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Printer Friendly Email Page Glossary of Airport Acronyms9 B( U, @; ]% c% J
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$ }+ K8 r; K4 UA/C -- Aircraft
# z% v" u# J& V2 o2 EA/G -- Air to Ground, t) }$ i. ]* l# F
A/H -- Altitude/Height0 r" C; x* C) | P3 Y1 O: O
AAC -- Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center0 n6 Y3 ^% ^) v& P
AAF -- Army Air Field
7 Y7 q' A+ }- y" I X/ j4 NAAI -- Arrival Aircraft Interval* R0 F) [5 ~1 k/ G& I1 e/ ?
AAP -- Advanced Automation Program" [/ w- b) U7 v: B/ q8 N. X
AAR -- Airport Acceptance Rate$ `" W" M6 ?! S! K R3 g/ V$ P
ABDIS -- Automated Data Interchange System Service B/ U, X, ]* `! e. M: [0 {2 A' {
ACAIS -- Air Carrier Activity Information System
; q! r1 X1 r6 a. K1 ?9 zACAS -- Aircraft Collision Avoidance System/ x" q* f" D& A" ~: ^7 X% h, _- f
ACC -- Airports Consultants Council
) x9 p2 D! P# G. O" E- ?ACC -- Area Control Center
6 j' _. ^4 Y! Q9 z/ n4 A/ ?$ t5 jACCT -- Accounting Records
# B* P9 J) Z# h( O0 l1 pACD -- Automatic Call Distributor. S9 o3 `2 N) p0 N( S8 V' y
ACDO -- Air Carrier District Office
% j% x( m% M d( r( U% BACF -- Area Control Facility - H. ~" X! P- I( C
ACFO -- Aircraft Certification Field Office
) ~ u: ~$ x. S, C2 }ACFT -- Aircraft
1 B a( n% h7 r# VACI-NA -- Airports Council International - North America
" W ]+ O1 [ Y. gACID -- Aircraft Identification
7 K* P. c9 g! ~% F3 xACIP -- Airport Capital Improvement Plan
' x. X2 s! L! ?3 x! u/ R/ s' |9 n' MACLS -- Automatic Carrier Landing System
. ]' Q" |; O- f8 d# {ACLT -- Actual Landing Time Calculated
" C6 x* m3 T' j! ^* Q! p3 x; ^0 }2 bACO -- Office of Airports Compliance and Field Operations
' L4 Z" y: G* d/ K8 q' ~. zACO -- Aircraft Certification Office
. ~% ^& I& T! k7 Q- s! `! |) Y/ D! {ACRP -- Airport Cooperative Research Program Q$ s1 s8 Q f" k2 P2 ?7 E# K
ADA -- Air Defense Area
# ^, w: O1 K$ G( A1 N$ CADAP -- Airport Development Aid Program ; x' \! T( k9 c( V' W" h3 |
ADAS -- AWOS Data Acquisition System ( t& e0 w9 W2 S; K7 W) c9 B9 r1 _
ADCCP -- Advanced Data Communications Control Procedure 5 ?) T: B7 k- |) `* K2 I
ADDA -- Administrative Data
+ }0 ^1 l) `8 IADF -- Automatic Direction Finding
6 L& ?, U. F) i" {8 J1 rADI -- Automatic De-Ice and Inhibitor
! y0 x* i& X/ C0 |ADIN -- AUTODIN Service
9 f* G" I9 O6 m2 O/ ]* l; kADIZ -- Air Defense Identification Zone ; |- u# k0 x6 S% ~
ADL -- Aeronautical Data-Link * q8 f [- M2 u- z
ADLY -- Arrival Delay : ?8 A0 ~( _8 M8 N
ADO -- Airline Dispatch Office
6 m+ V* X o9 ?+ C; @ QADP -- Automated Data Processing
- _6 d! E6 i9 l. G" e0 hADS -- Automatic Dependent Surveillance
5 z# r* Z' a6 u1 WADSIM -- Airfield Delay Simulation Model 7 A% [+ [+ C5 r" z8 A
ADSY -- Administrative Equipment Systems ( j# X" G; W5 w0 k2 g, }% K
ADTN -- Administrative Data Transmission Network 2 ]& f3 ~) s6 p' x5 r2 S
ADTN2000 -- Administrative Data Transmission Network 2000 [& d h# L( ^. `' l
ADVO -- Administrative Voice
# u& v8 V5 E/ O7 y' J; cAEG -- Aircraft Evaluation Group : V, L: L/ R$ o/ h4 |" S
AERA -- Automated En-Route Air Traffic Control ( T$ y, u( X$ B1 S
AEX -- Automated Execution
o( i# l2 K9 o( A; K7 _AF -- Airway Facilities 5 T. V$ r; Z- p. B5 j8 s1 `# O
AFB -- Air Force Base ) a y. Y8 I! j# F
AFIS -- Automated Flight Inspection System 5 q5 d M, L* u% V
AFP -- Area Flight Plan 3 ^$ C9 d k$ H3 Q
AFRES -- Air Force Reserve Station + @0 ]' c# v, B
AFS -- Airways Facilities Sector
3 ^ b$ f8 `) x7 n# @& r% b1 N, gAFSFO -- AFS Field Office
6 M1 {/ A3 K6 O0 z$ {: RAFSFU -- AFS Field Unit 0 V9 T& Z- N5 y" Q( a2 ^
AFSOU -- AFS Field Office Unit (Standard is AFSFOU)
5 F1 m% H6 S4 y$ T$ D+ sAFSS -- Automated Flight Service Station
7 a5 n0 U" _! _# w, p3 CAFTN -- Automated Fixed Telecommunications Network
3 ?" m' S9 u, M3 k; b! gAGL -- Above Ground Level ! k2 G) r# ^% I; A1 K: t
AID -- Airport Information Desk
6 o4 l7 a" G9 C9 G) yAIG -- Airbus Industries Group
5 h) K. ^; W$ m9 uAIM -- Airman's Information Manual * l( C1 W$ x7 L2 o+ r+ u. x, I8 H7 B: p( ~
AIP -- Airport Improvement Plan
* q% H, U* I( _ t! kAIRMET -- Airmen's Meteorological Information
, B+ y. M4 S+ f1 b9 n, rAIRNET -- Airport Network Simulation Model * n! D& @* s% Q/ D) n
AIS -- Aeronautical Information Service ' M/ ~0 I4 d+ i5 b! _5 Q2 V3 n \
AIT -- Automated Information Transfer 9 P8 s# W, G, Y, o; g
ALP -- Airport Layout Plan
9 \3 g# F. N9 m6 Z: W5 bALS -- Approach Lighting System $ i8 u( l8 o6 ^# g+ A" d
ALSF1 -- ALS with Sequenced Flashers I
0 j6 Q4 h* K8 U: q5 L# L) m' JALSF2 -- ALS with Sequenced Flashers II ; B. r2 A3 d# S$ F) k
ALSIP -- Approach Lighting System Improvement Plan + ^( }" a5 C: s1 T
ALTRV -- Altitude Reservation
* Z0 z/ u5 i. v Q/ M" BAMASS -- Airport Movement Area Safety System # Z% z* C& P5 W, [2 ]
AMCC -- ACF/ARTCC Maintenance Control Center & N0 m+ ~! y) S& Z0 Y
AMOS -- Automated Meteorological Observation Station
& M6 L, {* R3 C# u1 j8 KAMP -- ARINC Message Processor (OR) Airport Master Plan
y0 x+ F" T0 F6 z" xAMVER -- Automated Mutual Assistance Vessel Rescue System
+ j, b' E( m) K. ?1 H5 FANC -- Alternate Network Connectivity 5 @0 S) L; Z- I3 M. k1 q7 |6 E
ANCA -- Airport Noise and Capacity Act
- h7 R: k. y1 f: W! c' v$ j$ ~% UANG -- Air National Guard " S& q5 B; E3 D% I! P( `8 e
ANGB -- Air National Guard Base
% L2 S9 O3 i: dANMS -- Automated Network Monitoring System
& X5 y- t( ]. t% {ANSI -- American National Standards Group , p) |- w; r0 N
AOA -- Air Operations Area
( J9 Z6 r& Q( PAP -- Acquisition Plan
. h4 [; ~& M0 f4 `! yAPP -- Approach 9 C1 l+ j! ?9 G( ~+ Z" o
APS -- Airport Planning Standard
( Q6 F- ?* b. q2 H, @AQAFO -- Aeronautical Quality Assurance Field Office 1 N4 ~7 ^+ M. R7 N- ^5 x; `$ [0 S, j
ARAC -- Army Radar Approach Control (AAF)
0 B! V1 m' B- n$ c) m3 U! WARAC -- Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee $ |+ |- L3 L3 h4 B
ARCTR -- FAA Aeronautical Center or Academy
3 h: G6 X0 U0 d/ Z, R4 N- jARF -- Airport Reservation Function
1 V1 R: ~$ [9 S$ |( DARFF -- Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting0 f2 j' L8 ^; i9 e. D% U% G% m
ARINC -- Aeronautical Radio, Inc.
+ k& E) @2 m; h. l5 GARLNO -- Airline Office 5 t/ y) i; G( d) B; F
ARO -- Airport Reservation Office + _0 f. i) E% N. y: _1 G+ e
ARP -- Airport Reference Point
& U; A7 t! a' X: J4 v7 [ARSA -- Airport Service Radar Area
2 t+ X" T0 j8 y) YARSR -- Air Route Surveillance Radar
% `7 q( S" }' |ARTCC -- Air Route Traffic Control Center 8 d2 R# r; E+ E) ^7 |
ARTS -- Automated Radar Terminal System - _+ h9 p/ B* X8 K" j
ASAS -- Aviation Safety Analysis System 9 D, P9 Z( b) O3 e. n
ASC -- AUTODIN Switching Center
9 W6 E1 e, i/ ^4 S4 }3 G, L3 ?ASCP -- Aviation System Capacity Plan : L2 [# }* Q) g( @
ASD -- Aircraft Situation Display
9 m+ j3 U$ w4 T9 u) GASDA -- Accelerate -- Stop Distance Available " e8 a H) X2 J, W
ASLAR -- Aircraft Surge Launch And Recovery 9 N {. s! H- J$ M
ASM -- Available Seat Mile
2 o9 t4 @' X' } j2 rASP -- Arrival Sequencing Program
: ~7 ]9 H: A; H4 y9 ]" \ASOS -- Automatic Surface Observation System 2 W+ g0 e7 L+ f3 _
ASQP -- Airline Service Quality Performance
& ~$ S1 c0 v/ t# tASR -- Airport Surveillance Radar # n0 s, M4 y( f* j' R9 y
ASTA -- Airport Surface Traffic Automation 9 j+ y( R5 E, g8 ?
