
* e" @4 G# @% P! e0 R$ u" |ACDO -- Air Carrier District Office
7 `. l) A0 \6 [( l6 P/ \ACF -- Area Control Facility
] N' G- ?6 U5 Y+ d6 RACFO -- Aircraft Certification Field Office - m8 p P1 b* {$ F# E9 H0 f- B9 G
ACFT -- Aircraft
9 w8 M% v$ F: LACI-NA -- Airports Council International - North America # C9 ~* L/ Y1 A6 T6 L, n4 p
ACID -- Aircraft Identification
% P0 U* k3 x+ m4 e9 T2 DACIP -- Airport Capital Improvement Plan
/ `1 ~6 B& T% b+ S( N0 dACLS -- Automatic Carrier Landing System & E3 h& ?3 z6 A$ ]* P4 C/ n8 ~- g
ACLT -- Actual Landing Time Calculated $ e+ B2 Z+ j7 \0 q6 d& P( `
ACO -- Office of Airports Compliance and Field Operations& j! E, G4 H* }" M) n/ Y0 a' u* U: @
ACO -- Aircraft Certification Office
, ?$ |( x* V/ t1 _/ c4 ]ACRP -- Airport Cooperative Research Program
$ L* [' V4 c! ^& J4 m6 YADA -- Air Defense Area
- D5 m: }! A- _- \& dADAP -- Airport Development Aid Program % {$ H6 }& d: H
ADAS -- AWOS Data Acquisition System
: f f( X' ^+ T& M2 f1 EADCCP -- Advanced Data Communications Control Procedure
7 I9 a+ s* r1 l" q, jADDA -- Administrative Data & x# `0 J$ ^( o* E+ k
ADF -- Automatic Direction Finding ( T3 M2 w- d6 O7 ~
ADI -- Automatic De-Ice and Inhibitor
/ M8 Y1 l8 S# v, g7 F' y4 z, PADIN -- AUTODIN Service
* o0 K" S) d4 s( B: O1 g. ]ADIZ -- Air Defense Identification Zone
: ~) t- X; i7 T: k; p: _ADL -- Aeronautical Data-Link
& X: h3 U" `8 WADLY -- Arrival Delay - I6 y: }+ x/ I' G6 v
ADO -- Airline Dispatch Office
5 o* i2 f+ i! K+ O/ D' YADP -- Automated Data Processing " a7 O3 K* `8 @8 i: {
ADS -- Automatic Dependent Surveillance
# F" Q, f. S- s3 ^7 U! ^1 D2 y6 Z. r- FADSIM -- Airfield Delay Simulation Model
2 w" x3 P" Z" LADSY -- Administrative Equipment Systems
2 S; C- h3 O# u zADTN -- Administrative Data Transmission Network ( E+ p& n/ s9 q# m: \ O( v4 c
ADTN2000 -- Administrative Data Transmission Network 2000 4 T N& M4 d* U/ J: D
ADVO -- Administrative Voice
* `; x/ K9 v8 S4 U* QAEG -- Aircraft Evaluation Group & \2 W% h" U. v- B2 L5 [2 N% i
AERA -- Automated En-Route Air Traffic Control
3 B: A; {9 }; ]8 T- BAEX -- Automated Execution # G0 s9 M5 N: d% h3 ^3 b+ }
AF -- Airway Facilities 9 x) S7 d' g" ]; {3 D
AFB -- Air Force Base & P, S7 Y5 s! W a
AFIS -- Automated Flight Inspection System ) }; ], B, Y* r& H" K) q" C K2 j
AFP -- Area Flight Plan % f$ O/ A8 O: |/ \0 x
AFRES -- Air Force Reserve Station ; Z& J% P% ~9 p. `2 v
AFS -- Airways Facilities Sector " p% C7 q' U( d! u7 |" m8 i
AFSFO -- AFS Field Office ; ]1 \% c2 u5 P( u2 ^: @
AFSFU -- AFS Field Unit
4 i4 i5 `. `; iAFSOU -- AFS Field Office Unit (Standard is AFSFOU) ! b/ V& L" S# y
AFSS -- Automated Flight Service Station 5 L1 W: z7 L5 _6 h
AFTN -- Automated Fixed Telecommunications Network
- ~! S$ n3 r+ B' bAGL -- Above Ground Level
; ]. J, j. E8 l A$ R$ HAID -- Airport Information Desk
$ [7 ~* g6 O% qAIG -- Airbus Industries Group 3 z6 x" T0 \& O& j4 x; [# H6 z
AIM -- Airman's Information Manual 0 ^& i7 [- `' r f& k$ t8 P6 F3 x
AIP -- Airport Improvement Plan 2 K5 z/ s" X! ^' H4 w
AIRMET -- Airmen's Meteorological Information
) L9 f7 a& _( {$ @AIRNET -- Airport Network Simulation Model : R. K1 u+ j! Y5 y6 S& B. n7 O
AIS -- Aeronautical Information Service
, B/ U% t- Q+ v0 N& n1 cAIT -- Automated Information Transfer 1 M8 K; z% }) S* l* e
ALP -- Airport Layout Plan
; i5 n( e1 f0 S! KALS -- Approach Lighting System
. \9 l: a2 R; V* y4 ~" d e0 {3 zALSF1 -- ALS with Sequenced Flashers I 8 }' {. q* v: Q& ~/ `0 m8 Q
ALSF2 -- ALS with Sequenced Flashers II , Z" Y; N% q+ ~! O, B3 N. v
ALSIP -- Approach Lighting System Improvement Plan
+ A. k! _* m- K. s/ u' }4 aALTRV -- Altitude Reservation , o$ M2 K2 q5 d" o8 M* E ?) Q; ^
AMASS -- Airport Movement Area Safety System . ~+ w w3 d5 N; b/ X3 d3 i2 u
AMCC -- ACF/ARTCC Maintenance Control Center ( Y* V" T4 x% l" Z( _% N
AMOS -- Automated Meteorological Observation Station
' K }$ j1 p+ z7 {; W$ n/ I4 n9 P" L TAMP -- ARINC Message Processor (OR) Airport Master Plan ' W5 k8 G# z# s* y) H
AMVER -- Automated Mutual Assistance Vessel Rescue System
% r$ L C0 k9 N( i3 n& x+ F" WANC -- Alternate Network Connectivity
# }. Z- _( [+ b, E8 G! CANCA -- Airport Noise and Capacity Act 8 t! I& s6 C+ a+ T* L
ANG -- Air National Guard
5 X F3 e, {; `( G9 K5 VANGB -- Air National Guard Base - L/ p& d% E! [4 L+ s1 ]
ANMS -- Automated Network Monitoring System
- D* m2 l. j/ Q) [ANSI -- American National Standards Group
6 a- g/ X% C( d8 }% ?2 xAOA -- Air Operations Area
' F# j; P, F" B3 c1 k, JAP -- Acquisition Plan 8 L$ m+ q, U: y# _
APP -- Approach
+ L3 W6 y8 }/ UAPS -- Airport Planning Standard " w8 v& O! M" b# ]6 {+ q3 u
AQAFO -- Aeronautical Quality Assurance Field Office
. i/ y: `$ q9 gARAC -- Army Radar Approach Control (AAF)
- T; m1 E7 b+ ^) j3 D, F9 i" K4 kARAC -- Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee 0 |2 D( u$ W: o5 g
ARCTR -- FAA Aeronautical Center or Academy * Y. g: f- I! ?+ K2 _
ARF -- Airport Reservation Function y) E3 @* Z+ [# ?8 j7 |1 j2 Z
ARFF -- Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting
6 F; u3 U$ a8 R( l: JARINC -- Aeronautical Radio, Inc. 9 T- G ]* ~5 T/ Q6 _3 W" v
ARLNO -- Airline Office
; k; C/ ~$ O0 N+ u4 _* W q0 g0 F: [; _ARO -- Airport Reservation Office 9 f5 b( F5 m# e. f; R- ]
ARP -- Airport Reference Point ( C* m9 z! t o, T4 v
ARSA -- Airport Service Radar Area
: n2 r, r/ ~" [2 TARSR -- Air Route Surveillance Radar $ E) \+ \& {) X; y, x- U
ARTCC -- Air Route Traffic Control Center
& `4 p; H9 c" Z. Q# |* o& b1 mARTS -- Automated Radar Terminal System
G+ p! Q- c/ }* }ASAS -- Aviation Safety Analysis System ) a( G: j: j# c2 {4 f# x N' ]. u
ASC -- AUTODIN Switching Center $ l. W* ^8 f( J* G1 [( c! n9 n
ASCP -- Aviation System Capacity Plan
" _, w5 N# q4 v8 Y9 Q" C2 H! f0 o2 WASD -- Aircraft Situation Display
/ E% t4 g2 s- D2 sASDA -- Accelerate -- Stop Distance Available
" Y m$ p; W9 V$ S! C n+ fASLAR -- Aircraft Surge Launch And Recovery 5 T0 z$ S% [7 t% u3 ^
ASM -- Available Seat Mile
! x7 S/ n7 d+ ]; c0 }' N2 HASP -- Arrival Sequencing Program
