Glossary of Airport Acronyms

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Printer Friendly Email Page Glossary of Airport Acronyms 5 t# L5 G( i1 b/ ]-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 E! d- V7 {; T, }8 BA | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z 3 E& A/ Y y, B5 T; A0 \0 X0 O ) \# v- e0 a5 J: L3 K; v3 W$ AA top -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- , q: z/ @7 d/ Y. A, }+ y% ]* K8 n9 f A/C -- Aircraft - g' A, I0 x# _4 j. U1 H5 C! PA/G -- Air to Ground : n y ]- J" CA/H -- Altitude/Height ; X9 B) |; r) O$ g% tAAC -- Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center ' p6 e: y5 x3 F7 H4 v! @AAF -- Army Air Field 7 b. x2 o+ q: v6 QAAI -- Arrival Aircraft Interval 1 L, t3 v+ Z d( mAAP -- Advanced Automation Program AAR -- Airport Acceptance Rate % u: m6 o7 G q- S, T& nABDIS -- Automated Data Interchange System Service B ACAIS -- Air Carrier Activity Information System ACAS -- Aircraft Collision Avoidance System : N; _3 f6 i. R @' ]. [2 A, qACC -- Airports Consultants Council , M3 N2 ?; I% `9 w( uACC -- Area Control Center 8 G/ W& u# o2 y( ? IACCT -- Accounting Records 1 H2 y6 v7 O( O8 r* c0 EACD -- Automatic Call Distributor ACDO -- Air Carrier District Office ACF -- Area Control Facility 5 }2 U0 w# v# N q* ?ACFO -- Aircraft Certification Field Office ; u! q5 O8 N2 e; TACFT -- Aircraft ACI-NA -- Airports Council International - North America ACID -- Aircraft Identification ACIP -- Airport Capital Improvement Plan ACLS -- Automatic Carrier Landing System ACLT -- Actual Landing Time Calculated # ~! \" {& j* {. e( N$ q! h9 vACO -- Office of Airports Compliance and Field Operations ACO -- Aircraft Certification Office " |: I7 ? V, @ACRP -- Airport Cooperative Research Program ADA -- Air Defense Area ADAP -- Airport Development Aid Program - N2 ?: T9 [) W5 i/ ~ADAS -- AWOS Data Acquisition System ADCCP -- Advanced Data Communications Control Procedure ADDA -- Administrative Data , k( T( q( p: K1 tADF -- Automatic Direction Finding ADI -- Automatic De-Ice and Inhibitor ADIN -- AUTODIN Service ADIZ -- Air Defense Identification Zone ) b4 \4 D' N3 Q) P |6 GADL -- Aeronautical Data-Link ADLY -- Arrival Delay 9 M+ p3 g- u& p* U4 \1 LADO -- Airline Dispatch Office & a: _6 ~. m$ G/ W3 w* M: \ADP -- Automated Data Processing ADS -- Automatic Dependent Surveillance 3 K7 h( v1 f1 a! dADSIM -- Airfield Delay Simulation Model ADSY -- Administrative Equipment Systems ADTN -- Administrative Data Transmission Network , x/ }; r5 m) L- DADTN2000 -- Administrative Data Transmission Network 2000 & L+ @3 i0 r! B; u' u8 `1 JADVO -- Administrative Voice AEG -- Aircraft Evaluation Group AERA -- Automated En-Route Air Traffic Control AEX -- Automated Execution $ D ~$ ]0 j9 u6 jAF -- Airway Facilities P* N' D/ l2 \- I8 ^/ V- IAFB -- Air Force Base 2 |* H9 z( Y7 c( t( Z+ q3 @2 a- {AFIS -- Automated Flight Inspection System AFP -- Area Flight Plan AFRES -- Air Force Reserve Station AFS -- Airways Facilities Sector . S9 \5 ~* X+ E2 {) |AFSFO -- AFS Field Office AFSFU -- AFS Field Unit AFSOU -- AFS Field Office Unit (Standard is AFSFOU) & L" J3 ~2 N. I ]5 eAFSS -- Automated Flight Service Station , Q& f/ B u, Z2 A/ AAFTN -- Automated Fixed Telecommunications Network : ~. K* J1 m" l! e( _$ SAGL -- Above Ground Level : d/ ^7 v e6 m0 ~: Y0 h* P6 y2 sAID -- Airport Information Desk ! k" T: i0 ^7 S) h% A: j9 RAIG -- Airbus Industries Group AIM -- Airman's Information Manual ) y" Q3 c+ G. v+ ?9 j- f L* ~AIP -- Airport Improvement Plan AIRMET -- Airmen's Meteorological Information AIRNET -- Airport Network Simulation Model # Y7 B# f( i2 J% e eAIS -- Aeronautical Information Service AIT -- Automated Information Transfer 9 l6 c+ J8 w& X5 `ALP -- Airport Layout Plan z) ?1 W1 H, o, D$ Y2 GALS -- Approach Lighting System ALSF1 -- ALS with Sequenced Flashers I ALSF2 -- ALS with Sequenced Flashers II ALSIP -- Approach Lighting System Improvement Plan ! k3 f8 o l8 ? gALTRV -- Altitude Reservation AMASS -- Airport Movement Area Safety System AMCC -- ACF/ARTCC Maintenance Control Center . c3 Q" J! J3 `/ r# Y4 |AMOS -- Automated Meteorological Observation Station AMP -- ARINC Message Processor (OR) Airport Master Plan AMVER -- Automated Mutual Assistance Vessel Rescue System ' K" I. e7 H6 ]ANC -- Alternate Network Connectivity 7 R+ D e8 B) J! x5 j9 S& ~ANCA -- Airport Noise and Capacity Act # W+ `; `$ I2 s5 F5 h$ LANG -- Air National Guard " b& b0 M/ V" }( {ANGB -- Air National Guard Base ANMS -- Automated Network Monitoring System 6 t2 h3 J. t( y, H1 g" c; BANSI -- American National Standards Group AOA -- Air Operations Area AP -- Acquisition Plan APP -- Approach & D. G" E9 \' X$ c( EAPS -- Airport Planning Standard AQAFO -- Aeronautical Quality Assurance Field Office ARAC -- Army Radar Approach Control (AAF) & m! ]5 j( P' G/ OARAC -- Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee ( I/ O4 t$ W* S3 k& S* L, m" AARCTR -- FAA Aeronautical Center or Academy ARF -- Airport Reservation Function : ^6 _# P4 l- K0 g7 oARFF -- Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting % X" ~# k7 v, ]ARINC -- Aeronautical Radio, Inc. ( S7 A, W1 J/ _* V4 a, L# j4 GARLNO -- Airline Office # D4 j# W p+ T" c6 i6 JARO -- Airport Reservation Office 4 b- M. U( }0 d5 z' HARP -- Airport Reference Point 6 M; D$ o4 D, N7 G, vARSA -- Airport Service Radar Area ARSR -- Air Route Surveillance Radar 7 e+ A, c( q9 aARTCC -- Air Route Traffic Control Center 4 a9 S6 M) R9 b, m& |ARTS -- Automated Radar Terminal System 7 o: d) j7 ]9 q5 t* M0 Y7 AASAS -- Aviation Safety Analysis System ASC -- AUTODIN Switching Center ; A2 Z! a/ I. [: M `) @ASCP -- Aviation System Capacity Plan & m6 q$ d6 N1 F: sASD -- Aircraft Situation Display i3 B9 E1 ]3 x# Y4 qASDA -- Accelerate -- Stop Distance Available ASLAR -- Aircraft Surge Launch And Recovery ASM -- Available Seat Mile 1 Z4 N& L# B2 UASP -- Arrival Sequencing Program ASOS -- Automatic Surface Observation System ASQP -- Airline Service Quality Performance ASR -- Airport Surveillance Radar ASTA -- Airport Surface Traffic Automation 6 b5 B) c' Y5 d) I0 y4 \) vASV -- Airline Schedule Vendor AT -- Air Traffic ATA -- Air Transport Association of America ATAS -- Airspace and Traffic Advisory Service * e' b8 n {7 |3 @+ Z: ZATCAA -- Air Traffic Control Assigned Airspace ( ]4 j! F: P; K w+ uAT&T -- American Telephone and Telegraph : d' X G% o1 Y, o, f* ~AT&T ASDC -- AT&T Agency Service Delivery Center AT&T CSA -- AT&T Customer Support Associate ) J, N5 ^; u1 R$ Y; w8 EATC -- Air Traffic Control 8 k) _7 a9 a# w# S4 t. pATCBI -- Air Traffic Control Beacon Indicator 7 V3 o7 {; ?6 [- @( }- _ATCCC -- Air Traffic Control Command Center + \' X; K% k( Q( V8 h% ~4 HATCO -- Air Taxi Commercial Operator ATCRB -- Air Traffic Control Radar Beacon ATCRBS -- Air Traffic Control Radar Beacon System " W; h( c6 |- [0 @3 R( vATCSCC -- Air Traffic Control Systems Command Center ATCT -- Airport Traffic Control Tower R# \7 c1 m2 T' r' |$ LATIS -- Automated Terminal Information Service ATISR -- ATIS Recorder 9 C* t' K8 y* H8 Z1 m7 v2 j6 {ATM -- Air Traffic Management " p9 t* `0 ~: O+ n2 ]0 L+ Z5 G8 [ATM -- Asynchronous Transfer Mode ATMS -- Advanced Traffic Management System ATN -- Aeronautical Telecommunications Network 3 U8 e- q: ^4 {/ M2 O1 ?( FATODN -- AUTODIN Terminal (FUS) ATOVN -- AUOTVON (Facility) ATOMS -- Air Traffic Operations Management System ATS -- Air Traffic Service ATSCCP -- ATS Contingency Command Post ATTIS -- AT&T Information Systems & h5 K8 F6 v" F; B# \* MAUTODIN -- DoD Automatic Digital Network AUTOVON -- DoD Automatic Voice Network AVON -- AUTOVON Service 3 V2 T! m9 y) e7 H/ z2 HAVN -- Aviation Standards National Field Office, Oklahoma City + D6 x4 i: P& I, b5 J& E+ VAWIS -- Airport Weather Information AWOS -- Automated Weather Observation System AWP -- Aviation Weather Processor - f; d/ n7 Q* jAWPG -- Aviation Weather Products Generator + X: Z# x8 L/ p. Y5 J5 P6 dAWS -- Air Weather Station ) t0 h ?* Q; S$ c , n- P) H5 Y4 a! i 8 k9 u+ o" _. V% g & ?& x1 d1 @: c! H4 qB top -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BANS -- BRITE Alphanumeric System ' R0 q0 K& Y7 b& O7 ^BART -- Billing Analysis Reporting Tool (GSA software tool) BASIC -- Basic Contract Observing Station ! P2 ^$ {. K4 c y8 P3 UBASOP -- Military Base Operations BCA -- Benefit/Cost Analysis BCR -- Benefit/Cost Ratio BDAT -- Digitized Beacon Data ) y# L5 o0 C, v) oBMP -- Best Management Practices BOC -- Bell Operating Company & O1 |$ ?- M4 q* I" ~4 nbps -- bits per second BRI -- Basic Rate Interface $ U8 ~1 z, Q& F1 O# m7 G) f6 zBRITE -- Bright Radar Indicator Terminal Equipment BRL -- Building Restriction Line ( u5 o9 W) r: H9 ?" S vBUEC -- Back-- up Emergency Communications BUECE -- Back-- up Emergency Communications Equipment C top & l, G3 x F! d# I9 g' O4 b# x -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ( W$ k9 D$ \% DCAA -- Civil Aviation Authority 8 p6 X. K* G0 b( R( Z: a& hCAA -- Clean Air Act - a- F: l: x8 o2 F# |0 mCAB -- Civil Aeronautics Board ! ~2 T1 S% |) Y, P# DCARF -- Central Altitude Reservation Facility 8 L0 u: J8 u1 ?3 }CASFO -- Civil Aviation Security Office ; G' k; F. g9 B2 ]+ }- GCAT -- Category ' |& i1 U( P! x3 r: ~CAT -- Clear -- Air Turbulence ; J* R. [) e) l0 R' |4 V9 X2 oCAU -- Crypto Ancillary Unit CBI -- Computer Based Instruction CCC -- Communications Command Center CCCC -- Staff Communications CCCH -- Central Computer Complex Host CC&O -- Customer Cost and Obligation CCSD -- Command Communications Service Designator 9 e; l4 L, A! W# V7 x( q5 GCCS7-- NI -- Communication Channel Signal-7 -- Network Interconnect CCU -- Central Control Unit CD -- Common Digitizer CDR -- Cost Detail Report + o+ L6 A# }0 M$ H# KCDT -- Controlled Departure Time CDTI -- Cockpit Display of Traffic Information CENTX -- Central Telephone Exchange 8 b$ S$ m4 Q% a5 l/ l6 v( ?) GCEP -- Capacity Enhancement Program CEQ -- Council on Environmental Quality CERAP -- Central Radar Approach CFC -- Central Flow Control + G+ `1 Y0 ^ r4 eCFCF -- Central Flow Control Facility 6 S' K+ g+ g {) w2 ACFCS -- Central Flow Control Service CFR -- Code of Federal Regulations 9 E+ ~; H1 [+ x7 ^& z: hCFWP -- Central Flow Weather Processor ; k, s/ i6 y+ |4 _& F, v, uCFWU -- Central Flow Weather Unit 5 O4 D% m n4 x. I# W+ HCGAS -- Coast Guard Air Station CLC -- Course Line Computer CLIN -- Contract Line Item # Z! W1 r3 ?# F, ^; yCLT -- Calculated Landing Time * \4 B3 l- f! @, n. r2 }. n1 wCM -- Commercial Service Airport ' Q4 D5 T7 Z, m. I7 w$ ~CNMPS -- Canadian Minimum Navigation Performance Specification Airspace CNS -- Consolidated NOTAM System ' Z Q8 F% N: nCNSP -- Consolidated NOTAM System Processor 3 ?