Glossary of Airport Acronyms

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Printer Friendly Email Page Glossary of Airport Acronyms -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - f6 z5 I3 H0 k0 gA | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M ' S+ ] C H8 k- ON | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z : f+ I6 ?0 A" ?3 } / \3 g( K4 Z* P8 O% y, kA top * |* o4 j# B0 h% g( ~5 z -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 M3 E8 N2 I0 q1 n A/C -- Aircraft A/G -- Air to Ground A/H -- Altitude/Height / m5 t, f2 `! R5 ~+ jAAC -- Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center " p5 Z7 z& e8 Z% V' l( jAAF -- Army Air Field AAI -- Arrival Aircraft Interval AAP -- Advanced Automation Program AAR -- Airport Acceptance Rate ' `: O# U/ |7 n4 } Q9 aABDIS -- Automated Data Interchange System Service B 1 k0 V- ]& b1 _, L2 [; GACAIS -- Air Carrier Activity Information System ACAS -- Aircraft Collision Avoidance System ACC -- Airports Consultants Council ACC -- Area Control Center ACCT -- Accounting Records ACD -- Automatic Call Distributor , |( ]+ { u8 K* @7 j7 uACDO -- Air Carrier District Office ACF -- Area Control Facility 8 e) E% }/ H. c1 d+ X. P/ x/ A6 wACFO -- Aircraft Certification Field Office ACFT -- Aircraft ACI-NA -- Airports Council International - North America ! Q3 o) a4 o! Z2 e" wACID -- Aircraft Identification ACIP -- Airport Capital Improvement Plan ACLS -- Automatic Carrier Landing System + r0 F, y" ]$ DACLT -- Actual Landing Time Calculated 2 _: h' O6 `" N$ I% i% O( qACO -- Office of Airports Compliance and Field Operations ACO -- Aircraft Certification Office ACRP -- Airport Cooperative Research Program 1 P% K, B$ k8 C* ^# n/ CADA -- Air Defense Area ADAP -- Airport Development Aid Program ADAS -- AWOS Data Acquisition System 3 ?. b' F; f: l- m9 |% DADCCP -- Advanced Data Communications Control Procedure ) P8 t+ M0 G6 H0 F, F3 gADDA -- Administrative Data ADF -- Automatic Direction Finding [; _8 J" M) B! G uADI -- Automatic De-Ice and Inhibitor ADIN -- AUTODIN Service ADIZ -- Air Defense Identification Zone ' a3 C: J* f, H4 r4 U$ vADL -- Aeronautical Data-Link ADLY -- Arrival Delay % L% J5 P2 n! `- S8 FADO -- Airline Dispatch Office $ n. v# R) u+ X0 U0 _ADP -- Automated Data Processing ADS -- Automatic Dependent Surveillance 1 T# ~4 V5 a" O$ F# f8 q% LADSIM -- Airfield Delay Simulation Model ( y2 R0 G: U: n6 B" hADSY -- Administrative Equipment Systems ADTN -- Administrative Data Transmission Network 1 a5 j; \' n+ v* r! U, t$ ]- YADTN2000 -- Administrative Data Transmission Network 2000 3 X* Y; w* I+ l) U4 f% VADVO -- Administrative Voice AEG -- Aircraft Evaluation Group AERA -- Automated En-Route Air Traffic Control 4 W* [% K5 k3 `4 r* D" ?) BAEX -- Automated Execution AF -- Airway Facilities ' }7 Z# r+ X7 X) C" YAFB -- Air Force Base AFIS -- Automated Flight Inspection System 3 @ ~3 L0 b: f' F8 B, eAFP -- Area Flight Plan , U& o& A) h* @7 q* h) OAFRES -- Air Force Reserve Station AFS -- Airways Facilities Sector AFSFO -- AFS Field Office AFSFU -- AFS Field Unit . _' Q$ u" j5 m, X' Y; K6 Y0 K, _/ {AFSOU -- AFS Field Office Unit (Standard is AFSFOU) 4 ^. W1 G3 q XAFSS -- Automated Flight Service Station AFTN -- Automated Fixed Telecommunications Network # M5 L( t ~9 o3 l' sAGL -- Above Ground Level 0 W$ x/ H; r' z) M, _- uAID -- Airport Information Desk AIG -- Airbus Industries Group 3 \! J& N! S2 O4 i0 nAIM -- Airman's Information Manual AIP -- Airport Improvement Plan J8 p/ V/ f+ L, N6 M. O2 b; VAIRMET -- Airmen's Meteorological Information AIRNET -- Airport Network Simulation Model AIS -- Aeronautical Information Service AIT -- Automated Information Transfer " v; @. m8 Q7 ~( p0 `2 fALP -- Airport Layout Plan ALS -- Approach Lighting System ALSF1 -- ALS with Sequenced Flashers I ; ? _' I N; t. m# H7 Z6 qALSF2 -- ALS with Sequenced Flashers II ALSIP -- Approach Lighting System Improvement Plan ALTRV -- Altitude Reservation # R+ J! _& o1 b! X- s- lAMASS -- Airport Movement Area Safety System 2 [: r7 H/ d- r! \' Q- VAMCC -- ACF/ARTCC Maintenance Control Center AMOS -- Automated Meteorological Observation Station AMP -- ARINC Message Processor (OR) Airport Master Plan 7 M# z# {4 L) }- P. S" ]' wAMVER -- Automated Mutual Assistance Vessel Rescue System 7 w) |7 e" o! `ANC -- Alternate Network Connectivity ANCA -- Airport Noise and Capacity Act ANG -- Air National Guard ANGB -- Air National Guard Base ! {+ @/ C/ h0 b, TANMS -- Automated Network Monitoring System ANSI -- American National Standards Group a( x. I% [" D- D. v$ [AOA -- Air Operations Area 9 _ M/ ~ @$ O6 I( j( P4 EAP -- Acquisition Plan " A$ j+ c# [6 M% F R* }4 XAPP -- Approach ; i* Z1 P/ O4 X: z' p3 qAPS -- Airport Planning Standard + [0 P% G# B( ]0 P* ^1 kAQAFO -- Aeronautical Quality Assurance Field Office ARAC -- Army Radar Approach Control (AAF) ARAC -- Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee ) f- g8 R' y! a2 |ARCTR -- FAA Aeronautical Center or Academy ARF -- Airport Reservation Function - R8 P6 d8 @' D8 F9 }8 a" z" CARFF -- Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting ARINC -- Aeronautical Radio, Inc. 5 O: L" T& U4 N8 k! \% ?6 zARLNO -- Airline Office ARO -- Airport Reservation Office 8 s0 \5 X- k1 N3 M: Y( HARP -- Airport Reference Point ARSA -- Airport Service Radar Area 6 t! N9 S9 h% hARSR -- Air Route Surveillance Radar ARTCC -- Air Route Traffic Control Center ARTS -- Automated Radar Terminal System ASAS -- Aviation Safety Analysis System 9 M/ q0 x' }' \* w" Z3 N' h, uASC -- AUTODIN Switching Center ASCP -- Aviation System Capacity Plan ASD -- Aircraft Situation Display ASDA -- Accelerate -- Stop Distance Available ASLAR -- Aircraft Surge Launch And Recovery 1 }4 c2 C) x9 D! h/ QASM -- Available Seat Mile 6 g) o# A) I2 AASP -- Arrival Sequencing Program ASOS -- Automatic Surface Observation System ASQP -- Airline Service Quality Performance ASR -- Airport Surveillance Radar ) B; H, {4 @) Z$ r6 CASTA -- Airport Surface Traffic Automation |9 }3 M" z4 e5 C( TASV -- Airline Schedule Vendor AT -- Air Traffic ) D$ e) F5 j: P7 f0 AATA -- Air Transport Association of America ATAS -- Airspace and Traffic Advisory Service ( N" N' h7 b; R8 X u$ [ATCAA -- Air Traffic Control Assigned Airspace 3 f$ r% z& ]1 E# zAT&T -- American Telephone and Telegraph AT&T ASDC -- AT&T Agency Service Delivery Center AT&T CSA -- AT&T Customer Support Associate 4 h+ @# O K+ GATC -- Air Traffic Control 9 X, ?' S% |5 _& e* c' ?; _8 RATCBI -- Air Traffic Control Beacon Indicator ATCCC -- Air Traffic Control Command Center . I+ P5 w W" S5 VATCO -- Air Taxi Commercial Operator ( S) S/ h( |/ J% u& L1 q2 o6 M" ZATCRB -- Air Traffic Control Radar Beacon 3 h% g) s& o0 w7 Q% tATCRBS -- Air Traffic Control Radar Beacon System 5 G$ E6 n9 J5 L! VATCSCC -- Air Traffic Control Systems Command Center ATCT -- Airport Traffic Control Tower ATIS -- Automated Terminal Information Service * O9 O4 H4 d- R9 b2 p, f! N- sATISR -- ATIS Recorder ATM -- Air Traffic Management ATM -- Asynchronous Transfer Mode D5 C7 v. K& ~" A* @ y* rATMS -- Advanced Traffic Management System : H& L; U. I O9 oATN -- Aeronautical Telecommunications Network 7 l! ]. V4 i8 L6 s {, k7 l& X$ OATODN -- AUTODIN Terminal (FUS) , c" L1 Q7 y# y4 v/ P1 H' lATOVN -- AUOTVON (Facility) ATOMS -- Air Traffic Operations Management System 4 `3 _* b- B) {- w* A0 VATS -- Air Traffic Service ' k$ u, g9 c/ @+ p% pATSCCP -- ATS Contingency Command Post ' J& l! k- K9 GATTIS -- AT&T Information Systems , i- J3 |! V+ A- y& OAUTODIN -- DoD Automatic Digital Network % L; O! c$ A( @! q1 AAUTOVON -- DoD Automatic Voice Network & x$ O2 A$ U% ]) [2 N2 d$ y2 z5 M1 ]AVON -- AUTOVON Service ) `, Q# B/ K# |. D0 r2 VAVN -- Aviation Standards National Field Office, Oklahoma City ! r8 R" B) y" c2 ?AWIS -- Airport Weather Information $ A# z# f! |6 G5 V' \$ Q4 P6 KAWOS -- Automated Weather Observation System AWP -- Aviation Weather Processor AWPG -- Aviation Weather Products Generator AWS -- Air Weather Station M0 I- s' X/ l2 Y + v* ?0 z9 U& N" y4 ` 7 S8 m2 m& t2 T M7 j7 D z! k- L3 q( F( @$ t' WB top ) N9 f' U$ s" K 0 _, c+ c. b7 k9 F-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : x! K& } p: O; c$ S) qBANS -- BRITE Alphanumeric System BART -- Billing Analysis Reporting Tool (GSA software tool) , j. J) i7 e" y! w7 ~9 z" L) vBASIC -- Basic Contract Observing Station BASOP -- Military Base Operations BCA -- Benefit/Cost Analysis BCR -- Benefit/Cost Ratio BDAT -- Digitized Beacon Data BMP -- Best Management Practices BOC -- Bell Operating Company bps -- bits per second BRI -- Basic Rate Interface * l& G C( S4 T4 C4 k/ Q3 \4 W# QBRITE -- Bright Radar Indicator Terminal Equipment BRL -- Building Restriction Line BUEC -- Back-- up Emergency Communications # {; b: y3 ~; ^4 X- q wBUECE -- Back-- up Emergency Communications Equipment / i; N7 m; O& ^C top -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CAA -- Civil Aviation Authority $ o# c1 X# y) D( Y! e! \5 \; OCAA -- Clean Air Act : d9 p9 [- D: P9 w eCAB -- Civil Aeronautics Board 2 t) v- L9 G0 nCARF -- Central Altitude Reservation Facility CASFO -- Civil Aviation Security Office CAT -- Category + ]7 O% S- x8 ?9 ^8 [CAT -- Clear -- Air Turbulence CAU -- Crypto Ancillary Unit # a7 q. H% I( i; Q9 ^, b) W# dCBI -- Computer Based Instruction CCC -- Communications Command Center / u. H- ^$ W; O2 k- m# f s) qCCCC -- Staff Communications CCCH -- Central Computer Complex Host 9 u7 e. B1 Y5 Z. R# ~: xCC&O -- Customer Cost and Obligation c; e2 X0 n" |2 f z0 q' xCCSD -- Command Communications Service Designator $ {0 P& U! p% k4 a/ pCCS7-- NI -- Communication Channel Signal-7 -- Network Interconnect CCU -- Central Control Unit 9 u2 U* _* f s3 y H5 OCD -- Common Digitizer ' R+ C0 Y I* b6 XCDR -- Cost Detail Report - _9 S( E( u, g2 Y' h. [$ Q" pCDT -- Controlled Departure Time % [" v5 P' j# c3 O; y; RCDTI -- Cockpit Display of Traffic Information CENTX -- Central Telephone Exchange 6 n" \$ F+ p+ N# H1 X8 PCEP -- Capacity Enhancement Program . ^5 i: ^( e: ]& o& D- P# QCEQ -- Council on Environmental Quality " s m& C8 `+ s. O$ cCERAP -- Central Radar Approach CFC -- Central Flow Control CFCF -- Central Flow Control Facility ( R5 b4 Q- M0 h& M2 XCFCS -- Central Flow Control Service CFR -- Code of Federal Regulations CFWP -- Central Flow Weather Processor ' N! R% I1 ^% `. @1 Z; O6 U/ _CFWU -- Central Flow Weather Unit ( c9 z1 f3 c4 j6 `CGAS -- Coast Guard Air Station 9 J( L, W& m% L4 g; b s) pCLC -- Course Line Computer CLIN -- Contract Line Item CLT -- Calculated Landing Time & c% Z! @" s8 W9 v* _CM -- Commercial Service Airport CNMPS -- Canadian Minimum Navigation Performance Specification Airspace : `2 e) ]4 \% u7 u/ _! J5 |CNS -- Consolidated NOTAM System CNSP -- Consolidated NOTAM System Processor CO -- Central Office COE -- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers COMCO -- Command Communications Outlet CONUS -- Continental United States 2 w0 k' }) G9 V5 ^$ d) R$ }CORP -- Private Corporation other than ARINC or MITRE CPE -- Customer Premise Equipment CPMIS -- Consolidated Personnel Management Information System 6 a. |5 v) b* c$ ]CRA -- Conflict Resolution Advisory CRDA -- Converging Runway Display Aid 5 P/ j; M5 }8 GCRT -- Cathode Ray Tube ' [2 Q' l+ R3 V/ cCSA -- Communications Service Authorization T. U$ }5 F. V2 Y. P; t. |2 m% KCSIS -- Centralized Storm Information System 3 X+ b7 k, e! O$ ]1 _7 p5 V5 h4 r1 QCSO -- Customer Service Office CSR -- Communications