Glossary of Airport Acronyms

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Printer Friendly Email Page Glossary of Airport Acronyms -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- " b0 t$ D: d2 U7 ~9 X* t ! F; J ^+ V& X7 nA | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M 9 X# K# b6 L& t9 d HN | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z * R! _' Q5 Q5 ~! Q6 I7 b# S 9 ]6 s$ b* Q- O' R% f t% T3 C7 h6 ` A top 0 r; J {- D Z" a! Z# ~ - K: _/ @3 G5 I! x-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8 a5 J% a8 l" d! O" a- o - x/ Q: D2 `2 d4 f0 C! ]A/C -- Aircraft A/G -- Air to Ground A/H -- Altitude/Height AAC -- Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center % ~& r- O; \# n" aAAF -- Army Air Field + A" |8 a# e0 O" mAAI -- Arrival Aircraft Interval ! P0 x. T6 E' \1 k R) LAAP -- Advanced Automation Program AAR -- Airport Acceptance Rate 2 P9 C; H- E% G/ GABDIS -- Automated Data Interchange System Service B ACAIS -- Air Carrier Activity Information System ACAS -- Aircraft Collision Avoidance System ACC -- Airports Consultants Council / z( W) Z' n0 D- s0 n! R! j2 mACC -- Area Control Center ACCT -- Accounting Records ! W; O0 ]7 c, k. N! cACD -- Automatic Call Distributor ACDO -- Air Carrier District Office 5 g5 ^$ A3 m& q |' h. DACF -- Area Control Facility 1 {# i* d+ b0 W. k4 |# ^2 }ACFO -- Aircraft Certification Field Office ACFT -- Aircraft ACI-NA -- Airports Council International - North America * b* j$ @' g' ]. O- Q3 XACID -- Aircraft Identification ACIP -- Airport Capital Improvement Plan ACLS -- Automatic Carrier Landing System ACLT -- Actual Landing Time Calculated % X, X& V" P& o; {& C" s* ]ACO -- Office of Airports Compliance and Field Operations ACO -- Aircraft Certification Office ACRP -- Airport Cooperative Research Program ADA -- Air Defense Area ( W# y: P Z$ _6 t6 MADAP -- Airport Development Aid Program ) z( N5 J6 t+ O/ \ADAS -- AWOS Data Acquisition System ADCCP -- Advanced Data Communications Control Procedure ADDA -- Administrative Data ADF -- Automatic Direction Finding ADI -- Automatic De-Ice and Inhibitor . m! J9 p2 a' }$ a s# {6 QADIN -- AUTODIN Service ; \& G \' [, I1 H3 I6 P7 rADIZ -- Air Defense Identification Zone , f# _) s3 s- y: x3 c* d1 ^8 s& AADL -- Aeronautical Data-Link ADLY -- Arrival Delay ! m9 F0 W2 @' G! w [3 C/ vADO -- Airline Dispatch Office ADP -- Automated Data Processing ; w! ^5 _% y3 \ADS -- Automatic Dependent Surveillance ADSIM -- Airfield Delay Simulation Model 1 n; {5 s! Y0 t6 ZADSY -- Administrative Equipment Systems ADTN -- Administrative Data Transmission Network * F1 H$ ~) W1 y6 ~ADTN2000 -- Administrative Data Transmission Network 2000 ADVO -- Administrative Voice / W, g* ~' j0 a7 F' ~+ ~: SAEG -- Aircraft Evaluation Group AERA -- Automated En-Route Air Traffic Control AEX -- Automated Execution 9 @7 `6 }3 f/ ?: R- J$ fAF -- Airway Facilities : G ?" i8 R! f% E. Q. q/ S- sAFB -- Air Force Base ( I, k& S$ m3 f) y% \# N0 R3 AAFIS -- Automated Flight Inspection System AFP -- Area Flight Plan J: c6 g+ [: r! Q1 C F: ]AFRES -- Air Force Reserve Station ) E/ g8 ^; F4 ~8 e- [AFS -- Airways Facilities Sector $ T* `# |/ f2 v- T, u. M hAFSFO -- AFS Field Office AFSFU -- AFS Field Unit ; ~* J. g0 E' ]' l; y1 OAFSOU -- AFS Field Office Unit (Standard is AFSFOU) AFSS -- Automated Flight Service Station AFTN -- Automated Fixed Telecommunications Network AGL -- Above Ground Level AID -- Airport Information Desk AIG -- Airbus Industries Group AIM -- Airman's Information Manual AIP -- Airport Improvement Plan AIRMET -- Airmen's Meteorological Information AIRNET -- Airport Network Simulation Model / N8 a; s, `$ C+ T% \* j# ^AIS -- Aeronautical Information Service 6 N* x8 u3 w& G4 r+ v; W8 }6 SAIT -- Automated Information Transfer $ ?& x& R( |4 ~- ` Z1 GALP -- Airport Layout Plan ALS -- Approach Lighting System $ b. {: W" j; M/ o$ F4 }8 c% AALSF1 -- ALS with Sequenced Flashers I ALSF2 -- ALS with Sequenced Flashers II : i1 T2 d4 [8 U6 lALSIP -- Approach Lighting System Improvement Plan ' y3 R( ^: w( g' M+ R# R: X9 B( `ALTRV -- Altitude Reservation / v7 a% z$ a( {4 V# [3 K/ B z$ `# sAMASS -- Airport Movement Area Safety System 4 \2 W1 q. R* L6 L1 s' iAMCC -- ACF/ARTCC Maintenance Control Center AMOS -- Automated Meteorological Observation Station ! F/ g5 g) T. AAMP -- ARINC Message Processor (OR) Airport Master Plan , c6 q& A& l6 c5 J; F3 W* |# cAMVER -- Automated Mutual Assistance Vessel Rescue System % R0 l4 I3 e; f2 ]3 t! P$ b7 [ANC -- Alternate Network Connectivity ANCA -- Airport Noise and Capacity Act ANG -- Air National Guard ANGB -- Air National Guard Base ANMS -- Automated Network Monitoring System 6 X) X. y) a4 h5 r: iANSI -- American National Standards Group AOA -- Air Operations Area & E+ H4 y2 q+ V. B% C1 ~, ]% Y0 @AP -- Acquisition Plan 2 ~: X0 h( r0 T: g7 D# ?& GAPP -- Approach APS -- Airport Planning Standard AQAFO -- Aeronautical Quality Assurance Field Office ARAC -- Army Radar Approach Control (AAF) 5 y& `% d& B8 B( ]' rARAC -- Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee ARCTR -- FAA Aeronautical Center or Academy , T! E9 t; f8 d* _4 J" D! ^5 E e, y6 r. uARF -- Airport Reservation Function & o) p# Y" ]' U, e/ g. |3 jARFF -- Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting 2 o: U( ]* H; m! u6 m$ w7 P. a# QARINC -- Aeronautical Radio, Inc. ARLNO -- Airline Office 4 y) r5 e& \) q. I" P- G- ]6 |ARO -- Airport Reservation Office ARP -- Airport Reference Point ARSA -- Airport Service Radar Area ARSR -- Air Route Surveillance Radar V* I- `' m- H- HARTCC -- Air Route Traffic Control Center ARTS -- Automated Radar Terminal System ( ^( t4 j. _4 Y+ ]4 M+ tASAS -- Aviation Safety Analysis System ASC -- AUTODIN Switching Center ASCP -- Aviation