Glossary of Airport Acronyms

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Printer Friendly Email Page Glossary of Airport Acronyms -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 S* D: i2 m3 N' t9 n A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M 8 H8 f- D7 U# r, }N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z + i: K7 Z2 ?/ {* o; F6 FA top ; I& _ _+ g3 a6 C5 ~! }4 Z( h* c -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- " y2 t# D5 i7 ^# x6 eA/C -- Aircraft 9 k0 P: b0 y/ Y) x1 Y) aA/G -- Air to Ground ; ?' c; W) `9 `# SA/H -- Altitude/Height AAC -- Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center " F3 O: W- Q/ J C7 N' yAAF -- Army Air Field ' M" v+ M* S$ b; w# ?3 W4 K1 uAAI -- Arrival Aircraft Interval 5 `/ @0 \; f0 p' @' f; \& H5 V+ P4 PAAP -- Advanced Automation Program ) ]1 r# T% r; s% E4 _AAR -- Airport Acceptance Rate ABDIS -- Automated Data Interchange System Service B ACAIS -- Air Carrier Activity Information System ( E( ]; S2 v5 [9 Y3 V4 g3 G7 FACAS -- Aircraft Collision Avoidance System ACC -- Airports Consultants Council % I7 L/ y: S+ B* Y$ O3 ~ACC -- Area Control Center 8 ^. W9 O2 ? k$ v1 iACCT -- Accounting Records ACD -- Automatic Call Distributor 6 T+ R% W2 }* V6 [+ T9 ?ACDO -- Air Carrier District Office ACF -- Area Control Facility ACFO -- Aircraft Certification Field Office ACFT -- Aircraft ACI-NA -- Airports Council International - North America ACID -- Aircraft Identification ACIP -- Airport Capital Improvement Plan ACLS -- Automatic Carrier Landing System / s' r4 f; {, D. H( I* YACLT -- Actual Landing Time Calculated ACO -- Office of Airports Compliance and Field Operations 0 o- @7 s) g4 V K' Q# KACO -- Aircraft Certification Office ACRP -- Airport Cooperative Research Program 6 z7 g9 s1 D, nADA -- Air Defense Area ADAP -- Airport Development Aid Program . U, _, R- W3 c+ `2 ~1 z$ KADAS -- AWOS Data Acquisition System : D! M1 R- h; K$ R+ uADCCP -- Advanced Data Communications Control Procedure " L$ r+ @; @5 `3 UADDA -- Administrative Data 6 f- h4 ]/ O5 G/ q @ADF -- Automatic Direction Finding 7 y6 G) O8 `( Q* k8 ?ADI -- Automatic De-Ice and Inhibitor ADIN -- AUTODIN Service ADIZ -- Air Defense Identification Zone 4 x& _+ l7 ~5 ^. l5 QADL -- Aeronautical Data-Link ADLY -- Arrival Delay ADO -- Airline Dispatch Office ADP -- Automated Data Processing 2 z8 G! U0 b) X6 \ADS -- Automatic Dependent Surveillance + G% x- V% d+ ?) G6 W3 _ADSIM -- Airfield Delay Simulation Model ADSY -- Administrative Equipment Systems ADTN -- Administrative Data Transmission Network 9 P' f5 P/ n5 F+ iADTN2000 -- Administrative Data Transmission Network 2000 8 e- ?' [) U: a+ F YADVO -- Administrative Voice AEG -- Aircraft Evaluation Group AERA -- Automated En-Route Air Traffic Control ( T, Z' e: X; U# Y/ k! z# t, AAEX -- Automated Execution AF -- Airway Facilities AFB -- Air Force Base ( x% L3 Y4 z, }0 Y( p# F' EAFIS -- Automated Flight Inspection System ' @: p+ X% U r" e1 k' BAFP -- Area Flight Plan + X0 f' P' R5 H! T& S* GAFRES -- Air Force Reserve Station * k3 d( G* v, i5 g7 v1 aAFS -- Airways Facilities Sector 7 r# n5 k& t" N& L- Q8 u1 R3 ]: yAFSFO -- AFS Field Office . ^" n1 x$ R1 |6 ?AFSFU -- AFS Field Unit 1 e6 d$ {( f" K4 qAFSOU -- AFS Field Office Unit (Standard