Service Request * ^9 Z5 ~1 P8 B9 F9 c# XCSS -- Central Site System G& C5 C% P3 s+ G/ h5 v3 b" O- TC/S/S/N -- Capacity/Safety/Security/Noise CTA -- Controlled Time of Arrival 9 q% Z) l0 Z$ V6 l1 yCTA -- Control Area CTA/FIR -- Control Area/Flight Information Region # T7 h) q- I3 s/ n( _7 h0 k: WCTAF -- Common Traffic Advisory Frequency 7 [. n; ]! L& W4 X" e. _CTAS -- Center -- Tracon Automation System % H: @8 y- R; N6 CCTMA -- Center Traffic Management Advisor , w3 |( u l) K$ z9 ICUPS -- Consolidated Uniform Payroll System A: Y' u/ u" p% dCVFR -- Controlled Visual Flight Rules * z o4 i% Q' y( n/ r$ G+ H/ VCVTS -- Compressed Video Transmission Service CW -- Continuous Wave A2 z, t0 Y3 q! t- s3 ECWSU -- Central Weather Service Unit CWY -- Clearway 4 `' K3 ]; ` C$ q; |. ~: i D top -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 P: L, t. [7 G4 iDA -- Direct Access DA -- Decision Altitude/Decision Height DA -- Descent Advisor + q/ ]4 h/ j6 ~1 nDABBS -- DITCO Automated Bulletin Board System 2 h F" j$ m+ P1 ^$ B' n7 F! jDAIR -- Direct Altitude and Identity Readout DAR -- Designated Agency Representative DARC -- Direct Access Radar Channel + ^) O; B2 N8 J @) YdBA -- Decibels A-weighted 5 |! f- i$ v, e6 L% E0 w$ KDBCRC -- Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission # Y% ]- r) k0 uDBE -- Disadvantaged Business Enterprise 5 i8 q2 I/ m* B% j; k6 iDBMS -- Data Base Management System 9 ]8 a s9 F& ?" L$ J% S; z8 NDBRITE -- Digital Bright Radar Indicator Tower Equipment / B3 p& t2 u G8 mDCA -- Defense Communications Agency DCAA -- Dual Call, Automatic Answer Device DCCU -- Data Communications Control Unit 1 V. d' e- D/ {: e' ~) e# CDCE -- Data Communications Equipment DDA -- Dedicated Digital Access 8 J5 @+ |0 ? J( MDDD -- Direct Distance Dialing DDM -- Difference in Depth of Modulation 5 z p9 b6 S+ ~: fDDS -- Digital Data Service DEA -- Drug Enforcement Agency ! e0 B' C* j- F" u+ aDEDS -- Data Entry and Display System DEIS -- Draft Environmental Impact Statement DEP -- Departure ; Q3 G6 G* A' j% u* j* i( m: N% R8 \! ODEWIZ -- Distance Early Warning Identification Zone % M4 h" i, V5 r. JDF -- Direction Finder DFAX -- Digital Facsimile DFI -- Direction Finding Indicator DGPS -- Differential Global Positioning Satellite (System) DH -- Decision Height 3 M. s T+ R; W. E" Q: T: ~DID -- Direct Inward Dial DIP -- Drop and Insert Point DIRF -- Direction Finding ! c8 X x2 d" oDITCO -- Defense Information Technology Contracting Office Agency 3 s- h; k9 P8 G. w4 m" N9 EDME -- Distance Measuring Equipment 9 W) ^" f. h8 s( C% l0 ^DME/P -- Precision Distance Measuring Equipment * m d8 U9 g* h% b) GDMN -- Data Multiplexing Network / B, F/ X7 P* T- C' TDNL -- Day-- Night Equivalent Sound Level (Also called Ldn) 6 q+ q, P6 W7 ?/ h2 q1 C$ sDOD -- Direct Outward Dial * n: K d% Z8 pDoD -- Department of Defense " S# q6 W6 C: IDOI -- Department of Interior & g ~& {. ^7 ]$ gDOS -- Department of State DOT -- Department of Transportation DOTS -- Dynamic Ocean Tracking System DOTCC -- Department of Transportation Computer Center DSCS -- Digital Satellite Compression Service 9 e. N8 c6 u( P* l$ kDSUA -- Dynamic Special Use Airspace . M0 m4 _0 a9 |DTS -- Dedicated Transmission Service * D1 J' h2 U0 c3 M1 ~DUAT -- Direct User Access Terminal DVFR -- Defense Visual Flight Rules DVFR -- Day Visual Flight Rules DVOR -- Doppler Very High Frequency Omni-- Directional Range DYSIM -- Dynamic Simulator E top -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E-MSAW -- En-Route Automated Minimum Safe Altitude Warning EA -- Environmental Assessment EARTS -- En Route Automated Radar Tracking System ECOM -- En Route Communications ECVFP -- Expanded Charted Visual Flight Procedures EDCT -- Expedite Departure Path EFAS -- En Route Flight Advisory Service EFC -- Expect Further Clearance " C8 y0 Z& u( ]5 s t g* FEFIS -- Electronic Flight Information Systems EIAF -- Expanded Inward Access Features 1 S. Z* s" x3 x, @5 U! kEIS -- Environmental Impact Statement ELT -- Emergency Locator Transmitter 9 t- b+ a: `! ]9 K: uELWRT -- Electrowriter # L5 W z4 g% @ u1 I* P$ L5 SEMAS -- Engineered Materials Arresting System EMPS -- En Route Maintenance Processor System 6 t8 x' l$ ^+ X; L: O# C! qEMS -- Environmental Management System ENAV -- En Route Navigational Aids 2 K8 L1 ~1 ~# Q# Z, SEPA -- Environmental Protection Agency EPS -- Engineered Performance Standards EOF -- Emergency Operating Facility EPSS -- Enhanced Packet Switched Service 5 ~7 S1 _( _. x) _$ QERAD -- En Route Broadband Radar ' @. j, |; \4 T! G- F. UESEC -- En Route Broadband Secondary Radar 9 O$ u# H( a$ q) k1 |5 A7 L& j1 WESP -- En Route Spacing Program ESYS -- En Route Equipment Systems K$ V. ~- X5 x% J# F: pESF -- Extended Superframe Format * }4 x1 V4 b+ E: w2 U9 CETA -- Estimated Time of Arrival ETE -- Estimated Time En Route ETG -- Enhanced Target Generator % V, z+ F6 \2 B7 O, T: oETMS -- Enhanced Traffic Management System ETN -- Electronic Telecommunications Network EVAS -- Enhanced Vortex Advisory System ~ w( V! C2 C1 N% I# VEVCS -- Emergency Voice Communications System ! L+ P% n: V2 t: I/ v9 s , s$ X0 T0 W3 M1 V+ d' c1 ]5 kF top -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FAA -- Federal Aviation Administration F&E -- Facility and Equipment 4 \- H5 j/ F7 G$ p8 c+ cFAAAC -- FAA Aeronautical Center , H/ N* {9 y5 E7 u6 ?5 NFAACIS -- FAA Communications Information System 5 y1 i/ {. X4 U8 mFAATC -- FAA Technical Center FAC -- Facility 9 {6 y- v6 {" @FAF -- Final Approach Fix ; K! K4 Q+ _( p5 d0 }3 L1 A! uFAP -- Final Approach Point FAPM -- FTS2000 Associate Program Manager + V% x7 o6 g' @" P4 J: x7 lFAR -- Federal Aviation Regulation FAATSAT -- FAA Telecommunications Satellite / s. o( r; p y9 @4 [2 s9 e1 