Glossary of Airport Acronyms

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Printer Friendly Email Page Glossary of Airport Acronyms & m7 v' e5 ?6 x! `) G/ S) N6 U-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 ]2 l. m4 f) H7 VA | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M 0 L$ H* l/ B: M7 s/ ^ N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z 7 R" }7 V) M! Z9 A* s! AA top 7 d$ P1 S B. y6 h -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A/C -- Aircraft A/G -- Air to Ground A/H -- Altitude/Height AAC -- Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center & Z# p# s1 D) Q; A5 b% i& v9 z& |AAF -- Army Air Field + n1 C m7 X0 f$ p' }; yAAI -- Arrival Aircraft Interval AAP -- Advanced Automation Program 1 p a/ ~& J; jAAR -- Airport Acceptance Rate ABDIS -- Automated Data Interchange System Service B & h9 i. s& }5 K9 O. A: rACAIS -- Air Carrier Activity Information System ACAS -- Aircraft Collision Avoidance System & K6 ^$ [* E0 a% m& K0 A# yACC -- Airports Consultants Council . s" ~- n- y M& n; v9 KACC -- Area Control Center ACCT -- Accounting Records / ?$ }) r. F% C2 \0 H' mACD -- Automatic Call Distributor ) J" X: _" @+ ^: `/ u4 g% q; GACDO -- Air Carrier District Office 3 `1 ~8 [6 Y Z% d$ U2 x# i K; cACF -- Area Control Facility ACFO -- Aircraft Certification Field Office ACFT -- Aircraft ACI-NA -- Airports Council International - North America ACID -- Aircraft Identification ACIP -- Airport Capital Improvement Plan ACLS -- Automatic Carrier Landing System , O0 I- L% d* T' AACLT -- Actual Landing Time Calculated ACO -- Office of Airports Compliance and Field Operations ACO -- Aircraft Certification Office ACRP -- Airport Cooperative Research Program 1 Z" W0 v) O9 WADA -- Air Defense Area - N Y: Z1 E% m F+ K x9 r! j, zADAP -- Airport Development Aid Program ADAS -- AWOS Data Acquisition System 3 q0 w+ |' D9 n$ YADCCP -- Advanced Data Communications Control Procedure ADDA -- Administrative Data . N; ? S* q5 }% Y |ADF -- Automatic Direction Finding ' S3 W7 L& `- ]' z- ]ADI -- Automatic De-Ice and Inhibitor 3 [$ H4 a; j+ w6 XADIN -- AUTODIN Service * N% l7 e( `1 L. ^$ BADIZ -- Air Defense Identification Zone ADL -- Aeronautical Data-Link 0 ^0 J8 ^( E1 q9 [) ^ADLY -- Arrival Delay ( d( T3 s" O- s! D& F4 g7 R+ r4 W) vADO -- Airline Dispatch Office ADP -- Automated Data Processing 7 v1 J$ j& ~& {7 _. x6 IADS -- Automatic Dependent Surveillance ADSIM -- Airfield Delay Simulation Model ADSY -- Administrative Equipment Systems : c+ Q' [0 l/ T7 M# IADTN -- Administrative Data Transmission Network 0 M, M' t; ]2 u* i6 q8 v& iADTN2000 -- Administrative Data Transmission Network 2000 ADVO -- Administrative Voice AEG -- Aircraft Evaluation Group ; Y# m, \9 D- `, R& Q' {AERA -- Automated En-Route Air Traffic Control AEX -- Automated Execution AF -- Airway Facilities 1 V/ w O8 ]/ l E7 KAFB -- Air Force Base AFIS -- Automated Flight Inspection System 1 B0 k( R5 |( N- CAFP -- Area Flight Plan AFRES -- Air Force Reserve Station 1 [$ z5 ? {& H3 ]AFS -- Airways Facilities Sector AFSFO -- AFS Field Office AFSFU -- AFS Field Unit AFSOU -- AFS Field Office Unit (Standard is AFSFOU) 8 G- P- u9 y3 X" L B& B. B$ qAFSS -- Automated Flight Service Station ( ` f3 F( v% M$ Y' GAFTN -- Automated Fixed Telecommunications Network 6 M1 D9 v+ j) T; X2 WAGL -- Above Ground Level $ K8 h! W0 W; H5 b! j) nAID -- Airport Information Desk AIG -- Airbus Industries Group ( U _& b4 O! G9 v( `5 X2 ^/ XAIM -- Airman's Information Manual e9 b" ?5 @+ G) E' K8 tAIP -- Airport Improvement Plan ( i$ Z# f) V! j. V4 v: ?AIRMET -- Airmen's Meteorological Information AIRNET -- Airport Network Simulation Model AIS -- Aeronautical Information Service AIT -- Automated Information Transfer ALP -- Airport Layout Plan & u/ \# H2 K- e' B- G% v% FALS -- Approach Lighting System % Z3 F A8 d1 S7 l9 U9 WALSF1 -- ALS with Sequenced Flashers I # k$ E. U. T% c3 Z" m }1 n, \9 c, vALSF2 -- ALS with Sequenced Flashers II ALSIP -- Approach Lighting System Improvement Plan 9 h; z" E% e. `3 j4 G5 jALTRV -- Altitude Reservation ) \: k, y( C) @5 z& u$ aAMASS -- Airport Movement Area Safety System AMCC -- ACF/ARTCC Maintenance Control Center ! U3 O, M6 c8 |/ ]( CAMOS -- Automated Meteorological Observation Station AMP -- ARINC Message Processor (OR) Airport Master Plan AMVER -- Automated Mutual Assistance Vessel Rescue System ANC -- Alternate Network Connectivity ANCA -- Airport Noise and Capacity Act ; B' F; i" n$ \8 E2 xANG -- Air National Guard ANGB -- Air National Guard Base r: Y R `% b) ^5 _) JANMS -- Automated Network Monitoring System & }) [9 L/ X8 t6 L& IANSI -- American National Standards Group 3 b$ [4 {1 ^# s5 CAOA -- Air Operations Area 5 d: S6 T. i: @6 pAP -- Acquisition Plan APP -- Approach APS -- Airport Planning Standard - g; ^) S, f" v. s, {: l/ gAQAFO -- Aeronautical Quality Assurance Field Office 2 N8 ?. ]! z$ T$ S/ L/ j5 ^ARAC -- Army Radar Approach Control (AAF) 1 ~' S$ E7 Q. z! z$ i: XARAC -- Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee ARCTR -- FAA Aeronautical Center or Academy ARF -- Airport Reservation Function ARFF -- Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting * n: w1 C8 N% B8 ?4 Y/ G. eARINC -- Aeronautical Radio, Inc. % m' B2 `/ {' P2 F9 r' ~5 HARLNO -- Airline Office % | f1 o$ n1 a; HARO -- Airport Reservation Office # T. a( b3 _ T6 |5 D: ?ARP -- Airport Reference Point ARSA -- Airport Service Radar Area ARSR -- Air Route Surveillance Radar , z5 _! d( |# l: ], x1 lARTCC -- Air Route Traffic Control Center , J+ U2 A6 w. I+ Q; h: h$ }ARTS -- Automated Radar Terminal System $ \ D0 x" m! W& s EASAS -- Aviation Safety Analysis System 1 ]4 d% B5 _% Q2 _4 kASC -- AUTODIN Switching Center / j2 C c' Q5 v5 v+ D( |ASCP -- Aviation System Capacity Plan & A$ y3 L) f1 D& n! i( t! fASD -- Aircraft Situation Display ASDA -- Accelerate -- Stop Distance Available % `6 {0 `' \9 q4 NASLAR -- Aircraft Surge Launch And Recovery # ^" p* b/ h0 P& |9 oASM -- Available Seat Mile ASP -- Arrival Sequencing Program ) e* O" x' H/ p6 j- ~% HASOS -- Automatic Surface Observation System ASQP -- Airline Service Quality Performance ASR -- Airport Surveillance Radar ASTA -- Airport Surface Traffic Automation E) {2 N- F( ^/ \4 ]/ g/ v7 BASV -- Airline Schedule Vendor ! F0 H) e' ~# g' ^AT -- Air Traffic ' t5 z: |" V' p+ N/ `* uATA -- Air Transport Association of America , l+ D8 V' w- K, \. |ATAS -- Airspace and Traffic Advisory Service ATCAA -- Air Traffic Control Assigned Airspace AT&T -- American Telephone and Telegraph 5 J( L1 V3 _ O4 KAT&T ASDC -- AT&T Agency Service Delivery Center AT&T CSA -- AT&T Customer Support Associate ATC -- Air Traffic Control & R! g/ o( S: q" _ Q2 \3 s8 U% _ATCBI -- Air Traffic Control Beacon Indicator ; C6 L) n. z% d+ R& |2 {) j' AATCCC -- Air Traffic Control Command Center ATCO -- Air Taxi Commercial Operator " v5 k; O$ L' IATCRB -- Air Traffic Control Radar Beacon # f% d! _# Z, D) `& N2 p HATCRBS -- Air Traffic Control Radar Beacon System ATCSCC -- Air Traffic Control Systems Command Center ATCT -- Airport Traffic Control Tower 7 v p$ E" i, T7 k6 kATIS -- Automated Terminal Information Service ATISR -- ATIS Recorder ATM -- Air Traffic Management ATM -- Asynchronous Transfer Mode 1 o* i8 U; V* u' i$ s1 QATMS -- Advanced Traffic Management System ATN -- Aeronautical Telecommunications Network & b" e( ?' s8 k G8 UATODN -- AUTODIN Terminal (FUS) ATOVN -- AUOTVON (Facility) - J h% T0 [6 H3 m4 R3 yATOMS -- Air Traffic Operations Management System ' S S1 R2 M+ Z4 K/ o: vATS -- Air Traffic Service & t3 K9 r. K* t% J( }: o* ~ATSCCP -- ATS Contingency Command Post 5 z/ l/ r1 x. e' J! dATTIS -- AT&T Information Systems AUTODIN -- DoD Automatic Digital Network 1 \# U3 m, `. T' O! r) F" {% C1 @3 [AUTOVON -- DoD Automatic Voice Network , Q: z. s) |9 C2 ]2 r. [AVON -- AUTOVON Service AVN -- Aviation Standards National Field Office, Oklahoma City AWIS -- Airport Weather Information AWOS -- Automated Weather Observation System 4 Q! x1 H$ L; [: J' SAWP -- Aviation Weather Processor 2 D `- b2 v4 y) UAWPG -- Aviation Weather Products Generator 7 s) a9 H. H' R; YAWS -- Air Weather Station ' y; B: Y4 J: b7 C B top -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BANS -- BRITE Alphanumeric System 8 y: K9 x0 q3 P1 o4 c* sBART -- Billing Analysis Reporting Tool (GSA software tool) BASIC -- Basic Contract Observing Station 4 j) _4 b+ ?0 GBASOP -- Military Base Operations BCA -- Benefit/Cost Analysis 0 ^" ]& k5 f) t; Z1 m/ x; nBCR -- Benefit/Cost Ratio BDAT -- Digitized Beacon Data BMP -- Best Management Practices BOC -- Bell Operating Company bps -- bits per second BRI -- Basic Rate Interface BRITE -- Bright Radar Indicator Terminal Equipment 3 Z$ E" w) r9 M( s. |BRL -- Building Restriction Line & J; R; e/ w* v6 mBUEC -- Back-- up Emergency Communications BUECE -- Back-- up Emergency Communications Equipment : ]0 E# W; M2 P$ m9 z E5 RC top -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CAA -- Civil Aviation Authority 6 g0 i2 J$ \8 P5 c6 C, X3 V5 l" s" F; dCAA -- Clean Air Act 5 w0 m2 N0 U& `) eCAB -- Civil Aeronautics Board ^/ ^$ |& {" B% o. F& R3 VCARF -- Central Altitude Reservation Facility ) q# }" Z( A. M$ @/ `7 CCASFO -- Civil Aviation Security Office CAT -- Category CAT -- Clear -- Air Turbulence 5 E$ d$ W [1 C, r9 V4 I, J1 uCAU -- Crypto Ancillary Unit - I, R# p7 }5 TCBI -- Computer Based Instruction : n) ]) g3 _" k+ WCCC -- Communications Command Center ! ?% G" Y+ ^8 C! N5 UCCCC -- Staff Communications CCCH -- Central Computer Complex Host CC&O -- Customer Cost and Obligation ( J* {# z) V2 o6 B1 F, {% H. wCCSD -- Command Communications Service Designator * w8 B# ]. }8 f" L0 C6 M6 tCCS7-- NI -- Communication Channel Signal-7 -- Network Interconnect CCU -- Central Control Unit CD -- Common Digitizer ! I, N0 L8 e- T# Y- aCDR -- Cost Detail Report CDT -- Controlled Departure Time CDTI -- Cockpit Display of Traffic Information 5 h# w/ J: n- a; Z, j1 QCENTX -- Central Telephone Exchange - j4 w. [1 z9 h4 z* \2 aCEP -- Capacity Enhancement Program CEQ -- Council on Environmental Quality : j" A; R/ b3 I% O0 ]CERAP -- Central Radar Approach CFC -- Central Flow Control CFCF -- Central Flow Control Facility ' v8 q+ f d% G/ b4 _CFCS -- Central Flow Control Service CFR -- Code of Federal Regulations CFWP -- Central Flow Weather Processor 7 `8 I* b- P1 z9 S! k0 dCFWU -- Central Flow Weather Unit CGAS -- Coast Guard Air Station 0 Y% @: Y- k3 E5 R0 l2 h4 zCLC -- Course Line Computer ' R R1 g' i9 m' g; O9 _CLIN -- Contract Line Item . [7 X+ O0 @6 B( ?9 dCLT -- Calculated Landing Time CM -- Commercial Service Airport * b m8 V! _" S7 S" Z1 \CNMPS -- Canadian Minimum Navigation Performance Specification Airspace 5 R; p! |8 g" U: q3 V5 QCNS -- Consolidated NOTAM System CNSP -- Consolidated NOTAM System Processor & V! D: g* a; @+ B' W7 ^% [4 NCO -- Central Office COE -- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 2 k s4 c' {4 UCOMCO -- Command Communications Outlet CONUS -- Continental United States ( n, G( N# U8 k0 E! V9 A3 SCORP -- Private Corporation other than ARINC or MITRE ( ~" [( G( n! h( o. ]. B4 cCPE -- Customer Premise Equipment CPMIS -- Consolidated Personnel Management Information System + H4 E8 C9 Y# m' fCRA -- Conflict Resolution Advisory CRDA -- Converging Runway Display Aid 5 r0 c- w$ ?