System Capacity Plan z2 x% m0 \3 u5 R1 i0 zASD -- Aircraft Situation Display ASDA -- Accelerate -- Stop Distance Available q1 n4 j3 Q; y4 o/ I# `ASLAR -- Aircraft Surge Launch And Recovery ASM -- Available Seat Mile ASP -- Arrival Sequencing Program ASOS -- Automatic Surface Observation System ASQP -- Airline Service Quality Performance ASR -- Airport Surveillance Radar " i, Q- R5 |: H5 e, H7 D4 SASTA -- Airport Surface Traffic Automation ASV -- Airline Schedule Vendor AT -- Air Traffic : O0 D1 o" M( p- H! N) G; C: K3 fATA -- Air Transport Association of America ; D* e/ G5 q7 } H* p( k6 z7 A1 MATAS -- Airspace and Traffic Advisory Service ATCAA -- Air Traffic Control Assigned Airspace AT&T -- American Telephone and Telegraph ; _9 U% ~! \# y) ]' p; yAT&T ASDC -- AT&T Agency Service Delivery Center AT&T CSA -- AT&T Customer Support Associate ATC -- Air Traffic Control ATCBI -- Air Traffic Control Beacon Indicator ATCCC -- Air Traffic Control Command Center 5 ]# T8 }/ {% nATCO -- Air Taxi Commercial Operator 7 b$ s" i, ~. [ }ATCRB -- Air Traffic Control Radar Beacon ( P6 X! S3 f- u$ B. U9 ^; t7 CATCRBS -- Air Traffic Control Radar Beacon System 7 H) _. l; \! _ ]. r3 xATCSCC -- Air Traffic Control Systems Command Center 2 M( d- s* ` p- kATCT -- Airport Traffic Control Tower ATIS -- Automated Terminal Information Service `* G/ b% a% W3 c6 b rATISR -- ATIS Recorder . @; s! q3 H$ h0 C) n& Y$ uATM -- Air Traffic Management ATM -- Asynchronous Transfer Mode - o- W: j1 U( ]ATMS -- Advanced Traffic Management System ATN -- Aeronautical Telecommunications Network ATODN -- AUTODIN Terminal (FUS) ATOVN -- AUOTVON (Facility) ATOMS -- Air Traffic Operations Management System ATS -- Air Traffic Service 1 ?& t, G/ ]6 o( }+ bATSCCP -- ATS Contingency Command Post 9 Y+ i6 o8 F, t8 r4 e1 ~" JATTIS -- AT&T Information Systems & B- o* n7 i7 }$ iAUTODIN -- DoD Automatic Digital Network AUTOVON -- DoD Automatic Voice Network AVON -- AUTOVON Service AVN -- Aviation Standards National Field Office, Oklahoma City AWIS -- Airport Weather Information AWOS -- Automated Weather Observation System AWP -- Aviation Weather Processor AWPG -- Aviation Weather Products Generator ) T ~+ r6 V, ?AWS -- Air Weather Station ) a6 K0 z5 _; b3 ^: p % i8 B# s, ?3 ` " B, Z1 g, z% j; A B top ( L: a0 F4 `: k4 N0 E4 }+ i. E' t9 u-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- " J* x0 F+ S( g ^4 }BANS -- BRITE Alphanumeric System ! |2 }$ y1 ^6 G: R6 gBART -- Billing Analysis Reporting Tool (GSA software tool) 8 P7 Y7 \9 `# B2 [- W) S% hBASIC -- Basic Contract Observing Station ; z+ V4 k' n$ z3 Z! i: h X* Q, P) d$ `BASOP -- Military Base Operations 9 _$ {& K9 P5 _/ U, h ?" C2 zBCA -- Benefit/Cost Analysis 0 S& f6 n) O/ W# ~BCR -- Benefit/Cost Ratio # ^- z" M- X% @BDAT -- Digitized Beacon Data / ]% c) M3 b+ ~9 U. h6 G5 { mBMP -- Best Management Practices BOC -- Bell Operating Company bps -- bits per second 2 H$ F _9 L1 d, zBRI -- Basic Rate Interface $ t; O- X6 W" \BRITE -- Bright Radar Indicator Terminal Equipment " Q' e2 u, j0 y" @BRL -- Building Restriction Line & P3 d( w" ]% x9 @BUEC -- Back-- up Emergency Communications BUECE -- Back-- up Emergency Communications Equipment C top ) W2 f6 l0 a/ R -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CAA -- Civil Aviation Authority 5 F9 y9 M$ V0 lCAA -- Clean Air Act 0 m2 P, Q; U0 ^) \9 @" R. GCAB -- Civil Aeronautics Board CARF -- Central Altitude Reservation Facility i$ g2 _% Q/ V5 w, Z0 z) ICASFO -- Civil Aviation Security Office CAT -- Category CAT -- Clear -- Air Turbulence 7 D# p) w- ]6 Z2 R$ fCAU -- Crypto Ancillary Unit CBI -- Computer Based Instruction CCC -- Communications Command Center ' w F7 b, ?- _; w Y9 iCCCC -- Staff Communications CCCH -- Central Computer Complex Host CC&O -- Customer Cost and Obligation 2 V# c& M- k% C j" ICCSD -- Command Communications Service Designator ! ~. ?! O' J/ K O) \" KCCS7-- NI -- Communication Channel Signal-7 -- Network Interconnect % h: X# _( y+ sCCU -- Central Control Unit 2 G& k* i |0 E- [6 ACD -- Common Digitizer CDR -- Cost Detail Report CDT -- Controlled Departure Time CDTI -- Cockpit Display of Traffic Information * u: u+ K- k2 M2 p9 PCENTX -- Central Telephone Exchange CEP -- Capacity Enhancement Program CEQ -- Council on Environmental Quality ; C/ \1 f9 m+ O7 u2 j( TCERAP -- Central Radar Approach CFC -- Central Flow Control ( K- H: B- t; Y8 `CFCF -- Central Flow Control Facility + M' X) i" W% H$ ~" DCFCS -- Central Flow Control Service " e. ~; w7 |/ B% k9 L; T n2 Z4 oCFR -- Code of Federal Regulations CFWP -- Central Flow Weather Processor ) V+ `1 l' H) u( N" S. LCFWU -- Central Flow Weather Unit 4 a6 \% U9 Q D- c; l4 HCGAS -- Coast Guard Air Station CLC -- Course Line Computer - b! A! r$ t4 S2 Y. w# X! {CLIN -- Contract Line Item CLT -- Calculated Landing Time 3 Y( l2 m3 T" gCM -- Commercial Service Airport ' K t( f) G5 a3 gCNMPS -- Canadian Minimum Navigation Performance Specification Airspace + I1 l4 W3 ^9 k8 k" j1 @9 k; ^CNS -- Consolidated NOTAM System CNSP -- Consolidated NOTAM System Processor ( y5 X) {6 `& A% h) E. f& T0 O& v7 RCO -- Central Office COE -- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers * l, B! o1 c3 z5 m8 U2 @COMCO -- Command Communications Outlet 7 W- m2 }/ h' @1 }. ^# j+ eCONUS -- Continental United States P+ i7 ?1 Q; ]$ V4 A! {CORP -- Private Corporation other than ARINC or MITRE ' @6 ?