* G4 a& d$ Z9 |2 \( w! X5 c/ W6 XCO -- Central Office , I+ k. X1 U. X) e3 |COE -- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers COMCO -- Command Communications Outlet CONUS -- Continental United States CORP -- Private Corporation other than ARINC or MITRE CPE -- Customer Premise Equipment $ d5 \' s2 b' _1 j: W' @CPMIS -- Consolidated Personnel Management Information System & l# V- W% P: _/ p- f3 VCRA -- Conflict Resolution Advisory 1 v: b( j/ }$ `4 p9 ^9 FCRDA -- Converging Runway Display Aid 0 F0 H: }/ l6 Z3 c, uCRT -- Cathode Ray Tube 3 n& W5 }, e w+ @: d" |CSA -- Communications Service Authorization & \! g; a2 `2 L2 }) R5 cCSIS -- Centralized Storm Information System 8 h. |3 W$ r1 W; xCSO -- Customer Service Office $ C1 e% ]* Q7 a8 XCSR -- Communications Service Request CSS -- Central Site System C/S/S/N -- Capacity/Safety/Security/Noise CTA -- Controlled Time of Arrival 7 ^8 [; k4 i4 ^5 C3 |9 e- U1 zCTA -- Control Area ( [: _! o% y$ r tCTA/FIR -- Control Area/Flight Information Region CTAF -- Common Traffic Advisory Frequency CTAS -- Center -- Tracon Automation System CTMA -- Center Traffic Management Advisor 3 O# x+ b" D- d* X! j' wCUPS -- Consolidated Uniform Payroll System CVFR -- Controlled Visual Flight Rules 7 O4 G; J6 k& G5 `, \CVTS -- Compressed Video Transmission Service - x: A$ N% R7 Z# Z4 M! i' M( ^; J7 {CW -- Continuous Wave CWSU -- Central Weather Service Unit ; B) p. P3 v/ S5 q. I5 B5 A. e" jCWY -- Clearway & E. Q% o: }5 K7 j) B 7 T Z' u0 A3 R% `( U% u" d 4 q+ o1 O0 Y, R4 bD top - [1 m8 k, q+ }8 o -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DA -- Direct Access / Z' [9 Z& d3 BDA -- Decision Altitude/Decision Height ! h/ Y- e2 m/ }: x% y: J4 F1 {% gDA -- Descent Advisor . e8 ?) f$ U" y% \( }: SDABBS -- DITCO Automated Bulletin Board System DAIR -- Direct Altitude and Identity Readout " f( U: l: [! ]; h* ?DAR -- Designated Agency Representative DARC -- Direct Access Radar Channel dBA -- Decibels A-weighted DBCRC -- Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission DBE -- Disadvantaged Business Enterprise 5 n7 ?- f% f) q3 UDBMS -- Data Base Management System DBRITE -- Digital Bright Radar Indicator Tower Equipment DCA -- Defense Communications Agency DCAA -- Dual Call, Automatic Answer Device # _; ~* }! W( C0 C, h o4 YDCCU -- Data Communications Control Unit DCE -- Data Communications Equipment DDA -- Dedicated Digital Access DDD -- Direct Distance Dialing DDM -- Difference in Depth of Modulation DDS -- Digital Data Service , n7 D! J* \ @4 CDEA -- Drug Enforcement Agency DEDS -- Data Entry and Display System ; _' O9 W p& e) H$ GDEIS -- Draft Environmental Impact Statement DEP -- Departure 6 b8 ^" T* P! m9 Y+ W, cDEWIZ -- Distance Early Warning Identification Zone DF -- Direction Finder 7 D2 w0 C. ^' t U( R8 d0 J. WDFAX -- Digital Facsimile DFI -- Direction Finding Indicator 8 F8 ~7 N7 S. f( H2 Y/ VDGPS -- Differential Global Positioning Satellite (System) % A* e$ Y$ S2 e/ P7 X EDH -- Decision Height ) |( j0 R1 O! m/ @DID -- Direct Inward Dial ' y+ ?$ P% M) N4 C1 E) iDIP -- Drop and Insert Point . R ^" K3 _7 r, ]6 p: wDIRF -- Direction Finding DITCO -- Defense Information Technology Contracting Office Agency : C4 u' o- C" |/ y- WDME -- Distance Measuring Equipment DME/P -- Precision Distance Measuring Equipment 9 w- a+ d# ~+ f8 j: F2 m2 JDMN -- Data Multiplexing Network DNL -- Day-- Night Equivalent Sound Level (Also called Ldn) 8 w1 [' {' b( W: F- kDOD -- Direct Outward Dial ) E7 j* E; q$ j( O( EDoD -- Department of Defense 6 h$ K/ g+ ]8 }/ @ tDOI -- Department of Interior DOS -- Department of State DOT -- Department of Transportation DOTS -- Dynamic Ocean Tracking System DOTCC -- Department of Transportation Computer Center DSCS -- Digital Satellite Compression Service ( ]% u" k6 n) x4 [( s$ L3 gDSUA -- Dynamic Special Use Airspace DTS -- Dedicated Transmission Service DUAT -- Direct User Access Terminal 6 i/ ~) p4 ^* J8 kDVFR -- Defense Visual Flight Rules DVFR -- Day Visual Flight Rules DVOR -- Doppler Very High Frequency Omni-- Directional Range DYSIM -- Dynamic Simulator / L; b3 x& C5 `% X: E" G/ n2 p2 x: wE top + k$ L4 P/ j, f/ j( \3 ^4 M3 W 8 l7 {/ T! F" a, Q% g+ v-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E-MSAW -- En-Route Automated Minimum Safe Altitude Warning 4 x6 ?5 F, S3 P4 XEA -- Environmental Assessment EARTS -- En Route Automated Radar Tracking System ECOM -- En Route Communications ECVFP -- Expanded Charted Visual Flight Procedures 5 r1 G- p: o, }% I2 DEDCT -- Expedite Departure Path EFAS -- En Route Flight Advisory Service ) \; \9 G5 K' l x: Z: V; zEFC -- Expect Further Clearance EFIS -- Electronic Flight Information Systems EIAF -- Expanded Inward Access Features : S5 s+ f* G- z. |8 AEIS -- Environmental Impact Statement 9 u \$ U: S4 K) x6 }* oELT -- Emergency Locator Transmitter ELWRT -- Electrowriter EMAS -- Engineered Materials Arresting System : j3 _/ P6 p8 @( \+ n! `" ^EMPS -- En Route Maintenance Processor System & `. |. B: Y; d9 v) F7 {EMS -- Environmental Management System ENAV -- En Route Navigational Aids EPA -- Environmental Protection Agency EPS -- Engineered Performance Standards & w G, d+ H0 ^* M7 ?8 IEOF -- Emergency Operating Facility 0 C# \6 F. N7 P% jEPSS -- Enhanced Packet Switched Service & z& j; }; f$ Y8 t7 nERAD -- En Route Broadband Radar ESEC -- En Route Broadband Secondary Radar # G: N2 R+ \7 p) h* z: Z0 tESP -- En Route Spacing Program ' w/ Y3 Q( m/ A' D, J0 s& {ESYS -- En Route Equipment Systems ESF -- Extended Superframe Format ) _0 ~3 Q5 W* S! _& C8 M/ _ETA -- Estimated Time of Arrival ; _; s7 k5 E* Z% eETE -- Estimated Time En Route 8 c4 W& A: X# J( y9 J9 IETG -- Enhanced Target Generator : c6 [ ]! {' q# T6 }& B( @+ xETMS -- Enhanced Traffic Management System 7 h Q2 B: `4 ] o( j/ y3 t9 TETN -- Electronic Telecommunications Network EVAS -- Enhanced Vortex Advisory System EVCS -- Emergency Voice Communications System ) h' @* Y' h6 c $ _, z$ b& f0 ]! n F top 3 w2 w. e7 N! p$ K9 X j) |6 B -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FAA -- Federal Aviation Administration ) u! E. |" k8 B( w! E. S' pF&E -- Facility and Equipment , Y2 U7 e8 P6 XFAAAC -- FAA Aeronautical Center % s1 e* t6 k; N# e% NFAACIS -- FAA Communications Information System FAATC -- FAA Technical Center # D* \! b9 n, l' Q, FFAC -- Facility FAF -- Final Approach Fix - ?