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Printer Friendly Email Page Glossary of Airport Acronyms
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A/C -- Aircraft
6 ^. S) v, L: `. `% TA/G -- Air to Ground# Z& \( Y$ i7 p4 { h0 W3 ?
A/H -- Altitude/Height
0 d% v! w9 P* T y8 A* U4 vAAC -- Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center- F$ s! p0 o) q* G. E- S/ U6 p
AAF -- Army Air Field
) {- ]6 k% x8 A8 ^* pAAI -- Arrival Aircraft Interval
# i! Z1 H- X3 k5 W7 hAAP -- Advanced Automation Program
x( V2 B0 R8 aAAR -- Airport Acceptance Rate
0 v. N$ K2 }9 K, k8 T3 O% J- @ABDIS -- Automated Data Interchange System Service B, Q" T* C" u( F0 }% Y# g }. ^1 x+ r
ACAIS -- Air Carrier Activity Information System6 s1 U* ]1 `* C. K
ACAS -- Aircraft Collision Avoidance System# f% i! Z5 A' L" V1 q* o
ACC -- Airports Consultants Council
0 n# p2 F: H7 B+ c! xACC -- Area Control Center
+ j! Y, l' S, n8 W+ z5 Q: O3 SACCT -- Accounting Records% J# K& ?0 c3 Y" Y7 V1 p# l
ACD -- Automatic Call Distributor/ {' Y- A& s* s
ACDO -- Air Carrier District Office 2 o9 s0 @! F% s0 K2 c& m1 Z6 o' C2 @
ACF -- Area Control Facility + |1 ?0 y1 _, N8 K' J
ACFO -- Aircraft Certification Field Office - R% ?: ^9 |! h
ACFT -- Aircraft
1 e. e) b( F) }- M9 g+ {2 VACI-NA -- Airports Council International - North America # O! q2 G5 y" {. {4 {
ACID -- Aircraft Identification6 H& r: I2 G' R
ACIP -- Airport Capital Improvement Plan
" r) p7 U- r& YACLS -- Automatic Carrier Landing System / Q7 r% d' v4 \$ Z
ACLT -- Actual Landing Time Calculated ' k6 X5 P) F7 N' _. n/ R
ACO -- Office of Airports Compliance and Field Operations) l* X' {0 j6 M0 H
ACO -- Aircraft Certification Office
9 k* U4 O- Y; k: J0 L% J) Q$ hACRP -- Airport Cooperative Research Program 1 w) y# P6 p4 [& r: ~3 q
ADA -- Air Defense Area
2 t/ x# t9 x2 h& b# wADAP -- Airport Development Aid Program
% s) P" l$ |) d, `+ w3 Q) b% DADAS -- AWOS Data Acquisition System
! U( A# X) W$ E2 f5 V+ t9 UADCCP -- Advanced Data Communications Control Procedure
6 }0 I# f! S$ ] _ADDA -- Administrative Data 0 N! s4 ]3 j1 D( m* i& A! \$ Z- l
ADF -- Automatic Direction Finding
6 W7 Q8 \7 E' K P8 }( h% CADI -- Automatic De-Ice and Inhibitor 0 r% a5 N1 s8 t) N1 s
ADIN -- AUTODIN Service V( J/ s! o8 M! p
ADIZ -- Air Defense Identification Zone
$ e. C/ V; A! c B+ xADL -- Aeronautical Data-Link 4 l( t8 \, u7 q
ADLY -- Arrival Delay ( C( ~1 E, B1 T* M/ K) i1 I
ADO -- Airline Dispatch Office
% K/ ~$ O! g ?# `! f- K; U) d6 H& H! ]ADP -- Automated Data Processing
$ X8 n4 a# i: U1 b1 dADS -- Automatic Dependent Surveillance
; R; ^( l( F" V5 UADSIM -- Airfield Delay Simulation Model
1 n& q$ r/ n1 d: c( Y9 UADSY -- Administrative Equipment Systems
+ O' y2 h" y; M( c9 N; KADTN -- Administrative Data Transmission Network : A! z% U8 K# y. K& ~. i8 |) n
ADTN2000 -- Administrative Data Transmission Network 2000 ' ^9 C, J& j0 O
ADVO -- Administrative Voice ) w, F4 W( ^! d5 ]) m
AEG -- Aircraft Evaluation Group 4 {7 |$ K! o# C% c+ a9 |8 I
AERA -- Automated En-Route Air Traffic Control
9 U i3 @# z# G0 X* YAEX -- Automated Execution ; r' b9 `2 z" k, T* w# ?: j* W
AF -- Airway Facilities
6 L+ K7 E2 }/ @7 l0 EAFB -- Air Force Base
8 j& q, i/ c: s" }' w+ N7 w$ ~AFIS -- Automated Flight Inspection System % L9 [4 q4 }- a# i( k
AFP -- Area Flight Plan ; R: x3 ?$ |: @
AFRES -- Air Force Reserve Station ' b6 a/ `$ p3 G; V3 d' Z
AFS -- Airways Facilities Sector
6 f* R* v' E- @7 U( rAFSFO -- AFS Field Office
5 g/ a8 L" y; Q) I( l& e; t9 Z+ B; X' CAFSFU -- AFS Field Unit
/ d E* J( U+ A+ g) Y5 y9 a! qAFSOU -- AFS Field Office Unit (Standard is AFSFOU)
0 {2 K8 L/ _, @AFSS -- Automated Flight Service Station
, `. q2 i/ ~, ?+ D8 |( C/ }9 _AFTN -- Automated Fixed Telecommunications Network
3 \) \" R& I" V" }AGL -- Above Ground Level
! y& n, t8 I5 y R( |; xAID -- Airport Information Desk
0 |3 `$ O6 P9 M, PAIG -- Airbus Industries Group
8 v8 F9 W3 ~! w% C# Y7 P% \AIM -- Airman's Information Manual
: F p9 Z5 c( T9 P9 ]& I2 F0 ?AIP -- Airport Improvement Plan 3 T/ c" D8 w1 |4 s
AIRMET -- Airmen's Meteorological Information , W3 L: u, _; p, T( V4 C9 a& {
AIRNET -- Airport Network Simulation Model
* M0 q5 z: v! | \/ F/ o: k$ BAIS -- Aeronautical Information Service
- Q" L n" i4 I$ a3 KAIT -- Automated Information Transfer - K& E! w) @7 `0 p) \, f
ALP -- Airport Layout Plan
2 a+ O* q, {! p5 E7 V1 \" E8 NALS -- Approach Lighting System ; w. ~( f( ?/ D5 b# g
ALSF1 -- ALS with Sequenced Flashers I
/ a; k; }( k# W AALSF2 -- ALS with Sequenced Flashers II
3 j4 L2 O+ k$ B! G T1 `! @ALSIP -- Approach Lighting System Improvement Plan l$ C6 T0 R6 V9 ^) H }7 K* N2 \
ALTRV -- Altitude Reservation
3 k" i% |. M, I1 A$ Z5 j, r* R( MAMASS -- Airport Movement Area Safety System
8 o5 |' L8 |: o% I9 J4 ^+ C/ JAMCC -- ACF/ARTCC Maintenance Control Center : }3 x% \- Y# D' v, V
AMOS -- Automated Meteorological Observation Station 0 X5 W; X x/ |: |; y% } I* f
AMP -- ARINC Message Processor (OR) Airport Master Plan 6 ~' C0 j# l, h1 K, B
AMVER -- Automated Mutual Assistance Vessel Rescue System
: Z# i3 u9 }" H( ]0 B- |ANC -- Alternate Network Connectivity
4 Q4 s+ w' ]2 z& tANCA -- Airport Noise and Capacity Act ! `, G& I9 q+ r2 ?
ANG -- Air National Guard
+ m# A. o5 {# Q4 hANGB -- Air National Guard Base 8 F- N% n2 x2 b5 P' Y( V* b, N
ANMS -- Automated Network Monitoring System
4 e; h- z7 O7 W& F+ h% t& k. t& O0 s: S8 cANSI -- American National Standards Group
' P+ H8 U# ~7 G! pAOA -- Air Operations Area2 `& A3 `1 ^" s$ }* H$ u; ~
AP -- Acquisition Plan
% r1 b( o& E' u6 IAPP -- Approach
" z5 K! W! h0 P0 n6 ?3 sAPS -- Airport Planning Standard 2 w! K7 B& Y! i9 T b- }
AQAFO -- Aeronautical Quality Assurance Field Office . z& V' z* i+ o5 h
ARAC -- Army Radar Approach Control (AAF)
0 U7 V$ Y- T# }! A: EARAC -- Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee & L4 H' V; @1 T5 j
ARCTR -- FAA Aeronautical Center or Academy
$ ]+ ]/ A9 b3 Y; ]1 S f. o$ cARF -- Airport Reservation Function
( ?' |) @6 v) e, u% yARFF -- Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting }% D: ~9 g9 `8 e; z8 u2 o$ g
ARINC -- Aeronautical Radio, Inc.