/ s. B; b/ r$ HCRT -- Cathode Ray Tube CSA -- Communications Service Authorization + ~9 [4 D/ _4 Z3 [CSIS -- Centralized Storm Information System CSO -- Customer Service Office CSR -- Communications Service Request CSS -- Central Site System C/S/S/N -- Capacity/Safety/Security/Noise CTA -- Controlled Time of Arrival CTA -- Control Area CTA/FIR -- Control Area/Flight Information Region CTAF -- Common Traffic Advisory Frequency / l! O" W) z" Y7 f% Z. n2 t, RCTAS -- Center -- Tracon Automation System ' ]1 x( ^( q$ iCTMA -- Center Traffic Management Advisor CUPS -- Consolidated Uniform Payroll System CVFR -- Controlled Visual Flight Rules CVTS -- Compressed Video Transmission Service % V e# s; g9 n/ b6 G! |& GCW -- Continuous Wave CWSU -- Central Weather Service Unit CWY -- Clearway 2 n& b# y' O o/ p D top 6 ]8 t) a4 D4 P+ }. ` -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 U- l9 a7 E0 P9 n u1 n9 yDA -- Direct Access # F0 Q5 F. T/ b) {DA -- Decision Altitude/Decision Height . o; [" t4 X0 y9 l0 a9 }; _6 dDA -- Descent Advisor 4 m2 C5 I$ y* w1 BDABBS -- DITCO Automated Bulletin Board System DAIR -- Direct Altitude and Identity Readout " h# {8 _5 }6 }DAR -- Designated Agency Representative 3 \8 `6 P3 N2 u" X7 @2 U7 `9 zDARC -- Direct Access Radar Channel dBA -- Decibels A-weighted DBCRC -- Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission DBE -- Disadvantaged Business Enterprise DBMS -- Data Base Management System % O, Z% f$ Y' CDBRITE -- Digital Bright Radar Indicator Tower Equipment 6 C3 }. k/ B( r! J! O! o% `: U- ?. DDCA -- Defense Communications Agency + ]" D4 ^2 U* u5 ?. KDCAA -- Dual Call, Automatic Answer Device " [/ d( D+ @: T Z9 V/ GDCCU -- Data Communications Control Unit % j2 B: ^( h& {+ ~( hDCE -- Data Communications Equipment / r; l5 d2 j: ]1 `DDA -- Dedicated Digital Access ! l+ M, }& s! p$ D; lDDD -- Direct Distance Dialing * I/ M$ v( U9 q7 E: q2 f% tDDM -- Difference in Depth of Modulation DDS -- Digital Data Service 7 Q' E7 `0 \' C+ a4 [DEA -- Drug Enforcement Agency / h/ G9 D, T. C( C3 B2 c" @( e- lDEDS -- Data Entry and Display System ' B5 @6 V. u/ l, P) xDEIS -- Draft Environmental Impact Statement 4 P c7 y! b- S( Z# n( ODEP -- Departure 1 V! A4 C; W. z* }" Z5 G+ QDEWIZ -- Distance Early Warning Identification Zone DF -- Direction Finder DFAX -- Digital Facsimile DFI -- Direction Finding Indicator - s A/ e+ N8 l: UDGPS -- Differential Global Positioning Satellite (System) DH -- Decision Height 3 K* x- B& j" {/ dDID -- Direct Inward Dial ( t% @4 Z$ u4 a& g" S. wDIP -- Drop and Insert Point DIRF -- Direction Finding DITCO -- Defense Information Technology Contracting Office Agency + j1 F4 |- y2 Y$ J/ FDME -- Distance Measuring Equipment & z' X6 Y3 E2 ~DME/P -- Precision Distance Measuring Equipment ) X% R8 q$ ?' LDMN -- Data Multiplexing Network DNL -- Day-- Night Equivalent Sound Level (Also called Ldn) ( A" t" P2 W$ s7 @* xDOD -- Direct Outward Dial & I' V* m" M, ?! r8 O. SDoD -- Department of Defense DOI -- Department of Interior : o" m0 r, x3 Y7 w6 ODOS -- Department of State 5 ~" S* U3 |0 _3 @! a$ {DOT -- Department of Transportation DOTS -- Dynamic Ocean Tracking System DOTCC -- Department of Transportation Computer Center DSCS -- Digital Satellite Compression Service 0 z n L% u% @, z# f4 ZDSUA -- Dynamic Special Use Airspace DTS -- Dedicated Transmission Service DUAT -- Direct User Access Terminal , c1 }/ [5 y; e# V' jDVFR -- Defense Visual Flight Rules DVFR -- Day Visual Flight Rules DVOR -- Doppler Very High Frequency Omni-- Directional Range DYSIM -- Dynamic Simulator 2 \/ J+ \4 n2 G4 F; b8 q& W . z; P+ F# Y o ~: G/ ~) S! u 6 Y, E a. @; I. I* o/ KE top 6 G. K- e$ F0 s7 }# a7 J $ c3 C {- @ }1 ~-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E-MSAW -- En-Route Automated Minimum Safe Altitude Warning EA -- Environmental Assessment EARTS -- En Route Automated Radar Tracking System . c- }( g/ ]! Z# I- ]1 R7 yECOM -- En Route Communications 2 o; u& u& u+ FECVFP -- Expanded Charted Visual Flight Procedures EDCT -- Expedite Departure Path % G+ V% S4 m" P1 A; z* eEFAS -- En Route Flight Advisory Service D8 J: L* i# BEFC -- Expect Further Clearance & K! {" S3 R( u* L8 |EFIS -- Electronic Flight Information Systems EIAF -- Expanded Inward Access Features EIS -- Environmental Impact Statement ELT -- Emergency Locator Transmitter + m* ?' U" j1 i& J, XELWRT -- Electrowriter EMAS -- Engineered Materials Arresting System EMPS -- En Route Maintenance Processor System ' Z( _( ]! N# ^, B0 a4 W( hEMS -- Environmental Management System ENAV -- En Route Navigational Aids EPA -- Environmental Protection Agency . A8 W) c/ t' b0 S. D& i( |EPS -- Engineered Performance Standards EOF -- Emergency Operating Facility + r/ g6 u2 ?# @! n' ZEPSS -- Enhanced Packet Switched Service * i% Y/ ~7 P% e2 P! V) b' g* c0 LERAD -- En Route Broadband Radar ESEC -- En Route Broadband Secondary Radar ; G) @1 y" G$ ?; K) j' i% TESP -- En Route Spacing Program 5 Z4 R" ~# z! d5 }6 kESYS -- En Route Equipment Systems / X& Q. X+ k, R2 h" jESF -- Extended Superframe Format - E% x3 k9 ~# P( c) _+ b" dETA -- Estimated Time of Arrival ETE -- Estimated Time En Route ! @; u, P2 r5 M, \1 f2 gETG -- Enhanced Target Generator ) _; `( M4 S- H- F4 @ETMS -- Enhanced Traffic Management System 8 d5 @9 P& J4 [& C) `% u/ m9 C$ TETN -- Electronic Telecommunications Network EVAS -- Enhanced Vortex Advisory System . f% c5 n7 B; R% f8 n/ `EVCS -- Emergency Voice Communications System 5 ] v: v, J; \* _" e$ f* z$ [: P! m- t 8 m/ P" U' o8 I) [# K F top / @8 |' q h8 j+ r. f/ ~( b # u+ e! t, c3 ]-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- # N: M, \! L7 p8 t, M% @0 [6 d! N9 UFAA -- Federal Aviation Administration F&E -- Facility and Equipment ' `! x6 u: B' _; a; P3 V5 n& JFAAAC -- FAA Aeronautical Center - g8 r# I/ n8 {2 L2 h; DFAACIS -- FAA Communications Information System FAATC -- FAA Technical