is AFSFOU) & K4 C& a+ G2 AAFSS -- Automated Flight Service Station 9 A; G# u$ {$ R f1 r+ U3 TAFTN -- Automated Fixed Telecommunications Network AGL -- Above Ground Level AID -- Airport Information Desk - W9 ?7 `! H4 c0 v2 j0 {AIG -- Airbus Industries Group 1 T* ^4 p! p+ H0 RAIM -- Airman's Information Manual AIP -- Airport Improvement Plan 9 M8 E) m/ a5 t) l0 y0 ~* h, {AIRMET -- Airmen's Meteorological Information 3 g+ n: U* B1 ]5 o/ sAIRNET -- Airport Network Simulation Model , n2 V9 p! J. F, l0 ?3 ^" JAIS -- Aeronautical Information Service o$ f ]9 D8 f& dAIT -- Automated Information Transfer 1 l5 A" D* f! }# X+ k d6 L3 PALP -- Airport Layout Plan ALS -- Approach Lighting System ALSF1 -- ALS with Sequenced Flashers I , F% H- o$ s% [/ ?* w% oALSF2 -- ALS with Sequenced Flashers II ALSIP -- Approach Lighting System Improvement Plan 1 z- H' I% e' J' b7 }ALTRV -- Altitude Reservation " B( i3 d+ U+ W% @( n& W! {2 ~AMASS -- Airport Movement Area Safety System 1 P+ H4 W, C3 B+ `, \AMCC -- ACF/ARTCC Maintenance Control Center AMOS -- Automated Meteorological Observation Station * m5 X/ e; h! q5 R7 vAMP -- ARINC Message Processor (OR) Airport Master Plan 5 ^# x( s0 @+ m1 wAMVER -- Automated Mutual Assistance Vessel Rescue System ; E7 o2 E3 A3 i, d* DANC -- Alternate Network Connectivity ANCA -- Airport Noise and Capacity Act , S) O8 i/ g( Q+ zANG -- Air National Guard ; E: [* x& c8 h# n. ^) u7 ^ANGB -- Air National Guard Base ANMS -- Automated Network Monitoring System ANSI -- American National Standards Group AOA -- Air Operations Area AP -- Acquisition Plan , c0 c2 ^4 h; k. bAPP -- Approach APS -- Airport Planning Standard AQAFO -- Aeronautical Quality Assurance Field Office % j# V. c: [6 t9 x, h$ c8 yARAC -- Army Radar Approach Control (AAF) 0 A2 L. x. K: g3 O* H( J/ r% OARAC -- Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee % @0 A7 Y& `; q; T EARCTR -- FAA Aeronautical Center or Academy $ h: T( ~, W- @/ o5 h* ^1 l OARF -- Airport Reservation Function : _8 @5 k& Y3 D/ D2 }* \ARFF -- Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting 5 U: L) `+ B# o4 ?# ~ARINC -- Aeronautical Radio, Inc. 2 I! g. d5 {* p; O& q" C2 CARLNO -- Airline Office ARO -- Airport Reservation Office # o% E6 f! Z* w6 s) j, O" CARP -- Airport Reference Point 4 z6 T* z# B; w! ]' G0 mARSA -- Airport Service Radar Area ARSR -- Air Route Surveillance Radar Q2 ?* U- k4 k XARTCC -- Air Route Traffic Control Center $ @8 K' G. `* E( pARTS -- Automated Radar Terminal System ASAS -- Aviation Safety Analysis System ASC -- AUTODIN Switching Center - r* [" a5 `4 f* H- j) O1 eASCP -- Aviation System Capacity Plan ASD -- Aircraft Situation Display ' h# B& |" M3 qASDA -- Accelerate -- Stop Distance Available _, ]8 `3 N' d$ v% R* k4 OASLAR -- Aircraft Surge Launch And Recovery 2 N$ O# a( {$ q/ q3 o( N$ _ASM -- Available Seat Mile 3 G. v$ V$ P7 a0 ~! fASP -- Arrival Sequencing Program 2 l/ n* _2 q- q9 g8 C: c4 G0 P) XASOS -- Automatic Surface Observation System ; T/ J& g$ k$ c H G7 |, k8 @% K( Z1 tASQP -- Airline Service Quality Performance ASR -- Airport Surveillance Radar 4 C3 Y9 ^% u' I( Q. `3 f! pASTA -- Airport Surface Traffic Automation r) B _) K6 c& vASV -- Airline Schedule Vendor AT -- Air Traffic : _6 v2 @: i3 mATA -- Air Transport Association