Glossary of Airport Acronyms

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Printer Friendly Email Page Glossary of Airport Acronyms % E4 W2 f, O. j- C1 e5 l-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 T z! [. ^* d+ \8 ]- V A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z 9 Q+ j. r6 E. r5 E% q: Y 4 |3 f% V2 ~* g5 \$ w0 sA top ) g. g6 h' W5 l7 h* U' I-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 z! E2 W- Y4 i9 h5 v) ~; I% NA/C -- Aircraft A/G -- Air to Ground 5 D6 z [6 R9 v( l& o6 {9 ~/ E9 bA/H -- Altitude/Height AAC -- Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center ! T/ j, z, Q0 SAAF -- Army Air Field $ P* D! C; K' x' u% G1 b3 y, mAAI -- Arrival Aircraft Interval h& @& i8 p7 IAAP -- Advanced Automation Program AAR -- Airport Acceptance Rate ABDIS -- Automated Data Interchange System Service B , \0 P4 p) Q) q7 ?6 \/ g: f6 iACAIS -- Air Carrier Activity Information System ACAS -- Aircraft Collision Avoidance System ACC -- Airports Consultants Council 3 M {* R: d1 S F5 J+ IACC -- Area Control Center 8 ]" R2 ~# \1 [4 J- S7 UACCT -- Accounting Records ) }0 [+ k6 o3 Q4 M& l' _8 tACD -- Automatic Call Distributor ACDO -- Air Carrier District Office " N! a2 B2 b* F$ sACF -- Area Control Facility $ ^: @) R' J1 ?ACFO -- Aircraft Certification Field Office ACFT -- Aircraft " \7 _9 H5 i; L" v4 XACI-NA -- Airports Council International - North America w; L3 q9 w F4 V8 k' oACID -- Aircraft Identification $ i) f4 z0 a& J8 h9 ]ACIP -- Airport Capital Improvement Plan $ v) \1 |- A2 C: XACLS -- Automatic Carrier Landing System ACLT -- Actual Landing Time Calculated ACO -- Office of Airports Compliance and Field Operations S' j/ J; a! PACO -- Aircraft Certification Office $ o4 Z i4 i. a# ~* K7 Z8 d8 vACRP -- Airport Cooperative Research Program ADA -- Air Defense Area ADAP -- Airport Development Aid Program ADAS -- AWOS Data Acquisition System 5 F6 r% K. U- t" ]( E) xADCCP -- Advanced Data Communications Control Procedure ADDA -- Administrative Data ADF -- Automatic Direction Finding $ }! B' {/ t$ C5 JADI -- Automatic De-Ice and Inhibitor ADIN -- AUTODIN Service * G' n' U- l! c* \6 m5 TADIZ -- Air Defense Identification Zone % w$ Y6 e. [) E/ y7 tADL -- Aeronautical Data-Link ADLY -- Arrival Delay ADO -- Airline Dispatch Office ; A1 T0 ~- o( ]. k. VADP -- Automated Data Processing ADS -- Automatic Dependent Surveillance ADSIM -- Airfield Delay Simulation Model ; y3 B4 \9 s% B6 L, l0 r$ _+ OADSY -- Administrative Equipment Systems ADTN -- Administrative Data Transmission Network 8 y8 }+ R4 ]# d BADTN2000 -- Administrative Data Transmission Network 2000 5 a- I/ }; L1 _2 Q8 B4 I: ^ADVO -- Administrative Voice . I: p% v$ r3 c9 y) W6 }/ ZAEG -- Aircraft Evaluation Group AERA -- Automated En-Route Air Traffic Control * B8 w$ K" x4 B1 SAEX -- Automated Execution AF -- Airway Facilities AFB -- Air Force Base AFIS -- Automated Flight Inspection System AFP -- Area Flight Plan / o5 e3 H) l' W' ~; d' dAFRES -- Air Force Reserve Station AFS -- Airways Facilities Sector AFSFO -- AFS Field Office # }% D& g" i3 G) ]( W7 _" eAFSFU -- AFS Field Unit G" v1 D3 R5 _' _8 F0 X* O% XAFSOU -- AFS Field Office Unit (Standard is AFSFOU) AFSS -- Automated Flight Service Station & ^4 n3 `7 P0 O7 w1 W9 cAFTN -- Automated Fixed Telecommunications Network AGL -- Above Ground Level 4 Q$ r) R U2 E6 r; yAID -- Airport Information Desk . r2 B: C7 B7 E5 Y0 y' gAIG -- Airbus Industries Group " z( V; y2 [/ @$ S, w1 z( K BAIM -- Airman's Information Manual AIP -- Airport Improvement Plan AIRMET -- Airmen's Meteorological Information : n6 i O/ G+ ?0 N A$ u% [AIRNET -- Airport Network Simulation Model , ?( g% m# r% I5 P! P) l0 hAIS -- Aeronautical Information Service AIT -- Automated Information Transfer ALP -- Airport Layout Plan . }, T& L* z+ GALS -- Approach Lighting System ALSF1 -- ALS with Sequenced Flashers I , o! o* t; d$ @3 B, I8 g* ~ALSF2 -- ALS with Sequenced Flashers II ) E/ E# ^6 P: j' i) d; |ALSIP -- Approach Lighting System Improvement Plan ALTRV -- Altitude Reservation 9 P. S5 o1 v( G L# @7 JAMASS -- Airport Movement Area Safety System * U7 T8 N; X! x% P) L4 KAMCC -- ACF/ARTCC Maintenance Control Center : C' Q) f" [2 @( {8 H3 ~AMOS -- Automated Meteorological Observation Station . I( _& c F5 E9 S- M# {6 ?0 kAMP -- ARINC Message Processor (OR) Airport Master Plan AMVER -- Automated Mutual Assistance Vessel Rescue System ANC -- Alternate Network Connectivity ANCA -- Airport Noise and Capacity Act ANG -- Air National Guard # [% @8 m$ q: F) c& T. BANGB -- Air National Guard Base }: v. N* y4 l, I9 t2 K# PANMS -- Automated Network Monitoring System ANSI -- American National Standards Group 9 S- Z I6 s$ v" R% @+ ]AOA -- Air Operations Area 4 z: F" A2 d0 y0 l6 {AP -- Acquisition Plan 9 g0 q o/ M- Z1 iAPP -- Approach APS -- Airport Planning Standard AQAFO -- Aeronautical Quality Assurance Field Office 0 o0 ^3 y1 y0 t# kARAC -- Army Radar Approach Control (AAF) . O7 Y$ A! r9 c, QARAC -- Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee ARCTR -- FAA Aeronautical Center or Academy ARF -- Airport Reservation Function ( j! O1 H2 ^& W1 J; ?2 E6 q' tARFF -- Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting ARINC -- Aeronautical Radio, Inc. ARLNO -- Airline Office ARO -- Airport Reservation Office 2 [! V3 V* @9 h! k# H* B$ _ARP -- Airport Reference Point ' k) F6 S6 T5 f- }' _& OARSA -- Airport Service Radar Area ARSR -- Air Route Surveillance Radar ' l3 n$ b6 K) q; T. YARTCC -- Air Route Traffic Control Center * } V. {3 g( W8 _4 @ARTS -- Automated Radar Terminal System ASAS -- Aviation Safety Analysis System ASC -- AUTODIN Switching Center ASCP -- Aviation System Capacity Plan ' U3 ]5 v* j0 H. JASD -- Aircraft Situation Display ASDA -- Accelerate -- Stop Distance Available ASLAR -- Aircraft Surge Launch And Recovery ASM -- Available Seat Mile ASP -- Arrival Sequencing Program ASOS -- Automatic Surface Observation System # j" C; y7 R e: @1 S/ JASQP -- Airline Service Quality Performance 3 g% p1 m" t3 s! d6 j' {ASR -- Airport Surveillance Radar 3 Q! J0 v0 t: p7 j, X! M& I6 PASTA -- Airport Surface Traffic Automation 7 F d6 T# \/ D: S1 UASV -- Airline Schedule Vendor . M+ |( f( C) g" W8 p5 K+ b$ o/ NAT -- Air Traffic ! C& z% C2 N7 B4 ]9 l/ M+ r+ V6 lATA -- Air Transport Association of America ATAS -- Airspace and Traffic Advisory Service ATCAA -- Air Traffic Control Assigned Airspace AT&T -- American Telephone and Telegraph AT&T ASDC -- AT&T Agency Service Delivery Center AT&T CSA -- AT&T Customer Support Associate 9 a% ]( x M" k% j: D" GATC -- Air Traffic Control : j0 V8 S: o% Y, [& H/ i) ~ATCBI -- Air Traffic Control Beacon Indicator 8 O) W7 m S. bATCCC -- Air Traffic Control Command Center , o- \8 n' m/ a0 B8 g4 YATCO -- Air Taxi Commercial Operator ATCRB -- Air Traffic Control Radar Beacon ATCRBS -- Air Traffic Control Radar Beacon System / O9 j, B& S* tATCSCC -- Air Traffic Control Systems Command Center ATCT -- Airport Traffic Control Tower 9 ?: J9 K: M' e' e) \ATIS -- Automated Terminal Information Service {6 \& P1 b2 ~( zATISR -- ATIS Recorder ATM -- Air Traffic Management * k: c6 i+ O" Z) r; cATM -- Asynchronous Transfer Mode , [, ?+ R8 u8 i/ ]& c0 D9 b- VATMS -- Advanced Traffic Management System ATN -- Aeronautical Telecommunications Network ATODN -- AUTODIN Terminal (FUS) / M3 `$ r" r0 i* h* }7 E* \3 TATOVN -- AUOTVON (Facility) ATOMS -- Air Traffic Operations Management System ATS -- Air Traffic Service + R5 y% N2 f- z& n& x2 K6 x0 wATSCCP -- ATS Contingency Command Post & m3 w* P* r P- ^) J6 w. TATTIS -- AT&T Information Systems AUTODIN -- DoD Automatic Digital Network AUTOVON -- DoD Automatic Voice Network - Y" ^9 H1 P. ~- U4 d& h! QAVON -- AUTOVON Service , Y7 v. {4 c, I6 C9 \. f! F% t) dAVN -- Aviation Standards National Field Office, Oklahoma City AWIS -- Airport Weather Information 6 K9 E) d# M, M5 e+ s1 E, A" aAWOS -- Automated Weather Observation System 8 S+ o& L6 e5 X4 \/ kAWP -- Aviation Weather Processor AWPG -- Aviation Weather Products Generator 7 O V" I m# K: c7 XAWS -- Air Weather Station + F3 h* P. k4 l7 V- pB top ' F2 n/ w; f4 |6 h-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 L5 [# l9 ~3 F3 t$ x" e kBANS -- BRITE Alphanumeric System , s+ k. W m5 aBART -- Billing Analysis Reporting Tool (GSA software tool) BASIC -- Basic Contract Observing Station * J) S' S3 C J, c' ^' z6 {% |BASOP -- Military Base Operations BCA -- Benefit/Cost Analysis 1 l8 ^) R% k7 g5 B; m' MBCR -- Benefit/Cost Ratio $ E! J! ]" d5 P0 N$ m% e7 W7 EBDAT -- Digitized Beacon Data BMP -- Best Management Practices BOC -- Bell Operating Company bps -- bits per second BRI -- Basic Rate Interface ; R4 |3 x6 C% _: j' p5 ABRITE -- Bright Radar Indicator Terminal Equipment BRL -- Building Restriction Line 4 g' Y! @- e9 \9 v1 G: \5 v: a9 ~; B- FBUEC -- Back-- up Emergency Communications BUECE -- Back-- up Emergency Communications Equipment 2 ]# i, y6 u i2 W& B C top ( t4 B: m1 F2 i' `* f -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : G5 Y3 `; m5 A6 l K$ e4 ?CAA -- Civil Aviation Authority 7 b& v! F, @; E! T( i: NCAA -- Clean Air Act ; C' f( d5 \' yCAB -- Civil Aeronautics Board 0 \' m- r6 h9 T+ {& D/ E, F z* gCARF -- Central Altitude Reservation Facility CASFO -- Civil Aviation Security Office + k, u+ j! w. d0 sCAT -- Category CAT -- Clear -- Air Turbulence 6 c0 C" {" } I/ H+ [* gCAU -- Crypto Ancillary Unit # s, ^ E0 ~9 E2 g% |& [0 v9 tCBI -- Computer Based Instruction CCC -- Communications Command Center CCCC -- Staff Communications 8 c" c6 ^! k \CCCH -- Central Computer Complex Host 0 w3 M9 p, D5 U# g. `CC&O -- Customer Cost and Obligation ( J% Y+ J5 f. [! \! r, f8 gCCSD -- Command Communications Service Designator # p" |% t4 ^0 ~( B% Q4 sCCS7-- NI -- Communication Channel Signal-7 -- Network Interconnect CCU -- Central Control Unit 8 z( C9 N' l; k: a& r- ICD -- Common Digitizer 3 z9 s+ c2 t/ \, T( ?! [4 ` B4 c0 pCDR -- Cost Detail Report / K2 y* F. Q7 h/ K. F$ ^4 N9 [CDT -- Controlled Departure Time ; c: X- p4 W2 E6 d" ~8 r ?CDTI -- Cockpit Display of Traffic Information ; S0 j, F: {% o$ J3 l& ZCENTX -- Central Telephone Exchange . c0 L6 c z6 l! U$ h1 XCEP -- Capacity Enhancement Program , h% |4 r! C: \7 `, N. F7 F+ UCEQ -- Council on Environmental Quality CERAP -- Central Radar Approach % _* S! |2 @+ {$ G9 mCFC -- Central Flow Control N+ V& m2 a7 d" tCFCF -- Central Flow Control Facility CFCS -- Central Flow Control Service * P- x8 C7 N1 x m$ A/ aCFR -- Code of Federal Regulations CFWP -- Central Flow Weather Processor CFWU -- Central Flow Weather Unit CGAS -- Coast Guard Air Station CLC -- Course Line Computer CLIN -- Contract Line Item 7 A4 \0 n( c/ ^( c: q2 A6 g- NCLT -- Calculated Landing Time CM -- Commercial Service Airport ' {% j! u, { _% KCNMPS -- Canadian Minimum Navigation Performance Specification Airspace CNS -- Consolidated NOTAM System # Y- F' [3 z: `" i1 r3 a; iCNSP -- Consolidated NOTAM System Processor CO -- Central Office 0 M0 i8 _( @5 T6 K$ e9 [COE -- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers COMCO -- Command Communications Outlet # i- N. m, T. M5 N( l0 lCONUS -- Continental United States CORP -- Private Corporation other than ARINC or MITRE CPE -- Customer Premise Equipment - ^6 |" s& c) J3 c: v# `! zCPMIS -- Consolidated Personnel Management Information System x2 I6 H5 ?