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Printer Friendly Email Page Glossary of Airport Acronyms+ R' v' J) f4 ]( m
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A/C -- Aircraft" D$ n; @# B K' j- e8 @
A/G -- Air to Ground
3 T: S3 t4 v1 }! i( u, BA/H -- Altitude/Height# o6 @' q! j4 o. Z$ A
AAC -- Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center; T4 X* d9 U# Q4 W3 f: J
AAF -- Army Air Field
9 r. \3 P( I1 ?$ \6 QAAI -- Arrival Aircraft Interval
0 X# I0 Y0 B2 p% q. b' g4 XAAP -- Advanced Automation Program1 [4 T0 J- w8 P Q( c6 B( D* L
AAR -- Airport Acceptance Rate" p% K2 J1 B, h2 l- ^ w7 v
ABDIS -- Automated Data Interchange System Service B
5 W' m/ [" y2 u rACAIS -- Air Carrier Activity Information System* S, s3 R2 J$ J$ D3 T. X& M
ACAS -- Aircraft Collision Avoidance System* _7 ?# g6 t- C: b
ACC -- Airports Consultants Council 0 o9 k& K& \" J' L% N8 n" N
ACC -- Area Control Center" R0 @: q% W& W8 D9 ^/ h0 D
ACCT -- Accounting Records
1 a2 R- K! r4 A# z$ N+ CACD -- Automatic Call Distributor
; U8 I* `% h- V: aACDO -- Air Carrier District Office
6 F* y3 j; S% H7 Z7 @; dACF -- Area Control Facility
9 l9 \- g& K$ P: N# qACFO -- Aircraft Certification Field Office
, E8 j+ \' h9 g5 F& Z" r$ g, `ACFT -- Aircraft
' D5 V, a1 B$ y8 r fACI-NA -- Airports Council International - North America
; [. p: k( ]) u3 pACID -- Aircraft Identification
: {- _5 S) G- f& H* ^ACIP -- Airport Capital Improvement Plan 4 d# |$ T2 H! ~
ACLS -- Automatic Carrier Landing System
- Y6 W: u. N/ U) |ACLT -- Actual Landing Time Calculated
D$ ~- [+ Q) D2 T( s% rACO -- Office of Airports Compliance and Field Operations- | W0 L" W9 H! o0 V1 ]/ S, x
ACO -- Aircraft Certification Office
1 ?, [9 h# q+ g- @ACRP -- Airport Cooperative Research Program * n, C" R2 W( o
ADA -- Air Defense Area
* R% ?7 R" |% n9 a2 c+ j: h5 h* O3 DADAP -- Airport Development Aid Program 4 N3 n! h6 t( j: O' }* d- x) D! W# a$ Q
ADAS -- AWOS Data Acquisition System
$ X/ {# T& ]; N& U& a, B( TADCCP -- Advanced Data Communications Control Procedure 1 ?. h' n) U& J( B* ^0 L, q
ADDA -- Administrative Data
. v4 M# ^6 E( u& _8 Q! T8 @ADF -- Automatic Direction Finding
) q1 K; o% L4 I5 z t5 f+ d( l" GADI -- Automatic De-Ice and Inhibitor $ ^6 Q: p; T! P' u( o0 @
ADIN -- AUTODIN Service
6 E$ o+ G) ?! {. d/ X. x- YADIZ -- Air Defense Identification Zone
9 u0 d" [; @6 T1 v" c. AADL -- Aeronautical Data-Link
' \3 [) u5 S E* V% ?+ M+ {ADLY -- Arrival Delay
' B. y' s L" L4 j% ZADO -- Airline Dispatch Office 5 X) `" {8 ?6 C4 G4 k
ADP -- Automated Data Processing
1 D) `1 u1 h6 ^; v) [$ k NADS -- Automatic Dependent Surveillance - u, ?% Q! O% K) c+ c
ADSIM -- Airfield Delay Simulation Model
$ [# y" B- G9 q8 d' g8 mADSY -- Administrative Equipment Systems
# }% W# E, d( k, u$ V! y. f( M: JADTN -- Administrative Data Transmission Network * h5 ^+ v; ^, m* c
ADTN2000 -- Administrative Data Transmission Network 2000 % S, c" C5 _; n" u; C
ADVO -- Administrative Voice + P; y) O( g* g" [, l
AEG -- Aircraft Evaluation Group
1 T4 n P' E6 r B( n( i% XAERA -- Automated En-Route Air Traffic Control - K2 R1 L9 R q) @) j8 L
AEX -- Automated Execution / _" }2 g; y, t5 m
AF -- Airway Facilities ) M, ?9 J/ ] k* r7 F$ ?" }
AFB -- Air Force Base % X6 B, Q% r- C; ], W0 v
AFIS -- Automated Flight Inspection System : Q% v) Z8 i- Y, R& m7 i: r
AFP -- Area Flight Plan $ n$ G0 X4 P; l/ \5 c$ Q& y
AFRES -- Air Force Reserve Station
3 y% r0 {& I" a. [7 x. `1 cAFS -- Airways Facilities Sector
+ `$ l" k" f6 r. P& |" ]AFSFO -- AFS Field Office . l6 @! b2 D0 F- G' S# k
AFSFU -- AFS Field Unit
! U5 k2 @; s; hAFSOU -- AFS Field Office Unit (Standard is AFSFOU)
/ }1 D- o# C" g* c& F$ q6 {AFSS -- Automated Flight Service Station - @% @, s3 J- `$ X! u+ k. G) B
AFTN -- Automated Fixed Telecommunications Network / Y7 c( Z1 p0 ?0 N. c `* B
AGL -- Above Ground Level 5 A( w( |4 o9 `' n$ h
AID -- Airport Information Desk 0 }* N: M; F) J
AIG -- Airbus Industries Group / Q! i$ J1 i" ?9 _% H
AIM -- Airman's Information Manual
# k8 X' v4 v5 L! j y f wAIP -- Airport Improvement Plan
& f* {) h. z1 `$ p( I8 eAIRMET -- Airmen's Meteorological Information
. c% I! F3 B/ I. i( bAIRNET -- Airport Network Simulation Model
6 w o7 {8 K& J0 w6 h* F& C6 qAIS -- Aeronautical Information Service & r7 e$ n; {' j5 e$ b
AIT -- Automated Information Transfer ; j* n0 z4 k: a6 i
ALP -- Airport Layout Plan 9 G+ u2 ^' c' N, a
ALS -- Approach Lighting System " m$ D6 P/ z# T5 ~8 ^
ALSF1 -- ALS with Sequenced Flashers I
9 f" f' E% z* N2 D0 T2 P& s) I# I1 aALSF2 -- ALS with Sequenced Flashers II
' S& }7 z1 g* a, B6 ^0 ?+ JALSIP -- Approach Lighting System Improvement Plan
5 P" o! [' M9 W: VALTRV -- Altitude Reservation ' l' k- D# `* X- e
AMASS -- Airport Movement Area Safety System # k/ J9 D/ r1 E' `+ E4 I9 o2 f
AMCC -- ACF/ARTCC Maintenance Control Center $ s6 i, [- ~* H% Y5 N4 }
AMOS -- Automated Meteorological Observation Station ' w( k+ ~( R# z# L9 e' k
AMP -- ARINC Message Processor (OR) Airport Master Plan ) {9 E# P5 B- d* y0 l6 W6 ^
AMVER -- Automated Mutual Assistance Vessel Rescue System
9 @( \' J2 ?/ k" w SANC -- Alternate Network Connectivity 3 }; V2 \% U Y5 K. \
ANCA -- Airport Noise and Capacity Act
! ]% U& M( Q' TANG -- Air National Guard ' {+ f6 {) w. h0 L- _0 z% Y+ s3 G
ANGB -- Air National Guard Base
8 F N2 l& Q) g+ l+ j% fANMS -- Automated Network Monitoring System
. ~9 b. T; X- @- t- L8 zANSI -- American National Standards Group G* m9 y( [& h, w" _
AOA -- Air Operations Area* h! D, l) X5 Z9 |1 O
AP -- Acquisition Plan
" L/ Y4 s" A: R& u3 [; w" oAPP -- Approach
/ y/ W; g5 E0 y, V" UAPS -- Airport Planning Standard & j4 b4 ^# N, S7 w& F
AQAFO -- Aeronautical Quality Assurance Field Office
& j- m- I" B2 ?& V# qARAC -- Army Radar Approach Control (AAF) ) Y: w: W+ b4 C. q- O: N( T
ARAC -- Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee
0 G3 H! z- L. W \( HARCTR -- FAA Aeronautical Center or Academy
" G: {9 }+ s' w, YARF -- Airport Reservation Function 6 M' d& t2 l: n1 z0 Z
ARFF -- Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting @9 b9 U5 C8 D5 O( |
ARINC -- Aeronautical Radio, Inc. ; x. j+ r8 G" f, y
ARLNO -- Airline Office
" v7 C5 q, J4 nARO -- Airport Reservation Office 4 ]: H( v8 t/ Y1 n
ARP -- Airport Reference Point ( E8 k3 I& V" [( B
ARSA -- Airport Service Radar Area
# M5 y9 _+ k8 ^6 I8 {- fARSR -- Air Route Surveillance Radar
4 P/ \2 M" Q' K8 k9 pARTCC -- Air Route Traffic Control Center % |( N& a8 k) q" Z9 j) x
ARTS -- Automated Radar Terminal System
3 z9 H) I3 m8 M& IASAS -- Aviation Safety Analysis System * F1 U) r: a$ A1 ~3 {3 Z7 W5 p
ASC -- AUTODIN Switching Center , v2 q; R8 p2 ^+ z# z/ V4 f( s
ASCP -- Aviation System Capacity Plan ! k5 V1 V/ ~$ \+ e/ r" K0 M
ASD -- Aircraft Situation Display
0 R) z# c% @: g' _ASDA -- Accelerate -- Stop Distance Available
# O" ?. x# @2 D4 ~3 H- _, c1 zASLAR -- Aircraft Surge Launch And Recovery
7 C" @- T" r% pASM -- Available Seat Mile 7 ?1 n. W. ~+ H1 v
ASP -- Arrival Sequencing Program
7 Z' e# B- W% y7 |+ ], I6 AASOS -- Automatic Surface Observation System 0 f/ I" @0 G' P9 b" e
ASQP -- Airline Service Quality Performance 4 Y$ x h9 S: m
ASR -- Airport Surveillance Radar
0 N! M, D* `5 A( {ASTA -- Airport Surface Traffic Automation
) v* y. ]" ]7 {0 ^1 P# BASV -- Airline Schedule Vendor
& k; m7 u7 `- a+ o% }. z. QAT -- Air Traffic {5 V' Q+ W. N! a
ATA -- Air Transport Association of America
" X1 L' T& F' T4 b$ vATAS -- Airspace and Traffic Advisory Service 5 |/ y0 u, {" x+ O* g3 z" z
ATCAA -- Air Traffic Control Assigned Airspace 0 Y, B3 `, r% i4 p4 i `
AT&T -- American Telephone and Telegraph
; y" q4 l' J4 B, m2 I: v& Q* HAT&T ASDC -- AT&T Agency Service Delivery Center
0 w5 r3 G4 c: V! U: AAT&T CSA -- AT&T Customer Support Associate
5 J! r) s O, X+ W! ~ATC -- Air Traffic Control ! F/ ^5 k3 R8 `! o" g" ]; C4 w
ATCBI -- Air Traffic Control Beacon Indicator
" F9 A) Z4 }$ \# k/ mATCCC -- Air Traffic Control Command Center
/ t4 G i6 j% J5 X1 QATCO -- Air Taxi Commercial Operator [+ h+ r9 U& R# ]
ATCRB -- Air Traffic Control Radar Beacon e6 x; ?" N. l! \6 b, ?
