Glossary of Airport Acronyms

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Printer Friendly Email Page Glossary of Airport Acronyms V# U/ ~! `1 z8 s1 u" c/ |/ j-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- & z8 m/ m/ N9 d, c: i4 V6 \ A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M # N! R) C* i" z8 z, e N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z + v$ M: }* B: M! A7 x A top -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- + Q7 r9 {* {$ @ A/C -- Aircraft / C5 X: N* Z; T5 ^A/G -- Air to Ground A/H -- Altitude/Height AAC -- Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center AAF -- Army Air Field AAI -- Arrival Aircraft Interval ) T6 X9 I5 ]3 c# ]! [0 @AAP -- Advanced Automation Program : R/ Q' {+ T7 A: b- w& l" L3 sAAR -- Airport Acceptance Rate " e- q- L1 X( ^& c6 K" VABDIS -- Automated Data Interchange System Service B ACAIS -- Air Carrier Activity Information System ACAS -- Aircraft Collision Avoidance System 5 A; J" o, |7 N( [ACC -- Airports Consultants Council ACC -- Area Control Center $ Q9 `4 a. G# r/ GACCT -- Accounting Records ACD -- Automatic Call Distributor ACDO -- Air Carrier District Office ACF -- Area Control Facility ACFO -- Aircraft Certification Field Office ACFT -- Aircraft ACI-NA -- Airports Council International - North America 8 n/ O" K: M0 {' Q% \2 HACID -- Aircraft Identification ACIP -- Airport Capital Improvement Plan # h& q$ g, T5 w$ |ACLS -- Automatic Carrier Landing System ACLT -- Actual Landing Time Calculated . f7 ?2 U4 D! r& J7 UACO -- Office of Airports Compliance and Field Operations ! V0 e+ j) f, o! D/ n/ y- N4 bACO -- Aircraft Certification Office ACRP -- Airport Cooperative Research Program ADA -- Air Defense Area ADAP -- Airport Development Aid Program , B6 z- w- H" }ADAS -- AWOS Data Acquisition System ADCCP -- Advanced Data Communications Control Procedure $ M& b3 o, t+ J$ M; T5 e7 A4 _' DADDA -- Administrative Data - N" e: B7 K6 l' Q. NADF -- Automatic Direction Finding ADI -- Automatic De-Ice and Inhibitor ADIN -- AUTODIN Service ADIZ -- Air Defense Identification Zone ADL -- Aeronautical Data-Link % m# N9 j8 T: eADLY -- Arrival Delay ADO -- Airline Dispatch Office ADP -- Automated Data Processing 5 R" I4 n! |5 m% ]5 YADS -- Automatic Dependent Surveillance ADSIM -- Airfield Delay Simulation Model ADSY -- Administrative Equipment Systems ADTN -- Administrative Data Transmission Network ADTN2000 -- Administrative Data Transmission Network 2000 ADVO -- Administrative Voice % X- F: }+ R( SAEG -- Aircraft Evaluation Group AERA -- Automated En-Route Air Traffic Control . d, q# P" z5 ]% z8 I# h" ZAEX -- Automated Execution AF -- Airway Facilities AFB -- Air Force Base AFIS -- Automated Flight Inspection System AFP -- Area Flight Plan " R6 V, X& g: K8 V+ Q$ sAFRES -- Air Force Reserve Station AFS -- Airways Facilities Sector 3 U3 R& K: C& k& C) g# Q" B! RAFSFO -- AFS Field Office : `* B" {. d4 }* i$ ]% Q B4 EAFSFU -- AFS Field Unit 2 B2 G; ^ x& U- s9 Z ] \AFSOU -- AFS Field Office Unit (Standard is AFSFOU) AFSS -- Automated Flight Service Station 0 e$ B: H/ V2 ~9 DAFTN -- Automated Fixed Telecommunications Network AGL -- Above Ground Level AID -- Airport Information Desk AIG -- Airbus Industries Group ! g W9 K) e7 tAIM -- Airman's Information Manual AIP -- Airport Improvement Plan AIRMET -- Airmen's Meteorological Information AIRNET -- Airport Network Simulation Model AIS -- Aeronautical Information Service ; V& Q' \( a. T EAIT -- Automated Information Transfer ALP -- Airport Layout Plan & |7 T& X* b. dALS -- Approach Lighting System ALSF1 -- ALS with Sequenced Flashers I $ r. r* S. G+ a& u. x% qALSF2 -- ALS with Sequenced Flashers II ALSIP -- Approach Lighting System Improvement Plan # }7 T3 U9 Z2 cALTRV -- Altitude Reservation AMASS -- Airport Movement Area Safety System AMCC -- ACF/ARTCC Maintenance Control Center 4 @# ~1 r% V+ u% O6 F0 F# jAMOS -- Automated Meteorological Observation Station AMP -- ARINC Message Processor (OR) Airport Master Plan AMVER -- Automated Mutual Assistance Vessel Rescue System " J! L$ {' `* b% i$ k2 MANC -- Alternate Network Connectivity 3 R, C3 Q3 R& h7 D6 _ANCA -- Airport Noise and Capacity Act ANG -- Air National Guard ANGB -- Air National Guard Base / A/ i% C8 x9 q, n. xANMS -- Automated Network Monitoring System ANSI -- American National Standards Group AOA -- Air Operations Area AP -- Acquisition Plan - c" _8 H. h& |' W% MAPP -- Approach APS -- Airport Planning Standard , q. \' X* q5 P% x2 QAQAFO -- Aeronautical Quality Assurance Field Office 5 m: H' V* @$ I3 YARAC -- Army Radar Approach Control (AAF) ARAC -- Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee ARCTR -- FAA Aeronautical Center or Academy 6 k1 B- {. c% u+ cARF -- Airport Reservation Function ARFF -- Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting ARINC -- Aeronautical Radio, Inc. ARLNO -- Airline Office ARO -- Airport Reservation Office ARP -- Airport Reference Point ARSA -- Airport Service Radar Area ARSR -- Air Route Surveillance Radar ARTCC -- Air Route Traffic Control Center % R% n3 D! R4 DARTS -- Automated Radar Terminal System ; M! ?6 N' i9 e* A: q. W! |ASAS -- Aviation Safety Analysis System ASC -- AUTODIN Switching Center ) I2 x5 P/ N- d g2 {* VASCP -- Aviation System Capacity Plan 1 S4 z. Q8 ]1 F* z2 X" |' @( I9 \6 v0 lASD -- Aircraft Situation Display " t5 S e. R* ?, a% {ASDA -- Accelerate -- Stop Distance Available 4 ]- K6 [+ U; |! T" O! G" pASLAR -- Aircraft Surge Launch And Recovery ASM -- Available Seat Mile ASP -- Arrival Sequencing Program ASOS -- Automatic Surface Observation System ASQP -- Airline Service Quality Performance ASR -- Airport Surveillance Radar 9 ]- J$ ]9 W; XASTA -- Airport Surface Traffic Automation ASV -- Airline Schedule Vendor 3 C. @' D/ x+ u: @' \ Y# E* o3 jAT -- Air Traffic # P3 K8 ]9 x; b9 jATA -- Air Transport Association of America % r& E0 s7 b( hATAS -- Airspace and Traffic Advisory Service 6 Q1 ^. W; N$ }ATCAA -- Air Traffic Control Assigned Airspace % p" \0 L: C2 d' T0 P- UAT&T -- American Telephone and Telegraph AT&T ASDC -- AT&T Agency Service Delivery Center AT&T CSA -- AT&T Customer Support Associate - D! B" l: M0 v. t l' uATC -- Air Traffic Control ATCBI -- Air Traffic Control Beacon Indicator ATCCC -- Air Traffic Control Command Center * I' ~& f. ^- P9 @- J- s1 X/ ]ATCO -- Air Taxi Commercial Operator ATCRB -- Air Traffic Control Radar Beacon D7 d# h7 }( d9 A3 s1 `! cATCRBS -- Air Traffic Control Radar Beacon System ATCSCC -- Air Traffic Control Systems Command Center ; s2 A9 O. }1 [: @ATCT -- Airport Traffic Control Tower ATIS -- Automated Terminal Information Service / @) y+ @ x! t- w' KATISR -- ATIS Recorder ATM -- Air Traffic Management ; D" R* A& N1 jATM -- 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 * k( N J. ?, gATS -- Air Traffic Service ATSCCP -- ATS Contingency Command Post ATTIS -- AT&T Information Systems AUTODIN -- DoD Automatic Digital Network AUTOVON -- DoD Automatic Voice Network # S7 I3 r8 T9 O$ {$ a8 u% ~AVON -- AUTOVON Service AVN -- Aviation Standards National Field Office, Oklahoma City AWIS -- Airport Weather Information 7 v/ [( f7 {8 VAWOS -- Automated Weather Observation System / X9 I" G, m2 l9 yAWP -- Aviation Weather Processor AWPG -- Aviation Weather Products Generator . K: n5 m) Q% \1 S: YAWS -- Air Weather Station 5 _% |6 S3 l2 f4 b' W5 b 6 G9 _/ j1 d) H9 S1 J! E) n2 W1 y 5 K# f5 g* d- [) v f0 S5 J* E & V# e9 b1 m: e9 b j. w m" DB top -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BANS -- BRITE Alphanumeric System 0 f! D! B, Z& u8 ]4 aBART -- Billing Analysis Reporting Tool (GSA software tool) BASIC -- Basic Contract Observing Station 2 C6 L6 }8 U/ F7 TBASOP -- Military Base Operations 7 t! ~4 J3 @4 T) X, jBCA -- Benefit/Cost Analysis 3 l$ ?, T0 p4 v k) EBCR -- Benefit/Cost Ratio BDAT -- Digitized Beacon Data BMP -- Best Management Practices / _ Z4 _1 @: t7 {$ B" _0 D1 a) B7 OBOC -- Bell Operating Company 6 d4 [- @1 G3 z5 a7 X, [) \0 D; qbps -- bits per second BRI -- Basic Rate Interface BRITE -- Bright Radar Indicator Terminal Equipment BRL -- Building Restriction Line + W: {( |) Z+ k- ^BUEC -- Back-- up Emergency Communications BUECE -- Back-- up Emergency Communications Equipment . b/ G$ s) C& p. P/ Y$ p 4 ^3 R v" q* l) q# n 9 t- K' D0 B6 } [7 EC top + K; r: q* w, N- o-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CAA -- Civil Aviation Authority CAA -- Clean Air Act CAB -- Civil Aeronautics Board 8 j, O) ]- b/ q/ Z- j6 ?* k% cCARF -- Central Altitude Reservation Facility CASFO -- Civil Aviation Security Office CAT -- Category CAT -- Clear -- Air Turbulence 0 @/ p* ^! p- A$ u. MCAU -- Crypto Ancillary Unit CBI -- Computer Based Instruction 6 n1 T9 i7 u* X1 a. c! {9 _CCC -- Communications Command Center & y1 {7 e5 T0 ]' B: @CCCC -- Staff Communications 3 D& y9 r3 \& ~) }4 k! n) ~$ wCCCH -- Central Computer Complex Host 4 J C$ d% H" `) V+ |; wCC&O -- Customer Cost and Obligation o/ b) X8 q9 N* }; [4 y0 R4 ~8 [CCSD -- Command Communications Service Designator CCS7-- NI -- Communication Channel Signal-7 -- Network Interconnect CCU -- Central Control Unit : O2 E9 k, M+ RCD -- Common Digitizer : |5 ~4 Z3 C. p# O+ ]CDR -- Cost Detail Report - I) `5 `0 a' A9 Z+ I/ QCDT -- Controlled Departure Time $ J# m( V9 Q! A# }1 V2 Q3 N- s! SCDTI -- Cockpit Display of Traffic Information 4 ~# {) `2 m6 Z5 ]1 V, ECENTX -- Central Telephone Exchange / J3 Y, o2 v+ v% x# ]CEP -- Capacity Enhancement Program CEQ -- Council on Environmental Quality ! P% S: V- `6 d* ?1 a4 e: [: J {CERAP -- Central Radar Approach $ r! D& q2 u' `" a' h5 e1 `CFC -- Central Flow Control + f2 w6 J4 C+ O7 S" cCFCF -- Central Flow Control Facility " _0 i7 n% M4 y# ~2 ECFCS -- Central Flow Control Service $ N& r- v2 M: U! T4 ]) M, jCFR -- Code of Federal Regulations ; T& o1 r# c! }# {! I1 tCFWP -- Central Flow Weather Processor CFWU -- Central Flow Weather Unit CGAS -- Coast Guard Air Station 0 I& l7 u% }, V) HCLC -- Course Line Computer 2 @6 {* g: d) j% v& Q# JCLIN -- Contract Line Item CLT -- Calculated Landing Time ' h" |9 @) i1 b/ N( nCM -- Commercial Service Airport CNMPS -- Canadian Minimum Navigation Performance Specification Airspace CNS -- Consolidated NOTAM System CNSP -- Consolidated NOTAM System Processor CO -- Central Office V8 S6 l- I$ D$ kCOE -- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ; {4 B' L+ z" C. _% SCOMCO -- Command Communications Outlet CONUS -- Continental United States CORP -- Private Corporation other than ARINC or MITRE CPE -- Customer Premise Equipment 2 a. I5 I# Q0 u; R$ }3 \7 NCPMIS -- Consolidated Personnel Management Information System CRA -- Conflict Resolution Advisory CRDA -- Converging Runway Display Aid 3 Q4 y4 T m' R) z7 r7 ~! P" ?CRT -- Cathode Ray Tube 9 h1 A! u L. Y+ zCSA -- Communications Service Authorization L8 \# E3 W" W7 j4 s& TCSIS -- Centralized Storm Information System % e$ n& I) z! S8 M% l7 x. ]CSO -- Customer Service Office CSR -- Communications Service Request CSS -- Central Site System C/S/S/N -- Capacity/Safety/Security/Noise CTA -- Controlled Time of Arrival # n4 ?