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Printer Friendly Email Page Glossary of Airport Acronyms$ J" D8 G1 j$ r% W ~% X
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A/C -- Aircraft1 `; F5 f& E: j/ @; b
A/G -- Air to Ground; ?6 \& {0 D( m6 n8 b1 a4 p' [: E
A/H -- Altitude/Height
& A6 B) v# R2 ~2 y1 c% H& ^' U5 JAAC -- Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center
4 B# U* k; g8 K6 |; XAAF -- Army Air Field
; ~+ M" N4 Q0 LAAI -- Arrival Aircraft Interval$ H, X! s- V9 o
AAP -- Advanced Automation Program
, M+ Q W7 j$ w* g% j2 HAAR -- Airport Acceptance Rate: O" A6 G( j/ v- y* `/ y
ABDIS -- Automated Data Interchange System Service B! q( N+ S" x5 z% ?" {
ACAIS -- Air Carrier Activity Information System. G8 H. |% n& S
ACAS -- Aircraft Collision Avoidance System
+ l7 O+ ?+ @% j' e, K' GACC -- Airports Consultants Council
2 `( L5 l& B6 N, K E% K& lACC -- Area Control Center2 ^5 J+ r$ p0 j3 k1 Q
ACCT -- Accounting Records# u+ C4 O* K" i- a4 W+ A
ACD -- Automatic Call Distributor
4 p V# z6 D6 j: D; r& ZACDO -- Air Carrier District Office - N$ F* Z- V: E. t Q* Z
ACF -- Area Control Facility 0 A/ [3 v7 ]& H' F6 e3 B
ACFO -- Aircraft Certification Field Office + e2 }1 {% |' v6 w" r
ACFT -- Aircraft
5 k& f: M" a7 V' n! KACI-NA -- Airports Council International - North America
, o+ `. Z# r/ T$ w7 b# }2 bACID -- Aircraft Identification& w# q! F/ [& @* r8 y
ACIP -- Airport Capital Improvement Plan 2 j! w5 r/ a7 T; ?2 S+ J: X8 H
ACLS -- Automatic Carrier Landing System 9 a; e9 D* S3 V+ h
ACLT -- Actual Landing Time Calculated
4 f% S: c. J G S& `ACO -- Office of Airports Compliance and Field Operations
0 j, `0 B& {" YACO -- Aircraft Certification Office
2 n4 b& ]' z% t7 B l( wACRP -- Airport Cooperative Research Program
- \9 F1 O! d+ sADA -- Air Defense Area
8 J# {1 u4 c. n# hADAP -- Airport Development Aid Program
; L, |$ W& Y8 oADAS -- AWOS Data Acquisition System
4 |, O f+ |0 |$ A kADCCP -- Advanced Data Communications Control Procedure
5 a1 u3 c1 r, z: \: e% NADDA -- Administrative Data 7 x. P! o0 ~" m+ O; w- E6 A
ADF -- Automatic Direction Finding
' C/ O- c! C! gADI -- Automatic De-Ice and Inhibitor 2 z Y6 `' r* j
ADIN -- AUTODIN Service R- b b4 B: k3 r* C
ADIZ -- Air Defense Identification Zone
2 t1 [: z8 H" q H% [' D5 `3 uADL -- Aeronautical Data-Link 4 {( T- A; R* V- _1 u. w* a
ADLY -- Arrival Delay : V5 d- a' W+ T
ADO -- Airline Dispatch Office
/ T8 Z; ]& {% uADP -- Automated Data Processing
* B+ ^" Y9 j. ?+ k& QADS -- Automatic Dependent Surveillance 0 p4 M- U' U+ n# `! Q
ADSIM -- Airfield Delay Simulation Model 7 D9 F7 p( d5 @: ~+ b
ADSY -- Administrative Equipment Systems
' z2 q* }5 J' GADTN -- Administrative Data Transmission Network
' z! R8 \5 U- V9 i" r( F! VADTN2000 -- Administrative Data Transmission Network 2000
3 i; t( N$ _3 p2 j& {ADVO -- Administrative Voice 9 T- U* z/ x* c0 d3 q5 P
AEG -- Aircraft Evaluation Group
" F: |( a1 c& H, y8 _AERA -- Automated En-Route Air Traffic Control
8 Z, ~' _9 `9 K- X7 NAEX -- Automated Execution 9 G7 S6 O( h9 C& j% l; M m3 M
AF -- Airway Facilities
; }" Q1 P1 M& ~1 f# I& `' vAFB -- Air Force Base 5 Z( O/ p: s+ C- b# g$ a9 g+ Q
AFIS -- Automated Flight Inspection System
$ g- ?) ]# L+ g4 U& qAFP -- Area Flight Plan
0 Y8 c/ T' N. |* ?AFRES -- Air Force Reserve Station
5 Q9 y1 J+ b) a- x% J" oAFS -- Airways Facilities Sector 3 ^# y2 v9 c) ~) T3 R! \& X
AFSFO -- AFS Field Office
$ g; T4 h e( Z ^AFSFU -- AFS Field Unit , v- T0 T7 v2 \0 Y) r- a( F
AFSOU -- AFS Field Office Unit (Standard is AFSFOU)
' q, Q0 J) r7 u$ l( ZAFSS -- Automated Flight Service Station # G4 b9 ^$ Q' s8 G
AFTN -- Automated Fixed Telecommunications Network
- j& q; T5 `/ f$ _* gAGL -- Above Ground Level
/ @ U$ e9 |, s: h) Y3 u+ J" e; `AID -- Airport Information Desk 0 ^5 K7 e# Y' c" e# q0 t; H' N1 `8 t
AIG -- Airbus Industries Group
( `) w- \% c+ TAIM -- Airman's Information Manual . a1 i) d: v5 I( u0 D7 i
AIP -- Airport Improvement Plan
$ E+ \; D9 ?" ~4 R8 W9 r! h cAIRMET -- Airmen's Meteorological Information
# K$ @6 j( r5 v0 B8 TAIRNET -- Airport Network Simulation Model . l5 R5 _$ n6 @
AIS -- Aeronautical Information Service % I9 Q# W0 n- ^- X
AIT -- Automated Information Transfer P) |9 Z$ w- M" Q
ALP -- Airport Layout Plan - S0 n4 n+ u5 D" |3 }8 l
ALS -- Approach Lighting System ; x- J4 C8 K; j7 y
ALSF1 -- ALS with Sequenced Flashers I : C; r; [& A9 H+ [" m+ K
ALSF2 -- ALS with Sequenced Flashers II
" t: S* t8 g6 I R* F8 mALSIP -- Approach Lighting System Improvement Plan 7 K. T$ A _# _% ?+ f
ALTRV -- Altitude Reservation 6 R. s. A1 N" |
AMASS -- Airport Movement Area Safety System X, u" a' ]( q# j. u
AMCC -- ACF/ARTCC Maintenance Control Center 7 B1 T% P2 C9 O( x! m( C! Y$ B
AMOS -- Automated Meteorological Observation Station 9 C# W# k& k1 @
AMP -- ARINC Message Processor (OR) Airport Master Plan 1 Y4 y4 n4 m/ |+ n) D; o
AMVER -- Automated Mutual Assistance Vessel Rescue System % X) |" w2 I& D
ANC -- Alternate Network Connectivity
3 @* t9 T8 A/ o7 {& B3 i2 wANCA -- Airport Noise and Capacity Act + X2 \" _# e1 c1 r
ANG -- Air National Guard
' X& Q E" m. x( [' }* q! Q# W4 tANGB -- Air National Guard Base
; e9 [) g# V7 b0 u7 z" E# A+ h U/ h; NANMS -- Automated Network Monitoring System
3 i9 L8 t5 R0 i W( VANSI -- American National Standards Group
@1 ^" | d, o( x, a1 y/ EAOA -- Air Operations Area
9 m% J) O) U' M; X# g, [AP -- Acquisition Plan
n- G6 j+ A' V. _/ WAPP -- Approach
+ |' M5 g4 w) |$ t* _ F$ S$ _) v2 N- \APS -- Airport Planning Standard # o/ Q5 [9 {) f* `1 d
AQAFO -- Aeronautical Quality Assurance Field Office
0 y1 D6 K, m, r! b$ c. O& cARAC -- Army Radar Approach Control (AAF) # S( D6 t. K8 Q ?; ^3 s. P" f: r
ARAC -- Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee / l' Y0 Q& w+ @3 r, _
ARCTR -- FAA Aeronautical Center or Academy
1 b' `7 ^; k, L+ RARF -- Airport Reservation Function ) g0 k7 i, a- u# J
ARFF -- Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting% U$ C$ a7 {8 ~( x' a$ H
ARINC -- Aeronautical Radio, Inc.