of America ATAS -- Airspace and Traffic Advisory Service ) z- C/ m0 F; D% X GATCAA -- Air Traffic Control Assigned Airspace ) L M6 }: z. e! U6 z6 cAT&T -- American Telephone and Telegraph AT&T ASDC -- AT&T Agency Service Delivery Center AT&T CSA -- AT&T Customer Support Associate ATC -- Air Traffic Control ATCBI -- Air Traffic Control Beacon Indicator 7 S. H5 ~1 u1 l* K" j7 bATCCC -- Air Traffic Control Command Center ; L8 j9 W6 Z! B$ z" NATCO -- Air Taxi Commercial Operator ATCRB -- Air Traffic Control Radar Beacon 5 o) l' K- D8 N B- E. MATCRBS -- Air Traffic Control Radar Beacon System ATCSCC -- Air Traffic Control Systems Command Center 5 t& q" E- D LATCT -- Airport Traffic Control Tower ATIS -- Automated Terminal Information Service % @3 Y3 D( W; Z- c9 _ATISR -- ATIS Recorder ATM -- Air Traffic Management & T- i% q+ K& o6 _5 g; D. A0 TATM -- Asynchronous Transfer Mode ATMS -- Advanced Traffic Management System , Z6 [1 a# |8 i$ xATN -- Aeronautical Telecommunications Network . p5 V/ n& `6 r8 |# tATODN -- AUTODIN Terminal (FUS) ATOVN -- AUOTVON (Facility) ATOMS -- Air Traffic Operations Management System % N8 O+ d) ^& B* g% DATS -- Air Traffic Service ATSCCP -- ATS Contingency Command Post ATTIS -- AT&T Information Systems AUTODIN -- DoD Automatic Digital Network 6 t* O' s- N3 I3 j QAUTOVON -- DoD Automatic Voice Network / |% o( u- s: E: j4 K$ cAVON -- AUTOVON Service AVN -- Aviation Standards National Field Office, Oklahoma City AWIS -- Airport Weather Information AWOS -- Automated Weather Observation System AWP -- Aviation Weather Processor AWPG -- Aviation Weather Products Generator AWS -- Air Weather Station 8 v) O3 {7 o( @* x 8 P: }4 U' r% L: ^* l3 }6 ~" d B top -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BANS -- BRITE Alphanumeric System ; C' ]( A* u, W6 V) g5 hBART -- Billing Analysis Reporting Tool (GSA software tool) BASIC -- Basic Contract Observing Station . T/ T) `( O- t0 ^5 bBASOP -- Military Base Operations BCA -- Benefit/Cost Analysis BCR -- Benefit/Cost Ratio * M k \! H% u3 k+ M. ~BDAT -- Digitized Beacon Data $ L$ s6 Z2 F7 F: Q( [BMP -- Best Management Practices + K' y6 h' p) E& W2 Q1 g A }5 ABOC -- Bell Operating Company 5 _& T5 i$ r' U0 }( i' k2 E2 l; o4 kbps -- bits per second BRI -- Basic Rate Interface BRITE -- Bright Radar Indicator Terminal Equipment ; {# x6 c( {6 J$ r3 Z% U4 ABRL -- Building Restriction Line BUEC -- Back-- up Emergency Communications + ^# b) i' h& H* J1 h$ a" ~- I; |BUECE -- Back-- up Emergency Communications Equipment 1 O' R7 D& k; s# m& _ h 6 x) S8 I K9 {9 }1 v C top * O5 E0 k K/ _ t. M! A" J# h+ O/ s" G-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8 g4 p; ^5 J6 H1 ^" f& fCAA -- Civil Aviation Authority CAA -- Clean Air Act CAB -- Civil Aeronautics Board - \9 U0 L: G2 \CARF -- Central Altitude Reservation Facility ( a0 C! I1 y& QCASFO -- Civil Aviation Security Office CAT -- Category CAT -- Clear -- Air Turbulence CAU -- Crypto Ancillary Unit CBI -- Computer Based Instruction CCC -- Communications Command Center CCCC -- Staff Communications 8 }6 O7 I* g3 O7 Z) y3 ZCCCH -- Central Computer Complex Host 9 H; Q1 c( J5 v+ ACC&O -- Customer Cost and Obligation CCSD -- Command Communications Service Designator 4 o+ g9 c, t3 \ z, y, _CCS7-- NI -- Communication