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Printer Friendly Email Page Glossary of Airport Acronyms
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A/C -- Aircraft8 f" ?+ t3 Z$ g! a2 T
A/G -- Air to Ground
" J( k. p, c7 k1 [0 u K& o, gA/H -- Altitude/Height
! P8 e8 h& _# Z. zAAC -- Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center
' T' D9 G5 w5 H: o: NAAF -- Army Air Field
9 ^/ M. a4 _0 E( I; J6 zAAI -- Arrival Aircraft Interval6 u% G/ W. L' U3 A. E
AAP -- Advanced Automation Program! [+ w7 W O! `+ w
AAR -- Airport Acceptance Rate
. s2 j% J h0 B" PABDIS -- Automated Data Interchange System Service B
( C* Q8 F1 r5 i# yACAIS -- Air Carrier Activity Information System" v' N" K6 o$ X
ACAS -- Aircraft Collision Avoidance System1 _8 G- p! D+ |( T7 D& Y
ACC -- Airports Consultants Council 7 l. c/ Q% e3 j4 f% Z! L$ v1 @
ACC -- Area Control Center
+ m# n& _) `* vACCT -- Accounting Records! W5 I& q0 D6 j' P* q9 [1 a
ACD -- Automatic Call Distributor3 u8 K% q$ U: P* \( s6 q t
ACDO -- Air Carrier District Office
; O' G% X. Z6 i" JACF -- Area Control Facility 7 D' ?$ O" h- e0 ?5 d
ACFO -- Aircraft Certification Field Office
; p2 v+ }; @/ s2 ~+ t! PACFT -- Aircraft * M5 j. b, c$ ]1 g9 @% l" W
ACI-NA -- Airports Council International - North America
* M2 Y/ u! @+ }/ n% GACID -- Aircraft Identification' @' F; I: e7 B u
ACIP -- Airport Capital Improvement Plan
, S) V2 G3 W" k0 d6 A+ ~9 I1 A0 tACLS -- Automatic Carrier Landing System
- E9 z3 k) f3 x3 R( o( y2 x7 TACLT -- Actual Landing Time Calculated
0 u8 W3 _; f( ?2 v7 L8 ~ q0 G/ eACO -- Office of Airports Compliance and Field Operations
% H: A# y! ~' a$ M8 xACO -- Aircraft Certification Office + z1 H( |+ j8 A5 \0 {9 T
ACRP -- Airport Cooperative Research Program % ]# [$ f, V- q8 v8 r' ?! W/ N
ADA -- Air Defense Area - @) k9 `7 c7 s, N+ E6 r
ADAP -- Airport Development Aid Program ; g4 s; ^, P5 [; L9 T1 q( g
ADAS -- AWOS Data Acquisition System
! E0 j$ `8 S, P* j+ {/ L* S- u( FADCCP -- Advanced Data Communications Control Procedure
6 E9 L1 }$ ?+ H% a& ]' ?ADDA -- Administrative Data 4 g' r; }8 h! I( `
ADF -- Automatic Direction Finding , G+ [; D3 x; [: v" g9 D
ADI -- Automatic De-Ice and Inhibitor # E7 P6 N3 o) h& n9 w
ADIN -- AUTODIN Service ' J% L! S# u' O: \- @/ j7 ~1 [
ADIZ -- Air Defense Identification Zone
6 Z: L3 O) M5 } J: q+ e& RADL -- Aeronautical Data-Link
8 ?; n) k1 Y/ |/ sADLY -- Arrival Delay
" z. r0 ?5 l, [4 E. O/ t( XADO -- Airline Dispatch Office $ k) A$ e7 K% w \/ V3 W7 @
ADP -- Automated Data Processing - H" `$ }8 C, u8 K2 b( B
ADS -- Automatic Dependent Surveillance
2 |6 q, v4 Z. s2 FADSIM -- Airfield Delay Simulation Model * w, {) J7 ] k0 p
ADSY -- Administrative Equipment Systems
8 P+ j1 u+ g( AADTN -- Administrative Data Transmission Network
. s* l# E, j5 O. i" UADTN2000 -- Administrative Data Transmission Network 2000 : |3 O" [* a) Y0 s* x
ADVO -- Administrative Voice , R5 y/ K% W, N9 X2 i, Q& e5 Y
AEG -- Aircraft Evaluation Group . D! C. A, Z) q3 e
AERA -- Automated En-Route Air Traffic Control
! R2 N7 L/ U0 z7 v$ B" D% UAEX -- Automated Execution
( Z5 q+ Q4 \! ?, X7 h L4 SAF -- Airway Facilities 6 R! ]3 B3 k- P+ G4 W$ x1 [2 }
AFB -- Air Force Base , c0 A6 \. h2 ]* P
AFIS -- Automated Flight Inspection System ' C. B/ m* E. ?, e/ X) R+ V* Y/ u5 @% s
AFP -- Area Flight Plan : V. m9 P3 {( d# W1 m9 {) ]+ d* A- F
AFRES -- Air Force Reserve Station - S' W3 G( U$ w5 C8 R+ F( \0 w# B2 F
AFS -- Airways Facilities Sector
2 Z# B; @ Y9 w- [) hAFSFO -- AFS Field Office 2 B0 n; ?* _) J: i0 k) s9 Y6 o
AFSFU -- AFS Field Unit # ] q$ [* c* A- W Y: y3 o
AFSOU -- AFS Field Office Unit (Standard is AFSFOU)
( y8 r/ ?$ T. `' P9 `1 l) w& wAFSS -- Automated Flight Service Station : y3 t4 r) Y" E& n# X
AFTN -- Automated Fixed Telecommunications Network 3 P! E) y/ _" w. t0 n, D5 J
AGL -- Above Ground Level
7 O1 x( d2 A- V# O- e* f1 J. \AID -- Airport Information Desk 7 K8 S- G; B* O, G
AIG -- Airbus Industries Group ( ~; f8 a9 ^6 K3 |1 H
AIM -- Airman's Information Manual
; H7 |, I4 R/ zAIP -- Airport Improvement Plan * `5 ~$ U% |+ l) q7 k
AIRMET -- Airmen's Meteorological Information
+ ~- d' H- t9 U7 VAIRNET -- Airport Network Simulation Model
$ |, k, t" \$ G, M: B: G( nAIS -- Aeronautical Information Service , s2 z: \' ]; g4 z) r! V8 d0 ^
AIT -- Automated Information Transfer ( W/ }2 y4 t" S p' l3 p9 e& V
ALP -- Airport Layout Plan ! V: c/ a3 U% P. X
ALS -- Approach Lighting System 0 ?) d) m+ s5 K2 N6 I, O
ALSF1 -- ALS with Sequenced Flashers I
% h: i2 P( [0 o" QALSF2 -- ALS with Sequenced Flashers II 1 ?7 e; n4 g% x) U% o1 P0 _
ALSIP -- Approach Lighting System Improvement Plan
3 E) o5 K( p* d+ zALTRV -- Altitude Reservation
; X, Z0 G# S4 B+ ZAMASS -- Airport Movement Area Safety System
& A$ o- R! j# NAMCC -- ACF/ARTCC Maintenance Control Center & V8 U9 w4 I3 K& L3 B* |2 O
AMOS -- Automated Meteorological Observation Station . U; ~; p7 I m1 M
AMP -- ARINC Message Processor (OR) Airport Master Plan 3 e3 A+ m# K; y) R$ |" k$ o
AMVER -- Automated Mutual Assistance Vessel Rescue System 4 k9 d+ u, C. G; ~; T, {
ANC -- Alternate Network Connectivity ! Q- S4 F! [, U: Y6 [
ANCA -- Airport Noise and Capacity Act
$ D' a& |+ m4 g4 l2 {ANG -- Air National Guard
, t y3 c, w2 G! W. ~. ?ANGB -- Air National Guard Base
4 l, _) H8 R4 T. M/ `1 TANMS -- Automated Network Monitoring System ' A0 I* G3 s1 H% ^
ANSI -- American National Standards Group , D( R8 s/ l+ L6 [4 K) [3 u
AOA -- Air Operations Area
% N# m& O. A& c$ ^, XAP -- Acquisition Plan
# V2 ]9 I: J4 h3 ]APP -- Approach 1 |6 m. d& \1 H6 v6 p+ K& I1 m
APS -- Airport Planning Standard
" L ~4 x3 t7 P. K2 r" f% P4 yAQAFO -- Aeronautical Quality Assurance Field Office
5 A3 v, B) |4 [; Q6 pARAC -- Army Radar Approach Control (AAF)
+ d6 a3 n! \+ ~% V- V% j8 Z# `) d2 y7 u, qARAC -- Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee / O8 j- ?% p/ Y. S
ARCTR -- FAA Aeronautical Center or Academy 5 J$ J/ ?( N. O0 p: X2 m5 X5 A
ARF -- Airport Reservation Function
7 _' Z; d' k* B6 O: m& [ARFF -- Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting, R0 m8 x. U2 } Z$ z" q: T
ARINC -- Aeronautical Radio, Inc.