ASV -- Airline Schedule Vendor
( ^0 r) b/ e( \0 yAT -- Air Traffic : _+ ~+ S) G& _, s, o! X* @( C
ATA -- Air Transport Association of America 7 p' M" k. v1 A
ATAS -- Airspace and Traffic Advisory Service
, I& h1 Y& j4 _9 Z* n FATCAA -- Air Traffic Control Assigned Airspace
5 E( D3 ]: W0 _* Q6 d* O' wAT&T -- American Telephone and Telegraph
6 R/ {% g; L" \ Q. ?+ bAT&T ASDC -- AT&T Agency Service Delivery Center
+ u6 {6 L! ~. U* b$ w$ r* U( uAT&T CSA -- AT&T Customer Support Associate ( l: L3 b$ F6 c5 x6 o
ATC -- Air Traffic Control
8 t- e! Q- E) x! k: I) FATCBI -- Air Traffic Control Beacon Indicator - G& s- V3 x, M* l0 t2 |
ATCCC -- Air Traffic Control Command Center
& }! F1 J6 g2 f* G: c& C. J% c; |ATCO -- Air Taxi Commercial Operator % S6 v$ p" d$ m& `1 c: I7 P
ATCRB -- Air Traffic Control Radar Beacon 1 l$ Z+ t0 N9 ~2 V$ _
ATCRBS -- Air Traffic Control Radar Beacon System
3 ]8 G! j. }4 _ATCSCC -- Air Traffic Control Systems Command Center 6 q2 U7 R" s: q& f9 @' u
ATCT -- Airport Traffic Control Tower
# o2 N; Q4 K( {* P, ~. \ATIS -- Automated Terminal Information Service ! l$ m7 f: D4 w7 E% n$ c5 j
ATISR -- ATIS Recorder - o p( n) O0 p3 z+ [1 d
ATM -- Air Traffic Management : S4 O! R$ C0 z0 z) \
ATM -- Asynchronous Transfer Mode 7 M" Z& A3 ~9 ]/ d/ G
ATMS -- Advanced Traffic Management System
. F% ^, F2 I8 G8 I: q d$ G# u: H! ?1 OATN -- Aeronautical Telecommunications Network |% K' H$ ]* U' n7 h
ATODN -- AUTODIN Terminal (FUS)
2 `& f- j9 F1 t+ u1 qATOVN -- AUOTVON (Facility) 6 s q5 e1 s4 |) e0 ]4 D
ATOMS -- Air Traffic Operations Management System . i4 E7 v+ h( U8 n2 q0 }# [
ATS -- Air Traffic Service
) i3 Y% _) D. p6 GATSCCP -- ATS Contingency Command Post
7 ~% _. `, H K8 F& sATTIS -- AT&T Information Systems
- ?) J) X; W+ ? YAUTODIN -- DoD Automatic Digital Network + } o7 B: d4 G
AUTOVON -- DoD Automatic Voice Network
8 Z$ X2 L" U) ?7 e* \$ }AVON -- AUTOVON Service
/ `; Y- v# o4 V: F, Q+ E/ O# KAVN -- Aviation Standards National Field Office, Oklahoma City
0 x1 C% y$ y: j# m) n3 vAWIS -- Airport Weather Information 1 m. n' F+ \, a. f; o2 r( i8 d3 {$ E
AWOS -- Automated Weather Observation System $ s* B/ E& R) L' ?# _+ ^% f+ v
AWP -- Aviation Weather Processor
1 |( k( @# |+ `: ^% ZAWPG -- Aviation Weather Products Generator
, O6 ~0 Z: L& x0 {( h0 ^: u6 D1 eAWS -- Air Weather Station
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8 {* _# m, d3 E. {1 p( Z! bBANS -- BRITE Alphanumeric System
Q9 L" l2 g" b' E rBART -- Billing Analysis Reporting Tool (GSA software tool)
( R( {: N& c+ @9 XBASIC -- Basic Contract Observing Station
* r% A+ q1 k5 i) O. OBASOP -- Military Base Operations * N, ~6 z8 J6 m" C5 X# Q, {, I
BCA -- Benefit/Cost Analysis & I1 O( c) H6 ]/ ]7 U8 y
BCR -- Benefit/Cost Ratio
! p3 w! m/ V5 ~BDAT -- Digitized Beacon Data / H8 w: }7 @1 ?% \& c0 j! g7 t' q
BMP -- Best Management Practices 4 F. ?! F+ y. u, F- o5 i1 a
BOC -- Bell Operating Company
! W( F! v6 M" Z( X; J( k* Wbps -- bits per second
: B$ \, p$ @' I2 q7 yBRI -- Basic Rate Interface 2 w2 Y; i1 T2 F/ b- |0 s
BRITE -- Bright Radar Indicator Terminal Equipment + v# y$ B8 Y& y* b1 U5 B3 N
BRL -- Building Restriction Line
, {) M5 d5 T( U/ R0 [BUEC -- Back-- up Emergency Communications % A* \: h. ]' Z" ]# d S
BUECE -- Back-- up Emergency Communications Equipment 1 N- J" N! H. f# K3 T
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5 X Y9 [8 I! N, O( f+ Q. L" FCAA -- Civil Aviation Authority : q8 ~. M9 m* h6 u' K
CAA -- Clean Air Act
6 a% _& a1 ?( w2 dCAB -- Civil Aeronautics Board
! ~+ G3 N* _. [* t9 j! z0 \CARF -- Central Altitude Reservation Facility
7 b) t/ k$ f" v0 j, [2 ACASFO -- Civil Aviation Security Office K, h/ e3 T1 ]4 Y& }% n2 a
CAT -- Category
9 b( M! B1 m# S5 Q0 ?CAT -- Clear -- Air Turbulence 6 A+ P$ a- a. }4 d2 x) L2 S
CAU -- Crypto Ancillary Unit * }. W* W. q [0 u9 S3 e! j' z' I
CBI -- Computer Based Instruction
+ ]/ A# A0 N8 |CCC -- Communications Command Center ) |4 Z1 Z @* f* O
CCCC -- Staff Communications
; _) k" n$ w: j% |CCCH -- Central Computer Complex Host
7 s+ O. L4 M" C* DCC&O -- Customer Cost and Obligation
2 \5 A3 J0 i4 DCCSD -- Command Communications Service Designator
. |2 a! L9 w: b) z3 a, ]8 ?. ~CCS7-- NI -- Communication Channel Signal-7 -- Network Interconnect
' b: ?, L* S j2 E& N1 cCCU -- Central Control Unit 8 E5 ] }- Z/ y3 M
CD -- Common Digitizer
) e% \* K' R1 A( r8 `" ^9 d# I( PCDR -- Cost Detail Report . ~3 `; E$ \% l/ A
CDT -- Controlled Departure Time & O( q m9 M( d- |5 A' p
CDTI -- Cockpit Display of Traffic Information $ o9 ]* J% r- m9 u0 I
CENTX -- Central Telephone Exchange
, t; b* F5 ~4 V0 N# _1 c6 G( H; xCEP -- Capacity Enhancement Program
" Y6 t$ a$ \0 h& I! C) x: K5 {# ]CEQ -- Council on Environmental Quality - @; B* [: d; ^# h% [( ]
CERAP -- Central Radar Approach
& T X3 y( k) W( c3 V1 fCFC -- Central Flow Control 2 y/ O4 d, q0 K7 s- P
CFCF -- Central Flow Control Facility
8 I2 F0 n! \" P3 M4 M( N" FCFCS -- Central Flow Control Service
6 {- V- w& u. S: o2 ?5 }! l. n+ E6 S$ wCFR -- Code of Federal Regulations 7 m2 C9 o# I; U2 @: y
CFWP -- Central Flow Weather Processor
, \4 _0 m4 A$ T z- _& H: S1 gCFWU -- Central Flow Weather Unit
0 T7 A$ W% z" A7 GCGAS -- Coast Guard Air Station 0 q6 Q; L& {7 o: O
CLC -- Course Line Computer " Y1 Y$ C. \* Q' j( T0 q' N
CLIN -- Contract Line Item # ^. o {. _0 r$ @4 W
CLT -- Calculated Landing Time
1 O- N6 L- {/ N1 MCM -- Commercial Service Airport
/ G* ?5 J) e3 D% L$ OCNMPS -- Canadian Minimum Navigation Performance Specification Airspace
, i5 E1 Y; |- `CNS -- Consolidated NOTAM System
; r* D( P& G# O( T! gCNSP -- Consolidated NOTAM System Processor + p0 f8 |( Y2 M) y) E: R7 N1 H6 H
CO -- Central Office 3 a9 h1 R! i. o4 g8 _# U/ Q0 L
COE -- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
3 t- Q; l3 D. M9 K& DCOMCO -- Command Communications Outlet
' ~8 u0 A' K& ?! f: {) CCONUS -- Continental United States 6 D! }! z1 X8 m% _6 j# L0 k! I
CORP -- Private Corporation other than ARINC or MITRE
G4 D. x; Y' [2 QCPE -- Customer Premise Equipment , F" }# G* F8 ?