- y' {/ h* A' x" J# rFAP -- Final Approach Point FAPM -- FTS2000 Associate Program Manager FAR -- Federal Aviation Regulation 6 }& y( ]+ z; A5 MFAATSAT -- FAA Telecommunications Satellite FAST -- Final Approach Spacing Tool FAX -- Facsimile Equipment FBO -- Fixed Base Operator 6 r6 j4 a# O! K- M" J/ GFBS -- Fall Back Switch FCC -- Federal Communications Commission FCLT -- Freeze Calculated Landing Time - e9 l; p0 C% a% A# e6 nFCOM -- FSS Radio Voice Communications # w- ^2 P$ e3 J! l% \1 K1 _) nFCPU -- Facility Central Processing Unit 1 y6 F! C8 K8 E8 UFDAT -- Flight Data Entry and Printout (FDEP) and Flight Data Service FDE -- Flight Data Entry FDEP -- Flight Data Entry and Printout FDIO -- Flight Data Input/Output FDIOC -- Flight Data Input/Output Center FDIOR -- Flight Data Input/Output Remote FDM -- Frequency Division Multiplexing FDP -- Flight Data Processing FED -- Federal ; \) t; f# _: ?0 KFEIS -- Final Environmental Impact Statement 5 B& {/ Q) s+ n9 d& _ `FEP -- Front End Processor FFAC -- From Facility FIFO -- Flight Inspection Field Office 7 s' l. v4 c5 I( ]$ n; ^FIG -- Flight Inspection Group % Y; A' q: b% pFINO -- Flight Inspection National Field Office 4 I- p9 F- n7 BFIPS -- Federal Information Publication Standard 3 T" ?/ S7 N( n1 r" n3 L2 CFIR -- Flight Information Region 1 ?$ e- k3 v4 n. f9 A9 d3 cFIRE -- Fire Station FIRMR -- Federal Information Resource Management Regulation 8 D' z' y+ }2 xFL -- Flight Level : N0 v* K4 s$ x! a# }9 qFLOWSIM -- Traffic Flow Planning Simulation - e* m7 F9 {& q K3 V2 {$ t9 jFMA -- Final Monitor Aid 6 _3 B1 `7 M, W" ?FMF -- Facility Master File % @9 e# s5 s1 ]" R2 L3 p+ A5 wFMIS -- FTS2000 Management Information System 9 e5 E) n- f- g0 f$ ZFMS -- Flight management System $ r8 b; |. t. f- o- Z/ kFNMS -- FTS2000 Network Management System FOIA -- Freedom Of Information Act & W) i* z, I9 m. O& Q3 w' ~$ A: i$ _FONSI -- Finding of No Significant Impact / y8 y5 N# c' s, v- }4 VFP -- Flight Plan FRC -- Request Full Route Clearance + d8 `# \8 R% R& ]% C" aFSAS -- Flight Service Automation System 4 V6 U$ D, I$ L' f2 l+ ^7 v' g tFSDO -- Flight Standards District Office * [' L) b0 R3 z; [0 x6 sFSDPS -- Flight Service Data Processing System FSEP -- Facility/Service/Equipment Profile ' m! o4 L7 G( @" iFSP -- Flight Strip Printer 7 Y( k% [1 m4 B6 y9 mFSPD -- Freeze Speed Parameter 1 U1 v! R$ S( n/ J/ ^& {) ^. wFSS -- Flight Service Station . O2 s; [0 z/ ~# |FSSA -- Flight Service Station Automated Service FSTS -- Federal Secure Telephone Service , P7 y6 A# r, OFSYS -- Flight Service Station Equipment Systems FTS -- Federal Telecommunications System ) @: i8 V$ q+ X% D; l. ?FTS2000 -- Federal Telecommunications System 2000 FUS -- Functional Units or Systems - G6 n9 X5 b6 v" P, Q# |FWCS -- Flight Watch Control Station 2 a5 u) Z8 F+ w. g. f. A4 K ; \& ^' W4 B6 _ - Q A# e$ B9 P: cG top * `% }6 H( M, m0 u% Y/ j7 q -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 \8 \# s/ E2 m* k. k; k* {GA -- General Aviation 6 ? P, Z. c3 s$ WGAA -- General Aviation Activity GAAA -- General Aviation Activity and Avionics . x, B3 U( q6 ~4 k5 }' n8 RGADO -- General Aviation District Office ! s3 F0 x( o3 @+ a0 bGCA -- Ground Control Approach GNAS -- General National Airspace System , T# r/ J& {7 e$ z6 i+ MGNSS -- Global Navigation Satellite System GOES -- Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite GOESF -- GOES Feed Point GOEST -- GOES Terminal Equipment ) r5 ~; h' G; U% S9 U' R/ eGPRA -- Government Performance Results Act $ B0 N E; x! X, C! A( yGPS -- Global Positioning Satellite GPWS -- Ground Proximity Warning System GRADE -- Graphical Airspace Design Environment . X6 _" h" @! ?, ^ s: ~GS -- Glide Slope Indicator GSA -- General Services Administration . K# f, D b: N) q" {GSE -- Ground Support Equipment 2 f8 Y% z! N. z- M( r4 j: g% ^ H top 0 R! I1 d' I( @+ v8 c( { -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- # G/ l3 H0 V& I8 j, H- L# I) CH -- Non-- Directional Radio Homing Beacon (NDB) ) v: Q9 C7 k' B! x' k j0 xHAA -- Height Above Airport HAL -- Height Above Landing HARS -- High Altitude Route System : y4 X, N6 |' E# K, UHAT -- Height Above Touchdown / k- x& p, y! W5 f8 k: x2 B( A" i- IHAZMAT -- Hazardous Materials 6 G* S0 d/ K* a1 a9 w" f! JHCAP -- High Capacity Carriers HLDC -- High Level Data Link Control # z9 @& C5 r4 oHDME -- NDB with Distance Measuring Equipment HDQ -- FAA Headquarters 3 N4 j$ c( j% e& nHELI -- Heliport 7 h5 @" ]/ _( _+ C' tHF -- High Frequency HH -- NDB, 2kw or More 1 B1 ?8 J3 X. z& Z' a$ XHI-- EFAS -- High Altitude EFAS * t J4 Q' R% `HOV -- High Occupancy Vehicle HSI -- Horizontal Situation Indicators : u- {& [% c/ CHUD -- Housing and Urban Development 5 s; p# L* {1 y0 F3 @3 WHWAS -- Hazardous In-- Flight Weather Advisory ' ]: N. n: q! ]Hz -- HERTZ - x, ]- F$ g) Z8 ^3 U9 R I top -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- IA -- Indirect Access 1 c+ }* Z! L" Z) j% gIAF -- Initial Approach Fix I/AFSS -- International AFSS IAP -- Instrument Approach Procedures 3 s: O" a; F' zIAPA -- Instrument Approach Procedures Automation IBM -- International Business Machines 9 w. M: n3 z$ e2 f: u8 nIBP -- International Boundary Point 9 e. U$ K$ L; c; X3 }1 @) LIBR -- Intermediate Bit Rate $ k7 Q- c4 F& q J- B y0 W ?' gICAO -- International Civil Aviation Organization ICSS -- International Communications Switching Systems # ^! p* a+ j* S& O* _% L1 Z+ PIDAT -- Interfacility Data IF -- Intermediate Fix IFCP -- Interfacility Communications Processor * z( \$ u$ l& f" V; L- H) hIFDS -- Interfacility Data System # O8 j" ^- N) HIFEA -- In-- Flight Emergency Assistance ) U) p; h6 o) Z9 C+ t0 x1 N/ tIFO -- International Field Office ) n6 l4 U7 g2 m# r# V- h: J8 iIFR -- Instrument Flight Rules IFSS -- International Flight Service Station ILS -- Instrument Landing System IM -- Inner Marker 5 u g- O4 o8 [IMC -- Instrument Meteorological Conditions INM -- Integrated Noise Model INS -- Inertial Navigation System 2 s0 B1 w& Z1 r2 y/ m7 k- z5 Y1 r9 Z( FIRMP -- Information Resources Management Plan : x4 N7 R2 m9 J# g5 H% H+ c+ QISDN -- Integrated Services Digital Network ; h0 I3 A+ S- N+ X5 ~! tISMLS -- Interim Standard Microwave Landing System ITI -- Interactive Terminal Interface 1 D k6 I: g+ G& K7 l9 g8 {IVRS -- Interim Voice Response System # y: Z/ p& T, V# Q: UIW -- Inside Wiring + C `7 d' T/ k* H# r7 X J top 5 s" e6 C. s& a7 H* o7 _4 m -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 H- Z" @9 W' `# x5 [, V , l. Q& m7 R* [ P6 `. { 0 l) ^* i& v) ^K top 6 C& u% k3 d; t7 ^. n+ ?