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Printer Friendly Email Page Glossary of Airport Acronyms5 Q7 S, x" a) U1 W: k
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0 R% J* H! t( eA/C -- Aircraft( X* x0 C' s6 L
A/G -- Air to Ground. n. R/ q9 v/ X- M- ?- Q
A/H -- Altitude/Height
1 i! m% e/ e6 V, t+ QAAC -- Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center
0 y" e1 K3 g+ p' W0 m' ]AAF -- Army Air Field7 n3 l$ E3 B) P. I1 w* T
AAI -- Arrival Aircraft Interval( }. k0 S8 P" @5 l; ~* L% [
AAP -- Advanced Automation Program/ k: H- [3 A/ S5 o
AAR -- Airport Acceptance Rate i3 O" O- ]" L4 c
ABDIS -- Automated Data Interchange System Service B; Z1 H3 ~6 T- t0 R7 Z
ACAIS -- Air Carrier Activity Information System
& y# ?" d# Z' k- MACAS -- Aircraft Collision Avoidance System3 t j) E: t! x A" ~, x! j) z* x
ACC -- Airports Consultants Council
5 V7 s. |& @) k; u- V7 xACC -- Area Control Center. v( V0 P+ u4 M5 |9 o
ACCT -- Accounting Records2 d. u* b+ B! F
ACD -- Automatic Call Distributor2 i* h! {( d H& a5 w4 W2 m
ACDO -- Air Carrier District Office 2 I$ i# @, w; S& {3 u2 @' K
ACF -- Area Control Facility
- R) i) e9 w1 p4 MACFO -- Aircraft Certification Field Office
. ]; e8 x. O Y# LACFT -- Aircraft
! c: o' D0 S7 K+ ^* rACI-NA -- Airports Council International - North America
: R( y2 |% b z. \5 E& KACID -- Aircraft Identification
% q1 b) s. o# y, K4 j' K( U0 TACIP -- Airport Capital Improvement Plan
( ? N c4 f& a. T/ mACLS -- Automatic Carrier Landing System
[) n/ n4 q2 Y3 i, IACLT -- Actual Landing Time Calculated
+ ` f7 N" l& v* c0 ZACO -- Office of Airports Compliance and Field Operations) I# m0 U# q( F3 M9 M# c
ACO -- Aircraft Certification Office
/ Y; g3 L. `8 O' @ACRP -- Airport Cooperative Research Program ' u" H1 E9 v: n) _, q5 \
ADA -- Air Defense Area 3 E0 V. f4 \+ }5 q+ a
ADAP -- Airport Development Aid Program
7 w; z% y" _8 \, ^) wADAS -- AWOS Data Acquisition System
2 }% J" t" x+ q8 S. }ADCCP -- Advanced Data Communications Control Procedure & @- k( D4 ^7 { V
ADDA -- Administrative Data
4 w" S- g3 p8 M- X. n0 [ADF -- Automatic Direction Finding ! G* W( @: l( y, E$ @8 M8 ^6 l) R
ADI -- Automatic De-Ice and Inhibitor * M: [; q* }; `$ ]$ u' `! I
ADIN -- AUTODIN Service
. j; J6 H7 G3 HADIZ -- Air Defense Identification Zone
& r; z; }5 y- G4 e( \8 }6 qADL -- Aeronautical Data-Link # h" C* j3 q: H4 L3 r6 ^
ADLY -- Arrival Delay : ?* B9 {8 Q. q% W% ]8 p- {7 d0 m
ADO -- Airline Dispatch Office
2 C" ?3 X8 P& B* K- PADP -- Automated Data Processing 4 a) j- i. T X, i# r
ADS -- Automatic Dependent Surveillance
/ S' X" Q* G% v+ |7 B( H3 YADSIM -- Airfield Delay Simulation Model
# S0 n8 r! K) tADSY -- Administrative Equipment Systems
" i. `' T! _8 v) J! n7 ?. oADTN -- Administrative Data Transmission Network + B! ]* w* y6 L
ADTN2000 -- Administrative Data Transmission Network 2000
& O; [) f, k" r# t5 qADVO -- Administrative Voice
% y$ H/ [8 r! U# y0 q/ pAEG -- Aircraft Evaluation Group ) B' j# X, `2 H# q9 d8 O
AERA -- Automated En-Route Air Traffic Control , f' O, k; P- Y
AEX -- Automated Execution , n, ^* s& I+ W k: J7 @3 j
AF -- Airway Facilities
! U3 b3 |: y2 V M8 U p; FAFB -- Air Force Base 1 v! Y( b/ s. s1 B. V! t
AFIS -- Automated Flight Inspection System
8 n% t ^& e; ~& q4 x' v' {1 AAFP -- Area Flight Plan # O5 |! J2 E5 X
AFRES -- Air Force Reserve Station
4 i8 H/ _1 s; H' Z' }AFS -- Airways Facilities Sector
/ i% x4 w" C; EAFSFO -- AFS Field Office
* H1 h% l7 a6 l2 r: PAFSFU -- AFS Field Unit 6 p4 V9 [ U, a
AFSOU -- AFS Field Office Unit (Standard is AFSFOU)
p4 {# p* b, H h P( R) nAFSS -- Automated Flight Service Station 9 J& M: ~& U! z5 y* `
AFTN -- Automated Fixed Telecommunications Network
- }2 _8 }6 e! xAGL -- Above Ground Level - N, e3 h% ]5 E) n
AID -- Airport Information Desk - m8 f, W. y- a& v
AIG -- Airbus Industries Group
; `/ A& D" K/ i# LAIM -- Airman's Information Manual
) |5 X7 `: U5 T$ I. k2 t9 rAIP -- Airport Improvement Plan ) E9 r/ F4 r# u( D0 i8 A. f; u) M
AIRMET -- Airmen's Meteorological Information
n W+ G6 x! O) Q* S1 c5 R6 M" Z' zAIRNET -- Airport Network Simulation Model & ^ ]$ u8 b$ s5 n: j
AIS -- Aeronautical Information Service
|" n7 ^7 w' e( c; SAIT -- Automated Information Transfer
3 q) X* e5 e( W: `" U* f, N& \ALP -- Airport Layout Plan ( n* C2 a% K& I
ALS -- Approach Lighting System
+ ~( \# g; o6 d; y0 p( eALSF1 -- ALS with Sequenced Flashers I
6 h4 A$ A/ ~" T; o# ]4 T' PALSF2 -- ALS with Sequenced Flashers II
9 m) D7 x, R3 M6 U4 T, N' vALSIP -- Approach Lighting System Improvement Plan
6 B$ Z! u1 Q3 ] e9 H4 I# ^+ ZALTRV -- Altitude Reservation : Y# u5 V2 d. z. k- V* K. [; ]
AMASS -- Airport Movement Area Safety System + _. w5 s2 R5 W2 y+ ^
AMCC -- ACF/ARTCC Maintenance Control Center
* q6 {- M# n& Q" k- S M. YAMOS -- Automated Meteorological Observation Station
& ]1 e- g% I: f1 Q2 EAMP -- ARINC Message Processor (OR) Airport Master Plan 9 e. m8 Y% B4 h& n" j5 v
AMVER -- Automated Mutual Assistance Vessel Rescue System
1 @4 f3 I! S' n: CANC -- Alternate Network Connectivity
9 o" Q0 [5 g3 w$ aANCA -- Airport Noise and Capacity Act ; I% W- ^) ]! N1 y9 ?" c6 W
ANG -- Air National Guard
6 Q: v6 d8 u4 t+ z. E+ i& NANGB -- Air National Guard Base ! ^! U8 C# _, ]$ k& ^& P0 N, {
ANMS -- Automated Network Monitoring System
1 g6 n, E' F4 P. v) SANSI -- American National Standards Group 5 `/ u2 Q2 \. p# @- k1 h2 U
AOA -- Air Operations Area
+ k3 V) p. R' A( a$ PAP -- Acquisition Plan " A; l* e; [ q0 z$ \
APP -- Approach - ]. f* v5 ^1 h% p
APS -- Airport Planning Standard
, h/ L1 }. q) M( \+ g1 a2 h0 TAQAFO -- Aeronautical Quality Assurance Field Office ! l) C" M9 E! K! b+ }2 v5 N+ G
ARAC -- Army Radar Approach Control (AAF) * T6 i+ E$ m8 @" p! ?5 R2 A
ARAC -- Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee
. V& h0 a9 u9 F3 F5 J+ EARCTR -- FAA Aeronautical Center or Academy 5 f/ r3 K8 F3 s X$ Y# |: C
ARF -- Airport Reservation Function 0 X4 I# j5 t, M/ s
ARFF -- Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting6 w5 N5 i* e6 A7 J
ARINC -- Aeronautical Radio, Inc. $ Y- ?# g u, G3 E% k9 x
ARLNO -- Airline Office 3 U2 S4 G. w( S* E. n$ ?