7 H4 c3 V' i8 M, ~. {% BARLNO -- Airline Office
* E( b" H/ g$ Y3 z1 }ARO -- Airport Reservation Office 3 Y$ y1 ~, i# n1 h% [3 ~
ARP -- Airport Reference Point
0 a- o2 T1 _3 H& N8 s# GARSA -- Airport Service Radar Area
. @" H1 H$ m5 l% S" P) V7 ]% VARSR -- Air Route Surveillance Radar $ f. X% `6 h8 i# v/ t) M$ P
ARTCC -- Air Route Traffic Control Center 9 H; _( `+ K+ w G3 P4 ~, K+ n, b
ARTS -- Automated Radar Terminal System
' F' N9 ?2 g; \# `+ `+ h9 cASAS -- Aviation Safety Analysis System
6 ?5 C$ V7 a- ]: ^. u( IASC -- AUTODIN Switching Center
O: R1 T P6 M( @7 H: j; ZASCP -- Aviation System Capacity Plan Z3 o5 d! M$ i
ASD -- Aircraft Situation Display
/ g9 M) L/ [# s* l) GASDA -- Accelerate -- Stop Distance Available
: i* s# p' _/ G5 M2 u. \) O, J' PASLAR -- Aircraft Surge Launch And Recovery 8 i/ L4 U. w) P& T" C, g. Y
ASM -- Available Seat Mile 1 M6 R6 L" o- ?1 l3 _
ASP -- Arrival Sequencing Program
+ g7 K1 o7 t" W" ?ASOS -- Automatic Surface Observation System ) w4 S: U2 z/ s* d9 }' o5 c# y2 e
ASQP -- Airline Service Quality Performance 3 G6 E. J7 U" M$ ^5 Z
ASR -- Airport Surveillance Radar
% Q, J; p4 h% V# X$ VASTA -- Airport Surface Traffic Automation
8 ~" T5 U% {5 H. x9 o8 j6 JASV -- Airline Schedule Vendor l# ]0 x- N" ?8 \9 T
AT -- Air Traffic
; k# c9 [: e$ T, |! {ATA -- Air Transport Association of America 6 i; [, K ]3 U9 w S, p1 b7 n
ATAS -- Airspace and Traffic Advisory Service
9 d! O2 v! d4 @+ w: m6 DATCAA -- Air Traffic Control Assigned Airspace
9 ^2 O: j6 }, O ^- aAT&T -- American Telephone and Telegraph
u6 F2 { v. q% K3 B2 J0 mAT&T ASDC -- AT&T Agency Service Delivery Center * S' }8 I1 n7 b5 X% v) x. \
AT&T CSA -- AT&T Customer Support Associate
+ |* B; K: q+ s2 oATC -- Air Traffic Control
1 F0 |; Y) k) u/ c* TATCBI -- Air Traffic Control Beacon Indicator
- L( M: b2 I: p; [% o/ AATCCC -- Air Traffic Control Command Center
( V0 Z1 R6 D+ G* x3 IATCO -- Air Taxi Commercial Operator + E N j8 K( O
ATCRB -- Air Traffic Control Radar Beacon
1 x9 K% c" C A; K: F; \ATCRBS -- Air Traffic Control Radar Beacon System % E4 V- m8 Y8 u
ATCSCC -- Air Traffic Control Systems Command Center 1 d( Q+ v. T. |7 r! W
ATCT -- Airport Traffic Control Tower
' E8 `2 n7 ?" b( f" V/ ]; UATIS -- Automated Terminal Information Service
. k J* u& ?# g$ G1 w4 R' ^ATISR -- ATIS Recorder A1 Y3 L$ a3 `* _+ e
ATM -- Air Traffic Management
2 u) ~$ P' K6 O5 _9 QATM -- Asynchronous Transfer Mode
8 k* H0 V, d1 _7 k R! Z+ BATMS -- Advanced Traffic Management System
+ \) t% {) ~" n9 v4 KATN -- Aeronautical Telecommunications Network 0 V; C8 [& }6 Z8 s0 x0 g$ l2 m
ATODN -- AUTODIN Terminal (FUS)
4 ~( ?! I; Y2 |4 G* l, |ATOVN -- AUOTVON (Facility)
6 [' ?0 d/ Z2 E( s! k' U0 AATOMS -- Air Traffic Operations Management System ! D9 t5 s% H5 a* k
ATS -- Air Traffic Service % e* ^% w- C2 f: {$ o% `
ATSCCP -- ATS Contingency Command Post
8 y( D* P# `. |. N, s& pATTIS -- AT&T Information Systems : f: c$ O' a' u! d
AUTODIN -- DoD Automatic Digital Network 5 w# Y# p ?9 d( L5 c/ V+ p+ o8 ~
AUTOVON -- DoD Automatic Voice Network : G w: i$ B3 ~5 i
AVON -- AUTOVON Service
; ~' E6 M/ h* K4 F% V, E3 n+ Z$ O# XAVN -- Aviation Standards National Field Office, Oklahoma City
& H) H# q& E( k2 n4 ^AWIS -- Airport Weather Information 2 q( u* T# |, G" X( k, a4 k1 r. q
AWOS -- Automated Weather Observation System " S" y! h& T8 M" D0 j. {2 T
AWP -- Aviation Weather Processor 9 z+ [; F! Y* [( t
AWPG -- Aviation Weather Products Generator
0 Z* S6 G4 S8 L& G3 Z- cAWS -- Air Weather Station
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BANS -- BRITE Alphanumeric System ' |0 h+ U3 P( K; j: E# \
BART -- Billing Analysis Reporting Tool (GSA software tool)
# K0 r6 E6 n: O/ \) Z: NBASIC -- Basic Contract Observing Station " Z4 r" T( m9 d+ v ~& x: s0 ]
BASOP -- Military Base Operations 3 `, I$ B0 q p8 q; W; q* ~
BCA -- Benefit/Cost Analysis * ~7 a: p( t5 E& Z1 P
BCR -- Benefit/Cost Ratio 5 `, ], t2 ^, C, d; U3 s
BDAT -- Digitized Beacon Data
, V4 X, Q8 y3 ~2 z* `BMP -- Best Management Practices 1 t, p/ H2 P6 o' q* ^6 r; H
BOC -- Bell Operating Company
3 V8 O. E( [- F% I8 W4 mbps -- bits per second + J6 c! o0 j1 ^+ l1 c. c( y8 ]- V; l
BRI -- Basic Rate Interface 3 V8 X: r# w: [/ ?& ~0 D
BRITE -- Bright Radar Indicator Terminal Equipment
' a) a) m- s4 {1 |& z( b4 `$ jBRL -- Building Restriction Line
5 V' G4 k) D3 H( d V, uBUEC -- Back-- up Emergency Communications
, l! u8 P) M& e: }4 {BUECE -- Back-- up Emergency Communications Equipment 3 ]8 \* K; U8 u3 I$ Z; V! K f& ]0 o0 e
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, w2 O( C9 x5 R' ]& U% y$ _CAA -- Civil Aviation Authority
1 D. @, ^* D) @0 i% H' ^CAA -- Clean Air Act
) d; g# u, K h- g" G& O8 G+ NCAB -- Civil Aeronautics Board 0 f/ W4 I- c9 U0 H) \1 D9 r$ w
CARF -- Central Altitude Reservation Facility
6 W1 g* x7 y$ w6 C RCASFO -- Civil Aviation Security Office
: O0 t4 z( Y2 Q; a8 `4 o4 e7 zCAT -- Category
4 i* q" f% K: `& r1 }5 [3 p8 H8 g% ZCAT -- Clear -- Air Turbulence % w- t- [" a& T& S" [, |
CAU -- Crypto Ancillary Unit 2 ?0 u/ y% k9 z# d0 ]$ x7 u9 \7 B, e
CBI -- Computer Based Instruction
* M7 m) y: U1 J" p3 T3 eCCC -- Communications Command Center
+ W* M/ v2 s9 k5 ECCCC -- Staff Communications
9 U& g6 ]$ \4 fCCCH -- Central Computer Complex Host
+ C1 U2 m0 s, w$ M5 `+ L( s9 xCC&O -- Customer Cost and Obligation ) O/ R4 B+ a9 l' M2 D! l. X
CCSD -- Command Communications Service Designator
) r+ j: m. u+ M* fCCS7-- NI -- Communication Channel Signal-7 -- Network Interconnect & h9 h4 r0 L* K) {! |+ ~7 @1 C0 G9 U
CCU -- Central Control Unit
, s3 c; D, X; x& n {CD -- Common Digitizer 5 I$ F/ C' d; |$ Y
CDR -- Cost Detail Report
# q3 |5 l8 D2 d5 W5 L) P7 E: Y ]CDT -- Controlled Departure Time
* N! a$ y" N: Y( {( N SCDTI -- Cockpit Display of Traffic Information
0 r& y) n& f0 X4 V$ cCENTX -- Central Telephone Exchange 8 ]2 Q: u$ O8 t, ^
CEP -- Capacity Enhancement Program
6 G# S4 x) U+ s! v3 Y4 b8 BCEQ -- Council on Environmental Quality 6 z+ K% {5 s: j5 r- @
CERAP -- Central Radar Approach + L$ u4 ^9 t9 E- l
CFC -- Central Flow Control
) U' U/ F# A, \% b7 `0 X [% vCFCF -- Central Flow Control Facility / D7 ~/ O9 ?4 m# q7 q8 L% u, T
CFCS -- Central Flow Control Service
9 F0 D; Z+ e# T! F. G1 I* b( D) O% YCFR -- Code of Federal Regulations 6 R w7 ^, d$ B5 I- ^% b
CFWP -- Central Flow Weather Processor $ i0 m! _9 q* |8 F: Z/ D1 e5 U
CFWU -- Central Flow Weather Unit ) @5 c e: o( {1 G, }1 v
CGAS -- Coast Guard Air Station
) [( z& \# ]5 C9 y% m$ }CLC -- Course Line Computer
9 [( J/ F2 m3 qCLIN -- Contract Line Item 4 J, [5 A, b$ x# N
CLT -- Calculated Landing Time
) ^/ G% {9 s' Q. |1 ECM -- Commercial Service Airport , e" Y9 \6 j& R3 ?
