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Printer Friendly Email Page Glossary of Airport Acronyms
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A/C -- Aircraft
% u( @ ]/ t3 z5 xA/G -- Air to Ground& H! `$ V3 M# |
A/H -- Altitude/Height: C% Q% }6 r. U# r/ t! s1 j
AAC -- Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center4 w$ S; ]* J$ N: q" }' P; G
AAF -- Army Air Field
+ j* k" _/ _+ s$ a$ {: t+ @AAI -- Arrival Aircraft Interval
( o( H' i5 q; w6 d4 A2 G, i( q. h, Z1 qAAP -- Advanced Automation Program
) u" T. N& B7 X& kAAR -- Airport Acceptance Rate+ u' K, D. X0 y2 K' U
ABDIS -- Automated Data Interchange System Service B2 y% `$ M ?8 i$ a! c2 F/ I2 F
ACAIS -- Air Carrier Activity Information System
; x0 z/ C5 z4 i) u# N* ?6 |ACAS -- Aircraft Collision Avoidance System, X; _+ ^& j8 _# l8 ~
ACC -- Airports Consultants Council
9 [+ y& z5 D9 uACC -- Area Control Center: z$ [8 t; ]5 F6 b# c) y
ACCT -- Accounting Records4 v. U' D7 u7 M& v
ACD -- Automatic Call Distributor
8 n% J- z+ p' c& wACDO -- Air Carrier District Office # ^& t# K |; {( G& r I
ACF -- Area Control Facility 9 @* [+ v0 n. f' s9 L$ F; ^. [
ACFO -- Aircraft Certification Field Office
% H+ y3 e7 z+ B) D3 u: T- uACFT -- Aircraft
! L) C' J( ~6 r& x7 H2 xACI-NA -- Airports Council International - North America " R$ { q* O3 b5 E s2 \, c
ACID -- Aircraft Identification. i# K- P6 k+ A+ O
ACIP -- Airport Capital Improvement Plan # {/ i% j g3 G9 l/ v
ACLS -- Automatic Carrier Landing System
9 |4 F; A2 E' a! G) a5 O2 a1 @, TACLT -- Actual Landing Time Calculated
9 I2 i( U0 q8 i6 s6 sACO -- Office of Airports Compliance and Field Operations
) I0 }- `0 f% I6 }! v, z8 W B5 RACO -- Aircraft Certification Office + j, m$ O2 X7 G, V
ACRP -- Airport Cooperative Research Program
+ D" Q* R5 S Y0 EADA -- Air Defense Area
2 g2 C& n2 F, g0 T8 HADAP -- Airport Development Aid Program
) x. I; D2 p$ ~* h2 T3 E. dADAS -- AWOS Data Acquisition System 8 N7 v R; |2 f( Q, K, U
ADCCP -- Advanced Data Communications Control Procedure
- M% W; E% a1 h) A QADDA -- Administrative Data
* i4 y0 ] `! PADF -- Automatic Direction Finding . M" H9 i, S" o5 q
ADI -- Automatic De-Ice and Inhibitor
. P2 }1 b' j) ]& c! ^5 kADIN -- AUTODIN Service / h+ _4 S5 y$ D( D/ g& p! p
ADIZ -- Air Defense Identification Zone / B6 K+ ?+ L- x( u
ADL -- Aeronautical Data-Link
& f* o8 D' K% cADLY -- Arrival Delay
. [1 A: J+ o g1 a c: @% NADO -- Airline Dispatch Office ( l' H" t; u! A8 P& |2 `3 Q& d* e
ADP -- Automated Data Processing ' e' U& F t9 K: e c
ADS -- Automatic Dependent Surveillance 0 m1 F% E0 O o+ h! Y8 @
ADSIM -- Airfield Delay Simulation Model
4 n; v6 a1 d) Z6 m% w- |ADSY -- Administrative Equipment Systems
* |0 h& e1 `8 O7 H5 x" V2 d: NADTN -- Administrative Data Transmission Network ( A5 V& F& [8 J6 M- i [" \: n
ADTN2000 -- Administrative Data Transmission Network 2000 1 _: X8 l9 A3 ^6 |6 Y
ADVO -- Administrative Voice $ C; F, j! l8 D: { H
AEG -- Aircraft Evaluation Group 3 S; w6 v. @1 C# Q- F7 `/ x% L
AERA -- Automated En-Route Air Traffic Control ) U5 X* c5 R i' o3 L3 B5 \9 x) A
AEX -- Automated Execution 9 S7 |5 s% T0 i5 d0 J; c: H$ S# L
AF -- Airway Facilities
5 W. i# X- N1 K# S7 q- a7 JAFB -- Air Force Base
n, |6 L' B& H8 G1 o2 ^$ fAFIS -- Automated Flight Inspection System ( z; q: b4 O* g" {* r0 r/ s+ ]& p# I
AFP -- Area Flight Plan ' I/ R! r/ o! v2 r; u7 {+ \* Y( f
AFRES -- Air Force Reserve Station * l$ \' n1 T! L# z4 t; k! f4 }% K$ F
AFS -- Airways Facilities Sector 5 o [# D: V* z( H; @* j2 k$ O, }
AFSFO -- AFS Field Office ' r8 `, g7 B8 y: f6 V7 o% c- x5 ]5 I
AFSFU -- AFS Field Unit , _8 D) W& Y" E) l+ U7 X& o2 X) z8 E! X+ f
AFSOU -- AFS Field Office Unit (Standard is AFSFOU) / q2 j! b' [8 I' w, t
AFSS -- Automated Flight Service Station : y! W; J2 i# ^, ~9 d1 R9 A
AFTN -- Automated Fixed Telecommunications Network * g' ]- |' S0 h% G; d
AGL -- Above Ground Level 7 V4 N& _5 {, B& b" n9 s1 N
AID -- Airport Information Desk
) s2 l4 r1 B* K! N SAIG -- Airbus Industries Group * \7 ?0 m: t7 B( N! q0 J
AIM -- Airman's Information Manual
, [; K! O- q4 B1 P6 n; ? f/ u2 XAIP -- Airport Improvement Plan
3 R! H* J6 A) fAIRMET -- Airmen's Meteorological Information
( |) ^: ?+ h' z0 _# y3 i" VAIRNET -- Airport Network Simulation Model [7 V! V! E/ I' d
AIS -- Aeronautical Information Service
7 j; W' U9 d; P6 d5 ^- rAIT -- Automated Information Transfer ' @* h4 t$ ~& [/ h: N7 s. B+ i5 u" b
ALP -- Airport Layout Plan
+ V4 V+ R; k: k3 y) y5 GALS -- Approach Lighting System ! Q1 m# z( s" }$ G7 E C7 C
ALSF1 -- ALS with Sequenced Flashers I
( x& C" e0 i5 b4 d3 sALSF2 -- ALS with Sequenced Flashers II
* k8 d8 \- ?4 j6 P A! PALSIP -- Approach Lighting System Improvement Plan
$ [% x' \5 L s/ y1 Q$ U7 LALTRV -- Altitude Reservation
3 [% P5 M7 H$ U5 S% mAMASS -- Airport Movement Area Safety System 1 _1 m4 p4 a4 ^, X
AMCC -- ACF/ARTCC Maintenance Control Center ) {6 S& C; h: l, _5 L
AMOS -- Automated Meteorological Observation Station
. o3 b, B+ P" Q$ P$ W- a6 aAMP -- ARINC Message Processor (OR) Airport Master Plan * k V2 w' }: Z
AMVER -- Automated Mutual Assistance Vessel Rescue System
( j2 }6 Z: W* T! s( b4 s3 DANC -- Alternate Network Connectivity
- @6 k4 {9 o$ X7 y6 z( hANCA -- Airport Noise and Capacity Act
% Z& Z# M: l5 _& O/ d1 h! U+ o3 [& jANG -- Air National Guard
$ R' j8 I+ E! ~0 j! _- Y. MANGB -- Air National Guard Base - G% J! E. Z7 I0 N
ANMS -- Automated Network Monitoring System
8 w0 q8 t0 K( X2 m+ J1 vANSI -- American National Standards Group
) g* q/ _! |: ]! Z/ M# TAOA -- Air Operations Area
' @7 d9 U* q7 V3 g6 s' B6 aAP -- Acquisition Plan 1 ~4 c" `( ~9 {: s, i" F$ Y
APP -- Approach 5 p/ `0 u1 J' P
APS -- Airport Planning Standard
7 w8 v1 _# c* Y+ U9 L$ ^. |AQAFO -- Aeronautical Quality Assurance Field Office / o8 z/ X3 w; c9 G$ m5 [
ARAC -- Army Radar Approach Control (AAF) 0 m! `" o! F5 I) F# E6 B
ARAC -- Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee
, `- ~! Z# t9 b% P) SARCTR -- FAA Aeronautical Center or Academy
. I& F% P- A. w+ i: mARF -- Airport Reservation Function : N' L% ?0 e! E, K; V: v" I# V
ARFF -- Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting3 j& ?0 Y" z5 w }/ ~ }3 u/ b
ARINC -- Aeronautical Radio, Inc. 8 P ?' z1 g1 ?2 \! c
ARLNO -- Airline Office ( } z4 n$ K: W4 p, Y' j% H
ARO -- Airport Reservation Office
8 s6 _: ~8 a% a9 ]" |4 j( u! f0 ~ARP -- Airport Reference Point # ~. W- b7 n3 e6 y
ARSA -- Airport Service Radar Area 2 a+ U; r7 C% t2 B1 u+ j6 U+ x
ARSR -- Air Route Surveillance Radar
2 L% J! b4 a" DARTCC -- Air Route Traffic Control Center / k9 q4 U( ?! }8 `7 t- \6 L/ Q4 f
ARTS -- Automated Radar Terminal System
4 E/ ?/ T! M( E3 B- O1 [8 e( wASAS -- Aviation Safety Analysis System
5 Z _& K5 b( S; f5 O4 AASC -- AUTODIN Switching Center / }& i$ G$ R( u
ASCP -- Aviation System Capacity Plan 9 q& G$ |. a, x3 [2 E) R! R% g
ASD -- Aircraft Situation Display + N+ E% y0 l1 g" L( Z! k# a1 r
ASDA -- Accelerate -- Stop Distance Available $ B5 d! U$ }9 D+ j) e4 k