: F- N) M4 w5 a5 W3 F5 ~4 _, F7 zASOS -- Automatic Surface Observation System
4 O+ t K) L! C2 I- L- aASQP -- Airline Service Quality Performance 9 E4 A" T& ^* v# C
ASR -- Airport Surveillance Radar
5 B% V3 P: J5 q$ s3 n1 FASTA -- Airport Surface Traffic Automation ; w* J4 N; @' U+ ?4 ^& E+ y) z
ASV -- Airline Schedule Vendor 2 u I. M) L# }- X1 r
AT -- Air Traffic * ]8 ?/ X+ C/ U6 r9 ~- W
ATA -- Air Transport Association of America
7 N* v! c. \* B( GATAS -- Airspace and Traffic Advisory Service
- l/ \9 x0 j0 J) J BATCAA -- Air Traffic Control Assigned Airspace % J3 I6 I& U8 [8 u) e7 `/ x- R
AT&T -- American Telephone and Telegraph 2 L. W0 q5 i& c
AT&T ASDC -- AT&T Agency Service Delivery Center 2 d \6 V6 X' d u
AT&T CSA -- AT&T Customer Support Associate 4 L; p: R+ x7 c! J$ h/ f: f
ATC -- Air Traffic Control
& f0 T' s' \9 s: t9 g3 _3 gATCBI -- Air Traffic Control Beacon Indicator
: X, C C7 S6 M5 n% A" RATCCC -- Air Traffic Control Command Center
. ~" q- G" G, S3 l4 T3 X; Q( f wATCO -- Air Taxi Commercial Operator
5 ?- W6 e3 H( H# NATCRB -- Air Traffic Control Radar Beacon 3 A) j3 I/ F6 H' u7 X
ATCRBS -- Air Traffic Control Radar Beacon System 2 C0 i8 z6 f% [/ ~ g4 Q
ATCSCC -- Air Traffic Control Systems Command Center * r4 f7 f p# w
ATCT -- Airport Traffic Control Tower ) k6 w h' ` {/ S. q% f3 @* U" _6 z
ATIS -- Automated Terminal Information Service . |3 ~5 \" ^( r; C% c8 R
ATISR -- ATIS Recorder
% c- U* q& y$ E5 ~* O" iATM -- Air Traffic Management
. W+ f+ T2 \5 K S9 _ATM -- Asynchronous Transfer Mode
& G( f+ k. w/ gATMS -- Advanced Traffic Management System , e. u; e0 ^2 h. ~! Y# o
ATN -- Aeronautical Telecommunications Network
5 C6 D( e1 k& e5 A0 U/ O% RATODN -- AUTODIN Terminal (FUS) " c: x$ B6 |" {0 M
ATOVN -- AUOTVON (Facility) & T. u& l; k2 H" m
ATOMS -- Air Traffic Operations Management System 2 ]" u. O& a! t z* `# C
ATS -- Air Traffic Service
7 U! C/ I& I+ {: |! C/ y( C+ F6 sATSCCP -- ATS Contingency Command Post
7 Z2 S! _, D k+ @ATTIS -- AT&T Information Systems 4 `; O' }1 l* j: U6 h7 [5 P
AUTODIN -- DoD Automatic Digital Network $ h4 ^: c$ M' h B. E8 x' |
AUTOVON -- DoD Automatic Voice Network . m7 a- _4 ]+ K; Y! c7 ?# F' E
AVON -- AUTOVON Service
2 v4 y5 r. [ m. [4 P7 VAVN -- Aviation Standards National Field Office, Oklahoma City 9 w, k; ~7 X7 P& f% Z
AWIS -- Airport Weather Information
# _- u4 N, w9 A$ q$ \* CAWOS -- Automated Weather Observation System ) K5 }) ]: Y, R# M+ Q' x- i3 T" ]6 r
AWP -- Aviation Weather Processor
' y! @6 @! \- G; D; b1 U- DAWPG -- Aviation Weather Products Generator
6 C6 t6 z/ }4 O! x$ ~$ o. H- N( MAWS -- Air Weather Station - x& f; h. i% B& ~9 l6 w6 h2 D
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! f0 B; z& l/ ^6 fBANS -- BRITE Alphanumeric System 4 K" V5 f- Z6 M l9 T* d
BART -- Billing Analysis Reporting Tool (GSA software tool) # Y% `7 X. W2 s
BASIC -- Basic Contract Observing Station ' E6 i( M% j8 ]0 ]% | e+ s
BASOP -- Military Base Operations
' i1 h% [* h6 |$ f- j: r- K+ ]BCA -- Benefit/Cost Analysis & C" P$ N7 y0 f0 u% R0 d: v
BCR -- Benefit/Cost Ratio 9 d" u; l: ?4 V2 W
BDAT -- Digitized Beacon Data e r9 |( s! U" P% X! B# ?
BMP -- Best Management Practices
7 d) {9 i7 o+ N% Z8 { k7 [BOC -- Bell Operating Company 7 F) E% E8 C, w y1 b1 ~0 v
bps -- bits per second
1 s' K2 r& U: L6 W; X- PBRI -- Basic Rate Interface ( b# P r, M& M" }$ Z- O+ c) k
BRITE -- Bright Radar Indicator Terminal Equipment & J2 N) g9 { |; `! r5 ^- _( G/ D
BRL -- Building Restriction Line 7 z6 A$ f6 {4 g- k3 d% q# ?. w" l4 n
BUEC -- Back-- up Emergency Communications
- `% m/ l: p8 p; z5 Z. jBUECE -- Back-- up Emergency Communications Equipment ' ]* M% a/ Y# t! e
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CAA -- Civil Aviation Authority - q1 O9 s$ S& n: `! p* n
CAA -- Clean Air Act 8 U3 y, G2 ~' F. ^, B5 `9 Y% v. |2 ]* O
CAB -- Civil Aeronautics Board
3 r& Y; h; i( N' LCARF -- Central Altitude Reservation Facility
4 q2 h0 X+ W. t7 pCASFO -- Civil Aviation Security Office ) Z- ~$ v K6 @3 h' Q
CAT -- Category 1 p7 J. ~ ~1 D% h
CAT -- Clear -- Air Turbulence 7 I: e: Y/ A4 \. {
CAU -- Crypto Ancillary Unit
& O# [( p8 M9 fCBI -- Computer Based Instruction
2 H( G- Z, `/ B' YCCC -- Communications Command Center + P: Z' p; s, S$ M0 W
CCCC -- Staff Communications
( n2 L: o# F/ V2 C9 y: _3 y6 \CCCH -- Central Computer Complex Host
1 n8 q" e& } ] v" SCC&O -- Customer Cost and Obligation
5 C f& d `; t6 @9 rCCSD -- Command Communications Service Designator c* c% U1 L% z
CCS7-- NI -- Communication Channel Signal-7 -- Network Interconnect
" `6 `; X9 M- |$ D l) q" I: LCCU -- Central Control Unit
2 m8 M9 Y# J' |; i' H0 \CD -- Common Digitizer
7 d# Q1 l, |) C' dCDR -- Cost Detail Report # ?- D5 r, i& ]# J9 T6 V' X) m
CDT -- Controlled Departure Time 9 F9 o7 h& A/ B0 G+ ]8 E
CDTI -- Cockpit Display of Traffic Information
`! q2 |+ `9 {" U, g: c$ nCENTX -- Central Telephone Exchange * k+ L2 J- k2 O. u* v$ Y, a
CEP -- Capacity Enhancement Program
2 U0 J1 _0 l: }2 Z7 A1 \CEQ -- Council on Environmental Quality $ {2 C2 W# r' O2 C7 E/ b
CERAP -- Central Radar Approach ; U5 L' ~+ j* q2 g
CFC -- Central Flow Control * s- P, W4 a( t
CFCF -- Central Flow Control Facility 9 A9 v# K1 V% X2 E" P& X
CFCS -- Central Flow Control Service ) N6 C7 m; R( G) J4 U
CFR -- Code of Federal Regulations 8 k: d1 o' B% M$ O# w, t
CFWP -- Central Flow Weather Processor
! U7 |1 ~1 j2 k3 X8 u" O) t7 G* MCFWU -- Central Flow Weather Unit 9 Q+ F z. v8 y
CGAS -- Coast Guard Air Station
, {' C! @# i4 T0 t2 j9 l& `6 c PCLC -- Course Line Computer ' H, K* t' e8 i7 h7 h5 ^/ O; _$ q5 T
CLIN -- Contract Line Item
: A( c3 c# B+ r. a$ D) O3 B& P, VCLT -- Calculated Landing Time
8 O- | B' W* u# B, x' wCM -- Commercial Service Airport
, f# H* _! @5 t) ICNMPS -- Canadian Minimum Navigation Performance Specification Airspace
; W) O- s0 [/ R/ ^5 q. R9 E: E* {( NCNS -- Consolidated NOTAM System
2 t7 V5 s& O" `4 w: {. D" U7 YCNSP -- Consolidated NOTAM System Processor 0 y8 t" C( R; Z3 l' ?