Center FAC -- Facility : w9 n& y; V8 D$ G2 bFAF -- Final Approach Fix % U8 v- x! D: c" \$ ^1 i: kFAP -- Final Approach Point FAPM -- FTS2000 Associate Program Manager FAR -- Federal Aviation Regulation FAATSAT -- FAA Telecommunications Satellite - J. K- q$ p6 b' D' u0 j1 [FAST -- Final Approach Spacing Tool FAX -- Facsimile Equipment FBO -- Fixed Base Operator FBS -- Fall Back Switch FCC -- Federal Communications Commission ; m6 ^8 V4 Z7 P; |. u( nFCLT -- Freeze Calculated Landing Time FCOM -- FSS Radio Voice Communications ( e* @; A) j1 e5 _1 J TFCPU -- Facility Central Processing Unit & T; B& K) I$ Y0 V9 G tFDAT -- Flight Data Entry and Printout (FDEP) and Flight Data Service FDE -- Flight Data Entry 3 f* A; b9 {& m$ Z$ tFDEP -- Flight Data Entry and Printout FDIO -- Flight Data Input/Output $ S- i, _' [: Q( a8 Y- o. GFDIOC -- Flight Data Input/Output Center FDIOR -- Flight Data Input/Output Remote - |/ D, D! V% K7 v% X ~0 N6 OFDM -- Frequency Division Multiplexing FDP -- Flight Data Processing FED -- Federal FEIS -- Final Environmental Impact Statement 1 o w* g% J. @ C4 K$ r a# TFEP -- Front End Processor , H! e1 g5 i$ p& h$ @3 A6 vFFAC -- From Facility FIFO -- Flight Inspection Field Office ' ^8 N! s# C) p" G! p. o. F; qFIG -- Flight Inspection Group ) `8 f3 N0 \3 ]2 N1 i q, j: ]FINO -- Flight Inspection National Field Office 8 R; n: c2 [, p% J$ H4 b/ c: uFIPS -- Federal Information Publication Standard FIR -- Flight Information Region FIRE -- Fire Station * v9 @1 }* g$ v5 s$ f/ T' [FIRMR -- Federal Information Resource Management Regulation ) j# A. A6 W" Z: TFL -- Flight Level 6 \* f" J/ _* m5 u) zFLOWSIM -- Traffic Flow Planning Simulation , n( ?. p; n& Z# RFMA -- Final Monitor Aid FMF -- Facility Master File FMIS -- FTS2000 Management Information System ! O0 {( E W( i8 ~2 ]! w" v* Z& M" AFMS -- Flight management System : v3 ?4 g# d9 I7 _1 F+ q' [FNMS -- FTS2000 Network Management System FOIA -- Freedom Of Information Act / y2 W: e/ E& n& {' }3 ]! oFONSI -- Finding of No Significant Impact ' v6 \0 K+ j9 y5 r$ d; G* x1 V: P( b& BFP -- Flight Plan FRC -- Request Full Route Clearance FSAS -- Flight Service Automation System FSDO -- Flight Standards District Office FSDPS -- Flight Service Data Processing System FSEP -- Facility/Service/Equipment Profile FSP -- Flight Strip Printer FSPD -- Freeze Speed Parameter FSS -- Flight Service Station FSSA -- Flight Service Station Automated Service P+ u; g& \9 U0 Z: b" cFSTS -- Federal Secure Telephone Service FSYS -- Flight Service Station Equipment Systems FTS -- Federal Telecommunications System ' A6 p" O) o. h) t1 UFTS2000 -- Federal Telecommunications System 2000 * Y* \$ j: B; e6 i1 W& ]' gFUS -- Functional Units or Systems FWCS -- Flight Watch Control Station & x6 b2 k0 r/ A! ^/ P5 Q $ m4 N' _2 c, Q" S * c; F0 \) V0 QG top 7 K- Z3 \9 f2 H* x: w% l -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GA -- General Aviation GAA -- General Aviation Activity + P. W, ]$ z* C" H3 ^GAAA -- General Aviation Activity and Avionics ) n- l2 z9 T' `) N* k% V) L: iGADO -- General Aviation District Office GCA -- Ground Control Approach GNAS -- General National Airspace System GNSS -- Global Navigation Satellite System ( j: q5 V ?( e* `. CGOES -- Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite 5 u" u! Y- j* _, x2 R$ j- UGOESF -- GOES Feed Point & n* R) f% H; O/ s7 z2 l4 }GOEST -- GOES Terminal Equipment 6 F+ I+ A: s5 d( ~, |- n" n IGPRA -- Government Performance Results Act 4 N q4 Y2 \/ J% y ?GPS -- Global Positioning Satellite ; f& ~' R* `; C& X1 ]" KGPWS -- Ground Proximity Warning System 9 b7 |, p# k; {& U. x/ y4 u& i eGRADE -- Graphical Airspace Design Environment GS -- Glide Slope Indicator % w8 x0 W* @. E. H3 tGSA -- General Services Administration 3 f9 p5 V X7 I. A; W! }GSE -- Ground Support Equipment 0 u, ?, l7 n5 y4 O. E ) }6 V+ T3 D6 `7 G3 ?9 R& V) M! s H top -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- H -- Non-- Directional Radio Homing Beacon (NDB) ) ~$ T3 o- Z, aHAA -- Height Above Airport * e, S/ ~2 F7 Z& _* |) c; J6 P0 PHAL -- Height Above Landing m9 L2 B: {+ B1 AHARS -- High Altitude Route System 6 z y% Q0 l' SHAT -- Height Above Touchdown HAZMAT -- Hazardous Materials HCAP -- High Capacity Carriers . L5 \0 q( e8 X' _5 G4 wHLDC -- High Level Data Link Control HDME -- NDB with Distance Measuring Equipment HDQ -- FAA Headquarters . S" Q& y! L# d0 K9 y: EHELI -- Heliport HF -- High Frequency HH -- NDB, 2kw or More HI-- EFAS -- High Altitude EFAS HOV -- High Occupancy Vehicle ' Z; `1 e$ D9 D2 q7 ~, w; K. LHSI -- Horizontal Situation Indicators 7 ?! ^# o" p7 e' B: QHUD -- Housing and Urban Development v' G8 z. K3 o7 DHWAS -- Hazardous In-- Flight Weather Advisory $ p$ g& X6 t, e" |+ J8 ?Hz -- HERTZ : B1 T9 `& b. _$ b0 v 4 U& E7 G) L G! J+ N+ MI top 7 J, f7 ]9 B% P( Q-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 A( G) }1 M( f# I0 n" m$ u, mIA -- Indirect Access 8 Z( @/ q7 K3 c" u( \IAF -- Initial Approach Fix + @/ Y2 v0 ]- P8 y; _3 g: ?I/AFSS -- International AFSS 6 P+ G$ f7 o# o4 H+ W bIAP -- Instrument Approach Procedures ( {8 h4 z' ?