CNMPS -- Canadian Minimum Navigation Performance Specification Airspace , ], y/ Q9 P' L4 I8 R& x0 r0 L
CNS -- Consolidated NOTAM System
}+ X+ e, O& e0 O8 o% h8 z' E) J4 tCNSP -- Consolidated NOTAM System Processor
* }. g' m( C+ RCO -- Central Office
0 C6 S3 y% n6 q+ I t0 k& B: I. s# F0 bCOE -- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
1 X, @% S, C1 ]& h5 L3 Q4 P' K+ OCOMCO -- Command Communications Outlet
/ ~9 @! H' n# _# NCONUS -- Continental United States
& y5 y, t+ J7 R* W( P2 b b% I$ J2 }CORP -- Private Corporation other than ARINC or MITRE # {' r) u+ y' ?; E! [
CPE -- Customer Premise Equipment
6 q7 }& u- O t$ v; s0 w+ `3 ICPMIS -- Consolidated Personnel Management Information System 5 y' p3 w" c& [& j$ x: n C: R
CRA -- Conflict Resolution Advisory
, t$ C; Z" \) t2 M1 ^6 [CRDA -- Converging Runway Display Aid
. o' d* a m% u! R/ P; Y$ jCRT -- Cathode Ray Tube
$ ]" b$ _- _4 }0 d6 _CSA -- Communications Service Authorization - Y; g8 o# s% x: i, j& ]
CSIS -- Centralized Storm Information System % n( [/ M: T$ O) Y" ~0 q/ k5 [
CSO -- Customer Service Office ' j0 E( U9 t5 p/ {. V# v
CSR -- Communications Service Request 2 o7 T4 ^' k4 }
CSS -- Central Site System 1 ]' D; {) s; {8 |* O0 ^, k$ `
C/S/S/N -- Capacity/Safety/Security/Noise
( x+ Y! `- y! `' M/ XCTA -- Controlled Time of Arrival . n5 @4 V7 i4 w9 O
CTA -- Control Area
; r3 ?7 Z; v4 `. p! aCTA/FIR -- Control Area/Flight Information Region
$ _* \2 _; _* lCTAF -- Common Traffic Advisory Frequency
2 w: e1 G t. S6 r5 g; R/ W; JCTAS -- Center -- Tracon Automation System 6 |! G9 y& t/ l& `2 C
CTMA -- Center Traffic Management Advisor 3 C% n2 a6 f! @1 f" T9 |) g
CUPS -- Consolidated Uniform Payroll System
" ?# l! g7 M3 I' m2 y5 mCVFR -- Controlled Visual Flight Rules
4 p' Y |0 J! [CVTS -- Compressed Video Transmission Service ! ` g! S$ z6 W2 S$ M5 W: j5 v
CW -- Continuous Wave 9 n* I. e( G* \) r
CWSU -- Central Weather Service Unit 5 M% p, N/ K3 j- |; E: R2 z
CWY -- Clearway
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DA -- Direct Access 1 p9 A- A* b" R$ l
DA -- Decision Altitude/Decision Height # k7 k( Y" w+ {
DA -- Descent Advisor ! g$ d* Q6 w5 O* d z
DABBS -- DITCO Automated Bulletin Board System
% {# q1 }% |, k5 T& ~+ UDAIR -- Direct Altitude and Identity Readout
: b Z y" S! P. e: u, WDAR -- Designated Agency Representative
( w8 K1 a/ g' r3 Q: _DARC -- Direct Access Radar Channel / D9 M. `2 L, \0 M/ Z: }0 o
dBA -- Decibels A-weighted
% ^/ o' L" A2 K8 E" |+ ]DBCRC -- Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission
7 N7 T- X6 b/ sDBE -- Disadvantaged Business Enterprise , w' }) h. S) _! ]
DBMS -- Data Base Management System
5 L: R/ T6 ~: H0 r- WDBRITE -- Digital Bright Radar Indicator Tower Equipment
% [% Q2 j1 [0 x( n O6 I ADCA -- Defense Communications Agency 5 b6 w: }# W% M$ I2 {
DCAA -- Dual Call, Automatic Answer Device % ~. _9 I( p7 Q/ B; ]+ ], [$ {
DCCU -- Data Communications Control Unit ) G5 k" Z. `1 P
DCE -- Data Communications Equipment & A. ?: i9 l/ g8 G: P
DDA -- Dedicated Digital Access ( F0 r& k- n# D5 F$ Q; p; l
DDD -- Direct Distance Dialing
9 q6 e5 N8 O# [DDM -- Difference in Depth of Modulation
+ t6 C v6 F6 C) I% W R9 ~DDS -- Digital Data Service
/ h7 l& ?7 w7 P5 d1 dDEA -- Drug Enforcement Agency
- x1 `; M$ o2 S4 F* MDEDS -- Data Entry and Display System $ S- e# Q) m, Z4 W* [' F
DEIS -- Draft Environmental Impact Statement
! p( I) X/ x, n! Z" z6 ~1 k) SDEP -- Departure + Y8 U& f) J7 Z J0 V/ E o9 `" V+ h+ U
DEWIZ -- Distance Early Warning Identification Zone
% y- Z s0 t/ t/ U) u E+ eDF -- Direction Finder 7 G# [6 [# q, y' J
DFAX -- Digital Facsimile
8 f" K- Q! P1 R3 hDFI -- Direction Finding Indicator
& X: r" a4 k/ k! nDGPS -- Differential Global Positioning Satellite (System)
0 {7 _8 X' s6 S- |7 H" pDH -- Decision Height ' S3 U; n, K5 f1 Y- x0 s. Y
DID -- Direct Inward Dial
1 ]* N9 U7 B: fDIP -- Drop and Insert Point
I# v1 Y" L' n g& E6 ~DIRF -- Direction Finding
2 X7 i- G; U3 B- J5 N* |DITCO -- Defense Information Technology Contracting Office Agency 7 e1 I2 |0 G7 v7 }4 y
DME -- Distance Measuring Equipment ! F- @5 q' @1 j- d! |4 W+ d! i" J
DME/P -- Precision Distance Measuring Equipment $ M; ^& x/ b- ? F4 ?
DMN -- Data Multiplexing Network
+ r0 h2 J4 v/ H8 S( b1 zDNL -- Day-- Night Equivalent Sound Level (Also called Ldn)
! Q. G' m5 l v# U/ \DOD -- Direct Outward Dial 1 n% S1 R8 u' U7 s5 e; Q9 e
DoD -- Department of Defense 9 y e: ~. t4 K8 p' B
DOI -- Department of Interior 8 h& _5 v9 U6 Y
DOS -- Department of State 1 o& T3 P% m# |9 E! u1 Y
DOT -- Department of Transportation
3 H- ?& }4 y5 g% T1 D. fDOTS -- Dynamic Ocean Tracking System ( G3 t: A' z. g6 U0 n8 S
DOTCC -- Department of Transportation Computer Center . i# `3 {7 q1 K! x2 w/ y
DSCS -- Digital Satellite Compression Service $ |& _. o' m {! D- x
DSUA -- Dynamic Special Use Airspace & Q8 O+ {+ Z' F. @- Z K* u
DTS -- Dedicated Transmission Service ) e% R: H" Z5 M4 c/ D8 d8 L
DUAT -- Direct User Access Terminal ' }1 x- B. d2 `8 `
DVFR -- Defense Visual Flight Rules . y8 L) m% L* @4 e+ G
DVFR -- Day Visual Flight Rules 9 e8 Z5 F* G$ s$ B4 }1 e0 `
DVOR -- Doppler Very High Frequency Omni-- Directional Range
3 R' c5 Q- X- }- b8 F8 l n( XDYSIM -- Dynamic Simulator - V8 {( g, _( X9 ~5 I# v+ t; V
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E-MSAW -- En-Route Automated Minimum Safe Altitude Warning 6 V8 j3 E* t4 L {5 O' x- G+ v
EA -- Environmental Assessment ) ]. ^) k1 m. Z# p3 m* |
EARTS -- En Route Automated Radar Tracking System 9 m& I @. d; P+ w+ |3 i# w8 v# I
ECOM -- En Route Communications
& |- c0 S4 X! XECVFP -- Expanded Charted Visual Flight Procedures 8 A8 ^2 Y/ b2 n! q
EDCT -- Expedite Departure Path
7 w% ^& E8 t% e* s( qEFAS -- En Route Flight Advisory Service 9 i3 b5 y. t0 B3 z
EFC -- Expect Further Clearance
; R' @$ m: h/ R3 {EFIS -- Electronic Flight Information Systems
: J: a! C/ \8 _. UEIAF -- Expanded Inward Access Features . F7 T7 H: z3 z8 z
EIS -- Environmental Impact Statement
% A ^6 _8 S6 F- N/ GELT -- Emergency Locator Transmitter
2 F( p- R1 y0 D& y% \ELWRT -- Electrowriter 7 U" a5 M' y* {! K
EMAS -- Engineered Materials Arresting System
$ H% ]; U- F y+ A8 a4 c1 `- I1 m f+ `EMPS -- En Route Maintenance Processor System
. j5 |( V9 L% s* SEMS -- Environmental Management System
- f1 {& F% x5 a! J' @9 z" xENAV -- En Route Navigational Aids
0 ]- ]3 |; T+ X( _) q" gEPA -- Environmental Protection Agency
( X8 ^7 N& I3 V2 w! H# XEPS -- Engineered Performance Standards
5 s0 `5 B/ L5 p. n& y2 A! jEOF -- Emergency Operating Facility # b# P- q K1 f! c; {
EPSS -- Enhanced Packet Switched Service ; c4 y7 A: M; m% y; ~* ^: U, g, J
ERAD -- En Route Broadband Radar " e( t5 H% }% ]& W1 F2 i/ q) p! d
ESEC -- En Route Broadband Secondary Radar & N1 n, T, A7 w, z' {& E
ESP -- En Route Spacing Program
$ q6 G' D2 Q$ l. qESYS -- En Route Equipment Systems
; S9 B9 `9 H% \& r( K3 ~- i8 AESF -- Extended Superframe Format 3 h5 k( @ f4 b4 h4 d) R
ETA -- Estimated Time of Arrival
8 f" B: Q# J d3 kETE -- Estimated Time En Route * e' Y, ?2 d$ V& G
ETG -- Enhanced Target Generator ( v" `: v$ h: E3 i' T* K
ETMS -- Enhanced Traffic Management System
% J, S& a( E8 iETN -- Electronic Telecommunications Network * N) H- \7 }4 E# Z8 D
EVAS -- Enhanced Vortex Advisory System - y/ w& R) z7 ?