ASLAR -- Aircraft Surge Launch And Recovery
8 V# ~1 n9 l& v# V2 k: p% DASM -- Available Seat Mile
1 @( l; R# m. B. i3 Z: kASP -- Arrival Sequencing Program
& k- U$ @! H% g2 Q XASOS -- Automatic Surface Observation System
0 H5 C* H @" m+ u' a; j2 nASQP -- Airline Service Quality Performance
) ~& F/ W( ~% m. K% pASR -- Airport Surveillance Radar
) e7 ?4 A2 ]3 J1 hASTA -- Airport Surface Traffic Automation ! q/ b+ u- S# |! B& M, ^+ H
ASV -- Airline Schedule Vendor 2 t% j8 N+ M$ n ^ ?/ I
AT -- Air Traffic
: W" i+ l# W$ w7 A% D+ C4 TATA -- Air Transport Association of America
5 p4 K8 F- G4 n6 l' K) M+ k" H% sATAS -- Airspace and Traffic Advisory Service ; j' }8 D+ t3 F) o
ATCAA -- Air Traffic Control Assigned Airspace ' e) Q; Z5 e" X
AT&T -- American Telephone and Telegraph 8 K5 t- P* f% Y# R9 b6 E
AT&T ASDC -- AT&T Agency Service Delivery Center % A) r5 P6 l- A t
AT&T CSA -- AT&T Customer Support Associate 6 ^4 b6 c4 B/ {. W# I
ATC -- Air Traffic Control
0 y' j- x- ^) ?/ {+ e& w sATCBI -- Air Traffic Control Beacon Indicator " }4 p! F" @- @: t% k
ATCCC -- Air Traffic Control Command Center
0 G, L# W& I2 h" i8 u9 JATCO -- Air Taxi Commercial Operator , b. L5 g; U9 v. O5 C4 O2 B5 f2 N
ATCRB -- Air Traffic Control Radar Beacon ' v/ ^) `) ?: k; m
ATCRBS -- Air Traffic Control Radar Beacon System
7 x5 p# x0 r8 Z3 W+ NATCSCC -- Air Traffic Control Systems Command Center ' \: h* y+ X* y5 u
ATCT -- Airport Traffic Control Tower $ S5 A5 ]2 ?5 l) E r
ATIS -- Automated Terminal Information Service
& c+ R( H" j _6 J5 vATISR -- ATIS Recorder 2 |: L3 `. d F2 U- {
ATM -- Air Traffic Management , c2 M4 G0 X6 B+ I% R
ATM -- Asynchronous Transfer Mode
! K% D1 `; w9 Z- ~5 dATMS -- Advanced Traffic Management System $ n* H( F* D# b" e7 {6 v8 [
ATN -- Aeronautical Telecommunications Network 1 J! H; i& l/ o- f. b8 p3 l
ATODN -- AUTODIN Terminal (FUS) ( _* A9 H% G% U8 n; ~
ATOVN -- AUOTVON (Facility) # J" I, l7 }0 L6 a) N' c, t
ATOMS -- Air Traffic Operations Management System 9 E N. O* @# Z- G
ATS -- Air Traffic Service + A0 ]2 S4 D+ n! f) V7 Q; ?
ATSCCP -- ATS Contingency Command Post 3 F0 c9 O. P$ m8 I8 e0 W# u# O
ATTIS -- AT&T Information Systems
9 q( [4 P' c* |, X& [3 \! HAUTODIN -- DoD Automatic Digital Network
7 J1 q/ [9 O1 q- ?4 O, x4 [6 UAUTOVON -- DoD Automatic Voice Network ! T+ r3 |* E2 A+ E& W) k
AVON -- AUTOVON Service
6 h+ B2 D, Q' z5 {( Q KAVN -- Aviation Standards National Field Office, Oklahoma City . F6 @ \2 J1 e* \2 h
AWIS -- Airport Weather Information
Q8 u- o/ L, B% {/ J/ ?) ?AWOS -- Automated Weather Observation System ; g4 C6 S8 W, R& q
AWP -- Aviation Weather Processor 5 v. g8 E1 @- W G H5 h6 l% q; r" J
AWPG -- Aviation Weather Products Generator 9 i1 { R& s* p% `3 t
AWS -- Air Weather Station 0 f7 ^; l% s; z" C6 A& b
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BANS -- BRITE Alphanumeric System - R0 u ?6 a0 n
BART -- Billing Analysis Reporting Tool (GSA software tool)
' {' n: ~! N# ^( bBASIC -- Basic Contract Observing Station
+ l `% `8 B8 S) EBASOP -- Military Base Operations
/ B0 [+ D, d! z0 u$ zBCA -- Benefit/Cost Analysis
. ?4 p( o k8 q% Q _) u) E* kBCR -- Benefit/Cost Ratio
# d, \* n: l5 z5 V4 }BDAT -- Digitized Beacon Data
( F1 P' R6 p& F6 gBMP -- Best Management Practices 3 M" }. X7 J: X) g# W! N- a! a+ F
BOC -- Bell Operating Company
I8 T1 @7 |6 M9 Z8 Qbps -- bits per second ' D! f+ ?4 M3 @& Q1 n/ L" I" o
BRI -- Basic Rate Interface + F8 s& {3 L/ [) z# t- b
BRITE -- Bright Radar Indicator Terminal Equipment $ u0 d- S( N# g$ {! W# I( F
BRL -- Building Restriction Line
4 S, w9 y7 t" ^% \$ w/ gBUEC -- Back-- up Emergency Communications
; d0 c4 O# `3 N: V8 E9 d* h- |BUECE -- Back-- up Emergency Communications Equipment
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) f; \' ~$ {$ u7 e9 Y0 i# DCAA -- Civil Aviation Authority
: H' Q# B/ O* ? W& OCAA -- Clean Air Act ) H9 n: {6 r3 D3 g4 Y' p: Q
CAB -- Civil Aeronautics Board * D8 n' O8 u6 V5 k; ~
CARF -- Central Altitude Reservation Facility + z$ n0 x5 W7 U" c/ k
CASFO -- Civil Aviation Security Office 1 ~9 i5 C3 A1 j) v
CAT -- Category + n% p( H6 u l8 N+ R: U0 U5 l
CAT -- Clear -- Air Turbulence
+ ^$ l, K% h$ R( wCAU -- Crypto Ancillary Unit : ~+ O* Y1 K7 r1 ~; v5 a7 h2 z
CBI -- Computer Based Instruction
& A$ w4 z5 p1 ^" R+ T% B( U' dCCC -- Communications Command Center / h9 A! ^% g9 s) Q3 U7 H7 R I z
CCCC -- Staff Communications & K1 m& L0 n+ M" f. i
CCCH -- Central Computer Complex Host & E/ w# \* n: {: r
CC&O -- Customer Cost and Obligation
' C( F% |& H$ A4 PCCSD -- Command Communications Service Designator
3 z; F5 S5 P2 |. k& X% [! @2 dCCS7-- NI -- Communication Channel Signal-7 -- Network Interconnect
; D5 L0 x! s! L- y B6 c# eCCU -- Central Control Unit
+ K* o5 P! A+ i- y- X- H' U' | mCD -- Common Digitizer
: t9 Y$ Q. [8 U# BCDR -- Cost Detail Report 9 S5 h9 f2 l8 D+ Y7 j
CDT -- Controlled Departure Time
8 m8 n& Y0 h6 A4 B A0 ]3 w+ `CDTI -- Cockpit Display of Traffic Information 6 J# W4 n9 t( W
CENTX -- Central Telephone Exchange , l: Z; U' Y* H$ ^4 Y# m, }- c0 V
CEP -- Capacity Enhancement Program , G$ l3 b; r, o5 u: Y
CEQ -- Council on Environmental Quality
( D+ a* G* l+ e; p) D' X/ |& i) a* fCERAP -- Central Radar Approach & ~5 k/ `" s( t% I7 c1 \ f; p
CFC -- Central Flow Control ! Z9 g- h+ X# J, y
CFCF -- Central Flow Control Facility $ Z8 m6 k! w# I# _; l1 Z, C8 Y
CFCS -- Central Flow Control Service
" @1 ^. a7 Y4 g* L! PCFR -- Code of Federal Regulations
7 J! \$ w; j- {: TCFWP -- Central Flow Weather Processor
+ c0 l5 a* S6 K" b [1 UCFWU -- Central Flow Weather Unit
' T- L8 U4 ^# R% ~# D) X) jCGAS -- Coast Guard Air Station
' j9 l9 U M: [CLC -- Course Line Computer
, O- q! U) K: s- kCLIN -- Contract Line Item
& _" {% H5 c) g4 iCLT -- Calculated Landing Time ) Q7 L% q* n2 c! `' @, @
CM -- Commercial Service Airport 8 h. {& m, V- w. f7 j. Z
CNMPS -- Canadian Minimum Navigation Performance Specification Airspace
$ t+ }3 f) _4 A: l3 xCNS -- Consolidated NOTAM System " H7 \, B* q+ B
CNSP -- Consolidated NOTAM System Processor
5 x/ ~( R3 V% z2 W! l6 ~5 iCO -- Central Office
+ M5 ^! k- g0 e, I! ]& z4 bCOE -- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
) q; V# y; t6 e- m3 mCOMCO -- Command Communications Outlet
% f8 o9 c. C6 u& k7 _. @' h# i; NCONUS -- Continental United States : ~! O- K' s8 P/ e4 k" Y7 w* R8 k
CORP -- Private Corporation other than ARINC or MITRE
- J" g( Q& M9 r6 v9 [9 XCPE -- Customer Premise Equipment
0 G$ r% u3 p6 J5 KCPMIS -- Consolidated Personnel Management Information System # K- y( s! z, ]4 @3 F
CRA -- Conflict Resolution Advisory # S+ ]) A' G6 V. {9 f- u% \ l5 X
CRDA -- Converging Runway Display Aid 8 O2 N! Q, @/ E4 m! ?* |
CRT -- Cathode Ray Tube
; ^1 L& B+ `$ M) L/ C8 K ?CSA -- Communications Service Authorization
0 J9 ?# x. z% G) |4 r. ZCSIS -- Centralized Storm Information System 9 q* E, w: t3 U( N& s! }: A
CSO -- Customer Service Office
" f, K9 m% n7 ]& {) }: o I$ ?) N9 XCSR -- Communications Service Request % m+ ]0 u v& g( }) ?