2 ? D' _) a; ^4 v7 T' DARLNO -- Airline Office ! Q) J% a8 y% U- F
ARO -- Airport Reservation Office . I/ ~9 ^+ J3 u6 N4 f
ARP -- Airport Reference Point , v3 e+ A4 k! p+ u: u
ARSA -- Airport Service Radar Area . x- I; w+ B! |6 z7 r- x4 K% L
ARSR -- Air Route Surveillance Radar ; ]: N4 { M0 q" t/ q9 w- G
ARTCC -- Air Route Traffic Control Center : [" @* @5 n0 [$ s
ARTS -- Automated Radar Terminal System
* @5 g, f: L% V" s# q& K( {7 s) SASAS -- Aviation Safety Analysis System 5 q- M- b, d$ b* a
ASC -- AUTODIN Switching Center I% _* U7 l7 g
ASCP -- Aviation System Capacity Plan
3 X' ?; z) T5 m; @' N/ t3 f+ e3 c, LASD -- Aircraft Situation Display
# N+ _! Q# M1 J5 N1 qASDA -- Accelerate -- Stop Distance Available
3 G" j. x5 s0 P8 H* X8 S( lASLAR -- Aircraft Surge Launch And Recovery 4 C2 x1 V! i* u7 Q' Z
ASM -- Available Seat Mile
: Z% g2 A, b) D7 J- cASP -- Arrival Sequencing Program # z& c5 a( M5 W* L6 h/ N+ p
ASOS -- Automatic Surface Observation System
% N$ }& y3 }: w$ w4 }- SASQP -- Airline Service Quality Performance 2 F* C% B$ q/ E a: w" A, q) V
ASR -- Airport Surveillance Radar
0 g7 R8 B8 }, t6 S1 `8 q GASTA -- Airport Surface Traffic Automation
2 D/ S7 n$ d, m8 lASV -- Airline Schedule Vendor
1 v% m# Y8 q7 _' B9 _% _1 \AT -- Air Traffic
* {% w. b8 i$ ?# m# rATA -- Air Transport Association of America 5 u! U5 R$ a# v) L
ATAS -- Airspace and Traffic Advisory Service 9 |2 Q: z, ~1 m; r
ATCAA -- Air Traffic Control Assigned Airspace
( Q: E. G7 T0 ^: U$ nAT&T -- American Telephone and Telegraph
3 m; g& O# d0 ~4 J- r" }7 Q8 A( d# @AT&T ASDC -- AT&T Agency Service Delivery Center 6 h! [5 _1 @* p. V
AT&T CSA -- AT&T Customer Support Associate
* E. M6 \- p, b/ {; `0 K6 C$ a$ AATC -- Air Traffic Control + n0 `$ w5 W. B+ Q Q( r- k3 j
ATCBI -- Air Traffic Control Beacon Indicator 1 u0 f+ \% V2 ]; T0 @, z0 {
ATCCC -- Air Traffic Control Command Center & U1 r; Z7 M+ C9 M$ @3 ]# c3 T; D2 `
ATCO -- Air Taxi Commercial Operator 0 k% n8 v) ?& A7 N+ {4 B& B+ M5 q
ATCRB -- Air Traffic Control Radar Beacon : p( r$ S2 p2 b9 b0 C1 M4 Q% b4 m# j
ATCRBS -- Air Traffic Control Radar Beacon System
X* a$ S7 Q9 ^ATCSCC -- Air Traffic Control Systems Command Center
. V% v) M* V5 h+ `8 }ATCT -- Airport Traffic Control Tower
' |: _! ]! g4 m/ vATIS -- Automated Terminal Information Service
& A$ v1 {) h" A! o* _ATISR -- ATIS Recorder , q( k$ w' {- |
ATM -- Air Traffic Management & l) j! U) ]; J8 D
ATM -- Asynchronous Transfer Mode
6 b! n. w2 D/ z- ^) j; bATMS -- Advanced Traffic Management System
; S! s8 I+ l" o8 kATN -- Aeronautical Telecommunications Network ; u1 w9 N* y* R* ?
ATODN -- AUTODIN Terminal (FUS)
5 p3 ~, E7 }- c8 C3 {+ f, NATOVN -- AUOTVON (Facility) / o; `6 P' ]! l ^/ ]3 C& X# L# h0 {
ATOMS -- Air Traffic Operations Management System . d8 j4 U! M; ^4 l( g! K( v* U
ATS -- Air Traffic Service
) i" A s/ J+ e" |8 ]. C! EATSCCP -- ATS Contingency Command Post
$ G2 J* Z/ w" K2 AATTIS -- AT&T Information Systems ]- R: ^! W" u8 {
AUTODIN -- DoD Automatic Digital Network
% t9 q; s4 o' `AUTOVON -- DoD Automatic Voice Network `2 ]- j& }9 a& z8 B! [7 U
AVON -- AUTOVON Service % d! P, B+ l) j1 f) A- b# e; \
AVN -- Aviation Standards National Field Office, Oklahoma City
4 X# }1 H8 S5 cAWIS -- Airport Weather Information
7 D5 d+ S E+ F0 O* AAWOS -- Automated Weather Observation System 6 S& ]. k) Q; h5 |, i0 e
AWP -- Aviation Weather Processor 1 W; L* d# W$ M" o' z6 J! K
AWPG -- Aviation Weather Products Generator ' L! g- l, _- f6 q4 l7 Z
AWS -- Air Weather Station * S+ X# O5 C, l1 J- D# K+ S. j
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BANS -- BRITE Alphanumeric System 1 L6 {9 ^4 r( [3 t
BART -- Billing Analysis Reporting Tool (GSA software tool)
! E( J2 G3 ^, C( d1 l# x4 NBASIC -- Basic Contract Observing Station
0 N) h$ G( r3 Z# Z( b8 A) q& R* wBASOP -- Military Base Operations
" b8 Q9 K! T$ r& U! ^' FBCA -- Benefit/Cost Analysis - B2 B8 r: Q9 Z
BCR -- Benefit/Cost Ratio ( p+ X- l ^0 @" H! u) F
BDAT -- Digitized Beacon Data
0 @( s, G4 \8 R7 h$ H& zBMP -- Best Management Practices
T! p# L+ j, F0 a& RBOC -- Bell Operating Company 2 r! |/ m2 q# z
bps -- bits per second
, O6 @+ a! a' l) CBRI -- Basic Rate Interface
6 l" A; V' T8 HBRITE -- Bright Radar Indicator Terminal Equipment 6 r0 g. v. t, r+ ?
BRL -- Building Restriction Line % @2 u* I+ ~4 J0 Y, t, P1 C3 w5 Q
BUEC -- Back-- up Emergency Communications ! P* v: R/ h7 i3 Z5 t) u# T
BUECE -- Back-- up Emergency Communications Equipment
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4 ]3 k9 {5 _" DCAA -- Civil Aviation Authority 5 j% w) j& \# T! }" i, U$ W
CAA -- Clean Air Act
- ~( T' b' m* P' \' UCAB -- Civil Aeronautics Board
% z) f/ U$ ?& Z4 bCARF -- Central Altitude Reservation Facility * C2 F2 C7 C. {1 o- J
CASFO -- Civil Aviation Security Office
$ W V/ D' q+ @# g2 j0 ECAT -- Category
3 v* N X( [$ |* p# bCAT -- Clear -- Air Turbulence
' m; M& w6 Y' W0 Y' f2 M5 G, }CAU -- Crypto Ancillary Unit
4 g7 B+ [- d' J4 G' ?! M- a; w5 hCBI -- Computer Based Instruction
. U, R- [. Y3 e8 G+ O& lCCC -- Communications Command Center
5 Y+ A7 B0 n0 Y% HCCCC -- Staff Communications ~7 n$ u! J! N) B1 Y
CCCH -- Central Computer Complex Host
( J! i/ r) o1 H6 v2 n/ sCC&O -- Customer Cost and Obligation ) w* h% H; `1 n2 W4 ]
CCSD -- Command Communications Service Designator
3 C1 m" |+ l' M$ GCCS7-- NI -- Communication Channel Signal-7 -- Network Interconnect
, p0 u2 [4 `( |% S- n% TCCU -- Central Control Unit 8 s F4 n) N6 D5 ]' ^
CD -- Common Digitizer
/ W% F3 P ?0 ^6 qCDR -- Cost Detail Report
4 `- a0 [! Y W3 xCDT -- Controlled Departure Time
5 J" t" d; F WCDTI -- Cockpit Display of Traffic Information 5 c, Q( G- r9 k! x
CENTX -- Central Telephone Exchange
* E: J5 C& g, g$ e" p7 D& }CEP -- Capacity Enhancement Program
/ p3 F% K7 _; HCEQ -- Council on Environmental Quality 8 U/ K) f3 ^3 i' e; S1 U! P$ `
CERAP -- Central Radar Approach
9 i Z) F& ]& i0 ~8 ^: x5 TCFC -- Central Flow Control
5 L" Q; n2 M9 O0 z+ ^5 gCFCF -- Central Flow Control Facility
3 Q. t+ h! [8 k, B( h+ QCFCS -- Central Flow Control Service
/ }$ Q) f: q: _2 a9 HCFR -- Code of Federal Regulations
5 m( N3 |' Q6 M8 L) q5 g. @. FCFWP -- Central Flow Weather Processor
, s' |* e; K4 sCFWU -- Central Flow Weather Unit
8 b6 S+ V7 k o# n) N. QCGAS -- Coast Guard Air Station 8 u8 @5 w2 O. k9 m! G" p
CLC -- Course Line Computer
' n/ H# a& K' p) O& [' F3 N6 oCLIN -- Contract Line Item " s! T* p$ t1 x4 `4 s" q* ^! n5 ~
CLT -- Calculated Landing Time
# d3 E, a8 G! @" o$ pCM -- Commercial Service Airport
% ?* p+ @1 ]! X( u& w& TCNMPS -- Canadian Minimum Navigation Performance Specification Airspace ( }. |/ E/ ^4 r% C$ C* r
CNS -- Consolidated NOTAM System 5 F. ?0 @: y- A6 m* ^/ ^1 l4 U
CNSP -- Consolidated NOTAM System Processor
/ A0 z1 [0 h! o% e* kCO -- Central Office
_" Z- \- l) I2 \5 |5 OCOE -- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
8 O" D# p! y" @4 x0 @/ L2 ]& LCOMCO -- Command Communications Outlet
6 h1 g# q' c' T1 D! F# R+ e/ CCONUS -- Continental United States * E. ^8 Z4 H, W& H( m$ Y
CORP -- Private Corporation other than ARINC or MITRE
- ?% s; a3 O" O5 bCPE -- Customer Premise Equipment 1 D' m: i1 C) o7 m. d0 }) N
CPMIS -- Consolidated Personnel Management Information System