CPMIS -- Consolidated Personnel Management Information System
; h* h6 W' S9 {* [7 i' Q$ nCRA -- Conflict Resolution Advisory ( C! K; I4 I6 Z
CRDA -- Converging Runway Display Aid
% N: ]; t7 x O& }, ^% DCRT -- Cathode Ray Tube
* X4 D, u, m, A8 XCSA -- Communications Service Authorization
9 t$ \, x# V: ~( O6 Q8 ECSIS -- Centralized Storm Information System
0 V0 K0 w3 l+ Y' U3 u/ `8 M. ^CSO -- Customer Service Office . Q. P9 g- q6 F7 |; x; y
CSR -- Communications Service Request
3 p) e8 q) v6 o& |' GCSS -- Central Site System
; ?0 S7 ]) ~, h& uC/S/S/N -- Capacity/Safety/Security/Noise 4 U# t: K: s% {% j
CTA -- Controlled Time of Arrival 3 @# Y) U: \5 d$ y0 `- c9 {
CTA -- Control Area
0 f0 C! X9 P6 Q& c; ]CTA/FIR -- Control Area/Flight Information Region
6 {, S1 h2 k4 g# S3 p$ C9 N3 pCTAF -- Common Traffic Advisory Frequency $ o1 s* O; u; X. y
CTAS -- Center -- Tracon Automation System 1 U2 ?# X C# O; z7 l- x
CTMA -- Center Traffic Management Advisor
\3 z9 m5 n1 ACUPS -- Consolidated Uniform Payroll System
* k" k( i+ E4 a8 N" d4 \CVFR -- Controlled Visual Flight Rules
! U1 I/ R1 z9 J; XCVTS -- Compressed Video Transmission Service ! {4 A, S, G7 B! }
CW -- Continuous Wave 2 k0 X% w/ {! g# ^, W7 C4 n. ~
CWSU -- Central Weather Service Unit
% @# A( u% P) h7 xCWY -- Clearway
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# e2 I' T* E4 J; E4 `1 fDA -- Direct Access 7 G# P t8 s C
DA -- Decision Altitude/Decision Height % w0 x4 F6 _% O
DA -- Descent Advisor
, U+ O0 P+ S4 S/ A* V! ]DABBS -- DITCO Automated Bulletin Board System
/ j6 P( |6 g5 i) w+ u6 Q2 lDAIR -- Direct Altitude and Identity Readout ( r- C" f5 X# ^9 |* l: v4 K* s
DAR -- Designated Agency Representative
$ i. O5 V& S2 pDARC -- Direct Access Radar Channel 8 n. F* Z2 F. x: {
dBA -- Decibels A-weighted " `/ {1 ^8 X9 i( j% u
DBCRC -- Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission
( j2 y0 x& Z; h- O7 F4 g2 @5 ` u* P+ [DBE -- Disadvantaged Business Enterprise
2 j/ ]6 W7 N! Y1 c. bDBMS -- Data Base Management System
7 w( f0 M. k% j- t9 H4 XDBRITE -- Digital Bright Radar Indicator Tower Equipment * R" D& A7 y2 ?6 Q/ {
DCA -- Defense Communications Agency
+ W0 B- g# M# L6 BDCAA -- Dual Call, Automatic Answer Device
2 E/ z1 _1 P8 h* B7 U7 \DCCU -- Data Communications Control Unit
e7 V8 B i$ r0 ODCE -- Data Communications Equipment
5 Y. B1 B& r& g' ~! Q3 |DDA -- Dedicated Digital Access * o, d9 P1 I1 n. p# V" y+ p
DDD -- Direct Distance Dialing
5 ^6 f2 B( d( }5 `$ {2 SDDM -- Difference in Depth of Modulation
) B( A8 _$ {+ V5 Y' Z, }DDS -- Digital Data Service
F$ l& s) X& H! [9 ^( m6 _DEA -- Drug Enforcement Agency
* d; a1 g6 q1 y. `* E, F$ G+ FDEDS -- Data Entry and Display System ' _& d E% o( Z; [" _7 g
DEIS -- Draft Environmental Impact Statement
, F% w$ @4 a+ L" e$ r# `DEP -- Departure 7 [! z( C+ L* r
DEWIZ -- Distance Early Warning Identification Zone 1 T5 c& d$ t0 Z5 Z8 M
DF -- Direction Finder , i' k- V% s$ r8 V7 D" z- P
DFAX -- Digital Facsimile ' o$ w, f( @1 }; X1 [& D5 Q7 p8 m
DFI -- Direction Finding Indicator
1 Q3 { `6 x1 V- X7 f/ h( [DGPS -- Differential Global Positioning Satellite (System) ) J0 e8 i. q( k9 w8 w( `
DH -- Decision Height
! K8 s( k: E' O) LDID -- Direct Inward Dial
& U3 H+ @8 D1 y2 a D" ]6 Z6 Z `( JDIP -- Drop and Insert Point - c8 I s- I1 q8 V- o& L, X1 v1 v4 u
DIRF -- Direction Finding 3 @% z9 e% E9 O7 u7 _2 w
DITCO -- Defense Information Technology Contracting Office Agency 8 \6 l" c/ u5 O0 b* B' j
DME -- Distance Measuring Equipment , g$ L9 t L; `, F! U
DME/P -- Precision Distance Measuring Equipment 0 |$ E, q8 X9 l, B& f- g
DMN -- Data Multiplexing Network 1 ]% g: |: S+ R$ d1 d
DNL -- Day-- Night Equivalent Sound Level (Also called Ldn)
. d6 q p. z0 n& O, u9 I1 u9 \: ^DOD -- Direct Outward Dial 4 z C, ^8 t5 ?9 |
DoD -- Department of Defense
' O3 n+ s' U. E b/ r, a$ p7 UDOI -- Department of Interior 9 |5 h0 Z9 I- Q4 \- x1 M
DOS -- Department of State 7 V0 u4 }) l/ a+ C' N/ G
DOT -- Department of Transportation
# J- s1 w2 T4 Z. LDOTS -- Dynamic Ocean Tracking System
. C2 m/ F% v+ B! U$ W2 J0 N$ N8 a2 U7 nDOTCC -- Department of Transportation Computer Center
( j/ z o+ A" y: R! ]4 `DSCS -- Digital Satellite Compression Service + Q& V# W! z/ ~5 M. L5 ^ l
DSUA -- Dynamic Special Use Airspace 2 I5 {3 a& b3 Z; q) z/ O
DTS -- Dedicated Transmission Service . D' Y5 G. u' ~$ T
DUAT -- Direct User Access Terminal 8 H) N2 c- ?- q/ `/ j9 w' \
DVFR -- Defense Visual Flight Rules
6 K& h2 X7 H/ W) A( s( iDVFR -- Day Visual Flight Rules
6 |3 d6 j6 ?. R1 v: @" Q' b3 g4 WDVOR -- Doppler Very High Frequency Omni-- Directional Range
; \% ]+ f" t6 ~; P% g% ]- @( `( [DYSIM -- Dynamic Simulator
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E-MSAW -- En-Route Automated Minimum Safe Altitude Warning
8 s( R6 T0 ?8 Z7 C. yEA -- Environmental Assessment 2 Z( m) Q) z' n, K+ b! O
EARTS -- En Route Automated Radar Tracking System 3 p1 O- ^+ u3 U) N2 l
ECOM -- En Route Communications 3 z$ X i4 y% K7 u1 Y
ECVFP -- Expanded Charted Visual Flight Procedures
% X3 X- q2 A3 O8 M B, |) o, IEDCT -- Expedite Departure Path
z% ?4 R/ i. z% Y9 X( s( W: GEFAS -- En Route Flight Advisory Service ! C1 K2 N$ s q4 g: z5 h
EFC -- Expect Further Clearance
1 L6 M5 x3 M: uEFIS -- Electronic Flight Information Systems 3 O) w/ Z4 i. j* K
EIAF -- Expanded Inward Access Features 5 X F! e" T$ l) r* c6 | u
EIS -- Environmental Impact Statement
. f7 T% p2 q* L6 q3 GELT -- Emergency Locator Transmitter
9 E4 M, K+ u- b2 _ELWRT -- Electrowriter : \1 B0 o0 v) R7 }& z5 N7 e3 t
EMAS -- Engineered Materials Arresting System
$ M) V5 ~$ L, ^1 x' z, oEMPS -- En Route Maintenance Processor System 0 F- }) }1 G& R7 N
EMS -- Environmental Management System
`3 Z) D6 U9 T7 eENAV -- En Route Navigational Aids
, s7 x, _' Y9 z7 I* K2 V3 XEPA -- Environmental Protection Agency
G$ e$ Y( }" B. O/ a# w/ u5 kEPS -- Engineered Performance Standards % N- J" k- D$ i4 a
EOF -- Emergency Operating Facility 2 e( O/ b5 p4 f C+ e" }" ?