- X% y0 ?. f P; v8 K& hCTA -- Control Area CTA/FIR -- Control Area/Flight Information Region ( X+ P. W5 g3 a5 |CTAF -- Common Traffic Advisory Frequency CTAS -- Center -- Tracon Automation System 2 X* X2 D1 b" A _CTMA -- Center Traffic Management Advisor : g9 K- z- k8 \0 j9 x T6 {CUPS -- Consolidated Uniform Payroll System 2 I2 r- x8 a* Q- {; _/ MCVFR -- Controlled Visual Flight Rules CVTS -- Compressed Video Transmission Service CW -- Continuous Wave 7 P% K4 q2 W- K/ K/ L# eCWSU -- Central Weather Service Unit CWY -- Clearway & u" B' O6 D2 R" h3 j D top , U9 J/ F9 @8 Y9 _) v1 k2 f* {-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DA -- Direct Access / |7 Q0 f9 M# d" Z. d! e1 a& [DA -- Decision Altitude/Decision Height # T( G( Z4 R" e2 r+ rDA -- Descent Advisor + [2 q3 p7 d( ?DABBS -- DITCO Automated Bulletin Board System 4 K) f P& _% J! F' l/ wDAIR -- Direct Altitude and Identity Readout DAR -- Designated Agency Representative 6 I: S' Z- }' M+ P; S! [1 WDARC -- Direct Access Radar Channel 3 F- C0 C+ H! i' edBA -- Decibels A-weighted DBCRC -- Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission 7 n& `4 O. N7 g4 |- Z" y4 H& ADBE -- Disadvantaged Business Enterprise ' A0 O, a5 W2 g9 Q, g; b+ fDBMS -- Data Base Management System ' u% [ r) s0 s! ?# L$ |+ ^4 ~- MDBRITE -- Digital Bright Radar Indicator Tower Equipment ' m: m+ V' a, s, I9 ~4 yDCA -- Defense Communications Agency 1 a5 u1 @# Q( Z* Y: S; d0 HDCAA -- Dual Call, Automatic Answer Device DCCU -- Data Communications Control Unit DCE -- Data Communications Equipment DDA -- Dedicated Digital Access DDD -- Direct Distance Dialing " x6 Q; R, D* {2 u2 }7 _DDM -- Difference in Depth of Modulation DDS -- Digital Data Service + ~! @) I3 p+ w: `# o% o- G2 ~% N! xDEA -- Drug Enforcement Agency DEDS -- Data Entry and Display System 3 d' i8 {$ M ]DEIS -- Draft Environmental Impact Statement DEP -- Departure 4 Z0 a7 r6 f" E/ m: e5 |: z6 k1 ZDEWIZ -- Distance Early Warning Identification Zone - d7 [$ |/ X# S+ ?" MDF -- Direction Finder DFAX -- Digital Facsimile DFI -- Direction Finding Indicator # d8 P# Z1 M- l. F# ^DGPS -- Differential Global Positioning Satellite (System) ' k, \) u! F& G7 u6 B; }! @( BDH -- Decision Height DID -- Direct Inward Dial DIP -- Drop and Insert Point + L2 {0 P1 m7 {; O; I$ Y% `3 `DIRF -- Direction Finding 2 W/ F' D9 u5 V. @DITCO -- Defense Information Technology Contracting Office Agency DME -- Distance Measuring Equipment DME/P -- Precision Distance Measuring Equipment ) m n# o. S7 y, ODMN -- Data Multiplexing Network DNL -- Day-- Night Equivalent Sound Level (Also called Ldn) DOD -- Direct Outward Dial & B6 P+ {+ S9 j( b/ I' J' BDoD -- Department of Defense 0 T0 g5 N8 z9 ]; JDOI -- Department of Interior DOS -- Department of State DOT -- Department of Transportation ( J8 x! h; v! ]DOTS -- Dynamic Ocean Tracking System DOTCC -- Department of Transportation Computer Center * ]- @3 M4 L- L6 n9 S7 o2 G+ UDSCS -- Digital Satellite Compression Service DSUA -- Dynamic Special Use Airspace . o/ t3 _, F! D0 u, ~DTS -- Dedicated Transmission Service + ~0 ~) \& Y2 u7 l" xDUAT -- Direct User Access Terminal 3 Y4 p3 ^& u2 K9 F$ eDVFR -- Defense Visual Flight Rules DVFR -- Day Visual Flight Rules DVOR -- Doppler Very High Frequency Omni-- Directional Range ) e& `3 ?8 |/ E2 u! b& L6 {DYSIM -- Dynamic Simulator E top ; t, _4 j i! N0 i0 o# n-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E-MSAW -- En-Route Automated Minimum Safe Altitude Warning EA -- Environmental Assessment : n: e( |- B( u+ X9 ~EARTS -- En Route Automated Radar Tracking System ECOM -- En Route Communications " t8 S1 e1 M/ C0 B* C% R# `ECVFP -- Expanded Charted Visual Flight Procedures EDCT -- Expedite Departure Path EFAS -- En Route Flight Advisory Service EFC -- Expect Further Clearance " `" U- ~" \% r! F& wEFIS -- Electronic Flight Information Systems EIAF -- Expanded Inward Access Features EIS -- Environmental Impact Statement ELT -- Emergency Locator Transmitter ELWRT -- Electrowriter $ j% K0 S r$ f+ I+ AEMAS -- Engineered Materials Arresting System EMPS -- En Route Maintenance Processor System 3 ~4 [% D- V" e9 M4 TEMS -- Environmental Management System 3 @8 C# X; j7 zENAV -- En Route Navigational Aids EPA -- Environmental Protection Agency " t+ l" x' a; J, @7 [& i" iEPS -- Engineered Performance Standards + S& u, t! }- u5 O+ b( zEOF -- Emergency Operating Facility EPSS -- Enhanced Packet Switched Service ERAD -- En Route Broadband Radar + ` V, ]9 W2 B ?# _7 `, a- sESEC -- En Route Broadband Secondary Radar ESP -- En Route Spacing Program ( y- M/ k% S5 E& d) Z7 i) mESYS -- En Route Equipment Systems ESF -- Extended Superframe Format ; Y4 A( ^3 H1 }# u9 ^ETA -- Estimated Time of Arrival ETE -- Estimated Time En Route ; r1 O7 u6 [, P7 x+ E- NETG -- Enhanced Target Generator ETMS -- Enhanced Traffic Management System % k( n# d' \ a. _0 M7 Q4 |9 UETN -- Electronic Telecommunications Network 4 o$ [/ n% N9 q& L+ `" M2 YEVAS -- Enhanced Vortex Advisory System # I3 D$ H7 X7 y2 u7 bEVCS -- Emergency Voice Communications System 4 {( r$ P# ~) ` F top , j: N o; [0 H# E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FAA -- Federal Aviation Administration $ J; i4 g4 w! S' ^7 q8 QF&E -- Facility and Equipment FAAAC -- FAA Aeronautical Center ( L. d. S7 Q, K1 r( MFAACIS -- FAA Communications Information System ( a& p4 w5 w+ V( XFAATC -- FAA Technical Center FAC -- Facility FAF -- Final Approach Fix FAP -- Final Approach Point FAPM -- FTS2000 Associate Program Manager FAR -- Federal Aviation Regulation FAATSAT -- FAA Telecommunications Satellite ! i6 y3 ]. e* T7 l7 tFAST -- Final Approach Spacing Tool 7 T4 X y) L' n' J/ YFAX -- Facsimile Equipment 2 ?3 { e: _! nFBO -- Fixed Base Operator & `' }- V8 J# I/ \FBS -- Fall Back Switch FCC -- Federal Communications Commission FCLT -- Freeze Calculated Landing Time 4 u8 P' E4 d. D% v. G/ @: a/ XFCOM -- FSS Radio Voice Communications 7 D& A! L# T/ \( Y4 l' jFCPU -- Facility Central Processing Unit FDAT -- Flight Data Entry and Printout (FDEP) and Flight Data Service FDE -- Flight Data Entry # ]2 Q1 l, Y2 G# |+ e! @FDEP -- Flight Data Entry and Printout FDIO -- Flight Data Input/Output , l( w0 G' G4 d1 a6 rFDIOC -- Flight Data Input/Output Center + F* v g9 I+ O2 F- MFDIOR -- Flight Data Input/Output Remote FDM -- Frequency Division Multiplexing FDP -- Flight Data Processing 6 I L, \1 x# N+ ^8 HFED -- Federal FEIS -- Final Environmental Impact Statement - L8 J: Y& h; T6 I/ {FEP -- Front End Processor ) S: ~5 u) Q( t# W( \+ KFFAC -- From Facility 3 w6 Q( Q$ Y& D7 PFIFO -- Flight Inspection Field Office FIG -- Flight Inspection Group FINO -- Flight Inspection National Field Office 1 L1 _$ F8 I6 _- V# `FIPS -- Federal Information Publication Standard FIR -- Flight Information Region 7 k/ ]4 w( t, ?