-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Kbps -- Kilobits Per Second F6 N8 S+ o. u' e: LKhz -- Kilohertz 6 R3 s# G1 O/ QKVDT -- Keyboard Video Display Terminal 2 f3 P( h5 R( q+ `4 K4 L3 ^ & U5 A1 D5 o* F* X9 `, W+ \& H : S& z& `& _ V2 o ~; b+ tL top . Z- D1 Z, [2 b 3 o# G& `6 J' |4 N: S7 m% W( v3 @-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 a8 i7 E3 b, y( d' | LAA -- Local Airport Advisory LAAS -- Low Altitude Alert System 7 O% x# c- B( oLABS -- Leased A B Service LABSC -- LABS GS-- 200 Computer LABSR -- LABS Remote Equipment LABSW -- LABS Switch System LAHSO -- Land and Hold Short Operation LAN -- Local Area Network 0 }3 ^3 p* ~% SLATA -- Local Access and Transport Area LAWRS -- Limited Aviation Weather Reporting System LCF -- Local Control Facility LCN -- Local Communications Network 8 }' {2 b+ I1 f5 `* H; R1 OLDA -- Localizer Directional Aid 9 y C) ]8 P" N0 C9 Q1 B% oLDA -- Landing Directional Aid / M" S: _ m) e: Q/ DLDIN -- Lead-- in Lights LEC -- Local Exchange Carrier LF -- Low Frequency LINCS -- Leased Interfacility NAS Communications System * I/ f) W* M0 {6 Q+ y2 g+ u8 z0 TLIS -- Logistics and Inventory System # {. w& _6 l3 DLLWAS -- Low Level Wind Shear Alert System ! m7 t* @: o, I0 C9 w" Y. wLM/MS -- Low/Medium Frequency LMM -- Locator Middle Marker LMS -- LORAN Monitor Site ( N! L* x7 _2 p6 b. t9 }; MLOC -- Localizer # @4 N9 k+ Y; a/ l7 S9 W3 \/ K7 Q8 BLOCID -- Location Identifier k1 w6 X6 e* G% e4 E- n8 _8 pLOI -- 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 m; k% F. A4 ^& YLRNAV -- Long Range Navigation " ?+ F& C2 s3 W7 |' K4 L9 }LRR -- Long Range Radar # Q% }3 @! r9 c6 } , B7 u8 F, n7 x) Z M top -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MAA -- Maximum Authorized Altitude MALS -- Medium Intensity Approach Lighting System MALSF -- MALS with Sequenced Flashers * H! u) l- E9 P; W6 XMALSR -- MALS with Runway Alignment Indicator Lights MAP -- Maintenance Automation Program MAP -- Military Airport Program 7 c+ J, W- p/ y: E! D$ t8 ^% G7 ]MAP -- Missed Approach Point MAP -- Modified Access Pricing Mbps -- Megabits Per Second 0 f- S( I# _% P1 S/ u) u$ yMCA -- Minimum Crossing Altitude ; r$ a# @9 h; CMCAS -- Marine Corps Air Station 8 C5 ~4 ~) Q k7 O0 aMCC -- Maintenance Control Center 5 Y0 t0 D* s4 w% a5 JMCL -- Middle Compass Locater % M( h( T( p7 K& i6 \2 ?MCS -- Maintenance and Control System 7 B( k7 Q2 i/ A p4 DMDA -- Minimum Descent Altitude 4 G- z2 U1 ~4 l; YMDT -- Maintenance Data Terminal MEA -- Minimum En Route Altitude 3 I0 a) C8 m3 i# u8 k. `METI -- Meteorological Information 7 v5 M4 N$ F3 HMF -- Middle Frequency 5 `7 |) Z& m4 E7 ?MFJ -- Modified Final Judgment MFT -- Meter Fix Crossing Time/Slot Time F. y- D% G" b# y' BMHA -- Minimum Holding Altitude Mhg -- MegHERTZ MIA -- Minimum IFR Altitudes ; M$ P8 c# S" XMIDO -- Manufacturing Inspection District Office MIS -- Meteorological Impact Statement MISC -- Miscellaneous . s0 M) ?3 a( h# T: t; x# s3 {MISO -- Manufacturing Inspection Satellite Office ! Z3 ?: x' Y7 A- o1 D; m6 iMIT -- Miles In Trail MITRE -- Mitre Corporation MLS -- Microwave Landing System MM -- Middle Marker MMC -- Maintenance Monitoring Console MMS -- Maintenance Monitoring System MNPS -- Minimum Navigation Performance Specification MNPSA -- Minimum Navigation Performance Specifications Airspace MOA -- Memorandum of Agreement 3 L) w: }8 A" v. _' J6 e$ S0 `MOA -- Military Operations Area ) [' O! w- T6 y$ [% O [1 @: q5 EMOCA -- Minimum Obstruction Clearance Altitude 2 \- N# x) u" PMODE C -- Altitude-- Encoded Beacon Reply 5 m' w& b1 {) l2 Y$ qMODE C -- Altitude Reporting Mode of Secondary Radar 4 m, h- `7 S8 GMODE S -- Mode Select Beacon System 1 }1 Q! z, m7 f: R" z+ u2 w1 gMOU -- Memorandum of Understanding 0 n0 ^1 Q$ a% M1 z. u* F/ CMPO -- Metropolitan Planning Organization : H- O) X) Y* z- x, ^MPS -- Maintenance Processor Subsystem (OR) Master Plan Supplement MRA -- Minimum Reception Altitude MRC -- Monthly Recurring Charge MSA -- Minimum Safe Altitude 2 j' G, i. f+ x- u+ }MSAW -- Minimum Safe Altitude Warning MSL -- Mean Sea Level MSN -- Message Switching Network MTCS -- Modular Terminal Communications System MTI -- Moving Target Indicator MUX -- Multiplexor MVA -- Minimum Vectoring Altitude 7 v( \& I5 x1 i$ P9 `* P2 A3 ZMVFR -- Marginal Visual Flight Rules 3 T+ ?2 p; V2 [( P. 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D9 D; D 9 X8 Q; I6 `- b; \ O-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAAQS -- National Ambient Air Quality Standards NADA -- NADIN Concentrator NADIN -- National Airspace Data Interchange Network NADSW -- NADIN Switches % k* e0 Q! x7 U/ D) r+ sNAILS -- National Airspace Integrated Logistics Support NAMS -- NADIN IA NAPRS -- National Airspace Performance Reporting System 1 ^9 u1 f* C; |, F7 dNAS -- National Airspace System or Naval Air Station NASDC -- National Aviation Safety Data / A$ j2 H2 k, ^, g. a7 ]- _NASP -- National Airspace System Plan * F# V" V/ O5 A5 w- tNASPAC -- National Airspace System Performance Analysis Capability NATCO -- National Communications Switching Center NAVAID -- Navigation Aid NAVMN -- Navigation Monitor and Control NAWAU -- National Aviation Weather Advisory Unit NAWPF -- National Aviation Weather Processing Facility 3 Y4 l5 g& C) e0 E: E% {NCAR -- National Center for Atmospheric Research; Boulder, CO n l( r# d0 R+ e; [NCF -- National Control Facility NCIU -- NEXRAD Communications Interface Unit NCP -- Noise Compatibility Program NCS -- National Communications System 0 |) B% W [; e* ?