EPSS -- Enhanced Packet Switched Service % r8 I/ \% l' O7 r
ERAD -- En Route Broadband Radar
/ Y! E) {& O9 D4 |6 BESEC -- En Route Broadband Secondary Radar 0 N# p" }) `$ J" Q
ESP -- En Route Spacing Program / [6 g; h7 F0 w5 S- t9 m
ESYS -- En Route Equipment Systems
% B- o7 S K3 y3 W/ ?* M' qESF -- Extended Superframe Format
8 `! t( m1 ?( v9 w% W, D: z" uETA -- Estimated Time of Arrival
! c3 V r& [+ e- W# k- x2 iETE -- Estimated Time En Route
6 s) c6 A0 D1 w% a- n" f: kETG -- Enhanced Target Generator 8 \/ @) o/ ?9 Z
ETMS -- Enhanced Traffic Management System
6 b0 q1 ~! D+ e: n4 p7 Z. `- m( yETN -- Electronic Telecommunications Network + ]6 _6 Y* R7 N# N# H
EVAS -- Enhanced Vortex Advisory System " q {. G0 z6 ?6 b. H5 a
EVCS -- Emergency Voice Communications System 1 k; s, g3 [* U: x8 y( L/ b
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3 k) X0 j t: w4 X8 G; RFAA -- Federal Aviation Administration 3 B0 ]: A4 I" X$ u0 c5 z7 A
F&E -- Facility and Equipment * ` o; r9 |3 E, h; q& e9 }# j
FAAAC -- FAA Aeronautical Center ) r6 Z% \7 A2 ] S9 Q- \
FAACIS -- FAA Communications Information System
0 @( X' c4 I- L- @FAATC -- FAA Technical Center ( Z" L% e+ E7 U. [& z* R
FAC -- Facility
0 A0 ?5 I3 V" i) J8 ?- P @! uFAF -- Final Approach Fix . H/ d' D u( B2 W# `+ a2 l9 {3 h
FAP -- Final Approach Point
3 C- m( U$ N! b0 m0 nFAPM -- FTS2000 Associate Program Manager
4 Z6 P& m8 w; QFAR -- Federal Aviation Regulation
6 y) W+ y; M7 `4 KFAATSAT -- FAA Telecommunications Satellite / ^6 o: S" K% y! u$ b" L( Q
FAST -- Final Approach Spacing Tool
) w* J" Y; K' wFAX -- Facsimile Equipment 9 }- D7 w$ |4 _
FBO -- Fixed Base Operator
( K# y- |/ R( Z2 [4 w0 S$ FFBS -- Fall Back Switch
' x9 @3 X/ I" S, Y/ S/ `5 e$ MFCC -- Federal Communications Commission . M! K ?3 L. \# ~0 ^8 e
FCLT -- Freeze Calculated Landing Time # o4 K1 y* @- g1 O8 e0 ]
FCOM -- FSS Radio Voice Communications : a- s( X2 R1 m9 l
FCPU -- Facility Central Processing Unit 7 c4 J0 a% a: x. @1 Z/ ~" w
FDAT -- Flight Data Entry and Printout (FDEP) and Flight Data Service
4 W/ W0 M+ b4 I' ]2 L8 z. {3 n# lFDE -- Flight Data Entry . k4 _7 _ N7 I* T3 r6 o
FDEP -- Flight Data Entry and Printout
; g7 V. X/ k7 d7 {0 w, KFDIO -- Flight Data Input/Output
( f# S6 P$ Y4 r0 j0 |& Y" {6 VFDIOC -- Flight Data Input/Output Center
: z/ w& m8 r. PFDIOR -- Flight Data Input/Output Remote / m8 o% R+ @0 T9 `0 e' ^0 g
FDM -- Frequency Division Multiplexing - H( d1 Z4 @% Q3 a5 `' N
FDP -- Flight Data Processing
9 D0 }' I* W( v4 y! a/ n: q6 `FED -- Federal
# l+ V2 {) \5 ]6 y7 J$ i" }FEIS -- Final Environmental Impact Statement
- X4 U6 @& Y9 v% y7 x8 RFEP -- Front End Processor - l' C! @: j3 h' A
FFAC -- From Facility
% ^1 _! y1 U4 n W" T" ]4 xFIFO -- Flight Inspection Field Office ; U) n' k& n6 a1 ], Z
FIG -- Flight Inspection Group
( P$ d- _% D. e2 i. \FINO -- Flight Inspection National Field Office 5 p& |, O4 A: y8 n4 m
FIPS -- Federal Information Publication Standard 4 [" B2 d, F+ Z d& Q# x
FIR -- Flight Information Region
- a& \% b* [- e5 ^FIRE -- Fire Station * z B& A4 e) ^6 @
FIRMR -- Federal Information Resource Management Regulation
8 z4 t: d- [/ r) f* c' U: FFL -- Flight Level : }4 J2 i8 b" [6 J6 e
FLOWSIM -- Traffic Flow Planning Simulation
- {2 K# n# g5 DFMA -- Final Monitor Aid
- b9 V L- s g9 O4 RFMF -- Facility Master File
. s( P3 J) k5 `% x5 f# cFMIS -- FTS2000 Management Information System
8 U% Q( l2 H* |( uFMS -- Flight management System ( u, H/ I, Y- n* m
FNMS -- FTS2000 Network Management System . |) J V' `* P4 h! _0 F! h
FOIA -- Freedom Of Information Act
5 ?9 i* }! s3 o mFONSI -- Finding of No Significant Impact
4 Q9 Q0 X5 N3 F! u3 rFP -- Flight Plan
7 G% g: ]' i6 BFRC -- Request Full Route Clearance
" g e7 @/ `* u( e8 E, u; t* T8 FFSAS -- Flight Service Automation System
9 X) L# \- g3 ? BFSDO -- Flight Standards District Office
# ^* m6 M0 L* U* e% t Z# AFSDPS -- Flight Service Data Processing System ( Z& r7 a; W; A6 Z+ M6 J& z/ X
FSEP -- Facility/Service/Equipment Profile 4 M! i, v5 G! C: y" `! W
FSP -- Flight Strip Printer 8 m, ~3 {9 z; i# }9 l7 z- o
FSPD -- Freeze Speed Parameter
- c1 i( e) \( a: @+ _FSS -- Flight Service Station 7 w3 ]: \8 k h: F4 I" t7 Z
FSSA -- Flight Service Station Automated Service
8 C. _ I. O4 A3 ^4 iFSTS -- Federal Secure Telephone Service 2 R, V/ E7 l+ [& P; u
FSYS -- Flight Service Station Equipment Systems
8 u) i5 S$ [5 B# U2 }, iFTS -- Federal Telecommunications System
$ _4 M8 G+ V! R) P" H! \, DFTS2000 -- Federal Telecommunications System 2000 + R" W. J4 e6 r* `
FUS -- Functional Units or Systems
4 G! j3 W" @1 v! [4 O, _FWCS -- Flight Watch Control Station
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GAA -- General Aviation Activity 8 y7 e' A3 g9 H9 _
GAAA -- General Aviation Activity and Avionics
. E8 R1 J$ q8 z# o0 k3 sGADO -- General Aviation District Office
' ?- f6 j0 B5 ^6 pGCA -- Ground Control Approach
4 e. D7 R. V7 L1 ^GNAS -- General National Airspace System
- S& Z6 t4 `, O$ L9 O% bGNSS -- Global Navigation Satellite System + t8 ]; C* f7 |; F8 n, Z
GOES -- Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite
# Q% D8 O1 Y9 ?7 {; Y$ U+ Y2 PGOESF -- GOES Feed Point
0 _7 b. Z( }; w4 \, @GOEST -- GOES Terminal Equipment 7 D. K ~3 z8 s' K1 s: b
GPRA -- Government Performance Results Act
9 S/ l& l: N( G) ^' K9 bGPS -- Global Positioning Satellite
' M& F4 X" f& C! c1 aGPWS -- Ground Proximity Warning System % m/ p) h; T) M# ?' H5 m) S
GRADE -- Graphical Airspace Design Environment 9 _# m8 \7 `. @3 C
GS -- Glide Slope Indicator
* R z" P5 j5 V# M7 tGSA -- General Services Administration 4 A4 O- c7 L2 P
GSE -- Ground Support Equipment - z* J3 m) n% r5 i6 U
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HAA -- Height Above Airport 3 h0 o( E W' P& y- k
HAL -- Height Above Landing
- a& C& t6 A5 ?2 r, d( v1 Y5 u( PHARS -- High Altitude Route System
$ ^) n+ ^& t. p8 S) WHAT -- Height Above Touchdown 0 a9 M/ E; m+ \! m$ H
HAZMAT -- Hazardous Materials
3 [ N7 S' V+ f) X0 rHCAP -- High Capacity Carriers
+ x& L$ Q; O% f7 T2 u8 ^; yHLDC -- High Level Data Link Control " g0 `( Y( A X$ k; o- o
HDME -- NDB with Distance Measuring Equipment . A" m# S: s$ N2 V$ I! A
HDQ -- FAA Headquarters 3 x+ T" ]4 I( j* T0 [+ k
HELI -- Heliport * f0 f* s a$ g2 r o
HF -- High Frequency
; W- h6 C& [: _: v$ R1 Y2 S7 ~HH -- NDB, 2kw or More
; K4 \ v% V& P* j! [HI-- EFAS -- High Altitude EFAS 3 B" j* d2 j/ s
HOV -- High Occupancy Vehicle
5 i1 _* E& I( @HSI -- Horizontal Situation Indicators
1 D; r6 c6 E" }/ GHUD -- Housing and Urban Development ( | k( h: t5 d9 J+ |' |
HWAS -- Hazardous In-- Flight Weather Advisory " b1 _9 M& d& h( b- K
Hz -- HERTZ w# Q+ [3 j& O3 y
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: s. X3 C. l+ c4 Z5 k3 P( U9 aIA -- Indirect Access / s8 Y% y" B/ o$ W: H
IAF -- Initial Approach Fix B8 V% F3 B n2 N% D) j9 J
I/AFSS -- International AFSS / R1 ^6 c# l. P+ r1 ?/ v# n
IAP -- Instrument Approach Procedures 0 [6 W( P/ q& h3 | w! w( N% c" P, h
IAPA -- Instrument Approach Procedures Automation
% p E6 u [) n+ O, |IBM -- International Business Machines . R8 n0 m5 c1 Y4 K y6 T
IBP -- International Boundary Point % P( a8 {7 P5 ~1 v/ K+ }