, _0 m; p# n3 Q I$ OCRA -- Conflict Resolution Advisory
: m7 E) I9 P0 b! ?! uCRDA -- Converging Runway Display Aid
2 }6 y1 b, d8 R% J2 L* Z: {CRT -- Cathode Ray Tube
& R# Z0 E# }) M+ B$ y8 o* @, zCSA -- Communications Service Authorization
+ x4 L1 a1 D2 z, C3 A5 I* ?CSIS -- Centralized Storm Information System
U" Y: {$ @0 H$ F( JCSO -- Customer Service Office
& h. Z& }0 s7 J- k$ ^( tCSR -- Communications Service Request
' |! k H+ d- a6 u) P6 k0 _CSS -- Central Site System : K2 g6 f; D A h
C/S/S/N -- Capacity/Safety/Security/Noise
0 u; y. R Y. }+ ?9 ~# vCTA -- Controlled Time of Arrival
, M2 F' x( V1 O7 J& t* X9 NCTA -- Control Area
$ r& v/ c. r; ^% l3 J" x0 J- I0 VCTA/FIR -- Control Area/Flight Information Region
# H/ D( ^& X9 v8 X! C D/ OCTAF -- Common Traffic Advisory Frequency ' A: N* ~5 A7 _% w; q6 `
CTAS -- Center -- Tracon Automation System
" d2 Z5 h' R- q! J% BCTMA -- Center Traffic Management Advisor $ H: i, [8 h$ n
CUPS -- Consolidated Uniform Payroll System & O# i0 d3 o: X
CVFR -- Controlled Visual Flight Rules ) U; j0 k+ I+ E/ j3 S
CVTS -- Compressed Video Transmission Service 6 |. r+ R& l. r; \/ R: F
CW -- Continuous Wave ; W/ P# E U: G4 C/ E \+ j
CWSU -- Central Weather Service Unit
& b/ A) k; q8 e. M5 O6 KCWY -- Clearway : W4 s& g4 t9 N$ s6 p. |2 E
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DA -- Direct Access $ R* I4 m/ Q& r/ u+ A; r5 N% Z
DA -- Decision Altitude/Decision Height
: k5 R1 G- A) h: I, [* f" @# i! C, w( UDA -- Descent Advisor ( P6 x' ?# s/ M2 Z
DABBS -- DITCO Automated Bulletin Board System 5 Q# o9 y6 w2 v$ A9 N) _ O
DAIR -- Direct Altitude and Identity Readout
- {5 g- N6 |5 ~& U/ tDAR -- Designated Agency Representative
5 l) D5 l/ V1 N( NDARC -- Direct Access Radar Channel 6 H4 J! L, p7 b5 b
dBA -- Decibels A-weighted . B) `0 y( _" E$ A
DBCRC -- Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission " K2 L: n% r/ R, v' j9 ~8 l
DBE -- Disadvantaged Business Enterprise
+ I! q" Y8 m3 n. h/ o3 bDBMS -- Data Base Management System
8 }( c9 R8 ~/ t n/ }" n( U) `5 zDBRITE -- Digital Bright Radar Indicator Tower Equipment * r$ \- y0 Q) w7 r) ^$ s
DCA -- Defense Communications Agency " A1 c% z1 K8 B9 Q$ S6 M% j7 C
DCAA -- Dual Call, Automatic Answer Device 3 l8 t' x' I$ ~ ^0 N8 }! M
DCCU -- Data Communications Control Unit ) V2 M9 a6 W3 A. j; E$ ]
DCE -- Data Communications Equipment
6 k+ h" r! R. l8 ~$ u8 ^: fDDA -- Dedicated Digital Access 5 \* [* }$ O: v- o
DDD -- Direct Distance Dialing
2 I, c! @! F6 t; {& s( XDDM -- Difference in Depth of Modulation
* e: U- G! N) y9 z0 X5 o l4 U+ EDDS -- Digital Data Service 1 t3 c& h, p* ]! c1 ?* j9 ?, a
DEA -- Drug Enforcement Agency : Z- \) f6 r8 Z0 _2 v
DEDS -- Data Entry and Display System
+ b# L" g& F; S/ VDEIS -- Draft Environmental Impact Statement & _! K' t0 E6 K* ]4 x$ z
DEP -- Departure
( d$ R' v/ M* D4 F+ ?DEWIZ -- Distance Early Warning Identification Zone - Q ~* Y+ S7 J. s8 W1 S6 @3 H
DF -- Direction Finder + J" R7 q: |+ i9 n1 q
DFAX -- Digital Facsimile 3 Y' g8 ^/ g* Y1 ]4 t
DFI -- Direction Finding Indicator
( C/ G/ F* _0 G8 O9 IDGPS -- Differential Global Positioning Satellite (System) , v7 s0 B3 b2 {6 G- z* g, V" l
DH -- Decision Height
4 b: Z2 H3 o3 z2 h! |& K0 nDID -- Direct Inward Dial + ?( a5 \: {' R; ^
DIP -- Drop and Insert Point 3 h- B1 e/ U+ h( _) ?% r2 @
DIRF -- Direction Finding
1 J6 l ]0 D; C- l# }% wDITCO -- Defense Information Technology Contracting Office Agency ) V9 E: k- H/ _8 t* u. q& H
DME -- Distance Measuring Equipment * \9 X9 q, y4 ], n2 }
DME/P -- Precision Distance Measuring Equipment
! l+ S. @: x. s RDMN -- Data Multiplexing Network 8 X E) l) Z! [7 Y0 s
DNL -- Day-- Night Equivalent Sound Level (Also called Ldn) 1 [* @' y# q( s Y% _
DOD -- Direct Outward Dial 0 | E8 u/ F2 w! d
DoD -- Department of Defense : u& E8 p v2 p$ z0 {
DOI -- Department of Interior & J4 O# A: S3 p4 W
DOS -- Department of State * b/ H- ~0 }& I6 U% l" ~) z0 R
DOT -- Department of Transportation ! Z- A$ h' x. ^9 H# x
DOTS -- Dynamic Ocean Tracking System
m8 f+ P& A) S* H1 N7 m( L4 KDOTCC -- Department of Transportation Computer Center 2 N% h" _. z: R
DSCS -- Digital Satellite Compression Service * s( Q' x1 ~7 X1 v3 Z
DSUA -- Dynamic Special Use Airspace 9 J+ w. c/ {% H9 M) |8 D/ t) ]
DTS -- Dedicated Transmission Service : B y! d* q5 y2 |; }" \4 [
DUAT -- Direct User Access Terminal 7 L5 `, v+ a) G+ s2 V0 g+ W
DVFR -- Defense Visual Flight Rules 9 o) O \4 a0 x# D! `3 f$ z: X
DVFR -- Day Visual Flight Rules
; F' J) J3 ~: L `; M6 o6 R% RDVOR -- Doppler Very High Frequency Omni-- Directional Range
* T: i/ B, Z# u+ S s! }# vDYSIM -- Dynamic Simulator
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/ `1 l7 I1 X/ y3 `0 |/ J5 K) eE-MSAW -- En-Route Automated Minimum Safe Altitude Warning 1 E {* o7 s$ V4 P4 S8 `
EA -- Environmental Assessment
: h' U3 ?4 i- WEARTS -- En Route Automated Radar Tracking System ) r, d" @( m4 ^) _- z+ z1 [7 U
ECOM -- En Route Communications
4 o7 A3 ?8 Q# T1 }. a+ i/ y2 w/ ~ECVFP -- Expanded Charted Visual Flight Procedures 4 u H$ W" P" u; p' S* Z; W% B
EDCT -- Expedite Departure Path * A, j/ g4 F! N" u/ D: E5 H5 ^
EFAS -- En Route Flight Advisory Service
% ^# r( o' Y: H$ [* V5 F1 qEFC -- Expect Further Clearance
4 D, H9 t) a6 vEFIS -- Electronic Flight Information Systems 9 o6 o1 L) t; c7 d; x& X" S2 j- B
EIAF -- Expanded Inward Access Features / d$ u! F5 x7 F1 N+ j
EIS -- Environmental Impact Statement $ u/ L5 l- u9 _0 h6 ~( z
ELT -- Emergency Locator Transmitter
) ~- k) {# Y3 h4 b [ELWRT -- Electrowriter
% e$ J$ q% k2 R% HEMAS -- Engineered Materials Arresting System
: w2 M$ M/ S+ YEMPS -- En Route Maintenance Processor System ! A% i5 [; y. a: g/ T, q
EMS -- Environmental Management System * u! P. j3 J9 b' L) T# L' U. H# @
ENAV -- En Route Navigational Aids 6 H% @6 P( S% q* Q- a, z+ [* `, ~
EPA -- Environmental Protection Agency % |* q, n& p: [7 c" ^
EPS -- Engineered Performance Standards 8 p2 }( g* z0 `" `. G4 w
EOF -- Emergency Operating Facility
% M+ F2 M4 Q0 l; V2 H/ WEPSS -- Enhanced Packet Switched Service
# {& c# R% m0 f( T/ JERAD -- En Route Broadband Radar . Q' b% a& a$ Q$ U# U8 l
ESEC -- En Route Broadband Secondary Radar
5 m4 A' Y- h2 ~9 mESP -- En Route Spacing Program - \7 s' t- U0 h0 | ?/ w
ESYS -- En Route Equipment Systems
% F- n- u0 v1 rESF -- Extended Superframe Format " @& c5 [7 D) [" U' ?4 F
ETA -- Estimated Time of Arrival . ^7 s2 Q; R; q6 Q3 ^/ x- w- \
ETE -- Estimated Time En Route
J1 O8 D' m4 m0 `1 z! u4 |ETG -- Enhanced Target Generator $ Q* w) B* P7 X$ N. J- {9 A0 J s
ETMS -- Enhanced Traffic Management System - z* E4 M2 e4 V! W" B
ETN -- Electronic Telecommunications Network & \6 h' O/ B) j* C2 b* Z
EVAS -- Enhanced Vortex Advisory System : ~5 n2 K, Z+ x; a
EVCS -- Emergency Voice Communications System g ~* d2 i" @0 S; y3 N d$ z) i9 w
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) F5 u+ \9 ]1 X q& t9 [! D7 QFAA -- Federal Aviation Administration
7 r6 u4 x: F1 p. {" c; w, |F&E -- Facility and Equipment 9 ], @1 w, [" v9 z1 R- z1 ~
FAAAC -- FAA Aeronautical Center ; m- c- @7 s3 U0 x; ~
FAACIS -- FAA Communications Information System
4 v; z6 [$ [, d9 }" C( dFAATC -- FAA Technical Center 1 `2 H9 ^, j; y* E2 M
FAC -- Facility