& w$ Y& KNDB -- Non-- Directional Radio Homing Beacon NDNB -- NADIN II 1 t9 a% S6 X/ \NEM -- Noise Exposure Map % f6 i; K% L6 a2 VNEPA -- National Environmental Policy Act 6 `) u' \9 n1 p0 CNEXRAD -- Next Generation Weather Radar NFAX -- National Facsimile Service 7 }* l$ [( k1 l4 U4 {NFDC -- National Flight Data Center NFIS -- NAS Facilities Information System ! p4 \( m# U( X% |NI -- Network Interface - O5 {. H% {! P- |; bNICS -- National Interfacility Communications System NPE -- Non-primary Airport Entitlement . t3 k9 C9 y) ]4 }# z' mNPIAS -- National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems NM -- Nautical Mile $ [! _" g$ P' O7 m' p2 c, F& [4 t& SNMAC -- Near Mid Air Collision NMC -- National Meteorological Center NMCE -- Network Monitoring and Control Equipment 1 Z- a2 l s |& l2 h* BNMCS -- Network Monitoring and Control System 2 g! ?' K4 S' ~' A7 Y0 j5 ]NOAA -- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 8 x% \; k( ^! ]& E7 dNOC -- Notice Of Completion 4 W3 Q4 H# T: z0 A; m! qNOTAM -- Notice to Airmen NPDES -- National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NPIAS -- National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems . b4 L1 ]. K k% C1 B& pNRC -- Non-- Recurring Charge NRCS -- National Radio Communications Systems NSAP -- National Service Assurance Plan ! Z6 r* U2 q+ e" |' A6 YNSRCATN -- National Strategy to Reduce Congestion on America's Transportation Network 1 w6 ?3 L$ y" h$ yNSSFC -- National Severe Storms Forecast Center 4 a4 H' n2 H S lNSSL -- National Severe Storms Laboratory; Norman, OK . _; U6 [: s1 SNTAP -- Notices To Airmen Publication NTP -- National Transportation Policy 9 d+ ~7 @% O! k7 A+ R7 sNTSB -- National Transportation Safety Board NTZ -- No Transgression Zone NWS -- National Weather Service NWSR -- NWS Weather Excluding NXRD ' ^! B, h' Y/ u0 h, Q( Q, H- g. ZNSWRH -- NWS Regional Headquarters # G9 M/ D! D$ a5 ~% a1 R* s2 Q# h/ aNXRD -- Advanced Weather Radar System . v: j! H, W# ?+ E- r 8 n7 g+ o' }0 ^6 t' l# e( ?; W - {& H1 y9 S6 {1 m5 A y. MO top ! W) K, Y, h! d0 w+ L. _-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OAG -- Official Airline Guide OALT -- Operational Acceptable Level of Traffic OAW -- Off-- airway Weather Station ODAL -- Omnidirectional Approach Lighting System ODAPS -- Oceanic Display and Processing Station ) c# I2 I3 L8 W! c# POEP -- Operational Evolution Plan / Partnership OFA -- Object Free Area + Z8 a& ^7 p& L/ ~- qOFDPS -- Offshore Flight Data Processing System OFT -- Outer Fix Time OFZ -- Obstacle Free Zone OM -- Outer Marker E P' ^0 k/ dOMB -- Office of Management and Budget ONER -- Oceanic Navigational Error Report : B6 B H+ X, G- Y. ] K6 UOPLT -- Operational Acceptable Level of Traffic 3 \! Z* r2 O$ o* _OPSW -- Operational Switch OPX -- Off Premises Exchange ' [3 M1 k5 z: jORD -- Operational Readiness Demonstration 4 X( e" n' Z& X" I9 Z3 a s2 UOTR -- Oceanic Transition Route OTS -- Organized Track System ' Z7 d/ R5 Y: V- Q9 Z # B4 H$ Z2 |2 }, L- e. B9 QP top 1 @3 r7 I2 I8 \$ d d+ _ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- # [8 c2 A& ~# G; F& HPABX -- Private Automated Branch Exchange ! {0 b* u/ F# h/ l) f RPAD -- Packet Assembler/Disassembler PAM -- Peripheral Adapter Module PAPI -- Precision Approach Path Indicator PAR -- Precision Approach Radar 3 b8 d" l% w- o* E( e6 L" b0 `PAR -- Preferential Arrival Route ( \! u+ q/ n- @1 kPATWAS -- Pilots Automatic Telephone Weather Answering Service ' x! V7 N `! ?PBCT -- Proposed Boundary Crossing Time PBRF -- Pilot Briefing # x4 `! y' ^- H7 U2 ?+ R. }PBX -- Private Branch Exchange PCA -- Positive Control Airspace / u& @1 t, ^3 O6 L$ Z) w, dPCM -- Pulse Code Modulation PDAR -- Preferential Arrival And Departure Route PDC -- Pre-- Departure Clearance / L2 N3 R/ p5 P! H- f$ hPDC -- Program Designator Code 0 t* ` A0 H: p% q% SPDR -- Preferential Departure Route PDN -- Public Data Network PFC -- Passenger Facility Charge 8 V* g( o8 [: O/ H. O" KPGP -- Planning Grant Program PIC -- Principal Interexchange Carrier PIDP -- Programmable Indicator Data Processor PIREP -- Pilot Weather Report 4 L& f( w S5 HPMS -- Program Management System , e$ W' p" B' z- D7 Q9 {POLIC -- Police Station POP -- Point Of Presence / W9 u' Q1 W! ]4 pPOT -- Point Of Termination * y/ D3 d+ s4 f- R/ y* jPPIMS -- Personal Property Information Management System PR -- Primary Commercial Service Airport , O) l1 Z- O7 e9 VPRI -- Primary Rate Interface 3 @5 B+ r, o. uPRM -- Precision Runway Monitor 4 W* D4 `! Z+ W- i8 _ D% l* |PSDN -- Public Switched Data Network 0 F+ q( q+ ^# N8 B. T$ e; BPSN -- Packet Switched Network PSS -- Packet Switched Service PSTN -- Public Switched Telephone Network 8 O! Z4 m1 G7 f7 y0 \% aPTC -- Presumed-to-Conform PUB -- Publication PUP -- Principal User Processor 1 _ t% k* F# F' NPVC -- Permanent Virtual Circuit PVD -- Plan View Display 1 d2 _. G9 W' D2 z6 F% W: t7 T) [ Q top ! 