sFAST -- Final Approach Spacing Tool FAX -- Facsimile Equipment FBO -- Fixed Base Operator 4 R& _- Q& S/ @FBS -- Fall Back Switch & c& |# e8 M0 E; h& A$ lFCC -- Federal Communications Commission FCLT -- Freeze Calculated Landing Time FCOM -- FSS Radio Voice Communications , s7 D2 g: v8 B$ U2 q8 bFCPU -- Facility Central Processing Unit FDAT -- Flight Data Entry and Printout (FDEP) and Flight Data Service FDE -- Flight Data Entry . {6 z5 O' ~6 Y5 ]3 B& o4 f* nFDEP -- Flight Data Entry and Printout . T7 o" d* e$ f! MFDIO -- Flight Data Input/Output # x! F: G) v1 S1 d2 c- ]. cFDIOC -- Flight Data Input/Output Center ! i" B& @) M; K) RFDIOR -- Flight Data Input/Output Remote FDM -- Frequency Division Multiplexing h, f7 E$ B; R0 hFDP -- Flight Data Processing FED -- Federal $ `7 J; @$ ^! bFEIS -- Final Environmental Impact Statement FEP -- Front End Processor FFAC -- From Facility FIFO -- Flight Inspection Field Office ( E% u9 X G1 l7 Q, V: _' K9 h9 GFIG -- Flight Inspection Group FINO -- Flight Inspection National Field Office FIPS -- Federal Information Publication Standard . x* b% V- `0 P8 s! J# eFIR -- Flight Information Region FIRE -- Fire Station FIRMR -- Federal Information Resource Management Regulation FL -- Flight Level ' n* [# Q7 o2 GFLOWSIM -- Traffic Flow Planning Simulation FMA -- Final Monitor Aid FMF -- Facility Master File FMIS -- FTS2000 Management Information System FMS -- Flight management System FNMS -- FTS2000 Network Management System ! H" ~- b; ?5 F' r OFOIA -- Freedom Of Information Act ; r, L$ w, J& c9 f5 {% fFONSI -- Finding of No Significant Impact / S4 v K% r0 \- C0 | CFP -- Flight Plan FRC -- Request Full Route Clearance FSAS -- Flight Service Automation System FSDO -- Flight Standards District Office FSDPS -- Flight Service Data Processing System * _% s& |( @" c- {5 u& }8 w( i# qFSEP -- Facility/Service/Equipment Profile FSP -- Flight Strip Printer FSPD -- Freeze Speed Parameter # H' r7 V. I# v5 l- V: pFSS -- Flight Service Station 6 h K5 U# r% v6 H/ g& JFSSA -- Flight Service Station Automated Service : o9 K+ v) L% y' D: T& S: qFSTS -- Federal Secure Telephone Service 1 F+ {3 n u* w) Y: w% h9 ZFSYS -- Flight Service Station Equipment Systems ; F5 t9 g# r7 D- |$ }, `7 o5 |/ JFTS -- Federal Telecommunications System FTS2000 -- Federal Telecommunications System 2000 3 d# M) X* Q4 M1 XFUS -- Functional Units or Systems FWCS -- Flight Watch Control Station 1 R6 F$ H$ V) M3 C( ~9 F; P7 b3 u% L. A 2 i2 }8 C8 y- s' E G top -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- . z4 N' v8 [! p6 n2 w2 LGA -- General Aviation GAA -- General Aviation Activity GAAA -- General Aviation Activity and Avionics GADO -- General Aviation District Office GCA -- Ground Control Approach , e, `: B$ u" A1 j- z3 j. UGNAS -- General National Airspace System 8 [) V- O! `' a8 n, d4 gGNSS -- Global Navigation Satellite System GOES -- Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite ) N4 [$ Z+ h$ d1 fGOESF -- GOES Feed Point GOEST -- GOES Terminal Equipment & E% U! d' L$ p8 |4 Q2 W. I5 yGPRA -- Government Performance Results Act 5 d/ I! S4 Q; T0 O- _" R% yGPS -- Global Positioning Satellite # X. ~5 h, V8 @$ H- zGPWS -- Ground Proximity Warning System GRADE -- Graphical Airspace Design Environment & M( A; f/ n& w- `- dGS -- Glide Slope Indicator GSA -- General Services Administration GSE -- Ground Support Equipment % j& }! O- ]3 t! @6 E+ o7 h. I H top ( K+ ^ g2 x1 P7 T$ m2 C( @- G ' ]1 }$ t% Q' k( \' e" U* A( c-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- H -- Non-- Directional Radio Homing Beacon (NDB) HAA -- Height Above Airport HAL -- Height Above Landing HARS -- High Altitude Route System % i5 X: h6 B4 T9 m% `HAT -- Height Above Touchdown HAZMAT -- Hazardous Materials HCAP -- High Capacity Carriers ! E) k" X- p2 O/ A+ }/ ]HLDC -- High Level Data Link Control + Z2 n3 G9 Y9 j( E D. G: R: NHDME -- NDB with Distance Measuring Equipment HDQ -- FAA Headquarters 7 k2 s1 P6 B# ^* {! y a% u" }HELI -- Heliport $ a. K/ @- a0 s9 l, C1 l3 yHF -- High Frequency HH -- NDB, 2kw or More 0 h+ N" y, e! f* I/ d9 V- wHI-- EFAS -- High Altitude EFAS HOV -- High Occupancy Vehicle HSI -- Horizontal Situation Indicators % ]8 |) m R" W" T/ iHUD -- Housing and Urban Development HWAS -- Hazardous In-- Flight Weather Advisory 0 g% z6 c! j+ v0 u0 `Hz -- HERTZ . c a1 c7 z9 v- s+ }% j " R. w4 w# L) t h2 K, E, C I top 7 C7 o" P# \' U! m7 B5 w" q' q ! z, G0 Z- \7 s$ D- [-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- IA -- Indirect Access IAF -- Initial Approach Fix : R C+ f! r& Z) C* y0 v* n) M9 _I/AFSS -- International AFSS 7 b( I9 V: E/ d- d' h- GIAP -- Instrument Approach Procedures IAPA -- Instrument Approach Procedures Automation IBM -- International Business Machines $ Q/ a s N( t, T% s8 D$ z% \IBP -- International Boundary Point 8 i" c0 P3 g4 K- X" ]) w* jIBR -- Intermediate Bit Rate ICAO -- International Civil Aviation Organization 1 T6 b( s4 X* T% ^ICSS -- International Communications Switching Systems IDAT -- Interfacility Data : S1 J; G6 }# F0 C/ k T" z# eIF -- Intermediate Fix IFCP -- Interfacility Communications Processor ( {" }9 O( E0 D2 v4 A0 {" \+ q& _IFDS -- Interfacility Data System IFEA -- In-- Flight Emergency Assistance 0 R' x5 i1 W! G" IIFO -- International Field Office 7 g3 S- s9 Q$ o2 w3 sIFR -- Instrument Flight Rules : |3 J) p1 I; B% T0 p) OIFSS -- International Flight Service Station ILS -- Instrument Landing System IM -- Inner Marker ( B- M9 Y- S& k# y2 QIMC -- Instrument Meteorological Conditions INM -- Integrated Noise Model INS -- Inertial Navigation System # r) N2 c5 }- i. YIRMP -- Information Resources Management Plan ISDN -- Integrated Services Digital Network 5 o1 M( Y# a- f& d& sISMLS -- Interim Standard