EVCS -- Emergency Voice Communications System Q2 Y. c! u( z P3 j# I& ]4 V' z8 D; J8 E1 a
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$ G3 z% O; {% Z4 O) o) T7 dFAA -- Federal Aviation Administration ) W) A" m6 T! w
F&E -- Facility and Equipment 9 |1 a$ U3 I) K9 W! ^. z
FAAAC -- FAA Aeronautical Center ! a5 \. S. G; d9 O2 |2 Z
FAACIS -- FAA Communications Information System S( R; k1 I+ d
FAATC -- FAA Technical Center 7 L* R2 [2 x& e. F2 B( D1 [5 y
FAC -- Facility
( ^1 z W$ k9 n. w- W0 |8 `FAF -- Final Approach Fix
& W8 E- \ o; J% v7 K: QFAP -- Final Approach Point
$ @8 k" T, d# t% zFAPM -- FTS2000 Associate Program Manager 1 d2 S1 s+ ~) u
FAR -- Federal Aviation Regulation
" w( g7 \1 Q# g7 p) C( D. VFAATSAT -- FAA Telecommunications Satellite . L& ]6 G% o! y0 j
FAST -- Final Approach Spacing Tool 6 g( L( L$ {7 p3 e0 H
FAX -- Facsimile Equipment 4 v# d& o( \& z' E' o
FBO -- Fixed Base Operator
; y8 O8 n) h0 b& }1 z) DFBS -- Fall Back Switch
; G2 ?! h- A/ H% a1 R0 WFCC -- Federal Communications Commission
8 B z- P# F/ S" w$ oFCLT -- Freeze Calculated Landing Time 8 s- o9 b) p5 u* H: K4 R
FCOM -- FSS Radio Voice Communications
; ~( x1 x; O! M# EFCPU -- Facility Central Processing Unit
+ H: Q G+ m8 i$ QFDAT -- Flight Data Entry and Printout (FDEP) and Flight Data Service
6 j! @0 i: ]1 L; E' hFDE -- Flight Data Entry
1 S8 q; K; T' H/ e8 n. ^FDEP -- Flight Data Entry and Printout 0 j3 V+ i4 {; L2 @
FDIO -- Flight Data Input/Output
5 o+ J. N2 C! `1 t/ j( p2 mFDIOC -- Flight Data Input/Output Center 5 [5 \, {) A8 L* n
FDIOR -- Flight Data Input/Output Remote ) j! P" K( i4 a/ q4 S
FDM -- Frequency Division Multiplexing
! z- @: q! w0 K/ lFDP -- Flight Data Processing
# x2 E! V2 J4 ~' j6 QFED -- Federal
- s1 r" B, Q D0 ^4 e1 aFEIS -- Final Environmental Impact Statement
1 Q3 r: }5 K( K+ xFEP -- Front End Processor ! v+ A, s, E/ O
FFAC -- From Facility
+ f4 _+ o! V e# `0 }FIFO -- Flight Inspection Field Office
$ R! y9 e5 S- }: L4 f) `FIG -- Flight Inspection Group
, _+ t4 G% C. x4 [- z( LFINO -- Flight Inspection National Field Office $ a' C, U2 b3 V E- G& H8 ^; ^
FIPS -- Federal Information Publication Standard " {" [( ?0 [$ ]0 r' L" \, P( G
FIR -- Flight Information Region , @+ ^+ @/ q$ A% Y6 |# f0 I; [
FIRE -- Fire Station
+ W5 x' s4 n% s/ W- @; b% @- \FIRMR -- Federal Information Resource Management Regulation
3 ~( {% w$ a: Z& f4 N! p |FL -- Flight Level
0 H* ?/ v4 B; u* u1 |" b) VFLOWSIM -- Traffic Flow Planning Simulation 4 R2 h3 D) s! K0 _# F
FMA -- Final Monitor Aid ( Y/ x- K9 L% B+ f* r
FMF -- Facility Master File # }* L1 O3 P" u/ e6 |
FMIS -- FTS2000 Management Information System
# {+ h9 E8 @& r. zFMS -- Flight management System
8 } K& M1 \3 a* H9 J- W9 A0 dFNMS -- FTS2000 Network Management System
9 V7 ]' X. s/ q% x n1 XFOIA -- Freedom Of Information Act
5 A5 ^" B' | b: `7 fFONSI -- Finding of No Significant Impact 7 w7 m7 j9 a5 I: M+ ~8 m
FP -- Flight Plan / D( D T. W0 z1 j4 U0 H8 O
FRC -- Request Full Route Clearance
( a( P( u9 S0 o3 A9 {FSAS -- Flight Service Automation System ' q. i* B3 X6 G
FSDO -- Flight Standards District Office
- r* ?+ g3 U" O" j4 B9 u, S. _FSDPS -- Flight Service Data Processing System
+ L- v) b" ^4 g& r& ?* FFSEP -- Facility/Service/Equipment Profile
6 C% e) q9 ~1 S& [1 d8 @( UFSP -- Flight Strip Printer 1 z2 p3 W" Y P1 O' N/ X8 K
FSPD -- Freeze Speed Parameter * a' ~& X$ X! j, [$ C; c% x( ? }7 {0 M
FSS -- Flight Service Station 7 f/ t) M4 R8 W
FSSA -- Flight Service Station Automated Service
- j" s" m: R0 qFSTS -- Federal Secure Telephone Service
5 N8 c; X4 T% X6 D- AFSYS -- Flight Service Station Equipment Systems
5 k2 H( c, ~; b; ^9 dFTS -- Federal Telecommunications System
1 W9 y2 b ^ Q: L) ^4 P E0 {FTS2000 -- Federal Telecommunications System 2000
6 j; H: L$ S4 G$ Y7 ^3 G s& JFUS -- Functional Units or Systems 2 t d. _8 V0 m6 J" E" H
FWCS -- Flight Watch Control Station 1 G# F( O9 ?- ~( o4 L4 D
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4 q4 G/ Y9 S9 p4 j+ K9 S+ rGA -- General Aviation
- A" J% x1 Q5 Q7 R' TGAA -- General Aviation Activity 1 j$ u' [% F- s' E" K+ F9 f
GAAA -- General Aviation Activity and Avionics
& }# }: _0 C9 U# iGADO -- General Aviation District Office
6 g7 w( k0 J! J& tGCA -- Ground Control Approach
k7 x' l1 y) b: `1 eGNAS -- General National Airspace System
; i7 ?/ }: _& o' s7 L7 MGNSS -- Global Navigation Satellite System
) j% g4 c: T6 t& uGOES -- Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite
) a4 N/ ?3 ?( n1 }5 _9 K, dGOESF -- GOES Feed Point * Z( ^, a/ H \
GOEST -- GOES Terminal Equipment
6 I- }6 L) Y4 k5 u( d2 W% UGPRA -- Government Performance Results Act
$ D3 Z( A( A" }% s5 _6 }GPS -- Global Positioning Satellite
7 H3 E- L5 K3 n! d K! E3 gGPWS -- Ground Proximity Warning System
9 r$ [5 C0 h1 q) IGRADE -- Graphical Airspace Design Environment
8 ~5 B G1 ?' TGS -- Glide Slope Indicator . a0 i, Y1 v0 r9 o* P/ L. e
GSA -- General Services Administration 2 D% c4 Z/ g6 R6 y0 `2 }
GSE -- Ground Support Equipment 1 R4 V' x) w0 S
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" g Y5 k$ o# Q5 j2 Z) [6 SHAA -- Height Above Airport 6 v6 @4 V6 N) K
HAL -- Height Above Landing . ^3 z3 z) F8 q
HARS -- High Altitude Route System & Q2 J' q: r; U
HAT -- Height Above Touchdown 4 f( O# g; B6 M7 t1 f* b, T" U; ]5 R
HAZMAT -- Hazardous Materials 2 r# g3 P( Z) S9 v7 A9 k0 _
HCAP -- High Capacity Carriers
" _! N. |4 l7 I$ V- Z( [HLDC -- High Level Data Link Control
9 {. r6 `8 p( P" q* HHDME -- NDB with Distance Measuring Equipment 9 p+ Y- n& N5 D/ a3 f! J9 ^# W
HDQ -- FAA Headquarters 7 M) Q9 J6 X8 t! \' K
HELI -- Heliport - W% ~; j/ r$ t& a
HF -- High Frequency ; B6 N- p5 T0 |6 r; l2 l3 o7 w- v4 I
HH -- NDB, 2kw or More : M+ U+ Y4 O# o$ q5 K! j; m
HI-- EFAS -- High Altitude EFAS
/ N. C/ z( F7 N* M! pHOV -- High Occupancy Vehicle
# m" ~( j" @* BHSI -- Horizontal Situation Indicators ( x) d/ j! Y4 i5 V9 ]
HUD -- Housing and Urban Development
9 ?2 l1 _+ f9 |. I2 F% UHWAS -- Hazardous In-- Flight Weather Advisory ' J' m0 a' S, N2 W( \8 e
Hz -- HERTZ
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IA -- Indirect Access 7 y9 c- r/ F% h
IAF -- Initial Approach Fix
' e3 @1 n( w# }1 AI/AFSS -- International AFSS " Q6 F$ Z: T. }1 h+ Z
IAP -- Instrument Approach Procedures
8 k% s2 a4 g- Y: ?IAPA -- Instrument Approach Procedures Automation
8 _. H H- K. f, W/ Z+ ~IBM -- International Business Machines 6 b$ H! w6 N) I7 A# Y5 U! q
IBP -- International Boundary Point
. m/ _2 Y! z# H+ qIBR -- Intermediate Bit Rate ; |$ n6 r' B5 e$ i* S% S
ICAO -- International Civil Aviation Organization
8 {0 G/ d, k T3 D0 b; VICSS -- International Communications Switching Systems ( k2 R- {5 C3 A3 w; x7 V% ]
IDAT -- Interfacility Data 9 u1 L6 B* J" P/ Y6 x
IF -- Intermediate Fix ' Z# K% r, b/ H" o! }8 i
IFCP -- Interfacility Communications Processor