- m) E7 CIAPA -- Instrument Approach Procedures Automation IBM -- International Business Machines IBP -- International Boundary Point # w+ a: f" {1 q0 e0 f1 IIBR -- Intermediate Bit Rate 6 D9 Z9 A1 M! wICAO -- International Civil Aviation Organization ICSS -- International Communications Switching Systems IDAT -- Interfacility Data 2 i8 n3 E9 u0 ], z+ aIF -- Intermediate Fix IFCP -- Interfacility Communications Processor IFDS -- Interfacility Data System IFEA -- In-- Flight Emergency Assistance IFO -- International Field Office IFR -- Instrument Flight Rules 0 y# Z l0 G# S+ jIFSS -- International Flight Service Station ILS -- Instrument Landing System IM -- Inner Marker IMC -- Instrument Meteorological Conditions INM -- Integrated Noise Model n9 V# Z1 Y2 s; PINS -- Inertial Navigation System IRMP -- Information Resources Management Plan ISDN -- Integrated Services Digital Network 3 S+ p1 \# m3 [2 _8 B+ _3 K2 ] EISMLS -- Interim Standard Microwave Landing System ITI -- Interactive Terminal Interface : d8 F7 c4 V, V8 j2 w. [IVRS -- Interim Voice Response System # J. M( G' X3 Y4 s% yIW -- Inside Wiring 0 @9 m4 B' }$ Q, yJ top ' b2 J3 R! V+ B7 i1 B* L-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * j2 R9 `4 h! H2 l& R 1 v8 Y4 R& A- V2 V; \2 Y& P+ y0 H; aK top ! G+ G, w3 c4 v+ c$ c2 E -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Kbps -- Kilobits Per Second $ E; h) Q8 f% U( M# Z0 ?4 U1 e" fKhz -- Kilohertz KVDT -- Keyboard Video Display Terminal - O7 C% _" S/ J$ u ' F- h8 c+ G5 V9 n3 x& u L top ) D! r! S9 ?! a l ( X% f+ i* I1 L" o# E$ F x# N7 R& \-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LAA -- Local Airport Advisory LAAS -- Low Altitude Alert System . @! e3 a5 a ? O# b5 _# N2 g- uLABS -- Leased A B Service 8 Y) l& \5 L2 e) G3 I+ @+ zLABSC -- LABS GS-- 200 Computer 0 a. y& \% L8 Z' f9 U) Z* v" \LABSR -- LABS Remote Equipment LABSW -- LABS Switch System 1 q' p$ Q# f- k' o4 s$ X, C5 ~LAHSO -- Land and Hold Short Operation LAN -- Local Area Network & ^ Q# t, P/ c; t$ o6 pLATA -- Local Access and Transport Area LAWRS -- Limited Aviation Weather Reporting System LCF -- Local Control Facility LCN -- Local Communications Network LDA -- Localizer Directional Aid LDA -- Landing Directional Aid LDIN -- Lead-- in Lights ! w! X. z! c- ?$ k! [8 t: yLEC -- Local Exchange Carrier LF -- Low Frequency 7 M3 A( T/ b% `" u( N, h0 v& l- aLINCS -- Leased Interfacility NAS Communications System 0 w h3 A+ G& W% A# v( QLIS -- Logistics and Inventory System ( H1 V3 \- x8 v; P" e/ JLLWAS -- Low Level Wind Shear Alert System LM/MS -- Low/Medium Frequency ) F3 E% R. l( |$ @! E+ uLMM -- Locator Middle Marker LMS -- LORAN Monitor Site LOC -- Localizer 2 g8 y! S9 }- }LOCID -- Location Identifier / P2 H5 \" v0 j5 V7 mLOI -- Letter of Intent LOM -- Compass Locator at Outer Marker LORAN -- Long Range Aid to Navigation LPV -- Lateral Precision Performance with Vertical Guidance LRCO -- Limited Remote Communications Outlet . w* O6 Q; p- n: n% T8 bLRNAV -- Long Range Navigation * _( U* P1 h# o3 }# G) K4 U* G b7 g. ULRR -- Long Range Radar . V; o4 J" n- ~7 xM top / Q# q* Z4 H/ |1 S0 c4 |2 V-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- % Y* h' Y R- ?) f; s* b+ E; LMAA -- Maximum Authorized Altitude - k# g9 D% M% b9 PMALS -- Medium Intensity Approach Lighting System 2 B0 N& Z( d( r, h9 yMALSF -- MALS with Sequenced Flashers 3 l' Q/ s3 M+ |, aMALSR -- MALS with Runway Alignment Indicator Lights MAP -- Maintenance Automation Program MAP -- Military Airport Program ( B/ u! v6 V$ s+ {0 EMAP -- Missed Approach Point % h) `& s7 ?( Y, p0 NMAP -- Modified Access Pricing Mbps -- Megabits Per Second MCA -- Minimum Crossing Altitude . w) r) D. e% C: u4 ~2 W% f' ]MCAS -- Marine Corps Air Station % I' m$ f% m1 j [% u+ H+ uMCC -- Maintenance Control Center & [- Y" L% N" m9 K( cMCL -- Middle Compass Locater MCS -- Maintenance and Control System . t1 w% O5 _5 _8 m4 RMDA -- Minimum Descent Altitude MDT -- Maintenance Data Terminal MEA -- Minimum En Route Altitude METI -- Meteorological Information 9 l0 k# z( R0 ~: NMF -- Middle Frequency MFJ -- Modified Final Judgment MFT -- Meter Fix Crossing Time/Slot Time MHA -- Minimum Holding Altitude , t9 F( E4 e, W/ z! hMhg -- MegHERTZ MIA -- Minimum IFR Altitudes MIDO -- Manufacturing Inspection District Office MIS -- Meteorological Impact Statement ( d2 F3 H8 b3 {: IMISC -- Miscellaneous 9 R! U# y } tMISO -- Manufacturing Inspection Satellite Office MIT -- Miles In Trail MITRE -- Mitre Corporation MLS -- Microwave Landing System 5 o5 E; n( K% s9 N+ O3 T' ^. RMM -- Middle Marker , f! P' Q7 \! d& { KMMC -- Maintenance Monitoring Console MMS -- Maintenance Monitoring System 8 p0 y8 j3 L: N$ H3 qMNPS -- Minimum Navigation Performance Specification MNPSA -- Minimum Navigation Performance Specifications Airspace u( h5 _5 h q ^MOA -- Memorandum of Agreement , J3 I6 c" A' K4 z( O& r3 t- VMOA -- Military Operations Area MOCA -- Minimum Obstruction Clearance Altitude 9 m$ N: x- C/ x8 `7 w1 ?4 e/ w/ GMODE C -- Altitude-- Encoded Beacon Reply 1 K6 G- D; e6 l7 xMODE C -- Altitude Reporting Mode of Secondary Radar MODE S -- Mode Select Beacon System MOU -- Memorandum of Understanding MPO -- Metropolitan Planning Organization ( B- S- ^$ N5 {) xMPS -- Maintenance Processor Subsystem (OR) Master Plan Supplement 6 F$ f. x$ o, J! F# {0 LMRA -- Minimum Reception Altitude * Y O1 B' S$ `+ v9 U. P& pMRC -- Monthly Recurring Charge / d3 C$ g( U# JMSA -- Minimum Safe Altitude ! W2 ]! {, O/ ?: Z) i4 D% dMSAW -- Minimum Safe Altitude Warning MSL -- Mean Sea Level MSN -- Message Switching Network s4 J2 `" R6 u/ o1 v% LMTCS -- Modular Terminal Communications System MTI -- Moving Target Indicator 0 N3 T' @. d9 N9 l& C5 jMUX -- Multiplexor 4 C( U, j8 o8 G* b, [* J5 _MVA -- Minimum Vectoring Altitude MVFR -- Marginal Visual Flight Rules ( H* j+ v- X( {2 X 3 }& @5 z; c, P* p N top 1 P! B* T* C) ~" l) V- r5 i 6 u4 o2 ?0 t( |. M6 b6 h-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAAQS -- National Ambient Air Quality Standards NADA -- NADIN Concentrator NADIN -- National Airspace Data Interchange Network NADSW -- NADIN Switches NAILS -- National Airspace Integrated Logistics Support NAMS -- NADIN IA 9 K9 `% Q @5 H; QNAPRS -- National Airspace Performance Reporting System 7 N" y3 M9 P3 S2 }5 H( pNAS -- National Airspace System or Naval Air Station NASDC -- National Aviation Safety Data NASP -- National Airspace System Plan ; h& A6 D- }& m/ ONASPAC -- National Airspace System Performance Analysis Capability NATCO -- National Communications Switching Center + v$ f( f' ?" qNAVAID -- Navigation Aid NAVMN -- Navigation Monitor and Control NAWAU -- National Aviation Weather Advisory Unit ! {" @& r: g! V" B' X9 [5 t/ oNAWPF -- National Aviation Weather Processing Facility ; |8 {' N4 S8 v Y' j% a' E0 R ?' d UNCAR -- National Center for Atmospheric Research; Boulder, CO 6 S5 s2 x! c* ~NCF -- National Control Facility 3 ?