ATCRBS -- Air Traffic Control Radar Beacon System , G/ ~$ A8 f" w2 f& t0 r( u: G. x
ATCSCC -- Air Traffic Control Systems Command Center
1 t4 o3 N3 A1 H |9 ]# D+ Z2 z/ K" DATCT -- Airport Traffic Control Tower
f1 g# R. g4 z+ t* pATIS -- Automated Terminal Information Service
2 L+ a2 D* q' HATISR -- ATIS Recorder ) e; P8 e8 q3 [ H
ATM -- Air Traffic Management
7 @% e {. ?( F8 q dATM -- Asynchronous Transfer Mode & X9 P& S, v" e9 e* U
ATMS -- Advanced Traffic Management System 4 @$ t% f& `9 N4 G! X( z8 `# b
ATN -- Aeronautical Telecommunications Network
9 C* m& y3 O" w% R9 Q1 _& IATODN -- AUTODIN Terminal (FUS)
0 H" n8 }" k% ^( M: TATOVN -- AUOTVON (Facility) + N% n2 c4 |0 x; P1 \/ Q
ATOMS -- Air Traffic Operations Management System 6 j5 @- N( D* p, ?. f
ATS -- Air Traffic Service ; b J) P. T$ @
ATSCCP -- ATS Contingency Command Post
- Z* ?0 C4 m: [' Y/ hATTIS -- AT&T Information Systems 7 n2 a; K2 K8 R) |4 Z2 `# a
AUTODIN -- DoD Automatic Digital Network * y+ N& ]. j+ a/ O; ]- {
AUTOVON -- DoD Automatic Voice Network 5 e, f! f# ]/ q' Y9 f B
AVON -- AUTOVON Service
7 {1 l- O/ F1 {9 YAVN -- Aviation Standards National Field Office, Oklahoma City
9 ]0 a! L2 ]2 N3 g! O+ W* [; rAWIS -- Airport Weather Information
# Q. d \3 Q8 h" t9 z- WAWOS -- Automated Weather Observation System
$ n" l5 O; N9 v" jAWP -- Aviation Weather Processor
+ ]" z' H! `) R9 F N9 l" jAWPG -- Aviation Weather Products Generator ( e5 ^1 ?: n8 ~4 p1 n
AWS -- Air Weather Station
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BANS -- BRITE Alphanumeric System
7 U; J7 p' y: w6 H8 H/ p5 H* _2 t1 Z' TBART -- Billing Analysis Reporting Tool (GSA software tool)
3 i) ~$ [# B' Z; V3 l6 eBASIC -- Basic Contract Observing Station
) u9 _ w4 W0 a6 I MBASOP -- Military Base Operations
* }9 M9 [1 ~+ iBCA -- Benefit/Cost Analysis
- f" S) A y; L: }5 N, s9 eBCR -- Benefit/Cost Ratio
2 C$ Z1 Y# p; o1 XBDAT -- Digitized Beacon Data 1 ~. P% g* i) Z5 h2 o$ B- ]
BMP -- Best Management Practices % h% b) F0 ^2 A& D
BOC -- Bell Operating Company 5 a$ I* B9 u. A" Q3 X* T
bps -- bits per second j+ n& R( ~. N5 [" q7 }
BRI -- Basic Rate Interface
8 k1 w# z: P4 o3 B; Q! nBRITE -- Bright Radar Indicator Terminal Equipment b, v6 ^' h6 _0 v6 ^9 Z
BRL -- Building Restriction Line
. @, ?3 c4 [" `- JBUEC -- Back-- up Emergency Communications
. l/ \1 t! o0 l8 Q; nBUECE -- Back-- up Emergency Communications Equipment
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" |8 V( M2 [7 v0 Z- XCAA -- Civil Aviation Authority ; s- |, [$ o, s! s; b+ Y
CAA -- Clean Air Act
# J1 W3 x# b' _7 n X+ Y# A& O: d0 `9 [CAB -- Civil Aeronautics Board % m" N' S. M, K( f* d
CARF -- Central Altitude Reservation Facility
( Q( k$ S) G. UCASFO -- Civil Aviation Security Office ' ~6 T) W8 d+ N& V+ n
CAT -- Category
2 C% f9 @. f: _9 L6 i6 M4 x4 o/ kCAT -- Clear -- Air Turbulence 5 Q: r$ X$ U S( U; X, I. e8 z3 x; l; V
CAU -- Crypto Ancillary Unit : e, T& b. _, [+ M
CBI -- Computer Based Instruction
# b: i/ _+ c7 B! E( d: jCCC -- Communications Command Center
9 A1 k% b: J$ }- M! ^- PCCCC -- Staff Communications " J: C* a+ r2 n, l
CCCH -- Central Computer Complex Host u2 e7 u' P5 d, Q0 s' C
CC&O -- Customer Cost and Obligation * _' C+ ^. q+ V! d7 J$ B% F
CCSD -- Command Communications Service Designator
9 ^& F/ x* D$ `2 n! i; _CCS7-- NI -- Communication Channel Signal-7 -- Network Interconnect
`6 r% s8 L" pCCU -- Central Control Unit 5 k+ X/ D) q& c6 `! B
CD -- Common Digitizer & m: N1 b. Q# s, y
CDR -- Cost Detail Report
1 p0 } W- c" P3 D$ i5 gCDT -- Controlled Departure Time
/ R* J" j. Y+ ~) LCDTI -- Cockpit Display of Traffic Information
7 j% q4 L+ ?% uCENTX -- Central Telephone Exchange ) Q, x' J: A% S$ ]/ T( _
CEP -- Capacity Enhancement Program
5 E0 q* _$ a) K8 ?7 CCEQ -- Council on Environmental Quality
7 Q" C( K( G& ^2 S' G% T R- hCERAP -- Central Radar Approach
7 l. _. k: B2 l9 x/ d, M1 tCFC -- Central Flow Control
0 A/ c$ l+ [" L% @4 z& d, vCFCF -- Central Flow Control Facility
+ w8 P# X* M" }1 `CFCS -- Central Flow Control Service
5 F4 W4 X% x, K8 b" ICFR -- Code of Federal Regulations 0 ]7 K( N: g @
CFWP -- Central Flow Weather Processor
6 F0 ?) ] z1 i. }: yCFWU -- Central Flow Weather Unit
" o0 I& W1 t. ~CGAS -- Coast Guard Air Station
& T" u& r( Z5 T0 E( ^2 W; r. RCLC -- Course Line Computer , H2 R. p+ g2 ]) l! O
CLIN -- Contract Line Item T0 u( m+ n3 q/ w6 y3 d
CLT -- Calculated Landing Time # Z& `) a X; n* f' t' u
CM -- Commercial Service Airport / H, l s. R M* [
CNMPS -- Canadian Minimum Navigation Performance Specification Airspace * F1 ~0 E. H) K5 f% a2 p
CNS -- Consolidated NOTAM System
- \5 r' z9 d2 [CNSP -- Consolidated NOTAM System Processor ( Z7 K' ?; ^% x4 j! `) C/ n
CO -- Central Office $ F8 I# c1 j9 m
COE -- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
8 `- ?1 T+ @2 V# f4 JCOMCO -- Command Communications Outlet
& d/ `+ p O6 B. I3 eCONUS -- Continental United States
3 o8 H) a$ e6 a# ICORP -- Private Corporation other than ARINC or MITRE 7 y/ C9 j6 o7 y/ `
CPE -- Customer Premise Equipment
7 f1 h1 R: L0 q9 D, HCPMIS -- Consolidated Personnel Management Information System
% J5 V) @. q( T, ?; [/ kCRA -- Conflict Resolution Advisory - }4 c* |5 y0 e' o- m
CRDA -- Converging Runway Display Aid , b+ E4 e! i4 L' G) D3 ^3 A
CRT -- Cathode Ray Tube : \' Q* S* f9 B3 f" Z, u2 C
CSA -- Communications Service Authorization
4 l8 E* f( d4 n: O$ K1 z* m0 b7 kCSIS -- Centralized Storm Information System , k4 t; R0 c, k! l O
CSO -- Customer Service Office
% n0 ]7 Q5 e! O% p1 B+ d* ^CSR -- Communications Service Request
4 ]. Z9 F& U& ^. p. d2 ZCSS -- Central Site System
& T! G* U& x5 ~- WC/S/S/N -- Capacity/Safety/Security/Noise 2 n: G' r" h+ E
CTA -- Controlled Time of Arrival
: z2 t( w8 m3 f) ?. x- @( l# w* ]CTA -- Control Area ' E8 I0 w) \% b" }) ~
CTA/FIR -- Control Area/Flight Information Region * }+ `" \( Z6 G$ K
CTAF -- Common Traffic Advisory Frequency , P s" N2 Q% a8 B. |
CTAS -- Center -- Tracon Automation System 4 q8 \: [+ o. B! E4 _: i
CTMA -- Center Traffic Management Advisor