CSS -- Central Site System
' V$ s1 o0 E d9 e0 z! JC/S/S/N -- Capacity/Safety/Security/Noise
8 U( Y2 o" n0 ~. K; PCTA -- Controlled Time of Arrival 4 ]' W; S+ x8 G- F8 v5 c* ^; {1 M9 V: m
CTA -- Control Area
3 {1 d, r% ?& \" k' h7 R; eCTA/FIR -- Control Area/Flight Information Region
$ F# U. r, z1 T: o1 bCTAF -- Common Traffic Advisory Frequency
# s* }9 u0 b$ O2 u0 ^) p1 M5 y1 \' mCTAS -- Center -- Tracon Automation System
0 q5 b6 p! X1 o3 `2 A2 cCTMA -- Center Traffic Management Advisor 3 K5 |$ h2 c4 J$ e
CUPS -- Consolidated Uniform Payroll System
7 z+ L2 { P4 m2 t# a1 W0 |CVFR -- Controlled Visual Flight Rules * E8 ^4 Q6 [7 @/ W. I) t0 j
CVTS -- Compressed Video Transmission Service 3 _8 E" e' L- v, ^
CW -- Continuous Wave ; u$ N" T! S6 ?
CWSU -- Central Weather Service Unit
. K, @6 @! j" B8 hCWY -- Clearway ; v) U1 I# [: N' I& K
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4 [& C# ^% S9 T' j( mDA -- Direct Access $ e: u D5 }7 i5 Q' U
DA -- Decision Altitude/Decision Height 9 i2 i0 Z4 E- C
DA -- Descent Advisor 0 S: j, k) y. V
DABBS -- DITCO Automated Bulletin Board System
/ W2 f/ L* x2 h5 p1 P0 R9 ^3 zDAIR -- Direct Altitude and Identity Readout 4 D# r [! C2 S. Z9 }% z+ g# s
DAR -- Designated Agency Representative 2 z: d+ `5 r+ j+ G) a
DARC -- Direct Access Radar Channel 9 D4 y2 n/ M% b$ B+ y% Q5 M
dBA -- Decibels A-weighted
# X% l1 C' j4 DDBCRC -- Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission
" a1 S6 T! K; h8 F- ^DBE -- Disadvantaged Business Enterprise
$ J- ?% j+ m; i6 S% J* ?DBMS -- Data Base Management System
/ O2 u' T; b. E* u$ EDBRITE -- Digital Bright Radar Indicator Tower Equipment 2 V# R, t" A$ [$ z0 P6 b
DCA -- Defense Communications Agency
* W7 b A5 @; p7 v, t# }# W! F9 P+ ^$ [DCAA -- Dual Call, Automatic Answer Device / d6 W4 ^6 F N& [" W0 l
DCCU -- Data Communications Control Unit
* h" I0 f( H3 E& kDCE -- Data Communications Equipment
( b+ @- j$ Y5 YDDA -- Dedicated Digital Access % _& R) Z3 W2 ~3 J6 x+ P
DDD -- Direct Distance Dialing # |0 ?7 m8 W, P [% v
DDM -- Difference in Depth of Modulation 4 g# x1 d$ W+ j" t) R2 \2 w, J
DDS -- Digital Data Service 6 ?/ D* ~' K a7 v7 u/ w8 o# O$ Q: R0 N
DEA -- Drug Enforcement Agency ' w% Z# e+ [% ?% T) i0 Q. Z& l
DEDS -- Data Entry and Display System
$ H- k% [1 Y- c0 {- LDEIS -- Draft Environmental Impact Statement 7 |- s; |& W0 K. \. o
DEP -- Departure
* y5 E6 f3 I' K! m* z& J7 K1 cDEWIZ -- Distance Early Warning Identification Zone
3 B' a1 c% e* vDF -- Direction Finder - S: `1 _4 W( [2 O) Z; g$ y$ G/ a8 K
DFAX -- Digital Facsimile * k4 [2 t7 b8 J3 L8 d* g- J
DFI -- Direction Finding Indicator
1 ]5 \0 K# u6 A' T) WDGPS -- Differential Global Positioning Satellite (System) 3 z% p6 X* r% G3 n. _) L) f! n7 G
DH -- Decision Height ( V0 T& a7 n. Z5 n0 E+ P
DID -- Direct Inward Dial / D) T0 f$ L9 E! S! ?. q
DIP -- Drop and Insert Point
+ @1 V0 L( q( x' U! IDIRF -- Direction Finding
0 D: n0 {) y$ BDITCO -- Defense Information Technology Contracting Office Agency # j$ f; d* E' b
DME -- Distance Measuring Equipment * x* W% V0 I% a
DME/P -- Precision Distance Measuring Equipment
( r" ?- T: \% q; s- ~# t6 D. J# sDMN -- Data Multiplexing Network
. t# L# w: b/ x: s/ {1 F# CDNL -- Day-- Night Equivalent Sound Level (Also called Ldn) % b2 {: M. M3 Z+ l t
DOD -- Direct Outward Dial O& b( X: p+ c; A& U
DoD -- Department of Defense
1 L( k, c+ {2 a' }" Q' S' x# MDOI -- Department of Interior ' A) h8 I$ e4 M3 {8 V. N
DOS -- Department of State
4 d5 { F5 k9 VDOT -- Department of Transportation A# i2 C1 K* R; G7 [
DOTS -- Dynamic Ocean Tracking System
- u9 X$ O* B6 J+ s8 aDOTCC -- Department of Transportation Computer Center
% w: L, q; Q: ?8 f% FDSCS -- Digital Satellite Compression Service : t+ ^0 L# H/ e( n
DSUA -- Dynamic Special Use Airspace : o' k' Z# \" a+ ^1 V2 d) g
DTS -- Dedicated Transmission Service
* y* ]( f$ [( h8 kDUAT -- Direct User Access Terminal ) V8 B8 i; }7 n8 h8 w7 n
DVFR -- Defense Visual Flight Rules 5 G4 I0 R3 _6 }2 u
DVFR -- Day Visual Flight Rules
# W& i' ?0 t+ j- l' W5 O; S# M) tDVOR -- Doppler Very High Frequency Omni-- Directional Range
: `. I. }2 q% o0 _! pDYSIM -- Dynamic Simulator ) f* n- F1 m3 E, \" @5 [( \2 b
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E-MSAW -- En-Route Automated Minimum Safe Altitude Warning
# f$ q( u7 M t0 @3 P. Y% I. pEA -- Environmental Assessment + O p. j3 [& S0 ?" l$ G
EARTS -- En Route Automated Radar Tracking System 0 t6 @, M! r) J6 b( o$ P
ECOM -- En Route Communications 3 q7 a8 m0 C( ]! o" J2 `! p
ECVFP -- Expanded Charted Visual Flight Procedures ( o0 c4 @5 v) |& I9 @
EDCT -- Expedite Departure Path
3 f: S. k. q" Y. N0 F KEFAS -- En Route Flight Advisory Service
2 _: t1 X8 ^: { u1 dEFC -- Expect Further Clearance + {0 `. l4 o5 _
EFIS -- Electronic Flight Information Systems & T0 \8 X2 t9 l8 v6 U" H* Q- R; U# W" ^
EIAF -- Expanded Inward Access Features # f, z& N2 k' J, @6 D5 v
EIS -- Environmental Impact Statement
- h% O; ^1 y4 Q+ Z4 HELT -- Emergency Locator Transmitter
5 V0 y: z5 I+ {& \7 N. C7 w" DELWRT -- Electrowriter 1 ]; I. `) s0 ?; y, C- V0 z
EMAS -- Engineered Materials Arresting System
! ]0 u3 K' L9 s2 `# x1 dEMPS -- En Route Maintenance Processor System 5 p; f9 J) g4 Q- A1 ~6 S
EMS -- Environmental Management System ; T0 ^* ~4 K7 B: F2 T
ENAV -- En Route Navigational Aids 4 Y$ W4 _$ i9 \
EPA -- Environmental Protection Agency # y" t6 ^$ z- `, y
EPS -- Engineered Performance Standards
0 X c/ v8 F: ?" B+ W. m: j8 C8 @EOF -- Emergency Operating Facility 9 ^" Z" Y& [4 W; O% e
EPSS -- Enhanced Packet Switched Service
" f$ N5 e" t$ v- v, dERAD -- En Route Broadband Radar
. X3 B5 r7 l' ]' p" V* DESEC -- En Route Broadband Secondary Radar 8 i4 V! \' P T: R# p$ w7 g
ESP -- En Route Spacing Program
: g( I4 O5 y2 j4 Y, T% ?; SESYS -- En Route Equipment Systems
9 P4 h3 g7 t) g5 Z5 K+ oESF -- Extended Superframe Format 0 p, B1 O9 R1 O, k9 W
ETA -- Estimated Time of Arrival
) Q' h, d8 _! M' @ r! a* @ ~ETE -- Estimated Time En Route
* C$ M* X7 R9 f0 L0 OETG -- Enhanced Target Generator
/ }& t4 |9 Q& h) u1 HETMS -- Enhanced Traffic Management System
m( q- H) a) |, N9 lETN -- Electronic Telecommunications Network - @. `3 R E2 w. T' x$ V
EVAS -- Enhanced Vortex Advisory System ) c8 F8 c) t" F+ V) N5 S& J7 ^
EVCS -- Emergency Voice Communications System ( M, |5 ?2 q$ h6 _/ j# t7 b/ K' N3 }" O
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FAA -- Federal Aviation Administration
. i+ H N. C# z6 i$ gF&E -- Facility and Equipment 4 B+ d) S; G2 x) x
FAAAC -- FAA Aeronautical Center & `3 g+ \- D8 } @. C1 c, _
FAACIS -- FAA Communications Information System - c; }! W. y- f: V# i n
FAATC -- FAA Technical Center / L0 \5 @' i8 M( j
FAC -- Facility ; A# P# _( @5 v( |, n4 ~% F, q
FAF -- Final Approach Fix ( `. x6 c3 | i% h
FAP -- Final Approach Point 2 ^2 Z- D( U& \. E% h
FAPM -- FTS2000 Associate Program Manager ; j! I) ~7 J* t8 b1 l7 Y6 |; T3 c' M- M- _
FAR -- Federal Aviation Regulation 6 r$ S6 C& a8 I( g( e
FAATSAT -- FAA Telecommunications Satellite & `& U7 o% e( N7 V, o7 ^) ]
FAST -- Final Approach Spacing Tool 3 `3 V$ F: _4 O8 X8 b. d, V
FAX -- Facsimile Equipment % ~3 ^( e8 x& \7 D4 Q( O3 l+ F5 {2 U
FBO -- Fixed Base Operator
* x% z5 Y% v1 x' wFBS -- Fall Back Switch + C) [1 K2 B1 _8 a+ ~
FCC -- Federal Communications Commission 3 h& J: a O. I* o1 w
FCLT -- Freeze Calculated Landing Time 2 M" [+ B' P, U W' ?