# B" k g8 E% TFAF -- Final Approach Fix
! c5 |# _: t* y8 b$ OFAP -- Final Approach Point 9 _% g0 X3 d8 r/ b; P" n
FAPM -- FTS2000 Associate Program Manager
8 k" {5 j: x7 g# S. e9 U1 L6 ]FAR -- Federal Aviation Regulation - q; E8 K; I. a( M: A/ U$ K
FAATSAT -- FAA Telecommunications Satellite
' j+ [" P& }+ L# lFAST -- Final Approach Spacing Tool
8 g1 }- m* w0 f: [7 OFAX -- Facsimile Equipment
9 d/ v& t0 P; c5 J5 o$ I) LFBO -- Fixed Base Operator
9 a' G5 S% x9 |# T; B$ o! HFBS -- Fall Back Switch
- b0 z% v( a# l' P. A0 S9 m* tFCC -- Federal Communications Commission
( S/ I+ n. ^( V6 y. WFCLT -- Freeze Calculated Landing Time * B) v" \+ M! W: M7 g
FCOM -- FSS Radio Voice Communications : [8 x5 o5 G U1 B1 p6 s
FCPU -- Facility Central Processing Unit
( r1 q1 J/ F* X! vFDAT -- Flight Data Entry and Printout (FDEP) and Flight Data Service ) j8 `+ H$ _: C" K$ f
FDE -- Flight Data Entry / d* n1 v# x$ F$ k( i) r. L9 j
FDEP -- Flight Data Entry and Printout 9 _8 c& ?" ~, i: I' r& K
FDIO -- Flight Data Input/Output
6 ?, g3 ^5 d& K5 i; rFDIOC -- Flight Data Input/Output Center
3 C9 D/ G& \2 K9 R7 Y+ d; X7 nFDIOR -- Flight Data Input/Output Remote
$ z# c: t0 [% Q! ]5 sFDM -- Frequency Division Multiplexing
0 C4 B* t2 T# _9 ^5 tFDP -- Flight Data Processing
/ ?- {" S1 v$ F B2 p7 [' @FED -- Federal , G2 t b& t) }% |, L
FEIS -- Final Environmental Impact Statement 9 r9 x1 ?/ |8 P0 c+ Y0 V
FEP -- Front End Processor & S. ?3 E8 \$ k& s) G
FFAC -- From Facility
' i2 J+ {" z f. @FIFO -- Flight Inspection Field Office
" r# Y- n. }+ f2 Q' NFIG -- Flight Inspection Group & u e, ]; V- p8 A% C8 i9 z. y
FINO -- Flight Inspection National Field Office 2 k, s; ]9 v8 v( m, q6 ^
FIPS -- Federal Information Publication Standard
- d# a4 Q/ r) w# BFIR -- Flight Information Region
' u7 l+ d" S* UFIRE -- Fire Station ' b- w) P% }; @' R5 d+ n# H
FIRMR -- Federal Information Resource Management Regulation : p+ |" G4 y$ l! n" y1 R: K4 w
FL -- Flight Level
5 d/ F8 O4 y; O7 G% Q- B5 SFLOWSIM -- Traffic Flow Planning Simulation
: F6 l* \! ]; e2 \ Z2 xFMA -- Final Monitor Aid
. C, ~, E4 @# RFMF -- Facility Master File % X' \/ `9 w5 H1 i& ^5 Z
FMIS -- FTS2000 Management Information System
8 u [% C2 Q5 Q* p9 a; K5 |FMS -- Flight management System " I# Z! |3 e% k* t0 K& Y
FNMS -- FTS2000 Network Management System 8 K* S" C& ?# O# O$ k
FOIA -- Freedom Of Information Act 4 n" E5 t. k. E: g
FONSI -- Finding of No Significant Impact
9 T9 @3 w1 M8 |0 vFP -- Flight Plan 0 N \" F. i3 v+ T" b
FRC -- Request Full Route Clearance 0 \( ~/ u8 \0 w1 R& E! i# h
FSAS -- Flight Service Automation System
4 |1 N* l. K4 lFSDO -- Flight Standards District Office
" c0 S+ Y. b2 Q$ w4 g9 S6 ^1 dFSDPS -- Flight Service Data Processing System s) v; S. x: }/ w/ N0 o) v
FSEP -- Facility/Service/Equipment Profile
3 E+ Q& _6 h! T, y; f& S3 YFSP -- Flight Strip Printer $ c3 x2 ]+ q& v
FSPD -- Freeze Speed Parameter 9 q/ B4 E; I" K& \" f
FSS -- Flight Service Station 4 }7 z1 \2 m7 p4 H+ ^0 q( ]" L
FSSA -- Flight Service Station Automated Service
3 \! u$ I+ _; FFSTS -- Federal Secure Telephone Service
0 J4 m8 j8 l3 ?$ A+ WFSYS -- Flight Service Station Equipment Systems
/ A5 s; E. U. Q8 @+ IFTS -- Federal Telecommunications System 3 |4 p H. ~! `1 F
FTS2000 -- Federal Telecommunications System 2000 1 e2 X$ N0 x1 e0 C. C% b
FUS -- Functional Units or Systems
- ~. V' n( `4 [7 E, a0 V9 w1 \( X! TFWCS -- Flight Watch Control Station " K% t+ N1 b3 }6 ~2 E" m
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GAA -- General Aviation Activity
. b- O8 @5 T& g9 SGAAA -- General Aviation Activity and Avionics
) M- I; q# |( gGADO -- General Aviation District Office $ i+ X. x/ Q: ~: V' M D
GCA -- Ground Control Approach 2 C' ^( v4 g. Q I; v6 z* d
GNAS -- General National Airspace System # m0 z% J2 e, ?7 M4 U7 M/ K
GNSS -- Global Navigation Satellite System 3 d4 ^; ~4 D9 y0 e3 s+ H: k
GOES -- Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite $ G$ ] A: l; N% A2 G$ T
GOESF -- GOES Feed Point ' P1 b4 n ~& F! w" g
GOEST -- GOES Terminal Equipment 7 M8 z3 T; Q! c& g
GPRA -- Government Performance Results Act
+ D2 o6 @+ p4 N. y6 u4 UGPS -- Global Positioning Satellite
) T' d2 s& j# MGPWS -- Ground Proximity Warning System ; \: H& g) Y! G% g/ G
GRADE -- Graphical Airspace Design Environment 3 j2 y1 k: L7 N
GS -- Glide Slope Indicator ! a# D8 @' @1 l
GSA -- General Services Administration : ^# g1 W+ B4 ^% Y- r% L
GSE -- Ground Support Equipment |) K5 ^9 i0 }/ b$ [3 C4 `6 k
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HAA -- Height Above Airport ' g. [/ }* N: S3 d2 l& s0 y T
HAL -- Height Above Landing 3 u. q W6 \4 }6 q' y, l6 }. ]
HARS -- High Altitude Route System 1 W' k( o* Y, b/ ?& o9 s
HAT -- Height Above Touchdown
/ X5 h* q! h+ H! v+ K" GHAZMAT -- Hazardous Materials : @ R0 w! x3 `
HCAP -- High Capacity Carriers
) m6 p3 R [' bHLDC -- High Level Data Link Control % k; s/ ~7 r" [$ d- ]6 Y6 I# Z5 p
HDME -- NDB with Distance Measuring Equipment . K: M" I2 g/ X
HDQ -- FAA Headquarters
4 }/ u6 l( O9 v# c' D0 T6 AHELI -- Heliport 8 G+ P. c% ?0 [) b
HF -- High Frequency 0 {! `1 d, X2 q. n f7 V+ w
HH -- NDB, 2kw or More
& E# V8 b3 X( Q# p! AHI-- EFAS -- High Altitude EFAS
* K+ i D& W# ~5 _' p! OHOV -- High Occupancy Vehicle $ g* |/ g9 u4 E
HSI -- Horizontal Situation Indicators
k9 o1 i4 C7 Z. \4 @5 h6 {HUD -- Housing and Urban Development
5 E! g4 _1 x8 h* W* gHWAS -- Hazardous In-- Flight Weather Advisory
$ Z) T0 ^3 Z3 Z, s1 M, \Hz -- HERTZ
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' q7 ]' X4 f3 w9 L2 e* g6 TIA -- Indirect Access
: D: e8 P$ m3 t( Y# SIAF -- Initial Approach Fix
# ^8 c! K9 Z" }9 v5 UI/AFSS -- International AFSS 6 E) q2 D* {, m7 f
IAP -- Instrument Approach Procedures
% F/ y$ R+ Q2 b* SIAPA -- Instrument Approach Procedures Automation / M' {& R9 R: t+ g
IBM -- International Business Machines 6 G7 L/ q$ P7 a* ~; N4 Z
IBP -- International Boundary Point % i- `( @0 _" y, r
IBR -- Intermediate Bit Rate v$ X: S' Z% Y7 _% \
ICAO -- International Civil Aviation Organization
5 G# u$ a5 B% k3 r$ o% [ICSS -- International Communications Switching Systems 0 s( J7 R0 a7 b% A3 R# |. t
IDAT -- Interfacility Data
9 q* I$ G D6 gIF -- Intermediate Fix
" }# d% F7 S4 n% T2 UIFCP -- Interfacility Communications Processor " Q4 v; X. h1 j8 K- V5 S& y
IFDS -- Interfacility Data System ) \0 }* J D) U. N' l
IFEA -- In-- Flight Emergency Assistance
! @. h+ Q' b- `6 o8 W0 V" uIFO -- International Field Office
* G0 I/ q! c! b u" hIFR -- Instrument Flight Rules 7 M, P7 J# s1 K8 b9 u0 L6 M5 s3 D
IFSS -- International Flight Service Station ' M3 n5 r) U: i$ t$ |; x
ILS -- Instrument Landing System
8 s" o- p+ x" k( e/ f1 p8 \IM -- Inner Marker
$ k7 R0 @- z) ?1 H" _/ eIMC -- Instrument Meteorological Conditions 1 k3 A) D$ D* p1 _* \0 Q$ w
INM -- Integrated Noise Model 4 m6 G' O! w. x, @6 f5 D3 h! Y
INS -- Inertial Navigation System
) @* h, {& i5 VIRMP -- Information Resources Management Plan
# S. w) K( {* v) c$ V: IISDN -- Integrated Services Digital Network - i' a% Z; g4 u& P
ISMLS -- Interim Standard Microwave Landing System
2 ?% Z6 Q: d% s2 R; g) T2 @& bITI -- Interactive Terminal Interface 2 }/ C/ G! z& B
IVRS -- Interim Voice Response System ' s/ d/ r5 N( U |
IW -- Inside Wiring ' W5 X9 Y$ L$ s. k' d