& x2 g( ~FIRE -- Fire Station 7 |" h( S+ u$ A% a& mFIRMR -- Federal Information Resource Management Regulation # ^; d) C- d2 p# \FL -- Flight Level FLOWSIM -- Traffic Flow Planning Simulation ?& S, C2 \0 w: v- S6 Y1 sFMA -- Final Monitor Aid , N0 c w& Z! O+ Z- d1 LFMF -- Facility Master File - l- ]% t6 F3 g1 m1 P; Z0 [$ V- YFMIS -- FTS2000 Management Information System FMS -- Flight management System + d( e7 s) i' K. r" Y' Y& L( oFNMS -- FTS2000 Network Management System FOIA -- Freedom Of Information Act FONSI -- Finding of No Significant Impact , D: [6 z$ ?7 b& t7 m; w$ RFP -- Flight Plan FRC -- Request Full Route Clearance FSAS -- Flight Service Automation System . H9 S. ?9 ?9 X2 k% yFSDO -- Flight Standards District Office : w+ r3 C: c# T; pFSDPS -- Flight Service Data Processing System FSEP -- Facility/Service/Equipment Profile FSP -- Flight Strip Printer - A& u7 D% V$ SFSPD -- Freeze Speed Parameter FSS -- Flight Service Station . v5 |/ H2 S2 q- n. z* tFSSA -- Flight Service Station Automated Service FSTS -- Federal Secure Telephone Service FSYS -- Flight Service Station Equipment Systems FTS -- Federal Telecommunications System 4 t& i T2 R+ D3 x9 `, `. _0 nFTS2000 -- Federal Telecommunications System 2000 , r+ k! P/ k3 n) NFUS -- Functional Units or Systems FWCS -- Flight Watch Control Station . A5 Z4 _2 y8 |8 L 9 `7 |" n% F" W# u- dG top 4 P; q8 n1 a! ]+ l& c 1 f' l) i6 V/ C-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GA -- General Aviation GAA -- General Aviation Activity / x5 N% {9 ?- y8 G" l" DGAAA -- General Aviation Activity and Avionics 6 i( w: [2 N! t, a& f7 g# J5 ^# I dGADO -- General Aviation District Office GCA -- Ground Control Approach GNAS -- General National Airspace System GNSS -- Global Navigation Satellite System GOES -- Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite 6 A" ?" X/ i# E( l) r) l% K3 y1 FGOESF -- GOES Feed Point GOEST -- GOES Terminal Equipment 1 S7 x8 w8 P+ XGPRA -- Government Performance Results Act , q6 D5 b* T. Y9 R8 |' rGPS -- Global Positioning Satellite 4 i& G7 D8 K' cGPWS -- Ground Proximity Warning System GRADE -- Graphical Airspace Design Environment 4 S# u! O# d6 i9 N/ z+ T( ~: rGS -- Glide Slope Indicator 2 x4 H1 J; l7 f1 ^+ ]+ sGSA -- General Services Administration GSE -- Ground Support Equipment : w/ n, C4 ^- h3 d- I ' e8 l. v5 _6 }* f! A7 x: hH top # v1 {1 P3 \$ ]1 M: T -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- H -- Non-- Directional Radio Homing Beacon (NDB) , Y4 q2 j* [! \1 A) I, G8 O( u1 a; THAA -- Height Above Airport HAL -- Height Above Landing HARS -- High Altitude Route System HAT -- Height Above Touchdown HAZMAT -- Hazardous Materials HCAP -- High Capacity Carriers HLDC -- High Level Data Link Control HDME -- NDB with Distance Measuring Equipment + k! \( `+ ~- JHDQ -- FAA Headquarters / v# { T/ Y$ P+ [$ LHELI -- Heliport 6 c" f! b' ?' ^5 |1 nHF -- High Frequency HH -- NDB, 2kw or More / I) q3 I U7 }9 l# l0 R* b3 ]HI-- EFAS -- High Altitude EFAS 6 t+ m4 N! t; nHOV -- High Occupancy Vehicle HSI -- Horizontal Situation Indicators ; K# v+ l1 ~1 I6 J9 I! dHUD -- Housing and Urban Development . _& U2 w% Q$ \HWAS -- Hazardous In-- Flight Weather Advisory 0 H# z0 }5 R, ]Hz -- HERTZ 8 ~+ U. E U0 H5 S M' G, l * B" x! R# F# h8 Y9 Y# t; Q; m I top ! y/ a7 \& n7 W5 n -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- IA -- Indirect Access 9 C6 ? d6 U" p5 u# ZIAF -- Initial Approach Fix I/AFSS -- International AFSS . `5 H! l- x' }9 T) }+ o/ aIAP -- Instrument Approach Procedures IAPA -- Instrument Approach Procedures Automation & J( Z& I: R8 s5 E+ D4 j5 bIBM -- International Business Machines IBP -- International Boundary Point IBR -- Intermediate Bit Rate ' a7 U) H* M6 [& ?ICAO -- International Civil Aviation Organization ICSS -- International Communications Switching Systems IDAT -- Interfacility Data IF -- Intermediate Fix IFCP -- Interfacility Communications Processor ! U( E- m2 s) v5 S8 @6 z" iIFDS -- Interfacility Data System " V4 x, V3 G1 E' N0 }IFEA -- In-- Flight Emergency Assistance 9 Y, ?1 ~3 `+ ~1 ~- h& wIFO -- International Field Office & m$ [# g& v; H) N$ bIFR -- Instrument Flight Rules $ G$ x4 Z8 Z4 T3 [3 CIFSS -- International Flight Service Station / T; M7 P% E- `% m( h8 qILS -- Instrument Landing System IM -- Inner Marker IMC -- Instrument Meteorological Conditions 5 I* B7 b+ c* @* R8 K0 B8 oINM -- Integrated Noise Model 0 u9 {- p, U& \& Q, R: @INS -- Inertial Navigation System / x* _% @3 C0 ~6 mIRMP -- Information Resources Management Plan ISDN -- Integrated Services Digital Network e7 j8 e. s3 j$ L( A$ N0 W- zISMLS -- Interim Standard Microwave Landing System ITI -- Interactive Terminal Interface IVRS -- Interim Voice Response System ) q1 Z% p ^2 |/ R1 @6 yIW -- Inside Wiring 0 @5 S# h) m; k7 s( u0 y' J ; j/ B" M) r* L7 a2 r' i5 oJ top + g8 s5 a8 g R9 j-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- % B9 s* R# W0 L$ S ( ^! y$ Q/ t+ x" `" o 8 ?