3 ^4 a$ ~1 O+ l) b1 \' gARLNO -- Airline Office
1 @; G; N; `, y& h' UARO -- Airport Reservation Office / Y0 o) B, n% R
ARP -- Airport Reference Point
5 s6 P+ \9 v! n b( lARSA -- Airport Service Radar Area
! X2 M3 I! p+ j9 G3 YARSR -- Air Route Surveillance Radar 6 P9 i( ~+ j. v' A: k+ N
ARTCC -- Air Route Traffic Control Center
" f B, S) S, J* p5 H- ?ARTS -- Automated Radar Terminal System
) ^( ]! x3 `4 l9 y4 }4 AASAS -- Aviation Safety Analysis System
* f3 A0 Q/ C a/ ]) Z* u" pASC -- AUTODIN Switching Center
: C' O) E4 K4 P+ o; l0 e4 t: AASCP -- Aviation System Capacity Plan
3 S' F( \# v( _; l! q8 G3 U( lASD -- Aircraft Situation Display
. [6 L$ g( {$ x( q+ R/ ~0 sASDA -- Accelerate -- Stop Distance Available
* z" N" a- {! c$ F* OASLAR -- Aircraft Surge Launch And Recovery 7 H! z% e5 w! Q( z
ASM -- Available Seat Mile 9 P7 V# P7 h- d N1 O
ASP -- Arrival Sequencing Program & y$ @% m% r, V3 e% Z- L
ASOS -- Automatic Surface Observation System
# }0 w! r$ Y8 w3 WASQP -- Airline Service Quality Performance / c% C y& @. K' ?
ASR -- Airport Surveillance Radar
! _& C9 x8 q1 S0 [' e' HASTA -- Airport Surface Traffic Automation ; h- W& Y# P; `3 m
ASV -- Airline Schedule Vendor 5 Z+ n5 {! C1 Y0 A4 @) k8 q
AT -- Air Traffic 2 Q! r6 Z0 z: j8 {. u. V, B- P
ATA -- Air Transport Association of America 0 \# Y, d( T9 L9 a
ATAS -- Airspace and Traffic Advisory Service 9 Y- D# ]5 n. s' m
ATCAA -- Air Traffic Control Assigned Airspace 6 D- G+ v+ s6 m h6 V$ D) G
AT&T -- American Telephone and Telegraph 9 R& q; o) n/ I- M) l1 }0 B5 U( W
AT&T ASDC -- AT&T Agency Service Delivery Center l$ `2 m' ?1 Z6 ?2 k
AT&T CSA -- AT&T Customer Support Associate
( X; t8 A. D, T7 j4 d {: @; `3 tATC -- Air Traffic Control % N5 Q- U2 ^; R. d
ATCBI -- Air Traffic Control Beacon Indicator , Z" y8 ]" x m U8 _1 s, _2 @1 s
ATCCC -- Air Traffic Control Command Center
, v! I2 }: N6 h* h5 r' o2 `2 [ATCO -- Air Taxi Commercial Operator ; X! ^; O! b) s* R
ATCRB -- Air Traffic Control Radar Beacon
' z/ ^, Y* a0 y D. b4 O4 R* vATCRBS -- Air Traffic Control Radar Beacon System ; E* F" h9 w( M! ?# |5 h' o& |
ATCSCC -- Air Traffic Control Systems Command Center . a3 s0 `( i- _. f: _7 N; @
ATCT -- Airport Traffic Control Tower
2 d6 R) R, r1 @) t; @7 HATIS -- Automated Terminal Information Service , |6 ~( E+ b! H8 a: P2 ]
ATISR -- ATIS Recorder
}* |9 {0 L. w; F- BATM -- Air Traffic Management
; c$ W2 R }1 a7 N' J- e9 P! {% YATM -- Asynchronous Transfer Mode 6 \) N* ^" ?! R( Q, X& o& [: Q9 S
ATMS -- Advanced Traffic Management System
3 @ ~' |. R- ~( nATN -- Aeronautical Telecommunications Network . \5 z2 [2 @/ s$ n
ATODN -- AUTODIN Terminal (FUS) ; {9 a% ^0 |3 Y6 h5 e$ x
ATOVN -- AUOTVON (Facility) 7 u7 Z* w4 t4 e, l, t9 n$ Y' M
ATOMS -- Air Traffic Operations Management System ( f! n; r' X k3 L
ATS -- Air Traffic Service
& }; d9 H: G8 i( A! i/ D# fATSCCP -- ATS Contingency Command Post , d$ t( K" W; V I* j7 t! W; D
ATTIS -- AT&T Information Systems ' y+ n- F# @/ r0 i, r
AUTODIN -- DoD Automatic Digital Network
3 u; \0 S! `- j. _# zAUTOVON -- DoD Automatic Voice Network - `# _$ z z5 W6 X+ Y
AVON -- AUTOVON Service
/ E# k) q5 D+ s' uAVN -- Aviation Standards National Field Office, Oklahoma City
6 \2 A/ _/ U4 t x% yAWIS -- Airport Weather Information , \4 K" ^- j0 c+ o; L
AWOS -- Automated Weather Observation System
3 o- ?! c' K3 S: y- C& vAWP -- Aviation Weather Processor
2 x% V/ s1 x9 O( @* DAWPG -- Aviation Weather Products Generator $ d% m% R1 k+ w% |
AWS -- Air Weather Station
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( Y0 S* B: D" s% E& VBANS -- BRITE Alphanumeric System 9 |; t$ b$ ~) \0 h" l
BART -- Billing Analysis Reporting Tool (GSA software tool)
W h$ \0 s; { GBASIC -- Basic Contract Observing Station
/ a. l4 B6 u+ r4 ]; o6 Q5 B) B2 [BASOP -- Military Base Operations
' U6 [. L+ a3 l2 V" pBCA -- Benefit/Cost Analysis ( l4 [) R/ G; W" _ R, ?* w+ i8 o
BCR -- Benefit/Cost Ratio : {* n2 r9 K! }! {' n1 ^- {
BDAT -- Digitized Beacon Data
; Q0 c1 O* Q9 L- T/ s5 q$ WBMP -- Best Management Practices
3 t w T; f% n2 oBOC -- Bell Operating Company 8 u/ g9 {2 R I
bps -- bits per second
8 a% t; R1 y+ T1 h+ JBRI -- Basic Rate Interface 6 V" j: K! V% w- ^" M, L
BRITE -- Bright Radar Indicator Terminal Equipment ' t5 w: A3 Y1 A9 X, i2 F
BRL -- Building Restriction Line 0 j. A( ?+ j O K# b* x, A
BUEC -- Back-- up Emergency Communications
( G2 A1 _% \6 d/ XBUECE -- Back-- up Emergency Communications Equipment
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CAA -- Civil Aviation Authority : E+ w! g* {. C {
CAA -- Clean Air Act - n- ~& E5 H% h, x- I0 w
CAB -- Civil Aeronautics Board 6 j9 K2 Q& v7 v( u
CARF -- Central Altitude Reservation Facility
, ]) a. |3 @ c. p4 ?CASFO -- Civil Aviation Security Office $ W" U5 l1 W! @7 L) U1 Z
CAT -- Category
$ k0 f4 w9 B/ Z' v" [CAT -- Clear -- Air Turbulence ' z; D/ v; o% p$ S) `( ~; u7 t
CAU -- Crypto Ancillary Unit ' V. [. a! O5 J, v% Z
CBI -- Computer Based Instruction
; \5 m9 I. i) j- s0 M* GCCC -- Communications Command Center
7 I) H4 q9 L o. L1 |9 D1 MCCCC -- Staff Communications 9 _2 X8 ]; j- b6 u
CCCH -- Central Computer Complex Host
+ h4 o1 e$ g' hCC&O -- Customer Cost and Obligation
q( s# A% h3 ?2 u& uCCSD -- Command Communications Service Designator
% l6 s3 I( F7 M/ p: X8 kCCS7-- NI -- Communication Channel Signal-7 -- Network Interconnect + A/ _( r% h9 H2 t: D f0 B
CCU -- Central Control Unit
1 K: q$ `5 c" |/ L+ y, [CD -- Common Digitizer $ Y) w: P( i5 m, B7 y; J) O
CDR -- Cost Detail Report
* v& ^% p9 @! g+ z1 v8 g; `CDT -- Controlled Departure Time " x5 g+ |2 F3 P d% }. W2 a
CDTI -- Cockpit Display of Traffic Information
+ t, @0 ], B0 y: R) ]$ E3 VCENTX -- Central Telephone Exchange
1 N( x6 p4 X- \CEP -- Capacity Enhancement Program
7 j- S; p: g3 @. q4 XCEQ -- Council on Environmental Quality , u; r" v) T* f( |. `$ x7 K( j
CERAP -- Central Radar Approach 7 p1 ~2 ? ~$ D4 l
CFC -- Central Flow Control / M& k5 ?' V7 n9 }, B" q
CFCF -- Central Flow Control Facility
% i' L( W7 [) t6 L) @CFCS -- Central Flow Control Service / r# E( V2 n, t; J0 F% R1 X& W1 o5 u
CFR -- Code of Federal Regulations : p d7 [# c' k* G/ r+ V7 B
CFWP -- Central Flow Weather Processor : q3 a% _8 c6 L. F/ E5 N# G+ L
CFWU -- Central Flow Weather Unit 4 ^6 ?) p0 x }. R
CGAS -- Coast Guard Air Station & F8 X: f7 U3 H6 X7 D8 J
CLC -- Course Line Computer
& ?! b+ Z% Z7 U3 R5 M8 A: `6 YCLIN -- Contract Line Item
; Z+ U: j( V7 |* n% P) ECLT -- Calculated Landing Time % V8 H3 l1 h! B* H8 h- h
CM -- Commercial Service Airport
) f5 Q y6 |8 y; w9 eCNMPS -- Canadian Minimum Navigation Performance Specification Airspace
3 \5 S9 P5 |: c d. ACNS -- Consolidated NOTAM System : m0 t0 r* F5 d. ^
CNSP -- Consolidated NOTAM System Processor 3 y3 f' Y" f3 E+ v- H
CO -- Central Office
7 O# g% [2 ^0 kCOE -- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
: Q6 o3 H. E5 F7 c8 zCOMCO -- Command Communications Outlet 8 b1 U2 Z2 H8 G" O I
CONUS -- Continental United States 4 [5 z5 |1 O1 y1 x f
CORP -- Private Corporation other than ARINC or MITRE
/ `3 \! f2 r$ W- D# X! ~; J* nCPE -- Customer Premise Equipment 0 z1 \5 I% u* L! B9 n
CPMIS -- Consolidated Personnel Management Information System 7 @2 e# U- y" L$ Z* `2 E
CRA -- Conflict Resolution Advisory
1 V8 e" p! [: O% \" r" mCRDA -- Converging Runway Display Aid ' ^# B! X {& ]- L2 y) I' w1 q4 n