Channel Signal-7 -- Network Interconnect CCU -- Central Control Unit CD -- Common Digitizer CDR -- Cost Detail Report 6 [" v. z& h: N! sCDT -- Controlled Departure Time CDTI -- Cockpit Display of Traffic Information CENTX -- Central Telephone Exchange CEP -- Capacity Enhancement Program CEQ -- Council on Environmental Quality ! X; }5 u9 A3 GCERAP -- Central Radar Approach CFC -- Central Flow Control $ Q _+ I( o9 o: ~" @: K# _; W/ Q( }% ~CFCF -- Central Flow Control Facility CFCS -- Central Flow Control Service $ ]9 K, T; H) E; H1 ECFR -- Code of Federal Regulations - x, U9 ?9 D) i1 PCFWP -- Central Flow Weather Processor CFWU -- Central Flow Weather Unit 1 ]! c. o5 L7 u9 [- y0 `CGAS -- Coast Guard Air Station " n( w* x0 w; W) ?+ p( E' c$ UCLC -- Course Line Computer 0 M6 g5 J3 S7 F8 jCLIN -- Contract Line Item ! _% s- n6 V9 s- I$ b* y/ k6 {7 w' ]CLT -- Calculated Landing Time CM -- Commercial Service Airport CNMPS -- Canadian Minimum Navigation Performance Specification Airspace ' Q% |1 [5 y4 y& lCNS -- Consolidated NOTAM System - a _5 {: S2 D0 N7 H4 YCNSP -- Consolidated NOTAM System Processor : \6 K% y+ _3 uCO -- Central Office COE -- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers & u+ w' @) r/ T' n/ I8 [! b+ sCOMCO -- Command Communications Outlet CONUS -- Continental United States 6 n& h( g# ~! I4 l: z% XCORP -- Private Corporation other than ARINC or MITRE CPE -- Customer Premise Equipment CPMIS -- Consolidated Personnel Management Information System CRA -- Conflict Resolution Advisory CRDA -- Converging Runway Display Aid CRT -- Cathode Ray Tube CSA -- Communications Service Authorization CSIS -- Centralized Storm Information System - _- f- R* u- N2 y9 T2 l. jCSO -- Customer Service Office CSR -- Communications Service Request 7 T# R4 {5 H& `. T* _" jCSS -- Central Site System C/S/S/N -- Capacity/Safety/Security/Noise CTA -- Controlled Time of Arrival ) I; e% X% W9 ]CTA -- Control Area $ f6 ^5 P; l0 H4 B: KCTA/FIR -- Control Area/Flight Information Region CTAF -- Common Traffic Advisory Frequency . n, N% D4 B4 P9 G# o1 b, H/ eCTAS -- Center -- Tracon Automation System CTMA -- Center Traffic Management Advisor CUPS -- Consolidated Uniform Payroll System CVFR -- Controlled Visual Flight Rules CVTS -- Compressed Video Transmission Service CW -- Continuous Wave CWSU -- Central Weather Service Unit CWY -- Clearway & {+ [ L' h' o: l' L D top 9 {7 Y6 I5 a s& O-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8 E. }% H* \4 M: ]) i$ iDA -- Direct Access DA -- Decision Altitude/Decision Height - W( O; X% B6 z% M) L/ d+ IDA -- Descent Advisor ' {/ N3 L8 @. [- k+ oDABBS -- DITCO Automated Bulletin Board System ! p$ L2 d& c+ e7 i8 y; rDAIR -- Direct Altitude and Identity Readout DAR -- Designated Agency Representative DARC -- Direct Access Radar Channel - L: T2 j% [% S, ?8 x. J, A0 pdBA -- Decibels A-weighted DBCRC -- Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission , e- s6 u& T: j0 ~0 k6 QDBE -- Disadvantaged Business Enterprise - n: c+ u/ N& A' l* tDBMS -- Data Base Management System : _8 B$ X* {6 N7 p) _- @: ?5 MDBRITE -- Digital Bright Radar Indicator Tower Equipment ; W8 z: O$ L: z2 D4 C8 }4 R3 o" FDCA -- Defense Communications Agency ' J" z3 I2 b; n" e: }' P, r+ L" \* lDCAA -- Dual