Microwave Landing System ITI -- Interactive Terminal Interface IVRS -- Interim Voice Response System ; ^2 \5 ?; [0 q* @% ^! O2 jIW -- Inside Wiring ; Q0 I7 r* D P& O2 _ 6 s- f! S( r) F# _$ j" x $ c" x% [6 @1 [+ Y- h( j A8 PJ top -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : @2 P: C9 k3 w9 E0 f9 t( X7 \* K + \: D3 K% ^+ v) c1 W# vK top -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Kbps -- Kilobits Per Second # `& ]' `) u! P }Khz -- Kilohertz + j, S+ X9 ?8 V4 o; w4 d$ nKVDT -- Keyboard Video Display Terminal 0 b* s: }1 f, l5 Y 2 ~* v$ E' ^, _8 o$ g 5 @$ Z! d* S8 F' k, yL top % J% I# @& P, A0 i* f9 i -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 {* M) z+ B( y% a( W, k8 U/ S 7 i/ x1 }& B7 _! b' O" W! bLAA -- Local Airport Advisory LAAS -- Low Altitude Alert System 4 ~9 D8 j* v5 n5 TLABS -- Leased A B Service LABSC -- LABS GS-- 200 Computer - a2 f" O$ Y: uLABSR -- LABS Remote Equipment 4 o1 p- N" P3 m {LABSW -- LABS Switch System 4 M" m2 }* Q$ J1 OLAHSO -- Land and Hold Short Operation LAN -- Local Area Network LATA -- Local Access and Transport Area LAWRS -- Limited Aviation Weather Reporting System & |1 Q0 d& p! v6 t- I! b6 NLCF -- Local Control Facility LCN -- Local Communications Network ' o, L, [; w# }! LLDA -- Localizer Directional Aid # y6 N5 X/ O6 z1 MLDA -- Landing Directional Aid LDIN -- Lead-- in Lights LEC -- Local Exchange Carrier LF -- Low Frequency LINCS -- Leased Interfacility NAS Communications System LIS -- Logistics and Inventory System # x" t) j" j7 zLLWAS -- Low Level Wind Shear Alert System ; ?7 h& Z0 X$ e6 pLM/MS -- Low/Medium Frequency 5 C, a# J2 W G( |LMM -- Locator Middle Marker & c; i- Q. T9 WLMS -- LORAN Monitor Site $ V7 m, O/ f9 c0 aLOC -- Localizer + Z4 |5 v+ u5 i6 l: T! k* |LOCID -- Location Identifier 3 R9 C& V: U0 {# M( e- VLOI -- Letter of Intent LOM -- Compass Locator at Outer Marker 8 [- }4 A0 Y' I9 E* s8 _# |: HLORAN -- Long Range Aid to Navigation LPV -- Lateral Precision Performance with Vertical Guidance 7 H- \; ]2 a4 ^3 S3 N! ELRCO -- Limited Remote Communications Outlet 1 h0 _ U. n/ Y, ^+ f2 J% bLRNAV -- Long Range Navigation LRR -- Long Range Radar ! m7 n7 K+ e1 I" m) E7 T7 n; u M top - t2 F! U, _, w3 G- j( b; [ ( A" k! { w- y8 t0 X! M-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MAA -- Maximum Authorized Altitude # L( {/ W" b$ R1 r: o8 `MALS -- Medium Intensity Approach Lighting System ) w8 R( y a4 \2 N: v" i$ KMALSF -- MALS with Sequenced Flashers 4 E6 n2 O0 q: f. gMALSR -- MALS with Runway Alignment Indicator Lights ! Z- p& f/ ] ^- Q3 E: z) tMAP -- Maintenance Automation Program MAP -- Military Airport Program 1 L3 g) \) s" e- v4 @MAP -- Missed Approach Point : Q. W# H* R& [& EMAP -- Modified Access Pricing Mbps -- Megabits Per Second MCA -- Minimum Crossing Altitude MCAS -- Marine Corps Air Station MCC -- Maintenance Control Center MCL -- Middle Compass Locater MCS -- Maintenance and Control System MDA -- Minimum Descent Altitude ( M; F6 X# _/ m! }6 i1 nMDT -- Maintenance Data Terminal MEA -- Minimum En Route Altitude METI -- Meteorological Information MF -- Middle Frequency MFJ -- Modified Final Judgment MFT -- Meter Fix Crossing Time/Slot Time . p$ I' R8 @" C+ l6 Y* Y7 V* y0 QMHA -- Minimum Holding Altitude Mhg -- MegHERTZ : m0 H" v, E& W% t, fMIA -- Minimum IFR Altitudes ' v9 @) c6 [8 ?0 K& BMIDO -- Manufacturing Inspection District Office MIS -- Meteorological Impact Statement MISC -- Miscellaneous ) ?) u: G2 z @ ^3 Q) hMISO -- Manufacturing Inspection Satellite Office MIT -- Miles In Trail u+ n; C2 h5 ~/ e% j3 yMITRE -- Mitre Corporation 4 v; u$ V0 _" R4 A5 u7 [5 DMLS -- Microwave Landing System MM -- Middle Marker 7 n! G8 Y) F8 K# w" _8 @' IMMC -- Maintenance Monitoring Console ; J* O. Y9 G' T$ z+ N2 zMMS -- Maintenance Monitoring System % q: y5 p* I) i8 l6 UMNPS -- Minimum Navigation Performance Specification MNPSA -- Minimum Navigation Performance Specifications Airspace 7 c: ^( p$ I- Y9 Y4 SMOA -- Memorandum of Agreement ( M4 I5 O1 T: D9 @7 ?0 f7 u, @4 VMOA -- Military Operations Area MOCA -- Minimum Obstruction Clearance Altitude MODE C -- Altitude-- Encoded Beacon Reply % |% m9 X- n3 d* HMODE C -- Altitude Reporting Mode of Secondary Radar MODE S -- Mode Select Beacon System * x# ^! j. ]3 a( b/ H% v# oMOU -- Memorandum of Understanding * J5 A# l9 s1 U$ a' lMPO -- Metropolitan Planning Organization . q2 r1 D3 |& t; r4 j" U: U: S4 U4 n$ CMPS -- Maintenance Processor Subsystem (OR) Master Plan Supplement MRA -- Minimum Reception Altitude 9 i& N: i7 {# C1 e; `: @$ R* x7 jMRC -- Monthly Recurring Charge * G6 [! N+ u/ o7 ^MSA -- Minimum Safe Altitude MSAW -- Minimum Safe Altitude Warning MSL -- Mean Sea Level MSN -- Message Switching Network + w+ N& Q2 J: f: L5 a, z; n- P" QMTCS -- Modular Terminal Communications System ) `5 e) ]" H: u+ S+ w( U8 h! }MTI -- Moving Target Indicator MUX -- Multiplexor % G- w! G' K! mMVA -- Minimum Vectoring Altitude 5 G: M: T5 r9 j2 O# X/ M/ w0 TMVFR -- Marginal Visual Flight Rules N top -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8 f5 ~5 y5 ]2 w- NNAAQS -- National Ambient Air Quality Standards 2 T+ T9 `) U1 Q* |) @NADA -- NADIN Concentrator NADIN -- National Airspace Data Interchange Network NADSW -- NADIN Switches E4 ]. R" l# A/ F: d( ^NAILS -- National Airspace Integrated Logistics Support NAMS -- NADIN IA NAPRS -- National Airspace Performance Reporting System ' u0 O/ [/ f/ W* ONAS -- National Airspace System or Naval Air Station NASDC -- National Aviation Safety Data NASP -- National Airspace System Plan NASPAC -- National Airspace System Performance Analysis Capability # ?