CO -- Central Office 2 q7 B9 ^0 [- @; ~
COE -- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
* s: ]; F9 g' o$ JCOMCO -- Command Communications Outlet
# W# V. [$ O" U4 ]/ j+ OCONUS -- Continental United States
7 R# ~7 m0 L4 Q. M! kCORP -- Private Corporation other than ARINC or MITRE
; c$ x* C% a3 z; q! cCPE -- Customer Premise Equipment ) K# H: `0 \ K2 _( Y
CPMIS -- Consolidated Personnel Management Information System
( c, w! e/ \$ }& bCRA -- Conflict Resolution Advisory
, u6 S! @8 A& c5 |5 w! S8 LCRDA -- Converging Runway Display Aid * h9 g) U* d c' A* [- ]5 G: A+ D
CRT -- Cathode Ray Tube
; A, I1 r, G1 fCSA -- Communications Service Authorization
0 T6 f5 `+ @6 k& Q* S, F6 w7 |5 A2 g( ICSIS -- Centralized Storm Information System
7 X! u* M! ] G- @$ j% y; y" fCSO -- Customer Service Office
% L# \- X: H8 Y# E. XCSR -- Communications Service Request * J0 s) S( x% g
CSS -- Central Site System
# R7 B+ r% h7 ^! @/ I# gC/S/S/N -- Capacity/Safety/Security/Noise & w" {; T O: v1 A0 t8 k
CTA -- Controlled Time of Arrival
$ f: g6 b8 f. W0 y: b5 pCTA -- Control Area 3 ^2 c V- t g* o, s3 s
CTA/FIR -- Control Area/Flight Information Region & B \: K$ K5 b K9 l
CTAF -- Common Traffic Advisory Frequency
. k, p9 m: {) |2 K p- DCTAS -- Center -- Tracon Automation System 4 ]! w) _* [/ ?0 _) {" t& }# h
CTMA -- Center Traffic Management Advisor 3 g- O0 A; z. N' U2 F7 B
CUPS -- Consolidated Uniform Payroll System 0 X+ [0 ^4 h6 f! Q' s. _
CVFR -- Controlled Visual Flight Rules
8 P9 o2 o7 r0 l& bCVTS -- Compressed Video Transmission Service
H5 c* W4 t5 C) z5 n7 S' i& NCW -- Continuous Wave ; P5 M/ x1 d; V
CWSU -- Central Weather Service Unit + u3 q8 h7 n9 k2 e3 v8 D5 I6 l6 b; @& I
CWY -- Clearway
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DA -- Direct Access - q' c P+ M7 G: P# n4 X2 W1 ]- @
DA -- Decision Altitude/Decision Height
0 h, I! h$ w0 t; X6 S8 \8 {DA -- Descent Advisor + p6 o( h) g8 a1 n+ f/ {9 x+ z; s
DABBS -- DITCO Automated Bulletin Board System + U3 @4 l& D+ Y. J$ F" g
DAIR -- Direct Altitude and Identity Readout / T+ l% J8 z; p9 r3 @) J* W5 }
DAR -- Designated Agency Representative
" V* a3 z! @ r6 s$ FDARC -- Direct Access Radar Channel - S# @: ?8 t; M
dBA -- Decibels A-weighted ( w( e6 g/ k8 D! h7 n
DBCRC -- Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission 3 N6 |& n e8 H3 B) r# Z7 v
DBE -- Disadvantaged Business Enterprise
! o3 ~8 T# E" {1 A) pDBMS -- Data Base Management System
0 u. ?* M& r7 F1 o( _- ~/ K1 E$ sDBRITE -- Digital Bright Radar Indicator Tower Equipment
" v& x, }, W6 {' ]! x' h& pDCA -- Defense Communications Agency
5 B& e/ L7 ]; m) nDCAA -- Dual Call, Automatic Answer Device $ N5 R( Y; K0 S' a4 R) k
DCCU -- Data Communications Control Unit " x8 C( ^4 y9 k. s2 ^+ U( V3 s4 o
DCE -- Data Communications Equipment 2 ~9 ~8 c5 V+ g
DDA -- Dedicated Digital Access , @$ B/ y4 s0 \! h# V
DDD -- Direct Distance Dialing
$ r" \. n) ~7 C# G' [8 zDDM -- Difference in Depth of Modulation
^2 C7 f/ q! Y6 `DDS -- Digital Data Service
, c# \+ ~; l& Q% _0 eDEA -- Drug Enforcement Agency # t) z) A# b( S% Q
DEDS -- Data Entry and Display System " m: s: K6 {' k' s' i0 J9 {
DEIS -- Draft Environmental Impact Statement 5 g4 Y1 B; i: r( h
DEP -- Departure , s! `( h$ K/ k0 Q# R; I
DEWIZ -- Distance Early Warning Identification Zone
8 n; I3 y" J) d' g6 [1 nDF -- Direction Finder % ?3 {- h& a- |8 _
DFAX -- Digital Facsimile
! ~! v& ]/ k* d8 b# IDFI -- Direction Finding Indicator 5 Q( J6 l5 L6 g- u3 l
DGPS -- Differential Global Positioning Satellite (System) 7 |* @5 }1 k- O, N! ?% M. X
DH -- Decision Height , P; z1 `* e3 I
DID -- Direct Inward Dial 2 l1 ]6 [3 D1 s9 m8 B3 P
DIP -- Drop and Insert Point
1 s/ x C% r4 A# q" w3 t% aDIRF -- Direction Finding
4 k O j0 i( V- f! \0 ^2 l/ FDITCO -- Defense Information Technology Contracting Office Agency
4 d7 E% g7 d' @; L0 x5 y8 ]- nDME -- Distance Measuring Equipment 9 U( i3 L" V6 e4 P! [
DME/P -- Precision Distance Measuring Equipment
1 W9 _7 b; E6 ~, k# ?2 [9 ZDMN -- Data Multiplexing Network * j3 i/ y% A4 Z; [+ l# W6 d. t4 c
DNL -- Day-- Night Equivalent Sound Level (Also called Ldn)
/ Q) _$ c' B% ~DOD -- Direct Outward Dial
8 x0 s" z# J, T% f; V BDoD -- Department of Defense
% s. s6 R9 q0 g* X0 SDOI -- Department of Interior
) Y/ f/ A7 P( h4 h5 _DOS -- Department of State
7 c+ ~9 T9 G% Z* Z5 @$ ]DOT -- Department of Transportation
1 Y+ P# Z- l) T+ M7 hDOTS -- Dynamic Ocean Tracking System , I9 x0 G; G4 O3 ^1 h
DOTCC -- Department of Transportation Computer Center 9 ^5 C9 \# z: ^, A% J
DSCS -- Digital Satellite Compression Service . K( s" _$ b! U+ }' {+ k
DSUA -- Dynamic Special Use Airspace
3 G+ O9 V# ]2 U, I; O! xDTS -- Dedicated Transmission Service " O; B4 ^0 t2 u' \: F" C: h0 ^
DUAT -- Direct User Access Terminal
- h. R! |# @1 kDVFR -- Defense Visual Flight Rules ) G9 E, R( v4 u/ a8 c- j& v3 S6 ` [
DVFR -- Day Visual Flight Rules 4 F! Y% I# |7 e; L
DVOR -- Doppler Very High Frequency Omni-- Directional Range . B6 z9 \: {: `9 G. B9 V
DYSIM -- Dynamic Simulator
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E-MSAW -- En-Route Automated Minimum Safe Altitude Warning
- K, O- ~3 I" O/ l; Q* GEA -- Environmental Assessment
8 S1 P* U* k' h( R9 Q$ MEARTS -- En Route Automated Radar Tracking System
7 c$ n& i9 V3 d2 i) Q& x/ n7 ^; B5 mECOM -- En Route Communications ) N' @2 `+ F% P5 L
ECVFP -- Expanded Charted Visual Flight Procedures 3 A0 G& W( `' Y0 }4 W$ P7 k, M, a5 }
EDCT -- Expedite Departure Path
0 y/ a! Q3 z1 I7 d, \' I6 L- dEFAS -- En Route Flight Advisory Service
: N9 }; k a: S' |8 CEFC -- Expect Further Clearance 6 Y9 d4 D% \3 o, a5 G4 B2 J
EFIS -- Electronic Flight Information Systems 2 N0 t/ H2 [$ u2 y) a8 G
EIAF -- Expanded Inward Access Features
: w5 f- Z) f9 [) D! qEIS -- Environmental Impact Statement
q/ M0 X+ g, e- \! I5 d0 ]ELT -- Emergency Locator Transmitter ! q+ M* d; e/ z, O( C+ n( D! h" e
ELWRT -- Electrowriter
$ R6 n% b5 X8 g2 i1 A9 Y5 ^' UEMAS -- Engineered Materials Arresting System $ z- [" T+ D" W+ z# r2 Q( I
EMPS -- En Route Maintenance Processor System , e; g2 F2 L' x8 W1 w4 i3 e
EMS -- Environmental Management System
. [! E# h% C! F+ C: J+ ^7 `" b EENAV -- En Route Navigational Aids
& u. s, ~/ s; J/ a& k9 DEPA -- Environmental Protection Agency 9 g; l- }$ O3 O/ m( d1 C) b" {
EPS -- Engineered Performance Standards 7 \5 S2 k* J, y' A3 Z% f9 h
EOF -- Emergency Operating Facility
! H1 i: M9 x/ t+ Y% MEPSS -- Enhanced Packet Switched Service
4 z- D* O# G5 D; _ h6 CERAD -- En Route Broadband Radar
, F0 t1 Q D: H! e9 Y) M/ eESEC -- En Route Broadband Secondary Radar * ^0 t: U/ [" Z& w
ESP -- En Route Spacing Program
0 a2 ], d- x" x S$ c4 OESYS -- En Route Equipment Systems
+ j+ G% A/ _6 p* K; c4 e0 ^ESF -- Extended Superframe Format ( r1 u% u# a$ K& s; O# j9 ? V- d" r( F
ETA -- Estimated Time of Arrival 9 g+ p' m+ N4 N7 v& d0 G- H
ETE -- Estimated Time En Route % w9 P5 M# I* L3 v, ^" M( w' U1 i
ETG -- Enhanced Target Generator
0 Q2 f+ L2 g. k$ R1 l& U$ nETMS -- Enhanced Traffic Management System 9 a- z/ q/ w' j2 C% n
ETN -- Electronic Telecommunications Network * K) m; @% u {6 }% b- E
EVAS -- Enhanced Vortex Advisory System
! S7 ^- s* F; i6 ^% y/ KEVCS -- Emergency Voice Communications System 2 D0 ?) s- A+ j5 [. ?) s* R
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9 o/ _2 K/ ]4 X! @9 t+ I! qFAA -- Federal Aviation Administration ' V) V6 g: p% k! M' v, p
F&E -- Facility and Equipment
7 n; |) c' i) sFAAAC -- FAA Aeronautical Center : Y% s8 g, d* S D1 ]
FAACIS -- FAA Communications Information System 7 z* R+ Q$ z+ Q& N
FAATC -- FAA Technical Center 8 C- G" l" {9 ]9 ?- v# u' ~
FAC -- Facility
; u. }4 E) r4 o7 X& m: S! v" A) J/ DFAF -- Final Approach Fix
( i6 f$ K: C K% Z& h( @FAP -- Final Approach Point 9 X% K; b( {/ O: K9 b
FAPM -- FTS2000 Associate Program Manager * I8 n& d. Y/ u4 h0 k+ V
FAR -- Federal Aviation Regulation " y# v/ y7 K, k, V4 y, S5 K ?