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Kbps -- Kilobits Per Second
% Z; I% R6 |# n QKhz -- Kilohertz & e" D# r9 H$ m
KVDT -- Keyboard Video Display Terminal
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& _( `4 o- t: T6 C: KLAA -- Local Airport Advisory
6 T) |6 r3 P1 U$ H: |LAAS -- Low Altitude Alert System
8 `% S1 w& x' L# }6 BLABS -- Leased A B Service
. R' q- ~7 `9 F" ?' B) bLABSC -- LABS GS-- 200 Computer
7 m/ s( |& V; ~# Q' h- ^LABSR -- LABS Remote Equipment , S' V& ^4 b0 j$ b) g
LABSW -- LABS Switch System 9 L( |6 e U0 a8 S! z) @% x0 P
LAHSO -- Land and Hold Short Operation : c9 H# G6 ^ J' a. D z
LAN -- Local Area Network $ z4 [5 s% ~3 {9 _
LATA -- Local Access and Transport Area 7 H! r/ T i/ g9 ?) m
LAWRS -- Limited Aviation Weather Reporting System 2 g% i% \" d! O" e9 O
LCF -- Local Control Facility & m/ V7 H% v2 B& H
LCN -- Local Communications Network
# J" I7 g$ _1 @. NLDA -- Localizer Directional Aid $ a3 Q- _/ l7 Y* B% w* g
LDA -- Landing Directional Aid ; W$ D5 C8 U( j z" `0 A, W
LDIN -- Lead-- in Lights
) e8 ^8 o# B H" E6 j! WLEC -- Local Exchange Carrier
8 [7 `' e1 }3 u+ d" [/ L+ U0 oLF -- Low Frequency " ?/ G1 n% J' d4 x* Q% T1 ^
LINCS -- Leased Interfacility NAS Communications System ) N# U9 c7 A5 D9 H& o$ i+ z0 B
LIS -- Logistics and Inventory System
; a, U) Y" ~+ ~7 j8 S0 ALLWAS -- Low Level Wind Shear Alert System & n9 j. E% A7 i' {
LM/MS -- Low/Medium Frequency $ r* Q, V, `! B
LMM -- Locator Middle Marker
1 ^/ a1 g6 I& Q, j! S: C/ N: e( h. fLMS -- LORAN Monitor Site
1 T, `) l! f8 X: J# a7 I5 {* HLOC -- Localizer
% F* w# q# s4 \0 SLOCID -- Location Identifier 9 ]! f( \5 A$ c. M0 C" ~
LOI -- Letter of Intent 8 c U+ {. g5 H+ L
LOM -- Compass Locator at Outer Marker 2 ~/ R5 ]7 ?% c, v& E. s% Z
LORAN -- Long Range Aid to Navigation) x. T- E4 L3 J( B( C. ?* o
LPV -- Lateral Precision Performance with Vertical Guidance
) n9 e0 R! W% w/ [) p0 R' {6 qLRCO -- Limited Remote Communications Outlet 6 B3 C6 |9 }: U
LRNAV -- Long Range Navigation 2 E7 v4 l9 X; n- c( S0 _5 R9 o4 s
LRR -- Long Range Radar . @: N: \, f& d$ a# _0 Q% ~+ G0 q
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MAA -- Maximum Authorized Altitude
g5 R: X' K& Z( f7 fMALS -- Medium Intensity Approach Lighting System
5 S% b# W4 G3 J8 C4 eMALSF -- MALS with Sequenced Flashers
0 `8 X3 q; b ^5 l8 s8 mMALSR -- MALS with Runway Alignment Indicator Lights 9 A+ S5 V7 D4 n$ |, m! W# F/ u
MAP -- Maintenance Automation Program : M2 b. ~1 ?6 ? c
MAP -- Military Airport Program
) l: K8 \7 W, @3 f6 V+ tMAP -- Missed Approach Point * Q/ e. I/ M" o' a) [7 G" U. W
MAP -- Modified Access Pricing
/ J* O0 y. M0 D5 o! gMbps -- Megabits Per Second 6 e9 U6 s% G6 {# Y6 C' e0 ~8 u
MCA -- Minimum Crossing Altitude
. V# g3 w; }# Q% Z- dMCAS -- Marine Corps Air Station
# F2 L* C: \$ ^1 TMCC -- Maintenance Control Center 8 ?% s* Y: n/ G# i
MCL -- Middle Compass Locater
% H9 _4 t( r) FMCS -- Maintenance and Control System 9 q* F' c, g [) q5 @! D
MDA -- Minimum Descent Altitude
8 ]6 B' O$ y8 q8 ?MDT -- Maintenance Data Terminal . n4 D; A1 f) h4 o
MEA -- Minimum En Route Altitude
2 d& m% m% b3 YMETI -- Meteorological Information & r0 ~4 `& Q- f1 v+ _: h0 O7 x. R9 f
MF -- Middle Frequency
. E- v. x4 `% x9 i( e% b3 S0 rMFJ -- Modified Final Judgment
- J! X) J& t- \* |' P, nMFT -- Meter Fix Crossing Time/Slot Time + X$ L4 ~) Q! X# m1 k0 q7 D
MHA -- Minimum Holding Altitude ; [& t9 D5 X- v& W! ^5 H4 Y) v
Mhg -- MegHERTZ
+ e- L' @- g T% H! U% t1 x3 Y2 YMIA -- Minimum IFR Altitudes
# B( n! t% ^1 y! X% x) M; Q1 LMIDO -- Manufacturing Inspection District Office ; V* c6 ~* [: m& U4 m
MIS -- Meteorological Impact Statement # N' b$ [ H4 ?+ u" X& B! |$ v
MISC -- Miscellaneous
$ n. @2 S1 s! S1 v$ V* D+ j$ Y- iMISO -- Manufacturing Inspection Satellite Office
0 U0 u9 J1 f1 t& v& M/ M+ ~/ dMIT -- Miles In Trail k* k, {! Z+ `) b) z
MITRE -- Mitre Corporation ) `0 {" ?: q% n3 J
MLS -- Microwave Landing System
1 i$ U! I s: X5 @ GMM -- Middle Marker ( A3 g e7 k; }9 m7 n
MMC -- Maintenance Monitoring Console
- I$ f, q5 w0 f" g2 J) uMMS -- Maintenance Monitoring System
8 K7 n4 ^! ?! s: v5 x0 mMNPS -- Minimum Navigation Performance Specification 2 d$ g0 ~0 Q* X' U2 Y8 t, ]
MNPSA -- Minimum Navigation Performance Specifications Airspace
" e6 @9 A2 W A4 B+ HMOA -- Memorandum of Agreement
; D2 ^: ]+ V; W$ h9 kMOA -- Military Operations Area 3 L w1 z5 j" m$ @4 _2 O7 e
MOCA -- Minimum Obstruction Clearance Altitude
0 ^" `4 \7 f) B* p$ }MODE C -- Altitude-- Encoded Beacon Reply 1 G0 w9 b" p$ q" }% b6 o! |
MODE C -- Altitude Reporting Mode of Secondary Radar
$ J7 k5 f, Q. O1 jMODE S -- Mode Select Beacon System
; U6 _% a' Z8 ]4 U3 g L* uMOU -- Memorandum of Understanding & V9 ^* P" c+ R1 E6 O7 v
MPO -- Metropolitan Planning Organization 5 u5 ~. B- M& A4 N6 D- R
MPS -- Maintenance Processor Subsystem (OR) Master Plan Supplement + ?- x0 y/ ~4 |: X; D. w
MRA -- Minimum Reception Altitude + v/ Z, p5 q$ Q9 n% l
MRC -- Monthly Recurring Charge " x! S9 C; C. u2 G
MSA -- Minimum Safe Altitude
" L) K; J* t( X! P, pMSAW -- Minimum Safe Altitude Warning
$ M+ U; k) h* Q; z- Z+ gMSL -- Mean Sea Level
3 _! C- [% R' e" PMSN -- Message Switching Network
. z% v* k; \$ S( eMTCS -- Modular Terminal Communications System
" m; @8 k+ \! {5 x! i: jMTI -- Moving Target Indicator
# Z+ n- j+ \ NMUX -- Multiplexor
" u+ O" C* v1 F f MMVA -- Minimum Vectoring Altitude
) B7 {: n8 F: W* K. [: B' SMVFR -- Marginal Visual Flight Rules
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NAAQS -- National Ambient Air Quality Standards
' t5 t" t& \3 G# c2 V; r$ RNADA -- NADIN Concentrator
3 d8 d+ I6 ^8 k7 h. KNADIN -- National Airspace Data Interchange Network
: I/ Z2 B6 v( n s9 K! dNADSW -- NADIN Switches
, P) I3 ~5 ^% d" _. ~) U+ eNAILS -- National Airspace Integrated Logistics Support 9 ~$ U- Y6 \; o p/ z, Q
NAMS -- NADIN IA * v' s- f2 `; t' w6 @( h A
NAPRS -- National Airspace Performance Reporting System ; y1 n- x2 B# B0 h8 G8 ~
NAS -- National Airspace System or Naval Air Station
! z0 i, l4 j& h5 bNASDC -- National Aviation Safety Data
! O0 x- r* _6 m9 M9 _& k, m* F# X& R0 J' rNASP -- National Airspace System Plan 4 z0 l F( J8 x( L' V+ A2 k. g/ {
NASPAC -- National Airspace System Performance Analysis Capability
% d6 F1 o# Q- W- K3 ^) |8 dNATCO -- National Communications Switching Center 9 B. Y. Y; ]- M
NAVAID -- Navigation Aid $ D/ }4 [; |7 s0 E
NAVMN -- Navigation Monitor and Control 9 s7 e( H. w: L+ j! z
NAWAU -- National Aviation Weather Advisory Unit
( } P3 J$ H) q5 fNAWPF -- National Aviation Weather Processing Facility
1 U' b( Q& N% g; LNCAR -- National Center for Atmospheric Research; Boulder, CO
# x Y6 }) l) i3 v) P; jNCF -- National Control Facility 1 {9 Q# C8 s; X
NCIU -- NEXRAD Communications Interface Unit
' Y5 x6 @, r4 v+ H! Z* oNCP -- Noise Compatibility Program
, ~) R: c2 \3 v( ]& lNCS -- National Communications System 6 Y3 d' b! M9 P6 R
NDB -- Non-- Directional Radio Homing Beacon
" f5 @2 v5 t+ ^) ]9 }NDNB -- NADIN II
/ i- h: V! Y: zNEM -- Noise Exposure Map " u8 M! g$ C! m6 p; h. T' r% z: I
NEPA -- National Environmental Policy Act , b* A: `: ~' v9 T. z& w! n
NEXRAD -- Next Generation Weather Radar
( G4 N- M$ m* y6 \NFAX -- National Facsimile Service s' n. G( C' h, I0 `/ S% P