* \) b) C- INATCO -- National Communications Switching Center # o2 ^0 a+ M( {( W* `NAVAID -- Navigation Aid 6 W9 v1 a4 `* A9 p/ s* \% [NAVMN -- Navigation Monitor and Control & `* A( _! @4 C5 lNAWAU -- National Aviation Weather Advisory Unit ; H7 U) X9 ?7 ?; Q. m6 I _NAWPF -- National Aviation Weather Processing Facility $ z; [, ~3 q$ X- }- BNCAR -- National Center for Atmospheric Research; Boulder, CO NCF -- National Control Facility NCIU -- NEXRAD Communications Interface Unit NCP -- Noise Compatibility Program NCS -- National Communications System . }( w: V) ^: {5 s$ ENDB -- Non-- Directional Radio Homing Beacon - T% N- b; H4 {/ S* U5 K2 I4 S! SNDNB -- NADIN II : d1 I, z- x' B3 fNEM -- Noise Exposure Map - q3 K( `7 c1 d9 e5 V9 y4 a3 k2 Z3 XNEPA -- National Environmental Policy Act NEXRAD -- Next Generation Weather Radar NFAX -- National Facsimile Service ! c: Y& @5 L% K$ bNFDC -- National Flight Data Center 7 ]9 N) ]% r0 d* K" HNFIS -- NAS Facilities Information System NI -- Network Interface NICS -- National Interfacility Communications System ; @; B! ^& i, O6 I0 G: ENPE -- Non-primary Airport Entitlement - W% t0 X% C- G) C: \# \/ ?NPIAS -- National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems ! _5 \" y" c& s8 s( hNM -- Nautical Mile NMAC -- Near Mid Air Collision , N# j1 Z6 h9 P6 A' ]+ L' TNMC -- National Meteorological Center NMCE -- Network Monitoring and Control Equipment NMCS -- Network Monitoring and Control System , ]( u% K) i9 o u) U8 Q2 }% Y! kNOAA -- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOC -- Notice Of Completion NOTAM -- Notice to Airmen NPDES -- National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NPIAS -- National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems + O1 i3 Y) l+ E7 K$ W6 E( L7 kNRC -- Non-- Recurring Charge NRCS -- National Radio Communications Systems - Z5 b- B' _9 R. ENSAP -- National Service Assurance Plan 2 G+ }/ Y2 c+ D+ t; {6 MNSRCATN -- National Strategy to Reduce Congestion on America's Transportation Network " i+ P3 U& B5 E7 A- l% b. oNSSFC -- National Severe Storms Forecast Center ; p8 V- O5 ?( ]" A2 ~ D, G. W- tNSSL -- National Severe Storms Laboratory; Norman, OK 5 F5 U- u- J8 R4 L6 k+ Z% V' YNTAP -- Notices To Airmen Publication NTP -- National Transportation Policy NTSB -- National Transportation Safety Board NTZ -- No Transgression Zone ; v8 {7 [1 t1 K$ x5 U! HNWS -- National Weather Service NWSR -- NWS Weather Excluding NXRD NSWRH -- NWS Regional Headquarters % Y" J, l' l. g$ B# GNXRD -- Advanced Weather Radar System / Y) M5 B, \3 r O ; E5 x; q7 n2 j+ K. F P( RO top -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 s2 f+ W6 r5 P: f. Q [ zOAG -- Official Airline Guide ) s( Z' T' G) gOALT -- Operational Acceptable Level of Traffic 5 d$ E& W2 ?, l. _* l, ROAW -- Off-- airway Weather Station ODAL -- Omnidirectional Approach Lighting System ! ], O& W) l* T% f6 oODAPS -- Oceanic Display and Processing Station OEP -- Operational Evolution Plan / Partnership OFA -- Object Free Area OFDPS -- Offshore Flight Data Processing System 1 ]. q) b. [* A# U$ \* s6 z8 ROFT -- Outer Fix Time 6 @6 d# K6 ^! k* i5 c- o, O# p* @+ OOFZ -- Obstacle Free Zone OM -- Outer Marker OMB -- Office of Management and Budget % F" O; ~. d( f! @( `ONER -- Oceanic Navigational Error Report / L) y: O' {) l' L) i& s- i1 |' }OPLT -- Operational Acceptable Level of Traffic . Y- E/ y$ [. NOPSW -- Operational Switch 3 N8 R% F( S9 xOPX -- Off Premises Exchange - i: d. S% V; ?% S4 k. rORD -- Operational Readiness Demonstration OTR -- Oceanic Transition Route $ d) w# X3 e2 P7 ROTS -- Organized Track System , h5 x! M0 t6 O 3 F7 R6 g' T( c' D! @ f P top -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PABX -- Private Automated Branch Exchange PAD -- Packet Assembler/Disassembler , q3 I% m( K3 S- V% c' S4 qPAM -- Peripheral Adapter Module " ~% d8 L0 a5 |& p2 TPAPI -- Precision Approach Path Indicator PAR -- Precision Approach Radar PAR -- Preferential Arrival Route PATWAS -- Pilots Automatic Telephone Weather Answering Service ! S5 b3 h; Q# z D- JPBCT -- Proposed Boundary Crossing Time # t6 t2 ], g. U C( B" V( MPBRF -- Pilot Briefing PBX -- Private Branch Exchange 6 U: n! m2 p4 l" ^PCA -- Positive Control Airspace . {) C7 K, _# v* S5 JPCM -- Pulse Code Modulation - @- M: w- D$ g3 DPDAR -- Preferential Arrival And Departure Route PDC -- Pre-- Departure Clearance PDC -- Program Designator Code f9 H% X2 {9 R8 v8 l, \) kPDR -- Preferential Departure Route , M0 U4 b/ @) g2 a2 K* O; ePDN -- Public Data Network PFC -- Passenger Facility Charge PGP -- Planning Grant Program PIC -- Principal Interexchange Carrier 4 H: n1 a+ I* S; wPIDP -- Programmable Indicator Data Processor ' @: k: m3 v q. p4 E# k3 QPIREP -- Pilot Weather Report PMS -- Program Management System POLIC -- Police Station $ w4 j8 x; k2 ]) K( z% c Q cPOP -- Point Of Presence . q7 Y* Q" [6 Z& c4 I) ]' F+ ^POT -- Point Of Termination " `7 y3 U! h2 u) N: T9 T! j7 z; dPPIMS -- Personal Property Information Management System PR -- Primary Commercial Service Airport PRI -- Primary Rate Interface PRM -- Precision Runway Monitor 6 Q3 \7 [" R" K9 X3 DPSDN -- Public Switched Data Network 3 ]% {8 _' `: HPSN -- Packet Switched Network PSS -- Packet Switched Service " |) o# n, B# O p$ QPSTN -- Public Switched Telephone Network ! z7 X+ j% q7 D2 y: }PTC -- Presumed-to-Conform PUB -- Publication PUP -- Principal User Processor PVC -- Permanent Virtual Circuit 8 b; a5 O+ n, C. q5 [+ S8 U, X$ GPVD -- Plan View Display $ k: ?2 j% h& u, h, s: R6 pQ top -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ( j, Q A) N9 [5 B, b U% h % K6 c, w1 W- \ : F7 k% a6 ?: @9 LR top . U! r' u m- ~$ r" L8 ]( W7 s3 V0 A -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- + e, T d, s: [7 J9 G" o: [RAIL -- Runway Alignment Indicator Lights $ h& H+ r7 }9 q4 gRAPCO -- Radar Approach Control (USAF) ( h. J8 