CRT -- Cathode Ray Tube : n2 P/ A* g0 I5 E4 N8 V
CSA -- Communications Service Authorization
5 {. k" W% I& m( Z/ xCSIS -- Centralized Storm Information System
$ k9 c, N' c8 aCSO -- Customer Service Office
7 }" w. `! l; \# ^ [CSR -- Communications Service Request 7 t2 w4 N% [/ [% A1 A
CSS -- Central Site System " W) E2 Q& @6 d0 w. v
C/S/S/N -- Capacity/Safety/Security/Noise
* F$ V& u" d4 iCTA -- Controlled Time of Arrival 8 ^- q9 M" M$ R. |* z% ]0 `
CTA -- Control Area ( E" l% D$ O1 c' q1 f* M& ~( f
CTA/FIR -- Control Area/Flight Information Region - x- {2 M6 Y$ B
CTAF -- Common Traffic Advisory Frequency
+ D& \6 ?; R- @$ lCTAS -- Center -- Tracon Automation System
( v5 m5 K! w" \/ uCTMA -- Center Traffic Management Advisor
2 w) G# q6 B1 @' i/ c' nCUPS -- Consolidated Uniform Payroll System 6 Y* }. W& Z, k1 v
CVFR -- Controlled Visual Flight Rules
# |+ [. n! G7 V F; j9 r% m0 W- J7 ^CVTS -- Compressed Video Transmission Service
# G1 E3 t+ _% ~5 u \/ `2 `2 UCW -- Continuous Wave
2 P: m5 X% u ~5 jCWSU -- Central Weather Service Unit
2 D% b+ x) L# S1 UCWY -- Clearway 0 Q% D5 b* i Z" l" n- P) F
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8 |4 f% q" g7 c3 DDA -- Direct Access ' ]' k0 J% E' L7 N# I
DA -- Decision Altitude/Decision Height
9 E+ p8 d0 E1 lDA -- Descent Advisor 9 T- r4 b# @1 c7 N- F
DABBS -- DITCO Automated Bulletin Board System ' u. [$ O7 q* v0 y$ c# m8 e
DAIR -- Direct Altitude and Identity Readout
) y: {9 p% E+ v9 E% tDAR -- Designated Agency Representative
! v3 s6 y- O9 f$ b7 D$ rDARC -- Direct Access Radar Channel
# U3 u0 p- P7 e( A/ wdBA -- Decibels A-weighted / z+ |. d0 b9 i* f( O. o# @
DBCRC -- Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission 8 A3 i- L6 ~) v7 i
DBE -- Disadvantaged Business Enterprise
! m8 Y9 y3 r+ KDBMS -- Data Base Management System
; t7 W* q1 u) E: r5 h2 ~DBRITE -- Digital Bright Radar Indicator Tower Equipment + ?# s" a6 Q( k3 ^0 `/ k
DCA -- Defense Communications Agency , x* V2 m$ N, f, p1 l
DCAA -- Dual Call, Automatic Answer Device
$ h4 S9 l# v( M( CDCCU -- Data Communications Control Unit ( {; ^0 d' X) r) k) W- r, W
DCE -- Data Communications Equipment . U4 C3 S6 r& H3 Y: _/ K9 F1 m1 T/ V4 m
DDA -- Dedicated Digital Access
4 M x4 e: r- F p( }7 r/ SDDD -- Direct Distance Dialing ' z; `" }+ p/ T7 W( T6 @
DDM -- Difference in Depth of Modulation 5 ]( A5 _' r* @3 S
DDS -- Digital Data Service
) S* q6 L5 p7 W# l XDEA -- Drug Enforcement Agency : j: L, ~8 B' F" p6 }
DEDS -- Data Entry and Display System
3 @8 L/ R$ v6 t7 `DEIS -- Draft Environmental Impact Statement
2 t2 o3 w/ y% C+ VDEP -- Departure
9 H* {2 D1 ]6 n: W0 pDEWIZ -- Distance Early Warning Identification Zone
! T6 d( p( q# }1 m( M/ HDF -- Direction Finder / o U! m* Z" O# A" ?# ]
DFAX -- Digital Facsimile
& y2 h r& j% D3 E; W* X5 nDFI -- Direction Finding Indicator
0 X; i& k8 M, I& z, a6 _# }9 g6 ~DGPS -- Differential Global Positioning Satellite (System)
# Q6 R0 X% B9 Y3 uDH -- Decision Height $ _( o' Q) c7 F8 Q: q
DID -- Direct Inward Dial : S% l$ B2 |5 I
DIP -- Drop and Insert Point & a: u8 u% T# S7 n; S2 v- G( Y
DIRF -- Direction Finding
) E$ v! }. h& t/ t5 B4 ~DITCO -- Defense Information Technology Contracting Office Agency : v. x3 R' Q+ j( k0 }, h
DME -- Distance Measuring Equipment
2 F9 V8 z( u1 A* r$ J6 O: Z: c& R7 ?DME/P -- Precision Distance Measuring Equipment 3 c, z& a- T) g" ]) y/ U" {0 a9 |6 e
DMN -- Data Multiplexing Network
% H) @ `% q! O! `DNL -- Day-- Night Equivalent Sound Level (Also called Ldn)
& {) @+ j' N% P, \4 ?5 rDOD -- Direct Outward Dial
, p1 L# v4 r! a! i: S: U/ eDoD -- Department of Defense
9 A* ^: I# f* @" i; F$ N' eDOI -- Department of Interior 8 C3 I# S0 M, d' w h' u" e- D
DOS -- Department of State " p6 B; P1 j' u6 b4 [4 v
DOT -- Department of Transportation . b3 g: C# a+ o C# \) G2 i
DOTS -- Dynamic Ocean Tracking System
$ V N# v) {1 B! s. r( W7 C0 ODOTCC -- Department of Transportation Computer Center
M6 f4 P+ `: f, hDSCS -- Digital Satellite Compression Service 7 c) v& Z" K/ R8 u( J0 U, m, Q
DSUA -- Dynamic Special Use Airspace 5 Q, y5 |5 V: X4 s
DTS -- Dedicated Transmission Service 2 V- ?; E0 l6 i% ~- X
DUAT -- Direct User Access Terminal
8 L: `: n7 K9 y: ^DVFR -- Defense Visual Flight Rules
, b. |; S, {7 Z3 ^3 o" WDVFR -- Day Visual Flight Rules * y _6 c% ]0 u+ T2 a
DVOR -- Doppler Very High Frequency Omni-- Directional Range 4 D$ j$ N" _, z9 |( P5 z! u
DYSIM -- Dynamic Simulator
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E-MSAW -- En-Route Automated Minimum Safe Altitude Warning 6 i! F+ `4 t- c. Y
EA -- Environmental Assessment
7 a- w0 v/ @) A% vEARTS -- En Route Automated Radar Tracking System ! U3 W7 S d/ _: ^" ^* ~* m
ECOM -- En Route Communications
) d% u3 H/ Q' j5 YECVFP -- Expanded Charted Visual Flight Procedures
+ G) D) Y9 y9 Z% M/ `' G% G; _" dEDCT -- Expedite Departure Path
" v4 H7 |- q, W. D7 q$ A. U" \7 JEFAS -- En Route Flight Advisory Service
$ v" z- E# ^# [' i" qEFC -- Expect Further Clearance * }) W* D" k6 U9 J
EFIS -- Electronic Flight Information Systems ' l" O1 i6 G: P P$ Z& M. X
EIAF -- Expanded Inward Access Features
6 k; q- K" D( o) PEIS -- Environmental Impact Statement
z/ O7 T: @2 yELT -- Emergency Locator Transmitter - n' U* E8 m) R9 F. R9 }
ELWRT -- Electrowriter
x( x7 z$ k6 F1 E2 ^EMAS -- Engineered Materials Arresting System
R/ R1 S0 v* G8 W rEMPS -- En Route Maintenance Processor System
8 Q2 E5 m% H1 |0 b* y, ]7 K! M% O1 _EMS -- Environmental Management System 6 r* z5 ^ q/ q) T- C5 D6 n
ENAV -- En Route Navigational Aids
( y, a% w8 Y4 a7 {/ z- o: KEPA -- Environmental Protection Agency 1 [0 j, G4 x% G; X8 Q9 ?8 D
EPS -- Engineered Performance Standards * t+ U% p# {& C+ I1 d
EOF -- Emergency Operating Facility ( d$ I6 h: Y+ L7 E4 t; ?4 D7 y! d
EPSS -- Enhanced Packet Switched Service " c3 n3 D9 r1 ~ l( B
ERAD -- En Route Broadband Radar
1 E0 O9 g6 p" [ESEC -- En Route Broadband Secondary Radar % c. W9 d7 ]7 c/ V
ESP -- En Route Spacing Program 7 ?7 R* a2 O9 J8 O7 K7 N s
ESYS -- En Route Equipment Systems
, c# ?2 q8 R9 i8 G( a" g* kESF -- Extended Superframe Format
3 f6 B" b# P: H+ R' b. q6 E, z% e- [ETA -- Estimated Time of Arrival
# m7 m! ^+ V/ n5 y0 PETE -- Estimated Time En Route
# N4 }( C; R s- y! x( ^ETG -- Enhanced Target Generator
' V) R+ w* f2 d' {& b7 d& \- FETMS -- Enhanced Traffic Management System - f, l; }, w9 p" Y- x! w2 l' r
ETN -- Electronic Telecommunications Network + a6 S: w2 @( B% E7 ?, E+ u
EVAS -- Enhanced Vortex Advisory System
9 d/ R0 H m6 FEVCS -- Emergency Voice Communications System + D7 ?& R$ l- A1 b( o
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F&E -- Facility and Equipment 4 _0 E& I$ B% V
FAAAC -- FAA Aeronautical Center ( O2 ?4 U( g" [- c7 @7 U9 P+ b
FAACIS -- FAA Communications Information System
+ v+ b- x p: |: w9 @8 kFAATC -- FAA Technical Center 6 H" \, z6 O( W$ Z. ~
FAC -- Facility * g: J3 [% O; ?0 d
FAF -- Final Approach Fix
8 U9 o& |' \8 w$ B+ d) MFAP -- Final Approach Point
: H c$ N1 B9 h) Y: p9 M! v- n4 G% ~6 W4 oFAPM -- FTS2000 Associate Program Manager
* @6 y9 e6 B0 C9 H7 h0 ]FAR -- Federal Aviation Regulation
; {" }" _; U6 ~8 m# c$ RFAATSAT -- FAA Telecommunications Satellite
6 T; I6 Y9 d- @1 P/ F4 uFAST -- Final Approach Spacing Tool
1 \! @: }1 X) p. f6 z& P: B' ZFAX -- Facsimile Equipment
5 _! w/ M* K0 Y; D: LFBO -- Fixed Base Operator " E$ `( q2 k. o) l7 Q# ?