$ E1 J/ x! bCRA -- Conflict Resolution Advisory 6 U- r$ k9 l. ~CRDA -- Converging Runway Display Aid CRT -- Cathode Ray Tube , S" Z8 s: p/ ^# @8 vCSA -- Communications Service Authorization CSIS -- Centralized Storm Information System CSO -- Customer Service Office CSR -- Communications Service Request CSS -- Central Site System " r# d( h. s( L1 d& Y( e8 tC/S/S/N -- Capacity/Safety/Security/Noise 9 F, z) X; s% }5 J, j( z dCTA -- Controlled Time of Arrival & O- O" O8 @ d; C a1 cCTA -- Control Area CTA/FIR -- Control Area/Flight Information Region CTAF -- Common Traffic Advisory Frequency CTAS -- Center -- Tracon Automation System CTMA -- Center Traffic Management Advisor CUPS -- Consolidated Uniform Payroll System 0 H0 U6 b9 N) P+ H6 oCVFR -- Controlled Visual Flight Rules CVTS -- Compressed Video Transmission Service + r x Z9 \) Y, ~, ^3 ^CW -- Continuous Wave CWSU -- Central Weather Service Unit CWY -- Clearway + x0 o8 v4 x! W6 H- c, i , Y( b0 _0 G/ P" A1 B. n, ?4 U' V % I1 a+ O. U' o3 w0 lD top $ x4 U1 }7 | \-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- , K0 z3 d- ~5 }DA -- Direct Access DA -- Decision Altitude/Decision Height DA -- Descent Advisor DABBS -- DITCO Automated Bulletin Board System . R! P7 t4 @2 w& Q% }" v( bDAIR -- Direct Altitude and Identity Readout - B' C9 g1 T5 `/ K+ A9 hDAR -- Designated Agency Representative DARC -- Direct Access Radar Channel dBA -- Decibels A-weighted DBCRC -- Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission DBE -- Disadvantaged Business Enterprise DBMS -- Data Base Management System DBRITE -- Digital Bright Radar Indicator Tower Equipment DCA -- Defense Communications Agency DCAA -- Dual Call, Automatic Answer Device % O1 F8 ?$ i9 O5 dDCCU -- Data Communications Control Unit . I+ ^! k0 U3 h5 ~ P% p& zDCE -- Data Communications Equipment DDA -- Dedicated Digital Access ; N7 Q, v- ^! }% s/ f: V* mDDD -- Direct Distance Dialing DDM -- Difference in Depth of Modulation DDS -- Digital Data Service DEA -- Drug Enforcement Agency 0 ~9 a5 C% f. b$ m" qDEDS -- Data Entry and Display System 2 }" K+ q1 N' F/ t! F- v- fDEIS -- Draft Environmental Impact Statement / G; m5 C; r# i* F* rDEP -- Departure . S6 ^1 R, c3 GDEWIZ -- Distance Early Warning Identification Zone DF -- Direction Finder DFAX -- Digital Facsimile DFI -- Direction Finding Indicator DGPS -- Differential Global Positioning Satellite (System) DH -- Decision Height 7 f5 F- F+ y2 L) ?6 ?DID -- Direct Inward Dial 4 F! Z9 h# u$ U# o; j6 T; ]DIP -- Drop and Insert Point DIRF -- Direction Finding , Q7 l/ ] n: GDITCO -- Defense Information Technology Contracting Office Agency 6 P2 ~6 h# e* A K, m$ ^( f5 ?' FDME -- Distance Measuring Equipment DME/P -- Precision Distance Measuring Equipment DMN -- Data Multiplexing Network DNL -- Day-- Night Equivalent Sound Level (Also called Ldn) 1 y2 }2 h( \3 `3 q) Z/ O8 ]9 e3 bDOD -- Direct Outward Dial 7 c+ t% f8 W, H0 N# |DoD -- Department of Defense DOI -- Department of Interior $ |5 b: H4 M- n* VDOS -- Department of State DOT -- Department of Transportation . q, X2 I- | h) U8 |8 H( F& i/ k, EDOTS -- Dynamic Ocean Tracking System 2 e: z1 t! y, g% C& g4 { IDOTCC -- Department of Transportation Computer Center % v2 ]8 o3 {( h$ | g/ DDSCS -- Digital Satellite Compression Service DSUA -- Dynamic Special Use Airspace 3 Y/ h) G# U: k+ o1 F# mDTS -- Dedicated Transmission Service a, K0 M" [" h/ {. O6 TDUAT -- Direct User Access Terminal DVFR -- Defense Visual Flight Rules DVFR -- Day Visual Flight Rules # q9 `& H+ h6 m" [- k$ [DVOR -- Doppler Very High Frequency Omni-- Directional Range + y2 r/ ~# A, }DYSIM -- Dynamic Simulator 7 p5 P9 t L( j) C2 nE top 7 {2 E2 i2 Y w" |) [* L -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E-MSAW -- En-Route Automated Minimum Safe Altitude Warning - ~' C7 `7 J& `9 j* ^6 @EA -- Environmental Assessment ) O. Z' K. c8 s7 HEARTS -- En Route Automated Radar Tracking System 9 x4 r5 p6 M) rECOM -- En Route Communications ECVFP -- Expanded Charted Visual Flight Procedures EDCT -- Expedite Departure Path 9 i! l8 v+ o3 L+ h5 j' q: qEFAS -- En Route Flight Advisory Service 2 w* y" W! S( ]+ E( f1 tEFC -- Expect Further Clearance EFIS -- Electronic Flight Information Systems 6 k9 S q. @' NEIAF -- Expanded Inward Access Features EIS -- Environmental Impact Statement ELT -- Emergency Locator Transmitter 0 {' i$ n* y5 ~' [' f& @1 r; gELWRT -- Electrowriter , q! e. Q( V. k) g! kEMAS -- Engineered Materials Arresting System EMPS -- En Route Maintenance Processor System EMS -- Environmental Management System 7 T M, R+ V; B$ r+ G$ U% uENAV -- En Route Navigational Aids , R3 m" P9 @/ T; ^& _6 KEPA -- Environmental Protection Agency EPS -- Engineered Performance Standards EOF -- Emergency Operating Facility EPSS -- Enhanced Packet Switched Service ERAD -- En Route Broadband Radar ESEC -- En Route Broadband Secondary Radar ESP -- En Route Spacing Program ESYS -- En Route Equipment Systems ESF -- Extended Superframe Format 3 |+ r# L& {6 `, c; e$ b8 wETA -- Estimated Time of Arrival 2 Y% _; K/ p3 ^5 r) [0 ~: FETE -- Estimated Time En Route 7 q9 t! r! K/ \) l% }5 rETG -- Enhanced Target Generator ETMS -- Enhanced Traffic Management System ETN -- Electronic Telecommunications Network EVAS -- Enhanced Vortex Advisory System EVCS -- Emergency Voice Communications System 4 `% K; I b8 h- _# `/ B & d( H* H% `; B8 Y6 \# D8 j % @+ w1 Z: Z: R( z3 H jF top + a1 S# r# B1 P* ?9 B6 |# E / t7 I* {; v. c7 G+ w+ T X& D0 h, P4 r-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FAA -- Federal Aviation Administration F&E -- Facility and Equipment 6 ^: {- q' ~$ _* s0 t6 QFAAAC -- FAA Aeronautical Center ! B2 z8 _" y. k, M2 j7 F: f7 gFAACIS -- FAA Communications Information System FAATC -- FAA Technical Center FAC -- Facility 2 t2 q: c b; W, F+ p9 K9 WFAF -- Final Approach Fix + u$ ]8 X# C6 n# a+ X( sFAP -- Final Approach Point ! k/ U0 B' x/ B y# I1 X5 YFAPM -- FTS2000 