IBR -- Intermediate Bit Rate 7 T( i" C. M( P/ f6 C2 G' x" e- n
ICAO -- International Civil Aviation Organization
" Y( S. u' m/ d; L. y& |5 ^ICSS -- International Communications Switching Systems
/ h, C* n G4 GIDAT -- Interfacility Data . u4 s$ |# M4 y8 M# d
IF -- Intermediate Fix
) o. ]/ l8 }' FIFCP -- Interfacility Communications Processor 4 z. Y: H5 Y+ W& U2 ?8 H6 o
IFDS -- Interfacility Data System + `0 L4 M" r1 L: P% j! w
IFEA -- In-- Flight Emergency Assistance
! p2 `# }/ Z7 ZIFO -- International Field Office 6 g' }/ Y- R- I+ P* h' R
IFR -- Instrument Flight Rules
y$ f J2 T4 { Q: vIFSS -- International Flight Service Station 1 S; C0 n6 E: ~0 e# D
ILS -- Instrument Landing System , [. B, \- z" p8 B& }5 D
IM -- Inner Marker
( ~8 Z3 Y3 v2 P* w6 n5 cIMC -- Instrument Meteorological Conditions ; D: l+ S3 D+ w. [# Y U
INM -- Integrated Noise Model
( |- d' p j+ G! HINS -- Inertial Navigation System
8 s: Y& y P( E0 a4 q4 X. N9 XIRMP -- Information Resources Management Plan
& i$ {( e5 I m) r+ Y" iISDN -- Integrated Services Digital Network ! t T/ f2 X& d4 O. V+ h
ISMLS -- Interim Standard Microwave Landing System ! S$ d2 m6 Z: P! U
ITI -- Interactive Terminal Interface 8 n) l" f* y4 x& }3 F& ~
IVRS -- Interim Voice Response System ; g/ E9 i% `7 @( c/ {# [
IW -- Inside Wiring
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Kbps -- Kilobits Per Second
3 {8 w5 }. x' L4 P. V6 o# @8 h& i% rKhz -- Kilohertz * `9 t+ @0 S& w' e* Z" G
KVDT -- Keyboard Video Display Terminal ) P3 Z0 u; _/ o2 T5 [! ~7 k! W
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LAA -- Local Airport Advisory
4 B5 A( o' e# {' f0 z" E: m( ?LAAS -- Low Altitude Alert System
7 t4 ]( |# f2 z) }5 m, oLABS -- Leased A B Service
3 j" C" Y) Y1 e- l. {LABSC -- LABS GS-- 200 Computer w+ e y' ^+ b& b
LABSR -- LABS Remote Equipment
" M+ J X3 w$ i: C7 t* eLABSW -- LABS Switch System
0 F, q$ X; D2 N9 x! i) cLAHSO -- Land and Hold Short Operation
6 ?8 K: N- `+ `' I$ u1 ?: l" TLAN -- Local Area Network
1 ?& p3 b% `7 B$ sLATA -- Local Access and Transport Area ) ?$ k3 s8 K# F6 f+ l
LAWRS -- Limited Aviation Weather Reporting System # z& a5 O; u; b# ~. U! ^
LCF -- Local Control Facility * L5 B, `0 D; n( B+ M
LCN -- Local Communications Network % m9 H6 Z5 w7 B. j, F, C1 j. [& s
LDA -- Localizer Directional Aid
; O, V4 a( |1 X3 I& XLDA -- Landing Directional Aid 2 N1 j6 Q7 n6 E* C
LDIN -- Lead-- in Lights 9 d4 V D/ y5 L* [1 p
LEC -- Local Exchange Carrier
0 U- g W9 y2 L5 i' @LF -- Low Frequency 4 P* @( r, A6 P; h6 t/ f8 |3 [
LINCS -- Leased Interfacility NAS Communications System 8 z7 G6 X- h4 A$ K
LIS -- Logistics and Inventory System & p* D# ~; R9 ^/ \: `
LLWAS -- Low Level Wind Shear Alert System
* w: t7 i5 `- T( B* }- j) t3 kLM/MS -- Low/Medium Frequency
" J! o0 f, E+ jLMM -- Locator Middle Marker 9 n }) H# ~8 V8 [
LMS -- LORAN Monitor Site : Q! i# [' L- i8 Z0 j L6 d1 |
LOC -- Localizer
9 K) ^9 Q( N. T3 S9 Q6 @* eLOCID -- Location Identifier - ~1 v. w4 h: i; ~( W
LOI -- Letter of Intent
@7 O/ i9 L$ P/ d {' H+ Y" ZLOM -- Compass Locator at Outer Marker
1 t9 @& o# @- D% D8 y& KLORAN -- Long Range Aid to Navigation1 _* J2 l" M8 ?4 v2 |$ W+ x
LPV -- Lateral Precision Performance with Vertical Guidance
# |- w0 M$ |7 G$ uLRCO -- Limited Remote Communications Outlet
2 ^1 v3 d9 F( n% l) b$ f& ~LRNAV -- Long Range Navigation
F5 C c9 P6 Z" oLRR -- Long Range Radar ! B' t1 o( x o' f& q
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MAA -- Maximum Authorized Altitude
# ?5 ~0 j7 A, y5 X- L! N6 Z4 BMALS -- Medium Intensity Approach Lighting System
8 f: n [3 Z+ z4 |+ R6 a7 S/ [MALSF -- MALS with Sequenced Flashers ( n( ^. V' q) {( q0 p
MALSR -- MALS with Runway Alignment Indicator Lights
$ P' X9 ~* h& K: LMAP -- Maintenance Automation Program
+ [7 {0 Y2 c: [1 B3 |2 e0 P& LMAP -- Military Airport Program ' j& g: v: O/ e# ?% S& b! s- d
MAP -- Missed Approach Point , }% |- y4 L6 J7 W5 m. c6 C
MAP -- Modified Access Pricing & n; O1 o$ b1 n N( Z5 h& U" U- p; R
Mbps -- Megabits Per Second
: a! R# Y, }# C2 _! q yMCA -- Minimum Crossing Altitude 7 |( ?% S- H; @3 z% T" K: c6 B; H
MCAS -- Marine Corps Air Station ; T4 x ?7 S) x% f, S2 a
MCC -- Maintenance Control Center 6 m2 H7 d# h9 w$ [ J& W9 r
MCL -- Middle Compass Locater & S0 k! K7 M4 e* l2 }4 U( ~# z8 E
MCS -- Maintenance and Control System $ }: T( T. ~3 h. K1 d- S
MDA -- Minimum Descent Altitude $ v A* ^: e9 _9 t8 Y7 B
MDT -- Maintenance Data Terminal ; E3 n) k0 `* |& y7 K* T
MEA -- Minimum En Route Altitude
$ @% ^2 n& R" g1 o# YMETI -- Meteorological Information
' u) O0 R; x2 l4 R. JMF -- Middle Frequency 2 p* N+ i5 Z( M. J
MFJ -- Modified Final Judgment ( Q" _. S" W* A( @0 P& e* }
MFT -- Meter Fix Crossing Time/Slot Time
5 Z- [+ y1 L# c% aMHA -- Minimum Holding Altitude ' k" m+ T8 N! t+ `
Mhg -- MegHERTZ ' Y) L5 Y* B' ~4 f
MIA -- Minimum IFR Altitudes 3 D$ P6 D% }1 ~9 z% t) z0 \0 }
MIDO -- Manufacturing Inspection District Office
5 G# g, w2 k: rMIS -- Meteorological Impact Statement
+ B( X- F" a+ NMISC -- Miscellaneous
, f% F# H: X- T7 rMISO -- Manufacturing Inspection Satellite Office 4 G/ {4 `2 o! ?: O& s- G
MIT -- Miles In Trail , A4 J' D7 y; x) x. w
MITRE -- Mitre Corporation 3 Z5 T/ j& F3 Z9 M. N/ x1 z# ~
MLS -- Microwave Landing System
& M- T- @. P0 I6 E& E' iMM -- Middle Marker
2 B- E3 t2 j1 Y: FMMC -- Maintenance Monitoring Console 1 s8 t' P2 i6 T+ t- O6 i
MMS -- Maintenance Monitoring System 9 c8 T: b( C! o
MNPS -- Minimum Navigation Performance Specification : l0 T& m. F& b6 B3 y' Q
MNPSA -- Minimum Navigation Performance Specifications Airspace
4 K9 B, T4 f% Y8 K7 `3 |+ BMOA -- Memorandum of Agreement
" Z% t- E8 K3 o) Z2 ^9 UMOA -- Military Operations Area 4 ?* z5 Y& h+ V) v. N; X
MOCA -- Minimum Obstruction Clearance Altitude
5 Z* x) P* v% {/ C8 \9 y; zMODE C -- Altitude-- Encoded Beacon Reply
& z" T9 v3 v& O4 e( g0 I& G! mMODE C -- Altitude Reporting Mode of Secondary Radar 5 @; s; Q7 A5 a) W/ Y" k0 {
MODE S -- Mode Select Beacon System ( j9 E2 x. ~. P# n. G$ u
MOU -- Memorandum of Understanding
/ _- e. L+ X- E1 w DMPO -- Metropolitan Planning Organization
3 W1 J; E: W9 m7 h2 m+ G6 eMPS -- Maintenance Processor Subsystem (OR) Master Plan Supplement
4 f+ a" z) y" Y6 U2 {6 _MRA -- Minimum Reception Altitude , j, P2 \" \, e
MRC -- Monthly Recurring Charge $ P8 w) j8 w d1 `$ i$ K m
MSA -- Minimum Safe Altitude
8 m+ t0 A- ~0 IMSAW -- Minimum Safe Altitude Warning
8 r7 P) K" ]$ q" ~$ e' e# uMSL -- Mean Sea Level # r; J! N* l$ v
MSN -- Message Switching Network 4 i5 d2 r y2 l# [3 B. G
MTCS -- Modular Terminal Communications System . }) _. g" y" t+ M$ R
MTI -- Moving Target Indicator ( I5 n, Z3 s" r/ D
MUX -- Multiplexor ) l& f5 d1 c0 E3 O5 x* y. W
MVA -- Minimum Vectoring Altitude 1 V. D* I, }( d4 E9 z
MVFR -- Marginal Visual Flight Rules
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NAAQS -- National Ambient Air Quality Standards
% r. T6 V: H6 ZNADA -- NADIN Concentrator
% I/ E6 S; C* Y& c* \NADIN -- National Airspace Data Interchange Network
% n6 P% T# t1 [4 ?7 sNADSW -- NADIN Switches
+ ^. i, |7 U( k. D3 V9 ~7 ~NAILS -- National Airspace Integrated Logistics Support
! V8 e" r3 _ {/ x/ VNAMS -- NADIN IA # x; s7 Z+ q7 ]! t