FCOM -- FSS Radio Voice Communications
/ Q( i5 a1 g* R; M5 j6 C6 C, u7 _6 m; EFCPU -- Facility Central Processing Unit + S3 u2 B7 G9 C0 B* k; c& X1 t- s' F; V
FDAT -- Flight Data Entry and Printout (FDEP) and Flight Data Service
, }2 B1 Z$ O) J1 N7 m# rFDE -- Flight Data Entry
! B9 u" j, k' Y# R7 IFDEP -- Flight Data Entry and Printout " S+ M, F0 x3 F
FDIO -- Flight Data Input/Output
3 s9 H# w* X% R& j* sFDIOC -- Flight Data Input/Output Center
0 p8 W: t% O2 R, H- u: [FDIOR -- Flight Data Input/Output Remote ! h2 c0 C( S% z$ }" V( n0 M$ l; f
FDM -- Frequency Division Multiplexing 7 ~) d$ m+ j' k
FDP -- Flight Data Processing
0 a& j0 l2 ~' r1 s6 s! p# vFED -- Federal
/ g, y5 X& G7 q9 j7 u2 MFEIS -- Final Environmental Impact Statement
" p/ P7 D7 E0 kFEP -- Front End Processor 4 l: n- R/ I" t. x* n. b
FFAC -- From Facility
* ~; {8 ^: u& ^7 i6 Q, w/ ~- w& s1 ]8 D% ]FIFO -- Flight Inspection Field Office : A/ H6 v$ X$ e/ L# O
FIG -- Flight Inspection Group 4 V& k ?% h B4 n! P# {0 L
FINO -- Flight Inspection National Field Office # |0 w/ Y$ R$ t2 _% o; B
FIPS -- Federal Information Publication Standard
& B! N) ~. @! \4 h. N+ LFIR -- Flight Information Region 4 v9 n4 `6 F) m3 @$ J
FIRE -- Fire Station
" u) w, Q4 |& N7 |, Z0 x, {. M3 {FIRMR -- Federal Information Resource Management Regulation , F& \& e+ a( K2 U0 O
FL -- Flight Level 2 N0 O/ o) e; \- C/ P8 t
FLOWSIM -- Traffic Flow Planning Simulation % {6 E- i8 c$ r- C6 r& ]
FMA -- Final Monitor Aid 1 \/ x% J4 ], l( O5 o3 U& J2 G
FMF -- Facility Master File 0 X5 T0 O! Q- p$ W% m# z
FMIS -- FTS2000 Management Information System
. E, t3 x9 a3 R. a+ ~$ D! [FMS -- Flight management System ) b3 x1 |" ]: f- U$ F! u: m* P
FNMS -- FTS2000 Network Management System
* l; ~2 j W3 C5 J+ W5 LFOIA -- Freedom Of Information Act
# N; f) @! n( w" a+ Y r% uFONSI -- Finding of No Significant Impact S" k5 k0 p e
FP -- Flight Plan
& b: L; y( l9 nFRC -- Request Full Route Clearance
& {3 w8 @+ F) i& UFSAS -- Flight Service Automation System : r" [0 D% l8 O/ t- h9 E3 q+ y. ~
FSDO -- Flight Standards District Office
" W. W" a% h' ?& X OFSDPS -- Flight Service Data Processing System 0 x$ `3 f. B8 j! R3 l @3 W
FSEP -- Facility/Service/Equipment Profile
' c5 @$ v5 k Q7 CFSP -- Flight Strip Printer : [8 \; x* y# z0 b0 w1 G
FSPD -- Freeze Speed Parameter
7 p; L. ^! E- e0 VFSS -- Flight Service Station 4 J' M; m0 F( q" r _. n: u V
FSSA -- Flight Service Station Automated Service * u, [& J$ w" [/ [; T- B4 g
FSTS -- Federal Secure Telephone Service , c# {; a8 ~. `, P
FSYS -- Flight Service Station Equipment Systems
; U( t* Z+ F: B7 KFTS -- Federal Telecommunications System & H' p0 r, ]# h( U/ y
FTS2000 -- Federal Telecommunications System 2000
: M7 U0 m+ T) b( F4 G5 A' x: HFUS -- Functional Units or Systems ' j; f- Y$ \( m. V: M2 ^! H
FWCS -- Flight Watch Control Station 4 d$ ]/ S2 r0 {( I/ x) W! b7 L5 |5 c
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GAA -- General Aviation Activity " z% b$ }8 L) r1 E# l6 ?
GAAA -- General Aviation Activity and Avionics
9 z7 X! ~8 _9 A+ L( |9 c! RGADO -- General Aviation District Office
& G' D4 z$ d+ I" OGCA -- Ground Control Approach
/ I7 J$ u) a: X) ?% {GNAS -- General National Airspace System , i y" r+ }2 ?; o' J
GNSS -- Global Navigation Satellite System 3 Q& N9 e$ i& h' j) _4 k. o M' G
GOES -- Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite
% O# T. v8 y$ l* hGOESF -- GOES Feed Point 3 ]9 U8 r4 ]6 h4 W2 d; A0 s& P6 w4 l4 |
GOEST -- GOES Terminal Equipment * s. t5 v, I1 @) n. h6 |. n
GPRA -- Government Performance Results Act
5 L9 ]4 X- v2 C/ k2 p+ S5 A7 r) QGPS -- Global Positioning Satellite
$ C- a+ d1 J& i5 {GPWS -- Ground Proximity Warning System
8 |' h/ M( ~1 ?5 s( zGRADE -- Graphical Airspace Design Environment
' O: c# Y& z, o1 c* FGS -- Glide Slope Indicator
9 V3 h; }: D% s) m" xGSA -- General Services Administration
, z( p9 S; X3 M0 r$ p# Q$ KGSE -- Ground Support Equipment
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H -- Non-- Directional Radio Homing Beacon (NDB) ) n3 {6 @3 ]6 J, f3 @( C
HAA -- Height Above Airport
8 O6 }2 q9 }" e+ G! C+ t3 I* E% VHAL -- Height Above Landing ! _" K* y, ]# T
HARS -- High Altitude Route System / w, y+ P- e3 _! B! V
HAT -- Height Above Touchdown
; F, y4 Z. e* p6 xHAZMAT -- Hazardous Materials
) F! h, U7 l6 n8 r: C+ y1 LHCAP -- High Capacity Carriers % Y7 w& g! g' g1 a5 S
HLDC -- High Level Data Link Control
|" O$ @9 `. a" i7 g; V* G6 L) C0 YHDME -- NDB with Distance Measuring Equipment , z% E9 J) g I( X" _+ p% r5 a
HDQ -- FAA Headquarters / h$ G0 j6 g' }& {
HELI -- Heliport & F: I8 X2 Y8 N
HF -- High Frequency 8 N q5 x$ s9 Y5 Y
HH -- NDB, 2kw or More
* H O1 K0 g) q' V9 sHI-- EFAS -- High Altitude EFAS
/ t9 s j7 ]( `) u! h" `! o/ q+ gHOV -- High Occupancy Vehicle 3 n; R" q* e5 F# Y
HSI -- Horizontal Situation Indicators
$ R- X2 F- g3 a/ G) AHUD -- Housing and Urban Development 0 r. @7 j, i/ H, B3 ?6 H2 a
HWAS -- Hazardous In-- Flight Weather Advisory
; I5 g( |+ s9 q0 u* w& lHz -- HERTZ
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IA -- Indirect Access
* M$ w8 z o9 U; E0 h- IIAF -- Initial Approach Fix
" ?2 s u. J5 c$ yI/AFSS -- International AFSS
) h X, i" Q4 I1 n$ z) I( a/ dIAP -- Instrument Approach Procedures
0 j* @2 J; N: T; @ L* x% NIAPA -- Instrument Approach Procedures Automation & Q# R: p9 V( L \
IBM -- International Business Machines
. s1 D- r" [9 ~$ J- u$ Z2 KIBP -- International Boundary Point
9 Z# J2 Y2 ]6 F4 [) n% ~IBR -- Intermediate Bit Rate
0 S2 c( r) H; XICAO -- International Civil Aviation Organization 5 l$ r, Z& }* ^2 J, y
ICSS -- International Communications Switching Systems w! o4 p# E P" Z+ ]+ @; Z
IDAT -- Interfacility Data
/ v4 @- ^! \6 X/ K- |IF -- Intermediate Fix
" [& x, z1 F( U5 U* E, fIFCP -- Interfacility Communications Processor - T, b) D- A$ p
IFDS -- Interfacility Data System
- Q+ L6 z- b. \- U$ V2 bIFEA -- In-- Flight Emergency Assistance
/ B5 n. T$ ]( m# I+ XIFO -- International Field Office 9 ~7 ?. K G5 r0 E3 Y2 M; K4 p- w
IFR -- Instrument Flight Rules
8 A% X$ P' P9 Q/ mIFSS -- International Flight Service Station
* i) u5 f7 J+ P. a0 G) Q( BILS -- Instrument Landing System
: R, O$ M+ e( bIM -- Inner Marker ! J1 Q1 V* @ t& M& H9 b3 F
IMC -- Instrument Meteorological Conditions # S1 B1 c) L( b$ X T4 X) e
INM -- Integrated Noise Model
7 r2 D. s* ?8 bINS -- Inertial Navigation System
( A. t( ^* [) `# |5 Y/ N3 ]IRMP -- Information Resources Management Plan 8 q/ u* W( U$ ?& _ M O0 |. x
ISDN -- Integrated Services Digital Network
8 Z7 S2 ?2 T$ k" D2 }6 n. @6 @ISMLS -- Interim Standard Microwave Landing System
- @! ]: M& b. @8 c4 ?ITI -- Interactive Terminal Interface
/ W K8 b% b1 u2 gIVRS -- Interim Voice Response System 8 }6 a8 O$ G! D) e# ?! r& `
IW -- Inside Wiring / P4 r) r/ s7 Q/ \0 `% r
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Kbps -- Kilobits Per Second
* I, K+ q1 Z- @. PKhz -- Kilohertz # B/ r4 o2 v! n$ R- C' Y; B* n
KVDT -- Keyboard Video Display Terminal 8 M6 E4 D' @" u. @) U7 g2 V5 S
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LAA -- Local Airport Advisory 2 x% I* h7 f% ?7 {0 |- W
LAAS -- Low Altitude Alert System ! r, m; j+ }. G" K( I
LABS -- Leased A B Service " Y' y0 M$ _- ?: `; E
LABSC -- LABS GS-- 200 Computer 8 B0 R9 g: }) D1 f& X! Z8 w u
LABSR -- LABS Remote Equipment
# K7 V+ o3 ~" r$ I( iLABSW -- LABS Switch System
. R# A6 j! f. n" b2 ^LAHSO -- Land and Hold Short Operation + F U, c. B9 `' n" V: ]1 ]
LAN -- Local Area Network 5 @- O2 F: ?2 s9 C
LATA -- Local Access and Transport Area + b4 U7 Q$ U! N) ]7 ?