NFDC -- National Flight Data Center
8 M6 l2 b. L3 o: @8 v0 C) vNFIS -- NAS Facilities Information System
0 ^9 K, x) ?4 G1 v+ KNI -- Network Interface
7 u" w* V+ i) Y- l1 o FNICS -- National Interfacility Communications System
6 o8 r7 H/ d6 B+ V, a6 J1 Z* ONPE -- Non-primary Airport Entitlement
6 I9 r. Y( g" I6 s* F. O& | i( INPIAS -- National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems ! n2 u& ?" @6 x, q0 k( O( A$ m4 }( `0 ]
NM -- Nautical Mile
6 j/ m/ [; M+ Z( a" C7 G, z+ GNMAC -- Near Mid Air Collision
3 v7 o& i; C* Z# J9 ?. A/ Z/ [NMC -- National Meteorological Center
0 }1 i( w2 R3 a! J: V% N# qNMCE -- Network Monitoring and Control Equipment
' v* g+ N% k0 z4 X% |6 R" |6 {NMCS -- Network Monitoring and Control System 0 u/ [ }; v0 i! r
NOAA -- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration , y! p, @/ N4 {
NOC -- Notice Of Completion
/ T4 l$ \8 u* D% b; h$ JNOTAM -- Notice to Airmen
- t. F3 ^& w( {1 R5 J/ G/ bNPDES -- National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System : J6 P" ^, D% }: Z6 n! h
NPIAS -- National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems
: w- I( j" G5 A" wNRC -- Non-- Recurring Charge 7 I# G7 J' L4 i" a
NRCS -- National Radio Communications Systems
$ m) S* V. q, I$ E# ONSAP -- National Service Assurance Plan
4 j$ W. ~9 i1 g. q4 MNSRCATN -- National Strategy to Reduce Congestion on America's Transportation Network
* u/ z: i, S) K1 d+ q' bNSSFC -- National Severe Storms Forecast Center ( L( v, y# a \* z# U' M5 Z! G0 R
NSSL -- National Severe Storms Laboratory; Norman, OK
4 b, X4 |( u9 m0 [+ w' F: {NTAP -- Notices To Airmen Publication ' r4 f0 f0 C% ~& O( F
NTP -- National Transportation Policy + a: a4 y* T9 q- E: b
NTSB -- National Transportation Safety Board
8 P6 c5 B7 l) bNTZ -- No Transgression Zone
5 X% f/ Y* e1 d) ]7 @NWS -- National Weather Service - E# D( `% ~/ f+ C- W
NWSR -- NWS Weather Excluding NXRD & t3 n6 y! ~+ Y# d
NSWRH -- NWS Regional Headquarters
4 p& ^ @1 Q( j0 N7 \5 gNXRD -- Advanced Weather Radar System 7 m+ z; [: W) d9 s
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3 w9 t% k; J }2 B/ YOALT -- Operational Acceptable Level of Traffic
5 ?+ W6 `- i: n1 Z+ B8 _( O/ sOAW -- Off-- airway Weather Station
# d, O/ u& I+ Z# ]) LODAL -- Omnidirectional Approach Lighting System 8 g; F2 P+ `2 w" S, O- }$ M y& i. ]
ODAPS -- Oceanic Display and Processing Station
: d3 K, P0 a' t( d4 ]) qOEP -- Operational Evolution Plan / Partnership
E4 q2 [: M% ~3 `1 l& }OFA -- Object Free Area 5 o4 Y- s% ^7 v$ ]( c& M c& o0 T
OFDPS -- Offshore Flight Data Processing System & ]% ~( Z0 D/ O
OFT -- Outer Fix Time
$ y: ^( t& C" o- k3 X) OOFZ -- Obstacle Free Zone
% D. \! b- a3 k, q8 @OM -- Outer Marker . C8 w7 s7 B. R3 {
OMB -- Office of Management and Budget
" o7 V" u+ w+ Y! _3 B: rONER -- Oceanic Navigational Error Report & o; q) ?6 W' t% f$ |
OPLT -- Operational Acceptable Level of Traffic 0 Q% m4 t' r) ~2 P* x5 O
OPSW -- Operational Switch ) T/ a1 Y Z" d7 [% \
OPX -- Off Premises Exchange , ?0 r# f+ }1 e. r1 u
ORD -- Operational Readiness Demonstration 3 a/ T! P! s; E& i0 ~' a. ]
OTR -- Oceanic Transition Route 1 h% I. G8 k: m' |' u7 z) \
OTS -- Organized Track System 9 S. Y2 w0 t/ ^
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3 k: A8 `# I1 M; PPAD -- Packet Assembler/Disassembler ) F% h/ d: Z* M3 u& x1 ~
PAM -- Peripheral Adapter Module
8 A# P" v) O+ G2 ?! }$ T* zPAPI -- Precision Approach Path Indicator
+ p w; X0 R5 S0 q+ g: N0 [" O. rPAR -- Precision Approach Radar
9 ?4 E8 \- p+ G$ jPAR -- Preferential Arrival Route & J2 p# T! N; y3 i
PATWAS -- Pilots Automatic Telephone Weather Answering Service + V% N. ]1 \ F1 ] s" Z$ s
PBCT -- Proposed Boundary Crossing Time
$ \2 K7 `; P+ {PBRF -- Pilot Briefing # u$ _# m5 H9 q
PBX -- Private Branch Exchange ' _* H( m& J3 W
PCA -- Positive Control Airspace + N7 ^( z! O& R. F$ S5 W% L
PCM -- Pulse Code Modulation
' o/ d P2 E' K Q/ CPDAR -- Preferential Arrival And Departure Route % f7 z& Y. w/ z8 ?& M* w1 U& Z
PDC -- Pre-- Departure Clearance * G% u' O& T$ @: k/ Q- Q" F
PDC -- Program Designator Code , Z- l: D Y* ^/ x. R
PDR -- Preferential Departure Route $ ^7 |1 _- [8 H7 z3 _0 O; _
PDN -- Public Data Network $ [0 F; ?+ e- H* a1 {; b
PFC -- Passenger Facility Charge
3 y0 O$ s: k' W; S$ _) [. J: l5 FPGP -- Planning Grant Program 5 |5 |: w1 _7 s/ M
PIC -- Principal Interexchange Carrier , v0 v$ ^% u7 @* D0 [- v( i
PIDP -- Programmable Indicator Data Processor
7 C8 b9 l( } {; _$ A0 GPIREP -- Pilot Weather Report * C2 W) l1 g- J
PMS -- Program Management System 8 E4 ^7 j+ z s3 M& J
POLIC -- Police Station
* m' D# y6 p8 F/ V4 u( DPOP -- Point Of Presence
, w7 B$ a N- M( TPOT -- Point Of Termination
3 W/ n8 F! L+ [+ OPPIMS -- Personal Property Information Management System 0 e5 i b0 n5 U0 ]
PR -- Primary Commercial Service Airport - G W" X+ J* k+ V* C4 ^9 H6 X7 K
PRI -- Primary Rate Interface
9 U& Z2 P% E6 B# Z1 `8 @PRM -- Precision Runway Monitor
' c- x! J' [ j$ X3 J/ JPSDN -- Public Switched Data Network # j9 V' Q1 z/ C! P% x
PSN -- Packet Switched Network ; I7 h. f8 {2 j) G5 ]1 y& ]! a
PSS -- Packet Switched Service
! F. Q1 f3 L& ^8 ]5 QPSTN -- Public Switched Telephone Network 5 g: q1 S3 P; \$ n& B# U7 w
PTC -- Presumed-to-Conform . x1 p8 Z* n! P8 H" \
PUB -- Publication
! B" z' Y& v) j7 i8 ~1 PPUP -- Principal User Processor , w; m, Q V* n3 U
PVC -- Permanent Virtual Circuit / V& s# e5 D+ X+ `4 `: Z- H
PVD -- Plan View Display
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' y0 c% f, Z; cRAIL -- Runway Alignment Indicator Lights
1 a2 v5 q# s' }RAPCO -- Radar Approach Control (USAF)
% [8 N& r8 {7 p- rRAPCON -- Radar Approach Control (FAA) - U. \$ c" ^3 m# \" g# a# ]
RATCC -- Radar Air Traffic Control Center 2 M: d: W. y" {
RATCF -- Radar Air Traffic Control Facility (USN)
+ G9 o& \1 \) P5 y9 l; ERBC -- Rotating Beam Ceilometer
) y$ m' C9 ^$ E( \& h) ]RBDPE -- Radar Beacon Data Processing Equipment 7 i/ e6 Z3 S, `% C
RBSS -- Radar Bomb Scoring Squadron , t [0 o9 }: n1 H% @2 G5 ^
RCAG -- Remote Communications Air/Ground
/ K) o9 e' m& z5 v! T4 z; k1 |RCC -- Rescue Coordination Center Q& a$ i8 K7 W7 ?4 G
RCF -- Remote Communication Facility
, h1 t' W; T3 l0 Y! dRCCC -- Regional Communications Control Centers
{4 o6 G& S; K- q7 B1 s1 K: O2 URCIU -- Remote Control Interface Unit
$ C2 ?( y5 `7 p) F( yRCL -- Radio Communications Link ! m' V& U V+ m" ~( o( o
RCLR -- RCL Repeater 9 ?4 r- v+ {( M1 k4 _
RCLT -- RCL Terminal ' @: S t1 w- }5 A/ Y3 S2 h: Y
RCO -- Remote Communications Outlet T4 c" {, c$ I3 l) h/ d. `" @
RCU -- Remote Control Unit & ~4 q6 |0 b6 F, b$ G7 A' P" T
RDAT -- Digitized Radar Data 9 r( K8 s6 m$ m" w
RDP -- Radar Data Processing 1 ?" m8 J& E) G' W$ \# m! m) ?+ r' k
RDSIM -- Runway Delay Simulation Model 8 @9 N* N3 A9 K3 O) Y$ l. w5 I
REIL -- Runway End Identification Lights 9 @# l9 M3 q3 H2 ^+ v% t
RF -- Radio Frequency * D1 E2 G/ T& c. T
RL -- General Aviation Reliever Airport s% V8 i5 Z% ^2 I
RMCC -- Remote Monitor Control Center
4 A6 f8 j3 x, b$ TRMCF -- Remote Monitor Control Facility 6 S# Q" X" S: l7 o9 G
RML -- Radio Microwave Link ( l- l; P, l2 h8 n+ L
RMLR -- RML Repeater # H6 @4 P- i8 Q$ R3 J i% M
RMLT -- RML Terminal 7 y# {6 P0 w$ R" ?
