Glossary of Airport Acronyms

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Printer Friendly Email Page Glossary of Airport Acronyms * ~" Z8 t) y0 ^$ \/ W6 s" F-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- . a# |1 [: ? a+ ]7 b2 B( n: z 0 |( I6 _2 y& G4 o 8 G {* x; F; f; M1 t8 Q Q) |) WA | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z & [5 f( ]# h$ V- |1 q 8 g! S& S- r. qA top -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- , F L6 l+ d0 H2 p* p3 ]7 {, P , l& c1 l0 z0 T# V1 dA/C -- Aircraft A/G -- Air to Ground , f% w$ U9 K7 V7 TA/H -- Altitude/Height 0 {% r2 Y0 {* OAAC -- Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center AAF -- Army Air Field - ^' p( m* t7 V% g4 B2 ]AAI -- Arrival Aircraft Interval 7 S+ m! W+ A, y3 B4 i- Z* }' q9 f. [AAP -- Advanced Automation Program 8 H0 |, t) A8 TAAR -- Airport Acceptance Rate : k6 E) V/ M% V7 z L/ y7 r+ P5 @, PABDIS -- Automated Data Interchange System Service B ACAIS -- Air Carrier Activity Information System * m5 w% D P$ p- vACAS -- Aircraft Collision Avoidance System ACC -- Airports Consultants Council 7 _, ~; p; {) P* |ACC -- Area Control Center : t5 D0 R) {( l4 W% s0 uACCT -- Accounting Records ACD -- Automatic Call Distributor ACDO -- Air Carrier District Office ACF -- Area Control Facility 6 S' B' h/ J0 E; a' F$ zACFO -- Aircraft Certification Field Office ACFT -- Aircraft % ~6 b2 _0 k* m M8 _0 gACI-NA -- Airports Council International - North America + m2 e- ^1 Q2 W R: ~# ]ACID -- Aircraft Identification 5 T) p7 R2 C1 x# wACIP -- Airport Capital Improvement Plan ACLS -- Automatic Carrier Landing System ! a% G* j3 N4 b7 t8 q0 ]* ?: `ACLT -- Actual Landing Time Calculated ; \1 U! h" Q" l# |, qACO -- Office of Airports Compliance and Field Operations ACO -- Aircraft Certification Office ACRP -- Airport Cooperative Research Program ADA -- Air Defense Area ADAP -- Airport Development Aid Program + \1 g0 @) {: f( k( T9 M; PADAS -- AWOS Data Acquisition System % v! u; F, C* C( gADCCP -- Advanced Data Communications Control Procedure ) u' m. v4 R/ [5 p4 ^7 k, D$ `ADDA -- Administrative Data ; E% ]$ B7 ?+ P) L3 vADF -- Automatic Direction Finding ADI -- Automatic De-Ice and Inhibitor 0 Z/ K1 I' _7 ?8 wADIN -- AUTODIN Service + t7 H7 E9 g W: a1 [ G, i ~ADIZ -- Air Defense Identification Zone ) t; r% N/ B; K, r4 P7 EADL -- Aeronautical Data-Link ; M' O1 E+ G3 s9 a ^ADLY -- Arrival Delay % P+ G; @4 y# [) |ADO -- Airline Dispatch Office ADP -- Automated Data Processing ADS -- Automatic Dependent Surveillance ADSIM -- Airfield Delay Simulation Model ADSY -- Administrative Equipment Systems ADTN -- Administrative Data Transmission Network w" \, ~- P; ^$ UADTN2000 -- Administrative Data Transmission Network 2000 1 _. z5 P& D2 b) m& ]ADVO -- Administrative Voice l w R8 |2 j" ^7 b: F$ ?AEG -- Aircraft Evaluation Group 1 q6 M' K$ I) JAERA -- Automated En-Route Air Traffic Control # A' d1 i; X8 AAEX -- Automated Execution 1 q# c: Y& s8 `' V$ }- U7 l- }9 J/ FAF -- Airway Facilities AFB -- Air Force Base AFIS -- Automated Flight Inspection System AFP -- Area Flight Plan 1 r3 q/ g, Z- l* X/ c. Y; h$ O/ O' x( gAFRES -- Air Force Reserve Station AFS -- Airways Facilities Sector / h( t, Q, o. P% i! I" yAFSFO -- AFS Field Office AFSFU -- AFS Field Unit AFSOU -- AFS Field Office Unit (Standard is AFSFOU) " H& |" O. h5 ?9 K) [& eAFSS -- Automated Flight Service Station 1 k! e# _+ A0 v/ t5 g( ]0 zAFTN -- Automated Fixed Telecommunications Network AGL -- Above Ground Level " D9 n6 s! \* Q" e4 [, |' z; hAID -- Airport Information Desk 1 E$ x' L5 @/ D; H5 WAIG -- Airbus Industries Group 5 D/ R& f* W" ]" ]: w N' h" YAIM -- Airman's Information Manual AIP -- Airport Improvement Plan AIRMET -- Airmen's Meteorological Information % o# k' O t. HAIRNET -- Airport Network Simulation Model AIS -- Aeronautical Information Service * N, c4 q9 s7 q% QAIT -- Automated Information Transfer ALP -- Airport Layout Plan * X2 Q1 _5 I+ _/ z4 pALS -- Approach Lighting System ALSF1 -- ALS with Sequenced Flashers I 3 b% o# X: O5 fALSF2 -- ALS with Sequenced Flashers II ) x+ z, D5 P- n& d, t o' a) ^ALSIP -- Approach Lighting System Improvement Plan : c2 e3 ^: x5 n( v( MALTRV -- Altitude Reservation AMASS -- Airport Movement Area Safety System AMCC -- ACF/ARTCC Maintenance Control Center / b, _+ g. Y7 ^ p" Q* v, ^AMOS -- Automated Meteorological Observation Station AMP -- ARINC Message Processor (OR) Airport Master Plan AMVER -- Automated Mutual Assistance Vessel Rescue System ANC -- Alternate Network Connectivity ANCA -- Airport Noise and Capacity Act 9 `' E8 c' O: O% @$ YANG -- Air National Guard 4 h# l1 F% J$ ?7 \# ]/ ?) L' WANGB -- Air National Guard Base 1 _; I) \& M5 {" I% t( U4 b' ]5 }ANMS -- Automated Network Monitoring System ANSI -- American National Standards Group , ^! M x% A8 z2 yAOA -- Air Operations Area AP -- Acquisition Plan APP -- Approach * O# e Q! M- J) Y$ ~& D* n: DAPS -- Airport Planning Standard * ?9 C9 J7 E$ D) E4 oAQAFO -- Aeronautical Quality Assurance Field Office ARAC -- Army Radar Approach Control (AAF) 2 M- @/ e# b ^ARAC -- Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee ARCTR -- FAA Aeronautical Center or Academy ARF -- Airport Reservation Function ARFF -- Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting 2 |% A! r, G: k. n$ M. qARINC -- Aeronautical Radio, Inc. ARLNO -- Airline Office 1 p2 I2 d; {; h# |/ A3 \; h( FARO -- Airport Reservation Office # S t9 F) e, t2 {; @ARP -- Airport Reference Point 6 |7 ]+ d, i7 q; [# l1 Y: D$ jARSA -- Airport Service Radar Area ! I# ^5 M3 v& |8 i' VARSR -- Air Route Surveillance Radar , h5 A4 K. J" |& Q: lARTCC -- Air Route Traffic Control Center ARTS -- Automated Radar Terminal