ARO -- Airport Reservation Office
" M. ]3 ?, Z2 e, A; l4 ]/ c# mARP -- Airport Reference Point
- @ Q0 Q$ M, `& T* M. k. g1 HARSA -- Airport Service Radar Area ) G O$ e7 X' s2 g& f8 s4 e
ARSR -- Air Route Surveillance Radar
- i5 K- i2 F3 ~& [ARTCC -- Air Route Traffic Control Center 3 l' I7 C! y) Z+ @& P' {
ARTS -- Automated Radar Terminal System % b% a3 j5 w" ^5 T% [
ASAS -- Aviation Safety Analysis System
' \8 Z% y. V9 [% A f8 A- f# D; g) dASC -- AUTODIN Switching Center / i) y# T( G; q
ASCP -- Aviation System Capacity Plan
- ` s0 [& F6 B: P2 WASD -- Aircraft Situation Display
0 L- m; p' P( _& T! ~4 pASDA -- Accelerate -- Stop Distance Available 0 f8 Z7 E4 [6 @5 h; k! U3 Q( a! {
ASLAR -- Aircraft Surge Launch And Recovery ) L" l! B' X( t0 _$ w
ASM -- Available Seat Mile
* R/ h- o S! X: } iASP -- Arrival Sequencing Program
0 G5 K2 j5 k& d% e: q2 @* C! KASOS -- Automatic Surface Observation System
8 u- s" U$ V6 S3 TASQP -- Airline Service Quality Performance ) e0 h6 V" q. ?- e) M/ n) i5 z
ASR -- Airport Surveillance Radar
@! k% Y, q* X& x) \ASTA -- Airport Surface Traffic Automation 3 `" y1 W, }8 m2 d
ASV -- Airline Schedule Vendor 4 B) _" u: J: x" N% w
AT -- Air Traffic
+ M9 b) V r% V/ ]+ P7 `8 M( CATA -- Air Transport Association of America
4 {0 z2 U" T2 v4 `$ Q* ^6 dATAS -- Airspace and Traffic Advisory Service 5 P' ~: w1 u! u( a. Q8 p6 W! P" {% B
ATCAA -- Air Traffic Control Assigned Airspace - s/ }0 N! D5 ^. ~
AT&T -- American Telephone and Telegraph 7 B8 J8 N6 C; y" r' T2 E! I
AT&T ASDC -- AT&T Agency Service Delivery Center
2 d1 Y1 v R" \$ O2 hAT&T CSA -- AT&T Customer Support Associate $ p. v' ^- A2 z
ATC -- Air Traffic Control * R6 j$ \; R/ s Y. H% u
ATCBI -- Air Traffic Control Beacon Indicator
) K& G S2 P( T6 B7 v1 mATCCC -- Air Traffic Control Command Center 1 G6 H" }1 V9 P/ S- y B: Z
ATCO -- Air Taxi Commercial Operator
; q! q9 [, o2 ~# bATCRB -- Air Traffic Control Radar Beacon
4 I0 O, c& w2 D' b( E& PATCRBS -- Air Traffic Control Radar Beacon System 8 B$ A: K. D( i* S
ATCSCC -- Air Traffic Control Systems Command Center
3 ?8 C7 U! r6 b9 a* mATCT -- Airport Traffic Control Tower
5 t" H9 A5 F3 U, uATIS -- Automated Terminal Information Service c0 p2 _4 @ W' N0 i) T" C; A
ATISR -- ATIS Recorder
0 g* K* ^1 z/ J1 k" X y( X' iATM -- Air Traffic Management 9 p$ A1 }: p% _( }% [
ATM -- Asynchronous Transfer Mode , u* O4 W2 K' d2 A, W6 _
ATMS -- Advanced Traffic Management System
) Z) _: _* n$ F9 `# mATN -- Aeronautical Telecommunications Network
, v6 ]5 B; c* X( C5 l' L! \" VATODN -- AUTODIN Terminal (FUS)
3 M& V, q- q; M! w" NATOVN -- AUOTVON (Facility) 4 _6 m7 P) Y* z) P
ATOMS -- Air Traffic Operations Management System
) S8 X k! t- T0 x J& r8 k; jATS -- Air Traffic Service * f! M2 a7 I( ?+ m
ATSCCP -- ATS Contingency Command Post $ v/ t% L/ N2 t+ k: o' [7 r A
ATTIS -- AT&T Information Systems
! r% ]3 `* C% M/ t4 VAUTODIN -- DoD Automatic Digital Network
; M4 {. ?0 w/ i3 Y! T. oAUTOVON -- DoD Automatic Voice Network
" } z' r9 x# a! \AVON -- AUTOVON Service " _$ a: h6 X9 i8 I' v* g
AVN -- Aviation Standards National Field Office, Oklahoma City
8 E" A* O# t* o% d# B' CAWIS -- Airport Weather Information 0 _9 L# R% C" F
AWOS -- Automated Weather Observation System
$ k& b; @5 j0 z0 a* D2 pAWP -- Aviation Weather Processor
3 z( p/ C5 i; g6 P( V+ uAWPG -- Aviation Weather Products Generator O5 }( K0 k: A2 s N! q! U
AWS -- Air Weather Station & m$ Y; ~/ {# M2 S( l
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BANS -- BRITE Alphanumeric System 0 I3 c6 q- \% `- `- R
BART -- Billing Analysis Reporting Tool (GSA software tool)
! _3 F; x" y7 Z5 N2 T X7 C/ EBASIC -- Basic Contract Observing Station
/ p5 W: l* A0 L' z+ Z4 }! kBASOP -- Military Base Operations
( `; O3 y3 f1 oBCA -- Benefit/Cost Analysis - O$ A9 {$ {6 Q5 f( h# L
BCR -- Benefit/Cost Ratio & a8 v$ v9 W' w( J0 Q! u. E
BDAT -- Digitized Beacon Data
/ x6 R- X3 F, z% Y- M6 p$ y- cBMP -- Best Management Practices
7 z# ~' u& N& H5 G/ ?+ CBOC -- Bell Operating Company
, {6 w9 E( [8 s% ~' T! o" R- wbps -- bits per second
' @# h& ]$ @! w3 G( Z7 Q; @5 c2 L+ PBRI -- Basic Rate Interface * N/ Q( S$ ]+ ^6 C. G! L+ E- K0 v! P
BRITE -- Bright Radar Indicator Terminal Equipment
( S! R& W, a( o" IBRL -- Building Restriction Line
; K! R2 ]1 R9 eBUEC -- Back-- up Emergency Communications
5 t* p) R$ a7 K! aBUECE -- Back-- up Emergency Communications Equipment
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% g& S3 ~) o" S2 p( E$ m5 VCAA -- Civil Aviation Authority 7 n8 v8 z& a U+ X
CAA -- Clean Air Act + I5 J2 I' t, f/ {% M# _9 ^ _% w
CAB -- Civil Aeronautics Board 3 w' {% w3 u2 w+ s0 B: S
CARF -- Central Altitude Reservation Facility
/ N5 d- A, |2 z4 F4 wCASFO -- Civil Aviation Security Office ( o& a& j% m& Z, K
CAT -- Category # W8 Z9 S6 G& _
CAT -- Clear -- Air Turbulence ! @: E; F8 B+ y4 g5 b
CAU -- Crypto Ancillary Unit % u$ t* ^% V% i5 G
CBI -- Computer Based Instruction 4 a. U9 Q0 A% w D2 e
CCC -- Communications Command Center ; ]& a6 m6 D6 y, H. Z# E( E9 i
CCCC -- Staff Communications
7 v0 F7 j- Y1 E- B; ZCCCH -- Central Computer Complex Host
7 N" ^ _9 r1 I \1 u: `& eCC&O -- Customer Cost and Obligation
& R3 o4 Q9 Q7 D ~6 O/ tCCSD -- Command Communications Service Designator * r- }" t4 e. {/ X
CCS7-- NI -- Communication Channel Signal-7 -- Network Interconnect
$ K2 v: w9 F" |- d5 ]7 d# yCCU -- Central Control Unit 4 @& K; B# u! ~6 \8 \6 ?' W# l9 a
CD -- Common Digitizer
6 s3 a$ Y) G3 r( ^" M3 ~' kCDR -- Cost Detail Report
! _) f2 z& s0 R- _7 J/ [CDT -- Controlled Departure Time / p! J3 u4 P( |
CDTI -- Cockpit Display of Traffic Information
4 m# i9 b+ p. ~/ b# b2 ACENTX -- Central Telephone Exchange
- p) v7 j s7 b" U; QCEP -- Capacity Enhancement Program
' \: U# A5 G* _$ R! V' jCEQ -- Council on Environmental Quality
" m3 |0 G2 c b+ s- i& W( z# oCERAP -- Central Radar Approach " T8 Y/ V+ G3 z3 ?2 j
CFC -- Central Flow Control
; ]% z# y4 e: J7 gCFCF -- Central Flow Control Facility
2 n* o6 R$ B3 F7 p6 b1 {! ~CFCS -- Central Flow Control Service 4 I, R1 I$ k w6 @( i
CFR -- Code of Federal Regulations
3 F! [! V& ^* T! t4 q4 rCFWP -- Central Flow Weather Processor . Y- ~/ H* H; u) [
CFWU -- Central Flow Weather Unit % \, x: `) D' a( ]8 J+ O, {
CGAS -- Coast Guard Air Station , b1 D: q! f/ L
CLC -- Course Line Computer
9 E3 J* e( r& ~& x! a. jCLIN -- Contract Line Item
# a0 M+ d' [: \' `& B$ RCLT -- Calculated Landing Time 3 _% T7 R5 B! i! P$ |) E% Z8 K
CM -- Commercial Service Airport
2 B+ F0 k# K- @4 t/ h% S, E8 JCNMPS -- Canadian Minimum Navigation Performance Specification Airspace ( M8 i0 _7 {# f S% [
CNS -- Consolidated NOTAM System
# |3 y& k) m* f( Q1 G+ d9 sCNSP -- Consolidated NOTAM System Processor 8 o; |0 G! o" ~( n4 B# R$ }
CO -- Central Office $ {) d3 o" n& V+ R; y. j9 o! B
COE -- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 7 r9 i9 r: \, G8 L