RMM -- Remote Maintenance Monitoring
, k ]7 s0 Y4 M* T8 w% ^RMMS -- Remote Maintenance Monitoring System ) O' H# O* ~5 |/ q. L* ^9 O+ E
RMS -- Remote Monitoring Subsystem
?- j9 l, u j2 k+ y5 nRMSC -- Remote Monitoring Subsystem Concentrator ' s4 V3 B! H. q! n( D0 z
RNAV -- Area Navigation
. ]5 u. l f3 F2 N5 ]RNP -- Required Navigation Performance 6 i. O. w8 P2 A5 L/ j$ n# k8 r9 C2 L
ROD -- Record of Decision ! ~+ ]" p) T6 {% R
ROSA -- Report of Service Activity # U+ Q7 k" O ]8 l" t4 B$ i2 L
ROT -- Runway Occupancy Time ' g6 L: f5 H5 F( t! s2 o
RP -- Restoration Priority
# q: m7 \* f; j- K; H) ?RPC -- Restoration Priority Code
) Y3 O L" W/ q5 j6 x8 @+ m% s: fRPG -- Radar Processing Group
R2 n! N7 O0 _ X- P/ Z, H. A# rRPZ -- Runway Protection Zone 2 j2 H1 L; a- S8 A$ U
RRH -- Remote Reading Hygrothermometer ; S: j- N4 f- ]5 J- r1 j1 _7 X
RRHS -- Remote Reading Hydrometer 1 e9 _" p" X" s% q8 I4 V
RRWDS -- Remote Radar Weather Display 0 p% ^9 J. G, i$ Y' i
RRWSS -- RWDS Sensor Site - e; M6 x+ h$ T: g$ N, I7 y2 m
RSA -- Runway Safety Area
7 O( E3 a& m- B: m4 e; cRSAT -- Runway Safety Action Team # N" l0 M& X$ m+ k
RSS -- Remote Speaking System
7 g4 {& \7 | ^3 e* zRT -- Remote Transmitter 6 v( i- Y) w/ X; J7 U$ q
RT & BTL -- Radar Tracking And Beacon Tracking Level - |; r! r. F8 [4 t8 S8 m0 ^ D; Y
RTAD -- Remote Tower Alphanumerics Display 0 A" |1 S0 I. J" K5 a* E
RTCA -- Radio Technical Commission for Aeronautics % F7 V6 z1 d; P9 |
RTP -- Regional Transportation Plan 1 _" s2 s* G- d0 z) Y# m
RTR -- Remote Transmitter/Receiver
# |- U1 R( C# e& Q6 o4 M, PRTRD -- Remote Tower Radar Display
( X9 R" w& d4 q. ~7 w* uRVR -- Runway Visual Range
6 {' ?! P2 ]+ k& n: c, iRW -- Runway
4 x% L4 h3 n! c# G) r' XRWDS -- Same as RRWDS
6 D" R3 F/ v! m5 L( {RWP -- Real-time Weather Processor 2 C3 W2 P& B0 i }6 T
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5 a/ |" N9 @. S+ z* o4 oS/S -- Sector Suite
# S3 Z- u$ H. I3 H4 r& rSAC -- Strategic Air Command
2 F0 p/ T+ M3 xSAFI -- Semi Automatic Flight Inspection 4 S- Y( A2 z/ P2 v7 ^3 y; @
SALS -- Short Approach Lighting System
) b2 I3 z4 K% ], d4 J& @ b- TSATCOM -- Satellite Communications
$ N, @6 J( |- u- KSAWRS -- Supplementary Aviation Weather Reporting System 6 l- I+ {. H# p$ Z2 Z* q! R9 n* h
SBGP -- State Block Grant Program * c+ m- X. I1 Q P: r( N# O8 ?
SCC -- System Command Center
. D; D T$ N# W/ S2 sSCVTS -- Switched Compressed Video Telecommunications Service
& U) \+ b' {) N1 V3 S1 E k/ F: }0 {+ RSDF -- Simplified Direction Finding
* ]( T8 D* Q" ]& r5 cSDF -- Software Defined Network : V8 u) n5 \! b3 g+ p v, t3 P$ h
SDIS -- Switched Digital Integrated Service
7 C: g( B5 B+ ], t# \SDP -- Service Delivery Point ) S8 f8 b4 a* j. v3 ]/ Z- }
SDS -- Switched Data Service
- f U8 l! w8 I4 lSEL -- Single Event Level
2 ]# l* X# g/ tSELF -- Simplified Short Approach Lighting System With Sequenced Flashing Lights + [% G. U/ Z( d6 |2 C) F3 E
SFAR-- 38 -- Special Federal Aviation Regulation 38 ; `' D q# T; h+ e* G
SHPO -- State Historic Preservation Officer
1 y" d0 j: s- d* VSIC -- Service Initiation Charge + X f/ y2 N$ [2 J# J
SID -- Station Identifier 7 f9 }' ?# y( t; ^
SID -- Standard Instrument Departure
4 ]1 j, ]3 m6 p2 ^+ GSIGMET -- Significant Meteorological Information
5 \7 k' x$ `4 a6 fSIMMOD -- Airport and Airspace Simulation Model
5 ^$ `& p& U, USIP -- State Implementation Plan ! }: d( P" r' n1 ~; F( ^
SM -- Statute Miles . j6 D$ c7 L8 |" j
SMGC -- Surface Movement Guidance and Control ' o/ m( @: |4 _: x& r" p' {
SMPS -- Sector Maintenance Processor Subsystem ) f8 e1 i( v" f% _$ C
SMS -- Safety Management System ( ^4 h- u, n6 z% n5 t5 [! p* F6 d/ L
SMS -- Simulation Modeling System
- E: K' Y, A! c: I: Y8 `SNR -- Signal-- to-- Noise Ratio, also: S/N
" J& |# Q/ w! Y: J7 c r, ISOC -- Service Oversight Center - d; V1 p+ K* V2 A e. _
SOAR -- System of Airports Reporting 1 ?& x! K. l1 y' I& z/ Z. f1 m. d
SOIR -- Simultaneous Operations On Intersecting Runways
6 |4 @) c p* ]; m/ L4 _3 ASOIWR -- Simultaneous Operations on Intersecting Wet Runways
8 x6 s5 c& Q( C! D8 p; TSRAP -- Sensor Receiver and Processor 2 J9 ?9 O- K8 {0 \4 }. j' K
SSALF -- SSALS with Sequenced Flashers
3 T9 e* U- l/ z+ o9 ^4 GSSALR -- Simplified Short Approach Lighting System
% i8 D1 U: ~. s8 C8 YSSB -- Single Side Band ; i4 {" V, ?/ p1 |
STAR -- Standard Terminal Arrival Route
3 E7 k! w8 V# P# x P( r/ Z0 BSTD -- Standard . L) R3 t, r( t+ H Z
STMUX -- Statistical Data Multiplexer - P- d4 P. z1 M/ F
STOL -- Short Takeoff and Landing # `8 K* a8 f* _7 D9 m3 ?