System % M6 h0 N3 R- i; ZASAS -- Aviation Safety Analysis System % Y- y) @' c5 oASC -- AUTODIN Switching Center ASCP -- Aviation System Capacity Plan . R* l [" `9 h; nASD -- Aircraft Situation Display ASDA -- Accelerate -- Stop Distance Available ASLAR -- Aircraft Surge Launch And Recovery ASM -- Available Seat Mile ASP -- Arrival Sequencing Program ) K: O2 f; X) t5 W# XASOS -- Automatic Surface Observation System 3 g, r3 ~# t. |/ p6 l0 ]& @0 L X; dASQP -- Airline Service Quality Performance . D8 Z" p: W$ Y LASR -- Airport Surveillance Radar ASTA -- Airport Surface Traffic Automation ! Q7 f; h. s4 }3 A$ uASV -- Airline Schedule Vendor ) U& T* ^9 d1 ?AT -- Air Traffic ATA -- Air Transport Association of America ATAS -- Airspace and Traffic Advisory Service ATCAA -- Air Traffic Control Assigned Airspace ' I" [! [# z2 J$ l0 t( A0 lAT&T -- American Telephone and Telegraph " d) t) F+ P- c1 sAT&T ASDC -- AT&T Agency Service Delivery Center $ p# A0 T' w# N* V4 zAT&T CSA -- AT&T Customer Support Associate ATC -- Air Traffic Control . i1 e4 o7 z2 o8 J8 e2 T) kATCBI -- Air Traffic Control Beacon Indicator 6 M) v1 K/ ^) yATCCC -- Air Traffic Control Command Center ATCO -- Air Taxi Commercial Operator ATCRB -- Air Traffic Control Radar Beacon ATCRBS -- Air Traffic Control Radar Beacon System ( c' G: A1 {* O- w) A* eATCSCC -- Air Traffic Control Systems Command Center 8 u0 S e- L' ]* t) N: _ATCT -- Airport Traffic Control Tower 1 @6 D4 ]9 o5 _+ O \8 `0 }ATIS -- Automated Terminal Information Service , ~! T4 d- j. z. n9 V) [ATISR -- ATIS Recorder 3 h' h/ c8 G7 \4 H4 {4 y1 IATM -- Air Traffic Management 8 ] A3 B5 U$ i7 MATM -- Asynchronous Transfer Mode ATMS -- Advanced Traffic Management System ATN -- Aeronautical Telecommunications Network ATODN -- AUTODIN Terminal (FUS) ATOVN -- AUOTVON (Facility) ATOMS -- Air Traffic Operations Management System ATS -- Air Traffic Service - C2 z) v" M6 M, T& D9 H! VATSCCP -- ATS Contingency Command Post ; h) V* ~2 R5 O# n# CATTIS -- AT&T Information Systems AUTODIN -- DoD Automatic Digital Network AUTOVON -- DoD Automatic Voice Network + ]$ s! T4 |( u5 w. lAVON -- AUTOVON Service ( F$ r7 S; z9 b, e9 U$ G4 DAVN -- Aviation Standards National Field Office, Oklahoma City - `$ O' ?4 x" d" F3 J, cAWIS -- Airport Weather Information 9 _1 u! R$ A- X( qAWOS -- Automated Weather Observation System AWP -- Aviation Weather Processor " _1 p: t" Y2 y' ~, Z2 fAWPG -- Aviation Weather Products Generator % s- ]$ r: P/ g A/ H# \+ ]AWS -- Air Weather Station & u+ }* v7 t! [) V2 M& V 0 {5 Z3 U4 u t B top : F0 T# K" K- |* y* }-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BANS -- BRITE Alphanumeric System 8 A1 w' d7 L; @* P# lBART -- Billing Analysis Reporting Tool (GSA software tool) BASIC -- Basic Contract Observing Station ! m! J' r; D6 U; \$ N; `BASOP -- Military Base Operations 6 b7 u+ r C2 T2 Z& m# N+ vBCA -- Benefit/Cost Analysis 3 [* h% e8 Q, D: A; jBCR -- Benefit/Cost Ratio 6 {0 k4 H9 N W4 B$ tBDAT -- Digitized Beacon Data }& k: ^* Z* y6 p* ?BMP -- Best Management Practices BOC -- Bell Operating Company . Z. }2 G# C1 h$ a" wbps -- bits per second BRI -- Basic Rate Interface BRITE -- Bright Radar Indicator Terminal Equipment 4 A- d! f3 L4 ?2 }* l! j( NBRL -- Building Restriction Line BUEC -- Back-- up Emergency Communications BUECE -- Back-- up Emergency Communications Equipment , J8 J' I j2 A1 `0 C- f, v C top ( q I ?' D: Q$ E# X0 |$ Y-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ( X+ [( A/ \+ o, C3 M- DCAA -- Civil Aviation Authority CAA -- Clean Air Act CAB -- Civil Aeronautics Board + B5 }* {& e+ J8 j4 OCARF -- Central Altitude Reservation Facility 1 ~9 G1 v$ s8 Q2 Y2 ZCASFO -- Civil Aviation Security Office CAT -- Category CAT -- Clear -- Air Turbulence * T4 u+ H1 J6 {: GCAU -- Crypto Ancillary Unit CBI -- Computer Based Instruction CCC -- Communications Command Center CCCC -- Staff Communications 3 t, d: V$ D( N5 p, aCCCH -- Central Computer Complex Host CC&O -- Customer Cost and Obligation CCSD -- Command Communications Service Designator CCS7-- NI -- Communication Channel Signal-7 -- Network Interconnect CCU -- Central Control Unit 3 N4 M% b# W9 C4 t! v# i# X& lCD -- Common Digitizer CDR -- Cost Detail Report X7 P: l3 z$ eCDT -- Controlled Departure Time CDTI -- Cockpit Display of Traffic Information . \& O* g/ K) T o9 H$ ~) d! C4 B4 y! gCENTX -- Central Telephone Exchange CEP -- Capacity Enhancement Program CEQ -- Council on Environmental Quality CERAP -- Central Radar Approach CFC -- Central Flow Control CFCF -- Central Flow Control Facility CFCS -- Central Flow Control Service CFR -- Code of Federal Regulations CFWP -- Central Flow Weather Processor CFWU -- Central Flow Weather Unit ; A5 X# l Z8 {CGAS -- Coast Guard Air Station CLC -- Course Line Computer CLIN -- Contract Line Item CLT -- Calculated Landing Time 8 M/ G$ t( J2 X; p: T- }6 LCM -- Commercial Service Airport ' C. k. {6 Y: X; g) X& o+ VCNMPS -- Canadian Minimum Navigation Performance Specification Airspace # c7 C* O" X" V5 L7 ^+ [4 m+ mCNS -- Consolidated NOTAM System CNSP -- Consolidated NOTAM System Processor CO -- Central Office 1 A9 w( X) k0 j. JCOE -- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers COMCO -- Command Communications Outlet ) _- f5 t0 U( rCONUS -- Continental United States " K$ W/ X" h6 i, YCORP -- Private Corporation other than ARINC or MITRE $ T* v& r/ q1 V( D6 p1 S+ CCPE -- Customer Premise Equipment CPMIS -- Consolidated Personnel Management Information System CRA -- Conflict Resolution Advisory CRDA -- Converging Runway Display Aid CRT -- Cathode Ray Tube CSA -- Communications Service Authorization CSIS -- Centralized Storm Information System & y/ V3 u2 