LAWRS -- Limited Aviation Weather Reporting System - a# s6 _8 G) G4 U0 [5 A; C
LCF -- Local Control Facility
& n' L( g! S6 ELCN -- Local Communications Network
3 r3 ~9 a1 |( Q9 ULDA -- Localizer Directional Aid
( {) ~1 P3 _: S% s0 L( D' oLDA -- Landing Directional Aid
* C, N; U/ v9 v0 t* O: l1 {( m+ SLDIN -- Lead-- in Lights ) G( r) I6 F$ ~# P
LEC -- Local Exchange Carrier
+ b4 J( G+ ]: _* ]' t" xLF -- Low Frequency ' E8 |% ?$ d3 U1 Y x
LINCS -- Leased Interfacility NAS Communications System & b2 }. D/ s0 Z! d8 [; g, `3 i
LIS -- Logistics and Inventory System |. u7 g3 a Y, h6 T4 b
LLWAS -- Low Level Wind Shear Alert System # _) \1 I# |! ~* q& [$ B' a9 i
LM/MS -- Low/Medium Frequency 1 d2 h+ s& ?* {- ], f+ [
LMM -- Locator Middle Marker 9 ]. W# y# ]6 R5 p
LMS -- LORAN Monitor Site
; F1 ]" a( L' f0 }3 o2 DLOC -- Localizer 3 I; m4 a( b, N. M- n& e! d7 G+ G* U
LOCID -- Location Identifier 0 H+ G. v a( e
LOI -- Letter of Intent
5 I! J {$ W1 Q. f) D2 k: v0 e# e( fLOM -- Compass Locator at Outer Marker * R/ l4 B" `; m$ {
LORAN -- Long Range Aid to Navigation
% l1 V1 c: P: w( i. b$ w8 O. wLPV -- Lateral Precision Performance with Vertical Guidance ! n% F+ k' {& A8 c7 ]$ e- Z* M
LRCO -- Limited Remote Communications Outlet 6 B/ ]5 u9 c- Z2 b
LRNAV -- Long Range Navigation
9 [+ }: w% r% V* O0 z" ~0 SLRR -- Long Range Radar : e$ N* z: v; s4 n
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; k8 ~0 X+ [+ k, n- \% @MAA -- Maximum Authorized Altitude 2 t5 B" _& E1 l2 n, j4 ?
MALS -- Medium Intensity Approach Lighting System
! a0 }9 `1 Y) `6 {4 l6 x6 r: W4 GMALSF -- MALS with Sequenced Flashers : E& `1 [) s3 X
MALSR -- MALS with Runway Alignment Indicator Lights
! Y9 ^) g, M, ]4 zMAP -- Maintenance Automation Program
) q. k8 N8 t! z9 J; k- R IMAP -- Military Airport Program
& l$ o; ^1 y) K/ ?3 ^MAP -- Missed Approach Point
- H( \4 M5 S8 @/ N8 bMAP -- Modified Access Pricing
' K( v6 u1 F+ Y+ Z4 i* Z, UMbps -- Megabits Per Second
1 v) F' ~" m, t. dMCA -- Minimum Crossing Altitude
0 X. Z0 A$ V+ _! ?MCAS -- Marine Corps Air Station 4 a9 R# m: Q4 {2 H! V6 S6 q
MCC -- Maintenance Control Center * g9 h# I- G1 I; u$ _; V; r. M( \
MCL -- Middle Compass Locater
: i+ @2 T4 g9 ]4 rMCS -- Maintenance and Control System
2 v& |& d7 T9 y: R3 n$ _MDA -- Minimum Descent Altitude I6 D; w6 v+ l
MDT -- Maintenance Data Terminal 6 ?: o+ f9 u! g+ H
MEA -- Minimum En Route Altitude
, W2 @" k( S3 o5 h: f' ^% tMETI -- Meteorological Information 2 |. R% l: W' M" B/ s1 D2 h: b
MF -- Middle Frequency * I& {) J3 k) P* N" [! g+ o
MFJ -- Modified Final Judgment 7 ^/ ?% a9 B* |1 K; m5 r1 L1 l: X
MFT -- Meter Fix Crossing Time/Slot Time . }, c) t- d: n9 L2 t
MHA -- Minimum Holding Altitude l$ Y* V( n" S, k6 u) [2 Y
Mhg -- MegHERTZ
; Z% P/ J( t9 u* o# p- L% XMIA -- Minimum IFR Altitudes
4 }8 f' O: a7 L& jMIDO -- Manufacturing Inspection District Office 6 ?' {1 |0 Z0 h& f
MIS -- Meteorological Impact Statement
; `8 y- ~* c1 _ E7 [, UMISC -- Miscellaneous , r2 o3 S* Q# ?& \7 d1 b
MISO -- Manufacturing Inspection Satellite Office
. K( d1 N+ L8 |2 y/ g0 W3 M2 t$ JMIT -- Miles In Trail ! x& `+ w: ^7 G
MITRE -- Mitre Corporation , s* d3 ]* k" S
MLS -- Microwave Landing System 0 W* d) s& u# g3 H* w) c# o9 L
MM -- Middle Marker ( X2 e% u5 G, P; R
MMC -- Maintenance Monitoring Console 3 F: S# }# D$ W$ C9 m% ]; |
MMS -- Maintenance Monitoring System
% A( D8 N4 _* M, Y1 ^MNPS -- Minimum Navigation Performance Specification
! o1 n& D' W# J$ WMNPSA -- Minimum Navigation Performance Specifications Airspace $ r# X1 {/ G- X D7 F1 _
MOA -- Memorandum of Agreement % f, q- o) n S3 w
MOA -- Military Operations Area ! G, j( ?, g' D! C3 x; z Z
MOCA -- Minimum Obstruction Clearance Altitude : e% W% c2 [4 U/ W* O7 U
MODE C -- Altitude-- Encoded Beacon Reply 6 V. I+ ~" t$ f5 G0 c
MODE C -- Altitude Reporting Mode of Secondary Radar
1 u+ t5 F/ C6 o$ fMODE S -- Mode Select Beacon System & z7 `! ] V5 _2 S; U1 o: s4 Z
MOU -- Memorandum of Understanding
0 {! @1 p! \: e; e4 QMPO -- Metropolitan Planning Organization 6 A ]2 I- y. Z# W4 Z5 M
MPS -- Maintenance Processor Subsystem (OR) Master Plan Supplement
- Y0 X& M @2 hMRA -- Minimum Reception Altitude / |6 I, l) A" l' p3 j, H
MRC -- Monthly Recurring Charge
8 m" r0 r0 E7 u7 g L2 c PMSA -- Minimum Safe Altitude # P; ]6 h% C' y( H9 `" X
MSAW -- Minimum Safe Altitude Warning
: @- b+ I6 Z7 Z* zMSL -- Mean Sea Level
. n4 k! H, u0 `6 p& S' bMSN -- Message Switching Network
4 b' {! X% W8 q5 t. B2 HMTCS -- Modular Terminal Communications System
1 V) X, x. \$ T, v3 ~, d/ HMTI -- Moving Target Indicator
- `. `' b/ X9 h- |" y9 [. q+ hMUX -- Multiplexor " o; J8 k9 n6 X% ^; f: [) F
MVA -- Minimum Vectoring Altitude
8 j! e+ a' Q8 W& ^& kMVFR -- Marginal Visual Flight Rules . ~# D" Y& {9 ]& _2 f- o# o) w
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" J0 n& N, L- s; N% N3 _NAAQS -- National Ambient Air Quality Standards 8 P- _* u9 Z: z) `: R8 x
NADA -- NADIN Concentrator / Z4 o( ?4 n# h+ c* l
NADIN -- National Airspace Data Interchange Network 5 H, f W; T+ k7 ]- ~
NADSW -- NADIN Switches ! j' ~1 C/ S/ p9 y7 w, l
NAILS -- National Airspace Integrated Logistics Support
; W: d/ y, N. t1 G# |) hNAMS -- NADIN IA 6 H7 Z% Z; l8 u$ n7 c: k# T
NAPRS -- National Airspace Performance Reporting System 3 O h: }% {( X+ }2 I8 u1 t
NAS -- National Airspace System or Naval Air Station 3 s$ T! |+ A' E- G1 F; v7 U. F
NASDC -- National Aviation Safety Data
_) v8 j1 C& Q8 x8 d9 |8 F" W+ kNASP -- National Airspace System Plan
3 p9 g( L( x- ?9 yNASPAC -- National Airspace System Performance Analysis Capability