FAATSAT -- FAA Telecommunications Satellite
4 e& j- V6 H' W0 QFAST -- Final Approach Spacing Tool
: _4 j3 O9 z1 e( z7 N* Q1 VFAX -- Facsimile Equipment
# y* W: d7 v0 w, W' {3 fFBO -- Fixed Base Operator : l! K+ q& h( [! z2 Z
FBS -- Fall Back Switch
+ f4 r3 N) x0 }' W+ B" }* @FCC -- Federal Communications Commission # d2 r$ u6 b o. g% @( W
FCLT -- Freeze Calculated Landing Time " z) b' d$ G; C- k7 A. E6 c
FCOM -- FSS Radio Voice Communications 0 F+ Y; ?+ p- @9 ?
FCPU -- Facility Central Processing Unit
$ q% y3 |2 M/ pFDAT -- Flight Data Entry and Printout (FDEP) and Flight Data Service
/ [3 A5 O/ c" X* T3 X6 YFDE -- Flight Data Entry ! L4 P# ?/ S' C% b1 B' ]
FDEP -- Flight Data Entry and Printout & z2 R3 I1 p: J6 v; J/ M
FDIO -- Flight Data Input/Output ) C. e* `5 p2 r: U* f" k; O3 Q
FDIOC -- Flight Data Input/Output Center
, C" w, H1 V# Q7 u: yFDIOR -- Flight Data Input/Output Remote
& S, b# ^* `3 \8 Y2 ?FDM -- Frequency Division Multiplexing / u7 P8 G8 C( o( p* F" F9 r
FDP -- Flight Data Processing
: W% X2 k9 s, p" AFED -- Federal 7 m7 s0 k2 z8 o7 s1 O) |) y& u
FEIS -- Final Environmental Impact Statement 6 w9 j5 i0 g& T* _% k9 y0 }, h9 ]( [& t
FEP -- Front End Processor
0 O" `: M5 N, VFFAC -- From Facility 4 @* {; }9 a& k" z' S- _
FIFO -- Flight Inspection Field Office
. C3 q9 |7 X: b, OFIG -- Flight Inspection Group 3 u$ ^8 H: q- f! e9 }" A5 S
FINO -- Flight Inspection National Field Office
8 ^* C6 o: r5 y; t: u4 G/ C8 ?6 EFIPS -- Federal Information Publication Standard 1 ^! P: c [* h1 u( Q
FIR -- Flight Information Region
. T3 h: _+ O5 W( qFIRE -- Fire Station 9 O z! E- k# g
FIRMR -- Federal Information Resource Management Regulation
0 }( K# J# ~$ ^3 B- ^FL -- Flight Level f8 B4 K, a9 L9 Q; j* L
FLOWSIM -- Traffic Flow Planning Simulation " K7 {) H. a- N7 A
FMA -- Final Monitor Aid
b; C \! Q+ fFMF -- Facility Master File ' M: u# y$ d' h
FMIS -- FTS2000 Management Information System
3 _3 r) R. W5 Y b& I j- jFMS -- Flight management System - K$ o" F2 T0 o0 T; i) Z5 d
FNMS -- FTS2000 Network Management System
" S% Y# Y: d2 M/ `# c3 M. wFOIA -- Freedom Of Information Act
: D& f" s* M% J. s2 c* X' \FONSI -- Finding of No Significant Impact
0 x; {2 S3 D6 z' i/ e+ aFP -- Flight Plan
6 z" l: [: \2 j" iFRC -- Request Full Route Clearance
+ j7 e( Z7 I8 R. iFSAS -- Flight Service Automation System ' H: s- `& y$ V7 K4 R9 R
FSDO -- Flight Standards District Office
) H) D# M9 u0 f! Q& U1 d0 C. UFSDPS -- Flight Service Data Processing System . c+ V. j8 q! O/ B+ D
FSEP -- Facility/Service/Equipment Profile
4 w1 s/ t5 G, F. P) e rFSP -- Flight Strip Printer
; R( _+ ~7 H' } b LFSPD -- Freeze Speed Parameter
' v1 i' S. C! e1 ~, |4 P; I& X0 DFSS -- Flight Service Station
- ~/ d! K1 x8 e" b3 d: {6 uFSSA -- Flight Service Station Automated Service
1 l' o, u0 @8 Q8 p" FFSTS -- Federal Secure Telephone Service
$ m( o" f; _( d* ~5 XFSYS -- Flight Service Station Equipment Systems $ `; P3 \' f6 e8 U
FTS -- Federal Telecommunications System / u5 U" Z4 Y) [! |2 t+ r0 b
FTS2000 -- Federal Telecommunications System 2000 0 n- g1 t8 \9 u, W* o
FUS -- Functional Units or Systems
1 Y Z$ L, r- E& v9 |# O% oFWCS -- Flight Watch Control Station 3 h: m- H0 n: c2 O0 R( h
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GA -- General Aviation
: z6 e' b- Q6 p k4 w2 w) IGAA -- General Aviation Activity ' B8 w2 r: K4 P
GAAA -- General Aviation Activity and Avionics " ] k" G8 A f/ d' N3 g
GADO -- General Aviation District Office / {( b) u j7 k. \1 B7 T% E% H: C) k( _
GCA -- Ground Control Approach
2 R+ C/ N/ i/ s; A% Q MGNAS -- General National Airspace System 1 X6 @0 |/ b0 S2 {4 l, c# M
GNSS -- Global Navigation Satellite System
7 E: u; C3 _' R8 _' P$ T' |GOES -- Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite 4 r9 P+ J+ s! D. F5 v) C: d; z, l( _
GOESF -- GOES Feed Point
. n1 g$ r' K8 R3 d3 ~GOEST -- GOES Terminal Equipment
) Q9 S1 }) _% ] ^( }0 f1 JGPRA -- Government Performance Results Act % K5 F' g; |1 }3 T
GPS -- Global Positioning Satellite
3 ~( O; @. [: D1 ~( n3 YGPWS -- Ground Proximity Warning System ) }! y" O& [2 D, x/ V: D0 w( r6 u
GRADE -- Graphical Airspace Design Environment , C7 [6 p* Z! w
GS -- Glide Slope Indicator
5 t+ ~1 M5 N& S! h: X/ eGSA -- General Services Administration ; s. q# f+ J' I( @
GSE -- Ground Support Equipment - L. _/ Q7 e; W- Z
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5 ~4 o5 N/ u5 h2 w& u, o6 JH -- Non-- Directional Radio Homing Beacon (NDB) / x2 I, G! c! f* Y/ E- W q3 f$ }
HAA -- Height Above Airport 7 T( W; j$ D$ ]7 [& |" B7 t; S: }
HAL -- Height Above Landing $ r0 X- P4 }$ \: ?6 S' t
HARS -- High Altitude Route System
. D. V; A* r0 Z, m5 UHAT -- Height Above Touchdown 1 q0 N+ f1 A M+ n% n2 U
HAZMAT -- Hazardous Materials 3 O3 `1 s5 s/ U1 i" f
HCAP -- High Capacity Carriers
0 d; m2 h% {8 T1 |: ZHLDC -- High Level Data Link Control , W4 {* q1 H+ |% s! u
HDME -- NDB with Distance Measuring Equipment
; @! W; h% k/ R4 s0 U8 W) L5 ]1 q5 hHDQ -- FAA Headquarters 0 ~% Z% x7 ?8 q7 \0 n7 u
HELI -- Heliport
. f1 h+ J+ E0 r" J7 XHF -- High Frequency
. W* P d9 K# |+ w! fHH -- NDB, 2kw or More
4 H; [$ U# G/ \" j* o8 e- }* kHI-- EFAS -- High Altitude EFAS
0 z' e1 H, u, [/ U6 g! c; [HOV -- High Occupancy Vehicle
; W9 d, Y+ h' f# B! b+ H; dHSI -- Horizontal Situation Indicators
& o2 x/ D! ]: I# x% |. J8 FHUD -- Housing and Urban Development
8 _; G9 m9 L. n1 DHWAS -- Hazardous In-- Flight Weather Advisory
8 S$ H1 {) |7 y: J/ s |Hz -- HERTZ {4 w8 T4 x5 ?0 w" ]5 x% H0 e1 `
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IA -- Indirect Access
' p, f* n% F- X8 ~IAF -- Initial Approach Fix % D, |* N; a2 O) Z
I/AFSS -- International AFSS |/ [) B" H" }4 w4 S
IAP -- Instrument Approach Procedures 8 z$ J! R$ f' V _ P
IAPA -- Instrument Approach Procedures Automation 2 w C7 o5 T4 p$ y
IBM -- International Business Machines * r1 R$ o; Y' _9 F8 `
IBP -- International Boundary Point
6 P- l' i5 a" V3 n, q0 P" h: TIBR -- Intermediate Bit Rate + h& @. ]/ f: ]; |
ICAO -- International Civil Aviation Organization
; z5 c6 ?: Y7 _- cICSS -- International Communications Switching Systems 7 ~7 q* z' P. F- D
IDAT -- Interfacility Data
7 Z4 x1 Y7 g9 a1 M. o" vIF -- Intermediate Fix
8 b! a: g" b) HIFCP -- Interfacility Communications Processor
1 G3 F' O6 I& ^. V7 O5 Q3 QIFDS -- Interfacility Data System 7 k, q$ V* Y* s4 K8 |( Z
IFEA -- In-- Flight Emergency Assistance
& E9 g* ?7 {" nIFO -- International Field Office
( T7 O. m3 n/ ]6 [$ i0 |' n W$ CIFR -- Instrument Flight Rules $ J. T6 h- j2 D. I+ ^' h7 t) A
IFSS -- International Flight Service Station
! d. \/ B3 a: ]. ^" e# ]1 G( _- |ILS -- Instrument Landing System v6 ?0 v f e
IM -- Inner Marker
/ \4 `9 u; d8 yIMC -- Instrument Meteorological Conditions 1 g( T5 p3 O# g; F7 p: v8 g7 d
INM -- Integrated Noise Model 1 P* w+ C# @/ V* N' q4 X
INS -- Inertial Navigation System
- z5 I7 @5 N+ |IRMP -- Information Resources Management Plan
( J% S" v! w$ x% iISDN -- Integrated Services Digital Network ' G# c3 d4 f: `% c8 Q
ISMLS -- Interim Standard Microwave Landing System 3 k/ S7 g p7 \( o, q1 m/ p) e
ITI -- Interactive Terminal Interface & f: S( h6 R9 p" k0 n1 k
IVRS -- Interim Voice Response System - l$ x% P7 I# g9 C& a
IW -- Inside Wiring , @7 }# e8 }5 K3 C% w
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Kbps -- Kilobits Per Second
. y7 U6 w4 d8 q% i6 X( \6 ZKhz -- Kilohertz
$ [# Y/ z% g4 r$ h# ~+ ~1 g* `) vKVDT -- Keyboard Video Display Terminal
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' Z7 T) O: Z4 v+ n* r7 N5 gLAA -- Local Airport Advisory % U4 Z1 f7 a" n8 @/ s% W
LAAS -- Low Altitude Alert System 1 S% r# o6 S; H5 Y8 ~
LABS -- Leased A B Service 2 ?" {; o; t- a1 Y1 e6 d1 ?