Associate Program Manager FAR -- Federal Aviation Regulation FAATSAT -- FAA Telecommunications Satellite + ^" g: e* g5 IFAST -- Final Approach Spacing Tool % a Q' Q3 V' r' o+ ?FAX -- Facsimile Equipment 7 L/ z/ `1 b! q* ^+ h7 EFBO -- Fixed Base Operator FBS -- Fall Back Switch " A" r, p- V8 `7 I1 H5 \ [- a9 b% c' RFCC -- Federal Communications Commission ) N: |0 y. i# M6 Q) V9 ]# K/ lFCLT -- Freeze Calculated Landing Time FCOM -- FSS Radio Voice Communications % j) P9 ^# x7 s$ v4 ]FCPU -- Facility Central Processing Unit $ U* U3 G& V9 n3 LFDAT -- Flight Data Entry and Printout (FDEP) and Flight Data Service FDE -- Flight Data Entry * w* N4 k8 F) R1 C: R( C- |FDEP -- Flight Data Entry and Printout FDIO -- Flight Data Input/Output FDIOC -- Flight Data Input/Output Center FDIOR -- Flight Data Input/Output Remote ; q8 z4 U: d. S" V4 j8 \+ [. m7 OFDM -- Frequency Division Multiplexing , E; k& V b" |: a- B6 q8 v' J! ^5 }FDP -- Flight Data Processing }% y( a- _* VFED -- Federal + \, x) }$ [) D; {0 JFEIS -- Final Environmental Impact Statement 9 r, S2 d' d6 r/ c3 b, S/ l7 n. mFEP -- Front End Processor FFAC -- From Facility ) t: B! _( B$ i0 fFIFO -- Flight Inspection Field Office FIG -- Flight Inspection Group 1 }$ U, N6 x7 m* D6 P0 \FINO -- Flight Inspection National Field Office 0 V7 H5 c8 C# _" j" a1 c1 |FIPS -- Federal Information Publication Standard # i! }3 a1 U+ V2 w/ \# v9 ^5 k! WFIR -- Flight Information Region 3 |, x. ` L0 j2 X( {0 d/ CFIRE -- Fire Station 9 a" y9 }/ r- f" Y/ K& RFIRMR -- Federal Information Resource Management Regulation * y& n! c O2 \+ AFL -- Flight Level FLOWSIM -- Traffic Flow Planning Simulation FMA -- Final Monitor Aid FMF -- Facility Master File 2 O- _0 |- C# A# nFMIS -- FTS2000 Management Information System FMS -- Flight management System " V; t5 V$ P; b h3 eFNMS -- FTS2000 Network Management System FOIA -- Freedom Of Information Act , z' ~0 h. [+ I2 q' J5 ^FONSI -- Finding of No Significant Impact & r, V. y$ w6 G/ y/ zFP -- Flight Plan 1 f5 d+ c; p W. w6 o% M( ~FRC -- Request Full Route Clearance FSAS -- Flight Service Automation System FSDO -- Flight Standards District Office FSDPS -- Flight Service Data Processing System $ j& ~( D9 _& h1 `( J! {FSEP -- Facility/Service/Equipment Profile / P" e8 w* R- Q$ yFSP -- Flight Strip Printer 1 ^/ R8 m, r3 \/ |' k) uFSPD -- Freeze Speed Parameter : A8 ~' u( B4 }( f: OFSS -- Flight Service Station + @! |& T9 y, P/ Z/ @FSSA -- Flight Service Station Automated Service 5 c- A3 f7 o& N- q6 ~FSTS -- Federal Secure Telephone Service ) a8 Q3 U, M# \) g9 n1 }1 a4 XFSYS -- Flight Service Station Equipment Systems 1 z1 q: ?! b( @FTS -- Federal Telecommunications System FTS2000 -- Federal Telecommunications System 2000 0 O# r& b3 p. \, E4 k5 lFUS -- Functional Units or Systems , q/ Z* w3 V/ A, ?! D5 d* B0 w3 hFWCS -- Flight Watch Control Station G top 8 o4 X3 v& m" \, J M' D) @7 g5 B 7 y; y0 P: W! t: Y0 R1 r* W/ _0 p-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- s8 H4 I p1 F9 o. E& U( Z4 UGA -- General Aviation GAA -- General Aviation Activity GAAA -- General Aviation Activity and Avionics 4 C; X( ?, d1 k0 u5 K7 q$ w# nGADO -- General Aviation District Office GCA -- Ground Control Approach 7 O, t1 J. T5 S6 r. OGNAS -- General National Airspace System 2 Y# { j: g. o8 p6 a9 YGNSS -- Global Navigation Satellite System GOES -- Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite - E( n3 ~# d% GGOESF -- GOES Feed Point GOEST -- GOES Terminal Equipment 1 g. R1 T% N8 f5 B. f1 y9 Q. r: UGPRA -- Government Performance Results Act 5 |/ K# p; p( r" O" oGPS -- Global Positioning Satellite ) ?; V+ i; a! o/ m8 _7 u, YGPWS -- Ground Proximity Warning System GRADE -- Graphical Airspace Design Environment 3 s2 K# D3 Y( {2 \# q: }% x; oGS -- Glide Slope Indicator 8 n: a- [1 u; H# j5 I2 t$ [4 @GSA -- General Services Administration GSE -- Ground Support Equipment 9 @+ R1 b% g8 V+ i$ B 6 r- b! l9 g" _' t H top # U5 K9 e+ K: m( T: A& `5 w( R-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- H -- Non-- Directional Radio Homing Beacon (NDB) HAA -- Height Above Airport HAL -- Height Above Landing ' \) I, [7 C" G7 NHARS -- High Altitude Route System * @; _( g8 r9 z* mHAT -- Height Above Touchdown 9 r# a' p' j3 r) Z8 S' bHAZMAT -- Hazardous Materials " C1 L/ \) o( K7 HHCAP -- High Capacity Carriers HLDC -- High Level Data Link Control 2 ~4 {. _4 w' R6 y% D" g. O; g% @+ SHDME -- NDB with Distance Measuring Equipment HDQ -- FAA Headquarters ; y( _7 f' k$ _( N% w" \- g9 _+ r$ qHELI -- Heliport * l, z e1 X% E3 d% PHF -- High Frequency $ g5 [4 I4 B) Z( {1 T, k# C4 bHH -- NDB, 2kw or More ' T) b, v; m! UHI-- EFAS -- High Altitude EFAS + Z y0 s6 `4 y; b$ Y: Q5 X* l4 S3 Y; iHOV -- High Occupancy Vehicle HSI -- Horizontal Situation Indicators 9 p# q, w+ f9 |. R: s( jHUD -- Housing and Urban Development HWAS -- Hazardous In-- Flight Weather Advisory Hz -- HERTZ 9 J( Q/ j4 R+ | I top -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- IA -- Indirect Access IAF -- Initial Approach Fix I/AFSS -- International AFSS 3 C' B4 Z) O, z2 R m; z+ Y* EIAP -- Instrument Approach Procedures . A7 y# k% _2 U! g& r+ vIAPA -- Instrument Approach Procedures Automation IBM -- International Business Machines IBP -- International Boundary Point 1 {1 u: a/ }- H& J# `' YIBR -- Intermediate Bit Rate $ b, y' K5 [# k4 c& qICAO -- International Civil Aviation Organization $ w- w: Z) p) YICSS -- International Communications Switching Systems % ~& c9 _ G; k" `IDAT -- Interfacility Data IF -- Intermediate Fix ' j9 _ d- _3 tIFCP -- Interfacility Communications Processor IFDS -- Interfacility Data System IFEA -- In-- Flight Emergency Assistance : ]0 @. ^1 `7 j8 lIFO -- International Field Office ' M- U; G8 W. D$ p, L* G( [IFR -- Instrument Flight Rules 4 e% D5 o- U+ V% z HIFSS -- International Flight Service Station 3 o8 I5 h6 X7 U1 x2 }ILS -- Instrument Landing System IM -- Inner Marker 8 ~! ~: A9 h B7 B3 qIMC -- Instrument Meteorological Conditions INM -- Integrated Noise Model 4 |1 b9 w l g+ |INS -- Inertial Navigation System IRMP -- Information Resources Management Plan ISDN -- Integrated Services Digital Network ISMLS -- Interim Standard Microwave Landing System : U8 Y/ m* s, mITI -- Interactive Terminal Interface IVRS -- Interim Voice Response System k) x) p4 t, O) Q7 b7 U6 P4 M) DIW -- Inside Wiring ( t( K, O' {! z3 O * ^8 Q" B" i- \9 G J top 4 b% F$ f! W1 I5 f -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 v* _; ^5 \2 c5 k8 d) { Z" @' ~ . n* S5 ~: i. f6 N' v& h: y" R' C( tK top * X3 L4 X) g& O i9 L& \. | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Kbps -- Kilobits Per Second * ]- } k$ V! F- ^8 BKhz -- Kilohertz , O8 t' X, Q% [0 k4 UKVDT -- Keyboard Video Display Terminal 1 J; l% t, g. S. P # D: n: q* ^8 g# o$ r( o' tL top -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LAA -- Local Airport Advisory LAAS -- Low Altitude Alert System " r6 D% w' W/ KLABS -- Leased A B Service LABSC -- LABS GS-- 200 Computer 7 I2 t) O6 Q. p: p6 h xLABSR -- LABS Remote Equipment o+ `( d' F' V, \8 Y# K% K7 `6 K$ ELABSW -- LABS Switch System - ~0 `0 }& H' _& F$ VLAHSO -- Land and Hold Short Operation 6 h8 {2 x8 p# ?/ h. e; z7 ?0 ^4 C) a# kLAN -- Local Area Network LATA -- Local Access and Transport Area LAWRS -- Limited Aviation Weather Reporting System LCF -- Local Control Facility LCN -- Local Communications Network LDA -- Localizer Directional Aid / a2 L4 W% O, L# U8 LLDA -- Landing Directional Aid 4 o$ g" [8 l6 ^; v* \2 u, L) s7 W2 U! qLDIN -- Lead-- in Lights LEC -- Local Exchange Carrier ' N0 R8 V5 p4 L2 ~' v, ^4 bLF -- Low Frequency LINCS -- Leased Interfacility NAS Communications System 0 ]% l: ? y b& T, ?6 O4 Y aLIS -- Logistics and Inventory System 5 N- m! A3 r# X* bLLWAS -- Low Level Wind Shear Alert System LM/MS -- Low/Medium Frequency LMM -- Locator Middle Marker LMS -- LORAN Monitor Site LOC -- Localizer LOCID -- Location Identifier LOI -- Letter of Intent LOM -- Compass Locator at Outer Marker LORAN -- Long Range Aid to Navigation 6 |' d* b5 G+ k) N' n+ nLPV -- Lateral Precision Performance with Vertical Guidance 9 {# D: S% P% D+ qLRCO -- Limited Remote Communications Outlet 9 a4 w0 Z1 D3 DLRNAV -- Long Range Navigation LRR -- Long Range Radar ' n( P0 R* W+ U3 q; c0 X E z1 L4 N5 r; B. s5 z / I, s1 S @, z3 k( AM top / b |7 ]6 o% [+ r" m& C$ L* Q6 C% D - @# ^* b, z6 [-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MAA -- Maximum Authorized Altitude $ n& o# l( D$ v" S: D4 hMALS -- Medium Intensity Approach Lighting System MALSF -- MALS with Sequenced Flashers 2 g+ ^+ \4 G, J9 [MALSR -- MALS with Runway Alignment Indicator Lights MAP -- Maintenance Automation Program MAP -- Military Airport Program - c! X% `+ U" z: HMAP -- Missed Approach Point MAP -- Modified Access Pricing 4 L5 M/ G% t5 G& o5 VMbps -- Megabits Per Second " e9 s# g3 c7 y/ ?/ kMCA -- Minimum Crossing Altitude MCAS -- Marine Corps Air Station MCC -- Maintenance Control Center MCL -- Middle Compass Locater $ T8 @$ a& c$ y" D; W' VMCS -- Maintenance and Control System MDA -- Minimum Descent Altitude MDT -- Maintenance Data Terminal ( x' Y, q* m1 k6 d; EMEA -- Minimum En Route Altitude & _% y/ Y }* q' a: FMETI -- Meteorological Information 9 C; P2 ]2 N* ^ f+ X [MF -- Middle Frequency Q" a/ [4 s+ p! M5 oMFJ -- Modified Final Judgment 1 s- e9 l; r# c: ?. d" wMFT -- Meter Fix Crossing Time/Slot Time % O, b9 m1 p* KMHA -- Minimum Holding Altitude Mhg -- MegHERTZ 4 X, C: A( {- O. qMIA -- Minimum IFR Altitudes MIDO -- Manufacturing Inspection District Office ) X+ N, w5 a$ Q$ V2 H4 ]MIS -- Meteorological Impact Statement MISC -- Miscellaneous & t/ ]% o+ T' s* y' [% R+ wMISO -- Manufacturing Inspection Satellite Office MIT -- Miles In Trail MITRE -- Mitre Corporation 1 ]2 Z, c$ p8 o2 Z; N0 _- w4 UMLS -- Microwave Landing System MM -- Middle Marker MMC -- Maintenance Monitoring Console $ i& W4 |6 m2 }$ T NMMS -- Maintenance Monitoring System ( Q" ?2 v, }/ o( S! LMNPS -- Minimum Navigation Performance Specification * Y B- w6 F) U4 P6 eMNPSA -- Minimum Navigation Performance Specifications Airspace " j8 ~/ V7 R, \7 Q8 ^/ b6 eMOA -- Memorandum of Agreement ! E7 F: D( ~1 k E5 |MOA -- Military Operations Area 9 @2 B8 r: x; A% d2 zMOCA -- Minimum Obstruction Clearance Altitude 2 N5 W2 D6 v: x+ l: jMODE C -- Altitude-- Encoded Beacon Reply MODE C -- Altitude Reporting Mode of Secondary Radar MODE S -- Mode Select Beacon System MOU -- Memorandum of Understanding ( t$ X( x* z* ^) hMPO -- Metropolitan Planning Organization - V* J% F5 S5 ^# O# r0 q% BMPS -- Maintenance Processor Subsystem (OR) Master Plan Supplement MRA -- Minimum Reception Altitude MRC -- Monthly Recurring Charge 9 Q3 P% ?# K+ lMSA -- Minimum Safe Altitude 2 I$ u$ P6 @. m1 v; e1 V+ d2 eMSAW -- Minimum Safe Altitude Warning MSL -- Mean Sea Level MSN -- Message Switching Network MTCS -- Modular Terminal Communications System 2 U/ @6 d- \+ J$ qMTI -- Moving Target Indicator " x0 p! B3 a0 I1 G6 s4 m' A! D+ R9 P4 LMUX -- Multiplexor " A" P* Q$ \* t( fMVA -- Minimum Vectoring Altitude 5 X; m( S" L+ Z4 cMVFR -- Marginal Visual Flight Rules 8 L6 q5 P4 ^* w 1 y$ R+ D( D+ w6 G8 JN top ' m% k) O2 J7 I-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAAQS -- National Ambient Air Quality Standards * I1 r5 M6 \2 G5 _- n+ E+ bNADA -- NADIN Concentrator NADIN -- National Airspace Data Interchange Network 7 s4 L! D3 ^" o" g& bNADSW -- NADIN Switches NAILS -- National Airspace Integrated Logistics Support NAMS -- NADIN IA NAPRS -- National Airspace Performance Reporting System NAS -- National Airspace System or Naval Air Station NASDC -- National Aviation Safety Data 7 S% g! L. F4 FNASP -- National Airspace System Plan NASPAC -- National Airspace System Performance Analysis Capability 2 S' G/ V; ^ c- h4 j1 f' tNATCO -- National Communications Switching Center NAVAID -- Navigation Aid NAVMN -- Navigation Monitor and Control $ K9 c# G( n8 v) F7 X# Q* o2 N! oNAWAU -- National Aviation Weather Advisory Unit ) m* n' S; \9 Z) A3 ?, \! ?