COMCO -- Command Communications Outlet
% x4 j# R, u h9 i0 @& r$ fCONUS -- Continental United States
- w* F3 C8 Z; _0 N! z6 wCORP -- Private Corporation other than ARINC or MITRE 3 t8 ?2 F8 s- L4 Z/ |" M
CPE -- Customer Premise Equipment
9 v9 \7 [0 W0 _& E$ V+ E( i s: T& FCPMIS -- Consolidated Personnel Management Information System / e7 C) ` U ] z5 v* ~' c
CRA -- Conflict Resolution Advisory
. \* S# O1 C& Y+ M2 b- `. W8 ECRDA -- Converging Runway Display Aid " T1 i. S3 q I( x6 K5 X% Y
CRT -- Cathode Ray Tube ( U7 ]$ l- F9 | o) C% c
CSA -- Communications Service Authorization
5 h+ q$ I6 a3 Z2 }; J; C6 cCSIS -- Centralized Storm Information System
5 ?$ ~2 D2 j8 p# ?8 sCSO -- Customer Service Office 4 ~4 |& U* Z4 @ C6 P
CSR -- Communications Service Request
8 o* \ d# ~* d, d3 K9 {9 q9 @CSS -- Central Site System
$ j9 { A+ F6 D7 v, W5 uC/S/S/N -- Capacity/Safety/Security/Noise 0 k+ t$ w9 v* D0 w9 `$ h3 A, I2 {
CTA -- Controlled Time of Arrival
) l0 l. u# }6 oCTA -- Control Area
' y9 _' Y( I( O" |" k. ]1 ZCTA/FIR -- Control Area/Flight Information Region # A! T+ d4 ]& U* K% M
CTAF -- Common Traffic Advisory Frequency 6 Q7 E: `$ P0 a }
CTAS -- Center -- Tracon Automation System
0 ^7 Y# d$ q; sCTMA -- Center Traffic Management Advisor
7 B8 x N3 Q( u; D% Y: f* _CUPS -- Consolidated Uniform Payroll System
7 ~ i! o& K+ ?( ~# W4 gCVFR -- Controlled Visual Flight Rules # q% v8 X! V, Q3 T
CVTS -- Compressed Video Transmission Service m7 W: @. Q N! z0 a' u; q9 J9 ^
CW -- Continuous Wave
% X/ z# V# m& uCWSU -- Central Weather Service Unit r9 V$ c3 T+ A) H, S
CWY -- Clearway
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. F; j1 n: X3 n0 b) {/ M# n. FDA -- Direct Access
: j2 P* B6 K3 L9 U8 ~# ODA -- Decision Altitude/Decision Height . u9 ^0 W* z# c
DA -- Descent Advisor 4 L; N$ S8 Z/ ?9 ^; X0 J
DABBS -- DITCO Automated Bulletin Board System ' s2 n1 H0 f$ s z/ w
DAIR -- Direct Altitude and Identity Readout
) p1 `8 V5 [4 ~# J$ KDAR -- Designated Agency Representative 9 `' V( W7 o0 x6 s X1 J; P
DARC -- Direct Access Radar Channel
. Y# Q3 L M3 B. T! y! T sdBA -- Decibels A-weighted ' q/ e9 d7 Q; U$ x
DBCRC -- Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission
2 s0 e' E# h( O7 W% x9 c/ _( m$ ?DBE -- Disadvantaged Business Enterprise 1 M+ A8 o8 Z% h
DBMS -- Data Base Management System
9 J' w. K0 R. I) n8 aDBRITE -- Digital Bright Radar Indicator Tower Equipment # k- ]6 y% r- C
DCA -- Defense Communications Agency $ O, ^& q% t o, K& {1 }0 ^: [( R
DCAA -- Dual Call, Automatic Answer Device 7 c9 [; ?4 I" c: A( R4 n. u
DCCU -- Data Communications Control Unit 6 R, w6 T! B+ l! B
DCE -- Data Communications Equipment 1 t4 b1 Z: l- Y6 R9 N a
DDA -- Dedicated Digital Access 8 |, E9 T& K# U! @+ n6 e
DDD -- Direct Distance Dialing
8 V4 C2 z) h, k* v+ I1 eDDM -- Difference in Depth of Modulation + N* }9 U$ y% [; c
DDS -- Digital Data Service ^" \: B( i/ O. [3 W
DEA -- Drug Enforcement Agency 3 S' N; }# ~/ n# |3 ]4 m3 ^
DEDS -- Data Entry and Display System 7 Y# W( x/ k3 L0 c; z% t
DEIS -- Draft Environmental Impact Statement ) }" J: W5 V$ s; V
DEP -- Departure
# Q0 u+ R& d* w# j7 s7 o: u4 ^9 BDEWIZ -- Distance Early Warning Identification Zone
2 [4 Y( M U+ rDF -- Direction Finder
5 b) R+ H& Y+ g6 u5 g' qDFAX -- Digital Facsimile
2 T. K. V' U! p) yDFI -- Direction Finding Indicator
; c) N9 |1 G# P2 MDGPS -- Differential Global Positioning Satellite (System) % b9 ?2 Q; a% b. E: v
DH -- Decision Height : m5 [1 k3 m+ R" k0 C
DID -- Direct Inward Dial 5 l h+ Q$ n5 }5 i( R
DIP -- Drop and Insert Point
5 S* y8 ]. T0 \7 K9 q8 R0 y5 jDIRF -- Direction Finding
. N- s3 b) r& P7 t6 z: F! c! b5 s/ aDITCO -- Defense Information Technology Contracting Office Agency & T$ U; H; O2 Z6 j: K
DME -- Distance Measuring Equipment
/ C# P- S5 m- b$ P: e0 n nDME/P -- Precision Distance Measuring Equipment
% S9 D7 `6 C, X2 z% \ j* kDMN -- Data Multiplexing Network
+ O" K% K9 a I) U/ w% y9 kDNL -- Day-- Night Equivalent Sound Level (Also called Ldn)
( ]: f! g. R* x( IDOD -- Direct Outward Dial
# y4 H; _9 d% L bDoD -- Department of Defense
2 a/ Y! G0 r; a# z: D7 ADOI -- Department of Interior
: N8 d7 P% f; @* j7 X' A, y \1 CDOS -- Department of State
5 J3 e) G9 M9 a7 e6 i, MDOT -- Department of Transportation
2 B% S% L: y8 D& TDOTS -- Dynamic Ocean Tracking System
' p4 ^5 c1 J6 ]! U# Y. r% v; o% ~: LDOTCC -- Department of Transportation Computer Center " U. B9 K% [, T* c: I
DSCS -- Digital Satellite Compression Service # h1 W9 a9 }8 d. `
DSUA -- Dynamic Special Use Airspace
" U; v, U; l6 M/ i" xDTS -- Dedicated Transmission Service 0 x4 s- `( T* z4 U+ P; i
DUAT -- Direct User Access Terminal
% Z% t: T- D0 q- _+ J; @DVFR -- Defense Visual Flight Rules
! `1 _1 V& f8 A, U" d0 U% T7 cDVFR -- Day Visual Flight Rules . Q% T' n0 T$ C3 s
DVOR -- Doppler Very High Frequency Omni-- Directional Range V: P. q4 Z' }+ A/ A5 a
DYSIM -- Dynamic Simulator & S" v/ M" a8 M5 {, c3 _+ k# Q
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5 Z1 e5 Q1 G1 VE-MSAW -- En-Route Automated Minimum Safe Altitude Warning 4 V) f- h: J3 a7 r! u
EA -- Environmental Assessment ) s; q8 |5 r C' O( |7 G
EARTS -- En Route Automated Radar Tracking System
* e3 b- p# d( a6 E0 h& ?0 UECOM -- En Route Communications
% P( m3 m' x8 ~! @1 qECVFP -- Expanded Charted Visual Flight Procedures
7 X# T& E* I6 d* |: `/ aEDCT -- Expedite Departure Path 4 q& g* J* T& f- Y* Z: b
EFAS -- En Route Flight Advisory Service 2 c" ]$ ~7 H# R1 Y+ u1 j2 K
EFC -- Expect Further Clearance
* H+ z3 V1 ~) {- K( ZEFIS -- Electronic Flight Information Systems
& [9 d: P, X# l1 @ h" X1 b) uEIAF -- Expanded Inward Access Features 9 T+ X# b, u0 n$ ~4 w3 Y+ s& Z
EIS -- Environmental Impact Statement
3 ^, [7 Z+ D* ?2 T0 AELT -- Emergency Locator Transmitter
! l% l3 s# F$ ]% z0 ~ELWRT -- Electrowriter
! O; G* ?( t2 n$ `3 l( P, lEMAS -- Engineered Materials Arresting System 3 e3 L5 Y! E4 t- ^% x3 a
EMPS -- En Route Maintenance Processor System
( V9 x/ H* j4 I4 E0 [- ?8 SEMS -- Environmental Management System
/ d+ Q8 p6 L Z5 M( Q7 z! `ENAV -- En Route Navigational Aids
5 b- K5 @. }/ A% _- K: L/ y. R- vEPA -- Environmental Protection Agency
4 {( f0 Q2 B2 {$ ?1 U8 FEPS -- Engineered Performance Standards
, w+ C! Z9 l! IEOF -- Emergency Operating Facility ) z/ R* J& j0 Z5 h$ I3 }
EPSS -- Enhanced Packet Switched Service
& _6 v4 T" @( G) s+ tERAD -- En Route Broadband Radar
. j5 r. p, `) L) j( pESEC -- En Route Broadband Secondary Radar
- M9 L8 ~1 d' y' w$ B( v% x; G3 b0 HESP -- En Route Spacing Program 8 v: |9 a" G4 X3 Y: D( j& c
ESYS -- En Route Equipment Systems ! `. {/ L9 B8 }0 M; l8 H
ESF -- Extended Superframe Format
0 i* x+ z0 v2 `, K4 G2 D7 IETA -- Estimated Time of Arrival
9 M1 w9 L4 O* k) a; dETE -- Estimated Time En Route
, F, y3 U) Z3 T9 DETG -- Enhanced Target Generator