LABSC -- LABS GS-- 200 Computer
1 [3 e, V7 q1 J. `! }' B! z- ^2 {LABSR -- LABS Remote Equipment / F( q* X( y3 E |/ e+ T3 m y' F( M
LABSW -- LABS Switch System
q" o: E4 l+ r- _6 wLAHSO -- Land and Hold Short Operation
/ _ _+ i! D8 Y1 M9 z8 Q) y' hLAN -- Local Area Network 0 e3 D9 R. }6 m% }
LATA -- Local Access and Transport Area ; S' o+ n- B) ]: |+ o9 M
LAWRS -- Limited Aviation Weather Reporting System # h4 t. m7 V% }
LCF -- Local Control Facility ' j0 o" t. b) P" c
LCN -- Local Communications Network : G0 [+ B4 H4 u2 U2 _5 |$ \
LDA -- Localizer Directional Aid
: j" ]0 D" B% ~$ y5 BLDA -- Landing Directional Aid
' E! F3 X* C gLDIN -- Lead-- in Lights
6 D/ t1 x7 q* y/ M, S$ mLEC -- Local Exchange Carrier
# X3 Z% { @, xLF -- Low Frequency ! |9 X$ J1 y5 z: S# }6 N$ d4 s/ K
LINCS -- Leased Interfacility NAS Communications System - t/ |5 {4 m9 c' F" m
LIS -- Logistics and Inventory System
! q1 U8 c# ?* z# A4 I3 l+ ALLWAS -- Low Level Wind Shear Alert System
0 p# O* \4 i1 v# g1 H* D3 F$ ]; nLM/MS -- Low/Medium Frequency
4 v* f3 p, A$ q/ w) K3 z; u5 xLMM -- Locator Middle Marker
9 G& S j3 w! i' Q( x1 YLMS -- LORAN Monitor Site
a% v f. o) A- T" a. x B8 gLOC -- Localizer
- Y6 z" U" t3 R+ k3 P+ i8 A$ hLOCID -- Location Identifier
$ h$ d. F$ a( q2 C: xLOI -- Letter of Intent
4 \ H5 q6 q) MLOM -- Compass Locator at Outer Marker
" T% w& m3 e& x* x) x: V/ wLORAN -- Long Range Aid to Navigation
! x i# P {1 e" {7 B- { VLPV -- Lateral Precision Performance with Vertical Guidance 9 a) k" c- M+ G; O/ \4 U! N
LRCO -- Limited Remote Communications Outlet 4 J0 a |+ L! e y k t- n/ }
LRNAV -- Long Range Navigation
0 v$ h6 p2 s0 h% K9 L- j7 `LRR -- Long Range Radar
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$ m% P/ w& g8 J+ e6 PMAA -- Maximum Authorized Altitude
7 K: _* ~1 i% s: Z" JMALS -- Medium Intensity Approach Lighting System
$ G) u9 ]" e" `9 `7 v- R7 }MALSF -- MALS with Sequenced Flashers & n( S- q, Q( F0 A
MALSR -- MALS with Runway Alignment Indicator Lights
# t) ^; O1 y$ T4 Y& U1 e- [. \MAP -- Maintenance Automation Program
% k( L. N+ `0 c% t- eMAP -- Military Airport Program
/ V6 ]7 `# R9 L! u" v$ c: i4 ?# K \MAP -- Missed Approach Point 9 s, V& q: W2 x7 s4 b
MAP -- Modified Access Pricing
. I! ?; g* V7 _- Y/ p+ E% I+ w; v3 eMbps -- Megabits Per Second
5 T# o( T/ _# oMCA -- Minimum Crossing Altitude + `( Q, I' s1 K9 J7 A$ q
MCAS -- Marine Corps Air Station $ E+ y+ r% q$ V$ ` ?- l
MCC -- Maintenance Control Center 1 F; Y2 d- v9 W4 C' _
MCL -- Middle Compass Locater
8 \/ n6 y( L4 i) o& G1 l+ UMCS -- Maintenance and Control System 2 A3 {, F8 ^, `) q1 P6 q7 w! q+ @( I
MDA -- Minimum Descent Altitude
2 b1 i: W- p: D* r2 gMDT -- Maintenance Data Terminal
5 `1 L. X4 j6 o; I$ g6 HMEA -- Minimum En Route Altitude - G' t( R6 `# v( {
METI -- Meteorological Information ) e5 f3 r$ N! z; ^0 a
MF -- Middle Frequency
# o; e2 \8 l0 d# L0 P: \! UMFJ -- Modified Final Judgment # m$ j! ^+ G- P9 N$ I8 k% K
MFT -- Meter Fix Crossing Time/Slot Time
9 t0 P" g* h2 s7 A/ _MHA -- Minimum Holding Altitude - u# P/ v8 o( r [( ~
Mhg -- MegHERTZ ! [* i- S5 ~' u
MIA -- Minimum IFR Altitudes ) R& A1 x. l# {6 z0 ~6 h
MIDO -- Manufacturing Inspection District Office 6 v, G8 H x# {9 q1 F& E
MIS -- Meteorological Impact Statement
8 o1 \6 F; r3 Q9 N- a5 @MISC -- Miscellaneous ! A' M6 m) [* m% Z/ k4 G: ]0 ]' S4 P
MISO -- Manufacturing Inspection Satellite Office
7 I; T6 ]* u _MIT -- Miles In Trail
4 h4 M9 b! A- O7 T, H+ ?, K: PMITRE -- Mitre Corporation 5 ]. D5 ?: o* ?# @
MLS -- Microwave Landing System ) X4 `. j2 x+ O, H/ t! I
MM -- Middle Marker
. h4 `! u; W0 g( e( }MMC -- Maintenance Monitoring Console : w* J+ F6 R3 q4 X W
MMS -- Maintenance Monitoring System
+ r6 ?3 g o& I0 n0 T: _+ }8 w5 qMNPS -- Minimum Navigation Performance Specification 4 L2 D0 _" S- a- X! q' J# ~
MNPSA -- Minimum Navigation Performance Specifications Airspace
; c) h1 f1 {+ A# f$ xMOA -- Memorandum of Agreement / e5 J* S b P! X$ H {
MOA -- Military Operations Area
1 J' g* O1 y \4 R( iMOCA -- Minimum Obstruction Clearance Altitude
6 f" w7 F3 R1 _; Z* d6 A0 ]MODE C -- Altitude-- Encoded Beacon Reply
' n# G. c' @3 u7 M) \' nMODE C -- Altitude Reporting Mode of Secondary Radar * e( K3 \' u- V S) D* h# W" s
MODE S -- Mode Select Beacon System
1 _9 B+ x1 v5 P: V( w$ eMOU -- Memorandum of Understanding
8 p- B" J; `% l z" YMPO -- Metropolitan Planning Organization
9 O+ S1 [, p+ d; tMPS -- Maintenance Processor Subsystem (OR) Master Plan Supplement 8 g: M# U# C/ L- Z5 N
MRA -- Minimum Reception Altitude " G6 j& o& A% p' {0 M$ K; j% t- O
MRC -- Monthly Recurring Charge
: E! R5 H) D2 G( x3 VMSA -- Minimum Safe Altitude 0 X2 V( {& s$ l1 L' d% @" N
MSAW -- Minimum Safe Altitude Warning 8 b- n6 @% e1 g3 S' @: f
MSL -- Mean Sea Level . w* ?" o4 F- H
MSN -- Message Switching Network
0 E4 k- T1 Y( w- A& A5 R- \MTCS -- Modular Terminal Communications System ! I4 Z. V8 x- y, P8 |
MTI -- Moving Target Indicator
# @& n# f+ G& F9 K. ]MUX -- Multiplexor
, R1 t- l) a- w! ]0 BMVA -- Minimum Vectoring Altitude
; x( H" ^" W% c' o i# xMVFR -- Marginal Visual Flight Rules
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NAAQS -- National Ambient Air Quality Standards
6 B- K! x; x5 y+ j6 q5 \- wNADA -- NADIN Concentrator
0 h9 C4 b- A2 P! F) E8 |& bNADIN -- National Airspace Data Interchange Network
" H9 M7 N9 a, h3 E/ n1 o* pNADSW -- NADIN Switches A" t. f2 O+ W9 q! J C; `
NAILS -- National Airspace Integrated Logistics Support 1 c' ?. _- a& [2 F- J/ d% b, V# A% `
NAMS -- NADIN IA
" Q$ W0 X( [, D+ m/ E( RNAPRS -- National Airspace Performance Reporting System " t# `+ [ U& f9 r; _4 a- M4 G
NAS -- National Airspace System or Naval Air Station $ R$ O# s8 [4 E
NASDC -- National Aviation Safety Data
; I) W3 q, _: }2 L8 o$ GNASP -- National Airspace System Plan 9 P2 v+ Z* _+ U/ G: J" O/ V0 E
NASPAC -- National Airspace System Performance Analysis Capability
1 K o) o& V7 ]+ L: iNATCO -- National Communications Switching Center - W0 q1 B9 B, B" o* e
NAVAID -- Navigation Aid
0 z" \( W3 k1 ] r& f7 WNAVMN -- Navigation Monitor and Control
5 u6 \( X, Q5 o% f4 Y0 JNAWAU -- National Aviation Weather Advisory Unit R8 k2 b; m: J6 o, D
NAWPF -- National Aviation Weather Processing Facility
: E5 I! W1 b( P5 D+ w9 BNCAR -- National Center for Atmospheric Research; Boulder, CO
9 i [, _; K; S7 K1 s8 i' ^: BNCF -- National Control Facility " b) ^" \1 s2 `6 o# s3 L! \
NCIU -- NEXRAD Communications Interface Unit / S9 |* O9 P3 D6 c' T0 W6 B4 c
NCP -- Noise Compatibility Program # l( W$ _& |% a, t4 d1 Z
NCS -- National Communications System * T' |1 c) m! G
NDB -- Non-- Directional Radio Homing Beacon
[; @. C; g$ t( H7 S; A* [* HNDNB -- NADIN II
$ }5 z3 J9 ?: f+ x, w, S1 ^NEM -- Noise Exposure Map
4 W. G0 `/ f6 y0 G o8 @: uNEPA -- National Environmental Policy Act 0 a7 o5 R" e2 y% F" C M0 t% U* Y% n
NEXRAD -- Next Generation Weather Radar
& g2 N7 ~' S- ]% V$ TNFAX -- National Facsimile Service
5 _4 b+ W2 S3 P! _9 oNFDC -- National Flight Data Center 5 `" _4 ?( x: H5 q
NFIS -- NAS Facilities Information System 2 s) {1 ~% C! Z/ I
