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Printer Friendly Email Page Glossary of Airport Acronyms
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- m* V% V* V+ p: ]6 `A/C -- Aircraft* Q" v# Q" b, }3 u! G7 l, c
A/G -- Air to Ground
. d7 N' M; a' O4 BA/H -- Altitude/Height
( K8 @1 ^; G* ]6 i" N, d7 D X! ]AAC -- Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center
, E) w$ ^* d) M7 R, XAAF -- Army Air Field: t% s; L% {7 O( ^
AAI -- Arrival Aircraft Interval3 v5 f3 b6 U$ I! m4 w: D4 P
AAP -- Advanced Automation Program
# h _1 G; D/ B3 EAAR -- Airport Acceptance Rate" n8 @6 z; V3 m* t
ABDIS -- Automated Data Interchange System Service B3 ~) m7 L6 z8 O5 O$ J* W: B
ACAIS -- Air Carrier Activity Information System+ Z* D9 L& G' V) _/ r! l
ACAS -- Aircraft Collision Avoidance System
R+ I2 d/ |' w$ }( b0 R4 ]ACC -- Airports Consultants Council
1 \! i) n# U8 @' e1 x: t$ J( ~ACC -- Area Control Center0 k: d4 l. ]+ N9 f7 D
ACCT -- Accounting Records
$ U( l: t. ]( R# q$ [! YACD -- Automatic Call Distributor6 A; ]3 \+ l8 ^ t
ACDO -- Air Carrier District Office 1 h' W' _" o& t0 x! f
ACF -- Area Control Facility
$ T4 X& c+ }; J% f$ @ACFO -- Aircraft Certification Field Office
% Q' F& A. O7 b, O9 n+ Q8 KACFT -- Aircraft
" q; T, V- k* ?& e/ e% |ACI-NA -- Airports Council International - North America
$ b9 Q; r6 {# t& f1 l; YACID -- Aircraft Identification
1 K v9 e1 T# S4 M6 h7 vACIP -- Airport Capital Improvement Plan & R7 _0 t! u- j' X7 |) `
ACLS -- Automatic Carrier Landing System
; d" `3 F& }3 w# G0 r* {+ xACLT -- Actual Landing Time Calculated
7 |- l% o) d# H* IACO -- Office of Airports Compliance and Field Operations( n+ |7 m& Z6 {" z1 Z* K7 p
ACO -- Aircraft Certification Office + E5 p2 M6 q8 J+ R
ACRP -- Airport Cooperative Research Program
/ F& W" I" y: R+ e& c" VADA -- Air Defense Area
1 E6 j( y; @9 W( R7 ?ADAP -- Airport Development Aid Program 2 H: P" i3 Y; N& e+ I9 {1 v
ADAS -- AWOS Data Acquisition System
1 M+ W& ~0 e/ ^0 HADCCP -- Advanced Data Communications Control Procedure
: M `4 v6 G1 Y7 g% i; E# c( V3 XADDA -- Administrative Data ( ?$ n% d- j7 j1 ^4 ]
ADF -- Automatic Direction Finding
Z5 B8 h! s+ U' V+ {8 z: P: x+ g2 {: MADI -- Automatic De-Ice and Inhibitor
& @4 A* Q1 L v+ y$ }5 HADIN -- AUTODIN Service 7 T' Y2 ~0 S; z1 G3 G
ADIZ -- Air Defense Identification Zone
3 I7 B. b4 j' O. bADL -- Aeronautical Data-Link
, H9 L2 F' _+ |% JADLY -- Arrival Delay ' w4 E, C+ f7 G" m/ y+ Y i
ADO -- Airline Dispatch Office - L$ J7 Y2 j' p6 [$ ^
ADP -- Automated Data Processing
- X. N5 A% ?& G( ~, z( d- GADS -- Automatic Dependent Surveillance
( `9 z( I# @8 T$ IADSIM -- Airfield Delay Simulation Model
# m# I; i& B0 R# T( C" _' M: E1 mADSY -- Administrative Equipment Systems ; S; g* z- I/ F! K
ADTN -- Administrative Data Transmission Network 6 m- X [2 {% p4 C* L( K
ADTN2000 -- Administrative Data Transmission Network 2000 3 z% }* h' V9 N/ |# [; ~
ADVO -- Administrative Voice ' B/ k; ^3 E' j& T
AEG -- Aircraft Evaluation Group 7 x$ W4 F9 Z' ]; a2 ~( ~
AERA -- Automated En-Route Air Traffic Control
' ^$ W$ `4 o" d! U7 ~1 n( RAEX -- Automated Execution " r, i V: F) K! r& V- f; V
AF -- Airway Facilities ! H6 h( r) j: B) B3 Z" J; D
AFB -- Air Force Base
# X. V' [- x c8 X* |3 e! R( hAFIS -- Automated Flight Inspection System
3 T% Y( v3 t/ P9 MAFP -- Area Flight Plan : m' u9 B) c; Q. }- M& y8 I) q5 E
AFRES -- Air Force Reserve Station 2 Y& i3 ]# x4 l# O# J
AFS -- Airways Facilities Sector
2 r: P/ T& s0 wAFSFO -- AFS Field Office 5 d% u7 [5 c5 N2 n* l
AFSFU -- AFS Field Unit
. O" ~8 R6 h( m' _# s& N5 J, c. m% LAFSOU -- AFS Field Office Unit (Standard is AFSFOU) 0 d2 O9 V3 F& M1 ]+ G* y8 W
AFSS -- Automated Flight Service Station
: \2 p8 L; J t2 z' n& A& iAFTN -- Automated Fixed Telecommunications Network 8 a0 C0 B. \$ H" f/ ^. I
AGL -- Above Ground Level 6 k8 l( p X( R1 Z
AID -- Airport Information Desk , m+ {$ b+ o2 q, D
AIG -- Airbus Industries Group * M+ X7 x8 P& N9 |
AIM -- Airman's Information Manual
6 V+ f$ Q! R4 }' E( z0 tAIP -- Airport Improvement Plan
& i# I4 m/ `3 ]$ F! S- ^( ~AIRMET -- Airmen's Meteorological Information
1 z' [) x! Y( v1 ^2 |0 v/ SAIRNET -- Airport Network Simulation Model
9 M& v: f2 T \+ [7 MAIS -- Aeronautical Information Service * Z' ?& W! {6 M: G- o# ^1 I0 X
AIT -- Automated Information Transfer 4 p1 u: }. w9 t l5 |2 G# e/ n
ALP -- Airport Layout Plan
6 m" A0 F1 x6 n w. CALS -- Approach Lighting System + V1 \% X) `; c& X' n8 s
ALSF1 -- ALS with Sequenced Flashers I ; N" Z2 `& D: ?, \3 z, U: T
ALSF2 -- ALS with Sequenced Flashers II & X% {$ T+ O0 x5 W) M
ALSIP -- Approach Lighting System Improvement Plan
2 k# [; S& U, j4 G+ V' U" B0 v/ T' B" gALTRV -- Altitude Reservation 6 B+ E3 [$ _; ~
AMASS -- Airport Movement Area Safety System
2 j5 A5 h; ]8 _+ rAMCC -- ACF/ARTCC Maintenance Control Center ( S9 q+ H* ?& I7 Z5 Y, b
AMOS -- Automated Meteorological Observation Station ! v; O" P! _* d- C
AMP -- ARINC Message Processor (OR) Airport Master Plan
7 s/ Z# u$ j" S; d2 }3 D5 RAMVER -- Automated Mutual Assistance Vessel Rescue System
( }0 H6 l( I1 T' P' _ANC -- Alternate Network Connectivity 6 t# E6 e, d4 u' } ?& I
ANCA -- Airport Noise and Capacity Act 0 K) u4 E" m/ o1 J o
ANG -- Air National Guard . c8 S5 s( U0 T( t, t* A
ANGB -- Air National Guard Base
: K* C2 L9 p( t/ Z# n* O0 P2 vANMS -- Automated Network Monitoring System
; v! r+ _# y( `1 T. n1 gANSI -- American National Standards Group
" H F& c; a+ {7 lAOA -- Air Operations Area/ z7 q! r4 H5 i% i3 A& Y7 W* C A
AP -- Acquisition Plan
" O! d0 }0 {. [5 D) l4 \APP -- Approach # s6 A O+ y8 u' u9 }
APS -- Airport Planning Standard / W x' x" p% u
AQAFO -- Aeronautical Quality Assurance Field Office
! u Y0 b& ?* n! [( t2 x! y$ T* N- \+ }ARAC -- Army Radar Approach Control (AAF)
2 b+ S; {1 A1 D4 Q, b* u2 }ARAC -- Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee
r3 d! r9 e$ I7 q" k2 AARCTR -- FAA Aeronautical Center or Academy
" h& \& R6 c1 J: }" d+ gARF -- Airport Reservation Function $ O$ G7 }7 S$ H) ~/ [+ K
ARFF -- Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting9 h. w6 u, S/ P' i7 S6 s/ i
ARINC -- Aeronautical Radio, Inc. 8 k2 D% \. Q. K5 U+ ?