( |7 t3 l0 ^2 ?6 ~ K top 1 s3 c ^1 c' S4 z6 v' c6 i & P3 A0 i2 N0 L* ^! N; e-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 d" _3 i1 N- I* Q! }/ ~# TKbps -- Kilobits Per Second - B' z/ \0 d' y8 i& c! }" w" w5 aKhz -- Kilohertz 8 `. o' R: o% d* I! W1 k4 e" w5 W' SKVDT -- Keyboard Video Display Terminal 2 Q5 n8 f+ i i( @9 a# L 8 u& B9 O; c* D P# j& T3 ?' } L top -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 f5 N7 a/ p. n# T LAA -- Local Airport Advisory LAAS -- Low Altitude Alert System LABS -- Leased A B Service LABSC -- LABS GS-- 200 Computer - G2 Q' D' P/ ]$ P- c$ vLABSR -- LABS Remote Equipment : Z, R& F& R/ @0 c' _, D( D: `7 v; xLABSW -- LABS Switch System LAHSO -- Land and Hold Short Operation ( g: z1 b, w8 C$ D0 ELAN -- Local Area Network % N! i( [! z7 D( _0 @LATA -- Local Access and Transport Area ) ?7 h" R4 n8 {2 q% KLAWRS -- Limited Aviation Weather Reporting System LCF -- Local Control Facility 9 S, Z n; t% |* L) |+ wLCN -- Local Communications Network . h" W: ]" x" `1 H$ W( \, gLDA -- Localizer Directional Aid 1 L! x- `2 s# WLDA -- Landing Directional Aid LDIN -- Lead-- in Lights LEC -- Local Exchange Carrier : O$ U$ K% O; F/ t% tLF -- Low Frequency ( |3 Y- J4 X( y8 O# E7 a5 D9 eLINCS -- Leased Interfacility NAS Communications System LIS -- Logistics and Inventory System LLWAS -- Low Level Wind Shear Alert System LM/MS -- Low/Medium Frequency : X# r; E# V. \- m. yLMM -- Locator Middle Marker LMS -- LORAN Monitor Site 1 Z/ A- S8 y2 {" E4 `7 R6 h+ QLOC -- Localizer LOCID -- Location Identifier % _+ g2 y- R. ELOI -- Letter of Intent : U. Z6 c) r, K U% |0 ]2 t3 m* C; wLOM -- Compass Locator at Outer Marker LORAN -- Long Range Aid to Navigation & S; h3 h6 L; w, h2 Z9 wLPV -- Lateral Precision Performance with Vertical Guidance ; C( [, c% y6 ]2 E. ]8 e2 gLRCO -- Limited Remote Communications Outlet 0 |* M" b4 I7 }5 zLRNAV -- Long Range Navigation : Y. }* L2 p, D! S. lLRR -- Long Range Radar % h2 K0 {) T0 E% X' o [ # C# V' w* p x* A( I. \1 \M top " O3 i- O% m3 A8 @' i% T-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MAA -- Maximum Authorized Altitude MALS -- Medium Intensity Approach Lighting System MALSF -- MALS with Sequenced Flashers MALSR -- MALS with Runway Alignment Indicator Lights MAP -- Maintenance Automation Program + A$ k& j- s. p6 k5 u3 xMAP -- Military Airport Program MAP -- Missed Approach Point : c0 S8 }3 S, p* xMAP -- Modified Access Pricing Mbps -- Megabits Per Second ) O0 j4 x7 \) WMCA -- Minimum Crossing Altitude MCAS -- Marine Corps Air Station ) Q4 [# E2 z. R% j1 l( _MCC -- Maintenance Control Center ; P8 N* A3 F; Z( x ^1 eMCL -- Middle Compass Locater ) K0 B% c) F3 p* {+ v; M6 B& WMCS -- Maintenance and Control System 9 g/ m8 U C- v) N) p2 QMDA -- Minimum Descent Altitude MDT -- Maintenance Data Terminal & f9 N, d& s9 J- J5 FMEA -- Minimum En Route Altitude METI -- Meteorological Information & `( A& g2 ^2 x+ _0 X" c, b! [MF -- Middle Frequency MFJ -- Modified Final Judgment MFT -- Meter Fix Crossing Time/Slot Time MHA -- Minimum Holding Altitude Mhg -- MegHERTZ 0 g! Z8 L4 w$ d4 B5 J7 V, oMIA -- Minimum IFR Altitudes ( Z& i1 v* U* h# y2 \0 o+ l) }! tMIDO -- Manufacturing Inspection District Office MIS -- Meteorological Impact Statement * S! l2 k0 k3 A9 s3 ~! ~MISC -- Miscellaneous MISO -- Manufacturing Inspection Satellite Office ) M$ L8 @3 R1 o1 t2 nMIT -- Miles In Trail * a* V# |. m; ~7 [# x% [MITRE -- Mitre Corporation 7 @7 j. V$ ~: O$ P3 v$ o J) mMLS -- Microwave Landing System MM -- Middle Marker - ^ L2 ?" G: o( }' AMMC -- Maintenance Monitoring Console MMS -- Maintenance Monitoring System 3 X* q! x2 T4 J& T8 l% w/ q- d- i; HMNPS -- Minimum Navigation Performance Specification 0 L' J- w+ o7 }& tMNPSA -- Minimum Navigation Performance Specifications Airspace : h9 m1 {" X7 q# ~7 C% @MOA -- Memorandum of Agreement 0 z! ]% d0 K2 |8 h0 a; QMOA -- Military Operations Area MOCA -- Minimum Obstruction Clearance Altitude 5 C9 r5 }6 w+ \9 c! U2 ZMODE C -- Altitude-- Encoded Beacon Reply MODE C -- Altitude Reporting Mode of Secondary Radar ; R. f# ?' u; h1 hMODE S -- Mode Select Beacon System MOU -- Memorandum of Understanding MPO -- Metropolitan Planning Organization MPS -- Maintenance Processor Subsystem (OR) Master Plan Supplement + X9 M5 J$ X5 U0 bMRA -- Minimum Reception Altitude MRC -- Monthly Recurring Charge MSA -- Minimum Safe Altitude MSAW -- Minimum Safe Altitude Warning - d! x" {! `/ w. {MSL -- Mean Sea Level MSN -- Message Switching Network MTCS -- Modular Terminal Communications System MTI -- Moving Target Indicator MUX -- Multiplexor 8 L0 V1 h# \& KMVA -- Minimum Vectoring Altitude MVFR -- Marginal Visual Flight Rules ) c4 a4 V$ i$ S. w) s; K, w . h1 I) K& G" e# m; U; \9 X ) a |! P* H& @& c- d; CN top $ ^: l& C' p7 \; y+ Y -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAAQS -- National Ambient Air Quality Standards ' o2 _+ p' C Z/ m1 [NADA -- NADIN Concentrator NADIN -- National Airspace Data Interchange Network ; i) b: z5 H7 [% eNADSW -- NADIN Switches NAILS -- National Airspace Integrated Logistics Support NAMS -- NADIN IA NAPRS -- National Airspace Performance Reporting System 1 I# Y. P: f! @4 s, xNAS -- National Airspace System or Naval Air Station - K3 d6 s8 d$ { C! A7 yNASDC -- National Aviation Safety Data 6 R. _% g) l# D5 `* Z) E* {9 rNASP -- National Airspace System Plan 7 x, P5 }% e; s B- [NASPAC -- National Airspace System Performance Analysis Capability NATCO -- National Communications Switching Center NAVAID -- Navigation Aid NAVMN -- Navigation Monitor and Control 8 N' t8 L. z' z- \2 T% pNAWAU -- National