NI -- Network Interface
, w. h. A' z$ z6 p& z) ^NICS -- National Interfacility Communications System
4 F0 w. ^ A9 \NPE -- Non-primary Airport Entitlement
3 s1 r/ F+ B6 s6 TNPIAS -- National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems
' p& }- o3 O" W2 `NM -- Nautical Mile & z R& B/ Z- l- u4 `
NMAC -- Near Mid Air Collision
1 q5 q; K; m7 H3 {NMC -- National Meteorological Center
( b M: z) @' i) z# I- lNMCE -- Network Monitoring and Control Equipment 1 E/ k4 }/ B: F
NMCS -- Network Monitoring and Control System
+ b. {5 N7 F1 rNOAA -- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
) c# k+ F e- p! |8 XNOC -- Notice Of Completion
4 @" Y c! v& W! \' fNOTAM -- Notice to Airmen
' O2 O# P: a# W( ]9 D; z' l, F7 w) T$ o8 dNPDES -- National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
/ E1 _5 b4 z. V" q" nNPIAS -- National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems 0 w. H/ z/ N; Z2 V3 ]
NRC -- Non-- Recurring Charge
3 I% @+ @2 l6 r* QNRCS -- National Radio Communications Systems ; ^3 {) |" E8 ^5 Z# f& @
NSAP -- National Service Assurance Plan 0 l, t6 v- M2 @- r$ N! m/ P
NSRCATN -- National Strategy to Reduce Congestion on America's Transportation Network
# C: f- F8 [# mNSSFC -- National Severe Storms Forecast Center
$ y- h2 d0 X4 y2 v3 ]8 vNSSL -- National Severe Storms Laboratory; Norman, OK
- L+ E& g9 P8 y. zNTAP -- Notices To Airmen Publication 5 z: h2 w& F) t- r
NTP -- National Transportation Policy 1 O) K; i% Y% c- `9 |" p
NTSB -- National Transportation Safety Board
2 T+ K8 H. ?0 ~8 s F, ?# T/ b! JNTZ -- No Transgression Zone
/ w$ T5 b" V1 q& `/ n, ]3 s0 _NWS -- National Weather Service 0 P1 Y1 Y, i7 u6 i6 o1 u
NWSR -- NWS Weather Excluding NXRD
1 q& ~1 D( Q+ A7 O c# cNSWRH -- NWS Regional Headquarters
* C" a" b0 ~$ M5 ~# PNXRD -- Advanced Weather Radar System
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OAG -- Official Airline Guide ! |1 ^$ r0 ]% P m0 z3 }2 q
OALT -- Operational Acceptable Level of Traffic
% i$ _: M+ F% H8 ?3 r# K5 OOAW -- Off-- airway Weather Station / d" f7 y8 T+ y( Q
ODAL -- Omnidirectional Approach Lighting System * q: a3 l! |9 n7 T1 m# Q9 k0 @( Q `
ODAPS -- Oceanic Display and Processing Station 6 `$ i; S k( ]% ?
OEP -- Operational Evolution Plan / Partnership
7 q& X, B+ w7 hOFA -- Object Free Area
% s' y9 ~8 g9 L9 f0 t& FOFDPS -- Offshore Flight Data Processing System $ R7 i9 M8 B! Q; W+ {" r
OFT -- Outer Fix Time
" A* x0 v/ z- pOFZ -- Obstacle Free Zone
0 q0 h% d- \3 E0 SOM -- Outer Marker
: o+ R' P) q" ?7 OOMB -- Office of Management and Budget * I' q6 W% I( Q* y& v4 |" ]
ONER -- Oceanic Navigational Error Report
, O1 ]4 m0 K* u: F7 h8 POPLT -- Operational Acceptable Level of Traffic
0 u* q: J5 q' @* G1 QOPSW -- Operational Switch U7 y, y6 S8 t+ R% ?1 ~: I' G6 N0 q) a0 B
OPX -- Off Premises Exchange
( I; I, o2 }& l( f: Q* v1 CORD -- Operational Readiness Demonstration
6 J/ W9 K; Q! _: q: COTR -- Oceanic Transition Route
+ g! S: _5 [$ Y4 Q. |+ s! x* T0 oOTS -- Organized Track System " Y6 D" S0 v- ~8 @# o I' ^. L5 l
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9 x2 R9 i, ]3 J7 }3 r0 O' d" f5 c$ pPABX -- Private Automated Branch Exchange 8 P" T7 d/ H5 Q4 X/ X) L& o$ x" ^
PAD -- Packet Assembler/Disassembler ; Z9 S2 I' j! [: j
PAM -- Peripheral Adapter Module 0 b$ v; A5 `1 @" c# H3 _, Z a* s; X( f
PAPI -- Precision Approach Path Indicator
, G5 J r/ J: u5 q v$ x/ S) F. p% GPAR -- Precision Approach Radar
/ n' @1 u/ t, H* H6 H v; BPAR -- Preferential Arrival Route
" J" T+ F/ B3 y0 U) xPATWAS -- Pilots Automatic Telephone Weather Answering Service
/ V$ w- J7 ^+ m: q2 r; I K( f# UPBCT -- Proposed Boundary Crossing Time 9 V* E; `$ m1 Y3 C% Z4 A/ Y5 Y
PBRF -- Pilot Briefing
X8 \& e- R# G. s7 S) CPBX -- Private Branch Exchange * b& ?4 u' z) ~' C; T$ g0 ]
PCA -- Positive Control Airspace ' S, P, H0 k% `+ V" m
PCM -- Pulse Code Modulation
" d+ i9 t. l$ Y# m2 NPDAR -- Preferential Arrival And Departure Route
& d4 R/ a# v. k% M. y( E0 p; `PDC -- Pre-- Departure Clearance
$ z( _( t- \! M' `# ]* `PDC -- Program Designator Code
5 E# w2 G# Z" x4 L' A+ q. NPDR -- Preferential Departure Route : ?1 R+ W r9 e4 S3 D
PDN -- Public Data Network , c8 }. R4 [% \ B5 _/ h
PFC -- Passenger Facility Charge
X5 _% E6 m7 _6 hPGP -- Planning Grant Program 7 ]# w o0 K& ^ K4 Q# R, M( W
PIC -- Principal Interexchange Carrier # S' a/ Y8 T( e& Y1 h% c$ l2 N, `7 v
PIDP -- Programmable Indicator Data Processor & X: I& @3 ]. B9 H
PIREP -- Pilot Weather Report $ j' ?# G5 l2 ]7 P0 S! o9 X( ^5 P
PMS -- Program Management System 9 {: W8 z, m8 r8 I
POLIC -- Police Station
1 u& ?( n3 s [4 k, dPOP -- Point Of Presence
& V k2 R) \( X/ a1 D+ J6 OPOT -- Point Of Termination
6 H' B3 v) H+ Q( w# L$ d7 vPPIMS -- Personal Property Information Management System
: M+ J9 a1 }. P: SPR -- Primary Commercial Service Airport % z; c: }$ F7 f; q) f0 b
PRI -- Primary Rate Interface
2 F$ Y( k6 C" e) vPRM -- Precision Runway Monitor ( Y: h: L4 m$ f" L
PSDN -- Public Switched Data Network ( C# Q4 E8 r! _) g& t1 f
PSN -- Packet Switched Network
) z, [% [* M5 f; E8 mPSS -- Packet Switched Service
$ e B1 U6 J3 R& v) Z) gPSTN -- Public Switched Telephone Network
8 O. n. E) g) XPTC -- Presumed-to-Conform . ]. r9 g7 Y% N: E) W8 I
PUB -- Publication
; V' s1 e) x- H/ W* z/ F& DPUP -- Principal User Processor
! r! S# n0 f* D: N- u# r; uPVC -- Permanent Virtual Circuit ~7 R8 B2 e5 e( e' ?8 H
PVD -- Plan View Display
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RAIL -- Runway Alignment Indicator Lights
4 r+ n# ?! F9 ^2 W4 I8 T6 y0 wRAPCO -- Radar Approach Control (USAF)
4 {. G6 e& a GRAPCON -- Radar Approach Control (FAA)
e$ Z3 o" Z2 V( Z5 N/ P) _RATCC -- Radar Air Traffic Control Center # k. k; p4 O: q2 E, J* N
RATCF -- Radar Air Traffic Control Facility (USN)
" ~$ U! R; {, B1 [" o, u2 B) W( wRBC -- Rotating Beam Ceilometer 4 A9 u6 [1 b* z8 r9 F9 d: V2 E( H6 C
RBDPE -- Radar Beacon Data Processing Equipment
2 ]: ?9 m& c- E- ZRBSS -- Radar Bomb Scoring Squadron
( B8 T7 M, N3 |% \, r( j5 b; ~8 e; ?RCAG -- Remote Communications Air/Ground 0 o, T) F/ d7 c: O+ u. @! t
RCC -- Rescue Coordination Center " a/ P* W- A5 [0 U _8 N
RCF -- Remote Communication Facility ; J' Q4 T' z; K' ?. l" U) X* E
RCCC -- Regional Communications Control Centers
) O+ ?, C3 x5 RRCIU -- Remote Control Interface Unit . d& ~, i3 n7 X: [) k+ L
RCL -- Radio Communications Link
1 U1 h1 H/ m0 M9 `RCLR -- RCL Repeater ; c6 B0 K- X% ^- `1 B) S! w/ N
RCLT -- RCL Terminal 5 X# x) ?9 l! X* x: T5 K( Q
RCO -- Remote Communications Outlet
) t5 b# V- p" ?, h2 L# @, G2 Y4 IRCU -- Remote Control Unit 8 A) `* X ~7 g- i; P% M$ m5 U
RDAT -- Digitized Radar Data
9 R) g: Z4 i4 X. i% NRDP -- Radar Data Processing ' X* Z3 a2 L/ K% f% U; D& ~" r
RDSIM -- Runway Delay Simulation Model
8 q# ]0 |( x2 [% OREIL -- Runway End Identification Lights 2 R2 E: G- k/ J4 A( w( O/ z
RF -- Radio Frequency + ` V* }, ]9 A
RL -- General Aviation Reliever Airport ' I6 F! l8 ~3 y4 h
RMCC -- Remote Monitor Control Center
. B; U4 r. L0 | \' FRMCF -- Remote Monitor Control Facility ( w# I% y* M& c0 `/ ?