ARLNO -- Airline Office
4 m; P0 j. |9 I; l8 C0 L$ H- T6 i9 ZARO -- Airport Reservation Office
+ Y1 a$ Q, d9 D: s! {ARP -- Airport Reference Point
1 ~% D2 m" L/ W2 G2 d6 BARSA -- Airport Service Radar Area
" L' v% v8 R, f* j0 ~ARSR -- Air Route Surveillance Radar
$ ~# d0 c0 U$ q8 \ARTCC -- Air Route Traffic Control Center
& y* \2 N3 B6 _ L0 y- xARTS -- Automated Radar Terminal System ( x. _. Z) J7 N- ^2 B3 N
ASAS -- Aviation Safety Analysis System & J: ]; N: D. E. C
ASC -- AUTODIN Switching Center
8 o1 w5 C* t/ U7 eASCP -- Aviation System Capacity Plan ( s9 m7 P6 Z3 X) @6 N
ASD -- Aircraft Situation Display
! J/ M; }! w$ N1 r A( T( u- |ASDA -- Accelerate -- Stop Distance Available
' R- z0 e8 R9 Q1 V1 @" jASLAR -- Aircraft Surge Launch And Recovery
j% B8 S: X: |/ p! d s9 NASM -- Available Seat Mile / D# z6 \8 |" x' m: k
ASP -- Arrival Sequencing Program
; c1 Q A* W- ]8 ~, yASOS -- Automatic Surface Observation System
) w& q) E4 Y( P6 NASQP -- Airline Service Quality Performance - Q F9 c$ {" {) a0 [( `
ASR -- Airport Surveillance Radar , R# F; h+ G8 w9 ]' P
ASTA -- Airport Surface Traffic Automation
+ T: a* L6 x2 sASV -- Airline Schedule Vendor ) `8 p: c9 M2 O3 i& D7 a
AT -- Air Traffic
% B+ E- _" j2 M$ T, F& {ATA -- Air Transport Association of America . s/ c0 d+ V0 D+ g( e8 o
ATAS -- Airspace and Traffic Advisory Service
. w* f9 B- ?( t; tATCAA -- Air Traffic Control Assigned Airspace
- p8 d4 U7 c% cAT&T -- American Telephone and Telegraph 6 a3 H3 U3 ^ O2 i
AT&T ASDC -- AT&T Agency Service Delivery Center / B# `; [/ e' k5 ~) c" K- G$ h6 o
AT&T CSA -- AT&T Customer Support Associate 0 [( b+ N* a6 z& J# w+ t# z
ATC -- Air Traffic Control
* Q- {5 I1 F5 l2 RATCBI -- Air Traffic Control Beacon Indicator
1 Y) Q3 ^$ l* S! f( W$ y! x' g1 S% ^ATCCC -- Air Traffic Control Command Center
5 t# C4 K, P$ \$ YATCO -- Air Taxi Commercial Operator
# c8 |5 e M9 e' |5 ?0 m5 MATCRB -- Air Traffic Control Radar Beacon
0 d9 X: F; N W7 l. ^' lATCRBS -- Air Traffic Control Radar Beacon System
' a- U; _0 m5 B4 Y$ UATCSCC -- Air Traffic Control Systems Command Center
% ], Y( B" t# \# N$ a, lATCT -- Airport Traffic Control Tower
* x9 R0 |2 `8 HATIS -- Automated Terminal Information Service
: }. V# Y# G8 G( {: A' \ATISR -- ATIS Recorder ) J: t; o& R# {- A
ATM -- Air Traffic Management % C+ G$ x/ Y; o
ATM -- Asynchronous Transfer Mode # I b. a. o s, j, F# ~/ ^% Y$ V- y
ATMS -- Advanced Traffic Management System
% P: M. p8 s! _- t# A; P4 mATN -- Aeronautical Telecommunications Network
, d% V l* `4 i, |# {* y) G# j Q9 OATODN -- AUTODIN Terminal (FUS) 6 |, `, t2 A4 s: H
ATOVN -- AUOTVON (Facility)
- G( M% x4 [' x; L$ ~6 o3 ]7 PATOMS -- Air Traffic Operations Management System ) a2 Y3 p; a" [. f9 Q- y
ATS -- Air Traffic Service ; s+ ^ y* O$ n3 N" u
ATSCCP -- ATS Contingency Command Post ' j5 Y+ V: w3 y c" n& z% `% [
ATTIS -- AT&T Information Systems
: Q) u9 ~+ f, S# [5 Q; fAUTODIN -- DoD Automatic Digital Network
! s, U0 h+ \- CAUTOVON -- DoD Automatic Voice Network
4 x2 D" t+ p$ bAVON -- AUTOVON Service
" ?4 n5 F1 `3 w% ~! `+ M% MAVN -- Aviation Standards National Field Office, Oklahoma City ' G1 _4 p: }2 `/ D' \9 k8 ]
AWIS -- Airport Weather Information
) }2 e3 l; a0 S6 @AWOS -- Automated Weather Observation System
3 p% f6 ?# o9 ?: S8 a5 bAWP -- Aviation Weather Processor # h* g. C: u9 t9 |
AWPG -- Aviation Weather Products Generator 8 `. O8 B5 r" `* o# ]8 x1 l
AWS -- Air Weather Station 5 K9 \! U3 w V2 O% L4 B
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BANS -- BRITE Alphanumeric System ( P# H. t3 b; s" J3 Q
BART -- Billing Analysis Reporting Tool (GSA software tool)
8 h2 p, { s- f4 I. n( rBASIC -- Basic Contract Observing Station 1 ?+ l l/ s9 ^$ j% b; g% b' ^
BASOP -- Military Base Operations ) o/ y/ ?& v) o+ U( C
BCA -- Benefit/Cost Analysis
6 y n. {- m9 _BCR -- Benefit/Cost Ratio 8 E& b7 k4 ^2 ~ z2 r
BDAT -- Digitized Beacon Data . Y# @. ?+ u- u9 ]
BMP -- Best Management Practices
( x/ |# B- @. W# DBOC -- Bell Operating Company
& \# Z" J: P- B) ~, kbps -- bits per second ' _" j" o; @( w4 l& W
BRI -- Basic Rate Interface
8 e/ L; @# L7 }! wBRITE -- Bright Radar Indicator Terminal Equipment - A5 k+ w1 E" S! N4 @" C6 b
BRL -- Building Restriction Line
5 y1 S( e% S0 u5 ^' }BUEC -- Back-- up Emergency Communications
( `7 O9 A4 _; v4 J) H7 mBUECE -- Back-- up Emergency Communications Equipment ) e( t( g) ~+ Y7 f; e
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CAA -- Civil Aviation Authority : H9 d* ?' m; A. g
CAA -- Clean Air Act
" Z. Q G% u2 SCAB -- Civil Aeronautics Board # q0 W+ U4 K& m; b/ q! W2 k
CARF -- Central Altitude Reservation Facility " x' u. n+ |( O5 B
CASFO -- Civil Aviation Security Office
' d/ Q8 v9 I& \8 M& d% A2 KCAT -- Category
1 d- L8 w. r" s" RCAT -- Clear -- Air Turbulence
# e! U4 X+ n( P. L- TCAU -- Crypto Ancillary Unit 9 ]/ k+ U B& e
CBI -- Computer Based Instruction ; L8 P% R) {! x l- N3 `) d/ C
CCC -- Communications Command Center
8 E0 K, A" I# r2 K _CCCC -- Staff Communications ( U+ @' w( B* d% v
CCCH -- Central Computer Complex Host
* @2 g9 {& d$ I1 i' T. T& _CC&O -- Customer Cost and Obligation , }4 }6 k0 |5 V4 V g0 T1 S
CCSD -- Command Communications Service Designator
! \$ ^) Y# E) \+ ~CCS7-- NI -- Communication Channel Signal-7 -- Network Interconnect 0 X) r' Y! s5 c+ }3 H
CCU -- Central Control Unit
, m+ h7 b+ p: g6 H4 `4 o/ [CD -- Common Digitizer 9 b+ E- v$ y' {# ?. M
CDR -- Cost Detail Report ( e2 v8 H M& B# n: E0 z) I% f; a
CDT -- Controlled Departure Time
* [% w* ^9 p" wCDTI -- Cockpit Display of Traffic Information 8 R' K8 D) B5 k! ~; ^
CENTX -- Central Telephone Exchange
6 h$ m6 B$ [# T/ }4 VCEP -- Capacity Enhancement Program
( N! t" V7 ]5 j1 j: s) xCEQ -- Council on Environmental Quality
. E7 h% d5 M0 \ |CERAP -- Central Radar Approach
& ]3 o2 {1 u( n! v& x9 RCFC -- Central Flow Control
+ }& I9 \ U, B; O: R! RCFCF -- Central Flow Control Facility ) j, V1 z+ R+ |7 i+ r
CFCS -- Central Flow Control Service
g f1 c, r0 e2 Q: v. b- ACFR -- Code of Federal Regulations
) A9 K( _! M3 \7 |6 s% F* O$ \CFWP -- Central Flow Weather Processor
: Y( J7 O% m2 h* lCFWU -- Central Flow Weather Unit
0 S& W# b* k5 D$ _/ `. {8 BCGAS -- Coast Guard Air Station ( I5 i6 D6 f! D( g) y
CLC -- Course Line Computer
1 p: t$ B) F" J9 c R/ j, lCLIN -- Contract Line Item ! ~- K+ A# C5 u3 p# p, w
CLT -- Calculated Landing Time
E5 z% D \. e7 L& j9 wCM -- Commercial Service Airport ! x4 j) B6 }# r; |* ?) |
CNMPS -- Canadian Minimum Navigation Performance Specification Airspace
7 t/ r" P/ s: J- A' eCNS -- Consolidated NOTAM System
9 Y0 p# T2 M. v2 n& P3 B/ DCNSP -- Consolidated NOTAM System Processor N, E0 S1 ^0 f; K( h
CO -- Central Office ! s7 X3 m9 y/ v9 [! A
COE -- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers # Q; q x5 X2 B: C: P7 ~
COMCO -- Command Communications Outlet
! T% e" s* j0 f$ Y$ {( X# cCONUS -- Continental United States
& m1 q |6 Q% h/ J2 m' i7 hCORP -- Private Corporation other than ARINC or MITRE
4 N, M o2 M: bCPE -- Customer Premise Equipment ) W' j! g( o: }5 m! c% n2 t3 f
CPMIS -- Consolidated Personnel Management Information System
6 J) r- q8 `. sCRA -- Conflict Resolution Advisory