8 l, x8 u. \' g: eETMS -- Enhanced Traffic Management System ! P, j3 K- y1 T, L g- L& r# B
ETN -- Electronic Telecommunications Network . g H- w/ H3 e4 n
EVAS -- Enhanced Vortex Advisory System
3 o, ~. W2 i3 N3 \EVCS -- Emergency Voice Communications System
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0 h2 w# D+ n+ p0 a3 LFAA -- Federal Aviation Administration 3 ~- o% o$ @! i8 I
F&E -- Facility and Equipment & g* x2 x9 ~& D2 U$ v' ?& s
FAAAC -- FAA Aeronautical Center
, O1 I: S7 | N) eFAACIS -- FAA Communications Information System
3 X" ?- o3 t6 ~8 kFAATC -- FAA Technical Center & n) k6 S* ^3 V# W! R
FAC -- Facility
4 ?0 x( h. h9 {3 y* V' ~* }: rFAF -- Final Approach Fix
5 ^& D5 Y0 L$ Y' f* d: qFAP -- Final Approach Point 4 D% z$ n( P+ }9 m1 ~/ Y0 T0 w, q
FAPM -- FTS2000 Associate Program Manager # w* a) o8 S4 C `" f5 `8 \5 |4 y) {
FAR -- Federal Aviation Regulation : X) d7 @8 m% z5 q2 z
FAATSAT -- FAA Telecommunications Satellite & t7 y6 b4 f) k" Y2 q
FAST -- Final Approach Spacing Tool
- a0 H% S1 m9 VFAX -- Facsimile Equipment 0 g+ A/ y0 H% ^& \ |9 |
FBO -- Fixed Base Operator
$ Z. [$ e3 T# e1 r, A; gFBS -- Fall Back Switch
5 ^/ r" _9 X6 ^9 n% MFCC -- Federal Communications Commission ( r- h' {: S: y9 P+ v( |1 ]
FCLT -- Freeze Calculated Landing Time $ b: z& G) Z5 E6 p
FCOM -- FSS Radio Voice Communications
, d% n/ G; R9 v1 A1 K" Y. k* kFCPU -- Facility Central Processing Unit
, R, M9 j# b: `- B# V `FDAT -- Flight Data Entry and Printout (FDEP) and Flight Data Service
0 \9 F$ I. h7 n3 @) ~- }9 J( @FDE -- Flight Data Entry
( s6 }! B; t6 t- C' p4 cFDEP -- Flight Data Entry and Printout * b, i7 C! ^0 r- |3 }; B/ Q$ M
FDIO -- Flight Data Input/Output 9 a, }+ o; |1 b$ ^- h
FDIOC -- Flight Data Input/Output Center
! E+ _8 \! O. Q: {. \FDIOR -- Flight Data Input/Output Remote
& ]' P: V2 G8 X! F6 m) c( G% h2 vFDM -- Frequency Division Multiplexing
1 J1 U& P7 X" `FDP -- Flight Data Processing - z- g5 v) O# O+ C/ z/ f+ A. b
FED -- Federal
. \& z, C% B' F+ CFEIS -- Final Environmental Impact Statement
- j6 l8 D- m' [7 o* w3 RFEP -- Front End Processor ( v" n' `) G, j+ _# f% O7 `# @
FFAC -- From Facility
: Q4 [ Z$ l9 NFIFO -- Flight Inspection Field Office 9 T. m. p* ^1 a. G6 t- I
FIG -- Flight Inspection Group
6 }' h/ z) H& _" Z2 ^FINO -- Flight Inspection National Field Office
9 d' K# d" W) M6 ~, p7 X0 A! rFIPS -- Federal Information Publication Standard
) V$ w/ W8 R O- z% i5 U' ]; m" vFIR -- Flight Information Region
: ~0 g( m" ?2 Y% k, fFIRE -- Fire Station Y/ X, s. H: D/ P Z7 ]# G! f
FIRMR -- Federal Information Resource Management Regulation
4 |, r7 M" \. h! J/ nFL -- Flight Level 6 t% v" U2 {5 Z* Z) @; X
FLOWSIM -- Traffic Flow Planning Simulation & h) R# B6 U& }' `" X# D' J2 J
FMA -- Final Monitor Aid 4 ]% Y. H( n/ T e$ I( S& S
FMF -- Facility Master File 2 ~; Y7 G) a7 q/ d+ {
FMIS -- FTS2000 Management Information System - ~, T9 P9 Y( i- W; K" ]5 Q
FMS -- Flight management System 3 k1 W# j) h2 |4 |" n8 b
FNMS -- FTS2000 Network Management System
" n. N( [ n* U2 VFOIA -- Freedom Of Information Act 2 u$ s: B8 o5 f- ~4 n
FONSI -- Finding of No Significant Impact . X0 `5 `; {5 L4 F, I6 l
FP -- Flight Plan
9 H! l2 K* W* h$ `: i' \# EFRC -- Request Full Route Clearance / K2 e& y" c8 B: w m- I3 s9 t
FSAS -- Flight Service Automation System
* X& g4 _; ], O9 n4 d. ]FSDO -- Flight Standards District Office
- @# ~0 b9 E% I. e* I1 i3 H$ aFSDPS -- Flight Service Data Processing System
5 {: J5 j, w; vFSEP -- Facility/Service/Equipment Profile
" ?6 K( I7 H4 WFSP -- Flight Strip Printer * ~: o# ]! j5 d, \2 I
FSPD -- Freeze Speed Parameter
* J3 b7 ?9 e" N2 AFSS -- Flight Service Station " C/ ]& i( s: H( C" `! ^5 W
FSSA -- Flight Service Station Automated Service
) A$ h b$ ~! PFSTS -- Federal Secure Telephone Service $ S% |5 J8 i3 x( s. K
FSYS -- Flight Service Station Equipment Systems
* j3 n% m3 ?( F# s; A( g4 `3 gFTS -- Federal Telecommunications System . v* c6 o0 M$ v$ w
FTS2000 -- Federal Telecommunications System 2000
+ I; i3 C# Y: h+ ZFUS -- Functional Units or Systems . `, ^! d( @/ Q: v) L* ]4 N ]
FWCS -- Flight Watch Control Station , y$ {) l% I+ x8 V
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GA -- General Aviation 2 F, E& o* a- Y! S$ F- [
GAA -- General Aviation Activity $ @: p4 D4 H+ d6 b# S4 O, z
GAAA -- General Aviation Activity and Avionics
( U4 o1 H4 N% S5 A/ m8 LGADO -- General Aviation District Office , R* Y1 C/ n4 ~! C: K
GCA -- Ground Control Approach
: W) E& _+ o: J+ S5 I' s# DGNAS -- General National Airspace System ; J/ a; ~, ^- z
GNSS -- Global Navigation Satellite System
) `' k" u3 X v" T7 L) e" iGOES -- Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite
# o9 \! I% ?% [9 T7 Q/ v" ^) wGOESF -- GOES Feed Point 5 V: H" J# }: }+ m" a/ e. v- Y9 R
GOEST -- GOES Terminal Equipment ( J* D% c* `( R* V
GPRA -- Government Performance Results Act
+ T) t' E3 U# p2 A& e8 bGPS -- Global Positioning Satellite " p" |) l- U( y4 x' d
GPWS -- Ground Proximity Warning System & O: W- L- |2 [5 C! p
GRADE -- Graphical Airspace Design Environment
s5 Z; o" R3 V' w: oGS -- Glide Slope Indicator 0 h/ w0 i0 b8 x: `* G( A8 C
GSA -- General Services Administration
7 j: k' Y/ V2 Z* {- i+ JGSE -- Ground Support Equipment
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H -- Non-- Directional Radio Homing Beacon (NDB)
$ [8 c! j# r3 q- ^+ G6 U0 hHAA -- Height Above Airport 4 p8 i* ~# |$ s/ z- H1 C4 w$ M
HAL -- Height Above Landing % b4 x0 \% `6 D7 K
HARS -- High Altitude Route System
. R7 J' n; v& \0 Y0 X* UHAT -- Height Above Touchdown
, r3 h$ Y- Q( ?( A* xHAZMAT -- Hazardous Materials
! r: D6 [6 A. j" M- o, cHCAP -- High Capacity Carriers ! i; _+ C4 H2 E
HLDC -- High Level Data Link Control 3 \- ]: \7 `0 Y! }+ c+ z. A
HDME -- NDB with Distance Measuring Equipment 1 \( D- ^/ p; S
HDQ -- FAA Headquarters ) p+ ^1 `0 _9 E" v$ E( B% l
HELI -- Heliport
$ ]# R# L2 G" i, c3 h- eHF -- High Frequency " n2 }( E* A; y7 V6 h
HH -- NDB, 2kw or More
( w1 G3 j) z3 B# S+ y1 ^HI-- EFAS -- High Altitude EFAS ! g4 L* L* M* }/ k7 R$ l# _
HOV -- High Occupancy Vehicle
9 ~7 G$ w2 L9 N/ Z- _1 k( rHSI -- Horizontal Situation Indicators
/ B; X* X* V. YHUD -- Housing and Urban Development
: K, m% |) C7 eHWAS -- Hazardous In-- Flight Weather Advisory
8 W- m( i% l" l9 j" H! g5 dHz -- HERTZ
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IA -- Indirect Access
- G: | d4 H0 s% c9 O- [IAF -- Initial Approach Fix ! w" X) D6 z. S. x- q; T
I/AFSS -- International AFSS
; ?# ~0 P8 H* _/ R4 c) ~0 nIAP -- Instrument Approach Procedures % D2 V; }/ ~8 O) o, w3 }
IAPA -- Instrument Approach Procedures Automation
# Z: U% k d8 W* T1 _, sIBM -- International Business Machines
9 K: ~' P( G, T( b# ^3 JIBP -- International Boundary Point
# i. s! m; E( J. J9 u6 W9 MIBR -- Intermediate Bit Rate % m% |% e; L" P3 C
ICAO -- International Civil Aviation Organization