2 S' I. l' u: v: ANATCO -- National Communications Switching Center
2 j: h5 e$ H4 u7 M) ^NAVAID -- Navigation Aid ; l2 e! b# U+ `' X. A4 _
NAVMN -- Navigation Monitor and Control
6 H# j7 @2 @$ z ~NAWAU -- National Aviation Weather Advisory Unit
: p0 d' Q5 O' ^: s. C$ f' Z2 A8 nNAWPF -- National Aviation Weather Processing Facility
0 ] F# y. x/ `7 p: iNCAR -- National Center for Atmospheric Research; Boulder, CO 8 N Q3 E1 p4 I9 {7 n
NCF -- National Control Facility 3 n. k+ q& H/ K1 p1 O+ Z+ a: D
NCIU -- NEXRAD Communications Interface Unit 7 [ v' N, R- T( }6 G
NCP -- Noise Compatibility Program 8 a$ W6 F9 J5 ^
NCS -- National Communications System
3 z0 Q! A R5 n( {. C. eNDB -- Non-- Directional Radio Homing Beacon + ]7 B, A9 H" T
NDNB -- NADIN II 6 d" ^2 r8 d7 F
NEM -- Noise Exposure Map
: L, z9 [/ y( {# ~' j e$ ^NEPA -- National Environmental Policy Act
& ~' {# k% |* j4 f1 O$ ZNEXRAD -- Next Generation Weather Radar
# ^$ `4 \% H' c- @; K& |$ E- fNFAX -- National Facsimile Service / C) M. k' v+ S( w% e- s7 P5 G
NFDC -- National Flight Data Center 2 v: I7 {+ }1 u/ B9 y" w
NFIS -- NAS Facilities Information System
+ J" m1 j8 _! l) A0 ^NI -- Network Interface 6 e+ @+ I4 p$ t. \3 y' e2 v: x
NICS -- National Interfacility Communications System ! s& L& g2 t! `+ n! v! {% n
NPE -- Non-primary Airport Entitlement
, Q. u& d) K; w0 INPIAS -- National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems ( {: `% q0 j* {! B% ~# e" z
NM -- Nautical Mile
% _. x3 C. Y" @) [/ @8 Y& }- WNMAC -- Near Mid Air Collision
+ U$ p3 Y6 b) ^ INMC -- National Meteorological Center + `0 J( y- P+ w7 W' t$ `
NMCE -- Network Monitoring and Control Equipment - L5 U' ]( S5 W. F' N
NMCS -- Network Monitoring and Control System
! Z5 i& M5 ?4 H- i; E9 G" Z+ ONOAA -- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration , k0 I! _: K' |/ J) V, j; i
NOC -- Notice Of Completion
0 w$ d8 J) m& b3 A9 p, pNOTAM -- Notice to Airmen 1 B+ m, H4 ^0 f
NPDES -- National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
, p5 ?- m a& H' k0 D9 x! z) g* ANPIAS -- National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems
- N' U/ o6 j! J! I8 vNRC -- Non-- Recurring Charge V6 J! h8 W( X' H
NRCS -- National Radio Communications Systems ! E9 o) h0 P6 l1 }! F
NSAP -- National Service Assurance Plan 2 R! O9 O8 X! y+ g6 c; |
NSRCATN -- National Strategy to Reduce Congestion on America's Transportation Network
: k1 b- L& O3 M A. K$ uNSSFC -- National Severe Storms Forecast Center
) C! c" T3 c, }2 r4 ?; O! R- TNSSL -- National Severe Storms Laboratory; Norman, OK
2 B6 b+ N6 N2 D9 |! {/ NNTAP -- Notices To Airmen Publication
8 }& f5 {6 m! [* C7 ~$ INTP -- National Transportation Policy ) e5 V2 ^" x* t
NTSB -- National Transportation Safety Board
* C$ }0 i% ~- }; K: }, \, HNTZ -- No Transgression Zone
! e% s' W( Z7 S8 U' L* wNWS -- National Weather Service
6 R- u7 x! }! ?$ ^4 _" ANWSR -- NWS Weather Excluding NXRD
9 f2 ?9 u5 C* K" fNSWRH -- NWS Regional Headquarters
. d7 T+ c' x9 a0 b1 F6 oNXRD -- Advanced Weather Radar System
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OAG -- Official Airline Guide
, E4 H3 d* L* J5 @3 Y1 N: EOALT -- Operational Acceptable Level of Traffic
& @) ~+ I* O4 kOAW -- Off-- airway Weather Station
, k+ r* H; P' H( CODAL -- Omnidirectional Approach Lighting System
* ?9 K0 D+ o5 I3 t: V6 R' p# |4 OODAPS -- Oceanic Display and Processing Station ( e+ ?* X% I6 U# K
OEP -- Operational Evolution Plan / Partnership
7 |; [4 r6 J" A9 Q6 {+ x$ [OFA -- Object Free Area 5 Y4 h3 V* Q: D! k6 Q9 u0 G. X
OFDPS -- Offshore Flight Data Processing System
$ v0 L* h# j0 n5 N1 o \OFT -- Outer Fix Time 4 U) t2 [0 G) m4 [' D: }, y5 W
OFZ -- Obstacle Free Zone
2 _/ S" H; y8 B/ DOM -- Outer Marker ( i3 n" z2 `& g
OMB -- Office of Management and Budget # j) f4 V+ O: V. R) B/ `. T
ONER -- Oceanic Navigational Error Report ' ?6 v1 x1 t, ?
OPLT -- Operational Acceptable Level of Traffic
' Y' W. ^. p5 G; n0 G7 ]OPSW -- Operational Switch 6 }) B. A7 U2 |
OPX -- Off Premises Exchange 4 l3 R- F( b# i4 c/ O/ q% B
ORD -- Operational Readiness Demonstration
' _) u7 a9 o2 |OTR -- Oceanic Transition Route . G" p: S" ]4 j( U* n" B' z4 H: r
OTS -- Organized Track System
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PAD -- Packet Assembler/Disassembler ; y0 E7 H' r: ]1 [" u+ w
PAM -- Peripheral Adapter Module , q! r: M1 i6 L$ }4 N$ K
PAPI -- Precision Approach Path Indicator / ~" o8 y9 B6 h6 p5 k) ? [2 C
PAR -- Precision Approach Radar ) `0 m# ~9 t# C1 r W! Y$ B
PAR -- Preferential Arrival Route ) J2 U/ k' l# S0 t6 @( y
PATWAS -- Pilots Automatic Telephone Weather Answering Service 0 G9 O6 o! ]' Q U) T7 d! E8 N) ^9 D
PBCT -- Proposed Boundary Crossing Time 6 w) G- c3 ^5 y( G
PBRF -- Pilot Briefing
: L1 X- a' p$ e$ {* q7 B4 ]PBX -- Private Branch Exchange + X0 @& m& M4 Q
PCA -- Positive Control Airspace ! C5 E h' o( k, s' I
PCM -- Pulse Code Modulation 4 O( _# u9 Q# s. k4 |
PDAR -- Preferential Arrival And Departure Route
2 I% U* ^- j) Q% EPDC -- Pre-- Departure Clearance 3 m! C Z* ^, g0 d
PDC -- Program Designator Code ' }9 r& L0 S4 A0 G* S
PDR -- Preferential Departure Route & V# t. L; ~, q1 I0 f- k
PDN -- Public Data Network " ?" T4 V P& i3 ]6 I, ~; n/ f
PFC -- Passenger Facility Charge
2 C9 l% @3 N1 i. ^, Q" Y6 N* bPGP -- Planning Grant Program % J# `- o& f) a0 \7 N
PIC -- Principal Interexchange Carrier + G4 N0 O$ E# B3 @
PIDP -- Programmable Indicator Data Processor
Q: p' A. J" Z+ x4 H1 N( PPIREP -- Pilot Weather Report 4 y8 _! G6 b% p# T+ u ~* @
PMS -- Program Management System 2 n8 K) D# j" `: X0 N
POLIC -- Police Station