FBS -- Fall Back Switch
+ ~) y( e$ b1 i$ u5 Y3 AFCC -- Federal Communications Commission
" }/ R0 Y% n6 [7 w8 O1 {; }. s1 cFCLT -- Freeze Calculated Landing Time ( R4 @9 |, o/ n( u; v
FCOM -- FSS Radio Voice Communications & L1 k0 k7 D7 f; c$ {3 B2 w" a
FCPU -- Facility Central Processing Unit : u1 {( S! `6 N$ k" X
FDAT -- Flight Data Entry and Printout (FDEP) and Flight Data Service 9 F- ?' |) |: f
FDE -- Flight Data Entry & R, \1 ]& _; U: e0 Q, t
FDEP -- Flight Data Entry and Printout
' G) i+ w- O- _3 `% r3 S0 AFDIO -- Flight Data Input/Output
7 [1 J% y x3 r% m* dFDIOC -- Flight Data Input/Output Center
- k4 p/ \* ]; sFDIOR -- Flight Data Input/Output Remote _9 c0 p/ s( n7 @9 _3 n% y0 ?0 N
FDM -- Frequency Division Multiplexing
* v6 @5 L- Z4 d F. [' O: ^FDP -- Flight Data Processing
y& v% Z/ R# l4 b, A. gFED -- Federal
# b1 }) s! C3 G& S$ |( P7 g3 Z. TFEIS -- Final Environmental Impact Statement
$ j: ?' b4 `/ w5 x& sFEP -- Front End Processor 6 ]8 {. S% n, q
FFAC -- From Facility
( G$ k, a' U2 b; B$ RFIFO -- Flight Inspection Field Office 7 \- {3 z/ ~. u( M3 y" R
FIG -- Flight Inspection Group
5 l1 a9 V2 e4 e* l, MFINO -- Flight Inspection National Field Office
9 y; k* A; ^ q- Z. T4 ^4 ~8 WFIPS -- Federal Information Publication Standard
& b: y5 y* K8 \) ~5 _FIR -- Flight Information Region
5 j, D* d9 a, }6 f b7 ~FIRE -- Fire Station ; |# f6 w; s, s' c/ |: Z' P b
FIRMR -- Federal Information Resource Management Regulation
% k) S' b$ ]# h/ y0 ^* P! I2 zFL -- Flight Level * [/ o, ?* k# {2 s
FLOWSIM -- Traffic Flow Planning Simulation . V) |# e* o, v8 K/ x
FMA -- Final Monitor Aid 7 y# h' Q9 z" T# _" i% \4 o
FMF -- Facility Master File
; w7 p% `. d B* i+ jFMIS -- FTS2000 Management Information System ( s/ ?3 q, U. s7 ~1 Y0 J, e( D* s
FMS -- Flight management System ! @) M5 U3 \! t, w
FNMS -- FTS2000 Network Management System . j8 M& r5 ]9 M5 Y5 k& h
FOIA -- Freedom Of Information Act 6 ?( S8 {8 r3 g3 G! k9 r5 k
FONSI -- Finding of No Significant Impact . F' i% Y/ l0 F S/ A1 J- p
FP -- Flight Plan + J6 p& \! Q# @# `/ v _
FRC -- Request Full Route Clearance
9 Y: d- X5 \5 WFSAS -- Flight Service Automation System 7 y; e F% c1 p! t) C( _
FSDO -- Flight Standards District Office & V3 z: u+ R) S: @2 L- n: Y7 o* v
FSDPS -- Flight Service Data Processing System , o3 w: K) }7 m5 ~* M& f1 c; B
FSEP -- Facility/Service/Equipment Profile " ~& I6 @" f- }8 |- w- y4 {
FSP -- Flight Strip Printer
; o7 A+ |2 w& u# |FSPD -- Freeze Speed Parameter
0 @2 `- W5 R* h2 x w1 U2 NFSS -- Flight Service Station
0 N1 Q; @/ F% g EFSSA -- Flight Service Station Automated Service 4 v& K, m1 c! h# r5 E
FSTS -- Federal Secure Telephone Service . o5 x- Z4 o) a
FSYS -- Flight Service Station Equipment Systems ; Y, m* z" Q, T: E8 \3 n2 ?! B0 t2 s* b
FTS -- Federal Telecommunications System 0 ~5 @6 m3 d+ M; N, B, t/ _$ x
FTS2000 -- Federal Telecommunications System 2000 : A# y, @& J! b4 t, ~0 `# g* Z6 O& c
FUS -- Functional Units or Systems
" f4 j. ?' u4 Z8 i3 ~3 ]+ WFWCS -- Flight Watch Control Station / ]8 c. s! f/ R4 W( ?' x g1 A
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5 P0 M6 Y8 Q {- Y1 Y2 e. \* kGAA -- General Aviation Activity
% Y- I- d# { Q3 EGAAA -- General Aviation Activity and Avionics
1 {+ T9 v r* M1 O$ t2 dGADO -- General Aviation District Office / p/ t" a* n) Z3 X; m
GCA -- Ground Control Approach - g& f7 ~( f) \* F# L& C
GNAS -- General National Airspace System
. R7 J3 B) F6 O: _) L9 H1 e' PGNSS -- Global Navigation Satellite System
. t5 g1 ~. ~9 n; O6 a4 uGOES -- Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite 8 E! Y" g1 B) e3 q7 i4 b+ ~# A
GOESF -- GOES Feed Point
& C- L' \/ U& Z; f. |# T! Z$ l k! tGOEST -- GOES Terminal Equipment ; t; T( x$ K G2 {" |" u# O
GPRA -- Government Performance Results Act ' W7 V1 L& ]7 A6 g+ d" l/ R" j
GPS -- Global Positioning Satellite 4 Q. _* k4 A8 w
GPWS -- Ground Proximity Warning System ( \: w: |/ n6 c7 Z! T6 H
GRADE -- Graphical Airspace Design Environment ( u+ g/ u( M( S1 p2 v
GS -- Glide Slope Indicator 3 @" m( Q: ?! ~8 @ C+ B, i
GSA -- General Services Administration 3 m# U% A( _9 J, o4 L
GSE -- Ground Support Equipment
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H -- Non-- Directional Radio Homing Beacon (NDB)
! `; h, {2 n- h. C/ zHAA -- Height Above Airport & M1 G/ u' s$ a0 C$ }3 Q. i$ }
HAL -- Height Above Landing 6 h$ m7 Y9 ?6 t( i
HARS -- High Altitude Route System
6 q2 T$ d; H, H: F" oHAT -- Height Above Touchdown
$ r' {3 D# w, u6 z8 ~$ z0 ~. lHAZMAT -- Hazardous Materials # P9 _8 }+ P: E8 Z: g' T( S
HCAP -- High Capacity Carriers - q+ R* p w! y3 j) k5 [
HLDC -- High Level Data Link Control
( I! e) p* N/ S8 L0 P' p; b. d0 ?HDME -- NDB with Distance Measuring Equipment # n( D/ ` o0 Z w% q
HDQ -- FAA Headquarters 0 E; P1 ]* `! q$ A6 X6 b
HELI -- Heliport , P3 P: s K/ j" A& q# ]/ g" X
HF -- High Frequency
6 X9 V( |' C8 d2 yHH -- NDB, 2kw or More
- X& Y" w$ i" S7 \! u- tHI-- EFAS -- High Altitude EFAS # _4 P; v: T2 }' n3 Z# o! Z' A
HOV -- High Occupancy Vehicle 0 r+ M5 v$ v) N2 o( I
HSI -- Horizontal Situation Indicators - K8 D7 n8 j- H4 ~
HUD -- Housing and Urban Development
& E/ F! z1 y7 z6 d+ |# i0 J5 vHWAS -- Hazardous In-- Flight Weather Advisory : Q" s8 W. o1 z4 e5 J
Hz -- HERTZ ! k/ P4 [% W& u8 z6 s; _
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. p$ |2 l$ G4 SIAF -- Initial Approach Fix
4 a; i0 F$ S$ O. |; G4 O# }I/AFSS -- International AFSS
' B4 F3 B' ^+ J8 `IAP -- Instrument Approach Procedures
9 K ?$ s2 ^! z$ w9 ]5 |' _% jIAPA -- Instrument Approach Procedures Automation
( O( K& ^: l& CIBM -- International Business Machines ! p1 M6 O$ I: n, H
IBP -- International Boundary Point
* T* x+ z/ Y: K" g8 @! Y" dIBR -- Intermediate Bit Rate $ ~$ D6 U0 `! q, Q4 ~
ICAO -- International Civil Aviation Organization . A7 _5 E0 O* U
ICSS -- International Communications Switching Systems 0 ]1 M7 P6 J: h' L+ o2 N' f
IDAT -- Interfacility Data : v) A- R+ F9 }# |
IF -- Intermediate Fix ) Q1 k1 ]; B: n e' X/ d
IFCP -- Interfacility Communications Processor / P6 _! t9 x# {/ N# v& O
IFDS -- Interfacility Data System + j5 w* Z* ]( Z# L
IFEA -- In-- Flight Emergency Assistance : g) \! s7 o- M% g/ T# E" h
IFO -- International Field Office # y: b/ q* W; J
IFR -- Instrument Flight Rules
+ @( W, X; X4 x) i7 c! |# l- OIFSS -- International Flight Service Station
0 R! K# q% L) p* J) KILS -- Instrument Landing System
# x2 X3 L; ^/ U1 {IM -- Inner Marker 6 \0 O, Q) w9 ?( d( s/ y
IMC -- Instrument Meteorological Conditions & p7 o' r% z- D6 C" g
INM -- Integrated Noise Model
' b# y" N4 w9 R! ^3 l( iINS -- Inertial Navigation System
: w( F4 l4 S0 d: K* U# j7 XIRMP -- Information Resources Management Plan & o* T4 F9 D2 V" d* i