RML -- Radio Microwave Link
2 U* D5 B1 v+ g4 s. z1 q7 ARMLR -- RML Repeater 1 X8 p9 ?2 w3 L8 p
RMLT -- RML Terminal
2 @; V1 U& i8 O: q# P3 B, }1 aRMM -- Remote Maintenance Monitoring ( V& i* B( m% N% P' q1 `
RMMS -- Remote Maintenance Monitoring System , s7 O# |" V, o" Z7 Y
RMS -- Remote Monitoring Subsystem
1 L: @: P9 H8 `3 E$ k: C6 xRMSC -- Remote Monitoring Subsystem Concentrator " c* _8 H$ p& ?! Q; Y0 j" n( z$ o
RNAV -- Area Navigation
7 P1 k5 u6 \' W# S1 I4 o5 L; dRNP -- Required Navigation Performance
& \; n! c( ^* J% SROD -- Record of Decision
; F" K% [& T/ O7 @: TROSA -- Report of Service Activity + C) M( J; h- }' F+ _2 o* r- w
ROT -- Runway Occupancy Time
. f# X) M% Y/ x. X8 Q! u3 g/ k( yRP -- Restoration Priority ( t: N5 R6 n% K9 m# P
RPC -- Restoration Priority Code . L. o4 j: v& R: }8 M) {' A
RPG -- Radar Processing Group
1 }) v# v7 u0 SRPZ -- Runway Protection Zone , A1 j3 e# R; }7 F. v6 ?
RRH -- Remote Reading Hygrothermometer
$ O1 D% `. w5 F, f& [3 u+ gRRHS -- Remote Reading Hydrometer
% r$ h+ h) b* V% TRRWDS -- Remote Radar Weather Display
, A* i5 f' R8 h# D+ P0 N' q ERRWSS -- RWDS Sensor Site
; r. |% Z0 o7 f3 @. ARSA -- Runway Safety Area
6 p3 M0 ]7 \- HRSAT -- Runway Safety Action Team
3 @! `! Z/ k2 f$ }RSS -- Remote Speaking System + q- k6 B: I" A) v; }! \4 C
RT -- Remote Transmitter / S \4 x9 Y) I5 u6 j3 V
RT & BTL -- Radar Tracking And Beacon Tracking Level
( C- L: U b( L3 mRTAD -- Remote Tower Alphanumerics Display
) v6 E B- r' U% V6 ]" gRTCA -- Radio Technical Commission for Aeronautics
0 t; m7 {0 s- L& C6 DRTP -- Regional Transportation Plan
$ T1 {" _5 Z7 bRTR -- Remote Transmitter/Receiver ! L0 X' _; p8 R) x4 N# h& h
RTRD -- Remote Tower Radar Display
$ d2 V/ e% \4 W& {6 @) ZRVR -- Runway Visual Range 1 ?( U) Y5 w( j, K+ Y7 M. m
RW -- Runway 6 R$ l5 c4 L' O+ J4 i, q% \
RWDS -- Same as RRWDS
7 e- ~4 |/ ?' I, d+ p8 A4 z7 ~ @* [RWP -- Real-time Weather Processor
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7 o+ P N) H6 C* v/ B; fS/S -- Sector Suite 8 a8 b Y& t% w+ c* j
SAC -- Strategic Air Command ; ]" O) E; E1 M* {& E) o, V7 `
SAFI -- Semi Automatic Flight Inspection
+ d) r/ M; S+ W0 T3 A. `SALS -- Short Approach Lighting System G" B" T. }7 ]5 m( i' c
SATCOM -- Satellite Communications 4 L" I2 e% b" \: e r, Z' n
SAWRS -- Supplementary Aviation Weather Reporting System
" l2 ~' }: f: M: OSBGP -- State Block Grant Program
9 s6 W1 I X, ^; }1 b1 lSCC -- System Command Center
. k$ c3 s6 D5 K% bSCVTS -- Switched Compressed Video Telecommunications Service 0 ^! ^/ D4 t- M$ `
SDF -- Simplified Direction Finding 3 a6 Z4 x& W4 {" T- U
SDF -- Software Defined Network ) c" I# G$ f% j0 J! Y4 V/ B
SDIS -- Switched Digital Integrated Service , R. v! T' d! i
SDP -- Service Delivery Point
4 R$ P8 y5 \4 }SDS -- Switched Data Service
* T3 R2 q) m; a" r% j2 YSEL -- Single Event Level
9 r; ]* g. e) Q! pSELF -- Simplified Short Approach Lighting System With Sequenced Flashing Lights ; ^- `" T, ]+ s5 w6 Q" Y+ V6 b
SFAR-- 38 -- Special Federal Aviation Regulation 38 ) r: O" v9 z6 _9 G
SHPO -- State Historic Preservation Officer
$ ~# |8 ]$ `$ |% r' n/ x7 K+ SSIC -- Service Initiation Charge
6 F3 B" U0 S( F# E3 W) tSID -- Station Identifier
V* \& [; X# z7 I' f5 Z3 eSID -- Standard Instrument Departure 3 U6 z; g: P% d. A% _, P9 Y1 ~
SIGMET -- Significant Meteorological Information $ p/ o' W$ p [2 ]
SIMMOD -- Airport and Airspace Simulation Model . P! I" ^- _3 `0 Z
SIP -- State Implementation Plan 0 a8 H2 T; o$ d* K! a% |2 `
SM -- Statute Miles 2 z& f3 q) d! q Q& T
SMGC -- Surface Movement Guidance and Control % f3 a. J- F3 @$ P, `% u' Y
SMPS -- Sector Maintenance Processor Subsystem
' B: ~& n& ^2 V. o+ ?9 fSMS -- Safety Management System + `5 @4 I. c5 W) x: x
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* h8 `+ ` |7 ASNR -- Signal-- to-- Noise Ratio, also: S/N
, k& Z" t* T( a7 i1 DSOC -- Service Oversight Center
0 m3 ~3 q1 L, X% y1 m1 MSOAR -- System of Airports Reporting
: p0 x) i! ~: S1 P' j- M& c$ ]SOIR -- Simultaneous Operations On Intersecting Runways 0 }. _9 u) _: F1 ?: I( x5 x( x
SOIWR -- Simultaneous Operations on Intersecting Wet Runways 7 M& N$ U1 D7 M3 f8 K `
SRAP -- Sensor Receiver and Processor
% N4 }# d1 r: V8 ^SSALF -- SSALS with Sequenced Flashers
# ~, _+ k- m, ISSALR -- Simplified Short Approach Lighting System % G& G+ ]; b% g$ B
SSB -- Single Side Band
$ x m6 `. c. i, Y/ A6 B4 tSTAR -- Standard Terminal Arrival Route
5 _' p% N! a3 c7 S' T0 SSTD -- Standard % `" T i( [% p1 w
STMUX -- Statistical Data Multiplexer
" I; k! @% h$ c+ A; zSTOL -- Short Takeoff and Landing
+ | p& G5 }2 i+ kSURPIC -- Surface Picture , j6 m: E8 H! ~& I& W; }% l: t
SVCA -- Service A 2 P$ x3 I& c/ M
SVCB -- Service B
T$ Q& d W+ uSVCC -- Service C ) d# t2 l. s2 r) d- h8 `
SVCO -- Service O 0 @( \# c7 ~! L; @/ w9 {
SVFO -- Interphone Service F (A)
4 w* r! ]6 ^# ~ V# H/ ASVFB -- Interphone Service F (B)
& u6 W) F' c9 C: c c4 ISVFC -- Interphone Service F (C)
: d0 k+ J8 i0 F8 ySVFD -- Interphone Service F (D)
y' R; J0 m% k3 R/ C `SVFR -- Special Visual Flight Rules ! p4 S3 Y, m7 o/ ~( p5 I4 N2 b
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TAAS -- Terminal Advance Automation System ( R$ @$ d7 n3 v6 m
TACAN -- Tactical Aircraft Control and Navigation # Z8 F. k! ^7 l5 h2 I
TACR -- TACAN at VOR, TACAN only 0 k6 q0 Y' O. d ]. s
TAF -- Terminal Area Forecast ) v: V( c) [1 c; _" v
TARS -- Terminal Automated Radar Service + r, t/ g# B2 B8 U4 Q( D
TAS -- True Air Speed 8 t n& J/ M" I6 t9 j
TATCA -- Terminal Air Traffic Control Automation
% l% z3 h i2 G. c" @TAVT -- Terminal Airspace Visualization Tool 8 s3 u, O6 Z0 W1 ^. K; p! F
TCA -- Traffic Control Airport or Tower Control Airport
* C4 Q s! d. [* s8 `1 J2 @$ s7 fTCA -- Terminal Control Area