NAPRS -- National Airspace Performance Reporting System
% D+ R: J' U$ a- DNAS -- National Airspace System or Naval Air Station 3 y% c9 O* ]: R; s% C% [& d
NASDC -- National Aviation Safety Data + A6 f2 Y$ V5 A, i2 M
NASP -- National Airspace System Plan 8 k, v/ ~3 n1 u2 m' R
NASPAC -- National Airspace System Performance Analysis Capability + b1 E3 v( y$ C3 B3 F O2 M* \) f
NATCO -- National Communications Switching Center
% s! R$ @/ q! |7 |NAVAID -- Navigation Aid 7 w1 `7 _* e- j
NAVMN -- Navigation Monitor and Control
/ w; N" d% ^& N& S; lNAWAU -- National Aviation Weather Advisory Unit
! j( w- j. y' R' P* z$ a, aNAWPF -- National Aviation Weather Processing Facility * A k' r g' S- N7 ^# U/ G" r, j
NCAR -- National Center for Atmospheric Research; Boulder, CO 7 M" W" b* w9 J
NCF -- National Control Facility
3 g5 f( r* N+ w) Z/ N- o& fNCIU -- NEXRAD Communications Interface Unit
" t. V( x6 s& s7 q5 qNCP -- Noise Compatibility Program 6 U4 e9 L: j* }
NCS -- National Communications System ' f2 d: `+ g% G; r2 t, A; O5 Z
NDB -- Non-- Directional Radio Homing Beacon + q7 D8 `3 d: k
NDNB -- NADIN II
" E: ?8 J0 k3 w9 U4 pNEM -- Noise Exposure Map
* w! U, J& F1 @/ E( J( \NEPA -- National Environmental Policy Act
9 i4 \! o' _+ F6 j% {NEXRAD -- Next Generation Weather Radar * J. I( p& N; d8 j" X0 J( m
NFAX -- National Facsimile Service
" a0 d# H/ `$ _- ~4 O2 ?NFDC -- National Flight Data Center 1 ]8 d& N6 x2 g. q: `+ q, I
NFIS -- NAS Facilities Information System 0 Y0 Q( E, s2 p& H9 \1 N+ j0 k
NI -- Network Interface G2 {9 A$ P; F# U9 r. `6 ?1 m! Z
NICS -- National Interfacility Communications System ) V4 J+ v' T' }- A
NPE -- Non-primary Airport Entitlement
2 A7 t' N4 m* e3 H ^NPIAS -- National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems
, t$ ~+ v) {: a& S! n" PNM -- Nautical Mile - ?5 x( ^0 |- k0 P9 C
NMAC -- Near Mid Air Collision
4 c# S7 T: V2 t) S }NMC -- National Meteorological Center
( g) E e6 N" fNMCE -- Network Monitoring and Control Equipment 9 ?% A# N: c3 I. u/ ~
NMCS -- Network Monitoring and Control System " Q9 C7 M1 W, P
NOAA -- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ! {& d0 N- ~% {0 k2 a; _
NOC -- Notice Of Completion - t& [ w; o* o( D0 B
NOTAM -- Notice to Airmen 3 p' a% K! U) `4 K
NPDES -- National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
5 P' n0 z" }* m' S9 N" rNPIAS -- National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems 1 i3 p6 w# S$ @5 U! R7 L" {# }
NRC -- Non-- Recurring Charge
/ l A n9 [9 L/ b; M: KNRCS -- National Radio Communications Systems
5 Z9 |- w' H+ rNSAP -- National Service Assurance Plan
1 v7 l/ k- X2 _9 T8 `: C. oNSRCATN -- National Strategy to Reduce Congestion on America's Transportation Network
6 g6 ?" |; Q, vNSSFC -- National Severe Storms Forecast Center $ {) |. D$ p& R3 ?& D
NSSL -- National Severe Storms Laboratory; Norman, OK 6 t8 X+ t% B# S2 E ]
NTAP -- Notices To Airmen Publication
* [4 q( ~3 [' h7 ~NTP -- National Transportation Policy 5 @" m8 j6 R* ~% _0 j& z
NTSB -- National Transportation Safety Board 5 v- b) `3 |, W4 E1 ^. n7 H
NTZ -- No Transgression Zone
Z2 q$ W: u$ y0 DNWS -- National Weather Service
8 C, E! ?! \0 k6 V( ?. X ^$ rNWSR -- NWS Weather Excluding NXRD 4 n! r9 C5 c" O- m5 ~
NSWRH -- NWS Regional Headquarters
: ^+ Y; j! Z5 P; S, Y* zNXRD -- Advanced Weather Radar System 6 ^: K, N( p7 C2 W9 v
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# w `6 m! A% J7 W7 M Q; aOAG -- Official Airline Guide % v: P8 X1 V. f ^. z- q+ u) V- \+ c
OALT -- Operational Acceptable Level of Traffic : P- U+ G; q6 O6 b9 f$ x
OAW -- Off-- airway Weather Station ! d' t6 j. k' u0 U- K( h5 M
ODAL -- Omnidirectional Approach Lighting System " q8 L/ l& B7 ~
ODAPS -- Oceanic Display and Processing Station
% t& v c9 ?) u6 ?OEP -- Operational Evolution Plan / Partnership
6 d! W" ?7 ?+ d5 m3 B! p* M. \OFA -- Object Free Area 9 S% d5 |- S" p. ?0 D
OFDPS -- Offshore Flight Data Processing System
* x/ h5 @+ z& {OFT -- Outer Fix Time
7 V/ t5 H' n. x( @' }0 A0 F2 f0 ZOFZ -- Obstacle Free Zone
7 b7 f; I: h8 M5 mOM -- Outer Marker 6 K3 z; r% y/ r( V/ V6 o
OMB -- Office of Management and Budget
' Z7 w9 C: F; T6 T) P' n, n% M0 q# X9 NONER -- Oceanic Navigational Error Report
u. L3 q) k' x s5 jOPLT -- Operational Acceptable Level of Traffic
/ |8 a. k2 ]7 S: l- z" i. LOPSW -- Operational Switch 2 `, Z6 R" _6 i/ I: S
OPX -- Off Premises Exchange
\8 ^" n# ]! h& j" ~8 L3 m kORD -- Operational Readiness Demonstration , L( O7 Q. s. l* y W5 z
OTR -- Oceanic Transition Route
* V* {. T! g4 M* LOTS -- Organized Track System ) v1 n( @. l/ p
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PABX -- Private Automated Branch Exchange w3 W, a; a4 U5 X/ L0 F
PAD -- Packet Assembler/Disassembler 1 |' ^. M4 f" U1 ~ s6 T
PAM -- Peripheral Adapter Module R3 ]2 u. d9 i! v3 W* d. Y! ~8 Q
PAPI -- Precision Approach Path Indicator . x+ y0 g# c- T! D" S5 r: e
PAR -- Precision Approach Radar : f2 V+ k E6 }" M& x
PAR -- Preferential Arrival Route
W( S3 G9 r i! C. r" T1 l% U- ?PATWAS -- Pilots Automatic Telephone Weather Answering Service
9 V0 O& Y1 Q; G& |+ k# UPBCT -- Proposed Boundary Crossing Time
4 }# X6 q6 I( W8 B+ T6 I* D- _PBRF -- Pilot Briefing
( M/ T, N% Z( [1 `3 fPBX -- Private Branch Exchange ! T# d. j9 w! O! t7 r' V. W
PCA -- Positive Control Airspace
# C9 c, \8 W f$ X* fPCM -- Pulse Code Modulation
) v5 ?6 C9 H) \+ E: ePDAR -- Preferential Arrival And Departure Route " O$ T' {. _. N% \% S6 B g) D
PDC -- Pre-- Departure Clearance
1 s( h; R4 v# M, MPDC -- Program Designator Code % B2 }6 N$ ]% O& E# ~3 F
PDR -- Preferential Departure Route - W" h4 t" w1 m) e* @1 ~
PDN -- Public Data Network
# {5 p" P! X- X/ `: L6 k6 B7 C2 CPFC -- Passenger Facility Charge : z) r9 n2 T0 J/ i: q {
PGP -- Planning Grant Program
, I8 a" U4 C8 y z0 nPIC -- Principal Interexchange Carrier 4 v2 W4 e3 C: F8 \ S, G4 V
PIDP -- Programmable Indicator Data Processor ' Z( T. C8 y0 a2 L' a6 r, r
PIREP -- Pilot Weather Report - R0 {( z( x/ W* }2 k' r
PMS -- Program Management System
* R2 O$ l. T; q2 j, M0 r6 P" n7 zPOLIC -- Police Station : P! D$ i; k4 r" S" Q- C0 E% Z
POP -- Point Of Presence
% p: }/ ?: \1 BPOT -- Point Of Termination , X" s% m& s# x6 ]
PPIMS -- Personal Property Information Management System
. q4 o- O& W l+ sPR -- Primary Commercial Service Airport 9 v" O* |" @6 W! \6 z
PRI -- Primary Rate Interface
0 a9 p" b! o0 f* }- ~4 b- q2 yPRM -- Precision Runway Monitor
4 P* C; t5 L2 U' zPSDN -- Public Switched Data Network : s' }9 }, J2 Z! v% k- E$ D
PSN -- Packet Switched Network 6 k+ g7 P/ d- E- e* D% B+ q! Q
PSS -- Packet Switched Service 3 Z; D: `# w" Q3 W3 m
PSTN -- Public Switched Telephone Network
2 E" o' X+ S6 p0 M: x" o0 qPTC -- Presumed-to-Conform ' f- O: Z5 r* M8 w. e2 u
PUB -- Publication 4 B9 _" N! s; u# x" e) }7 ]
PUP -- Principal User Processor
. y1 O+ \5 h) s2 U) `4 s4 iPVC -- Permanent Virtual Circuit
( @ W% P# g# `2 APVD -- Plan View Display
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RAIL -- Runway Alignment Indicator Lights 2 b& }! _8 {8 e* _- a
RAPCO -- Radar Approach Control (USAF)
& J0 i7 @# a* t4 o. @0 e+ LRAPCON -- Radar Approach Control (FAA)
1 z0 \" ^) a3 j# b: fRATCC -- Radar Air Traffic Control Center / H! y( K8 O1 R$ @