$ |* e" K9 V3 |2 `; q- _IFDS -- Interfacility Data System 8 N5 t& j2 f, u9 \
IFEA -- In-- Flight Emergency Assistance
0 B8 i5 j: A. dIFO -- International Field Office 2 _* W3 ]6 S; ~4 C% W* q
IFR -- Instrument Flight Rules # z0 m& x3 e4 l* L
IFSS -- International Flight Service Station
9 a7 d$ H: u6 G8 h1 A: ]( P2 EILS -- Instrument Landing System 7 p. l9 a7 N4 D) ~. S7 ?" B
IM -- Inner Marker
, @( r8 `; C# Z ~# BIMC -- Instrument Meteorological Conditions D& t3 _+ Z D4 O, _2 b1 A
INM -- Integrated Noise Model
; `- G# x, g* K3 LINS -- Inertial Navigation System 1 F: |, B$ [, |' A, a7 s2 Y' q
IRMP -- Information Resources Management Plan ( M! p$ n, ?9 @& Y
ISDN -- Integrated Services Digital Network q6 f0 ?- q1 T$ Y5 X
ISMLS -- Interim Standard Microwave Landing System 9 \& K# ?; G6 n: S) r! r! Y) u
ITI -- Interactive Terminal Interface
. H |" P" p# G5 yIVRS -- Interim Voice Response System
5 ]: P' f! S& f& I) [ P! xIW -- Inside Wiring
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) C' H4 `& ~- v& ]# lKbps -- Kilobits Per Second 1 r! Q8 } }' Z+ H2 l' s% h# d
Khz -- Kilohertz V J0 {( d* Y+ w
KVDT -- Keyboard Video Display Terminal
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LAA -- Local Airport Advisory 2 F) V) ]; R+ E
LAAS -- Low Altitude Alert System
) M9 E1 n/ I0 H! i6 ?LABS -- Leased A B Service q6 S8 I, ~7 B. o3 k
LABSC -- LABS GS-- 200 Computer " ~3 v3 J" n5 V" @! S0 X
LABSR -- LABS Remote Equipment , S J* o( x$ t) Z+ {4 b/ S5 Y8 G% o% y
LABSW -- LABS Switch System ; a5 \5 l( }9 k+ v* e
LAHSO -- Land and Hold Short Operation - |! l u" z: w3 m8 h
LAN -- Local Area Network 9 J# {6 L5 n& |8 D; J0 \0 s& h
LATA -- Local Access and Transport Area
2 B; i, d' e. A1 p, z/ HLAWRS -- Limited Aviation Weather Reporting System , I3 y* @' O# h& U
LCF -- Local Control Facility
# D0 M4 } X8 `LCN -- Local Communications Network 8 {9 o; X# }8 S$ t
LDA -- Localizer Directional Aid ( ]7 v6 Q9 s$ A. b1 K5 s8 C
LDA -- Landing Directional Aid
! b( @* K- ~% t ~LDIN -- Lead-- in Lights Q ~/ S- {# C! U* C9 d
LEC -- Local Exchange Carrier
+ H$ i. O! L5 H ~, @" fLF -- Low Frequency 7 [2 d: A. }2 R# M4 j& \; A
LINCS -- Leased Interfacility NAS Communications System
, ?' [) r$ p. ^4 t4 M i. _+ SLIS -- Logistics and Inventory System
/ k9 g' s2 _( c i! s F- |LLWAS -- Low Level Wind Shear Alert System
1 l4 |, Z L! U) a! ILM/MS -- Low/Medium Frequency 8 t+ K& `1 N4 G9 G( R
LMM -- Locator Middle Marker
3 V" D( K# H! U+ ?$ p- {6 l3 V/ f( SLMS -- LORAN Monitor Site % ]* \4 m \' C9 W, Z, C c
LOC -- Localizer , a0 g% g7 l/ v# {' @
LOCID -- Location Identifier
, Y! l2 B; O( H* o8 RLOI -- Letter of Intent 2 k9 l+ h7 |# N4 v
LOM -- Compass Locator at Outer Marker
# z( t1 G% C; Q' [( q, k1 R' LLORAN -- Long Range Aid to Navigation# [+ U& ?/ V+ W- b7 q6 I
LPV -- Lateral Precision Performance with Vertical Guidance . N1 h& K4 L. X- v: q8 x
LRCO -- Limited Remote Communications Outlet
% ^) [8 O8 a3 Y* ~* [6 v, TLRNAV -- Long Range Navigation # P# V" r4 B/ @$ @) G) {
LRR -- Long Range Radar 8 x$ B9 X |" y) I+ Q
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1 [1 e7 ~, q; p8 m- ~- BMAA -- Maximum Authorized Altitude % i9 j+ | Z& K% K
MALS -- Medium Intensity Approach Lighting System 2 Z8 e+ _- V j6 e& U7 h g/ H: F
MALSF -- MALS with Sequenced Flashers
- `4 S% K* E% X! V1 pMALSR -- MALS with Runway Alignment Indicator Lights 7 y6 {4 X; z' \- F9 ]
MAP -- Maintenance Automation Program ' v' [8 o) l( p
MAP -- Military Airport Program
# I, s9 [+ w6 e7 y; c3 Y) t3 IMAP -- Missed Approach Point 1 V% G4 ] b7 ]- n2 F
MAP -- Modified Access Pricing . g3 l; R4 B% X* n3 A9 X) O
Mbps -- Megabits Per Second
* n! o3 \; F# _- Y$ TMCA -- Minimum Crossing Altitude 1 T# w) h: s1 i1 n
MCAS -- Marine Corps Air Station 4 p9 \$ t2 S5 k7 E6 B4 v+ B/ n
MCC -- Maintenance Control Center ) V4 A X% X; d
MCL -- Middle Compass Locater
/ U4 S( q" ?: _$ [# V# TMCS -- Maintenance and Control System 2 a2 M/ q* X0 W7 I3 ^4 I6 [0 k
MDA -- Minimum Descent Altitude " O6 A T) s$ k! o* i9 y
MDT -- Maintenance Data Terminal
; h* ~! Y; C1 g! I5 G& [MEA -- Minimum En Route Altitude $ Z, h: ?3 F: O
METI -- Meteorological Information % s4 X! q$ k) I8 m# s" E
MF -- Middle Frequency * w w6 f) b7 ~4 d% |+ P
MFJ -- Modified Final Judgment 3 x8 S. q8 g& P8 T% Q6 s
MFT -- Meter Fix Crossing Time/Slot Time 9 \) g, k4 j o$ n$ m
MHA -- Minimum Holding Altitude
, j- q2 h+ n# C& @( a& LMhg -- MegHERTZ , j" ?% z! V3 A5 r: W. k( J9 T
MIA -- Minimum IFR Altitudes
( D4 d( B# v2 N/ \2 ZMIDO -- Manufacturing Inspection District Office
, s" S- q6 @5 f, f# I) v+ ^MIS -- Meteorological Impact Statement 5 g0 b5 a3 B# L
MISC -- Miscellaneous 6 d. K0 f* n0 ^0 m
MISO -- Manufacturing Inspection Satellite Office
. O$ o5 b# o4 ]" ]3 V( f" XMIT -- Miles In Trail & s X8 B5 N* p9 U' @6 Y
MITRE -- Mitre Corporation
. T: c- { ^$ G0 V3 H" gMLS -- Microwave Landing System
}* H+ D/ O* U9 `% AMM -- Middle Marker 1 _. `, m% B( K4 j9 j# a! g, J
MMC -- Maintenance Monitoring Console
1 G% V5 Z" d" F/ e) JMMS -- Maintenance Monitoring System 0 Z9 d% L* \7 e8 }$ ~# d
MNPS -- Minimum Navigation Performance Specification $ |6 w, Y4 r6 \' d& b' G
MNPSA -- Minimum Navigation Performance Specifications Airspace 2 f8 N" G; w$ {3 p& D
MOA -- Memorandum of Agreement
2 s0 Z# I1 o5 y* a9 S: y* h9 RMOA -- Military Operations Area
: @: ?7 I% Y$ BMOCA -- Minimum Obstruction Clearance Altitude 8 _, g5 J6 a' H- A5 X# C: e
MODE C -- Altitude-- Encoded Beacon Reply
7 k# c; Y2 X7 Z% u* iMODE C -- Altitude Reporting Mode of Secondary Radar
' C8 q; H* V1 x7 K" i, U C- z9 W5 v% YMODE S -- Mode Select Beacon System
. E( f+ ?7 ?/ t5 TMOU -- Memorandum of Understanding 4 h# o% e5 T, e1 j) Y! _
MPO -- Metropolitan Planning Organization
/ t) ]$ I# s& {+ N/ GMPS -- Maintenance Processor Subsystem (OR) Master Plan Supplement
: n* k* a k o% IMRA -- Minimum Reception Altitude - F$ G% f9 [5 `0 F; {
MRC -- Monthly Recurring Charge
- b# h# c. A5 b& JMSA -- Minimum Safe Altitude
4 @' ~- J# v$ WMSAW -- Minimum Safe Altitude Warning : y! v6 v: S+ T1 I- n) P! {4 ]* x
MSL -- Mean Sea Level
9 m' i, _* `: d! fMSN -- Message Switching Network 2 w8 D' ^3 q% {' ?* T' x0 c
MTCS -- Modular Terminal Communications System
- n# `1 I- d" `2 C+ Z2 X( F4 |6 tMTI -- Moving Target Indicator
' b( I! A2 |8 |" V: f v2 xMUX -- Multiplexor , r3 H& Q6 w( ^& @7 u, p
MVA -- Minimum Vectoring Altitude }& A% l: U- H# r- T, Z
MVFR -- Marginal Visual Flight Rules 4 O0 O, W% t1 T9 |; f
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NAAQS -- National Ambient Air Quality Standards 8 l* r+ j; p1 e4 f
NADA -- NADIN Concentrator
. E, K2 \* M9 q! Z$ _# |- [NADIN -- National Airspace Data Interchange Network
6 M% u- i2 {7 o4 W. A+ ANADSW -- NADIN Switches ( w0 i6 c) W; {2 _1 z( J8 u$ l
NAILS -- National Airspace Integrated Logistics Support
) T' y$ i/ }8 n" P4 h* w) zNAMS -- NADIN IA