* D+ X1 B; s" ^( c& _POP -- Point Of Presence
8 h( i) Q1 J/ ]. R+ WPOT -- Point Of Termination / N( P, P; ^5 U
PPIMS -- Personal Property Information Management System ( g9 n6 }0 L* X) o
PR -- Primary Commercial Service Airport 8 N$ f, j8 R$ J7 c
PRI -- Primary Rate Interface
$ r [8 i: w( {) LPRM -- Precision Runway Monitor O1 g, v2 }/ N9 _9 V1 c# Y
PSDN -- Public Switched Data Network
: ^1 j$ @* u2 Q1 oPSN -- Packet Switched Network
4 a. V( W/ }6 v6 hPSS -- Packet Switched Service / d+ ]# j5 `! O$ W& Q
PSTN -- Public Switched Telephone Network
- n0 p" y8 g+ b$ n$ S* VPTC -- Presumed-to-Conform + a" C. R$ M- L0 A( z4 V( Q' |
PUB -- Publication
! a! O" I6 a) j3 [PUP -- Principal User Processor
! z& P, J _ h$ v. R2 z! _PVC -- Permanent Virtual Circuit
& f6 K( L6 [2 R9 s( _ n, n! UPVD -- Plan View Display
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RAIL -- Runway Alignment Indicator Lights : A) z1 d4 f& b9 Y& u
RAPCO -- Radar Approach Control (USAF)
$ N! R/ V- `) b, \6 MRAPCON -- Radar Approach Control (FAA) 1 T4 A. Q9 i$ Z, x5 H! |. g
RATCC -- Radar Air Traffic Control Center
# l6 e' h: R: rRATCF -- Radar Air Traffic Control Facility (USN) $ @' [) e9 w* `
RBC -- Rotating Beam Ceilometer $ z- C! A6 o* U) }- D9 G4 _
RBDPE -- Radar Beacon Data Processing Equipment
( J, \0 x( j% o# U2 |3 hRBSS -- Radar Bomb Scoring Squadron
0 E4 `5 W# {# I, |! s( ^3 gRCAG -- Remote Communications Air/Ground
3 H5 h' Y- D, b2 H8 c# ?RCC -- Rescue Coordination Center 3 Q# L# ?0 q% T; V0 s! P. |
RCF -- Remote Communication Facility ' {( Z+ g }+ R5 ^
RCCC -- Regional Communications Control Centers
( F4 ]" V7 A* d& j- L( g: p1 WRCIU -- Remote Control Interface Unit
5 P/ Y: M" Z* w, R& M0 h" g- MRCL -- Radio Communications Link
0 O; r1 _2 |" L% M; ~3 w5 XRCLR -- RCL Repeater 9 w% \, q4 ^5 Y
RCLT -- RCL Terminal
# k' q5 z. I: j4 xRCO -- Remote Communications Outlet
3 I5 ]5 L$ s9 GRCU -- Remote Control Unit
. S+ b3 P1 V& `RDAT -- Digitized Radar Data ) K; b% k) q! b6 O! D2 W
RDP -- Radar Data Processing
% [2 p! b+ [# N7 z( \RDSIM -- Runway Delay Simulation Model
4 C1 G ]* C. J# F+ EREIL -- Runway End Identification Lights 7 O; t: [- C" n4 U' ^
RF -- Radio Frequency
) |3 R0 s& V) t% O# w6 K' P4 tRL -- General Aviation Reliever Airport
- _- z3 _0 ~) u g7 q! n* wRMCC -- Remote Monitor Control Center / o3 }, q5 S# F& F
RMCF -- Remote Monitor Control Facility
: z+ L# I' ~( x6 M& E# C: w) aRML -- Radio Microwave Link 3 W' F) G; L) g: D
RMLR -- RML Repeater 2 H8 }2 m: W. o, L$ I# X
RMLT -- RML Terminal
* |5 q7 |3 u; t, \& rRMM -- Remote Maintenance Monitoring
0 V5 g0 c6 g! {9 i uRMMS -- Remote Maintenance Monitoring System
( n: S6 W! Y2 ^# hRMS -- Remote Monitoring Subsystem : g' f# h: u. ?4 d ]3 a; }
RMSC -- Remote Monitoring Subsystem Concentrator 5 H4 \+ b1 q. X0 U/ `
RNAV -- Area Navigation
& V o. t; ?# v4 ?% TRNP -- Required Navigation Performance
0 x: {% |# C& ]- C) k! DROD -- Record of Decision
( f4 ~2 e, F( `ROSA -- Report of Service Activity
! m% Q" v* J6 l0 A' k9 nROT -- Runway Occupancy Time * h0 a8 D8 T* ?
RP -- Restoration Priority
3 @" {& Z3 M. i% X. m4 c' C+ ~RPC -- Restoration Priority Code 0 i7 \& X. M) M" X* T0 \5 G9 I( t
RPG -- Radar Processing Group
+ q7 U# t% d* C: }2 p& h5 jRPZ -- Runway Protection Zone $ S/ }6 c. n: F- ]6 Y$ R2 s/ }
RRH -- Remote Reading Hygrothermometer
) x3 O0 n0 j* PRRHS -- Remote Reading Hydrometer 1 j& s. Q& c4 b! H
RRWDS -- Remote Radar Weather Display $ B3 ^% D( Z* I
RRWSS -- RWDS Sensor Site - f0 s4 S8 v' L* C
RSA -- Runway Safety Area$ c! j+ Z- _$ {: V
RSAT -- Runway Safety Action Team
p/ Z/ |: t9 p& g; g' n7 URSS -- Remote Speaking System $ M. ^9 C8 X; m
RT -- Remote Transmitter , X* ~3 ~- ^+ t8 x+ Y5 ? r
RT & BTL -- Radar Tracking And Beacon Tracking Level
; N5 {$ y' j) J7 W4 g1 kRTAD -- Remote Tower Alphanumerics Display / W6 `! P+ a. ?9 r* i7 F
RTCA -- Radio Technical Commission for Aeronautics
! V: c) G0 G* C& ORTP -- Regional Transportation Plan ; o, `* L5 o" v2 n5 Z! f
RTR -- Remote Transmitter/Receiver
6 @7 u1 ]7 N: s; u: |8 nRTRD -- Remote Tower Radar Display
! M4 g1 m& C/ [% \6 [: E/ tRVR -- Runway Visual Range 5 N( r, @8 `/ A: o* a& {
RW -- Runway
- R2 `0 U' ?- |) FRWDS -- Same as RRWDS
; c. G6 J ~! QRWP -- Real-time Weather Processor
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* c* w* C( ]1 ]S/S -- Sector Suite * h# z7 A& V5 J8 Z
SAC -- Strategic Air Command
! F3 }& r: ]! d* ?$ G5 GSAFI -- Semi Automatic Flight Inspection
$ `& U# P6 M% |$ |+ U& y: LSALS -- Short Approach Lighting System 2 c1 Y; M m4 K% E1 X) f
SATCOM -- Satellite Communications
: h5 c, s" h- h+ |' M- `SAWRS -- Supplementary Aviation Weather Reporting System
6 K: z3 b2 ], u. ]4 BSBGP -- State Block Grant Program 7 k, ? r* I* w2 s2 _ U: l
SCC -- System Command Center 7 }1 `) G% F$ ~
SCVTS -- Switched Compressed Video Telecommunications Service ; q8 ?. r: U) K) }; z
SDF -- Simplified Direction Finding / C- t( R8 |% y2 P
SDF -- Software Defined Network
: ?; C7 G: ^' d, pSDIS -- Switched Digital Integrated Service
1 k1 P( V! U. b$ X6 N5 Q# BSDP -- Service Delivery Point
) T- p; U3 a1 d. Q: v" KSDS -- Switched Data Service
9 o) i- ?* k" c% a' \SEL -- Single Event Level
: n2 E P9 f+ @2 ^0 ISELF -- Simplified Short Approach Lighting System With Sequenced Flashing Lights % S$ t9 V0 P3 W% d% R0 X* \; C$ w
SFAR-- 38 -- Special Federal Aviation Regulation 38 ! _1 {0 t# E% p* P3 G6 i, \
SHPO -- State Historic Preservation Officer
& X3 |" A$ v. _2 qSIC -- Service Initiation Charge ( C" ^1 n* U* p: A8 p
SID -- Station Identifier
- P1 B6 l! ^3 F" SSID -- Standard Instrument Departure 1 N7 e O! t4 ?