Call, Automatic Answer Device DCCU -- Data Communications Control Unit DCE -- Data Communications Equipment DDA -- Dedicated Digital Access DDD -- Direct Distance Dialing DDM -- Difference in Depth of Modulation DDS -- Digital Data Service 3 E5 h+ p8 L' o0 _DEA -- Drug Enforcement Agency 2 L3 f8 ]8 ^! S/ a8 D: D; M* NDEDS -- Data Entry and Display System ' o9 K* m6 j) W; j, Y2 N# PDEIS -- Draft Environmental Impact Statement DEP -- Departure DEWIZ -- Distance Early Warning Identification Zone 8 b' @, X8 p3 q* c' ~; KDF -- Direction Finder DFAX -- Digital Facsimile DFI -- Direction Finding Indicator # ~8 h$ M% x3 O6 yDGPS -- Differential Global Positioning Satellite (System) DH -- Decision Height ; q* v+ {, h* K' rDID -- Direct Inward Dial / k+ s% V+ f) k4 _+ L+ ]DIP -- Drop and Insert Point DIRF -- Direction Finding DITCO -- Defense Information Technology Contracting Office Agency DME -- Distance Measuring Equipment DME/P -- Precision Distance Measuring Equipment 3 _. f' }5 o# R; ~: yDMN -- Data Multiplexing Network 5 h- E$ }. }- R4 o( ]DNL -- Day-- Night Equivalent Sound Level (Also called Ldn) " }7 Y! K6 K9 e3 O2 ?DOD -- Direct Outward Dial DoD -- Department of Defense DOI -- Department of Interior : g: V6 A& C& y& KDOS -- Department of State DOT -- Department of Transportation DOTS -- Dynamic Ocean Tracking System DOTCC -- Department of Transportation Computer Center DSCS -- Digital Satellite Compression Service DSUA -- Dynamic Special Use Airspace * E* \; L& l, ^+ A' `' EDTS -- Dedicated Transmission Service 7 X4 z% X7 I5 b1 R5 k5 x( nDUAT -- Direct User Access Terminal DVFR -- Defense Visual Flight Rules DVFR -- Day Visual Flight Rules DVOR -- Doppler Very High Frequency Omni-- Directional Range 4 m' u2 j+ D% U( v' pDYSIM -- Dynamic Simulator - T1 [9 T2 D. n8 n* s9 m8 A E top 9 N( O0 r: V& l7 p -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ) A9 j: P. v6 I( x [E-MSAW -- En-Route Automated Minimum Safe Altitude Warning $ K( K3 b4 y* m% QEA -- Environmental Assessment % u9 x$ k7 i4 A6 m& W/ tEARTS -- En Route Automated Radar Tracking System 9 F( f5 @# s" IECOM -- En Route Communications + q, b% k, X4 NECVFP -- Expanded Charted Visual Flight Procedures EDCT -- Expedite Departure Path + g; p I, r) h$ mEFAS -- En Route Flight Advisory Service " n) {7 d j+ b5 _1 R- f1 GEFC -- Expect Further Clearance . C0 Z% q+ K5 g5 J' h! h4 oEFIS -- Electronic Flight Information Systems 2 Q' r8 S4 p/ z" l5 f# k! ~9 @EIAF -- Expanded Inward Access Features EIS -- Environmental Impact Statement . K r" W6 c- R" [; T8 X, `ELT -- Emergency Locator Transmitter ( T' b. h! K: W; v* EELWRT -- Electrowriter 3 y* T! Q" a' `EMAS -- Engineered Materials Arresting System ; I( v" b2 c& K: N: Z: ?5 @$ `EMPS -- En Route Maintenance Processor System EMS -- Environmental Management System ENAV -- En Route Navigational Aids EPA -- Environmental Protection Agency ' M" r0 ~" C. d) K6 x: ~6 fEPS -- Engineered Performance Standards / A8 u4 n0 C# LEOF -- Emergency Operating Facility EPSS -- Enhanced Packet Switched Service ERAD -- En Route Broadband Radar $ _7 D' p, _5 K$ B) oESEC -- En Route Broadband Secondary Radar ESP -- En Route Spacing Program 6 l% u! Z" f. |ESYS -- En Route Equipment Systems / p) Y% P- f! _, jESF -- Extended Superframe Format