RATCF -- Radar Air Traffic Control Facility (USN) 5 o2 ?# S& v& k; S+ P
RBC -- Rotating Beam Ceilometer 4 d( w: e" y1 \) p% H4 n7 \
RBDPE -- Radar Beacon Data Processing Equipment
! {" y' O, N' FRBSS -- Radar Bomb Scoring Squadron 6 z& c3 N' D6 I9 T3 l* J7 Q
RCAG -- Remote Communications Air/Ground 3 n# k( j/ Q7 s, F: y
RCC -- Rescue Coordination Center
/ K+ s; a; k6 j- S/ MRCF -- Remote Communication Facility & P# x" F7 c2 S# p7 P
RCCC -- Regional Communications Control Centers 9 B r, Y7 {5 D* z
RCIU -- Remote Control Interface Unit
# C. h0 C# v/ @$ r8 W; ^* LRCL -- Radio Communications Link
* O( w g$ t/ Q7 ZRCLR -- RCL Repeater
, g6 G7 i3 i1 t( u% p& HRCLT -- RCL Terminal ; y! L3 }% w" u
RCO -- Remote Communications Outlet 4 G6 O, c% i8 _ F& b, Y
RCU -- Remote Control Unit
, m: u8 n# M, j+ T- t4 @3 ^RDAT -- Digitized Radar Data 4 r+ ]5 Q" |( F3 ~# R+ \
RDP -- Radar Data Processing # v% v4 J0 B, B+ N& I: Q! r- C
RDSIM -- Runway Delay Simulation Model
% p5 K/ W/ K! G! j1 VREIL -- Runway End Identification Lights
( A! x+ M) U/ V u1 ]RF -- Radio Frequency
8 a& H( X# u% c8 _9 Q {* GRL -- General Aviation Reliever Airport
/ Y' N$ l# q! h7 C, U5 vRMCC -- Remote Monitor Control Center 8 w8 R& G) n0 I+ S* I: P7 B
RMCF -- Remote Monitor Control Facility
7 a) t. j/ Y4 f1 ]- sRML -- Radio Microwave Link ?: q# x' M/ Y6 o# W3 r$ c
RMLR -- RML Repeater
# z9 o1 |+ n8 H) o2 zRMLT -- RML Terminal
; X- m7 C4 [* F) B. A3 pRMM -- Remote Maintenance Monitoring % t, W! w/ {- D# F1 ]3 \
RMMS -- Remote Maintenance Monitoring System 5 w5 y5 q0 B( ~# H5 V
RMS -- Remote Monitoring Subsystem
" Z2 [/ r. T4 `1 x8 X. e: RRMSC -- Remote Monitoring Subsystem Concentrator ) w5 I6 ~6 G+ L& k, m/ B0 N* \! k' q- d
RNAV -- Area Navigation 2 ^# z) a" o, e, P4 m
RNP -- Required Navigation Performance : J/ p+ b$ p: o# W5 F2 P2 r
ROD -- Record of Decision ( k) `) o$ a% `2 {7 w% L( d
ROSA -- Report of Service Activity
6 t4 D0 \5 r0 e# N0 m6 xROT -- Runway Occupancy Time
4 e4 y8 S5 s/ `* fRP -- Restoration Priority
! b( \6 C2 L& J7 b) g9 sRPC -- Restoration Priority Code
! s- o6 ~' n2 ^" K2 DRPG -- Radar Processing Group ! x( q9 L! L& \. y
RPZ -- Runway Protection Zone ! l: Z$ [# D8 M: R+ b) { L, y' `; K
RRH -- Remote Reading Hygrothermometer
5 Q2 { ~! V6 Y6 q# o# v$ ZRRHS -- Remote Reading Hydrometer
' P# ~ B1 _% r# d) b. u7 T% S5 ARRWDS -- Remote Radar Weather Display
k8 c7 G5 |$ l# I zRRWSS -- RWDS Sensor Site
5 k, F. T* W! XRSA -- Runway Safety Area3 |' r" k' `$ d( o( O1 C& y9 c% c2 K
RSAT -- Runway Safety Action Team M. r' ?/ u: m/ U
RSS -- Remote Speaking System & v$ K8 @% E, z- ?% Q2 g
RT -- Remote Transmitter
' ?' v- j3 a0 P# e% l7 P hRT & BTL -- Radar Tracking And Beacon Tracking Level
5 {# `! W2 z6 [RTAD -- Remote Tower Alphanumerics Display
4 }, ]3 U& \/ I2 iRTCA -- Radio Technical Commission for Aeronautics
O5 y; |% ~1 v i3 K$ H5 R3 vRTP -- Regional Transportation Plan 7 b3 s. ]) O, V1 H; ~1 }
RTR -- Remote Transmitter/Receiver
* Q7 H7 T1 T5 e5 IRTRD -- Remote Tower Radar Display - B) z, u* X7 c2 i8 [8 {# S# c( {
RVR -- Runway Visual Range
3 R+ u; O( u( b4 rRW -- Runway , J- L4 S2 d+ c7 J0 |# q( A4 e8 G
RWDS -- Same as RRWDS $ n' [8 |8 e. O
RWP -- Real-time Weather Processor 0 o( g1 O5 ]9 H& b @( _
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S/S -- Sector Suite
- m5 k9 ?' H# F& @SAC -- Strategic Air Command ) R! E: z9 q) O8 Y8 v& ~! ?2 `
SAFI -- Semi Automatic Flight Inspection
0 Q$ p) f$ ]% l* L7 O% ASALS -- Short Approach Lighting System 9 ?+ Z Y4 I5 S: y+ m8 v" E
SATCOM -- Satellite Communications
$ B" i. M/ j" Y3 D/ D$ P0 S. M+ Q- vSAWRS -- Supplementary Aviation Weather Reporting System
- U' K- P0 H ]SBGP -- State Block Grant Program ; U% @. d! C$ h( h. Y5 j! H; D
SCC -- System Command Center
6 r# }1 C/ S( f$ XSCVTS -- Switched Compressed Video Telecommunications Service
: P6 Q' z' v4 c1 t/ O( _" sSDF -- Simplified Direction Finding . u4 e4 c5 B) ]% g) ?2 p. d6 g
SDF -- Software Defined Network
' b5 d3 w1 O7 O/ J- JSDIS -- Switched Digital Integrated Service 5 }, l, x% t+ h/ ^( t' Q
SDP -- Service Delivery Point
5 u h7 H0 B4 ?6 ]5 K; ~SDS -- Switched Data Service 3 N& _- h0 i) t. u8 B
SEL -- Single Event Level * H" L5 u1 C$ z
SELF -- Simplified Short Approach Lighting System With Sequenced Flashing Lights
& J/ W. Z7 l: P/ ]+ ^7 `SFAR-- 38 -- Special Federal Aviation Regulation 38 # Z& D5 @0 x! I. R2 S6 _$ Z
SHPO -- State Historic Preservation Officer
5 t: S/ ~7 ]" {: PSIC -- Service Initiation Charge 5 D9 K# \- J4 V4 s$ e
SID -- Station Identifier - I5 U% C) W/ s, @6 a
SID -- Standard Instrument Departure
! A( P& `1 l8 k iSIGMET -- Significant Meteorological Information
& j$ j7 @; |; ?8 g! Z' F YSIMMOD -- Airport and Airspace Simulation Model
) d% J7 G' O# F% ?% \; h( a8 R+ O* JSIP -- State Implementation Plan
4 J6 K, a X* V" U9 N" YSM -- Statute Miles 3 C* [$ Y. w# ]# q% M9 L# J h
SMGC -- Surface Movement Guidance and Control 8 s. v& ` @% v& o2 d% T, G
SMPS -- Sector Maintenance Processor Subsystem 1 g/ `! M# v9 [& f; X6 B
SMS -- Safety Management System ! o) A) n6 F3 A/ z f0 N$ `
SMS -- Simulation Modeling System
1 p, b! L: n. B3 wSNR -- Signal-- to-- Noise Ratio, also: S/N
3 X [2 c2 w5 y) k& g2 S$ ySOC -- Service Oversight Center
: K+ F Q6 H( y9 f0 x) Q' t) ASOAR -- System of Airports Reporting
( j4 E7 m, B I4 VSOIR -- Simultaneous Operations On Intersecting Runways : q# }0 R! K) @0 B- g
SOIWR -- Simultaneous Operations on Intersecting Wet Runways : m6 ?, o0 f$ Q' T
SRAP -- Sensor Receiver and Processor 8 o# X8 P9 t8 t7 k
SSALF -- SSALS with Sequenced Flashers
$ w; w0 G) j' V- xSSALR -- Simplified Short Approach Lighting System 5 A" g4 _9 t3 F8 N' a, B
SSB -- Single Side Band
; j$ w' O* ^( X5 N5 }6 {) t; QSTAR -- Standard Terminal Arrival Route
( T n/ I- ^4 T$ D P0 J" JSTD -- Standard 4 l& J e( |+ Q+ l6 X2 o- H9 q1 K
STMUX -- Statistical Data Multiplexer
: k! f5 B5 N0 l8 Q3 f- vSTOL -- Short Takeoff and Landing 8 k2 A1 I! m! I) z: ^5 Z0 F
SURPIC -- Surface Picture
+ t. E# q- N, l, g7 i" u* aSVCA -- Service A # t G; B, q6 O$ m" ~ }( t* b; A
SVCB -- Service B
! |; ~/ _( o3 U |SVCC -- Service C
/ G) O- N+ H! ^' D& c5 QSVCO -- Service O
* }! D' B& }+ B; CSVFO -- Interphone Service F (A)
& e* x/ d+ y( o0 RSVFB -- Interphone Service F (B) 4 ^% w5 B3 U. E# x
SVFC -- Interphone Service F (C) 2 L0 I9 w9 _' G# b
SVFD -- Interphone Service F (D)
) E2 m: i3 J e: _0 @$ f% i) \3 ]SVFR -- Special Visual Flight Rules 4 x( p( |- J% _" X; S# @1 M- u
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T1MUX -- T1 Multiplexer
9 @# B" m! X/ I# K, s: H! e CTAAS -- Terminal Advance Automation System 5 c4 S' G; n5 F( o4 c8 G, G
TACAN -- Tactical Aircraft Control and Navigation + B6 i* Z7 ]" [- b+ z
TACR -- TACAN at VOR, TACAN only z# c% R Z: u% A
TAF -- Terminal Area Forecast ! D& T# S; F! U
TARS -- Terminal Automated Radar Service
- ]# H- I7 H: k0 E( N) LTAS -- True Air Speed & b# i |, z% B& Q: w5 S2 s9 l
TATCA -- Terminal Air Traffic Control Automation 3 n& k. m3 @3 j- [ F7 o# D; m
TAVT -- Terminal Airspace Visualization Tool ' S- ?; e. @3 f3 ?% v% S
TCA -- Traffic Control Airport or Tower Control Airport " l- f$ \) @9 k/ E) ?