2 j! A! G0 f+ W) \5 kCRDA -- Converging Runway Display Aid
: p9 o U! E% hCRT -- Cathode Ray Tube % E9 n1 l5 o1 ^5 R" a3 O! ^- t
CSA -- Communications Service Authorization
/ D( @5 u$ o! N8 p' ECSIS -- Centralized Storm Information System + u. f; [8 A5 Z6 H7 \' w7 s
CSO -- Customer Service Office 4 K9 R# \. o* h. Y9 H
CSR -- Communications Service Request
2 a. j) n, U j( nCSS -- Central Site System {' `, r# D( X; P; t
C/S/S/N -- Capacity/Safety/Security/Noise
! D5 f8 r1 o( g gCTA -- Controlled Time of Arrival 6 v1 }1 [. y! T; c% P' L/ \
CTA -- Control Area 7 }+ i4 p( j) I: y2 N5 C1 h; {( N
CTA/FIR -- Control Area/Flight Information Region 8 c, q6 D, O5 a, N# W
CTAF -- Common Traffic Advisory Frequency 1 S3 {+ B- B9 @. X) M
CTAS -- Center -- Tracon Automation System
. A7 C7 A" [, k$ t' rCTMA -- Center Traffic Management Advisor
) F* T6 ` z; Z1 X2 e$ aCUPS -- Consolidated Uniform Payroll System 8 V3 s% w1 y- ~ i2 ~
CVFR -- Controlled Visual Flight Rules ; f, I( v Q& u3 @ [
CVTS -- Compressed Video Transmission Service % @% G" k- D2 O% S6 s( w1 ~( h
CW -- Continuous Wave
- k B, G% J0 x, ^1 e( W& vCWSU -- Central Weather Service Unit ! U! V) V9 y# f; g
CWY -- Clearway 0 q! F/ f' T. O' g8 S
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9 r" q8 ~+ z0 X2 m! ]DA -- Direct Access % f, z: r1 k9 M+ {$ V; ~
DA -- Decision Altitude/Decision Height * @% K0 h% h8 V l: v1 N' P6 E0 N
DA -- Descent Advisor 8 h; w$ y% P+ G/ D3 C- p% K
DABBS -- DITCO Automated Bulletin Board System - J7 W$ Z; k6 u+ u' g% p/ M6 J
DAIR -- Direct Altitude and Identity Readout . S b$ T. ?0 d8 g+ Z! m( y" |* A
DAR -- Designated Agency Representative % r1 C1 G4 c4 \) [& z
DARC -- Direct Access Radar Channel
F) _0 K2 p+ H3 @2 Z+ W! C T! RdBA -- Decibels A-weighted
- T, e; I: w x" NDBCRC -- Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission
# a8 ^- Q0 m8 c, Q7 Q7 d* mDBE -- Disadvantaged Business Enterprise
7 U: L8 y q6 z7 j# Q2 j/ kDBMS -- Data Base Management System
$ _/ O' ~/ O LDBRITE -- Digital Bright Radar Indicator Tower Equipment / h5 [. e' q4 \2 k+ t
DCA -- Defense Communications Agency # W/ [* L9 F+ \# ~) S8 @8 M. S
DCAA -- Dual Call, Automatic Answer Device
2 v6 a) H* K1 r+ YDCCU -- Data Communications Control Unit
( @1 ^! [- p% j7 f% m) L# m( rDCE -- Data Communications Equipment
& e: x4 B4 L, FDDA -- Dedicated Digital Access
9 Z8 ?. u* Z9 }# v# ODDD -- Direct Distance Dialing
5 a: y* o; |$ S3 a) l% w& `DDM -- Difference in Depth of Modulation $ A5 S) v/ T6 Y
DDS -- Digital Data Service 4 X$ G, _) w O5 v9 o: W% ?$ V$ M
DEA -- Drug Enforcement Agency % i' b, W2 [" b" ]. A* ?
DEDS -- Data Entry and Display System
- L0 m L) I- eDEIS -- Draft Environmental Impact Statement ' A0 D8 h+ L$ _4 D; f) L
DEP -- Departure - n0 j1 y4 e* t4 i
DEWIZ -- Distance Early Warning Identification Zone
# {* X9 G9 T$ }) dDF -- Direction Finder
: J. x1 X$ D0 ?DFAX -- Digital Facsimile ( l0 y# i. [5 G8 V. {( w5 e9 l4 ?/ ~
DFI -- Direction Finding Indicator
B# Y5 v7 q2 `" b0 L" g: i6 cDGPS -- Differential Global Positioning Satellite (System)
( d7 U6 I6 x% \- {3 p/ TDH -- Decision Height , t0 }, q! N/ ~1 X) B
DID -- Direct Inward Dial : ]* G9 S3 G& ~, J6 K. K) }8 B6 B! Z
DIP -- Drop and Insert Point
" U& Z. d Q5 X) bDIRF -- Direction Finding z/ I! Y1 F, B0 m- q2 h
DITCO -- Defense Information Technology Contracting Office Agency
, |7 V0 c5 r% S6 |0 [! ^- i% I+ }1 PDME -- Distance Measuring Equipment & ~( Q: _ ?$ ?, j
DME/P -- Precision Distance Measuring Equipment
& y# B, d* \3 T0 n; n# a+ W RDMN -- Data Multiplexing Network - O) e4 a* R4 f8 ]
DNL -- Day-- Night Equivalent Sound Level (Also called Ldn) 8 o, y. x- J! F9 W8 @/ g
DOD -- Direct Outward Dial
5 m+ C0 S5 U9 f6 ~0 E* i4 ~DoD -- Department of Defense
6 [, P6 h+ W J' h5 B+ ODOI -- Department of Interior
. b8 u8 o' q7 H3 f" yDOS -- Department of State , j. E6 f2 z) f7 b
DOT -- Department of Transportation - ?7 X, A& h8 S8 L3 H6 ~, d% `' g& H
DOTS -- Dynamic Ocean Tracking System 3 t" p# F. N( g6 g0 q
DOTCC -- Department of Transportation Computer Center
e5 Q, O S( q# J- bDSCS -- Digital Satellite Compression Service % `( Y, H8 r: S' l) r b, N/ S2 \
DSUA -- Dynamic Special Use Airspace - r. O# ]# w+ I" q8 y
DTS -- Dedicated Transmission Service 9 Q9 E3 ?" n" I& M" d. L
DUAT -- Direct User Access Terminal 5 J% U9 L& f; Y6 _, ~$ `
DVFR -- Defense Visual Flight Rules
& O; [& ^! E! A$ ?3 ?DVFR -- Day Visual Flight Rules . D# M- }* L/ d; L
DVOR -- Doppler Very High Frequency Omni-- Directional Range 8 B4 I+ `3 {9 F( U; B2 f
DYSIM -- Dynamic Simulator : J `- [% f- U" k9 [/ u
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E-MSAW -- En-Route Automated Minimum Safe Altitude Warning
' K0 o; [! b1 j6 {; k, R gEA -- Environmental Assessment
* g+ s8 L T' WEARTS -- En Route Automated Radar Tracking System
' Z3 @, c: G: S" s1 B$ r/ xECOM -- En Route Communications
2 `( m3 l: K4 Z0 o8 g- V/ aECVFP -- Expanded Charted Visual Flight Procedures + A0 y4 W; r$ G2 j& n# d
EDCT -- Expedite Departure Path
1 `+ w7 o* Q, D- o# ^6 S VEFAS -- En Route Flight Advisory Service
6 ?( w' [. y+ J: T* \1 J1 D- }. oEFC -- Expect Further Clearance 5 f+ w6 O% h* |7 M" Y# n- ~
EFIS -- Electronic Flight Information Systems
+ t3 n1 [ @2 q/ K4 W' {' EEIAF -- Expanded Inward Access Features
* v7 K9 d5 { \" y; I, t2 @+ _. ~EIS -- Environmental Impact Statement 3 u' g; d( w3 c) Q0 L
ELT -- Emergency Locator Transmitter 4 V% p6 u3 Z# c6 e/ q
ELWRT -- Electrowriter ) F) U; y2 E9 w+ r" @) D( F! I& H
EMAS -- Engineered Materials Arresting System
6 v* R% ]" n0 C6 W" \. `7 mEMPS -- En Route Maintenance Processor System
, j$ S9 V/ R2 x9 ~+ c+ EEMS -- Environmental Management System $ f+ ?( @* _9 q# Z
ENAV -- En Route Navigational Aids
# F5 N6 K1 _. A' d% h1 YEPA -- Environmental Protection Agency
: I0 X2 u; b; m9 Z$ _EPS -- Engineered Performance Standards 0 I! V7 I# i9 u6 @
EOF -- Emergency Operating Facility
e4 Q A# e* pEPSS -- Enhanced Packet Switched Service 6 ?+ t% A; B, p f1 c8 m1 H' c
ERAD -- En Route Broadband Radar
. {: u' V6 {* K- K" TESEC -- En Route Broadband Secondary Radar
2 j0 e9 g( E8 T8 @1 \" jESP -- En Route Spacing Program ( p O6 u) G, s$ n. s+ y1 L
ESYS -- En Route Equipment Systems + s% e2 F" R0 K
ESF -- Extended Superframe Format 6 c7 ^" U$ z* ]& |" f9 X6 n
ETA -- Estimated Time of Arrival / a, ~/ y ~: t5 }
ETE -- Estimated Time En Route
' ]+ B) T Y2 l' C& B2 IETG -- Enhanced Target Generator 3 |3 |& @* Y' i) P7 b1 w% E/ @0 n% m
ETMS -- Enhanced Traffic Management System " A, [: Y: v! `8 f7 c& d
ETN -- Electronic Telecommunications Network # n" C$ R6 P) S! H4 S
EVAS -- Enhanced Vortex Advisory System
' m; j% N9 {: h' c7 f& j7 y8 KEVCS -- Emergency Voice Communications System
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F&E -- Facility and Equipment
6 s4 P& h6 @3 z+ W K! NFAAAC -- FAA Aeronautical Center 8 o4 j6 @0 s; ~/ A7 r
FAACIS -- FAA Communications Information System $ o7 w; R. g# a! L# }
FAATC -- FAA Technical Center
. R& S' b ]: n3 q+ A- fFAC -- Facility
4 U+ Q; j; p2 a! aFAF -- Final Approach Fix
, U& Z6 B X3 R) G1 H' k+ b+ ~FAP -- Final Approach Point