. O5 X; g4 }7 J2 `$ wTCACCIS -- Transportation Coordinator Automated Command and Control Information System 1 e- s) M; E( [8 |- \) ~: G& }
TCAS -- Traffic Alert And Collision Avoidance System $ R% O! Q: d% V- F! T
TCC -- DOT Transportation Computer Center
9 |) l4 A) ]# XTCCC -- Tower Control Computer Complex ) o8 W) ?; ` j( s; i1 w- k
TCE -- Tone Control Equipment 1 v" P X7 k7 Q3 e* S6 j( v
TCLT -- Tentative Calculated Landing Time % k0 d) H" A) @ S" {
TCO -- Telecommunications Certification Officer
: c( F9 Q3 k) J+ e: K5 [TCOM -- Terminal Communications 7 p, [! V' t2 o+ T
TCS -- Tower Communications System
. B! v* q* e( G, W) A8 a9 @TDLS -- Tower Data-Link Services ( k) {/ `. ?/ X4 o, j Q
TDMUX -- Time Division Data Multiplexer ) ]& J" Z8 s* j5 G5 I# M
TDWR -- Terminal Doppler Weather Radar " y$ D. I7 B) {# W" r. o
TELCO -- Telephone Company
+ T5 }5 U5 I* C5 Z1 Z' m4 yTELMS -- Telecommunications Management System
, ~0 x# \; F1 }9 c9 [: eTERPS -- Terminal Instrument Procedures
# `: F/ Z4 ~! {) v. CTFAC -- To Facility
7 Z8 y3 u/ x, F: ~TH -- Threshold
. M; W( [4 W3 X5 k5 u" @TIMS -- Telecommunications Information Management System 8 z9 T) N) I' d4 z% I
TIPS -- Terminal Information Processing System
7 m2 ~) }0 G8 b$ Y. l+ CTL -- Taxilane
0 ^6 }6 _1 L: t2 d' v7 ~- DTMA -- Traffic Management Advisor
/ D* J0 n4 b2 e; o7 b' zTMC -- Traffic Management Coordinator
4 g) U5 H2 a% ?! [) T0 lTMC/MC -- Traffic Management Coordinator/Military Coordinator ! Q _; C$ X, z9 p+ y; B
TMCC -- Terminal Information Processing System
' ?5 p) x% m& [% K, \, WTMCC -- Traffic Management Computer Complex
S9 D) q0 w$ y) ^TMF -- Traffic Management Facility
; d8 i. \$ n" `9 c, mTML -- Television Microwave Link
/ U* c& V# d( g! U" \7 aTMLI -- Television Microwave Link Indicator $ L1 h" }* M% p9 h3 a
TMLR -- Television Microwave Link Repeater
! U) D/ X: }# W& a" C4 Q- \/ Y* \TMLT -- Television Microwave Link Terminal
l9 _! p* A C6 g) ]8 l4 NTM&O -- Telecommunications Management and Operations 8 @( ^9 \1 S6 P7 L( X
TMP -- Traffic Management Processor
1 _; e* y; J: g+ M4 u$ nTMS -- Traffic Management System
, U; \0 E6 Q' r0 j. MTMSPS -- Traffic Management Specialists " c4 x/ h4 h) e2 W
TMU -- Traffic Management Unit ' u3 M) W/ y, s+ j0 h; Q5 U% [2 @
TODA -- Takeoff Distance Available
) s9 t) R2 e s8 kTOF -- Time Of Flight , [5 P% C7 }$ u- U* e/ v/ k
TOFMS -- Time of Flight Mass Spectrometer 9 ?: z3 Q6 H+ n1 s9 ?8 s# g# I
TOPS -- Telecommunications Ordering and Pricing System (GSA software tool)
6 Y) W: ~- `6 ^$ y& Z7 [+ ]TORA -- Take-off Run Available 1 X5 Q' q% I" ]8 _
TNAV -- Terminal Navigational Aids - |3 Z& c6 s& f3 v
TR -- Telecommunications Request 6 j# G) o2 P: ^0 N- O$ F
TRACAB -- Terminal Radar Approach Control in Tower Cab
: d" N( R) ?! j4 P9 `0 iTRACON -- Terminal Radar Approach Control Facility " p# L; K* a" ]& i9 ^
TRAD -- Terminal Radar Service
# { s R% O5 O* Y- |TRB -- Transportation Research Board . G+ V: j; e' n& B8 z. V" ]( e
TRNG -- Training
) U/ a4 Q$ A9 [* @( PTSA -- Taxiway Safety Area
) S z) n& }5 d% [8 r8 g- v& aTSEC -- Terminal Secondary Radar Service # r$ x5 q* p$ j+ N
TSP -- Telecommunications Service Priority ) O4 p# [# i& d0 U( R' N* @# G
TSR -- Telecommunications Service Request ' s7 Y1 E$ A8 V; _5 b3 ~' y% _5 G
TSYS -- Terminal Equipment Systems + |( t/ B# ^7 f/ t
TTMA -- TRACON Traffic Management Advisor - H8 F% f5 Q! x# E( b/ l. x
TTY -- Teletype ) r4 b1 L! |9 t$ a8 M
TVOR -- Terminal VHF Omnidirectional Range
3 C. G# e6 ]6 r& yTW -- Taxiway $ I5 ]2 C1 w0 |$ j$ N! F* {0 {( v
TWEB -- Transcribed Weather Broadcast
9 G \& q; k$ o6 i4 G- O1 s! a5 ?TWR-- Tower (non-controlled)
3 X K$ J4 K* o2 @2 c! W5 g9 QTY -- Type (FAACIS) ; D* ]5 b" i1 u s; K6 L, s. U
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. L8 n. o$ `; @) Q; c% TUHF -- Ultra High Frequency , c3 a3 p0 e' O
URA -- Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970
( r- H/ [* R5 C7 q, P" RUSAF -- United States Air Force
6 A6 |# \8 T+ [( o- w+ Z* a8 v, nUSC -- United States Code 9 R* @: n( w9 b5 z1 R
USOC -- Uniform Service Order Code % x# T7 |2 ]6 C* k8 h7 \8 c/ B# A
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VALE -- Voluntary Airport Low Emission 1 t0 [0 x$ ^) U
VASI -- Visual Approach Slope Indicator ) }# @1 @% \* p ?5 i3 I
VDME -- VOR with Distance Measuring Equipment
# R' [, D# L7 i7 ^. A2 ?VF -- Voice Frequency 9 J' q) l1 a- S9 O% F) a
VFR -- Visual Flight Rules
9 G, N1 C) R1 [( W) u9 G' \8 tVHF -- Very High Frequency ( W3 g1 a& R+ k
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2 d- G+ Z+ f7 F' ]/ v/ n$ k2 gVMC -- Visual Meteorological Conditions 9 B2 K7 c2 h o
VNAV -- Visual Navigational Aids
1 b' I; r# ?0 _( qVNTSC -- Volpe National Transportation System Center
{" ~& p$ e% W s2 Y- dVON -- Virtual On-net ) P8 d% @* l4 T8 m6 L P
VOR -- VHF Omnidirectional Range 6 Q# Y% @2 A& k9 c5 b( c: D
VOR/DME -- VHF Omnidirectional Range/Distance Measuring Equipment 1 g% b; F8 G, L; ?
VORTAC -- VOR collocated with TACAN
4 Y" m$ y- y" X! DVOT -- VOR Test Facility
p2 d) D$ ]; y3 F! ~VP/D -- Vehicle/Pedestrian Deviation
# ^ ]7 r' B l5 Z: g" U5 UVRS -- Voice Recording System 8 k( m6 `' u7 T; R- Y" A) j! P& y
VSCS -- Voice Switching and Control System
# K& Q* W4 }' C8 c t5 WVTA -- Vertex Time of Arrival
; b1 ^& I3 ~# {" T; d# nVTAC -- VOR collocated with TACAN 9 [' |; W" z* S* W, r
VTOL -- Vertical Takeoff and Landing ! b+ H2 W2 k% E; L
VTS -- Voice Telecommunications System ' ^ W( L7 Z0 S0 _1 X5 P/ _
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WSMO -- Weather Service Meteorological Observatory
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WX -- Weather
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