$ bNAWPF -- National Aviation Weather Processing Facility 8 D: S& Y8 {2 @5 N p/ j8 qNCAR -- National Center for Atmospheric Research; Boulder, CO 7 E1 u9 L: |4 K) Z3 `NCF -- National Control Facility 2 [' _. x& D& cNCIU -- NEXRAD Communications Interface Unit 7 M1 c0 ?# |) r7 _ { \: lNCP -- Noise Compatibility Program NCS -- National Communications System NDB -- Non-- Directional Radio Homing Beacon NDNB -- NADIN II NEM -- Noise Exposure Map NEPA -- National Environmental Policy Act NEXRAD -- Next Generation Weather Radar NFAX -- National Facsimile Service NFDC -- National Flight Data Center $ e. ?% [' j. R) m8 rNFIS -- NAS Facilities Information System NI -- Network Interface ) r/ g; A. E4 V, _# g5 \NICS -- National Interfacility Communications System NPE -- Non-primary Airport Entitlement NPIAS -- National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems NM -- Nautical Mile NMAC -- Near Mid Air Collision NMC -- National Meteorological Center ( ~. J$ Z* p, M; t- H3 z* ~" l9 RNMCE -- Network Monitoring and Control Equipment NMCS -- Network Monitoring and Control System % n. Y$ I& B6 K( x- kNOAA -- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ! f3 x( J z& Q4 N, QNOC -- Notice Of Completion # f- X8 o2 e8 k; ENOTAM -- Notice to Airmen - d9 @: z' E4 S' ^2 B- d4 NNPDES -- National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NPIAS -- National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems NRC -- Non-- Recurring Charge NRCS -- National Radio Communications Systems 3 t( i' z# v+ n: `NSAP -- National Service Assurance Plan NSRCATN -- National Strategy to Reduce Congestion on America's Transportation Network NSSFC -- National Severe Storms Forecast Center NSSL -- National Severe Storms Laboratory; Norman, OK NTAP -- Notices To Airmen Publication ! f/ u5 p# K7 X( |8 c& I HNTP -- National Transportation Policy % s% j' P" p7 W8 a, j B" ~NTSB -- National Transportation Safety Board 9 e. W8 m% y7 ?6 l# SNTZ -- No Transgression Zone NWS -- National Weather Service - a w+ C: \5 Q- g7 j' MNWSR -- NWS Weather Excluding NXRD 5 m9 _5 E9 Y' h+ B' hNSWRH -- NWS Regional Headquarters " T' s( F4 k1 b: ENXRD -- Advanced Weather Radar System # a1 r8 @+ k3 @9 c( W& j4 L# ? O top 7 S c1 b1 O1 G f3 L! z% F. e- v -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OAG -- Official Airline Guide % z4 M5 R, Y2 H, I# yOALT -- Operational Acceptable Level of Traffic 9 J# R1 C* C1 U$ B/ ~8 Z8 fOAW -- Off-- airway Weather Station ODAL -- Omnidirectional Approach Lighting System ODAPS -- Oceanic Display and Processing Station 5 e' T) u0 L$ k* HOEP -- Operational Evolution Plan / Partnership ( K% b2 m/ i; n# Q" f9 X$ `OFA -- Object Free Area OFDPS -- Offshore Flight Data Processing System OFT -- Outer Fix Time , [! L/ L: ^. i) o. x9 L( p% g. O$ TOFZ -- Obstacle Free Zone 5 X) h1 i4 D3 yOM -- Outer Marker OMB -- Office of Management and Budget ONER -- Oceanic Navigational Error Report 4 A. Z* V" q9 J& ^OPLT -- Operational Acceptable Level of Traffic OPSW -- Operational Switch OPX -- Off Premises Exchange ORD -- Operational Readiness Demonstration ) M: T5 f6 Y7 |OTR -- Oceanic Transition Route / C9 I _; k! t8 y% LOTS -- Organized Track System ) H2 R( D ]6 ?, Z8 u0 j P top : Q, Q U' ]) f: Q- d -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 o- `" B/ f% T3 O) ^6 aPABX -- Private Automated Branch Exchange ; Y2 C$ R8 l. u/ y, D" wPAD -- Packet Assembler/Disassembler ( D& I- g, }4 f1 J2 GPAM -- Peripheral Adapter Module PAPI -- Precision Approach Path Indicator ( ], i# P' k. p. dPAR -- Precision Approach Radar + d7 l7 m$ c. N6 R* V: QPAR -- 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 9 q1 K* D' y! Q* I* [; H% N" SPCM -- Pulse Code Modulation PDAR -- Preferential Arrival And Departure Route PDC -- Pre-- Departure Clearance : ]/ s4 n4 A6 WPDC -- Program Designator Code 6 j2 |* a- x" _: KPDR -- Preferential Departure Route PDN -- Public Data Network PFC -- Passenger Facility Charge 9 ~- x4 u# D# [. k. ?1 i0 x$ c$ I* `/ mPGP -- Planning Grant Program # @- i/ M/ }- w1 g8 k" mPIC -- Principal Interexchange Carrier 7 ~0 T& d* Y: P; U) N4 z7 MPIDP -- Programmable Indicator Data Processor PIREP -- Pilot Weather Report PMS -- Program Management System 4 P R8 Y: |6 k2 mPOLIC -- Police Station POP -- Point Of Presence POT -- Point Of Termination 4 q9 y5 b; n9 g% _PPIMS -- Personal Property Information Management System PR -- Primary Commercial Service Airport , e) w3 U- S0 k. R& hPRI -- Primary Rate Interface " Y) e5 u$ Z: r$ I% [% WPRM -- Precision Runway Monitor PSDN -- Public Switched Data Network 4 G+ v6 c$ C2 |( SPSN -- Packet Switched Network PSS -- Packet Switched Service * J. d3 R: }6 |2 |5 p' pPSTN -- Public Switched Telephone Network PTC -- Presumed-to-Conform " ~* V7 h8 T- dPUB -- Publication % ^5 \ L- ?0 C5 S3 aPUP -- Principal User Processor PVC -- Permanent Virtual Circuit PVD -- Plan View Display Q top -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ! a8 s( r: Z7 E# y- g R top B( c/ @/ g, ^7 A -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- # B; I8 [( O4 S7 j- Y4 G1 \$ ARAIL -- Runway Alignment Indicator Lights RAPCO -- Radar Approach Control (USAF) RAPCON -- Radar Approach Control (FAA) RATCC -- Radar Air Traffic Control Center RATCF -- Radar Air Traffic Control Facility (USN) RBC -- Rotating Beam Ceilometer 1 a- [" ?