R. b) uRAPCON -- Radar Approach Control (FAA) " e* @ N# ?1 KRATCC -- Radar Air Traffic Control Center RATCF -- Radar Air Traffic Control Facility (USN) ! B# ^" r' q$ x( QRBC -- Rotating Beam Ceilometer $ d" T- p# ]! }% Y6 ~RBDPE -- Radar Beacon Data Processing Equipment RBSS -- Radar Bomb Scoring Squadron RCAG -- Remote Communications Air/Ground / r6 b! R) u# R0 A( n- T8 wRCC -- Rescue Coordination Center RCF -- Remote Communication Facility RCCC -- Regional Communications Control Centers RCIU -- Remote Control Interface Unit RCL -- Radio Communications Link 3 a9 q; w0 H& |1 E, Z$ ~/ ARCLR -- RCL Repeater RCLT -- RCL Terminal RCO -- Remote Communications Outlet RCU -- Remote Control Unit ' `8 |# Q$ u$ \: d8 R7 B# ^/ PRDAT -- Digitized Radar Data RDP -- Radar Data Processing 4 z5 X4 W8 ?0 \0 D2 o) lRDSIM -- Runway Delay Simulation Model # Z/ A+ m- Q. t# Y8 vREIL -- Runway End Identification Lights 6 b. \4 r4 k$ Y% P; ]RF -- Radio Frequency 4 k/ t' Q" S/ R; j) n' WRL -- General Aviation Reliever Airport ' c; O6 H% m' w- \& W$ u1 S0 \RMCC -- Remote Monitor Control Center RMCF -- Remote Monitor Control Facility 8 R9 t, d3 O( i+ ^( ^RML -- Radio Microwave Link RMLR -- RML Repeater RMLT -- RML Terminal , y/ d% u. L8 s6 U' o jRMM -- Remote Maintenance Monitoring , o- ~8 q$ }& k q( s3 Z8 FRMMS -- Remote Maintenance Monitoring System RMS -- Remote Monitoring Subsystem RMSC -- Remote Monitoring Subsystem Concentrator RNAV -- Area Navigation RNP -- Required Navigation Performance ROD -- Record of Decision ROSA -- Report of Service Activity ROT -- Runway Occupancy Time ( f2 Y5 V" ]! a% W" S, p1 VRP -- Restoration Priority 2 w) Y0 L# M2 O e1 j& [5 ^RPC -- Restoration Priority Code + ]4 F" ?# B+ Q0 _( \6 C- e% e% g5 ZRPG -- Radar Processing Group - a7 [0 ^% n7 j9 r0 ?2 BRPZ -- Runway Protection Zone RRH -- Remote Reading Hygrothermometer RRHS -- Remote Reading Hydrometer ! ]4 p* ?- O' Q$ C0 V8 bRRWDS -- Remote Radar Weather Display RRWSS -- RWDS Sensor Site , R4 x! r) s7 @: W& W% LRSA -- Runway Safety Area & l- C2 B% w5 W( [! ]0 w/ x% a) r$ oRSAT -- Runway Safety Action Team ( _- ~: f9 a) o3 H7 iRSS -- Remote Speaking System RT -- Remote Transmitter RT & BTL -- Radar Tracking And Beacon Tracking Level 8 `" Y9 F( I5 pRTAD -- Remote Tower Alphanumerics Display 4 G; c- J/ g7 L9 H( o. ~, xRTCA -- Radio Technical Commission for Aeronautics RTP -- Regional Transportation Plan RTR -- Remote Transmitter/Receiver RTRD -- Remote Tower Radar Display - s; x" L! q' GRVR -- Runway Visual Range RW -- Runway RWDS -- Same as RRWDS RWP -- Real-time Weather Processor ' t1 o! @0 s% f* Y- H G# x6 a 4 i# v Z& L! d. E* H) h' vS top -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * r9 a6 [. v& S5 F# e' gS/S -- Sector Suite SAC -- Strategic Air Command SAFI -- Semi Automatic Flight Inspection SALS -- Short Approach Lighting System SATCOM -- Satellite Communications SAWRS -- Supplementary Aviation Weather Reporting System ) R: v) r9 A3 ` W+ kSBGP -- State Block Grant Program / o6 F1 I5 A/ R0 G) d; mSCC -- System Command Center SCVTS -- Switched Compressed Video Telecommunications Service SDF -- Simplified Direction Finding SDF -- Software Defined Network SDIS -- Switched Digital Integrated Service " Z, W" l$ V' m: c( \SDP -- Service Delivery Point $ X5 D/ f( w0 J6 B6 ESDS -- Switched Data Service / t. p& {) i( I6 |! vSEL -- Single Event Level . ^) a5 x; i# T6 U* [& r( B2 |; ySELF -- Simplified Short Approach Lighting System With Sequenced Flashing Lights SFAR-- 38 -- Special Federal Aviation Regulation 38 SHPO -- State Historic Preservation Officer SIC -- Service Initiation Charge SID -- Station Identifier SID -- Standard Instrument Departure 7 |6 e( `+ C# M [1 @, P2 `SIGMET -- Significant Meteorological Information SIMMOD -- Airport and Airspace Simulation Model SIP -- State Implementation Plan y! c( l5 Q* @/ J3 z4 X7 g# QSM -- Statute Miles SMGC -- Surface Movement Guidance and Control SMPS -- Sector Maintenance Processor Subsystem SMS -- Safety Management System SMS -- Simulation Modeling System 4 Z& j$ O' y! _SNR -- Signal-- to-- Noise Ratio, also: S/N 0 [+ m: g! n5 C5 W/ Z2 t* JSOC -- Service Oversight Center SOAR -- System of Airports Reporting ) `- n% {3 k; t2 h# G6 u4 ~3 w; `SOIR -- Simultaneous Operations On Intersecting Runways ( e+ g- n3 G5 |SOIWR -- Simultaneous Operations on Intersecting Wet Runways SRAP -- Sensor Receiver and Processor SSALF -- SSALS with Sequenced Flashers $ ]( `1 g: B& fSSALR -- Simplified Short Approach Lighting System SSB -- Single Side Band STAR -- Standard Terminal Arrival Route STD -- Standard ; Y5 ]) R. x1 u% h' ~STMUX -- Statistical Data Multiplexer ' j0 P1 K7 w/ g# I9 o% b5 RSTOL -- Short Takeoff and Landing SURPIC -- Surface Picture & U$ I2 G4 N' Z kSVCA -- Service A SVCB -- Service B SVCC -- Service C SVCO -- Service O SVFO -- Interphone Service F (A) 6 Q# J$ c! `5 g# d+ G; O# ]SVFB -- Interphone Service F (B) + X! L# B6 v5 ^( tSVFC -- Interphone Service F (C) 4 u# S* e2 s1 q9 ]* TSVFD -- Interphone Service F (D) SVFR -- Special Visual Flight Rules & X4 j$ c* h6 r, _( B) P" V T top " Q3 ]5 T! \' Q; U* B# m0 |" C5 O, m2 K 1 V) R8 ?# W6 f& Y' W% C- \$ ?