# f( W( x2 Y& D& CNCIU -- NEXRAD Communications Interface Unit NCP -- Noise Compatibility Program 2 ?8 I1 z o9 P" S0 R3 @# JNCS -- National Communications System 8 y! t* l" R& r2 v) `1 DNDB -- Non-- Directional Radio Homing Beacon NDNB -- NADIN II 7 `( x" k+ Y5 x, I* \2 PNEM -- Noise Exposure Map NEPA -- National Environmental Policy Act NEXRAD -- Next Generation Weather Radar ; F8 I8 H5 D7 z( cNFAX -- National Facsimile Service NFDC -- National Flight Data Center 6 X6 X7 ?7 f5 g3 L( TNFIS -- NAS Facilities Information System . z" n6 H0 w6 p1 n) eNI -- Network Interface NICS -- National Interfacility Communications System 1 j% P" {* N- L8 `# M2 MNPE -- Non-primary Airport Entitlement % e( q, [( K4 }3 tNPIAS -- National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems NM -- Nautical Mile NMAC -- Near Mid Air Collision $ o5 S$ F5 I4 M# r' nNMC -- National Meteorological Center NMCE -- Network Monitoring and Control Equipment NMCS -- Network Monitoring and Control System NOAA -- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOC -- Notice Of Completion , O! v; H& B0 [% p: DNOTAM -- Notice to Airmen NPDES -- National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NPIAS -- National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems : c4 A& r u/ B" }NRC -- Non-- Recurring Charge 7 b. {; G; _' L- i) P, S$ q' QNRCS -- National Radio Communications Systems 6 O7 ^* w* S4 p9 d8 y/ d' m0 nNSAP -- National Service Assurance Plan NSRCATN -- National Strategy to Reduce Congestion on America's Transportation Network ) L( m% x7 y- H( I* cNSSFC -- National Severe Storms Forecast Center - v" D7 N' O2 P: p/ e: f4 sNSSL -- National Severe Storms Laboratory; Norman, OK NTAP -- Notices To Airmen Publication # e7 x) o. p6 j. A# _- U; ~NTP -- National Transportation Policy NTSB -- National Transportation Safety Board 0 t7 V" R! R; b! vNTZ -- No Transgression Zone , x3 ~: A' ]- FNWS -- National Weather Service ! O- ]) n; A$ |7 r! xNWSR -- NWS Weather Excluding NXRD ) @0 u9 p* \% ~ c0 |% b, {8 k1 ONSWRH -- NWS Regional Headquarters NXRD -- Advanced Weather Radar System , d* Z1 q- v- {O top 0 Y8 R, H" d3 G4 T 0 Z5 A8 H% I9 F% K+ V; ? k-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- + d. ^. A) u) y: yOAG -- Official Airline Guide OALT -- Operational Acceptable Level of Traffic ; Q& b: Q/ |6 t& O. U- S! H6 L; r& POAW -- Off-- airway Weather Station ODAL -- Omnidirectional Approach Lighting System ODAPS -- Oceanic Display and Processing Station OEP -- Operational Evolution Plan / Partnership + w( v! L3 |6 L8 w2 S" P0 A8 O+ ?OFA -- Object Free Area OFDPS -- Offshore Flight Data Processing System OFT -- Outer Fix Time OFZ -- Obstacle Free Zone OM -- Outer Marker 6 I+ b! F7 B' Y1 A0 u# p4 Z6 d LOMB -- Office of Management and Budget 3 p& p0 u6 O( l1 a( _+ iONER -- Oceanic Navigational Error Report . K" ?; b" Y4 q# V- u9 {, KOPLT -- Operational Acceptable Level of Traffic OPSW -- Operational Switch 2 F7 E$ Z/ e1 \2 [" f+ ]OPX -- Off Premises Exchange : @1 m2 h; f7 k/ H$ n! ~2 N5 ?7 O, kORD -- Operational Readiness Demonstration OTR -- Oceanic Transition Route ( v/ r& ^; B$ N9 ]$ a' sOTS -- Organized Track System * |0 D* d0 L+ E6 f& `. N1 QP top -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PABX -- Private Automated Branch Exchange PAD -- Packet Assembler/Disassembler - Q2 a( I0 H7 c, j3 FPAM -- Peripheral Adapter Module PAPI -- Precision Approach Path Indicator PAR -- Precision Approach Radar PAR -- Preferential Arrival Route PATWAS -- Pilots Automatic Telephone Weather Answering Service ! h/ Z; o3 n; }% kPBCT -- Proposed Boundary Crossing Time PBRF -- Pilot Briefing PBX -- Private Branch Exchange # E' {& r4 L5 l' ^# sPCA -- Positive Control Airspace + o- B6 z/ F* ~) F6 Z5 s: b6 lPCM -- Pulse Code Modulation , F" m' H0 J }9 ~7 Q* aPDAR -- Preferential Arrival And Departure Route 0 [( A& d# W- n3 O$ fPDC -- Pre-- Departure Clearance PDC -- Program Designator Code * ^( q8 ^6 k, w- IPDR -- Preferential Departure Route + }1 D& ^* m% G( X# L& [PDN -- Public Data Network PFC -- Passenger Facility Charge 2 Q! s' l! f# p( n7 f! EPGP -- Planning Grant Program ' R+ l; M# t( G" D% aPIC -- Principal Interexchange Carrier PIDP -- Programmable Indicator Data Processor 3 ?8 n& v D! a: I5 tPIREP -- Pilot Weather Report 7 ^: }5 c! k) _! tPMS -- Program Management System 3 J, Q* K7 {2 DPOLIC -- Police Station : v0 K) S6 M% K& B' ZPOP -- Point Of Presence POT -- Point Of Termination PPIMS -- Personal Property Information Management System PR -- Primary Commercial Service Airport PRI -- Primary Rate Interface PRM -- Precision Runway Monitor ! i! v+ Q3 `9 d2 zPSDN -- Public Switched Data Network 9 r M7 }+ p4 y7 IPSN -- Packet Switched Network # l4 L! ?