ISDN -- Integrated Services Digital Network + c5 d! z* h$ V
ISMLS -- Interim Standard Microwave Landing System
3 j0 \2 l y/ E e: I3 C4 t0 i6 KITI -- Interactive Terminal Interface
i9 m1 l5 p/ m- q2 w( O; \7 {9 LIVRS -- Interim Voice Response System % `* U3 ] z0 s( ?0 S: f& _- h
IW -- Inside Wiring % _! Y0 r8 Z% m+ l7 N
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Kbps -- Kilobits Per Second
7 v7 h* x5 U: K" g" |5 g" i- S/ kKhz -- Kilohertz 0 {) t h- l- P0 b) T
KVDT -- Keyboard Video Display Terminal # Q* o) l$ c( I$ r4 j
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LAA -- Local Airport Advisory
& h9 N" \1 {0 a) r Y. T2 e+ e' z; ILAAS -- Low Altitude Alert System
, X9 k3 C# r# ^5 U2 OLABS -- Leased A B Service ) r9 B/ S0 A- G q
LABSC -- LABS GS-- 200 Computer ) u6 H; \4 [% P- V/ R& _' Z
LABSR -- LABS Remote Equipment
) Y; l9 D/ o4 wLABSW -- LABS Switch System * [4 K: Q0 u- u" ?9 d p* K
LAHSO -- Land and Hold Short Operation
* T, ~$ G- c: c. K5 H2 `LAN -- Local Area Network
2 X9 m+ N! j# U7 V" gLATA -- Local Access and Transport Area 5 w. J; k- b; I, {
LAWRS -- Limited Aviation Weather Reporting System
* S! }% f( U9 x% F" v1 J r0 ELCF -- Local Control Facility
; w/ o' L4 v. B e0 P! T# W, ~LCN -- Local Communications Network # `' h8 [ n9 _/ H( |# g8 k
LDA -- Localizer Directional Aid ) V: J4 k: G: J% x. P. _9 g
LDA -- Landing Directional Aid % ]9 X: [/ ?2 E0 f" w
LDIN -- Lead-- in Lights 9 A9 b4 p8 f( ^, L J, i% I
LEC -- Local Exchange Carrier ; H% G2 l) H* I* R# }
LF -- Low Frequency 4 _0 S& O( f" E# Z! \
LINCS -- Leased Interfacility NAS Communications System / ~/ q& F' v1 }/ p3 }
LIS -- Logistics and Inventory System
) u/ b1 M- X( CLLWAS -- Low Level Wind Shear Alert System 5 V& _9 r; P6 y. D0 b3 |
LM/MS -- Low/Medium Frequency 5 `& s+ A6 w% y' z" {
LMM -- Locator Middle Marker % ~% ?# \, m/ F" K Z1 }
LMS -- LORAN Monitor Site ( H1 }8 u1 o! u# @7 m' d1 i
LOC -- Localizer
8 f" l& P* f8 b( ~; \! JLOCID -- Location Identifier
' Q3 Y. s& U: k4 ^% X6 [) {LOI -- Letter of Intent J9 ^3 o) Z+ S3 ~6 n: ~! d
LOM -- Compass Locator at Outer Marker
9 f1 @6 s! f( _% F3 KLORAN -- Long Range Aid to Navigation h) S: x0 K; ]% @( Z
LPV -- Lateral Precision Performance with Vertical Guidance
# X; U* R' m& @$ J# {LRCO -- Limited Remote Communications Outlet 3 A: }( Y0 k, W& s D
LRNAV -- Long Range Navigation 2 N4 ~; b4 V# M" p# K7 ?
LRR -- Long Range Radar 0 Z% u$ C7 }9 K# k
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$ X0 x0 g, U' c. ~/ r8 DMAA -- Maximum Authorized Altitude
H4 W4 E5 G$ Y% {MALS -- Medium Intensity Approach Lighting System
6 G8 Z% m7 M5 i' f8 `& Z, FMALSF -- MALS with Sequenced Flashers
9 p: q4 ^( \- G/ Z7 [/ K, y2 y2 ZMALSR -- MALS with Runway Alignment Indicator Lights
8 ?8 ~7 @# |, O C6 O# a, T. hMAP -- Maintenance Automation Program
" y; n4 H% ]2 O' Q2 V; Y1 WMAP -- Military Airport Program
9 G% L2 O1 _* K- _/ r7 KMAP -- Missed Approach Point
! H4 W _6 f7 l" X1 {MAP -- Modified Access Pricing 5 x2 Q1 o- K3 U
Mbps -- Megabits Per Second 0 d' T2 K% _0 @+ J; q
MCA -- Minimum Crossing Altitude ! v2 P% `' E! q' {4 _
MCAS -- Marine Corps Air Station 1 \" u) _# L, r5 c1 b
MCC -- Maintenance Control Center
5 ~$ [& U; z' V2 `) W+ {4 n( ?MCL -- Middle Compass Locater ; U/ n1 C8 m, b7 j/ `% }# o
MCS -- Maintenance and Control System
7 z+ V8 i$ T- Y; ~) M1 c) cMDA -- Minimum Descent Altitude
: F: t& g: Z; p6 q1 r) \MDT -- Maintenance Data Terminal ) |' p( b/ W8 q2 p
MEA -- Minimum En Route Altitude ' F) P( V, ?0 k% b6 m* I6 ? t
METI -- Meteorological Information
' O$ N% I2 L, @1 qMF -- Middle Frequency 3 z! x0 R. @! q
MFJ -- Modified Final Judgment
6 m# ?# c# g) p$ EMFT -- Meter Fix Crossing Time/Slot Time
& C2 K0 \# b! R# K+ Z( GMHA -- Minimum Holding Altitude
6 S1 k, }6 L& p6 B" \0 a: zMhg -- MegHERTZ
! {% t, _4 ?8 N7 `2 tMIA -- Minimum IFR Altitudes
: l( i: A' K# RMIDO -- Manufacturing Inspection District Office # a8 E& }7 m+ U
MIS -- Meteorological Impact Statement
0 n+ a2 y6 b+ f/ @5 [4 ]& ?# K9 s/ NMISC -- Miscellaneous
2 V6 O5 n' ~3 ]! ?8 kMISO -- Manufacturing Inspection Satellite Office
/ d) c/ s; S$ B" L, p( K9 v$ uMIT -- Miles In Trail
" |0 m- v+ W- R6 kMITRE -- Mitre Corporation
U% p1 }0 t; R3 iMLS -- Microwave Landing System
0 z0 D+ j7 g1 ~, _7 g; p- M+ B2 nMM -- Middle Marker
0 e: O# A7 T0 H; m' B. H1 F9 qMMC -- Maintenance Monitoring Console
/ u4 @7 s. v* x: h; Z" r5 q) ? YMMS -- Maintenance Monitoring System
* I- a1 A) j5 F. ZMNPS -- Minimum Navigation Performance Specification 1 Q- a0 z. |2 Z" N- |' B
MNPSA -- Minimum Navigation Performance Specifications Airspace 5 b2 h7 M' I( H: b, F2 U( j
MOA -- Memorandum of Agreement $ {# F# O0 W$ U* q& i+ v
MOA -- Military Operations Area : S0 a2 X3 M) I" u2 ]1 W
MOCA -- Minimum Obstruction Clearance Altitude
% L) c+ f" ~3 T* j0 \MODE C -- Altitude-- Encoded Beacon Reply
4 |" d: ~6 ]( @8 S/ x" ^MODE C -- Altitude Reporting Mode of Secondary Radar ) t6 e9 S& |" s7 e% v, p
MODE S -- Mode Select Beacon System
9 X# `; e: J" d5 q. w5 tMOU -- Memorandum of Understanding , z4 x/ E* y* a% G
MPO -- Metropolitan Planning Organization 3 {+ v2 x+ x1 `& I1 T, ^
MPS -- Maintenance Processor Subsystem (OR) Master Plan Supplement 1 | M" R# r2 f0 G2 L6 ^( {
MRA -- Minimum Reception Altitude 9 l; S1 _$ L0 B$ }+ u& \- Z
MRC -- Monthly Recurring Charge 1 e$ T" _2 f' R: s
MSA -- Minimum Safe Altitude " g* N7 |1 K; ^. P
MSAW -- Minimum Safe Altitude Warning
7 D$ w; ]8 N, W+ I% yMSL -- Mean Sea Level
& R: A4 }8 K- R s9 t4 y5 e7 LMSN -- Message Switching Network ; N$ a2 p0 c/ Z* X& x+ u! D" _
MTCS -- Modular Terminal Communications System " }) \ ?, L7 n$ Q( e3 m, h
MTI -- Moving Target Indicator
2 u1 L a) f- c' @6 U% EMUX -- Multiplexor * C \( d1 w! \- B% y2 d
MVA -- Minimum Vectoring Altitude
% M, i: N1 x5 C* p5 EMVFR -- Marginal Visual Flight Rules
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: Y% a; g' I( W+ ENAAQS -- National Ambient Air Quality Standards
- W {) W* X5 KNADA -- NADIN Concentrator
/ Q Q7 d1 W0 x0 JNADIN -- National Airspace Data Interchange Network
6 w, ?0 z m4 z" x H7 [NADSW -- NADIN Switches ; k- S9 r" U1 u* E
NAILS -- National Airspace Integrated Logistics Support
3 ~4 _- @4 t( _NAMS -- NADIN IA
( \3 k8 c/ _( R1 rNAPRS -- National Airspace Performance Reporting System
! T1 v6 _ j5 b" Y* r- N* xNAS -- National Airspace System or Naval Air Station
/ j) t, B- o$ d/ t0 t! u# @NASDC -- National Aviation Safety Data
6 v* M( r# D) G- ]* g6 ZNASP -- National Airspace System Plan ! t3 z) r \+ u5 Z7 F5 e
NASPAC -- National Airspace System Performance Analysis Capability % x: r3 y; {5 i) c3 R+ L, ^9 O5 E
NATCO -- National Communications Switching Center 2 `( J' ^9 V! {% O* o