- P2 k+ r) e8 \. s; d* E/ cICSS -- International Communications Switching Systems
* N6 d2 N9 R9 Q+ X+ z4 [9 P% F) VIDAT -- Interfacility Data . C3 F! X; Z, n4 ~/ ~0 @
IF -- Intermediate Fix
# ?: k" Z5 d1 Z/ F! E$ L/ U2 [6 eIFCP -- Interfacility Communications Processor
( Q y% x7 \" r1 |# |; c3 K5 T: f# tIFDS -- Interfacility Data System
/ X3 J! a, i# w" z5 R: hIFEA -- In-- Flight Emergency Assistance 2 A0 V J8 w$ T& f# s$ D) J- `
IFO -- International Field Office
" `0 s+ U7 H9 ~2 Y: Q% Y1 RIFR -- Instrument Flight Rules * T: H# t$ w* E$ Y+ r P! i7 g* e
IFSS -- International Flight Service Station
* R+ q$ @& I, Z* ^. X7 ~! n% xILS -- Instrument Landing System
/ U |: a0 | A# V5 cIM -- Inner Marker
* Z" }: f# e* ?! f0 w- |( U2 g' \" s CIMC -- Instrument Meteorological Conditions
B7 w# p, d& N! t) G; q7 ?INM -- Integrated Noise Model
+ _! ^6 @/ p3 c; a5 N3 v. Y6 e. PINS -- Inertial Navigation System % Y2 F' e% I' P+ w4 k
IRMP -- Information Resources Management Plan
. l' x4 @1 \; P3 N( c# w. g/ X5 UISDN -- Integrated Services Digital Network ! K) \0 ]# @# @
ISMLS -- Interim Standard Microwave Landing System . i# y0 ?9 @9 a- G
ITI -- Interactive Terminal Interface
& C0 ?8 {3 i: P+ F0 t2 qIVRS -- Interim Voice Response System 8 W! _+ _! y( F3 S! g) U9 o
IW -- Inside Wiring
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: _7 _, W6 S6 L( c5 h# z1 q# ?+ QKbps -- Kilobits Per Second ) @+ S, H0 M1 Y& u+ u' p9 n3 D. Z
Khz -- Kilohertz $ K1 T6 e- j9 {- t
KVDT -- Keyboard Video Display Terminal
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! o6 x' P$ j9 I( [% X9 WLAA -- Local Airport Advisory 3 |! g% ?4 M# D
LAAS -- Low Altitude Alert System . v) u: D, a) w F. m) c$ ]
LABS -- Leased A B Service 6 r) Z" G/ G/ s2 |4 h5 b1 O. _# `6 b
LABSC -- LABS GS-- 200 Computer
" o" I; J$ Y3 a" Z5 k: S" U/ U9 fLABSR -- LABS Remote Equipment
; S m7 ~3 [; }& c7 s+ tLABSW -- LABS Switch System 7 k2 T1 [ F# _
LAHSO -- Land and Hold Short Operation . O: U5 T8 i8 h( q( l3 E( z6 f
LAN -- Local Area Network # M( F6 v O- J6 }0 M
LATA -- Local Access and Transport Area 2 V6 g$ v4 @/ Q
LAWRS -- Limited Aviation Weather Reporting System % L4 y7 d- x: G! e2 `' E
LCF -- Local Control Facility
% k3 _1 ^* X% Y# E1 n% f1 BLCN -- Local Communications Network
; K+ {* @0 _% e$ n5 ]LDA -- Localizer Directional Aid 2 w" m8 l3 |' L0 R. f
LDA -- Landing Directional Aid
- r; d4 v2 V2 X6 kLDIN -- Lead-- in Lights
: O" H' y4 I0 ]( FLEC -- Local Exchange Carrier
, ?9 K4 v$ k3 z# K9 s8 t* pLF -- Low Frequency 3 X+ t5 G3 E. K) v
LINCS -- Leased Interfacility NAS Communications System
% s' u+ y& H y/ R! VLIS -- Logistics and Inventory System + O2 E6 w" r! g$ b+ F$ O
LLWAS -- Low Level Wind Shear Alert System 4 [# ?5 e" v [$ @; k
LM/MS -- Low/Medium Frequency
. h3 Z7 p% A4 ?2 n1 t5 fLMM -- Locator Middle Marker ; A! x: I4 z- W9 k5 i9 K
LMS -- LORAN Monitor Site
4 m& X9 T7 r/ u, L9 O0 xLOC -- Localizer
5 Q/ v H. Q" r! n; qLOCID -- Location Identifier
0 H( B2 x0 b7 a$ q! S; ~3 ^LOI -- Letter of Intent
8 e/ E$ x4 H4 j) F* K DLOM -- Compass Locator at Outer Marker ! ?. t ~1 M& u+ M
LORAN -- Long Range Aid to Navigation
2 f4 V8 O1 P* [LPV -- Lateral Precision Performance with Vertical Guidance
7 P. V4 a7 f: `2 e6 ^LRCO -- Limited Remote Communications Outlet . {6 [+ t- Z; b8 O: P
LRNAV -- Long Range Navigation / B( l' b0 C5 J2 a( Z4 l. x
LRR -- Long Range Radar ' v/ `! f. _2 w4 Y6 P
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f& _) K# a8 n* B+ yMAA -- Maximum Authorized Altitude 7 {6 @- O J/ V E4 u+ s- C
MALS -- Medium Intensity Approach Lighting System 2 @. U9 d. o) B$ X8 n- @
MALSF -- MALS with Sequenced Flashers
" k" e2 c; a$ _( P* ]MALSR -- MALS with Runway Alignment Indicator Lights
8 d7 R: g/ |7 lMAP -- Maintenance Automation Program , x9 Q8 w: H2 U4 o# r% O
MAP -- Military Airport Program
8 H/ T# V) k! zMAP -- Missed Approach Point
& E, K" \8 G- B; x9 T5 o" y/ lMAP -- Modified Access Pricing 9 ]" K. u, k) y9 b. ?0 F: D
Mbps -- Megabits Per Second 1 Z! D( |% f9 W6 b3 l& f7 q
MCA -- Minimum Crossing Altitude 0 U9 }; _+ \6 o u; V! ^
MCAS -- Marine Corps Air Station
/ _) h. _& b0 F+ tMCC -- Maintenance Control Center
7 Q% S W! o. P. Q4 |/ v. a1 Z( hMCL -- Middle Compass Locater
3 Q+ \$ T- M( d# UMCS -- Maintenance and Control System
# X5 W. b7 }+ Q9 c* hMDA -- Minimum Descent Altitude
8 ]; B x! M' b d' M2 PMDT -- Maintenance Data Terminal ; q3 x5 C/ f6 q! m2 `. I. @; I
MEA -- Minimum En Route Altitude
( u8 |# X0 g3 [/ F F. L; C5 \METI -- Meteorological Information 7 `6 Q# c# {$ @4 L
MF -- Middle Frequency
6 J" |, O, }7 \MFJ -- Modified Final Judgment
7 I. z/ _" G2 ]/ cMFT -- Meter Fix Crossing Time/Slot Time ) ?* S$ ] ^8 n# g' h; c: {; Y+ B
MHA -- Minimum Holding Altitude i4 e8 N* C1 B' Z# x4 H
Mhg -- MegHERTZ & U1 _; U; i! N( I# `
MIA -- Minimum IFR Altitudes
0 F6 I; h- a8 E; K3 JMIDO -- Manufacturing Inspection District Office 1 B/ T; Y6 g4 { D% v
MIS -- Meteorological Impact Statement % I: x+ q. o+ V7 W( c6 }
MISC -- Miscellaneous
6 c& h' Z" S! x4 fMISO -- Manufacturing Inspection Satellite Office
" d+ a3 N! D: Z8 [% ?MIT -- Miles In Trail
! j5 R1 z! V: I% T% vMITRE -- Mitre Corporation
& {+ S+ N3 g7 K' K" @MLS -- Microwave Landing System
1 z# W9 W& x: C- E, o$ V% r; I" q5 qMM -- Middle Marker
, z/ p! v) b. s! ]+ r2 O8 ^! @MMC -- Maintenance Monitoring Console
8 I; H# p# i. e& I+ p8 E2 eMMS -- Maintenance Monitoring System ) o( \% t! `5 W3 u9 F
MNPS -- Minimum Navigation Performance Specification
6 p& }3 y, `# i# s% H Q! xMNPSA -- Minimum Navigation Performance Specifications Airspace
3 t7 ]# U$ l W# e: ~MOA -- Memorandum of Agreement ( W- Z' a) V( Z, k% {" P8 Q
MOA -- Military Operations Area
, \. M, \, h2 m i# eMOCA -- Minimum Obstruction Clearance Altitude
2 F$ p7 _. J1 EMODE C -- Altitude-- Encoded Beacon Reply * B/ @2 ~" W/ w
MODE C -- Altitude Reporting Mode of Secondary Radar , }" @+ J. n" f$ W
MODE S -- Mode Select Beacon System 7 V4 A: @# K% ]- s3 R
MOU -- Memorandum of Understanding $ j. m4 d% h# \# J9 @5 Q5 ~/ j
MPO -- Metropolitan Planning Organization - r0 |9 r( z% j4 I- x% p" L$ H
MPS -- Maintenance Processor Subsystem (OR) Master Plan Supplement # j6 ]+ q' ^4 Q0 Z- @% r
MRA -- Minimum Reception Altitude
% C, a6 T- o7 u3 FMRC -- Monthly Recurring Charge 5 p2 }7 {7 j3 T k2 c
MSA -- Minimum Safe Altitude
. {' v4 t: }% L6 PMSAW -- Minimum Safe Altitude Warning
6 W) V1 }4 [) w* `7 \' l8 z7 S8 xMSL -- Mean Sea Level
& T8 V7 S& w: \0 g* \/ n& wMSN -- Message Switching Network ; o. n: f; F3 N
MTCS -- Modular Terminal Communications System
$ |- V( M5 s# u% B/ ~: I2 YMTI -- Moving Target Indicator 2 Z# [7 Q! v i# g3 o X% ^7 Z
MUX -- Multiplexor
8 F! t3 E) D4 h ]) aMVA -- Minimum Vectoring Altitude 5 b2 C9 x" W8 y) d, S# {; J/ H
MVFR -- Marginal Visual Flight Rules % |( s0 E1 `' s
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/ c! c7 a# L4 gNAAQS -- National Ambient Air Quality Standards