7 N( l3 V+ g2 ~- k$ l$ B( M" ]NAPRS -- National Airspace Performance Reporting System 2 `7 W: ]& T D% j; v* X% w# f
NAS -- National Airspace System or Naval Air Station
3 r& h: H$ E; y3 z( O% g# ONASDC -- National Aviation Safety Data % ~+ q$ e) ]' s) n8 H* B3 u
NASP -- National Airspace System Plan
N+ q7 M3 s; u) KNASPAC -- National Airspace System Performance Analysis Capability
/ h- r. O4 u7 W4 LNATCO -- National Communications Switching Center " p3 ]% L7 N ~
NAVAID -- Navigation Aid ; W: e3 j( d- r5 Y2 T+ {& d( |. \
NAVMN -- Navigation Monitor and Control
E8 N: ^& }2 ^, RNAWAU -- National Aviation Weather Advisory Unit
) l4 ?: A8 h8 w0 p" T' ~NAWPF -- National Aviation Weather Processing Facility
& Y& d/ D% y! l6 wNCAR -- National Center for Atmospheric Research; Boulder, CO 6 L% V& ]$ r) l+ \
NCF -- National Control Facility " w" \5 e2 ~: W) {0 s
NCIU -- NEXRAD Communications Interface Unit
, u# a! J8 f- g- |5 vNCP -- Noise Compatibility Program
. _: O5 M, ^3 e8 s4 } R WNCS -- National Communications System
4 B, u, U4 i- e2 J, GNDB -- Non-- Directional Radio Homing Beacon
9 _* Y3 t( i; m" p9 B _: }: k# [NDNB -- NADIN II
! i) R7 p% V9 k0 c( _0 E, H, KNEM -- Noise Exposure Map
4 m/ v9 {; N+ |. M2 g& RNEPA -- National Environmental Policy Act
/ ~4 M9 U/ U$ J H; E' ENEXRAD -- Next Generation Weather Radar + A1 u' C2 R$ F6 K- P' ]$ P i* `! b1 f4 i6 ~
NFAX -- National Facsimile Service
' d# o) ], n' B8 LNFDC -- National Flight Data Center
: p7 i( t/ ^ N GNFIS -- NAS Facilities Information System
3 D9 w# ~1 l E" r9 gNI -- Network Interface
3 Y2 z. E# G- y9 G; l/ R& e4 P% nNICS -- National Interfacility Communications System
) }+ `. F" v5 L8 MNPE -- Non-primary Airport Entitlement 1 _% J; o! v7 C
NPIAS -- National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems
, e1 `( N. D6 I9 I) ENM -- Nautical Mile 3 K0 ^ U8 g! S9 t
NMAC -- Near Mid Air Collision
4 L4 k3 S l. Q ~# W6 g5 j: nNMC -- National Meteorological Center
( |, B0 G3 z7 `/ t4 mNMCE -- Network Monitoring and Control Equipment ( f9 F8 b! c% }# {
NMCS -- Network Monitoring and Control System 9 g+ e, a: K% H% d9 }$ H+ G6 k
NOAA -- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
4 I0 _2 Y% [2 v+ Y p6 INOC -- Notice Of Completion ( U; b, H. s! @ _# p4 U. t
NOTAM -- Notice to Airmen & C% U( R) ^. D" E
NPDES -- National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
: I! X1 B% |/ g- O; X& D$ K& bNPIAS -- National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems
* [2 }+ w/ Y+ a' t1 p) qNRC -- Non-- Recurring Charge " {) L8 G* I! v `$ K
NRCS -- National Radio Communications Systems O( ~. _9 N: O& \) y5 y% [
NSAP -- National Service Assurance Plan
+ ]* z n5 D/ v. ~) aNSRCATN -- National Strategy to Reduce Congestion on America's Transportation Network
/ {( V8 b2 b, ~) v6 Y5 kNSSFC -- National Severe Storms Forecast Center
/ Q) S$ J4 P" |NSSL -- National Severe Storms Laboratory; Norman, OK : h+ g4 d- l, F3 S/ ] b* S
NTAP -- Notices To Airmen Publication 2 p: @* Y, |' P
NTP -- National Transportation Policy
8 @$ y% w( \9 S1 F3 F6 l( h4 d# q, nNTSB -- National Transportation Safety Board
9 u* _* S% G" P# {& x4 |NTZ -- No Transgression Zone , i, m1 e* H0 r, K+ b$ U
NWS -- National Weather Service
. q% s- V# n/ K1 |, v5 D* G5 YNWSR -- NWS Weather Excluding NXRD
; v, v5 ~+ }/ F" V) O0 P: ]4 ANSWRH -- NWS Regional Headquarters , z. M7 R; g5 C1 x3 b$ V
NXRD -- Advanced Weather Radar System
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! e* |+ X) I& a V. UOAG -- Official Airline Guide 1 x; m; P. U1 i7 ~" W7 X: x
OALT -- Operational Acceptable Level of Traffic 2 u3 u, z2 o8 l) U/ E( \& @
OAW -- Off-- airway Weather Station
5 d1 f8 A& r. ^ODAL -- Omnidirectional Approach Lighting System
( d) o) O' v: C- cODAPS -- Oceanic Display and Processing Station 7 P7 U! b# t8 l" {% D3 {8 F
OEP -- Operational Evolution Plan / Partnership
; Q* _2 `9 l& U) FOFA -- Object Free Area
$ Q3 b7 d4 X" _) \9 ^OFDPS -- Offshore Flight Data Processing System
, {- z: r6 y& j! Z& |OFT -- Outer Fix Time 4 S) b! j5 }" O/ V5 j' {8 i+ E
OFZ -- Obstacle Free Zone
8 `! j. z1 n B$ |0 w! q5 FOM -- Outer Marker
' o; h% c# u4 }* O. jOMB -- Office of Management and Budget 4 B& D& j0 [. |+ s m+ d- `
ONER -- Oceanic Navigational Error Report
+ q$ l* U2 p' U, h) c/ UOPLT -- Operational Acceptable Level of Traffic
7 o0 q: L- l6 A' BOPSW -- Operational Switch & A5 T) o8 b1 b2 B# R3 {/ a0 s5 M8 ~
OPX -- Off Premises Exchange
9 c' |" Q6 b V! p& \' EORD -- Operational Readiness Demonstration ! i) F7 k# W, x' e/ C8 m) t5 {
OTR -- Oceanic Transition Route # S' n `- ]3 }( m2 X7 ~
OTS -- Organized Track System 6 ~ u) H# P7 T9 H
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`' d# Y9 @ o3 a4 u1 mPABX -- Private Automated Branch Exchange . m/ v9 e# J2 o. g: u7 J
PAD -- Packet Assembler/Disassembler
! ^; P p% l/ w# R5 w9 n8 T: C0 k lPAM -- Peripheral Adapter Module
. j/ M: b% T! dPAPI -- Precision Approach Path Indicator
) o- a" u) S- i' Z" i+ FPAR -- Precision Approach Radar
3 u! l6 R7 _- E E7 j* l8 @6 nPAR -- Preferential Arrival Route ) s6 @7 a- q( i' [3 t9 ~1 k. T
PATWAS -- Pilots Automatic Telephone Weather Answering Service
5 ]. g' G B7 I' ]3 wPBCT -- Proposed Boundary Crossing Time
5 {9 s1 Z6 A1 UPBRF -- Pilot Briefing / f6 X T% q# a3 I
PBX -- Private Branch Exchange * @/ E2 ~8 ]5 h
PCA -- Positive Control Airspace - S( k& a' f, D8 F$ Y, N0 j; P
PCM -- Pulse Code Modulation 9 T1 z3 N# ]1 K7 S7 @+ v5 C
PDAR -- Preferential Arrival And Departure Route ! |8 r: g- I2 O! M/ M1 ~% B
PDC -- Pre-- Departure Clearance
. R, i3 B/ e- ?/ m% A" m$ APDC -- Program Designator Code ! v6 h9 w1 K6 ]
PDR -- Preferential Departure Route + E& Q* X1 E: Q/ k) C
PDN -- Public Data Network * m7 ~) h- {4 e" e7 ]6 n
PFC -- Passenger Facility Charge 3 v$ r# A9 I# e, p
PGP -- Planning Grant Program % a T- v1 D+ r6 n( |; f
PIC -- Principal Interexchange Carrier 6 a& Q6 W# f# z6 h+ Q- \) K2 p7 }
PIDP -- Programmable Indicator Data Processor
4 p/ H0 j1 l8 d- B! r/ OPIREP -- Pilot Weather Report 0 L9 O) r9 n. ^
PMS -- Program Management System b9 G3 L& E& s$ R% r
POLIC -- Police Station + |# w2 B e2 ]" o0 S( \8 m
POP -- Point Of Presence : R6 s1 p. ^5 q8 H
POT -- Point Of Termination 2 r2 o4 Y4 f$ f* R8 [
PPIMS -- Personal Property Information Management System
4 v1 s$ K5 h, ?3 R. }" c% MPR -- Primary Commercial Service Airport / n' i% Q) k: t
PRI -- Primary Rate Interface
9 v5 y5 F1 \3 S. Q2 S; z7 `9 oPRM -- Precision Runway Monitor 4 ^- d# z. ~2 C& R! ]
PSDN -- Public Switched Data Network
: X3 o3 i. x3 U! A0 `( SPSN -- Packet Switched Network . M7 B9 H3 G5 h1 j
PSS -- Packet Switched Service
3 `: }( Y) Y Z# J: APSTN -- Public Switched Telephone Network ' T2 p" }4 _& w; \6 Q+ Q7 x
PTC -- Presumed-to-Conform
* o% A, ?" x4 k2 }PUB -- Publication
3 d. b4 j1 q$ k% H } I0 XPUP -- Principal User Processor