9 T6 {% D% V& _ L% {, F1 _FAPM -- FTS2000 Associate Program Manager
- R* J3 u+ \1 V( j# q8 ?FAR -- Federal Aviation Regulation ! S& ^9 Q" v% \( @
FAATSAT -- FAA Telecommunications Satellite
) b6 Y& n R2 w; K. L7 \FAST -- Final Approach Spacing Tool
- Z5 X9 T! D. z% }: |( u! ~FAX -- Facsimile Equipment
) t5 w. `8 K: r) Y3 VFBO -- Fixed Base Operator $ U' S) ]; i8 [' Y4 R; L0 O5 }
FBS -- Fall Back Switch E% k* E. G1 y2 u& \
FCC -- Federal Communications Commission , Z: w- c7 S0 [
FCLT -- Freeze Calculated Landing Time
8 ]4 F% j* N# G& j2 C) X; pFCOM -- FSS Radio Voice Communications
6 o' ~- g9 ~$ O! C( s9 xFCPU -- Facility Central Processing Unit 3 ^- G' O ~1 d/ X h
FDAT -- Flight Data Entry and Printout (FDEP) and Flight Data Service
" W; S5 p% W; \* F0 MFDE -- Flight Data Entry 9 f" E& r* ^3 G) D% P$ ^8 n
FDEP -- Flight Data Entry and Printout
* m Q% Q) \. ?7 ~, {& Y7 }FDIO -- Flight Data Input/Output
! n$ X+ l [6 W7 X7 }) I6 J# fFDIOC -- Flight Data Input/Output Center " k \: O6 [3 F+ c' U' m u1 L
FDIOR -- Flight Data Input/Output Remote 0 `0 d8 D* s- V) n9 T) o. j
FDM -- Frequency Division Multiplexing
0 E2 s( t" n/ ?4 v1 y/ W( Q' ^& M0 eFDP -- Flight Data Processing
1 `- O9 g) C: t$ O4 N u, aFED -- Federal ! f0 X7 }# H( J" J3 G" ^
FEIS -- Final Environmental Impact Statement
9 h- d8 ~( ~6 |. W0 UFEP -- Front End Processor 4 t' F+ b) C, l% |6 K" Z' A. K
FFAC -- From Facility 2 F& a5 S2 S* U
FIFO -- Flight Inspection Field Office 2 h p+ H8 u! P$ `1 {: N
FIG -- Flight Inspection Group
4 T. d- Z' k* p& g; _FINO -- Flight Inspection National Field Office ( e) q! P A9 O4 _6 X* u% T
FIPS -- Federal Information Publication Standard 4 s# r' o4 t4 H: y2 t! `& P6 O
FIR -- Flight Information Region ) i4 _6 N/ q3 H8 V$ W* n
FIRE -- Fire Station 9 ^- T2 X: S( K$ @
FIRMR -- Federal Information Resource Management Regulation
$ ~5 y( Q% t" l% }, Z- C+ QFL -- Flight Level * p3 U# G1 ~8 ^. m. r) j
FLOWSIM -- Traffic Flow Planning Simulation
& ?4 v8 Q! Q7 P0 N5 y2 y- gFMA -- Final Monitor Aid
& w) S0 u& D% K0 w: T8 u% B+ oFMF -- Facility Master File
& A* V; C: n: _# H! Y, t0 _FMIS -- FTS2000 Management Information System 9 o) j4 j" o8 c- z- |% L
FMS -- Flight management System 3 H1 i2 m( ]7 z6 q5 ]% P
FNMS -- FTS2000 Network Management System # D: v8 V8 P/ k1 k4 R7 {/ g' v
FOIA -- Freedom Of Information Act
2 j1 w2 I# c0 E# u' DFONSI -- Finding of No Significant Impact . P8 r; n7 T' v9 o/ b6 U
FP -- Flight Plan
" C1 C5 _4 S) i/ t# \( H/ yFRC -- Request Full Route Clearance
9 G/ V+ D, W$ }; B1 x% eFSAS -- Flight Service Automation System 8 `6 j- _* j; V
FSDO -- Flight Standards District Office
, r8 g: k9 b& C/ I f+ TFSDPS -- Flight Service Data Processing System * [9 p# d+ s8 C. ^) P/ Q. q
FSEP -- Facility/Service/Equipment Profile 2 T& Z( ^- Q. O' m) d
FSP -- Flight Strip Printer
7 K% `1 \- A& D) F* P, V7 C' \. R' YFSPD -- Freeze Speed Parameter
* d D* [: O! M/ P* rFSS -- Flight Service Station
# X0 K: |# L) W: k P7 F% |FSSA -- Flight Service Station Automated Service
/ Y0 J6 a; y: o+ Y' oFSTS -- Federal Secure Telephone Service 0 G5 p( v6 h7 d; y' Y
FSYS -- Flight Service Station Equipment Systems
5 h, ]5 H+ }3 c: _' LFTS -- Federal Telecommunications System
+ ~; C# ?: f7 t! B, w6 @8 dFTS2000 -- Federal Telecommunications System 2000
- G0 _4 B' c( H: n5 \FUS -- Functional Units or Systems 4 L! h) T# e5 H* Y0 W5 r3 y4 g
FWCS -- Flight Watch Control Station
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& S; K+ f' @) \$ e9 ~; q- hGAA -- General Aviation Activity 5 E D1 B: L5 J4 z
GAAA -- General Aviation Activity and Avionics 9 O. @1 A L4 a3 _: ]
GADO -- General Aviation District Office
& ~, b6 B6 O0 L. tGCA -- Ground Control Approach
; z" m# Y/ ]* }) F$ S. C7 m3 pGNAS -- General National Airspace System 6 r* a( {2 w4 {0 F: y! F2 w) H
GNSS -- Global Navigation Satellite System
" }' F1 I, _: J$ h3 }: ?6 DGOES -- Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite F4 H" T1 @6 y
GOESF -- GOES Feed Point
5 q3 h0 e! _0 j+ M; b% WGOEST -- GOES Terminal Equipment
, M6 h0 F! z, @6 r& f3 b/ l2 T1 J: I) YGPRA -- Government Performance Results Act
/ l R& z: ^+ U+ M: l9 h% ^GPS -- Global Positioning Satellite N# y# ]2 @8 F) B
GPWS -- Ground Proximity Warning System
" W$ [- D \, a" b/ {5 V4 AGRADE -- Graphical Airspace Design Environment
$ o3 H4 |. `. a! r1 j5 LGS -- Glide Slope Indicator / _: X0 M. {7 e& I/ S5 b2 f9 U
GSA -- General Services Administration ' ]% n! O! N4 A3 l1 g" z2 {
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5 \7 |, p% \# G' v XHAA -- Height Above Airport # ~9 @: K. X: ~
HAL -- Height Above Landing
# O3 q6 }- \ V, M, v. zHARS -- High Altitude Route System
/ `; [9 \& g4 c# [5 ZHAT -- Height Above Touchdown
5 I3 F, W7 l' r, WHAZMAT -- Hazardous Materials
6 V( J! v g4 U5 NHCAP -- High Capacity Carriers
6 e/ b' g6 G/ |5 @; mHLDC -- High Level Data Link Control 5 J" R" O0 e7 Q, e7 U9 Q C
HDME -- NDB with Distance Measuring Equipment 2 ?7 _' r* d( ^/ H3 o5 p' M
HDQ -- FAA Headquarters 1 U5 W9 J) ?' r9 u- I* T3 d
HELI -- Heliport # h- U6 L" E: u, c1 w O; V* k
HF -- High Frequency
+ n( W4 Z: `% K z6 M" n7 bHH -- NDB, 2kw or More ( ^" l( N' O9 i; m5 c. A8 C+ g
HI-- EFAS -- High Altitude EFAS
. p9 ~5 S7 s ?- D( g( Z& w1 LHOV -- High Occupancy Vehicle
2 |- Z/ o* @* V8 sHSI -- Horizontal Situation Indicators & n' ~, N) N# o, c( P
HUD -- Housing and Urban Development 9 N' R& p, ?$ }2 R0 j" [
HWAS -- Hazardous In-- Flight Weather Advisory 2 U5 I3 M8 t8 a- O: h5 |# {, Y
Hz -- HERTZ 5 ~( N2 o4 d% M L0 x0 m$ l+ m
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IA -- Indirect Access 5 E% p* q! l6 ?' j" V$ R
IAF -- Initial Approach Fix
6 Z+ x4 J. H: N e' z9 m. h* I6 @I/AFSS -- International AFSS
/ d8 _% m0 G+ `' [% K, iIAP -- Instrument Approach Procedures : w) }$ m! y$ C- u/ O$ {
IAPA -- Instrument Approach Procedures Automation 6 [8 ^) D" @: ]$ v( |
IBM -- International Business Machines ~% l3 L4 J* W7 l
IBP -- International Boundary Point # t5 V6 [, [& J
IBR -- Intermediate Bit Rate
( w5 _& o* ^# e. b7 b: ?- IICAO -- International Civil Aviation Organization
; D) C. @1 Y+ jICSS -- International Communications Switching Systems 1 N8 x( h, O w% y: q- h
IDAT -- Interfacility Data
% W4 e& m4 c9 WIF -- Intermediate Fix
' {6 B, A5 |& ~. v; X+ v3 BIFCP -- Interfacility Communications Processor
# v& l) x' b) E. L O1 b$ G& XIFDS -- Interfacility Data System
+ k) [" Z8 L8 D+ ?9 c& r& }8 bIFEA -- In-- Flight Emergency Assistance ; K6 L3 z$ Z3 K
IFO -- International Field Office
' c. _8 G$ d k" g4 P1 DIFR -- Instrument Flight Rules ) _) k+ a+ ~! J
IFSS -- International Flight Service Station
6 Z, v6 ]/ ?. o5 e& k; C) LILS -- Instrument Landing System 8 ]4 D, l# z' {2 H! x. v2 i* ]
IM -- Inner Marker
9 c3 g7 x7 o2 @2 f) BIMC -- Instrument Meteorological Conditions
9 p; |7 M9 J: P3 u: r: K5 Q* z$ M% FINM -- Integrated Noise Model 2 Q y, ] G, N, o, V6 i
INS -- Inertial Navigation System # i) W, k0 a4 Z2 `
IRMP -- Information Resources Management Plan ! C$ X/ o+ b5 d2 z; u
ISDN -- Integrated Services Digital Network
3 t+ S/ N3 x3 |# u/ [# a- c" w8 lISMLS -- Interim Standard Microwave Landing System