* l( i& |- e5 YCPE -- Customer Premise Equipment " U5 t1 e; z* @; x2 ]4 ACPMIS -- Consolidated Personnel Management Information System CRA -- Conflict Resolution Advisory / [0 Y0 Y5 V2 m. c' ^CRDA -- Converging Runway Display Aid CRT -- Cathode Ray Tube ) n6 z1 G# u; U. FCSA -- Communications Service Authorization 1 z5 P! n- B2 B: s7 U' ACSIS -- Centralized Storm Information System ) J/ d1 W6 g/ C' NCSO -- Customer Service Office CSR -- Communications Service Request CSS -- Central Site System 2 v' y+ i0 L% B, Y6 pC/S/S/N -- Capacity/Safety/Security/Noise CTA -- Controlled Time of Arrival 2 X+ x4 b; C& B3 G: a+ @CTA -- Control Area ; f' U, J: L4 \* ^* L' h* R' jCTA/FIR -- Control Area/Flight Information Region CTAF -- Common Traffic Advisory Frequency + V0 P9 v1 c0 n: a+ kCTAS -- Center -- Tracon Automation System CTMA -- Center Traffic Management Advisor ' t. y2 t- e$ NCUPS -- Consolidated Uniform Payroll System CVFR -- Controlled Visual Flight Rules Q! [$ K8 C( O/ D3 ZCVTS -- Compressed Video Transmission Service CW -- Continuous Wave CWSU -- Central Weather Service Unit CWY -- Clearway 5 |& d7 w" T$ R' M2 I; A7 dD top . H; K5 p9 r @' ] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ) H+ R; L3 V) L+ E& `DA -- Direct Access DA -- Decision Altitude/Decision Height 6 S8 b2 ~* K/ t, S1 ^DA -- Descent Advisor ) S, U2 N( l2 R0 ^DABBS -- DITCO Automated Bulletin Board System ) {/ L9 i9 U( m# W$ z+ ^6 uDAIR -- Direct Altitude and Identity Readout 8 N4 j/ E8 s- j+ bDAR -- Designated Agency Representative DARC -- Direct Access Radar Channel dBA -- Decibels A-weighted DBCRC -- Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission DBE -- Disadvantaged Business Enterprise DBMS -- Data Base Management System ! I8 X, m$ ~9 {( U6 qDBRITE -- Digital Bright Radar Indicator Tower Equipment DCA -- Defense Communications Agency 4 v" H+ F) n1 l8 WDCAA -- Dual Call, Automatic Answer Device DCCU -- Data Communications Control Unit DCE -- Data Communications Equipment DDA -- Dedicated Digital Access # h. i9 n9 i1 V6 o( y; B) oDDD -- Direct Distance Dialing DDM -- Difference in Depth of Modulation % b; l1 L3 P) U3 f& S, sDDS -- Digital Data Service ( E, Q: b! H- g( |, cDEA -- Drug Enforcement Agency 8 p0 O7 E! m; t1 t0 hDEDS -- Data Entry and Display System $ J- e6 K8 @6 D7 a, O0 T; \% \# ODEIS -- Draft Environmental Impact Statement + |$ G8 F1 W9 e/ qDEP -- Departure DEWIZ -- Distance Early Warning Identification Zone DF -- Direction Finder DFAX -- Digital Facsimile F$ x' P$ n& |, _1 a' O ? X) sDFI -- Direction Finding Indicator DGPS -- Differential Global Positioning Satellite (System) $ X- n7 ~& L) j @DH -- Decision Height DID -- Direct Inward Dial DIP -- Drop and Insert Point DIRF -- Direction Finding 6 S2 \$ J6 O3 N3 \& h; \1 P( u: p* lDITCO -- Defense Information Technology Contracting Office Agency DME -- Distance Measuring Equipment DME/P -- Precision Distance Measuring Equipment 9 P, t7 n# _" U4 FDMN -- Data Multiplexing Network DNL -- Day-- Night Equivalent Sound Level (Also called Ldn) DOD -- Direct Outward Dial DoD -- Department of Defense * u7 p* @9 i: H" Q: K3 PDOI -- Department of Interior " e W- H0 J+ Y$ g+ [, ^DOS -- Department of State 9 k: m& j" \& _5 k D5 DDOT -- Department of Transportation DOTS -- Dynamic Ocean Tracking System DOTCC -- Department of Transportation Computer Center . s A/ Z+ X- l# M+ fDSCS -- Digital Satellite Compression Service ( Q* f( ]9 o( |DSUA -- Dynamic Special Use Airspace DTS -- Dedicated Transmission Service DUAT -- Direct User Access Terminal 1 o- E* w+ v$ L4 \5 {' W, D" Y) oDVFR -- Defense Visual Flight Rules 3 O/ A s9 l) M1 M/ gDVFR -- Day Visual Flight Rules DVOR -- Doppler Very High Frequency Omni-- Directional Range DYSIM -- Dynamic Simulator % g0 ]+ ^- w+ A5 U |# l8 @% \4 m 2 h* F' Q* `" U$ j( v 2 W+ g) ]; J* z1 a/ S: x. q4 dE top $ H6 H1 ?6 W% k, L, K+ R " N3 V3 |. P3 ?9 U% d5 K-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E-MSAW -- En-Route Automated Minimum Safe Altitude Warning EA -- Environmental Assessment # ]5 Y/ O6 M& i' W( |EARTS -- En Route Automated Radar Tracking System : K O5 d, U9 ?) ?ECOM -- En Route Communications ECVFP -- Expanded Charted Visual Flight Procedures EDCT -- Expedite Departure Path & |2 w2 R1 e" n( ZEFAS -- En Route Flight Advisory Service ; B1 l9 {( T& h8 z5 c. \EFC -- Expect Further Clearance * u0 c6 D. C8 o4 ZEFIS -- Electronic Flight Information Systems * H8 y: z; i9 J* l$ Y7 G1 rEIAF -- Expanded Inward Access Features EIS -- Environmental Impact Statement $ h( w! C' F* i6 k& SELT -- Emergency Locator Transmitter ' p1 @# F% o2 oELWRT -- Electrowriter EMAS -- Engineered Materials Arresting System 3 w0 M9 h* X5 ]! T- ^7 W( M/ p9 g/ vEMPS -- En Route Maintenance Processor System ) f; p5 Q4 C% o! L2 UEMS -- Environmental Management System ENAV -- En Route Navigational Aids EPA -- Environmental Protection Agency EPS -- Engineered Performance Standards , \) Y/ I$ J9 z3 P3 x$ A/ qEOF -- Emergency Operating Facility 9 _$ U& T) @+ }% @* E5 qEPSS -- Enhanced Packet Switched Service / v! b' O! M* o3 E. G. {2 JERAD -- En Route Broadband Radar 6 I T& V2 s, y B3 y1 oESEC -- En Route Broadband Secondary Radar ESP -- En Route Spacing Program ESYS -- En Route Equipment Systems 1 u- m) f2 ^1 t/ CESF -- Extended Superframe Format ; l% e* Y& O& L: _ETA -- Estimated Time of Arrival ETE -- Estimated Time En Route ETG -- Enhanced Target Generator ETMS -- Enhanced Traffic Management System ETN -- Electronic Telecommunications Network EVAS -- Enhanced Vortex Advisory System EVCS -- Emergency Voice Communications System F top -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ( {) R, G3 k" n' l* e y" v+ [FAA -- Federal Aviation Administration F&E -- Facility and Equipment FAAAC -- FAA Aeronautical Center 8 [# ?4 S% j+ E/ ]2 ] hFAACIS -- FAA Communications Information System FAATC -- FAA Technical Center FAC -- Facility - q8 q$ P4 @& d- ?' ?3 @ ]* p! BFAF -- Final Approach Fix FAP -- Final Approach Point $ f' d8 O- B0 M0 @0 G/ xFAPM -- FTS2000 Associate Program Manager , T1 b5 H7 w0 h0 D- S1 ~% aFAR -- Federal Aviation Regulation FAATSAT -- FAA