$ _6 oRBDPE -- Radar Beacon Data Processing Equipment 5 }# O' d' u9 w5 ~RBSS -- Radar Bomb Scoring Squadron RCAG -- Remote Communications Air/Ground ! t' y2 i( Z I7 W* YRCC -- Rescue Coordination Center RCF -- Remote Communication Facility RCCC -- Regional Communications Control Centers . p0 h6 S5 f. v+ U" ~; Z4 H( rRCIU -- Remote Control Interface Unit RCL -- Radio Communications Link RCLR -- RCL Repeater 7 W4 Z3 I$ v3 `9 ^RCLT -- RCL Terminal $ w) V3 o6 M' d: rRCO -- Remote Communications Outlet % s, } y8 K7 Y! x: }$ s& sRCU -- Remote Control Unit , P: w; Q9 F. y- QRDAT -- Digitized Radar Data RDP -- Radar Data Processing 4 k. H" l. M6 z2 PRDSIM -- Runway Delay Simulation Model REIL -- Runway End Identification Lights RF -- Radio Frequency RL -- General Aviation Reliever Airport RMCC -- Remote Monitor Control Center & _* W5 A' Y- h- qRMCF -- Remote Monitor Control Facility RML -- Radio Microwave Link & U& g7 B& o% j+ T7 H/ x4 [9 p/ }2 rRMLR -- RML Repeater RMLT -- RML Terminal RMM -- Remote Maintenance Monitoring RMMS -- Remote Maintenance Monitoring System RMS -- Remote Monitoring Subsystem . `/ D2 t3 r+ y+ C. r5 ERMSC -- Remote Monitoring Subsystem Concentrator RNAV -- Area Navigation RNP -- Required Navigation Performance 3 U5 K# U) H7 O! _2 hROD -- Record of Decision ROSA -- Report of Service Activity ROT -- Runway Occupancy Time 3 P0 D& I+ \- E! p! e: nRP -- Restoration Priority RPC -- Restoration Priority Code RPG -- Radar Processing Group ( n4 ]$ [1 \: U: ]7 T1 n# `RPZ -- Runway Protection Zone ' b. l: V2 o, L! V" f6 JRRH -- Remote Reading Hygrothermometer ) g* e$ G6 f3 v# C% r4 aRRHS -- Remote Reading Hydrometer 5 y& Q. \6 m; Z( H e# b$ mRRWDS -- Remote Radar Weather Display , j; T1 U; T. Z D6 p% bRRWSS -- RWDS Sensor Site 2 P6 [. N7 o3 w) cRSA -- Runway Safety Area - Y! X) y8 h# E4 K* D1 n+ D! \RSAT -- Runway Safety Action Team $ h! F: O/ c2 p! g2 o" FRSS -- Remote Speaking System 6 L7 [# F! F2 XRT -- Remote Transmitter RT & BTL -- Radar Tracking And Beacon Tracking Level RTAD -- Remote Tower Alphanumerics Display ) w7 E4 I. D2 X1 PRTCA -- Radio Technical Commission for Aeronautics 3 a- \7 C! G, X) [: BRTP -- Regional Transportation Plan RTR -- Remote Transmitter/Receiver . v/ }' a' s) v4 P1 p1 S5 @0 A4 vRTRD -- Remote Tower Radar Display RVR -- Runway Visual Range RW -- Runway x; J+ o. Q+ T2 e" t& T- Z+ YRWDS -- Same as RRWDS RWP -- Real-time Weather Processor : g0 _3 \% [- _0 o8 f ; C9 l* }' v0 a/ x 1 g. q, u( G1 _, W! f, [) j9 k: f0 sS top -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- S/S -- Sector Suite SAC -- Strategic Air Command SAFI -- Semi Automatic Flight Inspection SALS -- Short Approach Lighting System SATCOM -- Satellite Communications ; O# n0 a! p- u4 b, K7 z, J. oSAWRS -- Supplementary Aviation Weather Reporting System SBGP -- State Block Grant Program SCC -- System Command Center SCVTS -- Switched Compressed Video Telecommunications Service SDF -- Simplified Direction Finding $ p$ T3 o# x0 D, m9 qSDF -- Software Defined Network SDIS -- Switched Digital Integrated Service & }: j& u% w3 D0 T# ^. B% T* T# \$ T( JSDP -- Service Delivery Point SDS -- Switched Data Service / X% ^& E/ v; Q" q! j% i, d+ E4 WSEL -- Single Event Level SELF -- Simplified Short Approach Lighting System With Sequenced Flashing Lights 8 l! q/ Y. Q) @* sSFAR-- 38 -- Special Federal Aviation Regulation 38 - {0 D, _8 Y5 q4 P' r( sSHPO -- State Historic Preservation Officer SIC -- Service Initiation Charge SID -- Station Identifier SID -- Standard Instrument Departure SIGMET -- Significant Meteorological Information 4 T7 {7 {2 `6 s; _SIMMOD -- Airport and Airspace Simulation Model 7 n# Y" J& m- B# ZSIP -- State Implementation Plan 8 k$ H, `8 B( x6 a5 {8 O% d! @& sSM -- Statute Miles , n: d- @' L+ jSMGC -- Surface Movement Guidance and Control & C7 E$ m! O" q6 ?SMPS -- Sector Maintenance Processor Subsystem SMS -- Safety Management System : v f& G$ B- L* i% c V. t" sSMS -- Simulation Modeling System 1 L7 Z: z7 G, SSNR -- Signal-- to-- Noise Ratio, also: S/N SOC -- Service Oversight Center ' W# f4 ]$ d; E/ R4 n" i# zSOAR -- System of Airports Reporting SOIR -- Simultaneous Operations On Intersecting Runways ; D# O" a, v5 |' a& D9 K5 ~SOIWR -- Simultaneous Operations on Intersecting Wet Runways & C* X; @' s6 n5 P3 I/ g# oSRAP -- Sensor Receiver and Processor * [" x; P# E8 |5 _+ C9 I# FSSALF -- SSALS with Sequenced Flashers SSALR -- Simplified Short Approach Lighting System SSB -- Single Side Band % D/ _# j( T, T" B: RSTAR -- Standard Terminal Arrival Route STD -- Standard STMUX -- Statistical Data Multiplexer " j$ G; j5 K. j C# F6 L' S/ ~9 PSTOL -- Short Takeoff and Landing ) n5 l1 g1 ?2 y) Y4 V! T, C% gSURPIC -- Surface Picture * m4 ^8 |/ C( g! b% [9 m: ?& ISVCA -- Service A ! E, A6 H5 _3 s' wSVCB -- Service B SVCC -- Service C SVCO -- Service O SVFO -- Interphone Service F (A) , c5 U! w; S$ U" VSVFB -- Interphone Service F (B) : X$ R3 d$ x3 B5 b( ISVFC -- Interphone Service F (C) SVFD -- Interphone Service F (D) SVFR -- Special Visual Flight Rules T top 4 Q$ }3 }" |* K" r1 d: F -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 ]5 a5 U f! k' jT1MUX -- T1 Multiplexer 9 ], x+ @! |# g! d% @% A2 {. GTAAS -- Terminal Advance Automation System & K5 U" w" f' d$ PTACAN -- Tactical Aircraft Control and Navigation 6 y/ M z0 _$ a% X9 \) LTACR -- TACAN at VOR, TACAN only TAF -- Terminal Area Forecast TARS -- Terminal Automated Radar Service TAS -- True Air Speed TATCA -- Terminal Air Traffic Control Automation # b5 O5 B0 W& e# Z) TTAVT -- Terminal Airspace Visualization Tool TCA -- Traffic Control Airport or Tower Control Airport TCA -- Terminal Control