Aviation Weather Advisory Unit NAWPF -- National Aviation Weather Processing Facility NCAR -- National Center for Atmospheric Research; Boulder, CO " q1 e: P5 g* GNCF -- National Control Facility NCIU -- NEXRAD Communications Interface Unit 2 ^( A! q b( s6 ~' X4 s8 WNCP -- Noise Compatibility Program NCS -- National Communications System 2 \1 A9 a5 d6 S r( vNDB -- Non-- Directional Radio Homing Beacon : F2 s$ p8 E& [* k% \8 i2 HNDNB -- NADIN II 1 U. e5 j5 \7 ~4 Q9 j% t& j5 LNEM -- Noise Exposure Map ; F) k. _9 |, q, H; g- Q1 U! X6 [" }NEPA -- National Environmental Policy Act NEXRAD -- Next Generation Weather Radar NFAX -- National Facsimile Service 9 p( S* a$ s1 r% rNFDC -- National Flight Data Center NFIS -- NAS Facilities Information System NI -- Network Interface NICS -- National Interfacility Communications System / z, f5 w% A1 N5 g: @# `! K; P$ l% dNPE -- Non-primary Airport Entitlement 6 t: X% z# g' N( d/ MNPIAS -- National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems ) |" i" g$ u6 F/ J# ENM -- Nautical Mile NMAC -- Near Mid Air Collision h* l' z) p% `* o1 oNMC -- National Meteorological Center . j6 t( G; m! dNMCE -- Network Monitoring and Control Equipment NMCS -- Network Monitoring and Control System NOAA -- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOC -- Notice Of Completion 1 g2 Y3 i/ H& \) @NOTAM -- Notice to Airmen , F. F, a( f$ y6 h. {" K' ANPDES -- National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NPIAS -- National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems ' ^1 A0 ?0 W. f& c0 e8 J( E7 eNRC -- Non-- Recurring Charge NRCS -- National Radio Communications Systems NSAP -- National Service Assurance Plan + l( }5 N/ z5 v( }+ @, ^9 t. ?NSRCATN -- National Strategy to Reduce Congestion on America's Transportation Network NSSFC -- National Severe Storms Forecast Center 8 {8 `0 C0 Z7 sNSSL -- National Severe Storms Laboratory; Norman, OK NTAP -- Notices To Airmen Publication NTP -- National Transportation Policy NTSB -- National Transportation Safety Board NTZ -- No Transgression Zone : Q7 X2 U- J* l1 W, Y7 O# RNWS -- National Weather Service NWSR -- NWS Weather Excluding NXRD NSWRH -- NWS Regional Headquarters 0 @) O |3 v! I2 F5 m _; ]NXRD -- Advanced Weather Radar System ! Z9 j K0 w, |' O' LO top -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 b3 e9 m4 u3 \" [8 o) `OAG -- Official Airline Guide 9 z. e, Q4 D. w2 {OALT -- Operational Acceptable Level of Traffic OAW -- Off-- airway Weather Station - p {# p6 C2 i6 lODAL -- Omnidirectional Approach Lighting System ODAPS -- Oceanic Display and Processing Station # f3 m7 q% _, ~* s+ h1 eOEP -- Operational Evolution Plan / Partnership OFA -- Object Free Area ( m/ y- g' H) [( e! w0 ZOFDPS -- Offshore Flight Data Processing System 2 X2 T& H7 w0 l7 _6 m7 MOFT -- Outer Fix Time * |2 j' f& I- I, sOFZ -- Obstacle Free Zone OM -- Outer Marker ( v9 X4 A+ `; y% [& z5 dOMB -- Office of Management and Budget 4 W f$ s) f7 e# |$ o1 EONER -- Oceanic Navigational Error Report OPLT -- Operational Acceptable Level of Traffic & ]" |$ j' x# l6 l" [OPSW -- Operational Switch ]0 k; e% o3 m) k! {: YOPX -- Off Premises Exchange ORD -- Operational Readiness Demonstration 2 r4 T, |2 H; s( L9 k- H6 q0 TOTR -- Oceanic Transition Route OTS -- Organized Track System . @/ q5 j6 s' T0 l P top # @/ U0 y4 X! F& j- y6 ~9 N P-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- . }8 D+ v1 Z _7 M KPABX -- Private Automated Branch Exchange & b' ~9 a0 x, f9 q' T9 |% iPAD -- Packet Assembler/Disassembler ' v9 q3 g D( \5 E2 I* s8 mPAM -- Peripheral Adapter Module PAPI -- Precision Approach Path Indicator PAR -- Precision Approach Radar ( s r' |6 ~3 s0 K, z9 R4 WPAR -- Preferential Arrival Route PATWAS -- Pilots Automatic Telephone Weather Answering Service PBCT -- Proposed Boundary Crossing Time PBRF -- Pilot Briefing PBX -- Private Branch Exchange PCA -- Positive Control Airspace - V' F4 n) Y. }/ bPCM -- Pulse Code Modulation 1 |8 n* c+ g3 t( h0 rPDAR -- Preferential Arrival And Departure Route / h$ d/ \; d, j+ ~9 t) bPDC -- Pre-- Departure Clearance : d6 Q: l) u1 A5 f; n: CPDC -- Program Designator Code 9 s+ z$ e: P. Z- Z# z+ ^/ G! F; y0 VPDR -- Preferential Departure Route 7 Z# X! D5 Q. g cPDN -- Public Data Network PFC -- Passenger Facility Charge * J" Q( R. ^% [ i- q# ^1 QPGP -- Planning Grant Program PIC -- Principal Interexchange Carrier PIDP -- Programmable Indicator Data Processor 5 K! x, d2 i$ Z6 N8 o+ j$ q" nPIREP -- Pilot Weather Report PMS -- Program Management System ( }- |4 s* O; S. u6 c1 A tPOLIC -- Police Station $ v( \( ?- B& P" lPOP -- Point Of Presence ! ?8 ~% }! v T7 g8 ~1 W% I7 Y- KPOT -- Point Of Termination PPIMS -- Personal Property Information Management System PR -- Primary Commercial Service Airport PRI -- Primary Rate Interface PRM -- Precision Runway Monitor PSDN -- Public Switched Data Network PSN -- Packet Switched Network PSS -- Packet Switched Service 0 u W/ l; V' J5 _+ l1 v }$ RPSTN -- Public Switched Telephone Network ) L5 }, F; u: tPTC -- Presumed-to-Conform PUB -- Publication PUP -- Principal User Processor PVC -- Permanent Virtual Circuit 6 |# D. K- \5 o# d8 u# B# TPVD -- Plan View Display ; V L9 o* C3 z9 D. o4 E Q top # L( Z# C- o# W6 z5 O, D) J# _-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- `8 R7 L V' d: I' B + Y8 N! b3 v: d, A : W$ L4 T0 Z- o( u- E9 JR top 4 x) E, ~* V d: t6 a -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 ]2 K- |) J% hRAIL -- Runway Alignment Indicator Lights RAPCO -- Radar Approach Control (USAF) 0 l' }* G1 |( w3 i& i5 q0 nRAPCON -- Radar Approach Control (FAA) RATCC -- Radar Air Traffic Control Center # E* s8 v# I7 R. o- K3 W- Y9 RRATCF -- Radar Air Traffic Control Facility (USN) 4 p' n, I% J1 W" hRBC -- Rotating Beam Ceilometer 4 y% K0 T% x) X$ V; P# B8 CRBDPE -- Radar Beacon Data Processing Equipment RBSS -- Radar Bomb Scoring Squadron ) I: h2 P8 s Z% [/ c# X" ^RCAG -- Remote Communications Air/Ground RCC -- Rescue Coordination Center / l5 f; a$ ?