Telecommunications Satellite % G: _6 R) d" b! [4 oFAST -- Final Approach Spacing Tool FAX -- Facsimile Equipment : C$ N( g g5 W$ i8 xFBO -- Fixed Base Operator FBS -- Fall Back Switch FCC -- Federal Communications Commission FCLT -- Freeze Calculated Landing Time [& f9 q$ l$ _- KFCOM -- FSS Radio Voice Communications FCPU -- Facility Central Processing Unit FDAT -- Flight Data Entry and Printout (FDEP) and Flight Data Service FDE -- Flight Data Entry FDEP -- Flight Data Entry and Printout & O$ a! p: X3 y# H4 VFDIO -- Flight Data Input/Output V: U' F/ Z" t+ O* rFDIOC -- Flight Data Input/Output Center - W) T3 F( Q4 S5 O( D9 |+ ~+ TFDIOR -- Flight Data Input/Output Remote ( y/ ~/ W6 V& tFDM -- Frequency Division Multiplexing 1 ], r# _9 p/ _! RFDP -- Flight Data Processing FED -- Federal " y7 S" ^0 L" F5 g; W7 o+ \FEIS -- Final Environmental Impact Statement # [3 {: r( G, U* G/ ]FEP -- Front End Processor FFAC -- From Facility & ?8 `1 I, g& X6 h5 tFIFO -- Flight Inspection Field Office FIG -- Flight Inspection Group FINO -- Flight Inspection National Field Office FIPS -- Federal Information Publication Standard FIR -- Flight Information Region & z0 `. U* m$ Y3 Z6 U# w( a/ RFIRE -- Fire Station - S1 O1 ]" |) H* a& O' t: nFIRMR -- Federal Information Resource Management Regulation FL -- Flight Level 1 D/ ]8 a) a5 {; {5 `! T$ J* X- ]2 |FLOWSIM -- Traffic Flow Planning Simulation FMA -- Final Monitor Aid FMF -- Facility Master File " k/ T: D- U5 Z( j1 c" dFMIS -- FTS2000 Management Information System ! N+ A: q. G2 RFMS -- Flight management System FNMS -- FTS2000 Network Management System 6 t: [0 ^6 C5 l( PFOIA -- Freedom Of Information Act ' B4 |3 q. s5 ~6 b1 B9 HFONSI -- Finding of No Significant Impact " s @- n; s1 m# G4 a( [3 [FP -- Flight Plan FRC -- Request Full Route Clearance * z2 Y8 I8 b: Y# B4 s: FFSAS -- Flight Service Automation System FSDO -- Flight Standards District Office , `# y; g% Q5 e5 zFSDPS -- Flight Service Data Processing System 9 t! l" D& \- ]FSEP -- Facility/Service/Equipment Profile FSP -- Flight Strip Printer FSPD -- Freeze Speed Parameter FSS -- Flight Service Station " b9 k3 n4 O9 VFSSA -- Flight Service Station Automated Service FSTS -- Federal Secure Telephone Service FSYS -- Flight Service Station Equipment Systems ' H: m5 m: b9 j3 Y+ B c1 OFTS -- Federal Telecommunications System FTS2000 -- Federal Telecommunications System 2000 FUS -- Functional Units or Systems FWCS -- Flight Watch Control Station . e. v: W V) b" D- g 2 ?3 ~+ k f& \1 kG top % X4 ^& f9 d& D; `% k& ~/ D4 ?-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ' L3 E2 R- _& m- [4 LGA -- General Aviation % N9 N- {* |) pGAA -- General Aviation Activity 3 s: O- U* `0 aGAAA -- General Aviation Activity and Avionics 0 @1 |) V. m- x kGADO -- General Aviation District Office GCA -- Ground Control Approach , p0 w( K7 k5 tGNAS -- General National Airspace System GNSS -- Global Navigation Satellite System GOES -- Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite GOESF -- GOES Feed Point 5 I3 Q$ N- f2 O! ~; H2 w6 RGOEST -- GOES Terminal Equipment . Z% j6 l3 A2 M% e1 r2 _GPRA -- Government Performance Results Act r1 }+ p$ k/ KGPS -- Global Positioning Satellite GPWS -- Ground Proximity Warning System GRADE -- Graphical Airspace Design Environment ' `& E4 H/ | b9 YGS -- Glide Slope Indicator GSA -- General Services Administration ' q0 H# R2 m3 M$ m. xGSE -- Ground Support Equipment - I% n: D8 l F! h, u& `# H* ^4 P! { H top 9 p0 h5 R# W W' B-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- H -- Non-- Directional Radio Homing Beacon (NDB) HAA -- Height Above Airport " I; y' I( C- Q$ n8 ~HAL -- Height Above Landing HARS -- High Altitude Route System HAT -- Height Above Touchdown 0 C0 N4 y: ~5 I; QHAZMAT -- Hazardous Materials 0 \2 ?4 ?& v0 S& \- M5 x* V- M/ {1 IHCAP -- High Capacity Carriers HLDC -- High Level Data Link Control HDME -- NDB with Distance Measuring Equipment HDQ -- FAA Headquarters 5 q! q2 `' G: n) l6 H$ [/ cHELI -- Heliport HF -- High Frequency 3 P3 J+ Q5 d, C( QHH -- NDB, 2kw or More 6 ]' @" k$ r# s n) U- Z" x3 oHI-- EFAS -- High Altitude EFAS HOV -- High Occupancy Vehicle & v2 V. g+ L( N) w3 h; w- tHSI -- Horizontal Situation Indicators HUD -- Housing and Urban Development 1 T% i$ c( W/ _# W, IHWAS -- Hazardous In-- Flight Weather Advisory Hz -- HERTZ % D5 F4 [, U( e* K4 t% j' X ( `9 b- l# ]. w% h& hI top : g3 a' m+ Z C1 {# `) } -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- IA -- Indirect Access + f% b+ f1 D0 l" `0 xIAF -- Initial Approach Fix 9 Y1 b/ e! M7 E" a& fI/AFSS -- International AFSS IAP -- Instrument Approach Procedures IAPA -- Instrument Approach Procedures Automation IBM -- International Business Machines IBP -- International Boundary Point IBR -- Intermediate Bit Rate ICAO -- International Civil Aviation Organization ICSS -- International Communications Switching Systems 0 G: F' f7 {; G7 eIDAT -- Interfacility Data ( n+ }; X6 \4 ?