N/ K7 l! j9 G% b$ LCSO -- Customer Service Office & }" {9 K8 v) e7 qCSR -- Communications Service Request CSS -- Central Site System C/S/S/N -- Capacity/Safety/Security/Noise . q$ T2 X# o5 PCTA -- Controlled Time of Arrival CTA -- Control Area 0 P) K7 I3 j: P8 y9 |8 ]CTA/FIR -- Control Area/Flight Information Region CTAF -- Common Traffic Advisory Frequency ; v: V4 G+ U( k0 h/ NCTAS -- Center -- Tracon Automation System CTMA -- Center Traffic Management Advisor CUPS -- Consolidated Uniform Payroll System CVFR -- Controlled Visual Flight Rules CVTS -- Compressed Video Transmission Service ; G7 k7 a2 b' j* x+ I3 kCW -- Continuous Wave : g! c: s3 d1 j2 B6 NCWSU -- Central Weather Service Unit 3 N% w* ]+ Z! Z) H6 C' N" aCWY -- Clearway ; I* ~9 Z9 n: C! B- _9 j9 D 9 ~; \- d. O6 ^! M; R" J- t' _ D top / W3 |5 j8 z3 r9 B! K! [' Z -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DA -- Direct Access DA -- Decision Altitude/Decision Height 7 Y! o8 S; {1 J$ [2 N" @DA -- Descent Advisor A, G( b1 d6 I) S6 e1 TDABBS -- DITCO Automated Bulletin Board System DAIR -- Direct Altitude and Identity Readout DAR -- Designated Agency Representative DARC -- Direct Access Radar Channel dBA -- Decibels A-weighted 8 v( m: A$ i* [# wDBCRC -- Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission $ D) N) e" K5 _DBE -- Disadvantaged Business Enterprise DBMS -- Data Base Management System 1 y9 u! L0 ~, q0 V6 C( e6 IDBRITE -- Digital Bright Radar Indicator Tower Equipment 0 f1 G( I3 a- S0 H( uDCA -- Defense Communications Agency , M& e* Z7 _/ ADCAA -- Dual Call, Automatic Answer Device DCCU -- Data Communications Control Unit DCE -- Data Communications Equipment 4 A+ K2 x7 s3 \; l5 K6 z. {DDA -- Dedicated Digital Access DDD -- Direct Distance Dialing + n* j/ ~) ^9 B2 ~& z6 sDDM -- Difference in Depth of Modulation DDS -- Digital Data Service DEA -- Drug Enforcement Agency DEDS -- Data Entry and Display System DEIS -- Draft Environmental Impact Statement : y1 d3 U9 A: S5 r9 YDEP -- Departure 5 p4 m( L9 }# ~) Q6 g! H7 x2 HDEWIZ -- Distance Early Warning Identification Zone 8 Z. j* u9 [3 k, o& r) ~DF -- Direction Finder DFAX -- Digital Facsimile DFI -- Direction Finding Indicator * |$ E/ c7 D, }: HDGPS -- Differential Global Positioning Satellite (System) 7 t6 ^: t: c' B! H, HDH -- Decision Height DID -- Direct Inward Dial 9 h \& ^; K" g. I: l% NDIP -- Drop and Insert Point DIRF -- Direction Finding * `2 ~- L/ A* C2 rDITCO -- Defense Information Technology Contracting Office Agency & S' Q6 A9 x) h7 mDME -- Distance Measuring Equipment 5 T! B* G4 o! |- p/ ]DME/P -- Precision Distance Measuring Equipment , J0 O6 M3 P" M. W# }( r2 qDMN -- Data Multiplexing Network DNL -- Day-- Night Equivalent Sound Level (Also called Ldn) DOD -- Direct Outward Dial DoD -- Department of Defense $ p' x. H/ o' C2 A* v1 SDOI -- Department of Interior # l2 ~/ p2 [0 j0 y( d+ c* dDOS -- Department of State % V3 H4 s( r+ b3 t$ I5 J; lDOT -- Department of Transportation DOTS -- Dynamic Ocean Tracking System + n) m3 b* f0 xDOTCC -- Department of Transportation Computer Center DSCS -- Digital Satellite Compression Service DSUA -- Dynamic Special Use Airspace 0 S" `4 n6 m" r E$ HDTS -- Dedicated Transmission Service . q" e; t" m8 z9 q- nDUAT -- Direct User Access Terminal DVFR -- Defense Visual Flight Rules ' @1 F4 ?6 k9 tDVFR -- Day Visual Flight Rules ( G" T0 ]/ h9 o3 m# z- GDVOR -- Doppler Very High Frequency Omni-- Directional Range : Y. }) J* I" d& Y6 u! D j) b' o. m9 @DYSIM -- Dynamic Simulator $ t5 F' [$ g L4 c$ Z; y9 v0 X1 ~E top ) F0 Q8 n( M m8 u, b-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E-MSAW -- En-Route Automated Minimum Safe Altitude Warning EA -- Environmental Assessment EARTS -- En Route Automated Radar Tracking System 7 F& e1 r o) O8 _ n$ t |' V$ OECOM -- En Route Communications ECVFP -- Expanded Charted Visual Flight Procedures $ B& d/ K6 A; q$ e- l( WEDCT -- Expedite Departure Path ) |0 x& ]% e( o* `0 F& tEFAS -- En Route Flight Advisory Service 9 z3 ~4 J; i7 TEFC -- Expect Further Clearance 6 ~" L1 Z/ `8 g5 q7 REFIS -- Electronic Flight Information Systems # E' y5 w* ]6 X# R0 P5 ZEIAF -- Expanded Inward Access Features : T6 }: U- T8 {8 V7 g. vEIS -- Environmental Impact Statement 8 h9 q1 t% h' a5 {. UELT -- Emergency Locator Transmitter 3 \; r f& K% {$ {3 ]7 z4 U8 @ELWRT -- Electrowriter : r' [3 W! L4 w: \) F! UEMAS -- Engineered Materials Arresting System EMPS -- En Route Maintenance Processor System Q* G8 c/ R- a! {. XEMS -- Environmental Management System ENAV -- En Route Navigational Aids EPA -- Environmental Protection Agency EPS -- Engineered Performance Standards EOF -- Emergency Operating Facility % t" z2 B% k' \* {% O( c8 B: mEPSS -- Enhanced Packet Switched Service ERAD -- En Route Broadband Radar 9 n0 k9 O7 X& i' a0 k: w' R: nESEC -- En Route Broadband Secondary Radar 4 v; M- A% d5 B: Z5 Y# Y' AESP -- En Route Spacing Program ESYS -- En Route Equipment Systems ESF -- Extended Superframe Format ETA -- Estimated Time of Arrival ETE -- Estimated Time En Route % E4 j: n! T& s& i2 G3 V. qETG -- Enhanced Target Generator ETMS -- Enhanced Traffic Management System : D9 t; s2 f/ y! lETN -- Electronic Telecommunications Network # t4 f4 n; y$ p5 kEVAS -- Enhanced Vortex Advisory System EVCS -- Emergency Voice Communications System F top ) Q$ F# t5 c$ f5 g1 H-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * M5 u) h/ v2 f6 U& EFAA -- Federal Aviation Administration F&E -- Facility and Equipment 1 Z1 E2 m# a7 {) c1 wFAAAC -- FAA Aeronautical Center FAACIS -- FAA Communications Information System FAATC -- FAA Technical Center * O1 i6 U. ]# iFAC -- Facility FAF -- Final Approach Fix 0 b/ {: H( f8 ]( }( S5 ^( j! \# ?FAP -- Final Approach Point FAPM -- FTS2000 Associate Program Manager FAR -- Federal Aviation Regulation - B i3 @0 v X! u @3 TFAATSAT -- FAA Telecommunications Satellite . a, Q/ Y2 x& S: U7 `FAST -- Final Approach Spacing Tool FAX -- Facsimile Equipment FBO -- Fixed Base Operator . L+ `7 C# w) pFBS -- Fall Back Switch FCC -- Federal Communications Commission ; P0 O5 h" l: s! h6 @0 tFCLT -- Freeze Calculated Landing Time FCOM -- FSS Radio Voice Communications 7 N1 e6 s6 ~; `: S" o2 w, |) k/ l% WFCPU -- Facility Central Processing Unit FDAT -- Flight Data Entry and Printout (FDEP) and Flight Data Service $ [2 ?