-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 w2 O( ^' Z2 S" D& u7 Q0 e AT1MUX -- T1 Multiplexer 4 K. I4 Z, F& P0 y @2 E$ ~! n9 ^: YTAAS -- Terminal Advance Automation System 5 @, N) h! k1 m1 `TACAN -- Tactical Aircraft Control and Navigation TACR -- TACAN at VOR, TACAN only TAF -- Terminal Area Forecast ) {, Y5 D6 j e8 v; f/ fTARS -- Terminal Automated Radar Service TAS -- True Air Speed TATCA -- Terminal Air Traffic Control Automation 1 [9 j7 a0 R {TAVT -- Terminal Airspace Visualization Tool 7 s3 H8 {: j4 r9 ^( U \& `TCA -- Traffic Control Airport or Tower Control Airport " E3 A9 q; S( U& q+ \TCA -- Terminal Control Area : |9 ?6 c( Q {2 U# q' x7 VTCACCIS -- Transportation Coordinator Automated Command and Control Information System TCAS -- Traffic Alert And Collision Avoidance System 3 M- G# Q: o. z( [) d" gTCC -- DOT Transportation Computer Center 2 R- r' a* e& s I& rTCCC -- Tower Control Computer Complex $ l8 i3 L% o, Y2 e0 l- g( mTCE -- Tone Control Equipment TCLT -- Tentative Calculated Landing Time ' F1 R: T, Y7 |; A' G r# z sTCO -- Telecommunications Certification Officer TCOM -- Terminal Communications TCS -- Tower Communications System TDLS -- Tower Data-Link Services 3 t7 @7 w& C* k9 c* |3 iTDMUX -- Time Division Data Multiplexer TDWR -- Terminal Doppler Weather Radar TELCO -- Telephone Company TELMS -- Telecommunications Management System * o2 c2 ?$ e; v5 _9 @TERPS -- Terminal Instrument Procedures ( j, Z/ o# F* u( ?- V# wTFAC -- To Facility - ?( I) w* f5 RTH -- Threshold % ]/ k1 P9 G: y( ^3 fTIMS -- Telecommunications Information Management System TIPS -- Terminal Information Processing System ; Y: v, o: h& s1 mTL -- Taxilane $ Z3 [0 }% m# g; c2 sTMA -- Traffic Management Advisor 6 i" R: M5 \6 QTMC -- Traffic Management Coordinator 1 Z' P! O7 o0 `; JTMC/MC -- Traffic Management Coordinator/Military Coordinator ) e- Z8 B4 }; GTMCC -- Terminal Information Processing System TMCC -- Traffic Management Computer Complex TMF -- Traffic Management Facility , v8 o! U8 ^+ }1 d- J- S- kTML -- Television Microwave Link TMLI -- Television Microwave Link Indicator TMLR -- Television Microwave Link Repeater ' K) A1 e& E9 S: L) TTMLT -- Television Microwave Link Terminal TM&O -- Telecommunications Management and Operations TMP -- Traffic Management Processor 4 I( V8 }% g* l( {7 u) p- G) nTMS -- Traffic Management System : n4 a1 }1 m5 J, qTMSPS -- Traffic Management Specialists * i) m' o! A+ k" H) tTMU -- Traffic Management Unit TODA -- Takeoff Distance Available TOF -- Time Of Flight - E- M% a2 y( wTOFMS -- Time of Flight Mass Spectrometer TOPS -- Telecommunications Ordering and Pricing System (GSA software tool) q5 |( \6 b1 y7 @* U7 LTORA -- Take-off Run Available TNAV -- Terminal Navigational Aids * |$ n5 e$ z- Q- @* pTR -- Telecommunications Request TRACAB -- Terminal Radar Approach Control in Tower Cab TRACON -- Terminal Radar Approach Control Facility - t0 [ z; b n' m; ITRAD -- Terminal Radar Service % f; [2 h* R7 k: \, i& A- {7 STRB -- Transportation Research Board & g6 g- T( O/ XTRNG -- Training TSA -- Taxiway Safety Area # R2 c+ n* A' n0 S) n" k' rTSEC -- Terminal Secondary Radar Service TSP -- Telecommunications Service Priority 6 g; @' p/ }) g' Y: w0 q& JTSR -- Telecommunications Service Request TSYS -- Terminal Equipment Systems TTMA -- TRACON Traffic Management Advisor TTY -- Teletype TVOR -- Terminal VHF Omnidirectional Range $ o7 x/ f, p; M$ ~TW -- Taxiway + X6 c2 O/ r) ETWEB -- Transcribed Weather Broadcast ( ~. }2 |/ u7 H# J" x( C( I9 OTWR-- Tower (non-controlled) 3 t1 y3 A$ K. u4 q+ l9 r/ U! I6 V: ITY -- Type (FAACIS) - H, ], I2 q9 C4 R7 u5 vU top -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- UAS -- Uniform Accounting System " M% L; ]8 z1 D5 YUHF -- Ultra High Frequency + E# {( x( E+ \ H3 p) {( Z. Y- r }$ |URA -- Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 . o: |9 i, v& i- U/ K% nUSAF -- United States Air Force USC -- United States Code : U5 J8 m: D: O) O9 K& z7 f% oUSOC -- Uniform Service Order Code $ h) t. G ~0 c, u) ~V top -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- / l2 P1 |9 o) sVALE -- Voluntary Airport Low Emission ! [" X3 a! ^6 w5 C8 e. j1 s. WVASI -- Visual Approach Slope Indicator VDME -- VOR with Distance Measuring Equipment 6 s X, v" j: j6 KVF -- Voice Frequency & a$ a8 n; K9 s# ~. q2 QVFR -- Visual Flight Rules VHF -- Very High Frequency VLF -- Very Low Frequency ! p# ~0 c" U N ?# x2 ? u$ R( rVMC -- Visual Meteorological Conditions VNAV -- Visual Navigational Aids ( A4 A X* G2 a& t+ `. r! \ o% KVNTSC -- Volpe National Transportation System Center VON -- Virtual On-net VOR -- VHF Omnidirectional Range VOR/DME -- VHF Omnidirectional Range/Distance Measuring Equipment VORTAC -- VOR collocated with TACAN VOT -- VOR Test Facility VP/D -- Vehicle/Pedestrian Deviation VRS -- Voice Recording System " w6 \. d+ j+ _/ F! L) g, _VSCS -- Voice Switching and Control System : v, J V7 {( Q% q' h. uVTA -- Vertex Time of Arrival ! S6 v+ _5 O, NVTAC -- VOR collocated with TACAN VTOL -- Vertical Takeoff and Landing & P" J# D. j6 E8 GVTS -- Voice Telecommunications System , E1 V, [0 {0 i t4 y1 p 4 x) Q0 H. g0 u% |2 N ) j; w$ M5 u" S vW top 9 T! ^1 R' K" O! I -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WAAS -- Wide Area Augmentation System WAN -- Wide Area Network WC -- Work Center WCP -- Weather Communications Processor : i2 W% _0 S- d; qWECO -- Western Electric Company + q% d4 S6 u6 R9 ?1 WWESCOM -- Western Electric Satellite Communications WMSC -- Weather Message Switching Center ) h; W0 Q$ e/ uWMSCR -- Weather Message Switching Center Replacement 2 X4 T3 a0 f$ nWSCMO -- Weather Service Contract Meteorological Observatory . S0 k7 i2 L ]( a/ AWSFO -- Weather Service Forecast Office 6 @7 N: V' u% f' T9 c9 o1 F9 c- LWSMO -- Weather Service Meteorological Observatory + t; p+ d1 @0 h1 H6 r" G* lWSO -- Weather Service Office * C' X |- F% R6 x2 MWTHR -- "Weather" 1 Z% v- k2 l: X3 V zWX -- Weather & U2 p$ F) W) \; Z- {# W3 O$ W! aX top 3 G2 `9 R, |# Q/ n7 A2 V-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- & C0 F, s* c0 s7 ]; { Y top -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 X( D( y% C- F6 L- z4 U 4 W9 x( g" C' {" ?+ m; vZ top " O! O" U$ f' {8 Q% f7 a --------------------------------------------------------------------------------