& X$ K9 |: M qRCF -- Remote Communication Facility RCCC -- Regional Communications Control Centers RCIU -- Remote Control Interface Unit 3 s* @4 q0 ~/ F- fRCL -- Radio Communications Link RCLR -- RCL Repeater ( A& W4 ^8 E) W4 P, y4 W9 gRCLT -- RCL Terminal : U2 [2 e0 u3 L& Z* ~4 ~" WRCO -- Remote Communications Outlet RCU -- Remote Control Unit 7 e: k% |1 {, b" U) `9 G3 I1 e1 _- @RDAT -- Digitized Radar Data RDP -- Radar Data Processing RDSIM -- Runway Delay Simulation Model REIL -- Runway End Identification Lights RF -- Radio Frequency RL -- General Aviation Reliever Airport 2 V' g9 p6 Y( W6 t6 zRMCC -- Remote Monitor Control Center RMCF -- Remote Monitor Control Facility RML -- Radio Microwave Link RMLR -- RML Repeater b- q& x2 d3 N1 w, IRMLT -- RML Terminal 1 u- E5 o$ }: m Y+ A" TRMM -- Remote Maintenance Monitoring % Z$ Q8 S2 C+ R% j/ |' tRMMS -- Remote Maintenance Monitoring System + k4 M. t3 c. T4 O2 rRMS -- Remote Monitoring Subsystem ( h% D) w C+ \9 f" m1 yRMSC -- Remote Monitoring Subsystem Concentrator RNAV -- Area Navigation . B* a' a3 }( x5 ^RNP -- Required Navigation Performance ; g$ J% H- U, @- uROD -- Record of Decision - G2 |8 }) P" ZROSA -- Report of Service Activity # e5 c: S E, L* T: F! Y! m3 pROT -- Runway Occupancy Time 0 Q B0 {% a% `5 L. VRP -- Restoration Priority ; d3 D( {, b* Z1 o# E( xRPC -- Restoration Priority Code RPG -- Radar Processing Group * I) ?1 _. Y# F2 v- n: J) PRPZ -- Runway Protection Zone RRH -- Remote Reading Hygrothermometer ! q: D! A4 p6 @* U2 mRRHS -- Remote Reading Hydrometer RRWDS -- Remote Radar Weather Display 0 S. B. g) {3 Q6 w+ \RRWSS -- RWDS Sensor Site RSA -- Runway Safety Area & P( [, g- e# s, x6 xRSAT -- Runway Safety Action Team RSS -- Remote Speaking System RT -- Remote Transmitter RT & BTL -- Radar Tracking And Beacon Tracking Level ) S" w5 X& N- e/ h, d* iRTAD -- Remote Tower Alphanumerics Display 2 z/ ~! y1 l) r- sRTCA -- Radio Technical Commission for Aeronautics ; l* B2 z+ z4 |( LRTP -- Regional Transportation Plan RTR -- Remote Transmitter/Receiver RTRD -- Remote Tower Radar Display 3 L3 g- ~1 D: j' F. @* X. NRVR -- Runway Visual Range # j* ~) S6 X' f: WRW -- Runway + r0 ]7 o j* e* O0 e1 vRWDS -- Same as RRWDS ; i1 V1 G l- l1 r* IRWP -- Real-time Weather Processor & I+ {1 T A' @6 y$ I S top -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ( X. B) h$ C" bS/S -- Sector Suite ; H$ d$ T" e* LSAC -- Strategic Air Command " ~: l* A& y, eSAFI -- Semi Automatic Flight Inspection SALS -- Short Approach Lighting System # M3 K- e7 ]( R8 ]) t B2 _SATCOM -- Satellite Communications u9 L' p6 c- G8 y- bSAWRS -- Supplementary Aviation Weather Reporting System & `& X, C" T5 t1 G8 ySBGP -- State Block Grant Program SCC -- System Command Center SCVTS -- Switched Compressed Video Telecommunications Service SDF -- Simplified Direction Finding SDF -- Software Defined Network + N! w9 z* g5 o' j; NSDIS -- Switched Digital Integrated Service SDP -- Service Delivery Point 2 D+ R8 i6 o* a; r5 |. J, R' eSDS -- Switched Data Service SEL -- Single Event Level + ~. x5 F4 w R* w0 v( lSELF -- Simplified Short Approach Lighting System With Sequenced Flashing Lights SFAR-- 38 -- Special Federal Aviation Regulation 38 SHPO -- State Historic Preservation Officer " }1 A8 @0 g! D e+ _SIC -- Service Initiation Charge ) O0 E' K0 ^1 |5 E% u0 M/ xSID -- Station Identifier ( w0 |1 I/ Y0 U6 }SID -- Standard Instrument Departure SIGMET -- Significant Meteorological Information ( Y& O5 h* R/ l6 N" I3 CSIMMOD -- Airport and Airspace Simulation Model SIP -- State Implementation Plan % N5 @; Q) k) A1 U5 L( c @, PSM -- Statute Miles + h9 E' r3 i; F4 g" y2 qSMGC -- Surface Movement Guidance and Control SMPS -- Sector Maintenance Processor Subsystem 2 Q4 D) ]; I8 ]SMS -- Safety Management System ' R G& y- S/ x$ k; aSMS -- Simulation Modeling System SNR -- Signal-- to-- Noise Ratio, also: S/N 9 u8 I3 W. k; t5 D: G t9 KSOC -- Service Oversight Center SOAR -- System of Airports Reporting * k& X& R6 k/ ?- {0 s1 YSOIR -- Simultaneous Operations On Intersecting Runways 5 ]9 |2 |9 h# ]8 f, `SOIWR -- Simultaneous Operations on Intersecting Wet Runways 7 ~ r. z' F4 z4 d) p( A- PSRAP -- Sensor Receiver and Processor SSALF -- SSALS with Sequenced Flashers & u* a0 d$ l+ M' r& M* B9 hSSALR -- Simplified Short Approach Lighting System 1 g- ^ I2 P/ B* P. ESSB -- Single Side Band 5 `) s; n8 m% [- Q, o" N; fSTAR -- Standard Terminal Arrival Route & M; G% ]6 J) K8 c' K) iSTD -- Standard % b5 D' m' Q: x' x9 _& z, dSTMUX -- Statistical Data Multiplexer STOL -- Short Takeoff and Landing _1 {* G& ?' R7 O1 E' r/ MSURPIC -- Surface Picture SVCA -- Service A SVCB -- Service B SVCC -- Service C 6 z1 h6 l* U* |2 _2 LSVCO -- Service O SVFO -- Interphone Service F (A) 6 b- F- ]$ H8 A3 G } s4 @" S& b9 WSVFB -- Interphone Service F (B) ( h& ?8 ~3 M) dSVFC -- Interphone Service F (C) - V* G. B K$ v+ [1 T2 USVFD -- Interphone Service F (D) . P( K8 H. m- ~9 R. K; I7 f& i$ pSVFR -- Special Visual Flight Rules % e% q; V7 p8 R% A( `T top -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- T1MUX -- T1 Multiplexer TAAS -- Terminal Advance Automation System \8 f: w$ i' {. F( K% HTACAN -- Tactical Aircraft Control and Navigation TACR -- TACAN at VOR, TACAN only TAF -- Terminal Area Forecast . F3 B$ m' F; y4 j2 _TARS -- Terminal Automated Radar Service . f$ d/ O/ `+ R0 r, G6 ZTAS -- True