% a/ w) H7 WFDE -- Flight Data Entry 6 ]1 a# i' G& U* p0 F% {FDEP -- Flight Data Entry and Printout 3 Z) l( e7 E+ _+ n) K4 n" ?FDIO -- Flight Data Input/Output 4 Y6 ?: {, {8 hFDIOC -- Flight Data Input/Output Center 4 c& @- S; T) c" w- x# s: q. U6 EFDIOR -- Flight Data Input/Output Remote FDM -- Frequency Division Multiplexing FDP -- Flight Data Processing : ^* W2 G3 S5 ` s/ yFED -- Federal $ J m; S7 _+ V6 T% gFEIS -- Final Environmental Impact Statement FEP -- Front End Processor FFAC -- From Facility FIFO -- Flight Inspection Field Office ; L7 f1 C3 B; v9 |FIG -- Flight Inspection Group FINO -- Flight Inspection National Field Office FIPS -- Federal Information Publication Standard FIR -- Flight Information Region 2 ]$ P5 T2 Q6 i- B V6 l8 O1 NFIRE -- Fire Station / ^+ r; Z/ Z9 v& DFIRMR -- Federal Information Resource Management Regulation - `9 y3 b/ j/ SFL -- Flight Level FLOWSIM -- Traffic Flow Planning Simulation $ L `7 Z/ F5 O% o3 x0 uFMA -- Final Monitor Aid . f1 b9 u* z4 ~% W$ T" iFMF -- Facility Master File FMIS -- FTS2000 Management Information System FMS -- Flight management System + v i0 l) J' J4 S" F8 A U: zFNMS -- FTS2000 Network Management System FOIA -- Freedom Of Information Act # ]" P1 v1 s" s/ T% n$ y- o& UFONSI -- Finding of No Significant Impact Q4 X3 E: J9 R' @/ QFP -- Flight Plan ; ]0 ?& b. n# ~( n; {2 }FRC -- Request Full Route Clearance FSAS -- Flight Service Automation System $ A) X/ w0 T' R0 mFSDO -- Flight Standards District Office ' ]% \! ]0 S( n+ @% f, sFSDPS -- Flight Service Data Processing System ; T+ e) S l$ w- H9 uFSEP -- Facility/Service/Equipment Profile ' Q7 L- q5 C( }2 f! FFSP -- Flight Strip Printer FSPD -- Freeze Speed Parameter FSS -- Flight Service Station FSSA -- Flight Service Station Automated Service FSTS -- Federal Secure Telephone Service ! j S3 |0 B: n( d2 i- v5 zFSYS -- Flight Service Station Equipment Systems FTS -- Federal Telecommunications System 8 ~, K; k6 M( S" {: ]( Y! V; AFTS2000 -- Federal Telecommunications System 2000 3 x2 I' }) o: C: u" ]FUS -- Functional Units or Systems FWCS -- Flight Watch Control Station ' ~8 B6 `1 a8 \' p, w( | G top -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GA -- General Aviation : o8 K2 x' Y0 |; f4 g$ @GAA -- General Aviation Activity + Z# \2 y7 d- \1 A9 O9 CGAAA -- General Aviation Activity and Avionics 6 b1 Y" |5 ^0 ]. x' C+ \2 ?GADO -- General Aviation District Office ) R& N1 `# q5 o9 RGCA -- Ground Control Approach 8 ~, W" A+ e6 L/ {9 C! ?1 X! b# sGNAS -- General National Airspace System : I+ Q$ Q8 V5 h4 ?GNSS -- Global Navigation Satellite System GOES -- Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite " j3 A( }5 R! f$ L p* tGOESF -- GOES Feed Point 9 A9 s& d9 ]+ M) o2 [- _8 EGOEST -- GOES Terminal Equipment / }1 S# p- V5 d7 f' n% i3 c) kGPRA -- Government Performance Results Act 5 X- B( Z& r* D+ ZGPS -- Global Positioning Satellite & C5 q" D- S0 R' ?2 Y YGPWS -- Ground Proximity Warning System GRADE -- Graphical Airspace Design Environment 8 g% ]4 g& h6 v8 j3 YGS -- Glide Slope Indicator GSA -- General Services Administration 8 c, P) r' \/ v$ W& zGSE -- Ground Support Equipment H top 0 p$ H7 o3 @! Y7 |* i -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- H -- Non-- Directional Radio Homing Beacon (NDB) HAA -- Height Above Airport ! A! r: a0 |: b+ N* FHAL -- Height Above Landing / S6 J8 Y0 V- X3 r# e1 VHARS -- High Altitude Route System / G3 j( b/ `% _. \5 m Z" VHAT -- Height Above Touchdown HAZMAT -- Hazardous Materials 2 B% k7 q; w( UHCAP -- High Capacity Carriers ; [: P- R5 S9 ^HLDC -- High Level Data Link Control HDME -- NDB with Distance Measuring Equipment HDQ -- FAA Headquarters HELI -- Heliport / G e) t* a) ]! E/ M$ E' IHF -- High Frequency HH -- NDB, 2kw or More HI-- EFAS -- High Altitude EFAS 3 `, p$ {* N0 Y+ uHOV -- High Occupancy Vehicle HSI -- Horizontal Situation Indicators 3 H% `8 x- x6 [9 ?3 Z" _& KHUD -- Housing and Urban Development , z2 w" ?: [" b& J" }) ]1 rHWAS -- Hazardous In-- Flight Weather Advisory Hz -- HERTZ $ l0 H5 F, P& M/ A I top 2 @/ F. |, k8 @! |- O -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 ?' S2 G! Q( J6 j& j% DIA -- Indirect Access " {/ {' W6 N) j1 e" oIAF -- Initial Approach Fix I/AFSS -- International AFSS IAP -- Instrument Approach Procedures IAPA -- Instrument Approach Procedures Automation 9 P' g0 Q1 [! m f! o8 Q& L, HIBM -- International Business Machines IBP -- International Boundary Point K9 l0 |9 x0 t/ F9 zIBR -- Intermediate Bit Rate , R* }5 w# U8 H/ ~8 j8 i0 b7 Z8 oICAO -- International Civil Aviation Organization ICSS -- International Communications Switching Systems IDAT -- Interfacility Data IF -- Intermediate Fix IFCP -- Interfacility Communications Processor 9 @4 c4 k( C; }+ n O9 |9 r) YIFDS -- Interfacility Data System IFEA -- In-- Flight Emergency Assistance . t! G# G$ O" }3 N7 F" d: p" |IFO -- International Field Office / E( d/ H) w3 J# B, ~4 BIFR -- Instrument Flight Rules # z9 o7 }0 d' D4 n! O1 dIFSS -- International Flight Service Station 7 g2 b2 t5 d5 }5 I" Q% RILS -- Instrument Landing System IM -- Inner Marker , v9 f: L0 H& E- `( QIMC -- Instrument Meteorological Conditions INM -- Integrated Noise Model 1 T5 |; ^1 y' B2 r, S4 GINS -- Inertial Navigation System IRMP -- Information Resources Management Plan 5 _' f- R1 T. j* J, k0 lISDN -- Integrated Services Digital Network ISMLS -- Interim Standard Microwave Landing System ITI -- Interactive Terminal Interface / n* R: \4 T: x/ G9 VIVRS -- Interim Voice Response System IW -- Inside Wiring " L4 O5 Y( d& P# p 6 i$ ]9 e7 |8 T3 a8 l " M! `4 _, O7 P4 q$ yJ top " |1 r0 A5 s# m& Y; _ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $ d: n1 |3 H8 Q+ _9 V K top ; T7 Q+ o' q# e# Z$ p" v + v0 i6 T) N# C$ z% E2 H H# o1 ?