2 b6 i4 \0 `" }9 A% p, v% i7 kCUPS -- Consolidated Uniform Payroll System 0 j. A2 b0 J$ }
CVFR -- Controlled Visual Flight Rules ; _- ? g" s; J8 a1 k
CVTS -- Compressed Video Transmission Service
" [( }$ ?0 m* k$ b- l e6 f8 j) kCW -- Continuous Wave 3 y6 s+ Q4 J- l6 V
CWSU -- Central Weather Service Unit ! \# A, ~" {# X9 E
CWY -- Clearway
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DA -- Direct Access
: w+ K8 G5 g9 \4 H+ rDA -- Decision Altitude/Decision Height
5 S! K/ B% g" `7 I p* a7 i6 vDA -- Descent Advisor * B0 C% L/ X6 R! M& f0 B
DABBS -- DITCO Automated Bulletin Board System
1 x$ A" B9 }5 k; z2 t% Q. @4 {DAIR -- Direct Altitude and Identity Readout
1 }6 S. o% L2 d J) N4 n0 Z/ {DAR -- Designated Agency Representative 6 U4 Q4 K: |/ r. R J f7 \
DARC -- Direct Access Radar Channel
5 Q6 g' N, r6 b7 FdBA -- Decibels A-weighted
% B1 d, |6 X: [3 R3 t, _DBCRC -- Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission $ x; u. d; V3 u
DBE -- Disadvantaged Business Enterprise 5 H2 C. Z5 s$ H+ |# `- D
DBMS -- Data Base Management System - A; A' t" A1 y1 {
DBRITE -- Digital Bright Radar Indicator Tower Equipment 7 d5 }$ g6 u# q7 j- p
DCA -- Defense Communications Agency 1 }! j S; G- f8 k
DCAA -- Dual Call, Automatic Answer Device
8 @$ h7 V& }$ j6 b4 QDCCU -- Data Communications Control Unit 1 P7 z8 v' ], }% ~* e
DCE -- Data Communications Equipment + o& ]4 @) |& x x3 ]! J! _- U- N9 p0 B8 D
DDA -- Dedicated Digital Access # M+ E! U4 K$ W5 L( p# a* W
DDD -- Direct Distance Dialing
0 r, c1 c+ m+ MDDM -- Difference in Depth of Modulation " B( x2 K; v. U6 J# I
DDS -- Digital Data Service 7 T/ J7 \4 |+ O& j
DEA -- Drug Enforcement Agency ' U8 ~, Y3 `5 K- A
DEDS -- Data Entry and Display System + B. `3 `$ _" w6 C
DEIS -- Draft Environmental Impact Statement
/ E: r( D: R8 J1 F. w( J9 l: q! WDEP -- Departure * _! i3 I1 h# l% ?6 o! b0 E: a
DEWIZ -- Distance Early Warning Identification Zone 3 i# M- a9 O' O! J. _5 X P
DF -- Direction Finder ' Y% c9 T7 w" r' r
DFAX -- Digital Facsimile
/ S% G# ?; F/ Q1 ^( {DFI -- Direction Finding Indicator
6 A* g7 K5 n9 T+ pDGPS -- Differential Global Positioning Satellite (System) ! a. ^1 \; j# y. {" s
DH -- Decision Height
1 y8 v& N0 A9 q% f* tDID -- Direct Inward Dial
1 ^8 O7 j- X: c2 u; u& `6 A" P3 sDIP -- Drop and Insert Point
/ ~/ J J: L2 ^4 E5 {5 T6 }DIRF -- Direction Finding
6 {; g2 o9 f( f! v: G' N7 EDITCO -- Defense Information Technology Contracting Office Agency
3 r% v6 l6 Z4 q% fDME -- Distance Measuring Equipment
# _+ G( N e% y+ @0 v) S8 WDME/P -- Precision Distance Measuring Equipment
9 f. }. V9 w) `/ W) {# z4 S3 \+ jDMN -- Data Multiplexing Network 0 {5 T+ d ?, z- Q) B6 X
DNL -- Day-- Night Equivalent Sound Level (Also called Ldn)
& X; w& e9 W0 f' SDOD -- Direct Outward Dial 3 r/ @7 K$ Z+ w l
DoD -- Department of Defense
. S, _" C4 A# cDOI -- Department of Interior 1 X! _* {! h# I3 Q3 G0 @; a
DOS -- Department of State
* h+ e. r; a( K+ MDOT -- Department of Transportation 2 k/ N* Z1 q* O4 d1 Y3 M! f) K
DOTS -- Dynamic Ocean Tracking System
& G, G$ _; o3 YDOTCC -- Department of Transportation Computer Center
' y: Z3 B; p$ | w/ V! kDSCS -- Digital Satellite Compression Service # T" g4 Z% |+ W
DSUA -- Dynamic Special Use Airspace
`& |8 J/ \& R) ZDTS -- Dedicated Transmission Service / b( w# k, P- a" p: P* M/ w" E8 q
DUAT -- Direct User Access Terminal ) t& m! _9 D! \1 M
DVFR -- Defense Visual Flight Rules
. T( b( [- C; w/ C' ~. @DVFR -- Day Visual Flight Rules * m8 g0 C5 r4 Q3 l, o5 J
DVOR -- Doppler Very High Frequency Omni-- Directional Range 2 S/ z! {, a3 a# q+ t
DYSIM -- Dynamic Simulator
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$ Y2 m6 L' ]3 d# M) v( a7 y* UE-MSAW -- En-Route Automated Minimum Safe Altitude Warning . R8 a" M$ X0 T
EA -- Environmental Assessment 7 ^' k5 U5 q4 Z" ^ e1 c% x# b' }
EARTS -- En Route Automated Radar Tracking System
8 f, S) a+ {8 g% a$ wECOM -- En Route Communications 8 v6 F( Q+ k* x" T: I
ECVFP -- Expanded Charted Visual Flight Procedures " m3 d1 ?0 P* q2 k
EDCT -- Expedite Departure Path
7 \. h4 z" H% _% SEFAS -- En Route Flight Advisory Service : m, o; m) O4 E& n# b6 |) `9 y- r
EFC -- Expect Further Clearance
- ~1 n/ |1 k/ ~EFIS -- Electronic Flight Information Systems % R+ T* Q, K9 j2 a7 l
EIAF -- Expanded Inward Access Features ! F! Z+ C9 D" g+ U8 K4 r
EIS -- Environmental Impact Statement " d8 A5 b' F, Z; ?3 |
ELT -- Emergency Locator Transmitter
, Z7 U3 [ c0 n. kELWRT -- Electrowriter
" @/ i' j4 a$ x; q; MEMAS -- Engineered Materials Arresting System
2 ~6 a- x% k/ I1 L; d+ d/ c; J1 ~EMPS -- En Route Maintenance Processor System 8 B6 x4 J* m' c; Q
EMS -- Environmental Management System
! c$ O3 q) M$ P; N" FENAV -- En Route Navigational Aids & W# Y5 \7 `" P# Y8 }( f9 O
EPA -- Environmental Protection Agency # I% j1 R/ g$ A1 }; a9 j! \
EPS -- Engineered Performance Standards + n& d9 M' ?( g) X4 _
EOF -- Emergency Operating Facility " g# x- b# p% W2 ^* n
EPSS -- Enhanced Packet Switched Service
|9 F( b+ }, Y1 d5 r& M4 A% z9 AERAD -- En Route Broadband Radar ; ]! n; W0 w/ X0 ]1 e) G
ESEC -- En Route Broadband Secondary Radar " X; W/ m$ ~9 p" u8 L
ESP -- En Route Spacing Program
5 ~5 [/ h3 s5 h1 w$ `7 V8 n/ O4 aESYS -- En Route Equipment Systems + G$ i" p/ |/ I8 o {# N
ESF -- Extended Superframe Format
3 i6 s# W+ W4 w$ A1 w9 PETA -- Estimated Time of Arrival
" h" ?4 R; Y* y& S0 y. f; z1 }ETE -- Estimated Time En Route
, S e4 x5 M2 R# XETG -- Enhanced Target Generator
0 L1 k# S7 t4 h* C( B" B* TETMS -- Enhanced Traffic Management System " t) O! h3 p& r
ETN -- Electronic Telecommunications Network
( X( y+ j( _% f% J K' J8 PEVAS -- Enhanced Vortex Advisory System
0 e1 e! ~# L2 O% w' V8 lEVCS -- Emergency Voice Communications System
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FAA -- Federal Aviation Administration
' _" D/ i0 p% I/ ?F&E -- Facility and Equipment , ~% O' [+ E3 q+ y1 j8 A: O. T
FAAAC -- FAA Aeronautical Center ) k+ H O5 e' p* e* Q+ \
FAACIS -- FAA Communications Information System
: V# @9 q+ n. i7 n* vFAATC -- FAA Technical Center 2 _' P3 a1 p: {+ W5 y