8 [3 `& i# J3 L; F6 m4 LITI -- Interactive Terminal Interface
$ m# m; j5 O; |- C+ }+ y" GIVRS -- Interim Voice Response System
9 b, E. v; j1 ^8 I2 o/ w- \7 RIW -- Inside Wiring
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b+ C/ Z1 i. n' ?6 G7 SKbps -- Kilobits Per Second / C& j7 {: U5 `) b6 ?9 O
Khz -- Kilohertz ! l) l9 x: S) Q5 s! I) ^
KVDT -- Keyboard Video Display Terminal 1 d, B$ E- j* j% ^' c. p
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& I( e" ]! a6 c$ @( N! q3 e( W* BLAA -- Local Airport Advisory 8 R' j1 q9 k, |1 j3 n
LAAS -- Low Altitude Alert System
9 W* x& i$ G1 h& P6 iLABS -- Leased A B Service
, N2 U! S U$ Q5 HLABSC -- LABS GS-- 200 Computer : ?" Z! i2 i+ b: D
LABSR -- LABS Remote Equipment
: m1 @4 s$ f, Z7 g2 m2 U) i' D" `LABSW -- LABS Switch System 5 t* U' O1 a; y: @
LAHSO -- Land and Hold Short Operation ! m/ m! t+ E+ }/ Q/ x# s7 B
LAN -- Local Area Network
# n8 T: d1 K, W1 [LATA -- Local Access and Transport Area 8 ^5 m' \/ D! ]6 T! w
LAWRS -- Limited Aviation Weather Reporting System ( G$ b5 b' `4 M6 b4 i& m3 y9 j( F2 ~
LCF -- Local Control Facility
7 I l. }: d" XLCN -- Local Communications Network - o/ b! x9 [9 _. `# s2 e
LDA -- Localizer Directional Aid ' I! N+ X4 }% E. A
LDA -- Landing Directional Aid * s9 \3 I. C7 |* o2 F5 J" y
LDIN -- Lead-- in Lights
" z) y/ ~6 k/ b; ]$ ~8 H- ELEC -- Local Exchange Carrier
! v9 B. ]4 j8 X" K7 \" q* E% a4 }* nLF -- Low Frequency ( E2 p: t1 y. v' _' B! \
LINCS -- Leased Interfacility NAS Communications System 9 i9 k5 |+ p0 Y# c. M* `
LIS -- Logistics and Inventory System ?% z5 H$ \* [$ v+ Y& D# a k( H
LLWAS -- Low Level Wind Shear Alert System
+ ~4 |1 m8 b; N) R- BLM/MS -- Low/Medium Frequency
& P6 M m' g8 S4 a: YLMM -- Locator Middle Marker # t. G0 b( a& ?
LMS -- LORAN Monitor Site 0 T' b$ |( m' k
LOC -- Localizer + @! a3 H! M3 a# Z2 ^9 O
LOCID -- Location Identifier
: F T7 w. O! Q' V) MLOI -- Letter of Intent ) |# v7 W" e( ~
LOM -- Compass Locator at Outer Marker
! l0 J0 u) b' }LORAN -- Long Range Aid to Navigation
, y( q$ l% O' ELPV -- Lateral Precision Performance with Vertical Guidance
6 R" G, g, E# a+ M6 q9 xLRCO -- Limited Remote Communications Outlet
1 v8 R; D0 ~+ i1 ULRNAV -- Long Range Navigation
4 }9 ?9 |& h) b4 a$ y& T: M, V; R- K, aLRR -- Long Range Radar
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MAA -- Maximum Authorized Altitude - D4 y- _. G% X" N7 y% X
MALS -- Medium Intensity Approach Lighting System
0 K9 }7 U. G5 |- g/ V; VMALSF -- MALS with Sequenced Flashers & H( e' s/ @4 A
MALSR -- MALS with Runway Alignment Indicator Lights
7 |, e' Y' V! ^MAP -- Maintenance Automation Program # g! r( [9 w# m* C/ k4 x: r
MAP -- Military Airport Program
2 Z9 b* h+ G) S* qMAP -- Missed Approach Point 5 a8 h2 F- b6 R$ A+ y: j6 w
MAP -- Modified Access Pricing
3 [4 h U3 {% w& K {Mbps -- Megabits Per Second
+ B; o2 S# F- {# W9 E& r4 s% H0 tMCA -- Minimum Crossing Altitude
: j0 k4 ]' }$ \. s- l: }MCAS -- Marine Corps Air Station
- L: { V$ K3 f' m7 P, t* ^MCC -- Maintenance Control Center
& H( f9 `2 j6 XMCL -- Middle Compass Locater 6 g) y' b" s& X8 j$ V0 V
MCS -- Maintenance and Control System 5 K% F+ V# Q6 a* j/ P: e/ H8 {: n
MDA -- Minimum Descent Altitude 6 B: k/ @4 X0 U; E4 U* A# a
MDT -- Maintenance Data Terminal
) p5 d" { ]' }2 d! E& Q YMEA -- Minimum En Route Altitude
A% O# f4 a2 H; \# uMETI -- Meteorological Information ( z) H% N. L* i h/ x
MF -- Middle Frequency
0 s {5 Z ^( }* o8 r7 uMFJ -- Modified Final Judgment
# O0 _0 e. I' k" U. h2 s0 rMFT -- Meter Fix Crossing Time/Slot Time
3 Y3 ]0 r6 Z0 d ~* wMHA -- Minimum Holding Altitude
; D3 j" u2 J$ h' ?* G; G0 u3 gMhg -- MegHERTZ
" f3 @+ o% ]4 g$ @MIA -- Minimum IFR Altitudes
/ s" P. Y: y! r3 ]/ N; WMIDO -- Manufacturing Inspection District Office - _8 r0 S e2 Z
MIS -- Meteorological Impact Statement / D% n0 P: c9 ~; X+ i! S6 @' i) x& m
MISC -- Miscellaneous
& J6 Q/ H# j, ?% }MISO -- Manufacturing Inspection Satellite Office
1 O; `5 @3 w5 X; V: A# I; L3 rMIT -- Miles In Trail
2 g( {# t _- l+ k0 @! hMITRE -- Mitre Corporation 5 Z1 g$ m3 y/ S
MLS -- Microwave Landing System $ k' y4 |* b, I- f
MM -- Middle Marker & l; F3 I5 f* ]3 O; P7 I
MMC -- Maintenance Monitoring Console ) Y$ T# p3 _3 d/ K0 i7 n
MMS -- Maintenance Monitoring System
7 T8 q3 j. Y: D3 f0 AMNPS -- Minimum Navigation Performance Specification 8 ]" p) y# M0 ?4 N2 ~2 h
MNPSA -- Minimum Navigation Performance Specifications Airspace % i2 c: G: h# U) V( D( Z/ f+ O
MOA -- Memorandum of Agreement 1 O# J# X- m. c6 f3 G+ @: C
MOA -- Military Operations Area ) e( c% v) f1 g$ X
MOCA -- Minimum Obstruction Clearance Altitude
% O* K, p0 [: D8 I, r& iMODE C -- Altitude-- Encoded Beacon Reply 5 ^0 o- w, ]( f- ~
MODE C -- Altitude Reporting Mode of Secondary Radar
0 n2 J9 e$ ?8 J9 p) {MODE S -- Mode Select Beacon System + }. a6 B7 k Q( T6 }: M% `" @
MOU -- Memorandum of Understanding
Q+ {1 Z4 b5 l1 L* h. f* A/ SMPO -- Metropolitan Planning Organization 9 J3 k+ B5 |% {% B: P) L+ j! |
MPS -- Maintenance Processor Subsystem (OR) Master Plan Supplement $ g) H' k2 q- u) w. d
MRA -- Minimum Reception Altitude " m" z8 z7 X+ Y* v( f
MRC -- Monthly Recurring Charge
" X, _8 ~% v. J- ^MSA -- Minimum Safe Altitude
: q9 B) ~# M: S! _' s% iMSAW -- Minimum Safe Altitude Warning
! D' i3 K1 p! }MSL -- Mean Sea Level 8 F% ~5 ^7 c( h5 {) q
MSN -- Message Switching Network
5 u# S4 w( ^, @+ bMTCS -- Modular Terminal Communications System * o7 j; q0 P# N$ N0 `
MTI -- Moving Target Indicator
0 J3 \) _$ u+ K4 PMUX -- Multiplexor * r+ j3 g8 J7 K) \3 w F \ @
MVA -- Minimum Vectoring Altitude * z$ l$ I3 ^4 A( `- w' \; V0 `
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8 s7 W' m8 u- ^: S$ E- Y" b1 O; l3 iNADA -- NADIN Concentrator . @+ q7 n$ q- I. y0 H( V9 R
NADIN -- National Airspace Data Interchange Network
1 z1 `5 C. i6 n" NNADSW -- NADIN Switches ' j& c4 C- ?1 R' ]7 W
NAILS -- National Airspace Integrated Logistics Support - m. u" W, K' s- V# `, r( B
NAMS -- NADIN IA 4 t, m6 A5 C- ?7 |- I$ O
NAPRS -- National Airspace Performance Reporting System ) h1 d+ A4 y2 E' P
NAS -- National Airspace System or Naval Air Station ( t3 @' v+ }1 s& g0 u2 p; B. k
NASDC -- National Aviation Safety Data 1 P. Q1 ~: [& Z3 W- @
NASP -- National Airspace System Plan
7 Y9 z& [6 t4 k0 F* DNASPAC -- National Airspace System Performance Analysis Capability + X+ p. h" C6 x: x
NATCO -- National Communications Switching Center
6 Q. b: `0 H2 J& }- oNAVAID -- Navigation Aid
, @( P/ C' |0 eNAVMN -- Navigation Monitor and Control
0 U2 H4 e% O6 {" ]) c- o9 y1 uNAWAU -- National Aviation Weather Advisory Unit ^5 o% ]5 M, t* A; A+ ^: w* b
NAWPF -- National Aviation Weather Processing Facility * V" N/ A% C5 n8 g' Q3 u
NCAR -- National Center for Atmospheric Research; Boulder, CO 8 s! ^% t6 G- N' c8 x' B8 k
NCF -- National Control Facility
/ c" i; s1 Q: t1 I/ H3 t" TNCIU -- NEXRAD Communications Interface Unit " R9 N2 K6 d8 C9 M1 x
NCP -- Noise Compatibility Program
+ z) u# S) R4 o* L" z8 `NCS -- National Communications System
/ b5 y' a: ^, z" iNDB -- Non-- Directional Radio Homing Beacon
$ K# m, @: P: BNDNB -- NADIN II ) ]" _6 f* h( d0 g
NEM -- Noise Exposure Map : s+ q5 J$ f/ j. W% ?