-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0 I# c0 _0 b8 W$ UKbps -- Kilobits Per Second Khz -- Kilohertz 7 ]+ U$ w' A7 Y" s* A9 WKVDT -- Keyboard Video Display Terminal L top -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LAA -- Local Airport Advisory LAAS -- Low Altitude Alert System : ~3 }! T( u' N+ [LABS -- Leased A B Service LABSC -- LABS GS-- 200 Computer LABSR -- LABS Remote Equipment & M* C4 {5 U2 v; sLABSW -- LABS Switch System 1 O, l* c3 e9 u# L6 S; ~+ lLAHSO -- Land and Hold Short Operation LAN -- Local Area Network LATA -- Local Access and Transport Area LAWRS -- Limited Aviation Weather Reporting System LCF -- Local Control Facility LCN -- Local Communications Network * v$ \1 r$ u& N% L- ?- _LDA -- Localizer Directional Aid 3 M( E: _/ ^% E% ^LDA -- Landing Directional Aid LDIN -- Lead-- in Lights + T8 M7 e7 j4 F. NLEC -- Local Exchange Carrier LF -- Low Frequency / O7 B6 Z7 L( Y2 q0 @+ ?( a, OLINCS -- Leased Interfacility NAS Communications System 0 R7 d' C5 K" MLIS -- Logistics and Inventory System LLWAS -- Low Level Wind Shear Alert System LM/MS -- Low/Medium Frequency / h4 X# I O/ s- p7 {LMM -- Locator Middle Marker A3 {7 D" ^; P% qLMS -- LORAN Monitor Site LOC -- Localizer 1 }- E% @! {' c+ Y; |6 XLOCID -- Location Identifier LOI -- Letter of Intent LOM -- Compass Locator at Outer Marker LORAN -- Long Range Aid to Navigation LPV -- Lateral Precision Performance with Vertical Guidance LRCO -- Limited Remote Communications Outlet LRNAV -- Long Range Navigation ( c0 ]; J, M. H2 M# ]LRR -- Long Range Radar l: L* ?5 v7 }0 i, ] 3 V# t3 z( m" T& q, G7 n, O 6 H& U/ I0 J; _% g& EM top ( f4 T! _% I$ y6 i; I$ C-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MAA -- Maximum Authorized Altitude 3 t! b7 a7 f- W+ ^0 K2 EMALS -- Medium Intensity Approach Lighting System 9 W. S+ x# j: y; r- P+ VMALSF -- MALS with Sequenced Flashers MALSR -- MALS with Runway Alignment Indicator Lights - t. }. |, V4 u- _, Z. p; yMAP -- Maintenance Automation Program . `# J2 Y* w7 Z6 YMAP -- Military Airport Program 0 s# j% j) N RMAP -- Missed Approach Point 2 u% ]+ S% L! M6 m# mMAP -- 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 MDT -- Maintenance Data Terminal MEA -- Minimum En Route Altitude METI -- Meteorological Information MF -- Middle Frequency % W$ k1 R. ^. EMFJ -- Modified Final Judgment MFT -- Meter Fix Crossing Time/Slot Time 1 c, e& H# m" q* ?7 _# A" M0 iMHA -- Minimum Holding Altitude 4 F( R, g1 D6 v" J- X& k( RMhg -- MegHERTZ MIA -- Minimum IFR Altitudes MIDO -- Manufacturing Inspection District Office 4 E0 U+ _7 J) L" g4 jMIS -- Meteorological Impact Statement MISC -- Miscellaneous 4 j+ h; f. a% v/ P0 |8 U/ h$ h/ p" tMISO -- Manufacturing Inspection Satellite Office MIT -- Miles In Trail " }5 S/ v1 z, J2 a1 w. SMITRE -- Mitre Corporation ) a# G! l. J; n* m( i2 D# F! ?MLS -- Microwave Landing System ) R4 s% R! z& Z$ e" _MM -- Middle Marker MMC -- Maintenance Monitoring Console ; n1 Q0 C% z4 ~: Z! H- _3 \, xMMS -- Maintenance Monitoring System 2 u4 M( |4 z8 d6 q; LMNPS -- Minimum Navigation Performance Specification MNPSA -- Minimum Navigation Performance Specifications Airspace 3 B2 f/ m6 z/ f2 w0 E2 s. sMOA -- Memorandum of Agreement MOA -- Military Operations Area : o, u& g/ c7 V2 m0 WMOCA -- Minimum Obstruction Clearance Altitude MODE C -- Altitude-- Encoded Beacon Reply MODE C -- Altitude Reporting Mode of Secondary Radar # G# N+ [) g! J2 x. _6 XMODE S -- Mode Select Beacon System # m- D7 [# s: L/ W# ] a- cMOU -- Memorandum of Understanding MPO -- Metropolitan Planning Organization MPS -- Maintenance Processor Subsystem (OR) Master Plan Supplement 1 W2 P8 g6 h6 Z% L3 j* f9 `MRA -- Minimum Reception Altitude * E) [( V7 H/ u! c/ ~% nMRC -- Monthly Recurring Charge MSA -- Minimum Safe Altitude MSAW -- Minimum Safe Altitude Warning MSL -- Mean Sea Level MSN -- Message Switching Network - v% ^& H+ j7 |; I8 Y' tMTCS -- Modular Terminal Communications System - F/ W# U! n7 y1 r" l& I. ~2 fMTI -- Moving Target Indicator ) ^9 `: a) k; a1 ^7 ?# QMUX -- Multiplexor MVA -- Minimum Vectoring Altitude ' f+ B( P2 Q hMVFR -- Marginal Visual Flight Rules 3 U: G# n1 I6 b# m5 U. y; a # \7 w0 |7 F# g) GN top ; t3 j5 x6 ~' c) \9 E$ p$ N # y, s6 }( r( D3 g' y-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 g- E7 Q% P- E1 Y4 Y dNAAQS -- National Ambient Air Quality Standards NADA -- NADIN Concentrator 4 F4 I) D ]2 I8 ]6 `NADIN -- National Airspace Data Interchange Network NADSW -- NADIN Switches NAILS -- National Airspace Integrated Logistics Support 9 q9 |7 V! j3 p+ f. |- KNAMS -- NADIN IA NAPRS -- National Airspace Performance Reporting System 4 X, J( W. x) k" {1 x8 }2 R7 w: WNAS -- National Airspace System or Naval Air Station NASDC -- National Aviation Safety Data NASP -- National Airspace System Plan % X0 M' ? l3 s7 p8 fNASPAC -- National Airspace System Performance Analysis Capability NATCO -- National Communications Switching Center NAVAID -- Navigation Aid 5 l ?9 P+ f0 r0 o# U# SNAVMN -- Navigation Monitor and Control NAWAU -- National Aviation Weather Advisory Unit * G, O; Y6 k% u# v5 Q$ gNAWPF -- National Aviation Weather Processing Facility : Y; |& z7 G, \. j; h1 U( eNCAR -- National Center for Atmospheric Research; Boulder, CO NCF -- National Control Facility % {/ P7 |2 {( O2 u" F+ vNCIU -- NEXRAD Communications Interface Unit NCP -- Noise Compatibility Program - _' S. P& m: p; o l: I8 a' rNCS -- National Communications System NDB -- Non-- Directional Radio Homing Beacon NDNB -- NADIN II NEM -- Noise Exposure Map NEPA -- National Environmental Policy Act NEXRAD -- Next Generation Weather Radar NFAX -- National Facsimile Service NFDC -- National Flight Data Center 4 B9 B! \- m8 N) ~' cNFIS -- NAS Facilities Information System ; k8 l) y `6 FNI -- Network Interface ! f; x" Y" d) v- Z/ NNICS -- National Interfacility Communications System 1 k/ S2 V. y- H; {7 c1 u( fNPE -- Non-primary Airport Entitlement C1 X; Y; u$ sNPIAS -- National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems 7 o% Y5 A3 [% P( D- p- P% l5 WNM -- Nautical Mile + j# [; H" P" G' ?NMAC -- Near Mid Air Collision ; {2 H4 p7 L( q2 S4 X5 V# E0 fNMC -- National Meteorological Center + X! {5 E- w+ W% `8 `3 nNMCE -- Network Monitoring and Control Equipment NMCS -- Network Monitoring and Control System NOAA -- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOC -- Notice Of Completion 0 E: F+ c; Q9 rNOTAM -- Notice to Airmen NPDES -- National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System 9 p0 Z7 X5 C+ iNPIAS -- National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems - u8 i4 s7 C7 R# F, ]NRC -- Non-- Recurring Charge NRCS -- National Radio Communications Systems NSAP -- National Service Assurance Plan NSRCATN -- National Strategy to Reduce Congestion on America's Transportation Network 7 I+ b* B; I( O- sNSSFC -- National Severe Storms Forecast Center NSSL -- National Severe Storms Laboratory; Norman, OK - Z1 f6 \+ T y" P0 tNTAP -- Notices To Airmen Publication NTP -- National Transportation Policy " R) R* g( _5 K1 r' q, Z3 [NTSB -- National Transportation Safety Board NTZ -- No Transgression Zone NWS -- National Weather Service NWSR -- NWS Weather Excluding NXRD NSWRH -- NWS Regional Headquarters NXRD -- Advanced Weather Radar System / k: \- a$ x( J6 G. Y% R3 }8 m2 i 5 t. E# |: l1 j a* m# D9 CO top & l" ]& q& o0 F0 P7 v+ k -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OAG -- Official Airline Guide OALT -- Operational Acceptable Level of Traffic : |/ P9 O5 H9 o" ZOAW -- Off-- airway Weather Station ODAL -- Omnidirectional Approach Lighting System ODAPS -- Oceanic Display and Processing Station OEP -- Operational Evolution Plan / Partnership . r' [9 u- e, O% A( e8 KOFA -- Object Free Area / D3 t: n" I! }$ _OFDPS -- Offshore Flight Data Processing System 7 J6 q2 F& m' _$ X' f9 |OFT -- Outer Fix Time OFZ -- Obstacle Free Zone OM -- Outer Marker OMB -- Office of Management and Budget ONER -- Oceanic Navigational Error Report OPLT -- Operational Acceptable Level of Traffic OPSW -- Operational Switch OPX -- Off Premises Exchange . H3 W; c( t9 {6 E8 i/ B) ?. RORD -- Operational Readiness Demonstration OTR -- Oceanic Transition Route OTS -- Organized Track System - M& ` S" P0 z0 f j2 h+ s# N: V/ ?P top 1 f0 s1 @3 l3 L' |5 i-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PABX -- Private Automated Branch Exchange PAD -- Packet Assembler/Disassembler PAM -- Peripheral Adapter Module , @. Z( J& {9 M+ O! w T/ p+ KPAPI -- Precision Approach Path Indicator # C# K, Z# ~- ?: U0 L& D# @4 T& ~PAR -- Precision Approach Radar PAR -- Preferential Arrival Route PATWAS -- Pilots Automatic Telephone Weather Answering Service 3 h7 D' b5 ~! g0 ~) n8 WPBCT -- Proposed Boundary Crossing Time 1 ]* a8 I6 X" T K* e5 q8 N8 c2 |PBRF -- Pilot Briefing ; U; i5 h1 g8 \2 Q/ l8 MPBX -- Private Branch Exchange PCA -- Positive Control Airspace PCM -- Pulse Code Modulation - F2 x- u& ? ~! m8 VPDAR -- Preferential Arrival And Departure Route 3 e' L, W' O& q8 f$ _PDC -- Pre-- Departure Clearance PDC -- Program Designator Code 3 }- H, T* O7 a; S' m! I) QPDR -- Preferential Departure Route PDN -- Public Data Network " G; M7 d$ h$ C, K$ ?2 f/ `6 |4 W0 D' mPFC -- Passenger Facility Charge ) J. v3 r: t( l8 a# \PGP -- Planning Grant Program PIC -- Principal Interexchange Carrier PIDP -- Programmable Indicator Data Processor 0 [! M$ |& w1 `) }$ @" k wPIREP -- Pilot Weather Report % ?0 g3 u9 ^" o, r. |! P& n% a" wPMS -- Program Management System POLIC -- Police Station POP -- Point Of Presence POT -- Point Of Termination PPIMS -- Personal Property Information Management System PR -- Primary Commercial Service Airport PRI -- Primary Rate Interface PRM -- Precision Runway Monitor 9 |; n3 |! V: oPSDN -- Public Switched Data Network " g+ g8 m! j, V/ ]$ c0 OPSN -- Packet Switched Network PSS -- Packet Switched Service PSTN -- Public Switched Telephone Network PTC -- Presumed-to-Conform PUB -- Publication PUP -- Principal User Processor PVC -- Permanent Virtual Circuit 0 U; c4 |' Q$ B6 M( t% \5 CPVD -- Plan View Display 7 f. r6 i% V, i8 c! l - b7 b7 S, z7 HQ top -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0 Y) G+ }2 o, V6 w% d0 E 0 ~1 e `5 u0 V , y7 c+ v: @9 x9 O6 X5 d' W 9 H% J; U8 Q# I& g5 XR top 6 x9 B0 i4 t4 w/ c 0 f8 o1 ~! Z' c. J+ P-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- " d$ A5 D& _7 B% H# tRAIL -- Runway Alignment Indicator Lights & d4 l E5 k4 t) M/ g5 ], S! l$ wRAPCO -- Radar Approach Control (USAF) # ?