Air Speed TATCA -- Terminal Air Traffic Control Automation TAVT -- Terminal Airspace Visualization Tool 6 s( v6 B* k" e& z/ QTCA -- Traffic Control Airport or Tower Control Airport 8 t- A! t5 u! j, |3 g8 W* A/ ETCA -- Terminal Control Area ; a% o7 q" g' E# ]2 MTCACCIS -- Transportation Coordinator Automated Command and Control Information System TCAS -- Traffic Alert And Collision Avoidance System TCC -- DOT Transportation Computer Center TCCC -- Tower Control Computer Complex TCE -- Tone Control Equipment & [# m) {# b! y( WTCLT -- Tentative Calculated Landing Time TCO -- Telecommunications Certification Officer TCOM -- Terminal Communications TCS -- Tower Communications System $ c2 i" n' N& K+ z% d# Y. v& L' STDLS -- Tower Data-Link Services 9 G6 w' L+ f& w# |: h- sTDMUX -- Time Division Data Multiplexer ! C, U5 q' U5 B1 f/ iTDWR -- Terminal Doppler Weather Radar % F# w+ Y8 H( |+ q/ [: ?TELCO -- Telephone Company 3 k3 B9 m: b9 D7 U4 P: O- zTELMS -- Telecommunications Management System TERPS -- Terminal Instrument Procedures 1 v, W! V6 ]& j; V% E. iTFAC -- To Facility ; }4 w) o) {. r+ wTH -- Threshold TIMS -- Telecommunications Information Management System TIPS -- Terminal Information Processing System TL -- Taxilane TMA -- Traffic Management Advisor ) B# m6 ^; ~8 v2 R. DTMC -- Traffic Management Coordinator ' L! A5 X D& ?6 p$ wTMC/MC -- Traffic Management Coordinator/Military Coordinator TMCC -- Terminal Information Processing System ( h+ q E8 c% P& N/ bTMCC -- Traffic Management Computer Complex TMF -- Traffic Management Facility & s( M; q- |: O, T' H2 T+ LTML -- Television Microwave Link ; C7 H- {8 C4 @3 m3 |5 _TMLI -- Television Microwave Link Indicator TMLR -- Television Microwave Link Repeater + m' r2 u7 F, H. ~7 a$ TTMLT -- Television Microwave Link Terminal 8 e1 I( y+ M" N* w5 D* jTM&O -- Telecommunications Management and Operations TMP -- Traffic Management Processor TMS -- Traffic Management System * x) P" G2 r+ |( {TMSPS -- Traffic Management Specialists TMU -- Traffic Management Unit TODA -- Takeoff Distance Available TOF -- Time Of Flight TOFMS -- Time of Flight Mass Spectrometer 9 P; n4 u5 T2 z# t# z# R: GTOPS -- Telecommunications Ordering and Pricing System (GSA software tool) : Q- H1 B2 ]5 l! hTORA -- Take-off Run Available * K8 N7 }( B" l" E' h) T% KTNAV -- Terminal Navigational Aids TR -- Telecommunications Request 4 \% \9 w& Y1 x9 a" C- JTRACAB -- Terminal Radar Approach Control in Tower Cab TRACON -- Terminal Radar Approach Control Facility 5 w9 m) s- Z RTRAD -- Terminal Radar Service TRB -- Transportation Research Board ; l5 S" U1 }& n; ?! MTRNG -- Training TSA -- Taxiway Safety Area . v/ D9 o- X" I- m9 t* f0 [TSEC -- Terminal Secondary Radar Service TSP -- Telecommunications Service Priority TSR -- Telecommunications Service Request TSYS -- Terminal Equipment Systems l( u9 F) I' GTTMA -- TRACON Traffic Management Advisor TTY -- Teletype 8 X; s* e, {0 T: jTVOR -- Terminal VHF Omnidirectional Range TW -- Taxiway TWEB -- Transcribed Weather Broadcast TWR-- Tower (non-controlled) ( J6 R- _; w: `- x O) S6 uTY -- Type (FAACIS) ; g: ]# N( n6 A$ m U top -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- UAS -- Uniform Accounting System UHF -- Ultra High Frequency URA -- Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 USAF -- United States Air Force ; G" s- ^9 j4 ?" L1 I `3 F" DUSC -- United States Code USOC -- Uniform Service Order Code & N2 c, }2 H# h L + K( w: V* F/ E8 u T9 n( vV top ! x! ?$ s- w- ~, T7 g$ Q 0 M' N& o6 p) ~0 P-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- " } l5 K) o2 [& D1 cVALE -- Voluntary Airport Low Emission ; I- P; }3 g; ^# ^- pVASI -- Visual Approach Slope Indicator " y$ i$ b' M6 D# w9 }VDME -- VOR with Distance Measuring Equipment VF -- Voice Frequency # S6 |4 a/ v/ z/ ?VFR -- Visual Flight Rules VHF -- Very High Frequency VLF -- Very Low Frequency VMC -- Visual Meteorological Conditions VNAV -- Visual Navigational Aids ) L# ~7 G+ ]# d# N" `VNTSC -- Volpe National Transportation System Center VON -- Virtual On-net VOR -- VHF Omnidirectional Range VOR/DME -- VHF Omnidirectional Range/Distance Measuring Equipment 4 [- @! v1 H; u* H$ ~3 TVORTAC -- VOR collocated with TACAN ' N( O8 u0 z( x; b0 X/ pVOT -- VOR Test Facility VP/D -- Vehicle/Pedestrian Deviation VRS -- Voice Recording System VSCS -- Voice Switching and Control System - c+ | I7 i: t8 a9 s- \; o) q: zVTA -- Vertex Time of Arrival % k) b! B1 r. @4 S2 }; `* L$ FVTAC -- VOR collocated with TACAN % n6 M- C$ d1 g2 uVTOL -- Vertical Takeoff and Landing ; I' @3 n% n8 q RVTS -- Voice Telecommunications System W top # }9 c4 n. c& H) _; `-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WAAS -- Wide Area Augmentation System ' d3 n" Q7 T; A9 A$ {! ~8 tWAN -- Wide Area Network WC -- Work Center * ?4 C4 u e, n: [& [% HWCP -- Weather Communications Processor WECO -- Western Electric Company WESCOM -- Western Electric Satellite Communications % e4 o6 n! D8 s. A; e4 \( _WMSC -- Weather Message Switching Center WMSCR -- Weather Message Switching Center Replacement WSCMO -- Weather Service Contract Meteorological Observatory WSFO -- Weather Service Forecast Office WSMO -- Weather Service Meteorological Observatory WSO -- Weather Service Office WTHR -- "Weather" WX -- Weather $ O0 g9 `2 Y B0 M. _ X top -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ( p g, r. `9 w% b. }+ B' p! ]2 J 8 k" y# Q+ m2 e$ S4 K' o4 zY top 9 m; P# E- \6 H9 x -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- / L2 m% {4 S$ w ( u$ X8 i/ f3 M0 ? ( Z1 {* v. u# u) i5 y0 rZ top 3 b6 Q y/ _, ]8 u+ z . t& W! g( e. g7 V--------------------------------------------------------------------------------