NEPA -- National Environmental Policy Act 2 V+ Y' m* h3 R- |- T% K) x/ H5 T/ w
NEXRAD -- Next Generation Weather Radar
' }& n4 G* O0 q* v2 fNFAX -- National Facsimile Service
8 z& W' N2 g( ^ j9 u' ^NFDC -- National Flight Data Center 4 u& L0 x8 y. Y7 p6 r$ I5 A: y
NFIS -- NAS Facilities Information System
0 j6 Y) {7 l2 a" I2 wNI -- Network Interface 8 t" m q6 A- Q1 P& L# R( p
NICS -- National Interfacility Communications System , G. a9 j) a# T! w! X$ n9 y% P
NPE -- Non-primary Airport Entitlement 1 w+ [' V) a7 O/ o+ w- r0 N% ?
NPIAS -- National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems
0 ~! ]1 D( W3 V7 D/ {/ KNM -- Nautical Mile ; `. l- s: ?: r& S
NMAC -- Near Mid Air Collision
* @- w; R; K; D* t Y( zNMC -- National Meteorological Center 1 a) [, R: |* `3 k* P2 ~- ]
NMCE -- Network Monitoring and Control Equipment 4 q8 ]# a6 _( O- c3 S
NMCS -- Network Monitoring and Control System
. y; [# i* z7 b* C! d# ]( PNOAA -- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
2 `1 a; c. t, }. w* j2 R; `NOC -- Notice Of Completion
3 s9 C4 T. D O. e6 G S9 F: ?NOTAM -- Notice to Airmen + ~$ u) n( X" A
NPDES -- National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
) s3 d W2 f9 T9 c* M9 w. G6 XNPIAS -- National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems 0 g! Q/ R( A6 Z0 X8 c. q3 P
NRC -- Non-- Recurring Charge
$ c! O1 j% m, n8 h" @NRCS -- National Radio Communications Systems
& x- b2 O9 q. K2 [' K& e) _; |NSAP -- National Service Assurance Plan
0 U' _, a# e) o0 H- S7 t# x) HNSRCATN -- National Strategy to Reduce Congestion on America's Transportation Network 5 P0 v5 `7 q+ Y' H6 P
NSSFC -- National Severe Storms Forecast Center
3 q5 L$ ~* k0 w oNSSL -- National Severe Storms Laboratory; Norman, OK
% l7 Q' z, p, \' R% F2 Z. H, \NTAP -- Notices To Airmen Publication
& y0 A. s- M' K& |1 JNTP -- National Transportation Policy
j, `; X% R m' o2 vNTSB -- National Transportation Safety Board
7 x9 K/ z0 L( g7 m1 SNTZ -- No Transgression Zone
! ?* j3 v$ F$ Z1 xNWS -- National Weather Service + ?: g' h& I4 a/ _, g
NWSR -- NWS Weather Excluding NXRD 6 ?' X" I5 n7 F* Y+ `9 }
NSWRH -- NWS Regional Headquarters ! n" K5 E% Z# ]5 o% |9 N( e6 |! d
NXRD -- Advanced Weather Radar System 1 c% l; u. ~, i4 [& C5 ]2 h
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OAG -- Official Airline Guide
- ?1 p9 f7 _4 d! ^) sOALT -- Operational Acceptable Level of Traffic . }. H% _0 P }7 v0 i% F% _/ d
OAW -- Off-- airway Weather Station ' T s9 H7 o8 ]. {3 k% h- Y( S( W1 d
ODAL -- Omnidirectional Approach Lighting System ' y$ U; m1 Z: [, I: ^6 t7 V. z
ODAPS -- Oceanic Display and Processing Station
% j) I: U2 ]4 {& TOEP -- Operational Evolution Plan / Partnership
; n0 Z9 f: T2 V+ vOFA -- Object Free Area
( @0 w" M! J$ D( X9 `4 _8 yOFDPS -- Offshore Flight Data Processing System ( F* k2 }1 r6 o
OFT -- Outer Fix Time 8 b2 F! B5 ^9 F7 |$ I5 H
OFZ -- Obstacle Free Zone 5 w) M/ @; x* J: a7 `
OM -- Outer Marker
' F( d% p) K9 B4 c. P/ ]OMB -- Office of Management and Budget 0 }; d& q6 h6 }6 H& E% Q# V3 l
ONER -- Oceanic Navigational Error Report " _# g" K/ k2 [ |* T" o
OPLT -- Operational Acceptable Level of Traffic
1 ~6 W ?3 q' }7 D0 G5 B: \OPSW -- Operational Switch ) x" c" O! M& o) q; o- u
OPX -- Off Premises Exchange
3 H5 K9 x, p4 cORD -- Operational Readiness Demonstration 4 r; W! }( H; u& t& C: S, y
OTR -- Oceanic Transition Route % V$ a+ M* C9 d) O- T h, {7 p
OTS -- Organized Track System
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& Q" ~' C+ Z2 F& m$ qPABX -- Private Automated Branch Exchange
/ z) l( p9 R, Y& z4 |PAD -- Packet Assembler/Disassembler
; a: j' C" ~; N. b, ~PAM -- Peripheral Adapter Module + ?/ F6 R c% h+ @
PAPI -- Precision Approach Path Indicator * B e6 u+ A z5 K. j
PAR -- Precision Approach Radar
# N+ M: o7 \2 Y1 n! XPAR -- Preferential Arrival Route
9 V/ P( b0 C+ |, O k8 G5 n/ h9 jPATWAS -- Pilots Automatic Telephone Weather Answering Service
; G# q6 ^) e: C7 t- T7 mPBCT -- Proposed Boundary Crossing Time 9 f( N% L7 L- w3 `0 o
PBRF -- Pilot Briefing $ m' U9 [: l! z7 B3 P) H% T" z
PBX -- Private Branch Exchange
: \4 \2 w0 n: c# U4 V' c0 U1 XPCA -- Positive Control Airspace $ A9 U" A! E( w4 f$ U% \2 T9 v
PCM -- Pulse Code Modulation
2 Y- J9 Z$ \' b% B( i" ~* APDAR -- Preferential Arrival And Departure Route
3 W: u5 Z/ g, B* f1 {PDC -- Pre-- Departure Clearance - F T) ]9 e9 P* @- U6 C
PDC -- Program Designator Code & x- ^3 T7 Q( r L- K5 f% M
PDR -- Preferential Departure Route 1 J" r! K6 R7 D3 U! @# K) u4 x
PDN -- Public Data Network 3 j9 a2 H$ N% `6 C
PFC -- Passenger Facility Charge
y0 j$ h2 K2 ?PGP -- Planning Grant Program
8 i% `( I4 T) C. [* F3 U. U7 EPIC -- Principal Interexchange Carrier
' L. e1 r# v7 rPIDP -- Programmable Indicator Data Processor
% a) i" _" q; t1 d( U- G/ e& M3 g2 lPIREP -- Pilot Weather Report
/ i2 \; x2 z* X9 ~; Z) ^( kPMS -- Program Management System
1 q8 |6 z5 H6 W0 F/ APOLIC -- Police Station , K7 f# w1 I+ J- l
POP -- Point Of Presence
/ _6 m1 F) ?% DPOT -- Point Of Termination . p2 f# [, P4 L. w( e! r' D
PPIMS -- Personal Property Information Management System % D+ u# r0 e9 Z. d- i
PR -- Primary Commercial Service Airport
' S. E. v! H& wPRI -- Primary Rate Interface 3 e2 g$ Y/ O7 D6 `. A w! h
PRM -- Precision Runway Monitor
% L! X! ^/ l* p% B$ O9 dPSDN -- Public Switched Data Network
) V# y& r# L" P8 v. s) }4 Z XPSN -- Packet Switched Network
5 d" U% k- z2 ], U4 ?9 EPSS -- Packet Switched Service
* w1 J7 n. j: zPSTN -- Public Switched Telephone Network / y3 f8 {6 r2 J" g# o
PTC -- Presumed-to-Conform " Q$ i+ |; @& h2 ` z
PUB -- Publication
$ U# L% z& E/ Q) t9 m+ [6 uPUP -- Principal User Processor 9 x6 T! R9 a; r( w% q
PVC -- Permanent Virtual Circuit
# _$ b7 j. L& v/ w0 h1 x8 nPVD -- Plan View Display
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RAIL -- Runway Alignment Indicator Lights
: Z* d9 |0 ~! [RAPCO -- Radar Approach Control (USAF)
/ f! C, {2 u; g0 G% Q H2 b% @RAPCON -- Radar Approach Control (FAA)
+ M& h4 ~& Y- r- W7 z zRATCC -- Radar Air Traffic Control Center
3 j' t: A1 }( o4 \( M/ dRATCF -- Radar Air Traffic Control Facility (USN)
9 C9 ~1 C+ a1 v" w" oRBC -- Rotating Beam Ceilometer : Q' X9 w+ A$ d4 _- b4 v
RBDPE -- Radar Beacon Data Processing Equipment & [8 G" z& {* h
RBSS -- Radar Bomb Scoring Squadron
* J- e4 t! X) _( y0 RRCAG -- Remote Communications Air/Ground
( l6 R9 P3 v, m7 v3 LRCC -- Rescue Coordination Center