FAC -- Facility
1 z& F# K( m/ p9 S O) {! M- HFAF -- Final Approach Fix / s" `! j( y; k% V. n8 k5 z" T
FAP -- Final Approach Point
) G" w/ n* S+ oFAPM -- FTS2000 Associate Program Manager
0 ]$ n6 i/ h) [0 gFAR -- Federal Aviation Regulation 8 ~! k; q6 F$ q
FAATSAT -- FAA Telecommunications Satellite ) o! `1 J- A( K5 N- H
FAST -- Final Approach Spacing Tool ' O8 U/ S% u( b- U t' V
FAX -- Facsimile Equipment
$ \% ?3 d% O: j, v; ~FBO -- Fixed Base Operator 8 C( b1 ?+ P6 W0 Y; _; N
FBS -- Fall Back Switch
0 p9 y- s# \6 Y! N1 c" A, k) hFCC -- Federal Communications Commission
5 Y8 Z" v% B, ^) w2 ?, K4 AFCLT -- Freeze Calculated Landing Time
5 Z L8 r- Q, G$ p, a4 jFCOM -- FSS Radio Voice Communications
! m4 P# U; y) m- ]FCPU -- Facility Central Processing Unit k# U! J- r2 D* j4 }
FDAT -- Flight Data Entry and Printout (FDEP) and Flight Data Service
* b, I& \; o' S" N; {1 T gFDE -- Flight Data Entry $ c! a, y: c T' y4 b
FDEP -- Flight Data Entry and Printout
/ ~/ ~: N) `. h0 ]$ NFDIO -- Flight Data Input/Output
) M9 w2 t2 P- G6 ]! X E* CFDIOC -- Flight Data Input/Output Center 6 m0 |! G& T( L
FDIOR -- Flight Data Input/Output Remote
i3 [0 p7 ^, b2 ?* R* g8 ?FDM -- Frequency Division Multiplexing 7 b5 Y7 a! c! b# d9 `9 P4 i
FDP -- Flight Data Processing + H. }4 E `# h5 n2 ~
FED -- Federal 9 P; x) X w. z9 j, d, X
FEIS -- Final Environmental Impact Statement
( @. K8 H4 f4 M# b2 zFEP -- Front End Processor
2 \' [, ]$ i9 T! J6 eFFAC -- From Facility
7 P$ L- N+ B8 \/ Z& EFIFO -- Flight Inspection Field Office ( h& k) R& {$ \& ]( @$ I4 G
FIG -- Flight Inspection Group 4 h0 L% _3 I, Q& H; r/ ^
FINO -- Flight Inspection National Field Office
9 K# `: o! f2 lFIPS -- Federal Information Publication Standard , V! L6 H* o- _5 F8 r1 ] u; u; ~
FIR -- Flight Information Region 5 E" P5 k1 f0 d% _8 d. L F
FIRE -- Fire Station 6 Y/ H _! E! a5 I
FIRMR -- Federal Information Resource Management Regulation
; u5 o- Y/ I" P$ mFL -- Flight Level 1 Z* _; m6 q5 u' G
FLOWSIM -- Traffic Flow Planning Simulation 1 F1 x T( Y8 |) j+ p& e
FMA -- Final Monitor Aid S5 V2 g: \( `* r
FMF -- Facility Master File , M" b8 V. s* j; x4 n5 o2 |
FMIS -- FTS2000 Management Information System 9 @# w7 J+ G/ c$ H* g; G
FMS -- Flight management System 4 t: m$ K" S% r4 f3 i$ c/ a7 J
FNMS -- FTS2000 Network Management System # z% f9 W& Z. M: e p, O
FOIA -- Freedom Of Information Act
6 c% X. @9 i% A% x+ ]FONSI -- Finding of No Significant Impact
' u4 A, g' ?0 \8 ]8 A: }FP -- Flight Plan
/ j+ C) k% k5 x7 @$ z$ MFRC -- Request Full Route Clearance
# ^- F1 g9 z. |& I gFSAS -- Flight Service Automation System
& x5 P( j: C& [1 `& i- wFSDO -- Flight Standards District Office 1 t" @/ J' E: c$ b1 c% E
FSDPS -- Flight Service Data Processing System
, z& G1 }+ B0 Y, z& f& e* dFSEP -- Facility/Service/Equipment Profile
" q; K/ a6 {( [9 _" l. r J9 XFSP -- Flight Strip Printer
0 E( c! Y9 {. V: |% bFSPD -- Freeze Speed Parameter 9 e# m- @* Y' r8 }' J K
FSS -- Flight Service Station % ^) D% \& @% O+ x0 n5 ~
FSSA -- Flight Service Station Automated Service * {. a3 ~5 j8 f# A& q
FSTS -- Federal Secure Telephone Service
# p# |4 ~7 c( ~# \FSYS -- Flight Service Station Equipment Systems
9 S; A% L# ]& q8 E: {FTS -- Federal Telecommunications System
1 {8 a' F' V' l% R1 vFTS2000 -- Federal Telecommunications System 2000 ; L9 S1 J! [) [5 l, u
FUS -- Functional Units or Systems
1 x" y9 ^5 I! l" A+ r( g5 _FWCS -- Flight Watch Control Station
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GAA -- General Aviation Activity
8 I/ s/ ?% q# u% ^GAAA -- General Aviation Activity and Avionics
5 e) ]+ V+ W% E4 L: iGADO -- General Aviation District Office
! {6 ^8 d6 i5 a5 U) DGCA -- Ground Control Approach
$ m7 `! ]0 k' {& b4 K4 `# t9 j. U oGNAS -- General National Airspace System " n1 y3 N: H0 e! h+ {2 C' l1 Q
GNSS -- Global Navigation Satellite System 5 r- `( U& ?! d* ^. i3 s
GOES -- Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite 2 ]& \: l6 n1 G
GOESF -- GOES Feed Point
2 f& |/ j4 C% ]GOEST -- GOES Terminal Equipment 9 |8 k# [, G+ `: v8 f5 Y9 u, P/ v- t
GPRA -- Government Performance Results Act
4 ~/ x2 V3 V. E/ TGPS -- Global Positioning Satellite $ y: c6 |6 H1 |3 V! L+ N: H
GPWS -- Ground Proximity Warning System 7 }/ h. ~6 N. i# `) J
GRADE -- Graphical Airspace Design Environment , O8 b, O: G+ y2 [9 u
GS -- Glide Slope Indicator
P+ \( R; g- P1 D3 T6 SGSA -- General Services Administration M5 K! u4 @/ ^: Y' H4 }% C
GSE -- Ground Support Equipment
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H -- Non-- Directional Radio Homing Beacon (NDB) & n+ r' s0 R/ ?0 z% n: i' o
HAA -- Height Above Airport
, l# }3 ~( d3 D% f0 l9 sHAL -- Height Above Landing 9 R" }" |& p5 l
HARS -- High Altitude Route System & \% d6 ^9 a4 |. o* ?7 T2 G
HAT -- Height Above Touchdown
) i8 A! e0 v" G- [$ z: ]6 oHAZMAT -- Hazardous Materials
- g9 s6 j9 f$ A9 C; i5 `HCAP -- High Capacity Carriers
1 m+ H8 E# H2 oHLDC -- High Level Data Link Control ) n% h. p) c8 j5 \- l V
HDME -- NDB with Distance Measuring Equipment
8 J/ Y' C, P% }HDQ -- FAA Headquarters
8 w$ [$ @# v0 G1 [, PHELI -- Heliport % x% |# D% j2 }2 z8 _
HF -- High Frequency
% U# T1 W0 l# ^! X! Y$ VHH -- NDB, 2kw or More $ ~8 z* {& N1 @- E J: [+ X
HI-- EFAS -- High Altitude EFAS ( `" O3 B) y q% C( q; [0 }
HOV -- High Occupancy Vehicle K+ z7 L8 R$ ?' e* u2 c( S
HSI -- Horizontal Situation Indicators
) E6 X6 L9 `# p2 M6 e: Q7 xHUD -- Housing and Urban Development 1 ~% h9 Y- a$ q! R9 e/ @' w9 k
HWAS -- Hazardous In-- Flight Weather Advisory ) `, z, I: U8 Q0 q* a
Hz -- HERTZ ) M; ?: p( N) u4 I1 M
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IA -- Indirect Access % l; L, ]8 W. t
IAF -- Initial Approach Fix ?( l% r/ H# A# A; y8 v
I/AFSS -- International AFSS
, m" k( t$ k5 ?% d' PIAP -- Instrument Approach Procedures 4 {) S, C% a: b
IAPA -- Instrument Approach Procedures Automation
; j7 D+ L1 j6 R- V4 sIBM -- International Business Machines 6 T) ^, E/ a1 q! I7 i# _4 u& S
IBP -- International Boundary Point
* ?0 ]2 m1 x3 ?. UIBR -- Intermediate Bit Rate 2 V8 A4 v9 ]4 G }4 D+ L. O1 ?