- E3 b7 w) B+ @IF -- Intermediate Fix * a$ Z3 `. h4 f6 y$ r/ mIFCP -- Interfacility Communications Processor IFDS -- Interfacility Data System IFEA -- In-- Flight Emergency Assistance " o# d% _0 w/ a4 ^5 v6 O2 H4 rIFO -- International Field Office / F% Y- x" E6 B* y- CIFR -- Instrument Flight Rules IFSS -- International Flight Service Station ! e; I+ s; Y6 y h) ]0 KILS -- Instrument Landing System . j" c7 M! I, W4 J! u& d# WIM -- Inner Marker IMC -- Instrument Meteorological Conditions INM -- Integrated Noise Model + t( s9 Z& {3 iINS -- Inertial Navigation System IRMP -- Information Resources Management Plan : `& e' B5 l# _# X4 NISDN -- Integrated Services Digital Network ISMLS -- Interim Standard Microwave Landing System 5 _* d& H6 D5 x cITI -- Interactive Terminal Interface IVRS -- Interim Voice Response System 1 E. e; X. _& L- x2 WIW -- Inside Wiring 7 m% t n* g% D% R- n J top 7 i% F7 f2 w9 ^, t-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 i' {- B# c5 r' ~; X* z9 C* [ , N3 o) Q- A. W/ L1 c& |( gK top $ r2 [, n: F: |+ O 4 L6 u! z, q5 a2 K) H2 K$ D6 |* s-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Kbps -- Kilobits Per Second P) F, z; g- l1 Y5 c( mKhz -- Kilohertz : x% p- m' ]4 s3 J6 I! j; I aKVDT -- Keyboard Video Display Terminal 1 P# ~; d' |0 m0 U! z+ q J! c ( Q. V! L# s+ J6 v% E L top 1 b1 c+ J( E- O -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ! W+ {# F0 S/ b" T1 H! \ LAA -- Local Airport Advisory ' X! v: y0 ^3 t5 K. ALAAS -- Low Altitude Alert System LABS -- Leased A B Service LABSC -- LABS GS-- 200 Computer LABSR -- LABS Remote Equipment LABSW -- LABS Switch System 5 J( |8 A7 ^: c* I; ~9 p: f. s. c$ P' C8 HLAHSO -- Land and Hold Short Operation 2 M. N; g# ?3 E0 l1 A2 |" cLAN -- Local Area Network + X. e5 i! O6 A7 Z3 I$ u& B T: z' CLATA -- Local Access and Transport Area 3 Y6 S5 C5 n$ L' ]+ ^LAWRS -- Limited Aviation Weather Reporting System % H G) X6 l7 d. K! vLCF -- Local Control Facility 0 X4 ^+ F) B- P7 oLCN -- Local Communications Network % _$ J. ^& J& K) X h/ `" d" v' m3 h. qLDA -- Localizer Directional Aid LDA -- Landing Directional Aid LDIN -- Lead-- in Lights # Y8 B$ p( c* o1 m9 l8 }( T% Q* PLEC -- Local Exchange Carrier LF -- Low Frequency 4 {1 [" O) [! |/ m. X$ M. kLINCS -- Leased Interfacility NAS Communications System LIS -- Logistics and Inventory System + l5 p6 r) ]$ c- o8 A9 kLLWAS -- Low Level Wind Shear Alert System 1 A+ Y4 B5 T- g* _LM/MS -- Low/Medium Frequency LMM -- Locator Middle Marker LMS -- LORAN Monitor Site 5 V% [& a% Y$ F1 sLOC -- Localizer # D+ D: m: l1 \9 SLOCID -- Location Identifier 2 X+ v9 {* y* g U8 ILOI -- Letter of Intent 6 j/ ?6 k! ~) o' v: bLOM -- Compass Locator at Outer Marker 0 F/ A" j- w8 w$ l4 F# }- }& {' pLORAN -- Long Range Aid to Navigation 8 P" {; X' E( H0 W. m' H9 Z, MLPV -- Lateral Precision Performance with Vertical Guidance LRCO -- Limited Remote Communications Outlet LRNAV -- Long Range Navigation LRR -- Long Range Radar G3 Q" x& v }8 ]' A. } ; i( ], ?5 M8 y2 w7 w9 A7 U 8 W8 H" h r& {# j* L7 l! |# wM top 7 {9 o+ H' g. N$ u2 f2 V-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ) q. `5 N2 S3 K* QMAA -- Maximum Authorized Altitude * j2 X7 h. d1 d2 B: g; KMALS -- Medium Intensity Approach Lighting System + `! Z1 X) ?! l, EMALSF -- MALS with Sequenced Flashers MALSR -- MALS with Runway Alignment Indicator Lights MAP -- Maintenance Automation Program MAP -- Military Airport Program 7 {% C- P+ s* @2 j7 T, yMAP -- Missed Approach Point ) l5 t1 A4 O# b" uMAP -- Modified Access Pricing " g# Z( ^( E3 n! r' j H2 zMbps -- Megabits Per Second MCA -- Minimum Crossing Altitude MCAS -- Marine Corps Air Station MCC -- Maintenance Control Center 5 ~7 a/ s* Z4 ^# j u; p$ WMCL -- Middle Compass Locater MCS -- Maintenance and Control System . |, Y- U* ^- P! hMDA -- Minimum Descent Altitude MDT -- Maintenance Data Terminal ~; {- Z5 c$ X* L' D4 O6 cMEA -- Minimum En Route Altitude METI -- Meteorological Information ' ]* d- ]6 S% F7 Z7 z, {+ F& ZMF -- Middle Frequency 8 U! V" t) G' P) M( i( G& EMFJ -- Modified Final Judgment 8 F, @9 w3 a7 r5 s- D/ EMFT -- Meter Fix Crossing Time/Slot Time MHA -- Minimum Holding Altitude Mhg -- MegHERTZ 1 l- F& K8 }' n# TMIA -- Minimum IFR Altitudes MIDO -- Manufacturing Inspection District Office % k/ Q8 y3 v8 A4 \8 LMIS -- Meteorological Impact Statement 6 [6 |$ j' X- H4 C) O( }MISC -- Miscellaneous MISO -- Manufacturing Inspection Satellite Office ; z- }0 ], k V1 g! S9 xMIT -- Miles In Trail MITRE -- Mitre Corporation ; O4 Z( u2 t& L9 A# s2 @) TMLS -- Microwave Landing System MM -- Middle Marker MMC -- Maintenance Monitoring Console : M& M8 v4 E; z' nMMS -- Maintenance Monitoring System ) R0 z: @+ I) kMNPS -- Minimum Navigation Performance Specification 1 L1 n' K$ N) s, h2 A ZMNPSA -- Minimum Navigation Performance Specifications Airspace / [$ Q4 A6 i. V) M yMOA -- Memorandum of Agreement t7 y- L F% ~, xMOA -- Military Operations Area 4 M# T( |8 `9 ^MOCA -- Minimum Obstruction Clearance Altitude 1 V0 U4 _3 T$ E6 r JMODE C -- Altitude-- Encoded Beacon Reply MODE C -- Altitude Reporting Mode of Secondary Radar " P2 s9 }. k7 o% I4 t6 zMODE S -- Mode Select Beacon System % C1 t5 `6 Z* z5 |MOU -- Memorandum of Understanding * u& a4 ^6 z7 T# r+ a/ s/ V4 SMPO -- Metropolitan Planning Organization 0 A" K( A; w: P; Q" _MPS -- Maintenance Processor Subsystem (OR) Master Plan Supplement MRA -- Minimum Reception Altitude MRC -- Monthly Recurring Charge MSA -- Minimum Safe Altitude " o1 m7 ^- O, I. V' x9 IMSAW -- Minimum Safe Altitude Warning / b7 a, r/ D0 N% KMSL -- Mean Sea Level * W2 O1 j# r$ ?9 n+ }3 _, `; fMSN -- Message Switching Network . d$ x; L3 x, @2 k: UMTCS -- Modular Terminal Communications System / j- U% B+ ^& L4 r( H' X7 YMTI -- Moving Target Indicator MUX -- Multiplexor * Z! o4 }/ ?. d- P) G8 ?MVA -- Minimum Vectoring Altitude " H1 M5 D6 i) xMVFR -- Marginal Visual Flight Rules N top -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAAQS -- National Ambient Air Quality Standards NADA -- NADIN Concentrator NADIN -- National Airspace Data Interchange Network , T/ e `6 i3 Y5 a2 p8 m! {NADSW -- NADIN Switches / E" x. r# e5 \! hNAILS -- National Airspace Integrated Logistics Support NAMS -- NADIN IA , w% N9 y: A+ Y& C- ]1 KNAPRS -- National Airspace Performance Reporting System NAS -- National Airspace System or Naval Air Station 1 |% V: q8 i# Y7 q, r' MNASDC -- National Aviation Safety Data NASP -- National Airspace System Plan NASPAC -- National Airspace System Performance Analysis Capability ! j) h- V( h0 b2 E7 y- [! d' nNATCO -- National Communications Switching Center NAVAID -- Navigation Aid / z8 T% }0 `! M1 {" q |& N4 M3 w9 ZNAVMN -- Navigation Monitor and Control NAWAU -- National Aviation Weather Advisory Unit NAWPF -- National Aviation Weather Processing Facility NCAR -- National Center for Atmospheric Research; Boulder, CO NCF -- National Control Facility NCIU -- NEXRAD Communications Interface Unit / r1 t' c, m, u( I* ^9 T$ nNCP -- Noise Compatibility Program 4 `- ^& \/ K$ ~0 {' G; RNCS -- National Communications System 2 v1 }: L+ @. a" U4 K: d: ^NDB -- Non-- Directional Radio Homing Beacon NDNB -- NADIN II NEM -- Noise Exposure Map $ O$ @+ _/ F* X% |9 C; |NEPA -- National Environmental Policy Act ' w7 Y' e" u: [$ K$ M. bNEXRAD -- Next Generation Weather Radar NFAX -- National Facsimile Service NFDC -- National Flight Data Center 8 L4 [6 l$ q3 g6 @8 r' L$ u1 ANFIS -- NAS Facilities Information System ! B; z4 Z8 e# T" KNI -- Network Interface NICS -- National Interfacility Communications System + u0 V* [9 _; ^# ^& QNPE -- Non-primary Airport Entitlement - o, d$ c: B* g/ Q8 z6 `/ CNPIAS -- National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems NM -- Nautical Mile . d& y6 u9 o+ z! q7 Z" dNMAC -- Near Mid Air Collision NMC -- National Meteorological Center 4 W5 ]5 ^2 q2 o! t# a) tNMCE -- Network Monitoring and Control Equipment NMCS -- Network Monitoring and Control System NOAA -- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 7 E) j2 ?# \9 t: m2 c4 X# W/ k4 cNOC -- Notice Of Completion NOTAM -- Notice to Airmen NPDES -- National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NPIAS -- National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems $ z n" ]; E% PNRC -- Non-- Recurring Charge NRCS -- National Radio Communications Systems & ?9 z4 k9 b9 y9 z3 ONSAP -- National Service Assurance Plan 8 U6 V: `" w) b! `2 [- [NSRCATN -- National Strategy to Reduce Congestion on America's Transportation Network NSSFC -- National Severe Storms Forecast Center ! G2 w% u+ X9 Y% G" ONSSL -- National Severe Storms Laboratory; Norman, OK NTAP -- Notices To Airmen Publication 0 I5 Y" O4 d8 ]* cNTP -- National Transportation Policy 7 H$ Z2 T) V% O0 Y4 wNTSB -- National Transportation Safety Board NTZ -- No Transgression Zone NWS -- National Weather Service 7 A4 j! c6 ]% S6 Q& QNWSR -- NWS Weather Excluding NXRD NSWRH -- NWS Regional Headquarters ) N) I( H/ Y6 t9 I% a% y( K7 KNXRD -- Advanced Weather Radar System - Q; X/ @( g' ^" E/ s. d( F; X8 O , ~5 X1 e' c$ G$ x% `O top -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ' G) Z4 s. E4 X1 r! a% NOAG -- Official Airline Guide + f0 K7 g8 [1 U b- ?+ ~0 `' L$ kOALT -- Operational Acceptable Level of Traffic ! J' ^# d& h% ^8 q# LOAW -- Off-- airway Weather Station ODAL -- Omnidirectional Approach Lighting System ( `7 Q* P' d i) KODAPS -- Oceanic Display and Processing Station OEP -- Operational Evolution Plan / Partnership OFA -- Object Free Area 2 i* _3 M, E) U& h, b% MOFDPS -- Offshore Flight Data Processing System OFT -- Outer Fix Time OFZ -- Obstacle Free Zone $ |: ?4 w/ u9 W5 F* HOM -- Outer Marker OMB -- Office of Management and Budget R( ~8 V$ E3 }* @. bONER -- Oceanic Navigational Error Report & n4 H8 S1 o" _OPLT -- Operational Acceptable Level of Traffic OPSW -- Operational Switch OPX -- Off Premises Exchange + D/ G# g7 w4 u- s& ]* w6 {0 FORD -- Operational Readiness Demonstration OTR -- Oceanic Transition Route " i4 n" F6 h' }) `2 ~OTS -- Organized Track System 5 p8 a5 q5 T( ]; g Y4 ~ P top -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PABX -- Private Automated Branch Exchange PAD -- Packet Assembler/Disassembler PAM -- Peripheral Adapter Module PAPI -- Precision Approach Path Indicator + ^5 L( Q* x' N7 R" p4 p3 {4 ^PAR -- Precision Approach Radar PAR -- Preferential Arrival Route 7 a' I0 T* R& T6 U. JPATWAS -- Pilots Automatic Telephone Weather Answering Service PBCT -- Proposed Boundary Crossing Time PBRF -- Pilot Briefing PBX -- Private Branch Exchange * R! ^- o) v; L3 f) @! {5 s- `PCA -- Positive Control Airspace * y( c) E/ e3 VPCM -- Pulse Code Modulation PDAR -- Preferential Arrival And Departure Route 8 r1 o6 n+ }$ [& P# U$ c7 t$ qPDC -- Pre-- Departure Clearance PDC -- Program Designator Code PDR -- Preferential Departure Route 4 t& @7 P4 R, Q: S; E) w A" QPDN -- Public Data Network PFC -- Passenger Facility Charge 6 `' o2 A$ w: w; R9 CPGP -- Planning Grant Program PIC -- Principal Interexchange Carrier PIDP -- Programmable Indicator Data Processor 1 V7 v$ X; R( {7 ~: S& dPIREP -- Pilot Weather Report PMS -- Program Management System POLIC -- Police Station " V; z0 _7 B. w3 W5 e; EPOP -- Point Of Presence POT -- Point Of Termination & \ P; {9 p6 u6 c- tPPIMS -- Personal Property Information Management System / U! f; _2 g5 W0 ^PR -- Primary Commercial Service Airport PRI -- Primary Rate Interface ^- j7 v8 r- h) wPRM -- Precision Runway Monitor 5 R$ ^! i; j3 |% a/ N( oPSDN -- Public Switched Data Network 6 n/ O" K/ c* zPSN -- Packet Switched Network PSS -- Packet Switched Service PSTN -- Public Switched Telephone Network PTC -- Presumed-to-Conform PUB -- Publication PUP -- Principal User Processor - W4 x; Q' d0 a" Y+ O' J0 s* o* qPVC -- Permanent Virtual Circuit ' u7 {6 S% x( Z0 F* zPVD -- Plan View Display Q top -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : D$ ~& L e: k, Z- ?6 L. M' | . L6 ~. T `% U8 x) d) ?R top 7 G+ L* H# U# q. {5 R W 3 Q* Q* j2 Q5 w, z/ G2 O-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RAIL -- Runway Alignment Indicator Lights RAPCO -- Radar Approach Control (USAF) / V% ^# z* y+ _$ s! F% TRAPCON -- Radar Approach Control (FAA) " l: o1 U- I, }; R' gRATCC -- Radar Air Traffic Control Center RATCF -- Radar Air Traffic Control Facility (USN) RBC -- Rotating