$ D Y& t8 L4 ?' [7 ]; iRAPCON -- Radar Approach Control (FAA) RATCC -- Radar Air Traffic Control Center RATCF -- Radar Air Traffic Control Facility (USN) 4 A, n" J0 E; d7 e/ j q5 P NRBC -- Rotating Beam Ceilometer RBDPE -- Radar Beacon Data Processing Equipment RBSS -- Radar Bomb Scoring Squadron ! r8 s# B6 [* RRCAG -- Remote Communications Air/Ground ! {4 r' g! Y* ~/ o: z. ZRCC -- Rescue Coordination Center 3 p" `/ N$ F, ?/ s iRCF -- Remote Communication Facility - }: ]3 v6 E9 }9 l6 BRCCC -- Regional Communications Control Centers RCIU -- Remote Control Interface Unit RCL -- Radio Communications Link RCLR -- RCL Repeater 2 O0 |1 j) t2 Z0 k/ D0 lRCLT -- RCL Terminal 0 K: ]) W* `3 L- V* bRCO -- Remote Communications Outlet RCU -- Remote Control Unit RDAT -- Digitized Radar Data : O' Y5 D* f( a8 b8 X* gRDP -- Radar Data Processing , C( ]# _( [ y7 _RDSIM -- Runway Delay Simulation Model REIL -- Runway End Identification Lights ( A( r7 O& _" z: I8 `4 g# `4 {5 jRF -- Radio Frequency RL -- General Aviation Reliever Airport RMCC -- Remote Monitor Control Center / o8 s$ t/ X% a* W6 o- \RMCF -- Remote Monitor Control Facility , S. d5 B+ ~: @4 h( |9 W6 S" n# Y% {RML -- Radio Microwave Link + w7 b0 R: a2 s( @! p- X% e1 \RMLR -- RML Repeater + D, k) c" f. n& y. n2 bRMLT -- RML Terminal RMM -- Remote Maintenance Monitoring RMMS -- Remote Maintenance Monitoring System RMS -- Remote Monitoring Subsystem RMSC -- Remote Monitoring Subsystem Concentrator RNAV -- Area Navigation ' K; H) U+ `! A* ^6 K( vRNP -- Required Navigation Performance ROD -- Record of Decision ' Z; q! @( O. M7 U6 Z1 [* I2 M8 `ROSA -- Report of Service Activity 8 i5 s9 X4 o7 p2 y( @3 h1 _: h9 [ROT -- Runway Occupancy Time RP -- Restoration Priority RPC -- Restoration Priority Code RPG -- Radar Processing Group * K- i6 g( Q8 B9 F/ }RPZ -- Runway Protection Zone RRH -- Remote Reading Hygrothermometer RRHS -- Remote Reading Hydrometer RRWDS -- Remote Radar Weather Display ' Y+ T: X, d1 x5 M& M: P, C; r4 F+ MRRWSS -- RWDS Sensor Site RSA -- Runway Safety Area 1 n! Z9 i; R- J: VRSAT -- Runway Safety Action Team RSS -- Remote Speaking System RT -- Remote Transmitter * R$ a- I' E, ~ B4 GRT & BTL -- Radar Tracking And Beacon Tracking Level RTAD -- Remote Tower Alphanumerics Display RTCA -- Radio Technical Commission for Aeronautics RTP -- Regional Transportation Plan RTR -- Remote Transmitter/Receiver [3 d7 T$ V1 \RTRD -- Remote Tower Radar Display RVR -- Runway Visual Range , b6 g4 E7 b& S% T6 z' I9 d" c4 GRW -- Runway RWDS -- Same as RRWDS RWP -- Real-time Weather Processor @5 B ?0 b, ?6 r % E) B( w( h- r) q: ] , w2 G, h* M! J9 C. b1 b& Y1 o/ iS top -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : e$ K& ` b* r/ eS/S -- Sector Suite SAC -- Strategic Air Command SAFI -- Semi Automatic Flight Inspection SALS -- Short Approach Lighting System SATCOM -- Satellite Communications : W6 A* E. R9 w# J+ a2 xSAWRS -- Supplementary Aviation Weather Reporting System ( x; o* Y8 v, x8 H a4 RSBGP -- State Block Grant Program 3 I g- h* P1 ?# }: `' d$ J8 I4 QSCC -- System Command Center * H+ ?! q9 H. _0 Q8 p" E& ESCVTS -- Switched Compressed Video Telecommunications Service ' H% x2 T6 L: G3 N7 XSDF -- Simplified Direction Finding ' o* Y, Y# Q v: F# USDF -- Software Defined Network SDIS -- Switched Digital Integrated Service SDP -- Service Delivery Point * |/ Q- a: d- x- N4 O6 CSDS -- Switched Data Service ; b& S" ?: L n% `5 r5 zSEL -- Single Event Level 9 \; H; F# p" T4 |. m8 h# K1 aSELF -- Simplified Short Approach Lighting System With Sequenced Flashing Lights SFAR-- 38 -- Special Federal Aviation Regulation 38 ' B3 P) h, ?) x |5 Z9 eSHPO -- State Historic Preservation Officer " [2 k4 N3 t4 I) L( N; LSIC -- Service Initiation Charge ; V- w7 h: e. u# Z) z6 _8 z6 _SID -- Station Identifier SID -- Standard Instrument Departure SIGMET -- Significant Meteorological Information SIMMOD -- Airport and Airspace Simulation Model SIP -- State Implementation Plan SM -- Statute Miles SMGC -- Surface Movement Guidance and Control SMPS -- Sector Maintenance Processor Subsystem SMS -- Safety Management System * ?1 q$ W. z& ~, jSMS -- Simulation Modeling System # ]' t* l$ O2 e$ ^* jSNR -- Signal-- to-- Noise Ratio, also: S/N SOC -- Service Oversight Center # F. T' u8 M3 I% cSOAR -- System of Airports Reporting SOIR -- Simultaneous Operations On Intersecting Runways SOIWR -- Simultaneous Operations on Intersecting Wet Runways SRAP -- Sensor Receiver and Processor 8 Z( |1 M! g; GSSALF -- SSALS with Sequenced Flashers , D U, J/ Y6 xSSALR -- Simplified Short Approach Lighting System ( F# ]4 K2 W/ o6 v& ]SSB -- Single Side Band STAR -- Standard Terminal Arrival Route 5 R8 b4 V& j/ O- V" T" S/ YSTD -- Standard 7 s' R% g7 O. k/ o# hSTMUX -- Statistical Data Multiplexer STOL -- Short Takeoff and Landing SURPIC -- Surface Picture SVCA -- Service A $ n9 Q4 Q8 q) T( L1 k/ ?SVCB -- Service B SVCC -- Service C SVCO -- Service O 7 N( }$ o( A% b- O, O8 SSVFO -- Interphone Service F (A) SVFB -- Interphone Service F (B) # s, L- `3 H+ |1 eSVFC -- Interphone Service F (C) m7 ^- ]1 S: x+ p+ DSVFD -- Interphone Service F (D) ! [% t/ d: o7 I% V2 J- mSVFR -- Special Visual Flight Rules * ]- R2 V& l1 W& K5 y8 K T top 2 u5 H, s! N; [& t. C-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- T1MUX -- T1 Multiplexer TAAS -- Terminal Advance Automation System TACAN -- Tactical Aircraft Control and Navigation / \) d n2 U* H' O* f$ uTACR -- TACAN at VOR, TACAN only 1 J0 }; h& n" X& O. b* I R; FTAF -- Terminal Area Forecast TARS -- Terminal Automated Radar Service TAS -- True Air Speed TATCA -- Terminal Air Traffic Control Automation TAVT -- Terminal Airspace Visualization Tool . X& @% L/ U- B1 O G$ DTCA -- Traffic Control Airport or Tower Control Airport 0 J* j/ _0 M; @) ?TCA -- Terminal Control Area TCACCIS -- Transportation Coordinator Automated Command and Control Information System TCAS -- Traffic Alert And Collision Avoidance System 1 j0 Z, u9 E, \0 ]* d- E9 GTCC -- DOT Transportation Computer Center ( C5 g2 \8 ~8 C: P' hTCCC -- Tower Control Computer Complex 1 t- B; \- e/ g9 l3 M$ ]TCE -- Tone Control Equipment TCLT -- Tentative Calculated Landing Time TCO -- Telecommunications Certification Officer TCOM -- Terminal Communications 0 D8 l& C% w f( @6 {7 ?' BTCS -- Tower Communications System TDLS -- Tower Data-Link Services TDMUX -- Time Division Data Multiplexer & i$ J' \* C$ ]! ^9 w9 JTDWR -- Terminal Doppler Weather Radar 6 Y+ o5 D) b6 A- M O. ?TELCO -- Telephone Company " R) \" j, H$ v4 P7 W, ~- ?9 ]TELMS -- Telecommunications Management System TERPS -- Terminal Instrument Procedures 7 {5 [. {" R1 S4 y( ]6 XTFAC -- To Facility . \( ?