6 f J2 D" G4 U# S' R) eRCF -- Remote Communication Facility & _) R. w! C4 O+ B* g; R' B
RCCC -- Regional Communications Control Centers ! c3 B- T. s# a9 s! L
RCIU -- Remote Control Interface Unit # l- |0 x, l5 J3 \9 I( T
RCL -- Radio Communications Link ! z7 e! @/ z& A+ {8 A
RCLR -- RCL Repeater
/ t' a# Y$ q" r; vRCLT -- RCL Terminal
8 G' o; j+ R( x, J) E% r$ lRCO -- Remote Communications Outlet
1 ^# X: R( ]$ X0 d1 J7 e# E) YRCU -- Remote Control Unit
( { q: a, j% ] U" ?2 W7 ~7 PRDAT -- Digitized Radar Data * c+ r1 e2 E% M* x) f1 y2 z
RDP -- Radar Data Processing & K1 x: R$ I& y+ |
RDSIM -- Runway Delay Simulation Model
( s) |3 ]( Z% C* ]REIL -- Runway End Identification Lights
# u" z% i, }4 q/ @6 N/ bRF -- Radio Frequency
W3 f% f& a6 N+ SRL -- General Aviation Reliever Airport + `" G. s( j# s" ]) @+ r& q& B" c( w
RMCC -- Remote Monitor Control Center 3 V6 j% [5 P9 ?% S6 l- c/ r
RMCF -- Remote Monitor Control Facility & v2 S5 c1 v6 x- I) ?6 J- ~" Y
RML -- Radio Microwave Link . O0 x) | l0 E2 n8 p7 T
RMLR -- RML Repeater $ B" N( s. \" D# m4 c; ^& H
RMLT -- RML Terminal
& z% V3 h& g) e# e: j2 N0 iRMM -- Remote Maintenance Monitoring " V% | X, ]- e# E8 s' T0 q8 C" V
RMMS -- Remote Maintenance Monitoring System
0 r$ E" a' J v/ @0 F& }. lRMS -- Remote Monitoring Subsystem 5 m- O* ~$ i* K# ~! v( l/ T8 l x
RMSC -- Remote Monitoring Subsystem Concentrator : @. H0 ]0 E# C" \& M( z
RNAV -- Area Navigation
6 K& B: x! `/ F3 h' jRNP -- Required Navigation Performance ; z$ O: u( v: o0 P/ c; h. P; f
ROD -- Record of Decision
6 S0 V5 r' R5 Y! W8 nROSA -- Report of Service Activity ! N- @/ ?3 s% t A+ ]2 q
ROT -- Runway Occupancy Time ) p3 u7 \" ]: ?' N1 l
RP -- Restoration Priority . p5 H3 f1 k# b, D1 ]
RPC -- Restoration Priority Code
# ~8 `8 ~: J. C( l5 @RPG -- Radar Processing Group , E! i- I# x8 ]9 ]8 f& {
RPZ -- Runway Protection Zone
+ z$ A/ Y' T3 i0 [% C$ @3 vRRH -- Remote Reading Hygrothermometer
/ P% G L9 j, ?6 {% Y, c3 HRRHS -- Remote Reading Hydrometer & _ U+ z0 d: U9 }
RRWDS -- Remote Radar Weather Display
1 d, F" t0 m5 r- ^1 aRRWSS -- RWDS Sensor Site
+ Q, B3 z6 V! ~" y$ q6 JRSA -- Runway Safety Area
5 a' D: v2 N0 y; E* R" wRSAT -- Runway Safety Action Team W ?9 J% [; W0 i# @
RSS -- Remote Speaking System 1 c3 G2 Y. w% s; A1 J% d
RT -- Remote Transmitter
6 g* K H! C: L+ u$ I8 i: M" BRT & BTL -- Radar Tracking And Beacon Tracking Level , E- g6 `0 {! G" b H
RTAD -- Remote Tower Alphanumerics Display . ], C- [( B& t; b( @
RTCA -- Radio Technical Commission for Aeronautics . L4 a0 [* a W1 u3 P
RTP -- Regional Transportation Plan 0 M1 W) Q, I- F3 C3 e" c2 B. Y
RTR -- Remote Transmitter/Receiver
) a0 _+ f% A, x& c& l5 S- o0 ^RTRD -- Remote Tower Radar Display
4 `, u$ c" b# E6 B8 ERVR -- Runway Visual Range ; F% S2 n( I+ {( }
RW -- Runway
& H3 x; ]" ~9 H. e; vRWDS -- Same as RRWDS : G- _; M" k I; x
RWP -- Real-time Weather Processor . g% w% {: i4 U" b( w
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S/S -- Sector Suite ( p6 n9 [2 n( @& K% u0 q1 q5 H
SAC -- Strategic Air Command
6 c) P# M9 j/ Y5 [1 v2 Q' F6 B: sSAFI -- Semi Automatic Flight Inspection
% \8 ?) z7 w8 z$ G" W- c* QSALS -- Short Approach Lighting System
2 g# Z# v& `9 R6 K% \) SSATCOM -- Satellite Communications 6 W8 d5 t- g3 ^. X6 ?- f" s6 T
SAWRS -- Supplementary Aviation Weather Reporting System ( G( b$ Y" L9 c$ K. H
SBGP -- State Block Grant Program
5 n& X# Q5 d* l+ m Z0 S$ Y. X9 O3 aSCC -- System Command Center
: @# Z% Y: ^0 [% D$ h6 ]& c3 ]SCVTS -- Switched Compressed Video Telecommunications Service
' \: q1 u5 p+ _: x& ^2 aSDF -- Simplified Direction Finding
' j2 A0 M2 b: B" K+ G& q% USDF -- Software Defined Network
5 W8 S) X9 r+ g6 @+ V e, wSDIS -- Switched Digital Integrated Service
/ K4 Q R1 M N* NSDP -- Service Delivery Point
; A" V& [5 B* k/ ~6 {SDS -- Switched Data Service
1 K! y6 h z2 W, q$ C2 dSEL -- Single Event Level
6 d8 [% d9 k" H" H7 N! tSELF -- Simplified Short Approach Lighting System With Sequenced Flashing Lights 9 |, O. m ]: o+ F5 o
SFAR-- 38 -- Special Federal Aviation Regulation 38 1 S$ U8 A0 y* C- c! e; a# t
SHPO -- State Historic Preservation Officer
. U$ L) H* |5 [( \, x W" v- ^SIC -- Service Initiation Charge
- G( A% T5 Z* d3 l% F3 c6 P# WSID -- Station Identifier : Y- H! g2 L3 F3 H3 k' V% `( x0 g
SID -- Standard Instrument Departure - n# {( A8 R& l
SIGMET -- Significant Meteorological Information ! g& k, E+ Q5 @. s. Y b& T
SIMMOD -- Airport and Airspace Simulation Model 3 |$ Y4 E2 t4 {
SIP -- State Implementation Plan
5 c$ N/ A0 ~- cSM -- Statute Miles * ?' K! } l4 f% F# ^
SMGC -- Surface Movement Guidance and Control 5 l. D/ s3 }! l; \3 e
SMPS -- Sector Maintenance Processor Subsystem 9 _8 s1 d Z5 O. A$ B
SMS -- Safety Management System % t8 M& C6 N7 l3 Z
SMS -- Simulation Modeling System
0 _( Q2 y7 g& D9 ~5 I, WSNR -- Signal-- to-- Noise Ratio, also: S/N
8 I( w+ N; ~8 o$ W0 h$ WSOC -- Service Oversight Center ( T! {* c A3 N$ v7 C! [
SOAR -- System of Airports Reporting
. O& D) p' ^' @, YSOIR -- Simultaneous Operations On Intersecting Runways * ^1 T, l2 P$ l2 j, M
SOIWR -- Simultaneous Operations on Intersecting Wet Runways
: ^% e1 {! Q2 ^5 PSRAP -- Sensor Receiver and Processor
# S! G8 d, k& H U' tSSALF -- SSALS with Sequenced Flashers
5 V R& v9 M% X* U2 Y; N) p9 lSSALR -- Simplified Short Approach Lighting System
! D7 R% ]- P# {# USSB -- Single Side Band & r: }- L6 p' |* ^9 y
STAR -- Standard Terminal Arrival Route
+ K }2 {6 _* i) ?& c8 A" c: ^. KSTD -- Standard
( _0 I9 ?, P1 e2 C; r( CSTMUX -- Statistical Data Multiplexer
( @+ a& K8 ]. m% ]STOL -- Short Takeoff and Landing " u% e- e$ N v0 h% g/ }; M
SURPIC -- Surface Picture
" t j5 ?- k( VSVCA -- Service A ) e/ J0 s+ g1 @: z* c" h7 |
SVCB -- Service B
# J; ]3 h% R$ m5 cSVCC -- Service C
! x! ^/ F! J* E. w8 O3 {' a2 M# i" ~SVCO -- Service O : x9 Y( U! L0 z" H8 m1 J
SVFO -- Interphone Service F (A)
7 A2 a2 B1 @* R8 h0 lSVFB -- Interphone Service F (B)
5 m& ^# Z) Y% i' ^+ [SVFC -- Interphone Service F (C) % V, Q' A$ G- v. B8 o. |2 a5 W( e% f
SVFD -- Interphone Service F (D) 1 ?( W. Y. w! F6 k; e: U
SVFR -- Special Visual Flight Rules
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TAAS -- Terminal Advance Automation System
8 f Q6 r: J* U3 V7 L, b- w9 f- o2 ?0 VTACAN -- Tactical Aircraft Control and Navigation
: v' R5 M/ v: |& b3 a2 ^7 vTACR -- TACAN at VOR, TACAN only 5 Y' ?' M4 L3 ~/ w4 Q8 _% m
TAF -- Terminal Area Forecast
4 T. A! ` ]7 I" O9 CTARS -- Terminal Automated Radar Service
/ z- k3 w0 l/ CTAS -- True Air Speed - ~3 C7 ?4 a e4 v4 o. E' \