' ?( \3 e# {, R! z* ]7 K* s7 yNADA -- NADIN Concentrator
* P! `% h( y4 A6 X bNADIN -- National Airspace Data Interchange Network
% v; J& }1 N! Q w( LNADSW -- NADIN Switches 1 j3 p- v' Y1 G7 r' Q9 u1 K
NAILS -- National Airspace Integrated Logistics Support
2 G: K: O" s+ B$ L7 \- k. p8 wNAMS -- NADIN IA
7 f2 ~) H" ~4 s+ Q( m$ JNAPRS -- National Airspace Performance Reporting System ! f1 X! N6 g6 ?, o% `. `
NAS -- National Airspace System or Naval Air Station
( \( F4 a7 X8 v; i) u4 f" S: ~NASDC -- National Aviation Safety Data
/ \# S- a4 y, |$ W aNASP -- National Airspace System Plan " M5 f* U/ }5 l" G5 q5 L7 j
NASPAC -- National Airspace System Performance Analysis Capability
" H5 v9 x2 j n7 {1 QNATCO -- National Communications Switching Center
7 d# i& ]2 t- v2 N" j4 y. {NAVAID -- Navigation Aid 1 h; ~' E! H5 J# N, Q4 w4 c
NAVMN -- Navigation Monitor and Control + a. x; l R" B, l
NAWAU -- National Aviation Weather Advisory Unit
( D+ e+ k! f- |+ MNAWPF -- National Aviation Weather Processing Facility / Q- B+ M v! ^/ D9 H0 C) z9 s/ n$ E
NCAR -- National Center for Atmospheric Research; Boulder, CO ! m" y( ?: v' t$ F) s7 U+ W! h) Q
NCF -- National Control Facility 1 g( K) Q0 \4 m6 e, a, \
NCIU -- NEXRAD Communications Interface Unit
: S3 C N& P/ A, O% [4 ` ^3 sNCP -- Noise Compatibility Program
0 V$ V# X; c1 Z6 [7 GNCS -- National Communications System ' v- R0 e/ e7 ]7 v2 p0 ?0 S4 c7 @
NDB -- Non-- Directional Radio Homing Beacon & \" K1 Z* ?3 `5 l" A
NDNB -- NADIN II
# x3 a: y5 S9 C. \; l& n( BNEM -- Noise Exposure Map & f% p' M5 n ]6 v y5 K
NEPA -- National Environmental Policy Act
A! a$ d, w# D$ I2 i3 J+ ?NEXRAD -- Next Generation Weather Radar % ~" P; `2 [" d2 e/ ^
NFAX -- National Facsimile Service 4 E0 t7 N& Y! f+ h0 g
NFDC -- National Flight Data Center * a2 b$ x4 r+ c) A4 `
NFIS -- NAS Facilities Information System + i) F, \5 B+ P9 b' Q& k0 h
NI -- Network Interface 9 N- B: E/ K; g' B
NICS -- National Interfacility Communications System 8 r" u% B2 @+ [! w
NPE -- Non-primary Airport Entitlement 7 l4 q+ ?6 u' C$ T9 \
NPIAS -- National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems 7 m) Z/ D/ B' n2 Q1 Q! J3 d
NM -- Nautical Mile
; V" j$ R$ G7 X# F; |( m* e G8 kNMAC -- Near Mid Air Collision 9 F2 M4 N" V! X& G/ K0 e% z% H C
NMC -- National Meteorological Center
( w# ]2 y- M8 [NMCE -- Network Monitoring and Control Equipment + q/ g5 y- Q2 M5 h* y( |( R6 O
NMCS -- Network Monitoring and Control System ; G" ~! {$ {" A* _6 S1 R. x
NOAA -- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
0 l( R' R- U N1 r5 J; z" A1 N, {NOC -- Notice Of Completion
5 |& U3 p" G" t5 t/ S! ?NOTAM -- Notice to Airmen " K! G- X; z2 U% d+ f* _
NPDES -- National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
& J2 F3 I& M; b5 D- ^ |* }! QNPIAS -- National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems
6 b2 E9 Q9 a& o$ r6 |# g. \% rNRC -- Non-- Recurring Charge
V% L, O, u& O7 j. SNRCS -- National Radio Communications Systems
( |+ ]3 [5 P/ t: H! C6 `- dNSAP -- National Service Assurance Plan
( m! H' K% @9 j5 P, J6 ^NSRCATN -- National Strategy to Reduce Congestion on America's Transportation Network
" v3 y" I* Z2 S( {. NNSSFC -- National Severe Storms Forecast Center ' k# m- x4 z* u! a) t5 N$ L
NSSL -- National Severe Storms Laboratory; Norman, OK ; g3 I+ ?2 S4 n4 C+ K
NTAP -- Notices To Airmen Publication
- a4 @$ k, P, [. ~5 GNTP -- National Transportation Policy
y# A$ T9 w( u6 X; `" ANTSB -- National Transportation Safety Board
) a/ ~0 t% v& @9 L6 Z" zNTZ -- No Transgression Zone
0 p1 P6 j( D2 X& N4 s( t$ ZNWS -- National Weather Service
0 d/ w' k0 u/ _6 WNWSR -- NWS Weather Excluding NXRD " v2 S* T! t9 ~' T, ~. W) v; h
NSWRH -- NWS Regional Headquarters 4 A# H" P1 ~, f, l$ k$ o/ G
NXRD -- Advanced Weather Radar System
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OAG -- Official Airline Guide
! `0 q6 _2 O) |0 V% pOALT -- Operational Acceptable Level of Traffic 4 B: l1 a% Z# `( }2 i' F
OAW -- Off-- airway Weather Station ' c2 |( j" d4 R6 H) \2 _: T, O
ODAL -- Omnidirectional Approach Lighting System
) k# j4 p# e7 _# nODAPS -- Oceanic Display and Processing Station ' z4 b( B1 F: A/ ~# F
OEP -- Operational Evolution Plan / Partnership
7 D+ O: H" s( D; X; [4 MOFA -- Object Free Area : O- [+ S1 _4 S- \7 z' G' r
OFDPS -- Offshore Flight Data Processing System 7 h& T" L1 S) d# r' ?. x1 H
OFT -- Outer Fix Time
- |0 r* K- ~; }OFZ -- Obstacle Free Zone
0 J! P0 Y& P# y/ Z3 `; G9 IOM -- Outer Marker # W& K' f- ?3 o( q) |- k, H1 w$ K- G
OMB -- Office of Management and Budget ) q9 F, e0 h+ Z8 @9 c
ONER -- Oceanic Navigational Error Report
$ I& G: E W- b; |- @' b& ^OPLT -- Operational Acceptable Level of Traffic . J* h) @* Q% x/ R
OPSW -- Operational Switch 6 u4 q& q3 z5 L- L
OPX -- Off Premises Exchange
+ l$ G# Z0 m1 OORD -- Operational Readiness Demonstration 1 B. W: n) P7 q8 s/ Z. k+ W
OTR -- Oceanic Transition Route 7 ~, z; k" Q( }6 s4 d
OTS -- Organized Track System
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PABX -- Private Automated Branch Exchange
- a+ r1 [8 {2 G: F) FPAD -- Packet Assembler/Disassembler
9 _3 {$ O/ C0 V8 nPAM -- Peripheral Adapter Module
4 g' v" \+ W; C1 R: c9 K5 rPAPI -- Precision Approach Path Indicator
/ W7 J$ m& h+ b0 h- SPAR -- Precision Approach Radar & R; b Y% c R; G
PAR -- Preferential Arrival Route / A/ C8 X8 Z& c" \# `" I
PATWAS -- Pilots Automatic Telephone Weather Answering Service & C& y7 V) s& ~6 L
PBCT -- Proposed Boundary Crossing Time $ M" G7 J( A6 r0 j' q
PBRF -- Pilot Briefing
/ N. j* I. N8 z ^; } wPBX -- Private Branch Exchange ; a4 O2 c4 L( j0 H
PCA -- Positive Control Airspace
3 E1 j/ U( p) {6 j3 UPCM -- Pulse Code Modulation " r$ X7 e1 k* Z N0 p) o
PDAR -- Preferential Arrival And Departure Route 6 s/ ?; Y5 {% v: _8 J
PDC -- Pre-- Departure Clearance
8 j3 Z5 P$ u6 d" K, |9 iPDC -- Program Designator Code
7 a2 [6 I( j/ { y8 Q4 nPDR -- Preferential Departure Route ( W- l3 t7 n! O% Z v$ Z; h
PDN -- Public Data Network 0 z; t7 l/ U6 W# d
PFC -- Passenger Facility Charge 3 n2 B, E. K. |0 V7 H
PGP -- Planning Grant Program " {0 c% t5 F# i
PIC -- Principal Interexchange Carrier 9 Z. P( _* L0 j" L5 x( I2 G o7 }
PIDP -- Programmable Indicator Data Processor ; `! M$ p: i8 e8 X# y
PIREP -- Pilot Weather Report + g% C" O* D# [
PMS -- Program Management System
& l) D+ K" `) A( K( i7 `9 X" @POLIC -- Police Station
+ N8 Q! L7 R$ z$ UPOP -- Point Of Presence + b6 c1 @: _) b- |8 s
POT -- Point Of Termination $ d' F L3 Z, C* t- F; N! g2 x; ~
PPIMS -- Personal Property Information Management System " O0 j/ C- B% _% G5 N8 t
PR -- Primary Commercial Service Airport - F$ U/ `& [% R9 }- A
PRI -- Primary Rate Interface . K+ }3 U6 O% q# n
PRM -- Precision Runway Monitor 7 ]8 Z2 x7 Z3 `1 ~0 l, l3 X* ]
PSDN -- Public Switched Data Network