/ q% x- `! K* {0 TPSS -- Packet Switched Service - h7 V8 A9 G7 M" |PSTN -- Public Switched Telephone Network 3 I; P: K* U; D: X0 s5 xPTC -- Presumed-to-Conform $ u5 e3 R! {3 ~PUB -- Publication PUP -- Principal User Processor ( v |. O: N8 I4 M. {PVC -- Permanent Virtual Circuit 5 \5 Y' ~% Y, x2 q2 IPVD -- Plan View Display " I0 H: n5 e, K8 f0 R Q top 4 g2 ?0 a" o" }) y2 ~ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- % G$ @. q; B( C4 K $ @( d3 R! v; E* P% X* k0 l ! D4 C* [3 u* @8 m2 ~& x9 w " G. e$ M6 T$ w6 r vR top -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RAIL -- Runway Alignment Indicator Lights % U; H' U) A0 g5 E& h4 u d. _( h9 \0 |RAPCO -- Radar Approach Control (USAF) RAPCON -- Radar Approach Control (FAA) 4 x5 S/ H( ]0 k! {+ aRATCC -- Radar Air Traffic Control Center RATCF -- Radar Air Traffic Control Facility (USN) RBC -- Rotating Beam Ceilometer # n8 n* r9 l- N4 @RBDPE -- Radar Beacon Data Processing Equipment # x+ [, j |: i! G1 i m. o# jRBSS -- Radar Bomb Scoring Squadron , C/ h1 W0 }" b9 N# V( O8 Y# {RCAG -- Remote Communications Air/Ground RCC -- Rescue Coordination Center $ E6 I: X7 z. g: FRCF -- Remote Communication Facility RCCC -- Regional Communications Control Centers RCIU -- Remote Control Interface Unit , }! r# n0 }2 b7 T. I4 wRCL -- Radio Communications Link RCLR -- RCL Repeater RCLT -- RCL Terminal RCO -- Remote Communications Outlet 8 |; Z( L' X& L" @" zRCU -- Remote Control Unit RDAT -- Digitized Radar Data * t% S; {. G- D# q7 k' URDP -- Radar Data Processing RDSIM -- Runway Delay Simulation Model REIL -- Runway End Identification Lights RF -- Radio Frequency 7 Q$ v% D' T v8 R" t* \! FRL -- General Aviation Reliever Airport % S3 e# n, I' |3 h- CRMCC -- Remote Monitor Control Center RMCF -- Remote Monitor Control Facility RML -- Radio Microwave Link 3 A% M* `3 R# I; ~. U, G# {RMLR -- RML Repeater RMLT -- RML Terminal RMM -- Remote Maintenance Monitoring RMMS -- Remote Maintenance Monitoring System RMS -- Remote Monitoring Subsystem RMSC -- Remote Monitoring Subsystem Concentrator / c; T) R3 i! R2 G6 _5 c0 ?8 l/ \RNAV -- Area Navigation # b$ B9 S: A# ~RNP -- Required Navigation Performance ROD -- Record of Decision - W/ c* I, S' ~+ \' nROSA -- Report of Service Activity ROT -- Runway Occupancy Time RP -- Restoration Priority RPC -- Restoration Priority Code RPG -- Radar Processing Group ) Y# Z# e) p2 s0 Q& X- HRPZ -- Runway Protection Zone ' {) T9 D) H' s: fRRH -- Remote Reading Hygrothermometer : ?" E- K3 S; ^RRHS -- Remote Reading Hydrometer 8 z7 Y8 O# r1 r6 A0 \1 M& uRRWDS -- Remote Radar Weather Display RRWSS -- RWDS Sensor Site 4 q g/ l& P( a5 D9 ~RSA -- Runway Safety Area RSAT -- Runway Safety Action Team * T5 \3 I, k% \* |( r8 rRSS -- Remote Speaking System 0 `! g$ s2 h( t2 \# BRT -- Remote Transmitter RT & BTL -- Radar Tracking And Beacon Tracking Level ( i& v6 S( d( k2 kRTAD -- Remote Tower Alphanumerics Display 2 e. U; {' k$ P; IRTCA -- Radio Technical Commission for Aeronautics 2 y- |# W2 M; ?- C0 h5 A& URTP -- Regional Transportation Plan - ?) ^" |! J& Z4 J6 H# BRTR -- Remote Transmitter/Receiver RTRD -- Remote Tower Radar Display ' B. F& K3 U* N$ y& n, ~% TRVR -- Runway Visual Range 6 C' e/ v* p9 k4 dRW -- Runway 3 d7 A3 X# R T1 d6 ZRWDS -- Same as RRWDS RWP -- Real-time Weather Processor 3 a( A/ |. k7 q! K" l) s, ` + s/ X- C* U) M6 ^; W: T4 W S top -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- + J6 u, C7 [8 K# VS/S -- Sector Suite SAC -- Strategic Air Command SAFI -- Semi Automatic Flight Inspection SALS -- Short Approach Lighting System SATCOM -- Satellite Communications SAWRS -- Supplementary Aviation Weather Reporting System 2 k, a- p! q2 ~SBGP -- State Block Grant Program SCC -- System Command Center SCVTS -- Switched Compressed Video Telecommunications Service SDF -- Simplified Direction Finding SDF -- Software Defined Network SDIS -- Switched Digital Integrated Service SDP -- Service Delivery Point SDS -- Switched Data Service SEL -- Single Event Level ) Q# D2 u0 `4 s! L2 v! c$ MSELF -- Simplified Short Approach Lighting System With Sequenced Flashing Lights SFAR-- 38 -- Special Federal Aviation Regulation 38 1 `8 \6 z6 `9 x6 T6 t8 }. rSHPO -- State Historic Preservation Officer : q& J9 v1 C ^! k7 t% U& mSIC -- Service Initiation Charge SID -- Station Identifier SID -- Standard Instrument Departure SIGMET -- Significant Meteorological Information ; Q( h" g& X+ [1 |/ I/ eSIMMOD -- Airport and Airspace Simulation Model SIP -- State Implementation Plan SM -- Statute Miles * R# p1 x' V6 C) j8 w* JSMGC -- Surface Movement Guidance and Control 9 ?; k8 t) |4 z' N1 \ h' LSMPS -- Sector Maintenance Processor Subsystem SMS -- Safety Management System SMS -- Simulation Modeling System SNR -- Signal-- to-- Noise Ratio, also: S/N SOC -- Service Oversight Center SOAR -- System of Airports Reporting SOIR -- Simultaneous Operations On Intersecting Runways SOIWR -- Simultaneous Operations on Intersecting Wet Runways 1 L s% q+ A1 W1 ^SRAP -- Sensor Receiver and Processor % P' o/ O, D3 G. y" u; t) p; bSSALF -- SSALS with Sequenced Flashers SSALR -- Simplified Short Approach Lighting System 4 M; v) U3 U- KSSB -- Single Side Band : a; Q4 P: s, s8 A/ E, T0 `2 VSTAR -- Standard Terminal Arrival Route STD -- Standard STMUX -- Statistical Data Multiplexer STOL -- Short Takeoff and Landing SURPIC -- Surface Picture SVCA -- Service A SVCB -- Service B 1 e5 V2 o* W$ ^5 Q: m0 _SVCC -- Service C ; b+ c5 x" {$ H% F7 b/ w3 H: r6 pSVCO -- Service O SVFO -- Interphone Service F (A) ' s2 Q6 E, t4 oSVFB -- Interphone Service F (B) 8 ~; {+ s5 d! \( z1 z) b+ jSVFC -- Interphone Service F (C) SVFD -- Interphone Service F (D) 7 E- q7 \5 _8 t3 _% S gSVFR -- Special Visual Flight Rules ( i' o$ S6 j* w4 k* ]3 t / V) ^8 Y/ i1 s, G( PT top -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- T1MUX -- T1 Multiplexer TAAS -- Terminal Advance Automation System ; B$ N+ |% O* b7 xTACAN -- Tactical Aircraft Control and Navigation 3 z6 J5 L5 k0 iTACR -- TACAN at VOR, TACAN only TAF -- Terminal Area Forecast TARS -- Terminal Automated Radar Service TAS -- True Air Speed TATCA -- Terminal Air Traffic Control Automation 2 _9 ^& G