ICAO -- International Civil Aviation Organization ) \; C( Y9 \7 |& h
ICSS -- International Communications Switching Systems ( J. n( u- ^# L# q- s/ h
IDAT -- Interfacility Data
2 Z! j2 X& R a: W4 ZIF -- Intermediate Fix
7 ]; Y9 ~/ H! G) a* o' \% K2 UIFCP -- Interfacility Communications Processor 6 X: l# |$ @' G# Y S
IFDS -- Interfacility Data System 6 D! S( N* g9 X# W5 n
IFEA -- In-- Flight Emergency Assistance - Y9 v3 O" u3 O: F$ ~2 H' _6 d. a
IFO -- International Field Office 6 w2 L' k3 A' _
IFR -- Instrument Flight Rules & I- c. Z# A U
IFSS -- International Flight Service Station
: O; @* K- {3 B4 [" KILS -- Instrument Landing System
) V+ K0 V8 M7 N1 qIM -- Inner Marker & S1 ~! X ^: }1 d3 r9 M2 L# T
IMC -- Instrument Meteorological Conditions
1 M; W. D5 W, H4 I, v NINM -- Integrated Noise Model
* y& r$ t+ ^; I% Q0 e5 }3 MINS -- Inertial Navigation System & u1 \/ N) |' h! b& E
IRMP -- Information Resources Management Plan
3 M# W2 N/ K2 ^; l$ j9 tISDN -- Integrated Services Digital Network 0 u5 j& C( T( Q |9 ?
ISMLS -- Interim Standard Microwave Landing System " [- a0 x7 @# v# Z c
ITI -- Interactive Terminal Interface
$ a4 [) Z! V$ g1 O9 @; y! ?9 IIVRS -- Interim Voice Response System ' h' {' r. r4 J/ P
IW -- Inside Wiring
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Khz -- Kilohertz ; y5 T" J% V' }' t% y+ k
KVDT -- Keyboard Video Display Terminal
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5 N. \* X4 S- {9 Y$ dLAA -- Local Airport Advisory 9 F* |4 R; W0 N; U8 d4 P2 B
LAAS -- Low Altitude Alert System
! U# {# p$ V ^; J$ w' ], _2 A$ h2 pLABS -- Leased A B Service
$ u, c! a* D& J$ i+ o* R* L7 PLABSC -- LABS GS-- 200 Computer
. J: x+ e( P6 q3 L) zLABSR -- LABS Remote Equipment ! m1 R h7 l4 ]7 U
LABSW -- LABS Switch System 3 G ~# e4 Y" j2 n
LAHSO -- Land and Hold Short Operation
* ?1 ~+ F6 ^3 T# u: V' ]1 ALAN -- Local Area Network ' X, C( _: V, s' y* C
LATA -- Local Access and Transport Area
0 X7 ?7 T4 B$ I! {7 KLAWRS -- Limited Aviation Weather Reporting System % s0 O1 O! r% C) S/ q2 q
LCF -- Local Control Facility
, D: \' q3 a) vLCN -- Local Communications Network ' z% T8 |, s4 O6 e9 }
LDA -- Localizer Directional Aid
+ g8 v6 D. m, d5 {LDA -- Landing Directional Aid
1 R, c/ L" |9 Y+ oLDIN -- Lead-- in Lights
3 ] P7 I% f8 A, m) J2 j# l' FLEC -- Local Exchange Carrier
V$ t, b" [4 y! tLF -- Low Frequency / u+ ]" R8 s% W; m6 C1 g2 ^! B
LINCS -- Leased Interfacility NAS Communications System + e5 n7 W3 }, Z+ |$ O
LIS -- Logistics and Inventory System 1 i( w2 f2 ~$ S6 h" y4 _
LLWAS -- Low Level Wind Shear Alert System
" z {( h) h6 |+ KLM/MS -- Low/Medium Frequency
! c" E4 K! |/ _LMM -- Locator Middle Marker & I7 b9 t% `3 b; A% }* A9 |
LMS -- LORAN Monitor Site 0 V/ Q% `% A/ A* d8 l' t! I$ D
LOC -- Localizer
/ X/ o% b7 j0 o/ R8 mLOCID -- Location Identifier
: f4 C6 o8 ]. [$ p, |0 a0 ZLOI -- Letter of Intent
( g) N% W! Z3 P4 u" SLOM -- Compass Locator at Outer Marker
; S. [' ~* ?/ aLORAN -- Long Range Aid to Navigation
6 Z* ]& N- Q2 O# w7 v: H( M* ALPV -- Lateral Precision Performance with Vertical Guidance : P, \) G0 J& s
LRCO -- Limited Remote Communications Outlet
6 T+ n! g) O* w' t. r; bLRNAV -- Long Range Navigation 6 u' A* m& H% K6 B2 t( D# X/ H
LRR -- Long Range Radar , L; z- D" a. ~: `3 Q
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MAA -- Maximum Authorized Altitude
1 G$ x/ Z: x" S7 L5 J0 }8 q" lMALS -- Medium Intensity Approach Lighting System ) ~8 Q- G3 w& ]6 k0 W9 Y0 y* J: C, `4 S5 R
MALSF -- MALS with Sequenced Flashers ! ^" a' l7 a1 F% L' D
MALSR -- MALS with Runway Alignment Indicator Lights
; @5 H# R9 A- T, AMAP -- Maintenance Automation Program \8 K, |: B; a" I) c
MAP -- Military Airport Program # d3 j8 T: P0 h. O9 F! b
MAP -- Missed Approach Point * F- W" I. p. m9 I0 U# X
MAP -- Modified Access Pricing ) F' n/ x! B. J0 f9 Y. g. `
Mbps -- Megabits Per Second
3 n! I/ Y! A% t. [; RMCA -- Minimum Crossing Altitude : f7 I! K- P# x* ]2 W
MCAS -- Marine Corps Air Station * `; s! y( J$ ]) p
MCC -- Maintenance Control Center ! [3 o8 S) H. G
MCL -- Middle Compass Locater
) y O* L, Z; c4 I0 _" XMCS -- Maintenance and Control System
" G r* N' O2 O1 W/ F$ t7 u- ^' @MDA -- Minimum Descent Altitude
+ ?8 }' z7 P5 }. W, }MDT -- Maintenance Data Terminal
* {- @: W% p1 `- @5 s: v+ b. DMEA -- Minimum En Route Altitude - J# O& b5 Q- J& v
METI -- Meteorological Information 0 A6 x6 ^ o3 S t% R" f
MF -- Middle Frequency
8 r% l2 j' @4 Q" @MFJ -- Modified Final Judgment 8 T" f5 N8 a4 \5 R* Q0 u% I0 H
MFT -- Meter Fix Crossing Time/Slot Time
! x: l. r1 n9 c& m! yMHA -- Minimum Holding Altitude
5 ^! z K: N+ }8 ~) O3 ZMhg -- MegHERTZ
) N: ` M1 z/ P& X! K' CMIA -- Minimum IFR Altitudes % o: Y9 b& @: P% s/ S+ @ L
MIDO -- Manufacturing Inspection District Office V/ ^' u M) h, P
MIS -- Meteorological Impact Statement
* t. c0 N/ b" m9 |) fMISC -- Miscellaneous ; k6 A0 x0 ^% E
MISO -- Manufacturing Inspection Satellite Office 8 m4 d0 O* I& R" i
MIT -- Miles In Trail
3 k8 I3 f: W' C6 GMITRE -- Mitre Corporation
0 V K% I$ Y. hMLS -- Microwave Landing System 3 s8 v6 j0 G" u q7 S2 ?
MM -- Middle Marker * M" F) u9 l# u' Q: _* i9 f
MMC -- Maintenance Monitoring Console : `$ o+ @$ Q8 H3 n6 B
MMS -- Maintenance Monitoring System ! l( P' C; b/ y g
MNPS -- Minimum Navigation Performance Specification
" [6 L0 i0 r i( k# B; k3 `0 h* tMNPSA -- Minimum Navigation Performance Specifications Airspace
+ l$ k$ v& y; V) O0 KMOA -- Memorandum of Agreement
/ Y) i, {1 H4 w5 xMOA -- Military Operations Area
! f7 _# W3 L% S/ D% A; u) FMOCA -- Minimum Obstruction Clearance Altitude . x$ i2 m' [5 o8 E: Z% [
MODE C -- Altitude-- Encoded Beacon Reply , C6 L+ m$ A m! f; z) b/ Y ^
MODE C -- Altitude Reporting Mode of Secondary Radar
$ z. ]) R; h6 s: j1 \5 O3 iMODE S -- Mode Select Beacon System ; V" m3 X z9 L3 V$ Y* {
MOU -- Memorandum of Understanding
8 ?8 ], F) a+ m$ p7 \0 ]3 g sMPO -- Metropolitan Planning Organization % W" Q1 g2 ~" @7 ? ?