1 S0 a f6 V$ u' ?: jPSN -- Packet Switched Network : K7 ]6 K' Q4 M; x4 J
PSS -- Packet Switched Service % D8 m) u* O4 K6 `
PSTN -- Public Switched Telephone Network
8 N/ Q' f5 L5 H, Q! d8 i: qPTC -- Presumed-to-Conform ) o( g) ^- U) ?0 H6 m3 x
PUB -- Publication , b Q8 Z+ [6 r# O
PUP -- Principal User Processor * L1 L; k, m+ R7 m, e
PVC -- Permanent Virtual Circuit 7 Q) `* l: f4 ]+ b+ P e
PVD -- Plan View Display
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RAIL -- Runway Alignment Indicator Lights
. }/ Y1 w' x- e( U9 l9 M0 vRAPCO -- Radar Approach Control (USAF)
, U O4 x: a3 u5 T+ WRAPCON -- Radar Approach Control (FAA)
/ v, `/ e5 o% l. L" c iRATCC -- Radar Air Traffic Control Center ' M0 j- n) F& B/ `
RATCF -- Radar Air Traffic Control Facility (USN) 3 t2 }6 [# E: B* U
RBC -- Rotating Beam Ceilometer & b; e* Q7 A7 I$ Y
RBDPE -- Radar Beacon Data Processing Equipment 3 b2 u: u7 r) H) F1 \4 }; ^
RBSS -- Radar Bomb Scoring Squadron & V6 Z; R( j, Y# ]
RCAG -- Remote Communications Air/Ground
4 I& z. |: p- ^. WRCC -- Rescue Coordination Center
( U! R% q' L; H# @RCF -- Remote Communication Facility l' B6 b% j6 Z' Q6 A* c/ T
RCCC -- Regional Communications Control Centers
% c. x# g% D3 a- oRCIU -- Remote Control Interface Unit $ |1 K# N5 M" h8 b9 {& Q B
RCL -- Radio Communications Link
* y: t q1 x7 `# P6 ?0 rRCLR -- RCL Repeater
( `8 A! R, h. e8 B5 i! FRCLT -- RCL Terminal
; k: k/ s: d5 R: p1 E7 YRCO -- Remote Communications Outlet + z K a: A! _" a' w7 P, M" P& G, q2 C
RCU -- Remote Control Unit ; s4 i! [5 \6 N) l1 U% E
RDAT -- Digitized Radar Data
; |5 e' Z6 s) X$ }RDP -- Radar Data Processing * s K: q; ~' S O* W: m, ^
RDSIM -- Runway Delay Simulation Model * B8 h: p8 D! G
REIL -- Runway End Identification Lights 6 Y% t$ n5 H ]+ M2 k4 E' V& _
RF -- Radio Frequency 2 W( |# K3 @' u
RL -- General Aviation Reliever Airport
) |2 f4 X" d/ _RMCC -- Remote Monitor Control Center
* K% [6 r( u, w1 M! nRMCF -- Remote Monitor Control Facility 4 ^ B) Y4 n9 |; n+ V5 ?8 }& q( w8 C
RML -- Radio Microwave Link
( ?6 P/ f, o1 X% {2 m( e' {RMLR -- RML Repeater
* i N6 F8 h1 t5 E( x5 VRMLT -- RML Terminal
% w9 F1 F& b, qRMM -- Remote Maintenance Monitoring
, N5 a' E y) }+ ]( K# ~7 lRMMS -- Remote Maintenance Monitoring System
, O- F+ q( [' ^7 P+ E2 }. pRMS -- Remote Monitoring Subsystem
% Z0 P) @" K3 V* @RMSC -- Remote Monitoring Subsystem Concentrator ) Y, z T2 l9 ?* ]- q3 H
RNAV -- Area Navigation ) p) B8 ]( O! p8 m0 T8 R
RNP -- Required Navigation Performance & _( O0 z4 W8 R0 @
ROD -- Record of Decision
4 w/ v8 l( E8 d: R& C' SROSA -- Report of Service Activity & j1 H/ t) U$ l; o! {. W6 Q
ROT -- Runway Occupancy Time + k' ^2 N6 O) x2 U% N
RP -- Restoration Priority 2 a9 d# h G/ U3 g! H+ t
RPC -- Restoration Priority Code
: c+ E0 W2 _. lRPG -- Radar Processing Group
1 L6 f" S' B. o- VRPZ -- Runway Protection Zone
/ B/ q: `7 q% `# k; r0 |6 o$ dRRH -- Remote Reading Hygrothermometer
) }( L( u" N, YRRHS -- Remote Reading Hydrometer
' S! f( P1 F, o+ K- S# U2 tRRWDS -- Remote Radar Weather Display
: _) F) A* H9 RRRWSS -- RWDS Sensor Site
7 V9 G1 ~& n2 b4 q3 K) l& U! k8 ?RSA -- Runway Safety Area
7 f1 i1 G1 U0 i5 IRSAT -- Runway Safety Action Team ' B( H1 b- P; r; E8 u% u) ~
RSS -- Remote Speaking System
+ q% t% M2 o, p& I9 `5 uRT -- Remote Transmitter
9 r( I4 v; [" W4 [! Z6 @0 VRT & BTL -- Radar Tracking And Beacon Tracking Level
: q" R" H1 v/ F: SRTAD -- Remote Tower Alphanumerics Display 9 @/ q, a3 J2 W& L6 z
RTCA -- Radio Technical Commission for Aeronautics - y" f: X, f$ L8 g8 N! n
RTP -- Regional Transportation Plan ' x/ U4 F! t3 Z6 V7 @+ t( W1 p
RTR -- Remote Transmitter/Receiver . r8 h& r% X) i. |/ S2 G
RTRD -- Remote Tower Radar Display + K' q1 g# c9 I! y4 [* U: T# Y0 i
RVR -- Runway Visual Range * _6 m8 P* G& E a- h' j2 A/ I3 N$ }% ^$ y
RW -- Runway
3 s% E+ w) \# u! S; uRWDS -- Same as RRWDS
; d, M$ R) m: T& J7 T8 T8 v7 yRWP -- Real-time Weather Processor
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S/S -- Sector Suite . W8 Q$ y. x! g7 ^9 M
SAC -- Strategic Air Command
# u B) @* P# S" m. ~% H& `SAFI -- Semi Automatic Flight Inspection
# M0 D! b6 w. V0 v/ V& l& Z( _SALS -- Short Approach Lighting System n* c9 x v5 B6 \7 {
SATCOM -- Satellite Communications $ G {- _- C0 V; R, k- R% P
SAWRS -- Supplementary Aviation Weather Reporting System ) l+ R9 ^0 f' |+ ] e/ W* z
SBGP -- State Block Grant Program
8 N# G7 S% z6 l' d; X0 S1 \7 g: uSCC -- System Command Center
D$ I$ L+ h- C* F* @4 z0 LSCVTS -- Switched Compressed Video Telecommunications Service $ p8 m9 z: y# ~' h
SDF -- Simplified Direction Finding
/ {8 z6 a) V, M T$ XSDF -- Software Defined Network
9 l( x3 E3 m2 o" NSDIS -- Switched Digital Integrated Service 8 f; X0 y( G+ a# d
SDP -- Service Delivery Point
+ J) V* O2 F. h# XSDS -- Switched Data Service
) q; R W* h! ]9 qSEL -- Single Event Level
' p* K7 \% ~ M$ q6 ~SELF -- Simplified Short Approach Lighting System With Sequenced Flashing Lights 1 q! |7 m9 E0 t6 n4 O R
SFAR-- 38 -- Special Federal Aviation Regulation 38
" d9 b6 l: r7 F- h& M) E! ?4 ASHPO -- State Historic Preservation Officer
& j6 [$ T V& H1 A3 C: tSIC -- Service Initiation Charge 1 c" F4 F# `- l+ W, v& b2 A* F/ }
SID -- Station Identifier
5 I: j- m- N4 s; r9 Q* y. }SID -- Standard Instrument Departure
R5 Y$ X) q- }- OSIGMET -- Significant Meteorological Information 1 ^% M r, h) L9 r6 S
SIMMOD -- Airport and Airspace Simulation Model ; n: Z! r# Q4 y5 ~0 k. T2 B
SIP -- State Implementation Plan 4 k( o _9 v9 W" h2 g5 e+ y$ b
SM -- Statute Miles
0 h3 q' d7 l+ U! V( m7 T+ j% BSMGC -- Surface Movement Guidance and Control
6 g, t" y2 I& f! |( i8 U- x1 C2 w$ ?* ZSMPS -- Sector Maintenance Processor Subsystem 0 [2 q J. u7 ` w# A6 h
SMS -- Safety Management System ) t9 Y: p+ t8 S# w3 _) `! b
SMS -- Simulation Modeling System & u' T( j) b; C( P/ C
SNR -- Signal-- to-- Noise Ratio, also: S/N 7 ?, K$ f# k( b& I6 `: _# R
SOC -- Service Oversight Center
4 U* u9 j: w# e# r% ]# ^, n5 P6 @SOAR -- System of Airports Reporting
R9 g6 U. _* b% ySOIR -- Simultaneous Operations On Intersecting Runways
2 ?, h+ u8 T& e. }+ r4 C# j3 eSOIWR -- Simultaneous Operations on Intersecting Wet Runways
7 N) s! N6 n! ^- |SRAP -- Sensor Receiver and Processor
. d7 B: v- c) X2 ]& H/ [SSALF -- SSALS with Sequenced Flashers , j, j V/ Z& }% n8 n6 B9 w
SSALR -- Simplified Short Approach Lighting System 9 \8 ~8 C, s; S% v5 ?! w2 W0 A
SSB -- Single Side Band
4 \! P7 D ~" wSTAR -- Standard Terminal Arrival Route
: R/ ^4 F2 U* n8 RSTD -- Standard + B" N& i" R( Y3 F5 o
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0 {/ P+ a- }( ]* t. c/ ESTOL -- Short Takeoff and Landing
( @, Z8 }2 f7 O! |) E0 s4 }SURPIC -- Surface Picture
' A. w' U4 g+ c" \SVCA -- Service A . {/ ^# O1 ?' U
SVCB -- Service B 6 M3 ]" G2 N O
SVCC -- Service C
|! Y7 F" b. u# v, p# zSVCO -- Service O 4 z% [, X7 s: R" Z& C4 f7 G