Area 6 u* M' f" I+ W; W7 ?TCACCIS -- Transportation Coordinator Automated Command and Control Information System . @! O! J: G1 iTCAS -- Traffic Alert And Collision Avoidance System : j. W* c: a4 x& Y* W, h2 g WTCC -- DOT Transportation Computer Center TCCC -- Tower Control Computer Complex TCE -- Tone Control Equipment TCLT -- Tentative Calculated Landing Time TCO -- Telecommunications Certification Officer TCOM -- Terminal Communications TCS -- Tower Communications System TDLS -- Tower Data-Link Services TDMUX -- Time Division Data Multiplexer & s& i! o/ V! ?) a- |TDWR -- Terminal Doppler Weather Radar + P2 q- b% [" m& L6 B- n" R3 r* vTELCO -- Telephone Company TELMS -- Telecommunications Management System * R1 m% y$ `, B" w/ w, MTERPS -- Terminal Instrument Procedures + o" e# v, f' U7 D+ lTFAC -- To Facility ! S( v' l4 }/ g8 Z4 D6 uTH -- Threshold TIMS -- Telecommunications Information Management System TIPS -- Terminal Information Processing System : {& S+ f6 D+ V+ v$ qTL -- Taxilane TMA -- Traffic Management Advisor TMC -- Traffic Management Coordinator TMC/MC -- Traffic Management Coordinator/Military Coordinator i: ?, G* P3 \TMCC -- Terminal Information Processing System 5 p1 [. f% V/ p1 s( k4 n6 c. s8 R9 QTMCC -- Traffic Management Computer Complex TMF -- Traffic Management Facility 2 M5 Y U8 m1 |8 H+ g* pTML -- Television Microwave Link ' a, g1 F7 `4 l- zTMLI -- Television Microwave Link Indicator TMLR -- Television Microwave Link Repeater TMLT -- Television Microwave Link Terminal ( I& d* u- g9 z0 k: t( E( Z7 w7 |TM&O -- Telecommunications Management and Operations 9 N. m1 g/ l3 {2 ?+ ?" oTMP -- Traffic Management Processor TMS -- Traffic Management System : f. x% _9 L: E" v+ j. X& v; lTMSPS -- Traffic Management Specialists 3 F2 U" ]7 b6 \+ N( ]: Y, g7 STMU -- Traffic Management Unit / v% x( L0 v- z4 c4 cTODA -- Takeoff Distance Available TOF -- Time Of Flight " G. A2 b ~2 S$ PTOFMS -- Time of Flight Mass Spectrometer TOPS -- Telecommunications Ordering and Pricing System (GSA software tool) ' @. A& f# c! Y9 s0 V/ VTORA -- Take-off Run Available 2 W7 [& K0 D$ e- G$ ]TNAV -- Terminal Navigational Aids 7 i" L* f' M- z/ S! d9 K, PTR -- Telecommunications Request TRACAB -- Terminal Radar Approach Control in Tower Cab TRACON -- Terminal Radar Approach Control Facility TRAD -- Terminal Radar Service 1 N. v2 D2 [! g% \; e7 e: VTRB -- Transportation Research Board TRNG -- Training TSA -- Taxiway Safety Area TSEC -- Terminal Secondary Radar Service ' G+ |9 W/ U/ f9 x/ P% kTSP -- Telecommunications Service Priority TSR -- Telecommunications Service Request TSYS -- Terminal Equipment Systems * d' v, a* o8 lTTMA -- TRACON Traffic Management Advisor ) V1 d* g6 _! |: y9 q) LTTY -- Teletype ; ] e, v, g7 \+ MTVOR -- Terminal VHF Omnidirectional Range 9 r1 K' X8 ^0 s4 H4 Z, h3 r) WTW -- Taxiway - W% Y0 H- o o: U* }5 OTWEB -- Transcribed Weather Broadcast TWR-- Tower (non-controlled) 5 x* J4 I: @) X% t) @3 pTY -- Type (FAACIS) ! N, C) l9 ?$ C2 [, k& ]* \ + {( U) G/ a- R3 A! @ U top -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ! o$ i; n( K7 ?" J) s/ yUAS -- Uniform Accounting System 0 K) |4 G3 ?4 D- o- _7 ^. RUHF -- Ultra High Frequency * M. H% t) H0 }' bURA -- Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 5 l: {2 Z) m1 j# Q" VUSAF -- United States Air Force - b( ~) ^! }8 e) |6 ^* B W3 U+ SUSC -- United States Code USOC -- Uniform Service Order Code V top 8 e+ L G- _4 K" X" c* d: W -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VALE -- Voluntary Airport Low Emission & C+ h' v' U5 f% dVASI -- Visual Approach Slope Indicator % t1 L9 @0 d# X N9 c: vVDME -- VOR with Distance Measuring Equipment VF -- Voice Frequency / @' D& h' r$ @% @4 S3 J- dVFR -- Visual Flight Rules ; }6 n7 {7 L" j# b/ eVHF -- Very High Frequency VLF -- Very Low Frequency 7 ~6 J4 Z t! V* j" C$ F4 W6 CVMC -- Visual Meteorological Conditions 6 v+ Y6 B4 r& t0 H# T/ D' c, Q- ]VNAV -- Visual Navigational Aids : `# Z" |# u# ^ Y: G# a+ d% tVNTSC -- Volpe National Transportation System Center VON -- Virtual On-net ( Y) y' ?/ c' s* cVOR -- VHF Omnidirectional Range VOR/DME -- VHF Omnidirectional Range/Distance Measuring Equipment VORTAC -- VOR collocated with TACAN VOT -- VOR Test Facility VP/D -- Vehicle/Pedestrian Deviation VRS -- Voice Recording System / z% t$ x8 Q# x) c P; `VSCS -- Voice Switching and Control System VTA -- Vertex Time of Arrival - m/ V: D- c4 r$ E1 V x" y7 RVTAC -- VOR collocated with TACAN VTOL -- Vertical Takeoff and Landing 4 i- Q. z, ~( g# @( D4 SVTS -- Voice Telecommunications System ! Y0 G# s5 `. H2 M: D/ @4 M W top + F+ r6 g7 Q" |# |* ?0 x( q -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ! p5 q* M; \! c* E9 `WAAS -- Wide Area Augmentation System WAN -- Wide Area Network 1 [5 w' t, J3 q h4 o1 n7 R. KWC -- Work Center 3 P; u& ]' u, l4 F+ ?WCP -- Weather Communications Processor WECO -- Western Electric Company WESCOM -- Western Electric Satellite Communications . ^ K, y, M% O; }8 t2 x2 g9 i0 nWMSC -- Weather Message Switching Center . r0 I. }8 @( `1 _WMSCR -- Weather Message Switching Center Replacement $ b' Y7 f; O) b: Q- b$ q) W9 B5 mWSCMO -- Weather Service Contract Meteorological Observatory WSFO -- Weather Service Forecast Office 6 {& F( c/ S5 T, C M1 ^WSMO -- Weather Service Meteorological Observatory WSO -- Weather Service Office WTHR -- "Weather" WX -- Weather 4 P/ Y: f' W! d: j, o4 w/ r $ m F" ^# ~1 i, ` / }. P# B3 s6 ^$ S+ }. AX top ; q4 ~- W- Z. x, v1 f -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Y top ] c4 G& V" N* R, f-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 q$ K5 k5 b% j4 b# b2 Y) ~ ( t6 V. R, h$ H. |7 u$ t* G % u# z( }6 h+ \! `Z top ' h f X8 M. 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