TCA -- Terminal Control Area 9 P b) h! |) \
TCACCIS -- Transportation Coordinator Automated Command and Control Information System
$ `; y0 U$ m& C M9 H3 h6 i; HTCAS -- Traffic Alert And Collision Avoidance System 2 S$ I$ V* l& M
TCC -- DOT Transportation Computer Center m5 j* q' A: J. _! t
TCCC -- Tower Control Computer Complex 1 o3 Z9 Y% k4 \
TCE -- Tone Control Equipment 4 l7 W0 y# [! q, l6 _- \
TCLT -- Tentative Calculated Landing Time " e3 o' @3 M1 R" C7 T
TCO -- Telecommunications Certification Officer # P, W7 m8 N$ H; `6 d( \! n
TCOM -- Terminal Communications ' u4 u. S1 w, v9 l, a2 ], X. I( G
TCS -- Tower Communications System
0 d2 c. g$ Y( g M7 ?TDLS -- Tower Data-Link Services
0 P j- }& I. x# Y9 PTDMUX -- Time Division Data Multiplexer
, t: e/ U5 T; U5 h( g: ]TDWR -- Terminal Doppler Weather Radar
( m$ Y% F2 N o* {4 g& U( sTELCO -- Telephone Company
( C3 A* q5 I3 ]7 V4 u! P# Y4 KTELMS -- Telecommunications Management System 3 x( I+ B0 I$ R7 G* S1 A: A7 w
TERPS -- Terminal Instrument Procedures
" ~2 e6 K" E# \TFAC -- To Facility
2 T1 J. J" D5 l( A; V) cTH -- Threshold
& e2 B8 E4 f4 N9 e1 b/ r/ b0 j% FTIMS -- Telecommunications Information Management System , ]& `6 \4 a; }6 C, C+ f
TIPS -- Terminal Information Processing System
9 q3 h F7 G4 }& ^( O- z( KTL -- Taxilane ' E4 p. }( O+ K* N6 E
TMA -- Traffic Management Advisor i% |7 [3 M F& ?% Z% N
TMC -- Traffic Management Coordinator 8 F: Y4 X9 i' j' m! [* _0 E
TMC/MC -- Traffic Management Coordinator/Military Coordinator
1 o1 j5 z1 x/ }TMCC -- Terminal Information Processing System
& N+ t# Q( n" `TMCC -- Traffic Management Computer Complex
a( P# B- b- h) a& E# I+ gTMF -- Traffic Management Facility : U% I4 j& G% P. J3 S( Y5 l" e% _
TML -- Television Microwave Link ( D l) k3 _& [6 v
TMLI -- Television Microwave Link Indicator
2 K0 P! U$ C2 n) F3 zTMLR -- Television Microwave Link Repeater
; L! u$ D: N. L: g! z5 @ OTMLT -- Television Microwave Link Terminal 1 Q; k$ k7 e6 b" a' R
TM&O -- Telecommunications Management and Operations
" U' P; c+ A! d& l( D2 Y1 H; x7 ]TMP -- Traffic Management Processor ( H( ?" z6 Y5 m( A' b2 `6 ~
TMS -- Traffic Management System
. P. O. w% e3 Z* j) cTMSPS -- Traffic Management Specialists
T8 c" d- }! F) \: lTMU -- Traffic Management Unit
9 W/ i: C4 d3 `3 \6 Y. O, DTODA -- Takeoff Distance Available
0 @" Y, Z3 e# W) X F( lTOF -- Time Of Flight
& r* O. Q4 b" X7 O: C! J0 Q9 O; yTOFMS -- Time of Flight Mass Spectrometer
\1 Q0 r0 J, o7 BTOPS -- Telecommunications Ordering and Pricing System (GSA software tool)
/ r- @% s# V* K+ XTORA -- Take-off Run Available & z6 _8 l) h, z+ U/ h: `' i
TNAV -- Terminal Navigational Aids
; P( _, K! Z$ A" v- B/ NTR -- Telecommunications Request ! W" s! R/ J7 a) T/ `
TRACAB -- Terminal Radar Approach Control in Tower Cab 2 E3 G$ X% H1 t2 o4 _! E5 `4 E
TRACON -- Terminal Radar Approach Control Facility
4 n# B( x' F5 f* o# a- ]# V9 T( |TRAD -- Terminal Radar Service
/ R: U: Z h* l/ {) z2 ]TRB -- Transportation Research Board $ i; _# \/ q! a- T: f, c l, A
TRNG -- Training
" l) |( e! ~% s5 _- WTSA -- Taxiway Safety Area 7 n# z2 o7 o. l b3 N" c: M
TSEC -- Terminal Secondary Radar Service
: r& `) h0 l/ o" `7 @TSP -- Telecommunications Service Priority ' Q/ s: W' j# S1 Z
TSR -- Telecommunications Service Request # \- h: n& }% b& P3 W' j9 c4 m' \
TSYS -- Terminal Equipment Systems & K% m% x3 v" ]* s
TTMA -- TRACON Traffic Management Advisor
5 b& \2 R! O1 W: W% [5 ~) l- S T3 eTTY -- Teletype
' l9 a q m4 OTVOR -- Terminal VHF Omnidirectional Range
- v% C) j8 Z/ a+ FTW -- Taxiway 2 @, c9 I3 \0 u7 r0 w
TWEB -- Transcribed Weather Broadcast ; ~9 K) A1 i1 J* a! B N
TWR-- Tower (non-controlled) 1 u2 H1 o: n9 W( M6 J" t# m$ J# k
TY -- Type (FAACIS) % L5 D" L: i: w
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2 o3 ?) ~* n: C6 B2 U8 [UHF -- Ultra High Frequency - i9 `. x" |" W9 z7 w7 ^" Z
URA -- Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970
" \5 \4 k. ` v) I; s. fUSAF -- United States Air Force 7 ?8 d7 j" d: M; [7 }
USC -- United States Code 7 P" \ V# P8 |, G" j- H
USOC -- Uniform Service Order Code
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VASI -- Visual Approach Slope Indicator 4 g) ?( A- ]9 l) {6 c: m( L
VDME -- VOR with Distance Measuring Equipment * m0 d& b, R' g8 `5 K
VF -- Voice Frequency
! {# t/ {* f6 A& y/ P7 b; D* xVFR -- Visual Flight Rules
6 o+ |; j0 }" h6 @9 ?9 NVHF -- Very High Frequency
: ]# q" R; \% B) a: fVLF -- Very Low Frequency 3 E1 g0 _# b& I3 a! J
VMC -- Visual Meteorological Conditions , Y6 I: x+ c9 O2 F" r
VNAV -- Visual Navigational Aids . h7 N" d' A. `) ^$ n8 H
VNTSC -- Volpe National Transportation System Center ' U' _8 z$ v/ j, V2 ]2 u
VON -- Virtual On-net
9 i1 j5 @) u* y' W- \+ q; A/ X) ~4 cVOR -- VHF Omnidirectional Range
- r) }6 q! E& ~& N. r6 a2 cVOR/DME -- VHF Omnidirectional Range/Distance Measuring Equipment
3 F2 I7 I5 H& K9 HVORTAC -- VOR collocated with TACAN
- X% g$ I& @) \. W9 S+ ?' P7 x' `VOT -- VOR Test Facility . E' g3 w/ ^5 t& e
VP/D -- Vehicle/Pedestrian Deviation 3 X3 x! N* _ a- ^0 J5 C0 u
VRS -- Voice Recording System 6 H+ V2 m7 g$ v- D9 t8 ^$ b8 o% C
VSCS -- Voice Switching and Control System 4 g5 a0 H+ d# P) h" }. l' c8 ]
VTA -- Vertex Time of Arrival . R5 o# C: z5 k0 \
VTAC -- VOR collocated with TACAN # @! D5 q; V( z! o( a5 h
VTOL -- Vertical Takeoff and Landing ' f* L" r% {2 ]0 B7 F* K) K# P
VTS -- Voice Telecommunications System
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WAN -- Wide Area Network
. q0 I" M5 A9 e! i4 D' SWC -- Work Center 2 B3 l& U( v% v* w
WCP -- Weather Communications Processor
* E, a H% D9 MWECO -- Western Electric Company * n' e/ w2 {( u$ @) C; j/ g0 e5 r
WESCOM -- Western Electric Satellite Communications
( w3 M$ f! g/ K3 z% vWMSC -- Weather Message Switching Center
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WSFO -- Weather Service Forecast Office
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WSO -- Weather Service Office
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WX -- Weather
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