Beam Ceilometer RBDPE -- Radar Beacon Data Processing Equipment , u. d: Z: H9 XRBSS -- Radar Bomb Scoring Squadron ' s# z' n: d6 Z3 BRCAG -- Remote Communications Air/Ground 7 a) A4 D+ e1 F5 x4 V: mRCC -- Rescue Coordination Center ( i# W8 b+ h1 X+ m8 i ZRCF -- Remote Communication Facility RCCC -- Regional Communications Control Centers RCIU -- Remote Control Interface Unit 8 u( m6 U* u" k+ n3 ^RCL -- Radio Communications Link 8 N" G( k8 i# ~: ERCLR -- RCL Repeater $ d9 e& h( x6 S' V+ TRCLT -- RCL Terminal RCO -- Remote Communications Outlet RCU -- Remote Control Unit 0 W& I; v+ R8 [- j4 |& QRDAT -- Digitized Radar Data 9 H" | I9 S- t4 L1 H4 ZRDP -- Radar Data Processing ' j0 g5 o' U& o5 O4 MRDSIM -- Runway Delay Simulation Model 2 P- q* V8 }) s, N8 n2 V2 g/ `REIL -- Runway End Identification Lights 6 z ]6 x2 B) r i& yRF -- Radio Frequency % m& U) I" Q+ }RL -- General Aviation Reliever Airport 3 l4 A, G/ T: K6 W- u9 R6 wRMCC -- Remote Monitor Control Center " A: ~+ F/ ~# c+ f- ARMCF -- Remote Monitor Control Facility 7 V7 t' _! 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G. _% GRML -- Radio Microwave Link RMLR -- RML Repeater RMLT -- RML Terminal RMM -- Remote Maintenance Monitoring RMMS -- Remote Maintenance Monitoring System RMS -- Remote Monitoring Subsystem RMSC -- Remote Monitoring Subsystem Concentrator + O, O T7 |3 C$ c- sRNAV -- Area Navigation ; [9 O# F4 \* o0 \RNP -- Required Navigation Performance # Z; ^( M' i# w% eROD -- Record of Decision ROSA -- Report of Service Activity ROT -- Runway Occupancy Time % m g9 B6 K6 Q S- u5 `RP -- Restoration Priority RPC -- Restoration Priority Code RPG -- Radar Processing Group RPZ -- Runway Protection Zone + Y9 e2 l& w1 q+ I( F% YRRH -- Remote Reading Hygrothermometer 4 L# @: t0 e5 [1 tRRHS -- Remote Reading Hydrometer 5 x1 \ ]1 @+ x9 s' ]- PRRWDS -- Remote Radar Weather Display RRWSS -- RWDS Sensor Site RSA -- Runway Safety Area RSAT -- Runway Safety Action Team RSS -- Remote Speaking System RT -- Remote Transmitter RT & BTL -- Radar Tracking And Beacon Tracking Level RTAD -- Remote Tower Alphanumerics Display 2 K7 t0 O$ F. E3 MRTCA -- Radio Technical Commission for Aeronautics RTP -- Regional Transportation Plan RTR -- Remote Transmitter/Receiver . y4 x2 F: y. {% w: r9 [RTRD -- Remote Tower Radar Display 9 D3 _1 [; u1 sRVR -- Runway Visual Range " a% ?: i1 n6 v& L8 M7 T* F% FRW -- Runway RWDS -- Same as RRWDS , d/ c# @4 {1 \9 {RWP -- Real-time Weather Processor ' `/ R9 q2 P Q/ D- a7 H8 p9 E S top * u+ G3 ^) {# I. ?* q/ A4 h: H8 L$ H -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- S/S -- Sector Suite SAC -- Strategic Air Command SAFI -- Semi Automatic Flight Inspection , A# s8 W8 U/ P/ ~SALS -- Short Approach Lighting System - V, w: t) r3 Y! ~# o, }! bSATCOM -- Satellite Communications 6 x" }$ N# [8 wSAWRS -- Supplementary Aviation Weather Reporting System 4 Q9 g! r, _* w6 n wSBGP -- State Block Grant Program * J) t& h1 w. b2 B6 R4 bSCC -- System Command Center SCVTS -- Switched Compressed Video Telecommunications Service SDF -- Simplified Direction Finding SDF -- Software Defined Network SDIS -- Switched Digital Integrated Service SDP -- Service Delivery Point 8 ]8 a# P/ A* N! o0 ZSDS -- Switched Data Service 5 E3 J2 s; b8 _* Q0 CSEL -- Single Event Level & L# \0 p& T* d$ k. R' NSELF -- Simplified Short Approach Lighting System With Sequenced Flashing Lights SFAR-- 38 -- Special Federal Aviation Regulation 38 " V2 ~ ^: M" h" C, eSHPO -- State Historic Preservation Officer SIC -- Service Initiation Charge SID -- Station Identifier SID -- Standard Instrument Departure SIGMET -- Significant Meteorological Information , [3 d g9 u9 I8 C0 r W. fSIMMOD -- Airport and Airspace Simulation Model SIP -- State Implementation Plan SM -- Statute Miles " K" l6 O) [: m6 H/ SSMGC -- Surface Movement Guidance and Control SMPS -- Sector Maintenance Processor Subsystem ) L, m6 |2 n8 O P2 u4 gSMS -- Safety Management System . \! q8 {! ?5 T. c3 M. sSMS -- Simulation Modeling System SNR -- Signal-- to-- Noise Ratio, also: S/N SOC -- Service Oversight Center SOAR -- System of Airports Reporting SOIR -- Simultaneous Operations On Intersecting Runways SOIWR -- Simultaneous Operations on Intersecting Wet Runways & C5 y% Q* W6 \( y0 J5 XSRAP -- Sensor Receiver and Processor : h) [0 P! s: Y* Q& g! L& ?: M) ZSSALF -- SSALS with Sequenced Flashers SSALR -- Simplified Short Approach Lighting System 1 j, N, p, Q4 U2 `- C: \SSB -- Single Side Band : E8 i& U, n' x3 q3 F. Z( oSTAR -- Standard Terminal Arrival Route STD -- Standard 3 P, E$ |- p: ^STMUX -- Statistical Data Multiplexer STOL -- Short Takeoff and Landing 3 F4 ]0 a* z- t, J8 Y( _SURPIC -- Surface Picture 5 b" ]0 |6 i+ ]9 [4 bSVCA -- Service A SVCB -- Service B SVCC -- Service C $ k3 N J* d( _6 gSVCO -- Service O SVFO -- Interphone Service F (A) . T$ O. \) M& R- ^- g% s6 t USVFB -- Interphone Service F (B) SVFC -- Interphone Service F (C) . B* k J# {# ASVFD -- Interphone Service F (D) ! p% v! k' L& d2 ?3 d$ r, y z1 hSVFR -- Special Visual Flight Rules , P7 k) R7 w8 F# p 9 `; Z9 N$ I3 c3 l9 o! h ' W2 {7 @; f# t# N+ K+ C8 Q" hT top 0 X" B8 K: a4 y/ l -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ; U3 j% B' M" d U( j w, b0 BT1MUX -- T1 Multiplexer TAAS -- Terminal Advance Automation System 0 F1 F3 p% Y: M& C* L1 JTACAN -- Tactical Aircraft Control and Navigation TACR -- TACAN at VOR, TACAN only TAF -- Terminal Area Forecast TARS -- Terminal Automated Radar Service TAS -- True Air Speed 6 X+ [ V9 m% c, fTATCA -- Terminal Air Traffic Control Automation / n$ a7 i$ n) b" Q8 O6 n7 nTAVT -- Terminal Airspace Visualization Tool 1 Y% a ^5 d, w: k3 n4 t" c- w" {+ dTCA -- Traffic Control Airport or Tower Control Airport TCA -- Terminal Control Area 0 a) c5 s6 e r' {2 J8 @TCACCIS -- Transportation Coordinator Automated Command and Control Information System TCAS -- Traffic Alert And Collision Avoidance System ) t6 t7 a I) { P. N4 V3 dTCC -- DOT Transportation Computer Center 6 k# { F9 v! \1 e5 zTCCC -- Tower Control Computer Complex TCE -- Tone Control Equipment TCLT -- Tentative Calculated Landing Time : X5 e9 s' b/ GTCO -- Telecommunications Certification Officer " O& a/ ?