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K- \-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 v( j. w$ m5 @ ~( P) ^) z: T3 ~ LRAIL -- Runway Alignment Indicator Lights RAPCO -- Radar Approach Control (USAF) RAPCON -- Radar Approach Control (FAA) 3 y7 r5 E4 {+ s, w: G( l" c1 f: F* IRATCC -- Radar Air Traffic Control Center RATCF -- Radar Air Traffic Control Facility (USN) RBC -- Rotating Beam Ceilometer RBDPE -- Radar Beacon Data Processing Equipment ) \/ d+ `0 p% w5 s R- ]) vRBSS -- Radar Bomb Scoring Squadron RCAG -- Remote Communications Air/Ground : t9 D' s8 @* F! ?, PRCC -- Rescue Coordination Center - J& w' x2 Y9 YRCF -- Remote Communication Facility RCCC -- Regional Communications Control Centers - f& h# ?: R: J4 O) t k7 G; @) q, MRCIU -- Remote Control Interface Unit 0 i: w+ J% w& i) x+ P6 GRCL -- Radio Communications Link # G8 y( l( o+ {RCLR -- RCL Repeater N6 G5 c# f- S+ i3 }( y. @RCLT -- RCL Terminal RCO -- Remote Communications Outlet RCU -- Remote Control Unit ' L H+ h. W- i: |; F/ N+ ?' DRDAT -- Digitized Radar Data RDP -- Radar Data Processing $ F$ F( D6 j- {) C# nRDSIM -- Runway Delay Simulation Model % w0 N' B) M5 G, S1 Q/ E7 zREIL -- Runway End Identification Lights RF -- Radio Frequency RL -- General Aviation Reliever Airport 6 b7 c( A. X- y3 k* z0 VRMCC -- Remote Monitor Control Center RMCF -- Remote Monitor Control Facility 3 S0 h1 ~. z ?: j$ e \; cRML -- Radio Microwave Link RMLR -- RML Repeater RMLT -- RML Terminal RMM -- Remote Maintenance Monitoring RMMS -- Remote Maintenance Monitoring System RMS -- Remote Monitoring Subsystem 4 g% t7 _8 ?, |& X0 ?& L8 I" ^, z, wRMSC -- Remote Monitoring Subsystem Concentrator RNAV -- Area Navigation RNP -- Required Navigation Performance ROD -- Record of Decision ROSA -- Report of Service Activity 1 X5 ?2 G; S) @# J; \ROT -- Runway Occupancy Time . X" _- d+ F0 ]) a. ^1 E! M* \RP -- Restoration Priority 6 m [7 S; r S- FRPC -- Restoration Priority Code ) c/ v& h0 q* F6 A! KRPG -- Radar Processing Group 6 |2 s( W" O$ {+ s2 @' R* F# @" hRPZ -- Runway Protection Zone RRH -- Remote Reading Hygrothermometer RRHS -- Remote Reading Hydrometer + ^) L$ R8 {5 F5 w, G* BRRWDS -- Remote Radar Weather Display RRWSS -- RWDS Sensor Site RSA -- Runway Safety Area RSAT -- Runway Safety Action Team RSS -- Remote Speaking System RT -- Remote Transmitter RT & BTL -- Radar Tracking And Beacon Tracking Level $ j/ B( q9 U; e/ Q! N2 bRTAD -- Remote Tower Alphanumerics Display % h, F) {4 J+ nRTCA -- Radio Technical Commission for Aeronautics . G% j W* ?% \* QRTP -- Regional Transportation Plan / i q% C. A: l2 m) ORTR -- Remote Transmitter/Receiver " I9 M# S% e9 \( O+ NRTRD -- Remote Tower Radar Display 9 }# g X. O) {. g( g q& vRVR -- Runway Visual Range RW -- Runway ( n* @& l2 ~8 D. BRWDS -- Same as RRWDS 2 E0 c) A/ Z8 fRWP -- Real-time Weather Processor 3 f; {$ s9 |6 G/ F; w! R/ P- t " s* |7 s& }% u5 y2 p 1 F+ h6 Z R4 P3 |, x2 R5 \S top -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 F4 d0 |. D" g; }S/S -- Sector Suite SAC -- Strategic Air Command SAFI -- Semi Automatic Flight Inspection + |$ a3 j" v7 _/ d/ X2 _0 V/ MSALS -- Short Approach Lighting System " A2 H" M ^; H/ q3 A0 tSATCOM -- Satellite Communications + T4 g' |2 `. U1 ]% o: QSAWRS -- Supplementary Aviation Weather Reporting System : V- Y( l( q; ]/ ^( g/ d: q; CSBGP -- State Block Grant Program ! \- r1 |- z& K. w, @- M2 wSCC -- System Command Center 7 k/ w7 y4 _% N; \0 _SCVTS -- Switched Compressed Video Telecommunications Service SDF -- Simplified Direction Finding SDF -- Software Defined Network 1 ^" b( R, `6 R2 kSDIS -- Switched Digital Integrated Service SDP -- Service Delivery Point & f6 E4 O: K a& W2 ASDS -- Switched Data Service % l# O' N. s+ v" T/ n0 n5 SSEL -- Single Event Level SELF -- Simplified Short Approach Lighting System With Sequenced Flashing Lights SFAR-- 38 -- Special Federal Aviation Regulation 38 SHPO -- State Historic Preservation Officer SIC -- Service Initiation Charge SID -- Station Identifier $ q+ c k, \5 q' C# u/ G0 |: ySID -- Standard Instrument Departure SIGMET -- Significant Meteorological Information K! o8 z+ X2 e2 I; `SIMMOD -- Airport and Airspace Simulation Model SIP -- State Implementation Plan SM -- Statute Miles 9 V6 j7 m2 a; V* {1 t4 q( r! W$ XSMGC -- Surface Movement Guidance and Control SMPS -- Sector Maintenance Processor Subsystem SMS -- Safety Management System . r' K3 V- i# U+ }# V' C7 d( ^% iSMS -- Simulation Modeling System SNR -- Signal-- to-- Noise Ratio, also: S/N # E5 O @9 w& Y* E3 NSOC -- Service Oversight Center % K4 o( e3 B2 j# j$ _SOAR -- System of Airports Reporting 8 X) z# \) H3 S2 {2 uSOIR -- Simultaneous Operations On Intersecting Runways # e5 \( y4 m( b7 R7 d6 QSOIWR -- Simultaneous Operations on Intersecting Wet Runways + o) \* U0 `; R4 d5 h) hSRAP -- Sensor Receiver and Processor " R9 k. t6 R' ySSALF -- SSALS with Sequenced Flashers SSALR -- Simplified Short Approach Lighting System ) A$ i1 g- b8 A8 @6 _. l8 z- U9 gSSB -- Single Side Band STAR -- Standard Terminal Arrival Route STD -- Standard STMUX -- Statistical Data Multiplexer # B( }; P$ ^2 QSTOL -- Short Takeoff and Landing SURPIC -- Surface Picture - W, P) d" f2 p/ [" E9 k( YSVCA -- Service A + Z& I5 Y# c* _! J; _, H ]6 ]SVCB -- Service B SVCC -- Service C SVCO -- Service O 4 G& Q0 V! [ Y3 m# QSVFO -- Interphone Service F (A) SVFB -- Interphone Service F (B) SVFC -- Interphone Service F (C) SVFD -- Interphone Service F (D) SVFR -- Special Visual Flight Rules , N) ?