MPS -- Maintenance Processor Subsystem (OR) Master Plan Supplement + ]. X( [, G. H, f! \
MRA -- Minimum Reception Altitude
Z2 a! n2 M- `9 x- z2 C. ?MRC -- Monthly Recurring Charge / A( K5 y" e6 O9 W4 ^+ i9 T7 V
MSA -- Minimum Safe Altitude 9 ^1 N% {. i0 |" A& e4 M! n
MSAW -- Minimum Safe Altitude Warning
' A* [" v& y; o, ~MSL -- Mean Sea Level
. P0 ^, i m+ j3 Z$ X6 @6 xMSN -- Message Switching Network
) u+ x7 X, G" y, GMTCS -- Modular Terminal Communications System
4 G1 b: u1 b1 b7 QMTI -- Moving Target Indicator
. s" w- @7 ~: {MUX -- Multiplexor 3 r& c8 f) S0 l3 L% f5 z' i
MVA -- Minimum Vectoring Altitude
! k4 S6 U) x# J, _0 o% k7 N! aMVFR -- Marginal Visual Flight Rules % Z: `- L! w) s! E( p* S- M
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NAAQS -- National Ambient Air Quality Standards
1 m) U9 I8 x6 h# S JNADA -- NADIN Concentrator O g) b4 j. A9 j7 j
NADIN -- National Airspace Data Interchange Network ! e1 H$ P, y. j( B1 E* V1 o
NADSW -- NADIN Switches
7 r, f4 b& C* p* C) V; LNAILS -- National Airspace Integrated Logistics Support
% U8 \0 p/ ?# tNAMS -- NADIN IA k) x+ N0 o, A* s& g2 b7 t/ x% `
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NAS -- National Airspace System or Naval Air Station
1 `, D( L- J0 Y% i M% ENASDC -- National Aviation Safety Data 7 u5 {* f2 z; ]: O5 h1 w" l- Q
NASP -- National Airspace System Plan - M7 n$ K/ A7 N1 s
NASPAC -- National Airspace System Performance Analysis Capability
& O$ W- R6 x. m$ D9 q9 \NATCO -- National Communications Switching Center
( L) P* R7 p. b b0 ~NAVAID -- Navigation Aid # \) ?- E' B7 g& J3 M8 ^( T' B# A
NAVMN -- Navigation Monitor and Control u; y6 D5 R5 f& |0 H3 @, M
NAWAU -- National Aviation Weather Advisory Unit
3 `, C J. p/ M6 R3 j* UNAWPF -- National Aviation Weather Processing Facility 5 c) Y) c* p% U! i
NCAR -- National Center for Atmospheric Research; Boulder, CO
5 [6 S0 z5 n) U* x5 bNCF -- National Control Facility
+ _! l' j- L9 x2 nNCIU -- NEXRAD Communications Interface Unit 0 D$ r. D& h% j* R$ _! Z% g3 K
NCP -- Noise Compatibility Program
4 ^2 C$ @$ F9 ], e U/ KNCS -- National Communications System
2 X' Z+ Y1 P3 Y; y) c: o& F% w# s! rNDB -- Non-- Directional Radio Homing Beacon ( {- K( r& d, j' [% b* ]
NDNB -- NADIN II
$ J7 o- V# p1 j: L" B8 o& qNEM -- Noise Exposure Map w4 Z* J% k: p: F% x* p
NEPA -- National Environmental Policy Act
; R, W0 {: w. s% p& v- r' ]NEXRAD -- Next Generation Weather Radar
3 T6 m8 M( a7 |7 Y# w* MNFAX -- National Facsimile Service % s, u: h6 }! O% D7 ~
NFDC -- National Flight Data Center ; ` m! L Z- P' k
NFIS -- NAS Facilities Information System ' _8 a: Q# R7 b8 d2 H( ?; X5 T% m e
NI -- Network Interface
2 o8 L7 X, k+ _; |3 Q- Q. rNICS -- National Interfacility Communications System / N/ E9 x4 z7 V) y5 J/ l" v4 f
NPE -- Non-primary Airport Entitlement , u. H7 K2 I3 U; |5 ~4 S1 m
NPIAS -- National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems
7 B0 b( A7 s; f0 w& Z2 T6 qNM -- Nautical Mile ( N5 f9 c- m2 U+ j- |
NMAC -- Near Mid Air Collision
% a8 O; S B0 I5 X# w4 xNMC -- National Meteorological Center ) m/ ]. j3 Z0 U$ X% ]( |
NMCE -- Network Monitoring and Control Equipment P0 N7 W/ Z5 B6 Z$ s
NMCS -- Network Monitoring and Control System
9 J8 S4 l, l/ l+ A" m4 \NOAA -- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ) e' Q& K6 F3 C: g/ g, l9 ^; [
NOC -- Notice Of Completion 1 w: j2 P# K- _& I" e$ ^+ | Q
NOTAM -- Notice to Airmen 1 O3 R& M m) J3 q) m: r+ Q& ], Y
NPDES -- National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System . T, r6 P' Y( X* K/ F
NPIAS -- National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems
; [8 d U3 |7 pNRC -- Non-- Recurring Charge / H* m% E7 V C: ~- V
NRCS -- National Radio Communications Systems & g9 x H( T- j# ]3 K% a9 O i
NSAP -- National Service Assurance Plan
; {6 f9 u8 {; \NSRCATN -- National Strategy to Reduce Congestion on America's Transportation Network
b! D3 D/ t9 @& cNSSFC -- National Severe Storms Forecast Center 3 e+ t6 J1 s H# G- a
NSSL -- National Severe Storms Laboratory; Norman, OK , k# }; j& ]) E1 y+ a
NTAP -- Notices To Airmen Publication
+ n: g& E- a4 g9 }% B8 JNTP -- National Transportation Policy
) Q" Q' M5 f; ZNTSB -- National Transportation Safety Board
0 r, w7 m* s% M+ D$ ^' SNTZ -- No Transgression Zone 8 `/ r2 ^8 ]# Z$ ?0 T/ @$ t" j$ S& m/ Y
NWS -- National Weather Service
4 q& r2 \% N& f2 J: \NWSR -- NWS Weather Excluding NXRD
2 a: ^* _( Q1 @9 GNSWRH -- NWS Regional Headquarters & E4 w# U) @6 v" v
NXRD -- Advanced Weather Radar System
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& E6 a- H2 U, M2 ~8 POAG -- Official Airline Guide 5 l+ t% _+ p6 D: H7 [3 J9 _
OALT -- Operational Acceptable Level of Traffic , |$ F- C9 y% H6 h& L. y
OAW -- Off-- airway Weather Station
9 z* h3 k+ A8 D- x! W8 V/ QODAL -- Omnidirectional Approach Lighting System ( T9 E" D8 e9 n0 {3 Z4 y
ODAPS -- Oceanic Display and Processing Station ) s8 i& e# d* b* I" f4 m, E
OEP -- Operational Evolution Plan / Partnership
( v7 i5 @# C2 [- h; ^9 LOFA -- Object Free Area
" X, B; J7 Y, z9 Z/ w: fOFDPS -- Offshore Flight Data Processing System
! W$ X! u! e% R8 q; r; ~* |OFT -- Outer Fix Time
6 L* Z' A1 q1 [+ \: P" xOFZ -- Obstacle Free Zone
; X/ F2 t' M0 J! F# H6 ?0 EOM -- Outer Marker & F( C5 a# }0 U" C: {7 ~2 {
OMB -- Office of Management and Budget ) J; Z" W5 q4 A
ONER -- Oceanic Navigational Error Report , n9 [1 Y9 C- n$ u
OPLT -- Operational Acceptable Level of Traffic
$ u" Q9 z8 s7 B2 aOPSW -- Operational Switch
9 i8 f- c* K9 H: b/ i: G2 z# LOPX -- Off Premises Exchange " }: _& g% Z; C* g( ~
ORD -- Operational Readiness Demonstration , T0 Z% e5 R3 e' t
OTR -- Oceanic Transition Route
7 ]- r' c* ^ m9 T# JOTS -- Organized Track System 1 V6 g, j% R# j3 X; y+ m: k8 q
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9 ^5 B$ B9 E; x) V/ k5 kPABX -- Private Automated Branch Exchange
) |$ e+ s* B% T3 BPAD -- Packet Assembler/Disassembler 9 g% V* t; @6 y6 @' X
PAM -- Peripheral Adapter Module 3 H1 {4 l% Z* f5 ~% P. Z
PAPI -- Precision Approach Path Indicator
+ p B' |* b7 J, o' yPAR -- Precision Approach Radar + X8 ?: ^4 L6 G7 z: {+ E
PAR -- Preferential Arrival Route ) E! u5 E2 h3 m4 f# j7 [
PATWAS -- Pilots Automatic Telephone Weather Answering Service
% Z# u9 t" u( I& d4 NPBCT -- Proposed Boundary Crossing Time
7 u' d' |) T& v% OPBRF -- Pilot Briefing 4 p( z N9 y7 L7 {$ V4 j
PBX -- Private Branch Exchange
1 F+ `7 s, s/ uPCA -- Positive Control Airspace + O3 K! I! F1 m) p
PCM -- Pulse Code Modulation 2 F8 l4 W2 K1 T
PDAR -- Preferential Arrival And Departure Route 1 z" n% ^* F/ X' A
PDC -- Pre-- Departure Clearance
! i' i( d. {9 K6 D5 h: x# W& mPDC -- Program Designator Code
) |- B1 ^; Z [ UPDR -- Preferential Departure Route
5 \6 \! x6 i$ A. C) g/ X5 VPDN -- Public Data Network
5 [* v+ [; u: A+ @# tPFC -- Passenger Facility Charge 3 o6 b' O, n( @& `
PGP -- Planning Grant Program
0 W$ `! D3 j& o& P( m; {PIC -- Principal Interexchange Carrier 3 }3 `. ?) O/ R* _, {+ @0 Q/ n
PIDP -- Programmable Indicator Data Processor
H$ u4 P/ q- f6 qPIREP -- Pilot Weather Report
* t* D5 g- b6 [5 U' oPMS -- Program Management System
2 w9 A. n9 {5 b4 o8 gPOLIC -- Police Station / \+ p" d( D5 N# B6 n
POP -- Point Of Presence