& q9 k1 r* m3 TTCOM -- Terminal Communications 8 _/ G, E3 D8 R: t6 c$ v2 OTCS -- Tower Communications System TDLS -- Tower Data-Link Services TDMUX -- Time Division Data Multiplexer TDWR -- Terminal Doppler Weather Radar % h. Q/ I4 a1 ?7 z$ ~; gTELCO -- Telephone Company TELMS -- Telecommunications Management System TERPS -- Terminal Instrument Procedures TFAC -- To Facility ! x" \# z7 w n, C" j( uTH -- Threshold TIMS -- Telecommunications Information Management System TIPS -- Terminal Information Processing System TL -- Taxilane TMA -- Traffic Management Advisor , p0 G% [" @, B W3 M) rTMC -- Traffic Management Coordinator TMC/MC -- Traffic Management Coordinator/Military Coordinator - K1 \! ?4 B+ q' D' YTMCC -- Terminal Information Processing System ; _9 F7 S$ g" s" E& eTMCC -- Traffic Management Computer Complex TMF -- Traffic Management Facility & K7 v) e# ~( }9 h; ?2 o0 x2 U, m2 nTML -- Television Microwave Link TMLI -- Television Microwave Link Indicator TMLR -- Television Microwave Link Repeater + z2 R! U! O& k( J7 q6 Z) wTMLT -- Television Microwave Link Terminal TM&O -- Telecommunications Management and Operations TMP -- Traffic Management Processor " S: r, J* n7 u% ~ d4 gTMS -- Traffic Management System # Q$ H3 T& B' o9 M) W; GTMSPS -- Traffic Management Specialists TMU -- Traffic Management Unit ' E% k L* d# e" C L; _ J: qTODA -- Takeoff Distance Available TOF -- Time Of Flight TOFMS -- Time of Flight Mass Spectrometer ( y. ~( T: H7 A$ q7 C( F* HTOPS -- Telecommunications Ordering and Pricing System (GSA software tool) 3 k$ q2 d0 H9 t) }( i3 a5 x. ^* x, k( tTORA -- Take-off Run Available 0 F# O7 u; E) W2 w/ vTNAV -- Terminal Navigational Aids 3 w5 \9 w' a( C& ~$ s% w5 iTR -- Telecommunications Request TRACAB -- Terminal Radar Approach Control in Tower Cab ; F" b6 w3 L$ P" e; eTRACON -- Terminal Radar Approach Control Facility TRAD -- Terminal Radar Service TRB -- Transportation Research Board TRNG -- Training 0 ?5 C) h$ r$ j5 n% n6 K1 [TSA -- Taxiway Safety Area . @2 I, Z+ H- b0 ITSEC -- Terminal Secondary Radar Service TSP -- Telecommunications Service Priority : T( X6 w8 H/ ]4 TTSR -- Telecommunications Service Request 6 s0 N2 _! [, U# X$ Y2 T1 p4 RTSYS -- Terminal Equipment Systems ) K/ B" i" u% ]; S; XTTMA -- TRACON Traffic Management Advisor TTY -- Teletype ( U2 s% V" E7 V4 mTVOR -- Terminal VHF Omnidirectional Range TW -- Taxiway & P$ X6 y8 B- {; bTWEB -- Transcribed Weather Broadcast ( ?- D7 T1 v& l6 B: N5 PTWR-- Tower (non-controlled) : V) A: T k' C3 p( \% e2 ~TY -- Type (FAACIS) . o# y& |5 \( N & p) W( L$ Y, d7 \9 ~U top 5 I' A4 O/ F) Y* x -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- . L/ P1 |! ~. l3 _UAS -- Uniform Accounting System UHF -- Ultra High Frequency ) I$ O3 D+ J% Z3 \1 G2 @URA -- Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 9 V4 J8 l9 w: f7 i. NUSAF -- United States Air Force USC -- United States Code USOC -- Uniform Service Order Code $ F2 C6 p( R" n4 H6 F V top ! O# t4 V# E1 J( p/ N-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VALE -- Voluntary Airport Low Emission " h# @1 {$ {9 C9 L% C lVASI -- Visual Approach Slope Indicator VDME -- VOR with Distance Measuring Equipment VF -- Voice Frequency VFR -- Visual Flight Rules ' k5 {8 \9 q0 Q, r& l" ^VHF -- Very High Frequency VLF -- Very Low Frequency VMC -- Visual Meteorological Conditions VNAV -- Visual Navigational Aids VNTSC -- Volpe National Transportation System Center VON -- Virtual On-net 2 g. t7 M! c7 u: kVOR -- VHF Omnidirectional Range ( F( P3 u8 ]# lVOR/DME -- VHF Omnidirectional Range/Distance Measuring Equipment VORTAC -- VOR collocated with TACAN # \( m4 o0 V7 j! d( s! Y' uVOT -- VOR Test Facility & k f% P7 u/ z$ {/ q- ^" X5 vVP/D -- Vehicle/Pedestrian Deviation , c/ a% G$ _0 J* Q" y: qVRS -- Voice Recording System 8 i) v/ R. h8 `2 uVSCS -- Voice Switching and Control System VTA -- Vertex Time of Arrival 3 v1 F9 k3 J: X7 i8 T" YVTAC -- VOR collocated with TACAN VTOL -- Vertical Takeoff and Landing ' L; A3 T( k" WVTS -- Voice Telecommunications System 9 ?8 R' n' f. c ! R" ^% L. X; Q) x1 { 4 p3 ^+ l# A; E tW top 6 d) S+ t1 D: z# t& {6 h$ y1 C -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WAAS -- Wide Area Augmentation System WAN -- Wide Area Network 0 J! x$ l( L+ i" o" \ BWC -- Work Center 5 f7 }" k7 ^, e4 @WCP -- Weather Communications Processor ' L d) K. a& u5 D; v; i! |) C7 r& {WECO -- Western Electric Company ( K8 ^) l8 I W2 ]/ qWESCOM -- Western Electric Satellite Communications WMSC -- Weather Message Switching Center ( [" J/ F+ o* U4 E# ^/ o0 \9 E6 FWMSCR -- Weather Message Switching Center Replacement WSCMO -- Weather Service Contract Meteorological Observatory J3 k5 D& S0 c7 O( ]! u. qWSFO -- Weather Service Forecast Office WSMO -- Weather Service Meteorological Observatory " S3 V( [' C9 d! x7 DWSO -- Weather Service Office WTHR -- "Weather" WX -- Weather , ^- L! Z3 W' |% I1 eX top 4 [5 E7 P7 I: U4 D -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- % h5 x) o; Q$ o& I( X8 q- C( U K& j 7 J1 i3 h6 u& K. H9 g: a6 M5 T, L ! ~: S1 G; D8 k. C5 E5 nY top -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- / W: ^% n& T+ \) g8 C 9 A2 X9 t* c |2 |6 u. M$ d ' } G; x* M" a) f1 g: r' F; C) @ 8 f3 ~9 }" B Q# j* SZ top --------------------------------------------------------------------------------