T0 O6 S2 G1 ~: w2 bTAVT -- Terminal Airspace Visualization Tool : X- s* X8 r: l! c( ETCA -- Traffic Control Airport or Tower Control Airport TCA -- Terminal Control Area TCACCIS -- Transportation Coordinator Automated Command and Control Information System TCAS -- Traffic Alert And Collision Avoidance System ' j5 a9 q6 i* f6 J5 cTCC -- DOT Transportation Computer Center TCCC -- Tower Control Computer Complex 8 p+ K4 p; s6 O. S5 U8 ]$ ETCE -- Tone Control Equipment TCLT -- Tentative Calculated Landing Time TCO -- Telecommunications Certification Officer TCOM -- Terminal Communications 6 ~- \. y% l0 p4 kTCS -- Tower Communications System TDLS -- Tower Data-Link Services TDMUX -- Time Division Data Multiplexer TDWR -- Terminal Doppler Weather Radar # i0 W" P3 N: j, h8 O5 W% STELCO -- Telephone Company TELMS -- Telecommunications Management System " V$ ]+ F- L2 j/ n1 {TERPS -- Terminal Instrument Procedures 7 N2 E9 V- K- [$ f5 ]& ?. g5 QTFAC -- To Facility " r4 l. `$ p+ y9 C, s, tTH -- Threshold ( u$ f9 P, C- u) V: z- BTIMS -- Telecommunications Information Management System 6 u% }! r# i) C" ]TIPS -- Terminal Information Processing System + Q3 P7 g+ }% D S% t1 r- S- W! fTL -- Taxilane TMA -- Traffic Management Advisor 9 X4 m+ F7 y: S& F7 _9 t% v! S0 ATMC -- Traffic Management Coordinator / [6 z$ j! y5 A8 R# u- p* S3 [) fTMC/MC -- Traffic Management Coordinator/Military Coordinator TMCC -- Terminal Information Processing System TMCC -- Traffic Management Computer Complex TMF -- Traffic Management Facility 6 i3 B7 F, O3 P0 @' B DTML -- Television Microwave Link TMLI -- Television Microwave Link Indicator TMLR -- Television Microwave Link Repeater + l+ ?) f* z/ U0 Y B' F& E, }; lTMLT -- Television Microwave Link Terminal TM&O -- Telecommunications Management and Operations - [5 N. e+ l, f* ~, _# g+ wTMP -- Traffic Management Processor TMS -- Traffic Management System TMSPS -- Traffic Management Specialists : C* k% G0 G! a, \1 BTMU -- Traffic Management Unit TODA -- Takeoff Distance Available TOF -- Time Of Flight $ e c1 q/ q I" P5 yTOFMS -- Time of Flight Mass Spectrometer ( k/ `6 V$ a) y- @: M* ZTOPS -- Telecommunications Ordering and Pricing System (GSA software tool) TORA -- Take-off Run Available 5 N/ ^, J A2 {7 b! H% t2 I5 }: @TNAV -- Terminal Navigational Aids TR -- Telecommunications Request TRACAB -- Terminal Radar Approach Control in Tower Cab * ^) P4 A. M0 l. \! a9 nTRACON -- Terminal Radar Approach Control Facility + v7 ?$ D" s$ w c" HTRAD -- Terminal Radar Service 1 M# g* r- x' z+ f3 E+ FTRB -- Transportation Research Board # d) }: u2 k$ M' VTRNG -- Training / i" f! Q* h4 Q! Q* Y0 D' C+ N1 FTSA -- Taxiway Safety Area TSEC -- Terminal Secondary Radar Service TSP -- Telecommunications Service Priority TSR -- Telecommunications Service Request ! Z7 l$ f1 V0 u: I0 uTSYS -- Terminal Equipment Systems TTMA -- TRACON Traffic Management Advisor 4 e7 }3 w4 c9 c. dTTY -- Teletype TVOR -- Terminal VHF Omnidirectional Range TW -- Taxiway TWEB -- Transcribed Weather Broadcast 2 H, [7 _, w; ]& s7 F, `8 bTWR-- Tower (non-controlled) TY -- Type (FAACIS) & Q8 J) s9 L3 g/ l 1 }1 f! }9 ~' [ b* ~$ ] U top 9 E& H7 g% q3 ^5 I ( m) p9 R4 k0 S a2 ]! e% S-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- UAS -- Uniform Accounting System + l. I. u( P5 l# lUHF -- Ultra High Frequency * A: G- r: w2 m# ~URA -- Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 ! n3 I( x7 |# @' I9 X$ HUSAF -- United States Air Force USC -- United States Code USOC -- Uniform Service Order Code 4 Q0 k3 F* Y8 P6 o8 MV top + w& f+ U b; s- H) D% x$ ^ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 l$ t% M d1 h. [- b! B8 ?* zVALE -- Voluntary Airport Low Emission + V) S+ z0 p" j" P! a4 ]. pVASI -- Visual Approach Slope Indicator VDME -- VOR with Distance Measuring Equipment # q R& D1 m! R) _5 UVF -- Voice Frequency VFR -- Visual Flight Rules VHF -- Very High Frequency * k* p' ^' P- G/ d" l/ fVLF -- Very Low Frequency & v' ]8 I( I8 c: \VMC -- Visual Meteorological Conditions VNAV -- Visual Navigational Aids # q; U* n7 v0 Q7 q" `VNTSC -- Volpe National Transportation System Center VON -- Virtual On-net VOR -- VHF Omnidirectional Range VOR/DME -- VHF Omnidirectional Range/Distance Measuring Equipment " {' ~; k2 G3 W# k, C. U2 WVORTAC -- VOR collocated with TACAN VOT -- VOR Test Facility VP/D -- Vehicle/Pedestrian Deviation / `3 X- t5 G; _* ~5 KVRS -- Voice Recording System VSCS -- Voice Switching and Control System VTA -- Vertex Time of Arrival VTAC -- VOR collocated with TACAN 4 G' Q5 m1 Q' C8 CVTOL -- Vertical Takeoff and Landing VTS -- Voice Telecommunications System W top m# S: t6 \5 S -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ; I% c+ i: B* }0 i! `( @( EWAAS -- Wide Area Augmentation System 8 X+ v# r- J" z9 j6 i# A; x: K/ gWAN -- Wide Area Network ; P+ T1 s6 d7 K/ p+ T6 xWC -- Work Center WCP -- Weather Communications Processor WECO -- Western Electric Company 1 o5 @! O9 {+ t5 J! n5 KWESCOM -- Western Electric Satellite Communications WMSC -- Weather Message Switching Center WMSCR -- Weather Message Switching Center Replacement WSCMO -- Weather Service Contract Meteorological Observatory WSFO -- Weather Service Forecast Office + g. K" E' f! T+ L& c0 n' ~WSMO -- Weather Service Meteorological Observatory - {9 x& @( s& o& v cWSO -- Weather Service Office WTHR -- "Weather" ( n0 F4 I) }8 e f; yWX -- Weather . A- h. f0 D8 WX top 4 P$ Q1 y1 ~) R9 S, T8 ]1 T-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 x; U% n- q- C. q& M; B/ I - k( M' Z0 E8 ?8 M# | Y top -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 q2 @$ R K6 r8 B3 ]4 L Z top 3 T0 Q' x. m5 R! U+ P5 ^, B--------------------------------------------------------------------------------