( `" F6 c1 Z8 h+ F9 ^POT -- Point Of Termination Y6 h( O9 K& B2 x
PPIMS -- Personal Property Information Management System 5 n1 J/ g6 i2 O# O0 N) n5 k* p
PR -- Primary Commercial Service Airport : R4 Q8 B$ J2 G* k
PRI -- Primary Rate Interface ' B P: u0 Q; D; ]
PRM -- Precision Runway Monitor
. E; ^' K0 @. d8 ePSDN -- Public Switched Data Network * V" q# L2 p2 \7 R
PSN -- Packet Switched Network
& R, `/ ~) u: b( N. D2 xPSS -- Packet Switched Service
$ c! s" v3 o0 N9 M# ^% ^5 {PSTN -- Public Switched Telephone Network
9 q$ p0 {" n {. F' PPTC -- Presumed-to-Conform
5 ?* E" G, {) f, f" Q4 A2 SPUB -- Publication
2 j q# p; b1 Y1 G0 M$ u/ LPUP -- Principal User Processor
9 d0 D( A5 d* @, l7 FPVC -- Permanent Virtual Circuit
6 s$ X& x3 a( p0 D: Q' n5 \PVD -- Plan View Display 5 k. H9 u+ W& D8 r
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5 v" i2 p6 ~, fRAIL -- Runway Alignment Indicator Lights 3 r5 m4 }7 Z+ N
RAPCO -- Radar Approach Control (USAF) ' B3 ? k$ c: I# e
RAPCON -- Radar Approach Control (FAA) : B6 W8 _" g( a
RATCC -- Radar Air Traffic Control Center + D G$ e* p& S! E" D: [
RATCF -- Radar Air Traffic Control Facility (USN) ; t( `. B) o1 {% i% l+ o2 }
RBC -- Rotating Beam Ceilometer 9 a; R* N$ c" f( D
RBDPE -- Radar Beacon Data Processing Equipment
( ]. Y/ g7 E* ?7 a' z% @& nRBSS -- Radar Bomb Scoring Squadron ' Z' `* U: i# Y+ A% A. w
RCAG -- Remote Communications Air/Ground
- E. a2 Z. U9 J: ARCC -- Rescue Coordination Center 9 A9 a; _5 T s% l# f$ o4 P9 v* F @
RCF -- Remote Communication Facility
w1 c/ G3 C2 d6 ARCCC -- Regional Communications Control Centers # m1 P- J1 o" T2 D$ i( S
RCIU -- Remote Control Interface Unit
, `8 K1 p1 }3 Q# N# D7 T0 |RCL -- Radio Communications Link " ]- x* i7 `8 L& P8 W
RCLR -- RCL Repeater
# F) t+ b! \6 y2 J8 vRCLT -- RCL Terminal 3 }9 p* x( |1 q: C3 p6 Q
RCO -- Remote Communications Outlet
, d% B- s' a% b2 ]+ ?RCU -- Remote Control Unit
" u0 K% O8 R LRDAT -- Digitized Radar Data
9 C8 R4 i5 n; b5 `& ~- X3 URDP -- Radar Data Processing " O3 `, S2 b" S' z3 P
RDSIM -- Runway Delay Simulation Model
' X$ k0 @- i: N7 f: uREIL -- Runway End Identification Lights 6 `. r8 a! E/ O* z5 Q
RF -- Radio Frequency - I, _ e+ c: f8 e
RL -- General Aviation Reliever Airport 2 O) [+ d. V: X0 y$ x1 Q: }
RMCC -- Remote Monitor Control Center
4 _* w' b( y% T2 E! K, ^RMCF -- Remote Monitor Control Facility ) F/ F5 ?, T! y* \" U+ c" U
RML -- Radio Microwave Link Y$ M! w3 z& Q/ Q
RMLR -- RML Repeater , i$ p0 a9 {/ F2 G3 q0 b
RMLT -- RML Terminal
" L1 P. X4 P' MRMM -- Remote Maintenance Monitoring
; q) t& K, N6 l4 |8 @) W0 oRMMS -- Remote Maintenance Monitoring System 3 J8 g1 y1 P+ \" Z
RMS -- Remote Monitoring Subsystem . m2 w5 n/ g) L* A
RMSC -- Remote Monitoring Subsystem Concentrator / z4 W Y# J& k1 A- W4 q
RNAV -- Area Navigation
7 R# D5 v$ a" p$ @7 C: U5 O- TRNP -- Required Navigation Performance
1 s- o- g0 @5 vROD -- Record of Decision
$ h7 |3 K$ j9 [, l" ^# NROSA -- Report of Service Activity
% x4 M: U' d2 FROT -- Runway Occupancy Time
$ w5 i( \7 w7 l7 T, B- U; o7 G. F6 RRP -- Restoration Priority
( t8 G/ ?# P, ^: `4 d- f* mRPC -- Restoration Priority Code
3 k# `( R9 _ t& W7 C0 aRPG -- Radar Processing Group
7 E) y2 \7 { t# tRPZ -- Runway Protection Zone . i& ~* O5 R" y
RRH -- Remote Reading Hygrothermometer ! w! ~9 v! k7 r6 k
RRHS -- Remote Reading Hydrometer
& R4 r. N( g. R* i- z+ p- t3 zRRWDS -- Remote Radar Weather Display
4 N7 j* x, L$ FRRWSS -- RWDS Sensor Site 2 S3 X8 T. J; V
RSA -- Runway Safety Area
& R3 Z" F# ?" T/ ?/ p2 VRSAT -- Runway Safety Action Team
* g; q2 i8 O& X' GRSS -- Remote Speaking System
6 y$ N9 F- o5 W0 MRT -- Remote Transmitter
/ V9 \6 D" O D3 k7 _& VRT & BTL -- Radar Tracking And Beacon Tracking Level ) f( S1 T3 ~6 Z8 d- @. k
RTAD -- Remote Tower Alphanumerics Display , }. m: H, K1 t" ?
RTCA -- Radio Technical Commission for Aeronautics - {+ J J3 {+ `3 {6 a" b" P
RTP -- Regional Transportation Plan
1 _: {8 U5 g5 _; G3 W, wRTR -- Remote Transmitter/Receiver 2 _5 i$ R) [ H( U/ f3 P3 g; |
RTRD -- Remote Tower Radar Display
: W2 h; y8 h* Z5 ?1 sRVR -- Runway Visual Range 8 |: l9 r# p; k& L
RW -- Runway
8 H5 Q v6 V' }( F$ wRWDS -- Same as RRWDS
, C* ?# {7 s% A, T! n- IRWP -- Real-time Weather Processor & E; u1 A" I2 p) d2 x' U3 G: N; p1 ~
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S/S -- Sector Suite 6 P# H' l5 t: ?. h: h. \* B- }
SAC -- Strategic Air Command
3 d4 u! y. h! x: D7 d w, {SAFI -- Semi Automatic Flight Inspection * l' i a3 S( B9 z0 h9 W g
SALS -- Short Approach Lighting System " `7 `8 R' l* z; S/ b, v" O" @
SATCOM -- Satellite Communications
/ S' n" d U) i8 \SAWRS -- Supplementary Aviation Weather Reporting System
0 I- Z+ t; g$ JSBGP -- State Block Grant Program
& e4 X2 N; P9 r ]SCC -- System Command Center
' N2 P" u! \# n( dSCVTS -- Switched Compressed Video Telecommunications Service 9 w( v- C/ ] J9 d9 e5 t5 @! ?# a
SDF -- Simplified Direction Finding
; [+ ?6 T, W* qSDF -- Software Defined Network 7 o; O3 c( }: o2 _. z) V$ d
SDIS -- Switched Digital Integrated Service ' M* ?3 ?% ` \% x/ P& }
SDP -- Service Delivery Point / ^6 d8 K# ], y) C n5 I
SDS -- Switched Data Service 6 F/ d/ s0 l! l; A
SEL -- Single Event Level 5 u% u) O7 L; p( D( ?7 P
SELF -- Simplified Short Approach Lighting System With Sequenced Flashing Lights
0 P- I$ B3 }/ r8 o- F* N; DSFAR-- 38 -- Special Federal Aviation Regulation 38
' E1 e7 Z C7 h. z5 k$ x6 DSHPO -- State Historic Preservation Officer . ]1 o8 k9 b& \$ V1 ?. {
SIC -- Service Initiation Charge
1 f& L6 w/ [# T- Q8 m8 P; pSID -- Station Identifier
- y2 i4 K6 F, g# b; ySID -- Standard Instrument Departure
$ N8 t) T$ W& N% R) J9 `SIGMET -- Significant Meteorological Information
9 y1 g% M+ I9 O3 S% u: wSIMMOD -- Airport and Airspace Simulation Model
, L7 s6 N; a' o* ~! JSIP -- State Implementation Plan
8 B' V0 g" D( _* A, o7 RSM -- Statute Miles
$ b( u- z0 S2 KSMGC -- Surface Movement Guidance and Control
, G5 P$ d) P6 f. C* J+ O6 P8 ]/ C* j) RSMPS -- Sector Maintenance Processor Subsystem % B4 R* x4 r; X7 A2 X0 l
SMS -- Safety Management System
& z* u$ C6 S, dSMS -- Simulation Modeling System 7 }1 Z; d) s& g8 I
SNR -- Signal-- to-- Noise Ratio, also: S/N
0 H5 O$ P( @9 e' W8 [SOC -- Service Oversight Center 4 P% h( [# S5 A- A2 L" D
SOAR -- System of Airports Reporting
2 V6 }4 p" ~ O, J$ S+ W% u7 ^) lSOIR -- Simultaneous Operations On Intersecting Runways " E( d; {' W7 |/ w+ R
SOIWR -- Simultaneous Operations on Intersecting Wet Runways
; j- l4 \* q) F# r- s. GSRAP -- Sensor Receiver and Processor
8 X0 D% [, N+ l9 k; s, KSSALF -- SSALS with Sequenced Flashers
/ i7 n) e( Q* V8 ?! s' fSSALR -- Simplified Short Approach Lighting System 5 R8 P$ a8 X6 L7 y! a1 O, J# K& c
SSB -- Single Side Band ; {. x# q8 M' X" R1 x3 ]# Z5 z
STAR -- Standard Terminal Arrival Route
0 {7 i: R' {* j/ `STD -- Standard
1 s. _. W+ P* O; sSTMUX -- Statistical Data Multiplexer 3 Q1 n' n4 Y5 s. T
STOL -- Short Takeoff and Landing
; P6 a( K) C/ cSURPIC -- Surface Picture
0 Q2 D9 H' w9 S4 @& i4 \* d0 ?SVCA -- Service A
, T4 U1 g0 q1 W. {1 S; {1 rSVCB -- Service B
1 L3 C9 q5 f& [8 b: TSVCC -- Service C b f6 \2 p, s5 e$ \ ^; h. U9 V! H a
SVCO -- Service O
' F+ r8 U7 ?: D/ c. b8 ]SVFO -- Interphone Service F (A) % \' v. U% {3 e! O0 L% L