SIGMET -- Significant Meteorological Information # B X4 a1 [! N/ ?$ E0 P
SIMMOD -- Airport and Airspace Simulation Model
, D K3 b/ E# g9 {# FSIP -- State Implementation Plan
: g% U6 y: S& }3 K1 ?SM -- Statute Miles
* b! m" h3 Y4 xSMGC -- Surface Movement Guidance and Control
6 w6 T+ j$ o/ p1 b `SMPS -- Sector Maintenance Processor Subsystem . n+ @' l& O& h- z
SMS -- Safety Management System
Q/ _# M8 c2 v0 d y0 J/ sSMS -- Simulation Modeling System
/ }" p* c/ E7 f U$ FSNR -- Signal-- to-- Noise Ratio, also: S/N
% v8 ^7 I7 M# E* p* SSOC -- Service Oversight Center " E6 u4 [( y: [
SOAR -- System of Airports Reporting
! v. u& |- `3 I2 t: ESOIR -- Simultaneous Operations On Intersecting Runways & ^/ ?+ b/ h; \& a
SOIWR -- Simultaneous Operations on Intersecting Wet Runways ; x" ^6 _1 t) ?6 Y2 i
SRAP -- Sensor Receiver and Processor ) s: S! S# N$ O3 E4 K! O) Z
SSALF -- SSALS with Sequenced Flashers ( e' B: g7 V: z, ^: W2 E: M6 H
SSALR -- Simplified Short Approach Lighting System
8 k d B" I$ h: d% H6 A2 ?' bSSB -- Single Side Band # L; m( _; A" x( O
STAR -- Standard Terminal Arrival Route
4 v$ Z; }# T* X4 jSTD -- Standard
6 X# V; Q& E% T+ z. i' O$ ySTMUX -- Statistical Data Multiplexer ; F6 r7 a8 X$ x) K$ q3 g
STOL -- Short Takeoff and Landing
" C8 w" h( M2 J. ]. P$ _' OSURPIC -- Surface Picture $ S; p4 K' K+ l7 g! O* Z
SVCA -- Service A $ R9 n( Q8 W$ d4 Y* Y* M1 |. J6 R1 k$ G& H
SVCB -- Service B 6 O! l& o- |5 w1 M( K
SVCC -- Service C % m6 C# O- \- D, u6 F& y
SVCO -- Service O # f* e+ e" l) q& v* J; O$ q
SVFO -- Interphone Service F (A) 7 m2 H* B& M+ [+ `; h+ o, a$ U4 P
SVFB -- Interphone Service F (B)
) y" x/ B. c7 u9 p/ }. ?SVFC -- Interphone Service F (C) : G/ O" R1 P& l# o i! F4 t! l; h
SVFD -- Interphone Service F (D)
4 }9 p$ u- b6 G" M7 G4 sSVFR -- Special Visual Flight Rules
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TAAS -- Terminal Advance Automation System ' N' x6 M* q' F) X
TACAN -- Tactical Aircraft Control and Navigation ' g9 r+ d+ X+ d: ^8 m% [% G
TACR -- TACAN at VOR, TACAN only 6 {1 `5 s1 ?7 R& i" d( T' M
TAF -- Terminal Area Forecast ; a4 u( D P/ s6 R2 Z
TARS -- Terminal Automated Radar Service ; Z' j7 f& p5 L0 I9 i7 ~, e, W
TAS -- True Air Speed $ J$ q0 ]3 q, h6 A7 [
TATCA -- Terminal Air Traffic Control Automation
$ f, _0 g/ U2 j0 A1 N. ~, gTAVT -- Terminal Airspace Visualization Tool ) B! |9 l. V5 {( w- @
TCA -- Traffic Control Airport or Tower Control Airport U- r+ Y$ p2 g$ k `% z& p' K
TCA -- Terminal Control Area - O- i0 r5 _8 {. q, P3 j6 @; x& N; [
TCACCIS -- Transportation Coordinator Automated Command and Control Information System
5 w. k- }' |( c0 |TCAS -- Traffic Alert And Collision Avoidance System
5 }4 j$ t3 s, F* WTCC -- DOT Transportation Computer Center + O2 \" J" o; A5 m
TCCC -- Tower Control Computer Complex % \2 D- _. G; l" e% x
TCE -- Tone Control Equipment ! c" n+ r. K0 ]3 v' x( ~' l
TCLT -- Tentative Calculated Landing Time
3 b; C5 J! Q# P- T1 g$ d6 JTCO -- Telecommunications Certification Officer
; e: R% d2 i4 _6 x/ h. cTCOM -- Terminal Communications 9 e2 ~1 A1 N0 {4 N# i
TCS -- Tower Communications System
' h) x' C+ J8 v) a0 hTDLS -- Tower Data-Link Services
! b9 a o1 D0 ?. P+ N. a0 pTDMUX -- Time Division Data Multiplexer
- |3 v6 C6 H7 g+ N( _; ?' I/ @# ?TDWR -- Terminal Doppler Weather Radar / I: `; }* u0 R
TELCO -- Telephone Company , {6 C/ b; c8 D" E) \
TELMS -- Telecommunications Management System " }3 I% F1 _5 |; G/ _/ M
TERPS -- Terminal Instrument Procedures & l9 W% m# k" ?) n
TFAC -- To Facility
5 s7 o$ M9 t% nTH -- Threshold # y. U+ O- S. f$ j2 Y4 D. h
TIMS -- Telecommunications Information Management System
4 f8 |4 x0 O7 i0 B( VTIPS -- Terminal Information Processing System 6 i8 B0 O. @# i+ e, G
TL -- Taxilane . Z6 b( f& r8 `/ Q
TMA -- Traffic Management Advisor # r1 P: U/ v" K6 ?" B$ \
TMC -- Traffic Management Coordinator 2 ^9 Z1 r8 i; Q* U7 P" C
TMC/MC -- Traffic Management Coordinator/Military Coordinator 1 X6 N8 T3 @3 [7 _$ R, C% v
TMCC -- Terminal Information Processing System
1 f* {# G6 M2 qTMCC -- Traffic Management Computer Complex
( h, c. P% X" {$ ]TMF -- Traffic Management Facility ( [: p, s5 B- j' u; p
TML -- Television Microwave Link # ?! U! P2 f6 x3 {/ ~3 E
TMLI -- Television Microwave Link Indicator ( h2 x; R) E: x" f3 q9 [8 w" G1 _
TMLR -- Television Microwave Link Repeater
- h& `! x6 h7 G4 @# p2 v2 Y* xTMLT -- Television Microwave Link Terminal
; a6 m/ w( h* E# YTM&O -- Telecommunications Management and Operations
. \- x* M/ R( U3 V9 UTMP -- Traffic Management Processor
H+ Q5 W/ _9 bTMS -- Traffic Management System : }, ~8 Q! Z: H) ?: ?' N# j
TMSPS -- Traffic Management Specialists
5 c- c2 l1 O6 LTMU -- Traffic Management Unit
) ^: b3 x! b5 K: x/ q& @TODA -- Takeoff Distance Available
6 M/ \7 L$ ~" V. j. U# t8 B( QTOF -- Time Of Flight
" W3 T: I; J2 A( sTOFMS -- Time of Flight Mass Spectrometer * k1 \: A2 n1 G7 e, @+ q. S
TOPS -- Telecommunications Ordering and Pricing System (GSA software tool) , E. o! I" _8 n. d _0 j
TORA -- Take-off Run Available " `- d& ~8 o/ h3 Q% B$ |
TNAV -- Terminal Navigational Aids # W9 l$ W" |" {6 k% T v
TR -- Telecommunications Request
# G) o$ Z5 ^, w, i9 G0 _% xTRACAB -- Terminal Radar Approach Control in Tower Cab 3 j% k* w( z+ W6 b7 A( Q/ f
TRACON -- Terminal Radar Approach Control Facility 1 @, V1 l5 y7 a6 N: Y# _
TRAD -- Terminal Radar Service ) s' y+ U: h, h1 C# n
TRB -- Transportation Research Board
5 r6 Z9 `1 a% s2 H4 Z8 `TRNG -- Training + W* ]( U3 X1 b% C( i
TSA -- Taxiway Safety Area - i: V1 M6 ?/ X; [
TSEC -- Terminal Secondary Radar Service 7 N( b0 n4 _( |! i2 V" p; M' ^- E
TSP -- Telecommunications Service Priority # @0 E$ t( h& P, f f! Z2 v. \& T
TSR -- Telecommunications Service Request ( P2 G: E$ x' {% z
TSYS -- Terminal Equipment Systems
U, v$ @' [; |3 w( [8 X& t& S2 J9 GTTMA -- TRACON Traffic Management Advisor % ~. \- D% k6 r4 g& M& j* O
TTY -- Teletype
8 U3 K, o( T6 a$ iTVOR -- Terminal VHF Omnidirectional Range
, T* ^ [9 {+ DTW -- Taxiway
* R- C0 w9 {2 v2 |! A6 `( ?TWEB -- Transcribed Weather Broadcast
! A. x* k( b Z+ m2 @* z( f9 B, vTWR-- Tower (non-controlled)
. v! O4 T9 y: n5 X2 i, ^/ E, WTY -- Type (FAACIS) : g, w' v9 R" o
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UHF -- Ultra High Frequency
, z7 |. t, x% n( x2 a# W7 xURA -- Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970
1 V: a7 s" Y: d: S5 x' l: OUSAF -- United States Air Force 5 M8 r* { o2 V* `! x
USC -- United States Code ) D8 x; P: z+ y; Z- A
USOC -- Uniform Service Order Code N/ C9 O# e8 N/ _3 t
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VALE -- Voluntary Airport Low Emission x% [1 f/ S+ t( j5 U7 F
VASI -- Visual Approach Slope Indicator / s5 a- Z: G9 W8 a+ A/ T- r7 R
VDME -- VOR with Distance Measuring Equipment ' Y) w0 U% \# k4 _6 c% E
VF -- Voice Frequency # P/ l/ w! O; h" @$ ^
VFR -- Visual Flight Rules
0 I+ Q f9 m4 s4 a: o, eVHF -- Very High Frequency
/ u: v' s+ l' C- d- l& @5 z- ^' [VLF -- Very Low Frequency
" W. G( o4 ]* W/ O1 P$ GVMC -- Visual Meteorological Conditions
# }# k4 x" D: o. xVNAV -- Visual Navigational Aids
5 c6 a k3 `5 g3 U: EVNTSC -- Volpe National Transportation System Center
3 [& O! N/ o- O) Q3 D; x/ H2 O, mVON -- Virtual On-net 7 p* J% u/ G0 N. X, s
VOR -- VHF Omnidirectional Range
% ]& e) h; e# L9 L- PVOR/DME -- VHF Omnidirectional Range/Distance Measuring Equipment 9 p( s& ]0 z; e- y
VORTAC -- VOR collocated with TACAN 1 o9 ?. i/ D. f/ I' p2 c
VOT -- VOR Test Facility + |/ C" G& u0 F) P" [
VP/D -- Vehicle/Pedestrian Deviation
. U! ^- {2 p2 m) |1 hVRS -- Voice Recording System
; b4 B8 _' T; H. ~! CVSCS -- Voice Switching and Control System 1 [ w( E* ^/ ~
VTA -- Vertex Time of Arrival : S/ w0 ?" ?: l/ P
VTAC -- VOR collocated with TACAN
; R' W& f2 A9 v4 D% aVTOL -- Vertical Takeoff and Landing & ~8 [% s2 i% u) }- W
VTS -- Voice Telecommunications System
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WAN -- Wide Area Network # s6 V' m9 W' _6 W
WC -- Work Center - d, h0 |5 w7 W( G
WCP -- Weather Communications Processor 2 t! h9 e$ B) r3 o/ v. T
WECO -- Western Electric Company 6 N% `, F) ~6 u
WESCOM -- Western Electric Satellite Communications ) h$ M: L4 t2 z( C1 R
WMSC -- Weather Message Switching Center - ?4 u. e& D. e4 P
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WSO -- Weather Service Office . N3 F6 R" c% p G
WTHR -- "Weather" ; X9 W" f: m" s" A& y4 O
WX -- Weather : S8 V' K0 A9 ~4 {$ s
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