SURPIC -- Surface Picture
2 f( L2 B, D8 d7 t! A$ b7 ~SVCA -- Service A
0 E K! h6 u9 z% E5 _- ~SVCB -- Service B % e& C1 ?- P* H7 J* P5 L) D
SVCC -- Service C
5 a u' n5 z" }5 OSVCO -- Service O
+ x9 X2 m# y7 z, ^ o0 ESVFO -- Interphone Service F (A)
: }) ], o- B G7 T7 w/ PSVFB -- Interphone Service F (B)
7 \. L3 w: ~( s/ a) F+ wSVFC -- Interphone Service F (C)
0 Y$ `, P2 Y3 l# u) M! `( _SVFD -- Interphone Service F (D) 1 f( C, [5 o/ Q7 A# {
SVFR -- Special Visual Flight Rules
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3 o% ^7 u# @1 ]% }3 xTAAS -- Terminal Advance Automation System
4 w5 x. H! l- \8 w% yTACAN -- Tactical Aircraft Control and Navigation
0 w7 ]+ U, J9 E3 E: x0 i# J+ V0 ETACR -- TACAN at VOR, TACAN only 8 T! b- {1 I1 l: o
TAF -- Terminal Area Forecast 8 [( B6 j, E+ C0 _5 E) z0 r9 |$ n
TARS -- Terminal Automated Radar Service
- p) q' X2 F! w$ ~! o/ }6 j7 BTAS -- True Air Speed
! z6 D' \4 H* `9 v2 tTATCA -- Terminal Air Traffic Control Automation
: K/ R2 c) w& R. M, `; OTAVT -- Terminal Airspace Visualization Tool
/ R4 _0 ^4 F6 s4 {+ ^/ R" w) fTCA -- Traffic Control Airport or Tower Control Airport
5 z: x3 D% f3 U n8 l% t. kTCA -- Terminal Control Area
4 X+ P# M6 v3 b+ CTCACCIS -- Transportation Coordinator Automated Command and Control Information System
; c. j% P: I6 L G* W" H+ ?# bTCAS -- Traffic Alert And Collision Avoidance System 4 f0 `2 H4 ~) R' |( h
TCC -- DOT Transportation Computer Center ! U4 j5 U6 X1 q/ u$ x
TCCC -- Tower Control Computer Complex
5 U* V3 Q* |" o0 ^TCE -- Tone Control Equipment 9 P+ E8 b5 @- X; ^' X
TCLT -- Tentative Calculated Landing Time * `5 o1 e9 i8 Q5 L3 ~) J) V
TCO -- Telecommunications Certification Officer - v e/ M( _+ O2 V8 e [* M. q
TCOM -- Terminal Communications
1 x* V9 |8 `1 o. TTCS -- Tower Communications System
$ B) t1 z/ q/ Y6 u2 G7 h, xTDLS -- Tower Data-Link Services
2 i: `+ h8 y3 J2 @+ H' xTDMUX -- Time Division Data Multiplexer
- t' q$ d9 S3 V% z5 _' pTDWR -- Terminal Doppler Weather Radar
( A# G5 Z2 x, V, v2 yTELCO -- Telephone Company
: ~1 F! w' ~; S/ t# K( rTELMS -- Telecommunications Management System
- b, G @ e4 Q3 k2 |" f* J3 hTERPS -- Terminal Instrument Procedures
: I) \7 x% o* P9 l6 ]TFAC -- To Facility
0 k. D/ o- ^' f% NTH -- Threshold
' b, B. \5 d9 F7 G; mTIMS -- Telecommunications Information Management System 7 l6 |3 K v3 U0 [, G$ L
TIPS -- Terminal Information Processing System 2 D/ ]4 ~7 z" C1 K, r+ w- k% g. k
TL -- Taxilane 2 I" `7 X# J1 _0 L0 c# `9 R' f
TMA -- Traffic Management Advisor * l: C$ ~" l) t- X* C+ I
TMC -- Traffic Management Coordinator
: W4 s/ c' X9 P1 \TMC/MC -- Traffic Management Coordinator/Military Coordinator / A; _& K4 Z/ |6 U
TMCC -- Terminal Information Processing System
* G* v& U% y8 p' XTMCC -- Traffic Management Computer Complex $ B' l. ^5 L& r4 K# n* O
TMF -- Traffic Management Facility
: E! T) _/ o; x( A) STML -- Television Microwave Link
0 ?/ g& c6 b1 E2 v; uTMLI -- Television Microwave Link Indicator ' Y9 O+ v9 l* V& l9 O7 l8 b9 U
TMLR -- Television Microwave Link Repeater
6 _0 j+ i1 g3 e% s# fTMLT -- Television Microwave Link Terminal - p7 w9 `! ^- i
TM&O -- Telecommunications Management and Operations ( S' Y! o/ A' O O Y9 x: ?& [
TMP -- Traffic Management Processor
/ s# r; A0 E; x, `* p. TTMS -- Traffic Management System
) a/ C7 a i9 K7 i1 Y4 ?TMSPS -- Traffic Management Specialists
- ^ c3 p0 _7 h! d3 dTMU -- Traffic Management Unit ' p. ~" [* C# v4 p
TODA -- Takeoff Distance Available ( Q6 S; l; L/ Y) F% `
TOF -- Time Of Flight
0 X! Y& N, j& K. wTOFMS -- Time of Flight Mass Spectrometer
8 T" H) ~0 V+ }TOPS -- Telecommunications Ordering and Pricing System (GSA software tool)
; Z( Q% I6 }# w, x E+ ETORA -- Take-off Run Available
$ m0 S: ?9 y6 STNAV -- Terminal Navigational Aids 0 q% Q9 g* @8 Z; A; a
TR -- Telecommunications Request
! u( o+ Z8 E( R0 v+ o% n; l: o1 GTRACAB -- Terminal Radar Approach Control in Tower Cab
* [6 c, c+ G* u E# s% ~TRACON -- Terminal Radar Approach Control Facility + S5 Y9 e! p9 H' M5 N! U7 P8 r
TRAD -- Terminal Radar Service f l1 z8 G; f
TRB -- Transportation Research Board
; i8 S/ R0 u' Y9 X8 YTRNG -- Training
- y; J0 L- F% t ?4 o7 XTSA -- Taxiway Safety Area ) a q; R# Y) `. d+ y
TSEC -- Terminal Secondary Radar Service
8 q+ b4 F0 \* S) KTSP -- Telecommunications Service Priority % A" O( u- R1 o7 y' e
TSR -- Telecommunications Service Request / E: W" Q6 ?% X r2 h# w5 v; Q
TSYS -- Terminal Equipment Systems 5 g/ d2 S {2 Q3 \ @4 x
TTMA -- TRACON Traffic Management Advisor + u9 ?+ I v5 z+ s* v- a
TTY -- Teletype ; u/ e( \0 N, l- @
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TW -- Taxiway
3 h: a w; K2 ?+ k8 D7 k( Z: JTWEB -- Transcribed Weather Broadcast + D; |( `; q9 Z: h! p" b6 C E
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UHF -- Ultra High Frequency ) ], b( z. [$ k' \1 l
URA -- Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 ( r0 T* V6 i7 f4 f- U
USAF -- United States Air Force
3 k! E3 [) ]7 ]5 d& P/ ?USC -- United States Code
" Q& ?7 w2 F; }3 y5 `" N6 ZUSOC -- Uniform Service Order Code & A' j9 O; c; P+ f4 J" t
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* ?+ p" y& K8 K0 Q0 WVASI -- Visual Approach Slope Indicator $ Y, f; {) @! }; Q! {$ W% p
VDME -- VOR with Distance Measuring Equipment % p& O9 P: x! ~* @! m$ }$ i# n
VF -- Voice Frequency
$ x$ U- \; I+ t5 [: pVFR -- Visual Flight Rules
$ b7 W4 y& D( D# zVHF -- Very High Frequency
( J' m; ^" U9 L) AVLF -- Very Low Frequency & u4 ]0 N1 f7 V+ {+ U/ o8 _
VMC -- Visual Meteorological Conditions
' O' ?7 S- O: EVNAV -- Visual Navigational Aids % ?" T0 w0 J. x/ a
VNTSC -- Volpe National Transportation System Center
2 A0 R0 A, l- S- T$ S. @9 ~# m WVON -- Virtual On-net
+ @+ ^# n/ L4 wVOR -- VHF Omnidirectional Range 2 i9 s% o# m) q. T, e
VOR/DME -- VHF Omnidirectional Range/Distance Measuring Equipment / |% h8 }4 Z e' f* \ h3 h
VORTAC -- VOR collocated with TACAN ) \( B/ K# e7 g' k8 D
VOT -- VOR Test Facility 3 B6 J1 R' A9 M$ f6 |
VP/D -- Vehicle/Pedestrian Deviation
1 B4 B) U& R" \2 ^$ uVRS -- Voice Recording System 1 V- D8 X& z8 w
VSCS -- Voice Switching and Control System 7 g6 X& x8 y) {7 n
VTA -- Vertex Time of Arrival
) }+ }- C- _ C7 t7 ^! Q+ |: p/ fVTAC -- VOR collocated with TACAN
) e! d) o4 D( h2 c/ S$ W n' vVTOL -- Vertical Takeoff and Landing
5 K9 L0 T5 L; Z7 zVTS -- Voice Telecommunications System
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9 i1 w0 e1 l6 [$ SWAN -- Wide Area Network 2 k2 Y G, H( F8 \$ d) ~
WC -- Work Center
, R; r4 N# d' G% X3 E6 bWCP -- Weather Communications Processor - u5 a: `! z; N! N
WECO -- Western Electric Company
$ @0 W3 o& \' p0 `( |" j; QWESCOM -- Western Electric Satellite Communications T- u: _. q1 m% a
WMSC -- Weather Message Switching Center
# {+ P! N$ a" v' v' `WMSCR -- Weather Message Switching Center Replacement
; F% [% d. e4 I5 R- w# FWSCMO -- Weather Service Contract Meteorological Observatory
: H/ _* f2 F0 Q$ C: tWSFO -- Weather Service Forecast Office ' A6 f; D5 L( L
WSMO -- Weather Service Meteorological Observatory
- L% I4 j6 ` Z$ ]. ]- x) XWSO -- Weather Service Office
1 w7 a* e( f% Q" s0 ?5 KWTHR -- "Weather"
0 ^3 J% f8 [# l+ V& CWX -- Weather 7 j% t1 |! G2 k6 f. C' I
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