SVFB -- Interphone Service F (B) 7 ~' {' P. G8 b6 @
SVFC -- Interphone Service F (C)
; O# J& C: }( e+ [' Q( ^8 TSVFD -- Interphone Service F (D) - G5 U$ f5 o; `! T/ G I; g# C
SVFR -- Special Visual Flight Rules ' k$ j# Z% X6 R0 E' l
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TAAS -- Terminal Advance Automation System + A' S+ v& `: z) t6 F" y9 v
TACAN -- Tactical Aircraft Control and Navigation
* V/ F+ o6 M# C3 U; S+ D: |TACR -- TACAN at VOR, TACAN only
`3 e4 V3 r+ s) I% J5 QTAF -- Terminal Area Forecast 4 ~2 `# O/ T& ?! |/ H3 m* U) s
TARS -- Terminal Automated Radar Service
W2 A+ J! r7 k/ n6 {6 L0 aTAS -- True Air Speed ' e! l9 _1 p) A8 F; O" K
TATCA -- Terminal Air Traffic Control Automation
/ O* S6 R2 m! ]0 S/ mTAVT -- Terminal Airspace Visualization Tool 3 Z4 T. a# A( \& q2 i2 {; Y
TCA -- Traffic Control Airport or Tower Control Airport
* b/ ^1 X; Z* b4 nTCA -- Terminal Control Area
7 }& o' G k9 ]( e/ }TCACCIS -- Transportation Coordinator Automated Command and Control Information System
. ]% @# Y2 ^+ g F# lTCAS -- Traffic Alert And Collision Avoidance System
( R! |4 u4 I- \. a! g$ CTCC -- DOT Transportation Computer Center
/ n* T+ B! k& ?6 s+ f$ K: Y1 m7 tTCCC -- Tower Control Computer Complex
- R6 k, X, i: q, ]& F0 o) @TCE -- Tone Control Equipment . [8 A* R4 G6 F1 u2 f) `8 p6 F- P
TCLT -- Tentative Calculated Landing Time
/ K& l8 d, w9 o5 G( _$ K! V2 Z) BTCO -- Telecommunications Certification Officer 6 G! R. A: @: y7 h" Q. J. e8 }
TCOM -- Terminal Communications ?' f8 y1 h# K
TCS -- Tower Communications System * ?9 b% s. @6 I/ l9 s+ ~5 r
TDLS -- Tower Data-Link Services % d. w, u8 E+ j& ]( u7 n- m
TDMUX -- Time Division Data Multiplexer 0 A8 `, n4 H8 S$ g: T8 o$ g3 x! O
TDWR -- Terminal Doppler Weather Radar
k* D) ]; k( |* CTELCO -- Telephone Company
' a* A* l+ ?8 b2 C$ \TELMS -- Telecommunications Management System
$ C. V' p$ B5 `# ^TERPS -- Terminal Instrument Procedures . i+ U4 h: f9 p6 Y' @3 ^
TFAC -- To Facility 3 W+ U- G) P6 r: U) x: E
TH -- Threshold : ~8 Z/ W$ J( q
TIMS -- Telecommunications Information Management System
* O) W0 D( ^& ^TIPS -- Terminal Information Processing System
5 _- e7 C% Y: y0 ]TL -- Taxilane ) G; N9 o4 u& Y( N; I6 k
TMA -- Traffic Management Advisor 9 ~+ M) _0 Y' R% n! S9 y2 T0 B
TMC -- Traffic Management Coordinator
$ a; r" Y6 `* U7 C. D1 C2 QTMC/MC -- Traffic Management Coordinator/Military Coordinator , H' q3 U5 ^9 t [; n
TMCC -- Terminal Information Processing System
, G/ X' l/ M k1 I4 B9 rTMCC -- Traffic Management Computer Complex 8 k9 u0 g5 @: ?: g0 d$ o/ ~
TMF -- Traffic Management Facility
# g" \; O* A0 F, Y; q4 h! H6 @: eTML -- Television Microwave Link
% |8 @1 _5 T0 x: o" x# w8 _1 PTMLI -- Television Microwave Link Indicator & v1 k' c, ^5 \
TMLR -- Television Microwave Link Repeater " I3 X9 f7 [& a6 ^( J: S
TMLT -- Television Microwave Link Terminal ) s$ l; {2 x0 z- W; B# N, \ p- J
TM&O -- Telecommunications Management and Operations
3 R; }7 G0 R; J% I( X7 n, ]TMP -- Traffic Management Processor # q6 o7 Q6 _0 M5 n4 H1 Q5 F
TMS -- Traffic Management System ( ~) K5 r+ K# X
TMSPS -- Traffic Management Specialists
& Z* X F, z7 a; P' LTMU -- Traffic Management Unit
$ z* Y: a( W( QTODA -- Takeoff Distance Available # ]9 G: d- O0 h: d7 B
TOF -- Time Of Flight
3 f8 \& x& o& Z5 r9 u) t" @: cTOFMS -- Time of Flight Mass Spectrometer
; I! t3 ? W0 L) G' Y+ t4 n7 cTOPS -- Telecommunications Ordering and Pricing System (GSA software tool)
1 @% p( T( `7 L/ w P* oTORA -- Take-off Run Available
! h. L9 ? E( P3 N/ [' _TNAV -- Terminal Navigational Aids " K0 E- }6 X7 m. C" T& n7 o
TR -- Telecommunications Request 1 u8 F' x$ b2 q+ V# ^* y
TRACAB -- Terminal Radar Approach Control in Tower Cab
; a6 X4 p5 |1 JTRACON -- Terminal Radar Approach Control Facility
, D4 Z% Z% I8 h# a6 m( P3 F! @TRAD -- Terminal Radar Service ; t. Y/ t" d0 i& N
TRB -- Transportation Research Board - \+ W/ K+ B, W. H$ @' h: _, w
TRNG -- Training
5 [* p H$ v' A6 d% |7 n7 YTSA -- Taxiway Safety Area 0 [3 e: n8 a% i; x% ~ C* ~5 i
TSEC -- Terminal Secondary Radar Service
6 R! w( H- n+ VTSP -- Telecommunications Service Priority
& o7 h! d- I5 m9 C4 ^5 _5 Y/ HTSR -- Telecommunications Service Request 4 z4 o& A, M3 w* \" G$ r; D
TSYS -- Terminal Equipment Systems
4 Q# T7 |7 Y! ~- t8 e" ~* l& P$ ?6 ^) ~TTMA -- TRACON Traffic Management Advisor
) O! ]4 G8 z' x: O8 G; _TTY -- Teletype 6 h2 k2 D5 e' @
TVOR -- Terminal VHF Omnidirectional Range
* r; x- Y( X0 g# w) S1 c7 X# I5 l' HTW -- Taxiway , M" m& Q E7 p. u. o" F# f
TWEB -- Transcribed Weather Broadcast
6 u; w v$ x6 F) ?5 g5 J9 tTWR-- Tower (non-controlled)
- A( z: l3 \6 Q0 rTY -- Type (FAACIS) ; q/ {( Q; z) O1 I( M
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UHF -- Ultra High Frequency ' I d( T* |! |! D7 I
URA -- Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970
- Y6 _/ c! R; r8 Z& r) vUSAF -- United States Air Force
3 [9 Y1 ?: H' t3 b) M" YUSC -- United States Code ; x/ |* Q. W+ U" l
USOC -- Uniform Service Order Code / x! p& ~8 |, y" O, a; w
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VASI -- Visual Approach Slope Indicator
5 b% } r9 q. K6 f7 U! vVDME -- VOR with Distance Measuring Equipment 4 M& K# b% x M) s
VF -- Voice Frequency
. t! T- c! e4 G- j- ~; ^- UVFR -- Visual Flight Rules
$ {$ T1 V% c( l" }2 gVHF -- Very High Frequency
2 L. O4 J6 M" j7 h3 {9 QVLF -- Very Low Frequency 4 X7 x" b4 h+ A
VMC -- Visual Meteorological Conditions
! t9 m2 }, Q# \5 H3 pVNAV -- Visual Navigational Aids
$ C! U4 p4 u* c+ WVNTSC -- Volpe National Transportation System Center
9 Q; [, Q6 }) r8 a" `# K bVON -- Virtual On-net
0 J; H8 f+ h: ^* }$ j Z: o! UVOR -- VHF Omnidirectional Range % \9 a2 C j+ P
VOR/DME -- VHF Omnidirectional Range/Distance Measuring Equipment 1 g2 o5 d5 W" T+ q6 ^( k- U
VORTAC -- VOR collocated with TACAN 2 `! q4 V$ B# N; g) N) I* D( D
VOT -- VOR Test Facility 0 A1 k/ I" e: S2 V x8 b' ~
VP/D -- Vehicle/Pedestrian Deviation 2 \- V! q7 ]3 [2 m6 ~ l7 f
VRS -- Voice Recording System 6 N- [6 u+ a, L* Y6 F
VSCS -- Voice Switching and Control System $ _: j9 ~6 l$ {. C$ V( A9 |
VTA -- Vertex Time of Arrival & n# h1 y6 N4 N' h2 T) I* T
VTAC -- VOR collocated with TACAN % q8 F* z1 Z- X, b; q- D
VTOL -- Vertical Takeoff and Landing
0 C7 Y+ A6 d0 \VTS -- Voice Telecommunications System
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* n7 f) `! X6 V5 O' ?- nWAN -- Wide Area Network
7 `8 u: B d; r( q- cWC -- Work Center 0 M+ V* F5 h$ j, X2 `
WCP -- Weather Communications Processor 2 y: H) l7 Q6 n0 s3 p' M( @: u& @
WECO -- Western Electric Company
: L; h6 q) P1 }2 j$ VWESCOM -- Western Electric Satellite Communications
2 u, @8 ?+ k5 r4 c* P$ U$ j4 BWMSC -- Weather Message Switching Center ! a. ~( I# ]( {2 W
WMSCR -- Weather Message Switching Center Replacement
" R; [6 r: Q( p' I) y" j6 NWSCMO -- Weather Service Contract Meteorological Observatory 2 v6 f; a: W. L/ A& f& l( d
WSFO -- Weather Service Forecast Office
9 ^" v* {6 j4 M- F' P% I1 e$ LWSMO -- Weather Service Meteorological Observatory
$ Y' }: d0 \, K& k2 H! zWSO -- Weather Service Office
, j( S5 H* R3 f% cWTHR -- "Weather" . o( Q+ X! D9 `7 W1 O8 |
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