NAVAID -- Navigation Aid
3 J& Z# G+ @& u# @$ V& y4 t, xNAVMN -- Navigation Monitor and Control " c( G( H9 b# P# }# l) |4 i
NAWAU -- National Aviation Weather Advisory Unit
3 g( m, F3 y- I4 ?NAWPF -- National Aviation Weather Processing Facility
1 y3 m$ D2 y: ]8 T2 @/ TNCAR -- National Center for Atmospheric Research; Boulder, CO ( ]7 p/ b# T: P9 w' D5 z0 _- |* _
NCF -- National Control Facility , G1 _3 p7 s. Q6 E
NCIU -- NEXRAD Communications Interface Unit , d0 k- J" a8 u8 ?% O
NCP -- Noise Compatibility Program ' h' T& N$ J" x$ n( Y' B
NCS -- National Communications System 2 n) e$ }8 C4 B6 G7 G( N. O$ w
NDB -- Non-- Directional Radio Homing Beacon 6 Q" @! W0 x6 y1 c: j9 ?, ^
NDNB -- NADIN II
5 S2 |% W8 @9 M! a& |4 H) oNEM -- Noise Exposure Map # T5 O, D6 t! W k% i! _/ \
NEPA -- National Environmental Policy Act
1 ?$ `. @4 B' V$ y' x& Q3 p; X/ h# fNEXRAD -- Next Generation Weather Radar
+ H: @3 v. n7 [7 t& a' F& ^NFAX -- National Facsimile Service
" ?( v4 Z% n, GNFDC -- National Flight Data Center
8 Y0 `; A) \* h' K4 k- }7 ~; U8 @+ TNFIS -- NAS Facilities Information System ; I% j w& E- ~
NI -- Network Interface
% M* Y; J* w" c! K6 QNICS -- National Interfacility Communications System |6 l @) @4 Q/ D, d7 c! N6 Y
NPE -- Non-primary Airport Entitlement 7 h) P$ w9 q5 D* z2 |: m+ h! G
NPIAS -- National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems p2 l( j; \. Q" c! Z- O, b
NM -- Nautical Mile % ]* \7 T/ J2 J, x( A
NMAC -- Near Mid Air Collision # r0 ?) G5 l, v6 E) G7 k
NMC -- National Meteorological Center
- W s6 I& `. V2 JNMCE -- Network Monitoring and Control Equipment 3 H! w5 J) t8 m# ?) ~6 u1 y
NMCS -- Network Monitoring and Control System 2 H3 _ v# b. Q5 i; a/ r6 {# l7 D$ k. ?
NOAA -- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
) c$ K/ g$ D2 ]NOC -- Notice Of Completion , b$ l) C J' ?
NOTAM -- Notice to Airmen
; X! o! n1 i& X6 BNPDES -- National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System 7 G2 z+ x% p* j, @2 n
NPIAS -- National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems
; _8 S4 V! S- G' rNRC -- Non-- Recurring Charge 8 K' c# [( x6 M# X* o: C
NRCS -- National Radio Communications Systems
8 y; S, j9 {9 M) ]9 m, \2 ONSAP -- National Service Assurance Plan
) ]+ D$ x% o# Z) v \NSRCATN -- National Strategy to Reduce Congestion on America's Transportation Network
4 G- |9 S' n; x7 QNSSFC -- National Severe Storms Forecast Center
' g" l+ A I v1 UNSSL -- National Severe Storms Laboratory; Norman, OK
: G( L! i# d$ K* U$ I% C2 V0 K0 @NTAP -- Notices To Airmen Publication ; m9 M6 g4 a2 a
NTP -- National Transportation Policy
& j4 X T& u7 D- R: I/ U6 SNTSB -- National Transportation Safety Board
3 ~/ r; ]3 M x6 _NTZ -- No Transgression Zone
6 {( ]# ]6 `/ z6 q% o% |NWS -- National Weather Service
( x5 Z. F3 ^- s2 U& fNWSR -- NWS Weather Excluding NXRD
1 l; c. T+ `, a4 P7 N" \) jNSWRH -- NWS Regional Headquarters
8 M8 _ S1 _- eNXRD -- Advanced Weather Radar System
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OAG -- Official Airline Guide - ~" {/ [8 p6 ^, P7 X8 _
OALT -- Operational Acceptable Level of Traffic
I# r8 x% o: m) lOAW -- Off-- airway Weather Station
2 } t+ `& h5 F& ]5 u( b3 \ODAL -- Omnidirectional Approach Lighting System
% ^; F. ?# h3 P! W7 Q" C9 N" oODAPS -- Oceanic Display and Processing Station
' Y/ g0 s3 {0 E. {) j3 aOEP -- Operational Evolution Plan / Partnership
& S7 @. \! f# Q2 D3 |$ p8 YOFA -- Object Free Area $ R* [, j- }) }! z, `- R
OFDPS -- Offshore Flight Data Processing System
4 H- q& P. |( G l% ]OFT -- Outer Fix Time ! D; I3 u. i# }" E' @- J
OFZ -- Obstacle Free Zone $ q5 W4 O0 k0 S3 d1 D! ^- x
OM -- Outer Marker 3 E1 j# X2 r, r7 v" M
OMB -- Office of Management and Budget
: x1 w. j3 R9 z, S+ sONER -- Oceanic Navigational Error Report
2 }3 l6 z( e6 Y xOPLT -- Operational Acceptable Level of Traffic
: c7 f, F) u$ C7 H! @: V+ nOPSW -- Operational Switch
: h$ T$ \$ B9 ~8 x! YOPX -- Off Premises Exchange " ?9 j! ]/ d+ D# h, E, @
ORD -- Operational Readiness Demonstration ) U- J+ H" Q. h! ?
OTR -- Oceanic Transition Route
0 T. N7 A* |; }, ?$ O iOTS -- Organized Track System % G5 }( f0 R5 X' V, H
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PABX -- Private Automated Branch Exchange ) L; Q! U T% ?+ ]3 U/ C
PAD -- Packet Assembler/Disassembler
# A0 W# d4 i; y! SPAM -- Peripheral Adapter Module ' R% V' A& G$ L" o
PAPI -- Precision Approach Path Indicator
' j2 I1 [( G* @6 EPAR -- Precision Approach Radar
# P1 } q) J$ Q! [- P' x: l4 D$ tPAR -- Preferential Arrival Route , A/ p: S) D: T8 k, z; @# u$ b" o
PATWAS -- Pilots Automatic Telephone Weather Answering Service ! _% I9 t ~/ Z3 |( `% F- n' C
PBCT -- Proposed Boundary Crossing Time
, k; `$ I4 [. b4 S; ]4 |4 ePBRF -- Pilot Briefing
Z$ R" ^- F& B# _* d4 _PBX -- Private Branch Exchange
0 `. r3 w7 ?0 ^4 B, W/ o4 ^, X& |6 P* ]PCA -- Positive Control Airspace
% B- f; L: m( Q! ZPCM -- Pulse Code Modulation " S8 Z/ m E+ a. F8 \
PDAR -- Preferential Arrival And Departure Route F; S1 X+ ]# G6 k
PDC -- Pre-- Departure Clearance 1 w( f. q9 @7 k
PDC -- Program Designator Code 0 d8 ^- n: [* m1 Y
PDR -- Preferential Departure Route 9 w, i- x) y9 G7 f6 X1 G" b
PDN -- Public Data Network
0 C2 E- w$ h. _% g+ t4 r- HPFC -- Passenger Facility Charge
! g+ Q, o! v) FPGP -- Planning Grant Program - ?! m8 {; f. C( s
PIC -- Principal Interexchange Carrier
9 d/ V5 D9 a, r* _' y; L3 IPIDP -- Programmable Indicator Data Processor ! \9 ?% \& h4 z$ H W% q
PIREP -- Pilot Weather Report
( {0 `2 N7 l% Y% SPMS -- Program Management System
' W4 w1 E- S; U7 [( p* n4 GPOLIC -- Police Station
5 d$ y( L# _* p8 O4 z( r! CPOP -- Point Of Presence ; H! x: k( L: Z# m3 L
POT -- Point Of Termination # V4 Q: D6 z& l/ r2 Q4 X# H. W1 ]
PPIMS -- Personal Property Information Management System " Z! l- T8 q; R. `
PR -- Primary Commercial Service Airport 4 e! p% P0 x) C$ G
PRI -- Primary Rate Interface % w1 J( H# z+ ^- M
PRM -- Precision Runway Monitor y9 @! m2 j- ^2 E0 ]; v; X0 s* N
PSDN -- Public Switched Data Network
2 U# I0 Y, \7 y' S0 \) {" FPSN -- Packet Switched Network
3 K* q# D7 r6 g! t& C8 f( q2 OPSS -- Packet Switched Service " W, R$ ^% x% ]2 Z b# B0 M0 x
PSTN -- Public Switched Telephone Network
9 |( p0 l, d: Q* [1 l5 JPTC -- Presumed-to-Conform $ }$ f3 z* W& _9 @" P$ x
PUB -- Publication 5 a2 G. J; G L4 P; D( i Z
PUP -- Principal User Processor 6 V- b/ Q* G; R% w! x% {+ X) c
PVC -- Permanent Virtual Circuit
8 g8 G1 F1 J ^0 y6 r* o$ gPVD -- Plan View Display
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; A! E; D" Q- K9 w4 GRAIL -- Runway Alignment Indicator Lights
$ h5 s/ ~- i4 V/ \+ k1 sRAPCO -- Radar Approach Control (USAF) * z, |6 ?9 c3 m