TATCA -- Terminal Air Traffic Control Automation
3 Q* C6 l( V- t& L+ mTAVT -- Terminal Airspace Visualization Tool 1 T s0 z9 r" u
TCA -- Traffic Control Airport or Tower Control Airport & U5 P/ D3 N7 n
TCA -- Terminal Control Area ! [* E. S/ h- a
TCACCIS -- Transportation Coordinator Automated Command and Control Information System 3 `) n E( M9 a$ M
TCAS -- Traffic Alert And Collision Avoidance System
4 G1 [6 J; U4 r% {" pTCC -- DOT Transportation Computer Center ! f/ y: I5 g9 g( j: c
TCCC -- Tower Control Computer Complex 5 d, p5 {5 E8 ]8 s# X
TCE -- Tone Control Equipment
# D8 f1 p/ Y/ e1 I, a! Q6 HTCLT -- Tentative Calculated Landing Time
( z% f5 _- P5 o) A9 HTCO -- Telecommunications Certification Officer 5 s5 G/ G1 Y t- h+ g( `$ y
TCOM -- Terminal Communications 2 c( i6 I! R Q& _; @3 j
TCS -- Tower Communications System
& w- p3 a8 C5 CTDLS -- Tower Data-Link Services & s9 M0 n' G' n9 d, u# V
TDMUX -- Time Division Data Multiplexer : z$ ?" U6 w( n9 g4 ]
TDWR -- Terminal Doppler Weather Radar 6 i( F% l4 B# K; I5 K0 u
TELCO -- Telephone Company
- c* l- O7 q+ a5 RTELMS -- Telecommunications Management System
, H" @* ]1 I. j+ L. L: j6 iTERPS -- Terminal Instrument Procedures ; I% d; N; g) k+ Q
TFAC -- To Facility " o- ?' s; s) e" q) D$ E
TH -- Threshold
$ f& f1 \8 g# o, b8 X, U4 ITIMS -- Telecommunications Information Management System 2 M8 y! Z$ w* y8 @) z0 H$ G
TIPS -- Terminal Information Processing System
0 Z3 O+ Q/ ~& `. ZTL -- Taxilane
5 |7 d E3 b/ y5 D2 J; C: a5 h3 S2 MTMA -- Traffic Management Advisor . f6 ?% g/ Q2 q& v$ S, i; l3 V
TMC -- Traffic Management Coordinator 6 _/ T7 |/ k8 ^) E) d ?6 a k
TMC/MC -- Traffic Management Coordinator/Military Coordinator 3 s7 l+ I8 ~' |8 C
TMCC -- Terminal Information Processing System # e7 m$ c5 [% r
TMCC -- Traffic Management Computer Complex
! g: f% _7 P5 j) `( I+ ?: OTMF -- Traffic Management Facility 1 |$ [) B7 |5 p( U9 I+ M4 F# ]3 a
TML -- Television Microwave Link 3 ?7 C* u$ D3 ^8 ~- J
TMLI -- Television Microwave Link Indicator
k. Q# B, ~! e& |. I# a' l+ vTMLR -- Television Microwave Link Repeater
& H6 l' G6 _" F [3 GTMLT -- Television Microwave Link Terminal ) i' Y7 s( ~& _9 I7 C2 f, a M0 l
TM&O -- Telecommunications Management and Operations
3 b) K; a L; w2 j& u% v: X6 G( ZTMP -- Traffic Management Processor : Y# a( S+ f7 a' l+ k' D
TMS -- Traffic Management System ' N V, r0 E! i' j* k2 F$ o
TMSPS -- Traffic Management Specialists
. ~4 W2 P& j4 n) T4 v8 V+ s" aTMU -- Traffic Management Unit " l f5 w- {- ?
TODA -- Takeoff Distance Available
, A6 |) N) e* C0 x8 Q! z1 _0 r1 rTOF -- Time Of Flight 4 u Q9 C# A* F$ I7 E
TOFMS -- Time of Flight Mass Spectrometer
% |9 M. z! L9 FTOPS -- Telecommunications Ordering and Pricing System (GSA software tool) & F8 m/ n5 @/ J* S! m% c8 L) \& z
TORA -- Take-off Run Available 8 f: h N9 E: z' E
TNAV -- Terminal Navigational Aids 3 T& t2 y( T# f& e( H
TR -- Telecommunications Request
* a6 {5 h4 m* x' Z; }TRACAB -- Terminal Radar Approach Control in Tower Cab
- H7 x' X, K/ T; m* s& f z& {TRACON -- Terminal Radar Approach Control Facility 2 R. K7 |. L" H
TRAD -- Terminal Radar Service
+ U% m% w/ S4 U. {. rTRB -- Transportation Research Board 5 R( z9 q; r; B- X
TRNG -- Training 7 \: }9 s. @2 V' T7 [9 A
TSA -- Taxiway Safety Area
( S/ n5 S3 [$ K |; LTSEC -- Terminal Secondary Radar Service # N- W4 }4 N Z/ q0 V
TSP -- Telecommunications Service Priority
1 w7 P( Y8 ?3 A. R; sTSR -- Telecommunications Service Request
1 O2 P4 A" n$ ^3 y$ l6 v8 Z" KTSYS -- Terminal Equipment Systems
7 V3 O9 C9 J4 P, z# XTTMA -- TRACON Traffic Management Advisor
6 w. H D& R/ s3 f# A! l1 B. fTTY -- Teletype
4 W: l+ E' f, o1 v, H) V1 j! lTVOR -- Terminal VHF Omnidirectional Range
! E% K1 G. }) Q0 A( L0 DTW -- Taxiway
3 G$ ~8 E- n0 N6 m0 kTWEB -- Transcribed Weather Broadcast 9 M/ C3 C$ i$ `9 T8 k. p! J- h" E
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TY -- Type (FAACIS)
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UHF -- Ultra High Frequency
' W- C | j! R4 y9 b. f, ~3 iURA -- Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970
- w( n6 m5 ?$ R ~1 k. \5 F9 TUSAF -- United States Air Force 7 [ K+ K/ |# T7 z7 R; y1 N( U3 H
USC -- United States Code , t. ?+ w* g; [% @6 {6 z
USOC -- Uniform Service Order Code
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! h7 a. M( K: Z# a; D; jVASI -- Visual Approach Slope Indicator " \% Q3 k+ ]# `
VDME -- VOR with Distance Measuring Equipment . K: x T8 s8 z& }! y
VF -- Voice Frequency ) A6 _* i* A" i8 R' F
VFR -- Visual Flight Rules
0 d0 P/ ` I3 ]VHF -- Very High Frequency 8 K+ t9 M: I4 t! L! \# r
VLF -- Very Low Frequency W& a9 g C7 S) {& t8 a: I2 K
VMC -- Visual Meteorological Conditions # R/ ?4 z9 n9 i' X$ }7 F
VNAV -- Visual Navigational Aids 0 m: I a8 [( t, k8 V- l7 [. {/ r
VNTSC -- Volpe National Transportation System Center & r4 A7 _3 T' o
VON -- Virtual On-net 2 D# \, ]5 N6 Z
VOR -- VHF Omnidirectional Range
. U, c, a, n5 @/ w2 C; oVOR/DME -- VHF Omnidirectional Range/Distance Measuring Equipment
5 q2 c, Y9 w% z5 l4 F# k7 }VORTAC -- VOR collocated with TACAN 3 [2 V" @4 ?$ V. e( d" j: {
VOT -- VOR Test Facility & Q+ G; L9 ]4 n0 K
VP/D -- Vehicle/Pedestrian Deviation c& ~$ u8 r: i8 _7 N
VRS -- Voice Recording System
1 M4 N6 p1 j, [, e* jVSCS -- Voice Switching and Control System 9 L' i1 r5 a9 i; w! |) E
VTA -- Vertex Time of Arrival
1 j$ D* o$ q9 J C; J' C7 E* t. w( kVTAC -- VOR collocated with TACAN 3 q0 b+ S1 C |2 Z2 K9 K
VTOL -- Vertical Takeoff and Landing
) K, r E. O: l- @% s, \VTS -- Voice Telecommunications System 4 G( w( T9 C% N) `7 R% X
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) {4 c4 |" d+ F' s* E- x) y9 IWAAS -- Wide Area Augmentation System 2 }7 c0 v4 H) C+ R
WAN -- Wide Area Network 6 J- Q) g+ r+ t# P: _3 U1 h1 n
WC -- Work Center 8 z4 p8 w6 C2 d/ b3 d6 A
WCP -- Weather Communications Processor - A9 f u: b, y2 j
WECO -- Western Electric Company ; L% l; q7 f* q5 } {$ H
WESCOM -- Western Electric Satellite Communications
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WMSCR -- Weather Message Switching Center Replacement
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( P$ H: G, J1 b0 q3 \, PWSFO -- Weather Service Forecast Office
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WSO -- Weather Service Office $ ^" d3 Q# x: b2 e
WTHR -- "Weather"
- l0 m, }9 D$ j* m' b% k* cWX -- Weather
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