/ k+ C. \9 e3 L+ W0 BT top 0 Q- |! L. d g! r! R 6 h5 H' D/ w% k0 H" H i-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- , ] @1 i6 q V6 P' Q2 FT1MUX -- T1 Multiplexer TAAS -- Terminal Advance Automation System TACAN -- Tactical Aircraft Control and Navigation 5 k. [9 J& r. d3 w9 w/ m0 Z" v& jTACR -- TACAN at VOR, TACAN only , ? n! b2 t! h5 B# r! d( ?TAF -- Terminal Area Forecast ; l$ v$ a, _% w5 y; R, KTARS -- Terminal Automated Radar Service TAS -- True Air Speed ) ^" q# Y& s; l- s0 s5 CTATCA -- Terminal Air Traffic Control Automation 4 M/ h1 a4 @5 ~8 G+ @; J1 E" vTAVT -- Terminal Airspace Visualization Tool 0 j6 A9 T( A6 w4 zTCA -- Traffic Control Airport or Tower Control Airport 1 l" |3 s0 a R& B, bTCA -- Terminal Control Area TCACCIS -- Transportation Coordinator Automated Command and Control Information System TCAS -- Traffic Alert And Collision Avoidance System 8 r( Z0 I/ W8 ^2 j3 G( kTCC -- DOT Transportation Computer Center TCCC -- Tower Control Computer Complex TCE -- Tone Control Equipment TCLT -- Tentative Calculated Landing Time 3 S, A" w J; k6 x; Y' r+ n5 Y% b0 sTCO -- Telecommunications Certification Officer TCOM -- Terminal Communications : q5 B; S! @9 _" j+ J f! rTCS -- Tower Communications System TDLS -- Tower Data-Link Services TDMUX -- Time Division Data Multiplexer & z) g+ q! |) @( ^ _. qTDWR -- Terminal Doppler Weather Radar 3 w( g) n% _, uTELCO -- Telephone Company 4 p* i0 e/ }) r" }% Y+ c9 TTELMS -- Telecommunications Management System & |9 R1 M: u2 C o" u, M0 jTERPS -- Terminal Instrument Procedures ; W# Q M: z _. u) u" OTFAC -- To Facility 4 O1 R6 z* p3 X, E- |TH -- Threshold TIMS -- Telecommunications Information Management System . h5 ~$ o; M, y: E( k1 c- j' QTIPS -- Terminal Information Processing System 3 G( T \/ z& V+ ^0 B, ZTL -- Taxilane T4 ?7 X* ]+ A3 H* KTMA -- Traffic Management Advisor TMC -- Traffic Management Coordinator TMC/MC -- Traffic Management Coordinator/Military Coordinator TMCC -- Terminal Information Processing System TMCC -- Traffic Management Computer Complex . Q) B3 ^$ j, X6 Y% _/ G) QTMF -- Traffic Management Facility TML -- Television Microwave Link TMLI -- Television Microwave Link Indicator TMLR -- Television Microwave Link Repeater TMLT -- Television Microwave Link Terminal ) ]+ y0 W, ?6 f2 v9 T4 u. FTM&O -- Telecommunications Management and Operations TMP -- Traffic Management Processor ( I# ?+ A1 l5 I! v/ j) y/ p8 F; jTMS -- Traffic Management System TMSPS -- Traffic Management Specialists TMU -- Traffic Management Unit TODA -- Takeoff Distance Available TOF -- Time Of Flight TOFMS -- Time of Flight Mass Spectrometer 1 t6 j Q) g( X4 ]0 UTOPS -- Telecommunications Ordering and Pricing System (GSA software tool) * g( c! X" s- R! o' t4 |TORA -- Take-off Run Available 0 V1 w" G, o2 ^: d: L6 k4 WTNAV -- Terminal Navigational Aids " w& T5 R& g! {5 M, F" CTR -- Telecommunications Request 4 |4 R3 C" \; }) T; N$ vTRACAB -- Terminal Radar Approach Control in Tower Cab TRACON -- Terminal Radar Approach Control Facility TRAD -- Terminal Radar Service TRB -- Transportation Research Board # K' O G8 Q O" r8 s4 OTRNG -- Training TSA -- Taxiway Safety Area TSEC -- Terminal Secondary Radar Service TSP -- Telecommunications Service Priority . l6 H2 n( H& ATSR -- Telecommunications Service Request & G8 M$ n- o3 V/ ]$ jTSYS -- Terminal Equipment Systems TTMA -- TRACON Traffic Management Advisor 0 E* c1 Z4 x8 k" xTTY -- Teletype + B, z( W, [+ t+ s t- q7 t& g) v3 JTVOR -- Terminal VHF Omnidirectional Range TW -- Taxiway TWEB -- Transcribed Weather Broadcast 5 A2 Y+ [; ~+ p+ G$ F/ xTWR-- Tower (non-controlled) TY -- Type (FAACIS) 0 N# h' r4 K9 p6 W+ w; w U top 2 f+ t+ O5 b2 z1 E6 Q- l 2 X; }% L5 \, W% V$ |, l6 B6 e-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- , c/ b8 ^$ _, h" D+ w- qUAS -- Uniform Accounting System 4 q3 E. F7 v% x8 q! k, pUHF -- Ultra High Frequency URA -- Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 : l5 i V3 K, ]# nUSAF -- United States Air Force 0 z2 v0 H9 v1 b: N( dUSC -- United States Code : ~8 d' T5 J0 {! p- g6 v8 U) A0 oUSOC -- Uniform Service Order Code * o' M- |+ X k: v , \+ {9 Z7 S3 b5 o, gV top ! U3 B; w1 h2 ^9 S1 }9 q2 c+ w" a9 u ; ? |" D& u! ~( T0 b0 E+ E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 d1 d# H: C/ C# [7 h2 ~VALE -- Voluntary Airport Low Emission VASI -- Visual Approach Slope Indicator VDME -- VOR with Distance Measuring Equipment " O! m7 `- M: w$ l: Z) F$ TVF -- Voice Frequency 2 u7 [ z- Y& Q8 A" f$ A" @1 LVFR -- Visual Flight Rules VHF -- Very High Frequency # G$ |& ]2 h. zVLF -- Very Low Frequency VMC -- Visual Meteorological Conditions 3 w( o% z! w3 T* f5 K" sVNAV -- Visual Navigational Aids 2 J" ~; L2 `- l; o* H8 BVNTSC -- Volpe National Transportation System Center 5 |" F$ W5 { f- a! e b' BVON -- Virtual On-net / P' T3 |$ A7 \% r; rVOR -- VHF Omnidirectional Range 8 B* m. B/ i% J2 A6 BVOR/DME -- VHF Omnidirectional Range/Distance Measuring Equipment - t6 ? E" l9 _3 IVORTAC -- VOR collocated with TACAN VOT -- VOR Test Facility & z0 h( l6 r" S4 A9 e TVP/D -- Vehicle/Pedestrian Deviation . p1 m5 a5 M# ~9 B) U. A; uVRS -- Voice Recording System 6 u f1 R" x1 d$ E; H9 u# qVSCS -- Voice Switching and Control System 7 x! T. u4 Z, L, S: CVTA -- Vertex Time of Arrival 8 }2 U0 _; V7 v7 b' u+ WVTAC -- VOR collocated with TACAN VTOL -- Vertical Takeoff and Landing . H7 p, N) ~& Z1 rVTS -- Voice Telecommunications System # w1 X# ]6 p/ R3 `$ S5 T ! b- R# ]+ I' S0 X3 ]W top ; ]2 x; D5 H* x- c' y5 y1 F ! n0 j' J$ x- _- \' ^. k3 b5 v. ]-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WAAS -- Wide Area Augmentation System 2 a0 t) O( U9 ^. WWAN -- Wide Area Network " V! S3 Z3 f2 m& AWC -- Work Center WCP -- Weather Communications Processor - W" ?* d" z. Q$ _2 ^WECO -- Western Electric Company WESCOM -- 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 8 T! j. h9 l7 b! x3 H% D1 ZWSMO -- Weather Service Meteorological Observatory WSO -- Weather Service Office WTHR -- "Weather" ) M( x# B0 R& i: s9 {WX -- Weather 3 E1 L2 s. j7 J% [- t 2 U1 h/ K) L& l/ f X top ( b7 B2 i( G& P# ]6 U2 r( R8 ?3 X-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 ?5 H: q h8 s+ I6 w6 n; x% i+ g3 @ / w& h+ b6 v# o1 H# u5 N ) N& S B; j8 K' N' w9 n9 @; RY top : D- D% r7 X7 K* v. I* r-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 L9 N% o7 \& u# M5 k3 n/ i8 Q, W . p/ J9 t- g7 T+ M2 d, ` Z top 3 N, x9 K* J# Y; A# m3 C2 O8 t, ], S--------------------------------------------------------------------------------