RAPCON -- Radar Approach Control (FAA) / X! n2 g; @/ e9 Y8 p
RATCC -- Radar Air Traffic Control Center
7 e* ?8 A' s' F' ?RATCF -- Radar Air Traffic Control Facility (USN) / F6 Y e) \ h& c, F% \
RBC -- Rotating Beam Ceilometer
( N9 X6 k l) [RBDPE -- Radar Beacon Data Processing Equipment
, j6 p% X' S9 tRBSS -- Radar Bomb Scoring Squadron
9 |$ U" j, A RRCAG -- Remote Communications Air/Ground
/ Z& P" p) @+ Z. ]! \/ @RCC -- Rescue Coordination Center
$ W7 _9 W$ m; I8 jRCF -- Remote Communication Facility r/ Z2 d6 y$ d' ]
RCCC -- Regional Communications Control Centers % t I% y; a' d. b% [- ^3 s
RCIU -- Remote Control Interface Unit
9 U1 M& W9 p) `$ W) V! GRCL -- Radio Communications Link / u. s# T# R$ x6 p* s( b
RCLR -- RCL Repeater
1 _ b* Z! T" U) g" tRCLT -- RCL Terminal
$ e: m" |. f: L9 MRCO -- Remote Communications Outlet
$ }* o- N S9 ?3 { T6 pRCU -- Remote Control Unit
% u" B) Q. |$ l1 W* l% JRDAT -- Digitized Radar Data + J# X$ r+ l& C0 C, D1 j
RDP -- Radar Data Processing 3 G' X& }5 u' L9 m: }, B2 P5 S
RDSIM -- Runway Delay Simulation Model " y+ Q( A7 S" G. F( j2 P6 N
REIL -- Runway End Identification Lights H, @$ {: i: U
RF -- Radio Frequency ' A6 M3 R, i F# b" K$ x
RL -- General Aviation Reliever Airport + n7 w, z4 |: v9 C5 u/ a8 X
RMCC -- Remote Monitor Control Center
0 X% a5 l0 y& w5 u. t9 jRMCF -- Remote Monitor Control Facility " K4 Q3 P( d( @7 q7 u8 G; G
RML -- Radio Microwave Link 9 F& I' K/ R% r9 Z$ B
RMLR -- RML Repeater 5 V }+ s+ d8 m0 ~/ V; x
RMLT -- RML Terminal
3 ^) ^; c% s3 VRMM -- Remote Maintenance Monitoring 9 S* }1 l; R0 D2 S; P. b) D
RMMS -- Remote Maintenance Monitoring System ' {! F: f8 p' g, p
RMS -- Remote Monitoring Subsystem
7 }; U T4 ~, g( n, G2 m! `RMSC -- Remote Monitoring Subsystem Concentrator
' K& S1 Q' l' T+ N, CRNAV -- Area Navigation
! |4 e! m/ n; M2 W1 h- {4 fRNP -- Required Navigation Performance % x: \& P# m0 e/ `
ROD -- Record of Decision : D; M9 \! }4 ]* @; a
ROSA -- Report of Service Activity
T3 ]% x0 ^0 c1 @ROT -- Runway Occupancy Time ! E& \- ]* g1 T% M/ n" C
RP -- Restoration Priority % s7 q; Q8 Y; C) W$ H9 ?
RPC -- Restoration Priority Code - r4 z! V: c% b8 w0 i. q1 S9 X8 k
RPG -- Radar Processing Group + R2 k/ C, Z0 m, l a
RPZ -- Runway Protection Zone 4 A+ M9 b" ^! b( p& G
RRH -- Remote Reading Hygrothermometer 0 a% V7 z8 U, Y, c/ J2 [1 n3 [) p
RRHS -- Remote Reading Hydrometer ( b( w8 K! ]( K2 o9 Q' n' p
RRWDS -- Remote Radar Weather Display
1 ]% @( l8 @5 `7 Z7 x2 q9 v* uRRWSS -- RWDS Sensor Site
7 M, Z' A! t lRSA -- Runway Safety Area
9 h; o" ?2 C Y8 M0 L; z. {RSAT -- Runway Safety Action Team 3 n; r4 q& k s
RSS -- Remote Speaking System
7 u$ M3 ^& c1 e6 nRT -- Remote Transmitter 9 @- U: s9 k+ a: ]; }
RT & BTL -- Radar Tracking And Beacon Tracking Level ) K! J% H( q. }( C8 X
RTAD -- Remote Tower Alphanumerics Display & W6 M6 }6 k! d. T
RTCA -- Radio Technical Commission for Aeronautics ; d5 f" ]6 G; T$ n
RTP -- Regional Transportation Plan
8 ~1 t9 t" l& ~9 k3 @+ ?9 SRTR -- Remote Transmitter/Receiver
' ]# R- Z8 K5 Q6 \2 G' Z1 ^$ ?RTRD -- Remote Tower Radar Display
7 Y) x C5 S; p0 X& |( ]6 a1 j0 _6 lRVR -- Runway Visual Range
1 b* r0 A; E% J# ~" X* x$ _$ WRW -- Runway
$ r3 j, L# M& l5 }3 h0 w# zRWDS -- Same as RRWDS : v0 L& a/ ]' E. l, B. Z( ?! K
RWP -- Real-time Weather Processor
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, z4 o" s7 S( Y9 xS/S -- Sector Suite , k0 L0 H y3 r3 M7 u
SAC -- Strategic Air Command
: G, T+ }( e) K2 USAFI -- Semi Automatic Flight Inspection
3 I, W& o6 O, YSALS -- Short Approach Lighting System ! c7 F/ a" U+ X0 {: B* P+ M9 I
SATCOM -- Satellite Communications
u( ?. Z; |* S4 r9 c3 qSAWRS -- Supplementary Aviation Weather Reporting System
" V" v6 v2 F( a8 |' B% O. i% YSBGP -- State Block Grant Program
. N8 l( o* y4 r- U3 ~SCC -- System Command Center , k W# I$ I) L6 K
SCVTS -- Switched Compressed Video Telecommunications Service
6 Z+ w J( S" m1 t' q/ c9 [5 WSDF -- Simplified Direction Finding
1 S4 {3 B2 X+ {' r7 w JSDF -- Software Defined Network
* l0 N. Z+ |* r) ZSDIS -- Switched Digital Integrated Service
3 ?. A5 a9 Z5 t( F2 _( C' |SDP -- Service Delivery Point
E) s; ~1 }0 m* L3 X' gSDS -- Switched Data Service 8 j. }' u$ E7 m- K; u/ O! E
SEL -- Single Event Level
! X! O8 `) \8 U: w# N# ~ v7 ~1 iSELF -- Simplified Short Approach Lighting System With Sequenced Flashing Lights
4 h9 ]3 X% Z9 G% S5 Q. z0 GSFAR-- 38 -- Special Federal Aviation Regulation 38
' z$ c9 I L! g0 D6 k% U' @2 gSHPO -- State Historic Preservation Officer $ h/ m7 i1 u, ]+ T3 `4 L3 n1 `
SIC -- Service Initiation Charge - t/ P6 _; ?& b0 K4 t
SID -- Station Identifier
$ x9 q7 g1 s, Y' N2 s7 Z4 Z, qSID -- Standard Instrument Departure
1 \3 a( a, t# u- \5 d5 nSIGMET -- Significant Meteorological Information
( R3 }* k4 {/ F) b- y* ?SIMMOD -- Airport and Airspace Simulation Model
+ T+ y3 m! [ y {" XSIP -- State Implementation Plan
/ a& F" @1 ]# o4 E# V/ q$ uSM -- Statute Miles
) C1 A' v& N$ R) V3 F. l- i wSMGC -- Surface Movement Guidance and Control
- o7 X2 O; k' Q4 ~/ q& ESMPS -- Sector Maintenance Processor Subsystem
2 b* J4 S8 b, p* ], T' oSMS -- Safety Management System & c/ V, s/ e. |: _
SMS -- Simulation Modeling System $ c. Y Z' _2 d% e: e) o
SNR -- Signal-- to-- Noise Ratio, also: S/N * ?7 @' N2 y+ D3 y, D, `9 X0 L
SOC -- Service Oversight Center
# G9 X+ i* r+ i8 k8 I' b bSOAR -- System of Airports Reporting 1 a8 M% w; [' L" Z* G4 c
SOIR -- Simultaneous Operations On Intersecting Runways & p( Y* l, Q3 E" q; \4 G# I
SOIWR -- Simultaneous Operations on Intersecting Wet Runways
) o3 T) A' [4 vSRAP -- Sensor Receiver and Processor
2 _2 b- I& x8 v: E% g# K3 G" ?SSALF -- SSALS with Sequenced Flashers & E% z% S# }; z5 G) K) G
SSALR -- Simplified Short Approach Lighting System , w3 c+ o+ E+ W6 t
SSB -- Single Side Band G! t3 G, `% ], F6 E
STAR -- Standard Terminal Arrival Route
3 v$ N: S% }, P* eSTD -- Standard + N( u$ u/ u2 M7 ]
STMUX -- Statistical Data Multiplexer
% d5 H, f' \! h- J: Z6 [+ zSTOL -- Short Takeoff and Landing
* R% t0 T5 E# c2 {+ O3 tSURPIC -- Surface Picture 1 C9 w2 H1 R9 L R+ L
SVCA -- Service A
% W9 M! k" E" l# h9 QSVCB -- Service B
2 F7 `3 H( j }0 \. O- ASVCC -- Service C
. j0 C: D& ?3 g) n" y9 \6 qSVCO -- Service O , p- U/ E: u+ k7 F% y
SVFO -- Interphone Service F (A) 7 Q. n) l7 F; X. v2 ^
SVFB -- Interphone Service F (B)
, j+ a9 U+ k' hSVFC -- Interphone Service F (C) $ H! r& ]2 @' v7 J# Q6 Y
SVFD -- Interphone Service F (D) " X+ _! Z. u |1 n* L [
SVFR -- Special Visual Flight Rules 7 f1 Y0 s3 `: {) |0 o7 H
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T1MUX -- T1 Multiplexer
4 y. U9 w# _5 ]5 w Z( s' V% lTAAS -- Terminal Advance Automation System