4 g: H. K. F( z" G3 z% e/ Z2 ~8 d7 r- IPVC -- Permanent Virtual Circuit
" c" ]: P. Z2 m: dPVD -- Plan View Display / K1 X$ l' b& J
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RAIL -- Runway Alignment Indicator Lights 0 ]! P0 Q% m. B# n
RAPCO -- Radar Approach Control (USAF)
" t) Y3 O* a9 ?, s( E( p- f2 xRAPCON -- Radar Approach Control (FAA) & Q$ S: {7 m1 ~# `* r* o) P- z3 n
RATCC -- Radar Air Traffic Control Center ; ?6 m0 M' H8 I4 I5 C( G2 A
RATCF -- Radar Air Traffic Control Facility (USN) # O" a9 x# r. j" ^
RBC -- Rotating Beam Ceilometer 4 S2 W, n# G2 B/ @; k' V5 J
RBDPE -- Radar Beacon Data Processing Equipment + q# q6 h* W9 ^3 r* H: M" ~
RBSS -- Radar Bomb Scoring Squadron , |+ Y) f0 z E2 C$ A3 |8 P7 K
RCAG -- Remote Communications Air/Ground
9 s; h; O$ f: K) Y) v% B/ X$ Z/ {RCC -- Rescue Coordination Center ) i( N4 Y/ U9 o* i- d% Q6 c
RCF -- Remote Communication Facility
; ~4 q+ M8 y/ s& HRCCC -- Regional Communications Control Centers ; ^# X9 p& a/ ?/ ^
RCIU -- Remote Control Interface Unit
; z$ o" `3 q& R4 IRCL -- Radio Communications Link
* j# Y" L6 q# T* \1 N1 U% @RCLR -- RCL Repeater
2 V% l8 u }: n5 `8 dRCLT -- RCL Terminal
( X: t( h, N, S: \' pRCO -- Remote Communications Outlet y( A9 H# K% _6 Q* q
RCU -- Remote Control Unit , f/ u2 ]8 y6 {0 l
RDAT -- Digitized Radar Data
% e- b7 F; x% _RDP -- Radar Data Processing
$ ^6 a) b" y$ J$ M8 @RDSIM -- Runway Delay Simulation Model ' s$ M& U+ [3 g# Z1 C
REIL -- Runway End Identification Lights
4 k& m1 I* [9 o$ @6 H- ARF -- Radio Frequency $ E9 k9 Y( _0 R0 d
RL -- General Aviation Reliever Airport / Y' n/ B- _; }7 y( L
RMCC -- Remote Monitor Control Center 3 B8 Q2 U7 {6 i* Z7 O) s9 w
RMCF -- Remote Monitor Control Facility 0 l( Y8 \: I- o- V/ v/ s
RML -- Radio Microwave Link # h# |, U: ~5 p, C7 b
RMLR -- RML Repeater
6 C, w( S. q7 I; u4 ~" sRMLT -- RML Terminal
7 {4 \! @) i( k/ HRMM -- Remote Maintenance Monitoring
6 I [2 N5 N0 yRMMS -- Remote Maintenance Monitoring System ' A, O3 P8 N j: ?/ ]( N
RMS -- Remote Monitoring Subsystem - E3 s( z6 [! _1 m) n
RMSC -- Remote Monitoring Subsystem Concentrator 3 P/ }8 F5 o: |# A8 ^2 W$ z+ y
RNAV -- Area Navigation 0 G& h( |3 J/ b: N( c4 e; h
RNP -- Required Navigation Performance
% ?6 I0 e! o( R$ X! I2 I: uROD -- Record of Decision
0 p/ o& Z* @5 [% G2 i7 cROSA -- Report of Service Activity 8 Q9 ?# n7 |6 s+ u( k
ROT -- Runway Occupancy Time
0 h* i( Q2 O6 C" Q( P2 `- }$ d( J" ^RP -- Restoration Priority 7 s% J" [* {6 u1 p" g
RPC -- Restoration Priority Code
' E4 |0 V7 Q8 r0 E8 t( VRPG -- Radar Processing Group
; T. D8 W* e9 K$ gRPZ -- Runway Protection Zone ( c2 e' U+ n2 ]2 V% u
RRH -- Remote Reading Hygrothermometer 1 @* ]& s. F& v8 |- }
RRHS -- Remote Reading Hydrometer
- w" d8 B2 h3 A/ URRWDS -- Remote Radar Weather Display
0 |" h5 K3 u& C8 ?8 G2 d I& kRRWSS -- RWDS Sensor Site ) Y4 q/ ~) @+ O8 t4 t" e
RSA -- Runway Safety Area
. X7 P. ~" _+ j* |. a& [# oRSAT -- Runway Safety Action Team
% k( q) P; U; g0 ^ r; D) uRSS -- Remote Speaking System
3 i% z: e! u l6 G8 YRT -- Remote Transmitter 9 ]1 r3 ]" @4 S: |# F9 z
RT & BTL -- Radar Tracking And Beacon Tracking Level - W: a5 `+ J9 ^% s1 @
RTAD -- Remote Tower Alphanumerics Display 5 z, \. I7 R( ^( H+ p5 d4 R: J$ j
RTCA -- Radio Technical Commission for Aeronautics
1 Z1 O. g, A" w d5 F6 v& }RTP -- Regional Transportation Plan 0 D" `) v) [# G3 F$ p4 P
RTR -- Remote Transmitter/Receiver ) f1 g& w2 G: {6 e
RTRD -- Remote Tower Radar Display
. S6 n7 ]' ~& |RVR -- Runway Visual Range & q* @ J* N7 k5 u$ ]% M
RW -- Runway 9 N% }/ ` F0 r6 `0 |9 R
RWDS -- Same as RRWDS % I, U/ ] o i) s% l
RWP -- Real-time Weather Processor 4 R c9 ^4 Z9 T* `' l6 I" @
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+ T$ F v$ \$ E G' l. [' _S/S -- Sector Suite
5 m& q" Q3 g/ t# G# eSAC -- Strategic Air Command
f" L7 y$ h/ k: @6 O& k, NSAFI -- Semi Automatic Flight Inspection 6 B" r; g. l3 k& d9 S: ?
SALS -- Short Approach Lighting System
1 H3 Y* k; `& s2 O2 ISATCOM -- Satellite Communications
) g$ t* X4 a9 G( M& G% Z: B+ zSAWRS -- Supplementary Aviation Weather Reporting System
) E- x. T/ D$ u) R, USBGP -- State Block Grant Program
* E# Z$ a2 V2 z+ }* w8 bSCC -- System Command Center 6 q3 d L8 L( ~# b/ g# Q
SCVTS -- Switched Compressed Video Telecommunications Service
! h0 [/ W8 F7 v4 {# J7 DSDF -- Simplified Direction Finding
: Q7 K$ @9 h# QSDF -- Software Defined Network 0 S% I- f" c! r0 R8 _
SDIS -- Switched Digital Integrated Service
+ ?" G: S5 z3 I6 {3 M% KSDP -- Service Delivery Point
% [' u. j1 T0 ~9 `SDS -- Switched Data Service & m- M( c1 r! E- H2 e
SEL -- Single Event Level , V2 l3 W" q. I4 J7 |0 W2 f' I5 L
SELF -- Simplified Short Approach Lighting System With Sequenced Flashing Lights % r4 K* T! u- P# b7 X I/ }
SFAR-- 38 -- Special Federal Aviation Regulation 38 ' M1 k2 m: l6 Z
SHPO -- State Historic Preservation Officer ) E( r7 t% e: Y6 A/ G) D
SIC -- Service Initiation Charge * g4 S s. G, V
SID -- Station Identifier # k; n( r( G/ H1 U+ k( S
SID -- Standard Instrument Departure 0 l6 u9 G' Y& x" K7 D5 C
SIGMET -- Significant Meteorological Information 8 V" |0 {, j% ~! ~$ N9 S5 [* h
SIMMOD -- Airport and Airspace Simulation Model 5 U* A( J8 W! {) X+ |
SIP -- State Implementation Plan 4 Q6 g' g5 _0 r5 H( C
SM -- Statute Miles
& c, K; w, a! K: X5 CSMGC -- Surface Movement Guidance and Control ! B- N0 j- H1 I( b# t* \
SMPS -- Sector Maintenance Processor Subsystem % f+ f0 Q1 d( B: k$ Q
SMS -- Safety Management System : t2 ^) M# s, b+ _- W% F' m# ]
SMS -- Simulation Modeling System
; }2 y# n. b- C* C- x( HSNR -- Signal-- to-- Noise Ratio, also: S/N
$ E# R7 a) U. j3 n. e% PSOC -- Service Oversight Center
. a. q. D7 W% S( USOAR -- System of Airports Reporting . z5 ^3 J) u5 B1 O6 l7 Z
SOIR -- Simultaneous Operations On Intersecting Runways
& h2 u. J) V4 Z& VSOIWR -- Simultaneous Operations on Intersecting Wet Runways
+ ~. t2 F6 F" nSRAP -- Sensor Receiver and Processor * C1 g$ p1 }, ^5 f2 X2 o
SSALF -- SSALS with Sequenced Flashers ) K4 P# Y2 i9 B# @* j
SSALR -- Simplified Short Approach Lighting System , {) g. Y Q0 ]8 Q5 h& w ^
SSB -- Single Side Band
% `$ R9 P3 \! ySTAR -- Standard Terminal Arrival Route
, h# m2 G+ j- }" ?STD -- Standard , ?3 r: I, z) ~' A+ n, U a
STMUX -- Statistical Data Multiplexer
. v. h+ d& u+ J' ?6 HSTOL -- Short Takeoff and Landing
0 f( Y* g- L7 g9 I5 ~SURPIC -- Surface Picture
) G. J. `5 H `" I6 P7 I9 HSVCA -- Service A
' C' w& Q: t) J8 n+ F: ~SVCB -- Service B
& l9 Z6 P" \! u5 |SVCC -- Service C 6 F7 n: n/ m7 D/ W
SVCO -- Service O 8 o2 s" I# K) g' l# v( h! k' h
SVFO -- Interphone Service F (A)
5 t; X% r2 h* u# u# W8 JSVFB -- Interphone Service F (B) 1 ^) R, Z) w1 u8 @
SVFC -- Interphone Service F (C) t3 C% X( M* m' F, l( Y# j
SVFD -- Interphone Service F (D)
. ^. B; d7 v# V, K& iSVFR -- Special Visual Flight Rules 8 R. G; O$ ]. p. ]4 U