ETA -- Estimated Time of Arrival ! x2 R- F- f( F- Q2 @( K- QETE -- Estimated Time En Route ETG -- Enhanced Target Generator 3 I; s4 R9 m9 Z0 o7 T. W" nETMS -- Enhanced Traffic Management System ETN -- Electronic Telecommunications Network EVAS -- Enhanced Vortex Advisory System EVCS -- Emergency Voice Communications System ( a$ R2 r$ f! G+ N1 {, x9 N. F; | F top -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 g% c% P" u# z4 U6 A. U$ b2 QFAA -- Federal Aviation Administration * x- u+ g0 B' n9 H/ S% U* q) dF&E -- Facility and Equipment FAAAC -- FAA Aeronautical Center 6 O1 ~" q B2 [ `7 ?. H3 A, ]; eFAACIS -- FAA Communications Information System FAATC -- FAA Technical Center / |- {- w# b- XFAC -- Facility FAF -- Final Approach Fix FAP -- Final Approach Point 8 F& @9 K/ j) ] o8 x# X, `4 ]. @FAPM -- FTS2000 Associate Program Manager FAR -- Federal Aviation Regulation FAATSAT -- FAA Telecommunications Satellite FAST -- Final Approach Spacing Tool ; x* _0 x6 V* QFAX -- Facsimile Equipment 2 {! }# l" n! _3 O% E9 sFBO -- Fixed Base Operator $ U. d6 F$ d# @1 b8 p: b [FBS -- Fall Back Switch FCC -- Federal Communications Commission : [- Y- l8 Y6 Z$ I2 fFCLT -- Freeze Calculated Landing Time FCOM -- FSS Radio Voice Communications & u: K9 f) e2 R. R; S% j) AFCPU -- Facility Central Processing Unit , I1 A% P. _3 H; e" m# ?FDAT -- Flight Data Entry and Printout (FDEP) and Flight Data Service 8 @0 p' l/ J- y* N7 H! gFDE -- Flight Data Entry FDEP -- Flight Data Entry and Printout FDIO -- Flight Data Input/Output FDIOC -- Flight Data Input/Output Center 1 [ M, L: j7 l" [- }; D5 ~FDIOR -- Flight Data Input/Output Remote FDM -- Frequency Division Multiplexing FDP -- Flight Data Processing FED -- Federal FEIS -- Final Environmental Impact Statement FEP -- Front End Processor FFAC -- From Facility " a# D/ L) W2 s9 ^% yFIFO -- Flight Inspection Field Office , o* ^- P6 y% I; A7 q7 z/ dFIG -- Flight Inspection Group FINO -- Flight Inspection National Field Office FIPS -- Federal Information Publication Standard * t$ o/ {1 m! |% S/ F5 NFIR -- Flight Information Region 1 W: B2 f( h. k4 R, c ?% bFIRE -- Fire Station FIRMR -- Federal Information Resource Management Regulation FL -- Flight Level FLOWSIM -- Traffic Flow Planning Simulation ( ] N& `- h- R) U @, RFMA -- Final Monitor Aid , R* w; n* L& E3 xFMF -- Facility Master File FMIS -- FTS2000 Management Information System 0 ?1 G/ |5 I: w' p4 {FMS -- Flight management System $ i0 N: z' J" |0 V0 M9 n1 y! h) WFNMS -- FTS2000 Network Management System 9 j% E$ ]8 ]4 n7 T: o* g/ kFOIA -- Freedom Of Information Act : J6 e( @1 m. F+ KFONSI -- Finding of No Significant Impact FP -- Flight Plan FRC -- Request Full Route Clearance FSAS -- Flight Service Automation System FSDO -- Flight Standards District Office FSDPS -- Flight Service Data Processing System 9 f0 V0 e' J) i9 WFSEP -- Facility/Service/Equipment Profile # m+ [6 D) b" u/ y7 W) n' ZFSP -- Flight Strip Printer - N: F& z' i1 T# f2 u- g4 n+ U) O: \FSPD -- Freeze Speed Parameter FSS -- Flight Service Station FSSA -- Flight Service Station Automated Service FSTS -- Federal Secure Telephone Service FSYS -- Flight Service Station Equipment Systems FTS -- Federal Telecommunications System % P! U% A- S& p" I6 q4 o( jFTS2000 -- Federal