f; a+ E9 o; A/ Y$ b, H, O: iTACAN -- Tactical Aircraft Control and Navigation ) a" G9 V7 p; S$ F4 I7 P
TACR -- TACAN at VOR, TACAN only , o3 j9 p1 y9 W6 i; Z0 q6 D* e# x
TAF -- Terminal Area Forecast
3 l$ F$ Z: R$ o1 G4 QTARS -- Terminal Automated Radar Service {4 l) U" F9 |9 d) i
TAS -- True Air Speed
2 r% \9 n5 y- _ |TATCA -- Terminal Air Traffic Control Automation
6 ~# _' g$ |: ?2 G/ V; G% k' T. X4 {TAVT -- Terminal Airspace Visualization Tool $ S, M/ e, o' v9 T, F
TCA -- Traffic Control Airport or Tower Control Airport
* F. m, j8 [5 B& H8 cTCA -- Terminal Control Area ' d8 T5 ] j7 d) \8 j: A
TCACCIS -- Transportation Coordinator Automated Command and Control Information System # w* H7 `! j7 C
TCAS -- Traffic Alert And Collision Avoidance System
! ^' k T7 N' [, X0 o" hTCC -- DOT Transportation Computer Center
; ` u7 V$ I; M9 @8 PTCCC -- Tower Control Computer Complex
0 I2 l7 c5 ?0 N; f% @( n! VTCE -- Tone Control Equipment
. I1 S* \/ }( S( ]TCLT -- Tentative Calculated Landing Time 5 P7 h1 O- |* F9 D3 O' ` m% }
TCO -- Telecommunications Certification Officer - n6 {; o, K( G% n
TCOM -- Terminal Communications % ]3 l6 N3 R7 T! m
TCS -- Tower Communications System " m, K3 v- Q% M# y+ H
TDLS -- Tower Data-Link Services ; m2 V' @) t- P( x" W! K+ B2 j
TDMUX -- Time Division Data Multiplexer : d8 F: i3 |" [2 |5 z5 d8 Y
TDWR -- Terminal Doppler Weather Radar
$ D ^" f1 y( k# v4 vTELCO -- Telephone Company 7 K/ T- d7 U$ v
TELMS -- Telecommunications Management System
2 D- a, ]5 D" o$ p) `TERPS -- Terminal Instrument Procedures 1 c# Y& _' B$ a" e4 ?7 ]
TFAC -- To Facility
" e+ A+ F* f5 e# r$ E4 m, g4 _TH -- Threshold 2 i, s+ n- w$ u/ i, u8 o% O! p
TIMS -- Telecommunications Information Management System
w, Q3 q" |- L" U) [. [7 u3 hTIPS -- Terminal Information Processing System 1 o1 ^( K' N. g1 \* M6 J
TL -- Taxilane
, s' V& J: P+ ]. h6 `7 e8 j* _TMA -- Traffic Management Advisor
1 B# U/ A" Q( f) C& q, L$ LTMC -- Traffic Management Coordinator
* {( b% p6 P4 wTMC/MC -- Traffic Management Coordinator/Military Coordinator
$ j- O0 I6 b3 kTMCC -- Terminal Information Processing System . \7 a P* R5 f! Z) t, O- n8 ? \$ f
TMCC -- Traffic Management Computer Complex 5 V5 S7 t- b$ j' K" C
TMF -- Traffic Management Facility ) X0 x8 z0 p* o! v% c% I/ M! s
TML -- Television Microwave Link
3 E$ G* \2 f; F. N8 d; J9 f/ tTMLI -- Television Microwave Link Indicator 8 ^* ~+ H* k% I
TMLR -- Television Microwave Link Repeater & R2 O0 b9 y+ ~
TMLT -- Television Microwave Link Terminal
6 X: P6 |2 p; {; ^TM&O -- Telecommunications Management and Operations
- X; Q( g% t# I" ]5 _, U. XTMP -- Traffic Management Processor
- Q( w3 B4 [6 Y d1 l/ X7 zTMS -- Traffic Management System
- }4 F& `+ [' }9 J0 z! }2 dTMSPS -- Traffic Management Specialists 3 Y# m7 Y( x1 N$ I8 f; U0 p9 _; |0 s
TMU -- Traffic Management Unit , Q5 d' R. {8 b9 j" E+ J# E( r5 l
TODA -- Takeoff Distance Available : G( p$ e/ b+ n5 b" F# ]
TOF -- Time Of Flight
- D2 ]$ ~+ O+ N( h/ q- I! oTOFMS -- Time of Flight Mass Spectrometer : K1 ~' [2 U6 Y m+ j v
TOPS -- Telecommunications Ordering and Pricing System (GSA software tool) , w$ {. S# G3 D) R. L' K
TORA -- Take-off Run Available
; X8 t0 s4 r7 s' MTNAV -- Terminal Navigational Aids : X5 B p6 ^! |2 T
TR -- Telecommunications Request
( O- M% _1 L, G% F; ^TRACAB -- Terminal Radar Approach Control in Tower Cab
( T- d4 ?3 m+ c- xTRACON -- Terminal Radar Approach Control Facility ! S; v d- Y4 c2 E
TRAD -- Terminal Radar Service
3 O8 i: t/ y W9 A5 y( @TRB -- Transportation Research Board
! u+ k6 ^4 v, T" J# P6 t* }4 n# nTRNG -- Training
$ l! O$ E, E7 _; J; FTSA -- Taxiway Safety Area
7 c) I0 p A3 _; ITSEC -- Terminal Secondary Radar Service
e _5 P+ s& Q. W sTSP -- Telecommunications Service Priority : |+ {3 @- c! v# L' B
TSR -- Telecommunications Service Request # Q3 C% @2 Y* V
TSYS -- Terminal Equipment Systems
+ s7 m9 ^1 n) A2 h! ^, KTTMA -- TRACON Traffic Management Advisor - U, h4 [/ Q+ S, |5 u
TTY -- Teletype
* ?; g/ F! J; V" X! L& OTVOR -- Terminal VHF Omnidirectional Range ! W0 `* o$ Q# c1 j
TW -- Taxiway 4 |) E7 }* e4 [, L$ T
TWEB -- Transcribed Weather Broadcast
/ }/ \: A0 u5 u$ @& U) Q% zTWR-- Tower (non-controlled)
i1 C/ Q% ] v3 \/ `2 k7 dTY -- Type (FAACIS)
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UAS -- Uniform Accounting System % J, H8 a; [! S2 @0 z! `
UHF -- Ultra High Frequency
* R0 x; o p& n4 T d) w" u' RURA -- Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970
$ N/ [" X' W4 r' J7 `% x$ j+ s% hUSAF -- United States Air Force 5 v6 z8 _3 _$ ^
USC -- United States Code
: r6 G! p6 H& p5 v ~USOC -- Uniform Service Order Code ' z0 F$ X) z0 w0 a% b2 O2 K& T+ r4 o0 Q6 O& s
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VASI -- Visual Approach Slope Indicator 7 B6 F' f5 s7 A$ B0 f+ i
VDME -- VOR with Distance Measuring Equipment
* o# y# ]% o0 ~: ]1 M6 tVF -- Voice Frequency
. U/ ?, j7 @& o9 |$ G7 P! @8 Z5 g; |VFR -- Visual Flight Rules
$ c$ u: k% G* E8 B2 I. uVHF -- Very High Frequency
4 j5 F0 x. Y# d- y/ zVLF -- Very Low Frequency
3 ]. H) M4 X% N* J O1 tVMC -- Visual Meteorological Conditions
3 K2 o5 ^( z/ K* T- h& zVNAV -- Visual Navigational Aids 1 J& D+ T( p: \2 Y. s( C- I
VNTSC -- Volpe National Transportation System Center + g( L. A9 A1 { [$ L: `3 l/ C( T
VON -- Virtual On-net ! x" o8 f% n9 ]6 W& _! F- j& r
VOR -- VHF Omnidirectional Range
9 G$ F, u6 T( v+ p" ?, dVOR/DME -- VHF Omnidirectional Range/Distance Measuring Equipment / ]; U! h, L* o& X5 K- j# ^
VORTAC -- VOR collocated with TACAN
5 c/ c, {/ v, _% d$ k! VVOT -- VOR Test Facility
2 u+ o; N0 ~4 @ I" x' [2 `VP/D -- Vehicle/Pedestrian Deviation & u2 E" S1 i z) r, y# Q
VRS -- Voice Recording System 1 o+ Q3 ?" z- a6 m( j
VSCS -- Voice Switching and Control System
5 ~( Z2 h% P, l1 m- {1 e) }VTA -- Vertex Time of Arrival
: u# F/ z: g' W# z. ]% H! mVTAC -- VOR collocated with TACAN 0 {9 M1 b# L* [5 [5 ], j( k* r* w; j% X
VTOL -- Vertical Takeoff and Landing
+ K7 B9 J3 `( l) vVTS -- Voice Telecommunications System
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# r4 o( G, j; B$ zWAN -- Wide Area Network % q" `: V+ A1 _. C& T
WC -- Work Center
8 m6 L- M2 |1 M- P0 RWCP -- Weather Communications Processor + u* u! f H5 v1 ~% a6 e
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WESCOM -- Western Electric Satellite Communications 2 E& V0 a" C& T5 i
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WMSCR -- Weather Message Switching Center Replacement
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WSMO -- Weather Service Meteorological Observatory
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WX -- Weather 3 Y# w# a) E6 {; B
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