SVFO -- Interphone Service F (A)
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SVFC -- Interphone Service F (C)
) x# G2 E# I9 U; hSVFD -- Interphone Service F (D)
! c% i; z7 H! |& n' k' NSVFR -- Special Visual Flight Rules
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T1MUX -- T1 Multiplexer
g: `/ E7 U/ e& LTAAS -- Terminal Advance Automation System
, m- j% X9 F: c$ r0 RTACAN -- Tactical Aircraft Control and Navigation 4 @, {' H. l' z' O
TACR -- TACAN at VOR, TACAN only + v9 Y! n7 W2 u% Y1 b6 Q
TAF -- Terminal Area Forecast
3 [0 X) D8 Y9 m9 E L STARS -- Terminal Automated Radar Service
/ Z+ }+ O" x4 G4 {0 W# fTAS -- True Air Speed % r1 a1 v4 c% u
TATCA -- Terminal Air Traffic Control Automation
* j( c& H1 l8 M: m% s4 lTAVT -- Terminal Airspace Visualization Tool
9 a! ?+ H* R0 C% _TCA -- Traffic Control Airport or Tower Control Airport 4 s4 K2 Q2 @& q# V6 F2 b3 O, U+ T
TCA -- Terminal Control Area
M$ W8 u* Y8 _9 `: i7 {' ^( b2 FTCACCIS -- Transportation Coordinator Automated Command and Control Information System
* h- M0 x* f# dTCAS -- Traffic Alert And Collision Avoidance System 7 ^" Z: }4 X0 i6 ~! s) ~
TCC -- DOT Transportation Computer Center 7 v S. @" k# o5 d/ A
TCCC -- Tower Control Computer Complex
6 N) j& c: P% m l5 eTCE -- Tone Control Equipment ) l' p4 p- F, W% r
TCLT -- Tentative Calculated Landing Time
0 n' m7 e Z6 y7 }TCO -- Telecommunications Certification Officer t; u* r: {2 d
TCOM -- Terminal Communications 2 B1 M/ B, t, G( M, x3 C4 z5 m
TCS -- Tower Communications System
7 T# i6 z- w4 ? G. |( o5 LTDLS -- Tower Data-Link Services 5 E) d3 y' s! S$ ?$ |! j# z
TDMUX -- Time Division Data Multiplexer
; u9 f2 ~9 W' Y VTDWR -- Terminal Doppler Weather Radar
2 Q4 f) m6 o8 h% I6 RTELCO -- Telephone Company ! Z) l6 i. |4 y# `4 P4 A* v+ O" m
TELMS -- Telecommunications Management System
( M0 C. V2 w& s- u. \4 YTERPS -- Terminal Instrument Procedures
$ |+ U" O4 g6 N- X* D5 aTFAC -- To Facility
6 N, h3 N* w2 BTH -- Threshold - J( j" Y1 i& O. J( ]
TIMS -- Telecommunications Information Management System
, s2 f8 _2 M- TTIPS -- Terminal Information Processing System / K6 i# k& p/ \- K& U
TL -- Taxilane
5 a& @. J% j+ }6 {TMA -- Traffic Management Advisor / \1 j9 \( v5 ~
TMC -- Traffic Management Coordinator & a% Z/ F% l) a/ @* q+ S6 R
TMC/MC -- Traffic Management Coordinator/Military Coordinator
% ^, h% L0 q3 V$ a nTMCC -- Terminal Information Processing System # {. S0 h- R3 ~
TMCC -- Traffic Management Computer Complex 3 S- s% `" h6 h- I, T
TMF -- Traffic Management Facility
+ K# ~, p+ g D* qTML -- Television Microwave Link ' e% Z; [) N2 Y/ M N
TMLI -- Television Microwave Link Indicator
7 c2 c1 u3 R% u8 m3 ]! r7 @TMLR -- Television Microwave Link Repeater * u# g' Z+ z' Z" x# r
TMLT -- Television Microwave Link Terminal
2 W0 I2 X" v! q+ c: S% n9 eTM&O -- Telecommunications Management and Operations
' R7 q C2 c3 Q' e r% \0 B xTMP -- Traffic Management Processor M9 ^2 V& w3 B* }' [
TMS -- Traffic Management System
7 k3 Q( s+ s0 L# `2 a# u1 kTMSPS -- Traffic Management Specialists
$ R9 x2 N; `% X6 ~$ t* P+ }5 E; T* w' RTMU -- Traffic Management Unit ) l3 P( z. V( R, G* U: s* p
TODA -- Takeoff Distance Available
6 d& j) [+ w$ ^% _( I3 J# LTOF -- Time Of Flight
# q& ]2 a' ^' y% \TOFMS -- Time of Flight Mass Spectrometer 2 [" g. Q6 N3 Q% N: [
TOPS -- Telecommunications Ordering and Pricing System (GSA software tool)
* H9 ]; n7 U3 q! ?TORA -- Take-off Run Available
3 V2 P0 ^* j/ |3 a# \9 Q2 uTNAV -- Terminal Navigational Aids
/ n' V) P& M7 I, HTR -- Telecommunications Request ; j4 s+ W6 I: w- B! R
TRACAB -- Terminal Radar Approach Control in Tower Cab
* e" G( g/ _) W; x+ b6 ZTRACON -- Terminal Radar Approach Control Facility
& i D, P8 H& h' R; [0 x0 tTRAD -- Terminal Radar Service 3 I" Z4 y) r0 ?/ x: ^
TRB -- Transportation Research Board
& ^1 K8 @$ d+ W4 {; PTRNG -- Training
$ Q: s0 _5 ?" h! O+ `% u7 H1 @TSA -- Taxiway Safety Area
9 s$ [$ F9 {4 }3 Z' lTSEC -- Terminal Secondary Radar Service
' \, u' V G! W8 X: ATSP -- Telecommunications Service Priority
; p( F9 H+ y- _; J( a& q9 sTSR -- Telecommunications Service Request # _. ^! v8 V: j5 y2 L
TSYS -- Terminal Equipment Systems & z- g5 y' }" m) g/ o$ p7 Y/ |
TTMA -- TRACON Traffic Management Advisor
0 r2 Y1 a1 s* [/ gTTY -- Teletype
; l( i `1 R* u! y1 F4 w9 ITVOR -- Terminal VHF Omnidirectional Range 5 z6 d1 ^! B0 n( V/ v
TW -- Taxiway
& x. T* {; w# B- R+ tTWEB -- Transcribed Weather Broadcast ) @/ Q: }' S3 a) G) F c" _
TWR-- Tower (non-controlled) R' _( A' L, d/ T( f) ]
TY -- Type (FAACIS)
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UAS -- Uniform Accounting System
" a' f+ F2 s1 L( \+ A! EUHF -- Ultra High Frequency 0 ^# C5 m9 M* l" `8 a: C
URA -- Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970
. i2 F- a3 K- R# T5 DUSAF -- United States Air Force
6 x& k$ E9 T% [. z* N$ gUSC -- United States Code % a6 ~2 A+ D' O8 D6 n3 K0 o$ B
USOC -- Uniform Service Order Code
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VALE -- Voluntary Airport Low Emission
1 n* O, _6 ~' {0 s% J/ U% @VASI -- Visual Approach Slope Indicator
4 [( `! ^- f4 S" U- B4 h7 I. h; u T: PVDME -- VOR with Distance Measuring Equipment
) }8 f/ t7 d. V6 J2 _+ wVF -- Voice Frequency ' F8 r+ X4 @ @! ?% t) D, X1 _2 O5 p
VFR -- Visual Flight Rules & N- p( h! X& o2 j8 h4 b7 T
VHF -- Very High Frequency 1 P8 \" T% s% u- ?
VLF -- Very Low Frequency
0 g+ H1 \+ _3 s+ a6 T4 DVMC -- Visual Meteorological Conditions 4 x8 k) u) n+ e- U% [
VNAV -- Visual Navigational Aids " i; |% {1 i, |; I1 N: n) A
VNTSC -- Volpe National Transportation System Center % g+ W6 L& K. g8 o/ s( _; u
VON -- Virtual On-net
6 u+ c U, J9 K& o; c0 |- \VOR -- VHF Omnidirectional Range
4 R+ g( v1 m; K) y/ |VOR/DME -- VHF Omnidirectional Range/Distance Measuring Equipment + c2 O& @& t, _2 k" ]
VORTAC -- VOR collocated with TACAN
3 y: T! }" v) \VOT -- VOR Test Facility
+ b3 X# W" s; c7 }, a/ oVP/D -- Vehicle/Pedestrian Deviation - v0 f! k L- t2 Y T/ W
VRS -- Voice Recording System
/ O% W- r" f5 H0 s" G4 D# R5 tVSCS -- Voice Switching and Control System
: B. t) C ]- B% _; Y- r0 tVTA -- Vertex Time of Arrival
( t/ _$ f& O& C9 z" C4 j& v% {, ?VTAC -- VOR collocated with TACAN : Y, I7 t& j& u( O. ?) ^
VTOL -- Vertical Takeoff and Landing
. X, d w* p4 ]$ q" l0 J+ L, rVTS -- Voice Telecommunications System ! |; t. o b- b$ E d
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( s: o/ k8 L) ~2 }$ n/ TWAN -- Wide Area Network
V! b' o0 Y+ `; L+ |% |& s. B. V3 q/ XWC -- Work Center
+ [. H( o7 t9 HWCP -- Weather Communications Processor 2 ?* h& h( o, \
WECO -- Western Electric Company
* o, U& _+ n( ~, ~4 X( ]WESCOM -- Western Electric Satellite Communications
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WSMO -- Weather Service Meteorological Observatory
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