* L9 r8 r& rTH -- Threshold " T" G3 w9 k, b" N- aTIMS -- Telecommunications Information Management System 7 \$ L: J7 G) [! Q2 C, ?TIPS -- Terminal Information Processing System 1 A! B1 m$ N% mTL -- Taxilane TMA -- Traffic Management Advisor TMC -- Traffic Management Coordinator ( y% I4 }4 L* w; ATMC/MC -- Traffic Management Coordinator/Military Coordinator . n& s2 m5 V. P- {- B6 }4 LTMCC -- Terminal Information Processing System TMCC -- Traffic Management Computer Complex TMF -- Traffic Management Facility TML -- Television Microwave Link TMLI -- Television Microwave Link Indicator 6 P% Y2 C! d: ]. `, V0 H. qTMLR -- Television Microwave Link Repeater TMLT -- Television Microwave Link Terminal 3 Q: S, K: o' x( V, ~4 Y' c) wTM&O -- Telecommunications Management and Operations TMP -- Traffic Management Processor 0 m" _% O( [5 Z/ [2 WTMS -- Traffic Management System }, d- C( _, z+ V! j; j0 nTMSPS -- Traffic Management Specialists TMU -- Traffic Management Unit # P) G( m; C; x6 `TODA -- Takeoff Distance Available % G2 U9 h( `- aTOF -- Time Of Flight TOFMS -- Time of Flight Mass Spectrometer ) V* m) I6 r) S$ \6 t4 L: j7 Y# _9 eTOPS -- Telecommunications Ordering and Pricing System (GSA software tool) TORA -- Take-off Run Available ; W/ S% @7 d- y4 F: @& l8 PTNAV -- Terminal Navigational Aids ' m6 k* _% L: n lTR -- Telecommunications Request & h8 X: Y, k2 m$ I6 W+ P. UTRACAB -- Terminal Radar Approach Control in Tower Cab * H3 _! \) | H* A' ]# RTRACON -- Terminal Radar Approach Control Facility TRAD -- Terminal Radar Service TRB -- Transportation Research Board . C* K; S1 V3 K! n, _TRNG -- Training ( t Y4 ^6 j4 d2 Y/ p2 k7 rTSA -- Taxiway Safety Area TSEC -- Terminal Secondary Radar Service TSP -- Telecommunications Service Priority 1 S9 N; Z, y. D' B; g( C$ DTSR -- Telecommunications Service Request ( e* E; s# ?! `! @1 }4 LTSYS -- Terminal Equipment Systems TTMA -- TRACON Traffic Management Advisor + ?) L' z7 C# _6 wTTY -- Teletype 1 {# ?$ f% w0 i( H" mTVOR -- Terminal VHF Omnidirectional Range , ?; U5 }, b& \0 w, u8 N; J* ATW -- Taxiway TWEB -- Transcribed Weather Broadcast TWR-- Tower (non-controlled) TY -- Type (FAACIS) $ s. s5 C |( Y" C& F, ~' w) D' a U top L2 J& T4 A4 L 5 x- T- ?: j7 O-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- UAS -- Uniform Accounting System UHF -- Ultra High Frequency " q3 _% r2 w( s" M% C( nURA -- Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 6 G1 R+ {' g- t5 P( _USAF -- United States Air Force + L. Q) ]4 i5 s& QUSC -- United States Code # ~3 G5 [6 }' q1 ZUSOC -- Uniform Service Order Code ! W! }! } K, \8 _/ ~ E0 G 2 ~: r; [6 n0 n7 fV top -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- # y1 j9 G4 U( ?5 R0 PVALE -- Voluntary Airport Low Emission + r9 d3 g$ q$ [* u! BVASI -- Visual Approach Slope Indicator ' Q8 s' e3 Q, l7 DVDME -- VOR with Distance Measuring Equipment VF -- Voice Frequency , m: M& X' ]( f; s9 e% R1 |VFR -- Visual Flight Rules VHF -- Very High Frequency 4 B5 v, G* ?" n- {" cVLF -- Very Low Frequency VMC -- Visual Meteorological Conditions 8 j+ W @% A" {( ~- }VNAV -- Visual Navigational Aids ; X1 s5 }8 `# I& d' T% cVNTSC -- Volpe National Transportation System Center VON -- Virtual On-net , I8 Q" W/ o& `2 k# f) @+ jVOR -- VHF Omnidirectional Range $ j( a* ~) [0 R( l( M1 w1 X( DVOR/DME -- VHF Omnidirectional Range/Distance Measuring Equipment VORTAC -- VOR collocated with TACAN VOT -- VOR Test Facility # g6 s8 W h' d( m$ bVP/D -- Vehicle/Pedestrian Deviation VRS -- Voice Recording System VSCS -- Voice Switching and Control System VTA -- Vertex Time of Arrival VTAC -- VOR collocated with TACAN VTOL -- Vertical Takeoff and Landing ; F! ?! y$ `) a% BVTS -- Voice Telecommunications System : m& e- b) s$ F. w" L/ t$ f 7 l# D- t( a2 U! ?- t2 {8 \5 u3 Z5 kW top -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WAAS -- Wide Area Augmentation System WAN -- Wide Area Network WC -- Work Center * k( k- F+ A5 L8 Z, R U' I% hWCP -- Weather Communications Processor WECO -- Western Electric Company WESCOM -- Western Electric Satellite Communications 2 V; Z, V. a) @* S! n' X7 m' Z1 WWMSC -- Weather Message Switching Center ; P* @ T C, O1 R5 N- H6 v+ tWMSCR -- Weather Message Switching Center Replacement ( N+ b0 b6 `! nWSCMO -- Weather Service Contract Meteorological Observatory WSFO -- Weather Service Forecast Office : o9 W2 q6 s9 W0 Y& F6 E% _. C- YWSMO -- Weather Service Meteorological Observatory - N8 G3 x. u. m* Z3 ~$ \# B. gWSO -- Weather Service Office ) _, s3 \5 R$ ~1 j6 U" B6 B! QWTHR -- "Weather" " |& U; B8 w7 c3 [" ~WX -- Weather ' v! b5 }' q0 P( ? 3 @; p2 p" B0 @2 R2 D7 AX top : v) `, T d% ?-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- . H/ |8 k- z1 y0 k Y top -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Z$ ?7 p" B1 E; u7 L3 `8 I1 I Z top # a4 r+ S. m; ~4 {7 t) X--------------------------------------------------------------------------------