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T1MUX -- T1 Multiplexer # A% g1 t& C" F4 |6 f' k
TAAS -- Terminal Advance Automation System . M9 j' q- k" D6 U! L8 j8 Q" D
TACAN -- Tactical Aircraft Control and Navigation
9 o- s% N: M- V6 ?TACR -- TACAN at VOR, TACAN only
+ a% P9 \# }! a1 ~TAF -- Terminal Area Forecast
7 L4 E9 k. g" xTARS -- Terminal Automated Radar Service . V$ D- w5 _8 E! n
TAS -- True Air Speed
# d& M, B3 ]" `" y1 kTATCA -- Terminal Air Traffic Control Automation
# r/ {* K6 g4 G- P5 a" N' }0 dTAVT -- Terminal Airspace Visualization Tool : U) j& h( r3 s( I4 v4 y6 t
TCA -- Traffic Control Airport or Tower Control Airport : n" t$ n& x4 z+ Q$ k
TCA -- Terminal Control Area
8 ?, F- n1 V# r& l8 ]0 ]! [TCACCIS -- Transportation Coordinator Automated Command and Control Information System 9 j9 M% U ^, x e3 U" Z/ c8 \
TCAS -- Traffic Alert And Collision Avoidance System
3 L3 Y; B3 ?3 C. ~3 z* RTCC -- DOT Transportation Computer Center % o( q- \- I3 h" A/ T
TCCC -- Tower Control Computer Complex 2 F9 L1 b1 J# n6 x. M* t# [3 r
TCE -- Tone Control Equipment
: t4 ?$ n7 ]$ S8 t) Y: mTCLT -- Tentative Calculated Landing Time
9 ^7 B& E! N' l5 H4 k+ XTCO -- Telecommunications Certification Officer $ b: k1 N9 I5 p% x8 o. x0 q- P
TCOM -- Terminal Communications
4 X3 G2 M: m7 D, r4 l) j: ^4 ]+ FTCS -- Tower Communications System
* G" z; }$ |: B) K, O z' S! yTDLS -- Tower Data-Link Services L4 O: u) H2 W6 u/ W8 c5 K
TDMUX -- Time Division Data Multiplexer
( [7 Z2 T6 |, [% |6 l3 E3 h1 lTDWR -- Terminal Doppler Weather Radar 2 O1 K) B8 E6 e% Z8 F B0 C3 \
TELCO -- Telephone Company
: T; k$ w8 Q2 L- w5 H8 M) `TELMS -- Telecommunications Management System
8 X8 v6 E' A2 v8 n$ B+ J0 HTERPS -- Terminal Instrument Procedures
5 s! Y$ Q9 V2 O/ {/ r* U" fTFAC -- To Facility * k* M/ N$ P, [2 x
TH -- Threshold
1 }$ w1 ~! A& _' Z* z6 fTIMS -- Telecommunications Information Management System
A; Z8 m; ]- k" wTIPS -- Terminal Information Processing System . E) s2 t% E8 h9 F w8 c
TL -- Taxilane : D1 q* Z+ O) v/ g$ V
TMA -- Traffic Management Advisor 6 A9 o! {, b$ S9 p9 n6 s
TMC -- Traffic Management Coordinator
3 p5 D2 D" W- UTMC/MC -- Traffic Management Coordinator/Military Coordinator
1 ~( W- }. k5 k, eTMCC -- Terminal Information Processing System
, ?' {/ l2 `7 yTMCC -- Traffic Management Computer Complex
. r$ B" \6 k" V% c8 j& |1 I6 A" BTMF -- Traffic Management Facility
# M: ~" i6 V) k& Q4 h( jTML -- Television Microwave Link 9 N1 `7 V" i& h8 T" S5 u7 z3 N
TMLI -- Television Microwave Link Indicator + M- b! `7 t" q4 L* f8 K- y
TMLR -- Television Microwave Link Repeater
3 L0 S+ o9 c0 J; ~3 QTMLT -- Television Microwave Link Terminal
: C5 J% B7 D. r2 c cTM&O -- Telecommunications Management and Operations ; \5 v! E! i7 o& f6 M
TMP -- Traffic Management Processor
. |2 g+ z( G# D1 eTMS -- Traffic Management System / ?7 X2 {! @+ g8 |# b& r0 A$ c" h
TMSPS -- Traffic Management Specialists ; s' c/ _# a& V t9 Z5 [6 j$ P0 l% }2 ]
TMU -- Traffic Management Unit
2 v" y# [) |$ C& I' I ~TODA -- Takeoff Distance Available % r- A8 \# E7 P; f$ U( M4 q
TOF -- Time Of Flight $ E+ q$ q+ \2 }( M' g" z
TOFMS -- Time of Flight Mass Spectrometer # t, J; @0 _4 u
TOPS -- Telecommunications Ordering and Pricing System (GSA software tool) . E5 @4 E a/ W# ?8 m! o" V/ ^7 p
TORA -- Take-off Run Available
* w0 [2 ?0 [7 o7 `: S& w7 TTNAV -- Terminal Navigational Aids
: ~( a h l! L" k% RTR -- Telecommunications Request
3 Y5 o0 _! p) W7 @* U# u( h+ UTRACAB -- Terminal Radar Approach Control in Tower Cab $ g0 ?9 m5 c# t- m8 x7 h8 r
TRACON -- Terminal Radar Approach Control Facility
( h5 U9 ]4 i- iTRAD -- Terminal Radar Service , J$ Y! X! P8 ?, T) ^. t$ b
TRB -- Transportation Research Board
$ E Y4 p2 r; p" g# CTRNG -- Training
# o. H2 V4 q5 T9 sTSA -- Taxiway Safety Area $ g& X+ r6 Z9 I
TSEC -- Terminal Secondary Radar Service
. \7 {4 Q E" ]: k- g% W; y1 f& ?/ ATSP -- Telecommunications Service Priority 4 g9 G, F1 n9 M( e. T
TSR -- Telecommunications Service Request 4 C& W& N' A3 v5 W% p- K5 F
TSYS -- Terminal Equipment Systems
7 S c4 E! \" ~- H( m* B4 OTTMA -- TRACON Traffic Management Advisor 5 t$ T8 V. w. y; r. ]- h8 K
TTY -- Teletype ! N. Q2 n0 v) F+ u5 B
TVOR -- Terminal VHF Omnidirectional Range
. C5 |$ ~+ D9 o1 j1 WTW -- Taxiway . k5 P$ O! O! j. y4 a( {/ d
TWEB -- Transcribed Weather Broadcast
& X" I" x/ t! z$ ]- q( x( XTWR-- Tower (non-controlled) # W) d8 B$ U/ R9 b
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UHF -- Ultra High Frequency ) I& H) f2 S+ f9 m' _5 O; H
URA -- Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970
@2 {7 J( ]3 H. KUSAF -- United States Air Force 2 `, d7 V2 L2 y. R
USC -- United States Code 3 _. N" v' k; v* N S7 t5 ]5 G
USOC -- Uniform Service Order Code 3 i3 Q& W) r: ?7 _
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VASI -- Visual Approach Slope Indicator ) W% z5 D! I1 N _- U
VDME -- VOR with Distance Measuring Equipment $ D- W$ F, l& c& \* q) O
VF -- Voice Frequency ' {5 S8 }% v* u4 F- z3 g. r
VFR -- Visual Flight Rules
. T/ U3 `( H( B" Y5 ^2 HVHF -- Very High Frequency 8 Y6 g g3 C9 A; c0 ?$ l
VLF -- Very Low Frequency . r W8 `$ L- r" |) C9 Z3 K0 T; P
VMC -- Visual Meteorological Conditions 6 I5 y; u9 d# T2 r G/ [( F! S
VNAV -- Visual Navigational Aids
1 Q2 U, l6 N) K4 Q" yVNTSC -- Volpe National Transportation System Center 5 C9 p: U, D. C6 [* m) j3 X* c; `6 s
VON -- Virtual On-net
+ C% z- W m# i b" E1 {VOR -- VHF Omnidirectional Range & Q: \; V; l" ^1 L
VOR/DME -- VHF Omnidirectional Range/Distance Measuring Equipment 2 ]- G# h) m' ]2 F+ @! r+ V
VORTAC -- VOR collocated with TACAN
7 u2 b. L6 B" S$ X" oVOT -- VOR Test Facility
& [$ r) d+ Q+ j, a0 a" b9 r+ wVP/D -- Vehicle/Pedestrian Deviation 3 e8 ~& f( e5 _% }8 w) t* f. q
VRS -- Voice Recording System
1 w+ M' A, t/ K% {, t. w8 W [VSCS -- Voice Switching and Control System Y5 }+ y* r9 R1 T. j+ ?% U
VTA -- Vertex Time of Arrival
: u, N2 o) e1 oVTAC -- VOR collocated with TACAN 4 ~# S1 [% U: ?5 H9 F& o
VTOL -- Vertical Takeoff and Landing * ] |* z) a7 g2 z
VTS -- Voice Telecommunications System
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l2 N1 o) s4 A( O* uWAAS -- Wide Area Augmentation System 8 P9 f7 ~2 e7 e7 j3 O- [# A9 X
WAN -- Wide Area Network I* c. x' ^0 S: K$ d
WC -- Work Center 6 L7 L9 y. _) I( x* f
WCP -- Weather Communications Processor ) b( _* K3 b/ M) Q% ?& r
WECO -- Western Electric Company
6 j+ f, q! t0 iWESCOM -- Western Electric Satellite Communications 9 q/ R$ T5 `2 N3 Z9 c
WMSC -- Weather Message Switching Center
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WSMO -- Weather Service Meteorological Observatory
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+ {' j2 O* g2 u8 T# }WTHR -- "Weather" # y5 a3 W: N& a9 W+ `" G
WX -- Weather
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