Telecommunications System 2000 6 w, P9 T7 w4 x9 e, H* [" iFUS -- Functional Units or Systems FWCS -- Flight Watch Control Station ( ], A1 j8 F" q8 N4 A% P + V" h w( c5 pG top 9 r0 a1 q2 K |5 Y/ b7 n5 c3 S3 P0 v, D-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GA -- General Aviation GAA -- General Aviation Activity GAAA -- General Aviation Activity and Avionics GADO -- General Aviation District Office 0 g- z0 T. t2 Y& a k4 BGCA -- Ground Control Approach 5 Q6 I" u. e: E4 _) h2 L+ G) ZGNAS -- General National Airspace System GNSS -- Global Navigation Satellite System 4 w, m; Q: w# p# ?5 m0 b/ jGOES -- Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite , @; q: R& w) W: z2 }, n! L0 m2 `3 BGOESF -- GOES Feed Point GOEST -- GOES Terminal Equipment GPRA -- Government Performance Results Act GPS -- Global Positioning Satellite 2 J& D! ], ]$ h/ Y5 c lGPWS -- Ground Proximity Warning System GRADE -- Graphical Airspace Design Environment GS -- Glide Slope Indicator q. S# {5 B2 T! A' l8 W$ oGSA -- General Services Administration 5 t3 K1 _% |& a8 U- d# H* qGSE -- Ground Support Equipment / ?- h4 M2 d( t v2 f+ [" f( E- n/ EH top o, Q# Z) M' G$ d" E+ c -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 \4 } g! T8 b9 |H -- Non-- Directional Radio Homing Beacon (NDB) HAA -- 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 % q% X0 |5 s9 m3 \9 eHDQ -- FAA Headquarters $ g3 ~0 k/ f+ M! V. hHELI -- Heliport HF -- High Frequency 2 t* a C+ t- G8 c3 WHH -- NDB, 2kw or More % F/ X- \3 P9 ?5 |) KHI-- EFAS -- High Altitude EFAS HOV -- High Occupancy Vehicle HSI -- Horizontal Situation Indicators * I5 i) X0 [1 q7 q" rHUD -- Housing and Urban Development HWAS -- Hazardous In-- Flight Weather Advisory Hz -- HERTZ & p, d' l" \" z# {* K- [# @1 i 9 K7 B' I% T( P: l/ H- l4 EI top ( F3 B' _' t. m- r7 O -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- . E- g; s$ Y' Y1 F1 F$ Y7 hIA -- Indirect Access IAF -- Initial Approach Fix % ]$ r7 U' V/ i, u- @: EI/AFSS -- International AFSS . H$ L, @% a; k# g. A* H* jIAP -- Instrument Approach Procedures 9 P% `! r/ x" ?. i" }IAPA -- Instrument Approach Procedures Automation 6 d! Y: \* E& A7 B/ A' x, HIBM -- International Business Machines & S2 _) Q1 R) IIBP -- International Boundary Point 2 i& Z: T7 Y! s! A9 c' D0 sIBR -- Intermediate Bit Rate 3 K5 I8 }2 k3 p2 s2 j2 M+ wICAO -- International Civil Aviation Organization 1 B( I6 l, v0 x5 w7 aICSS -- International Communications Switching Systems & x) i! V* v8 v# B1 hIDAT -- Interfacility Data + S$ ~$ r2 x" C5 F8 `- l3 ]IF -- Intermediate Fix IFCP -- Interfacility Communications Processor IFDS -- Interfacility Data System IFEA -- In-- Flight Emergency Assistance ' P% y+ J! e- M0 p6 j1 aIFO -- International Field Office $ y# F$ b- k. ~+ L8 Q8 Z$ w5 D5 h7 ?IFR -- Instrument Flight Rules IFSS -- International Flight Service Station ! w/ i; q% E2 s- y! eILS -- Instrument Landing System IM -- Inner Marker IMC -- Instrument Meteorological Conditions INM -- Integrated Noise Model * Y9 a% h; j' N& t- vINS -- Inertial Navigation System 6 e$ U) }+ ~8 L1 g0 H0 {3 o, B# NIRMP -- Information Resources Management Plan ISDN -- Integrated Services Digital Network ISMLS -- Interim Standard Microwave Landing System ITI -- Interactive Terminal Interface 5 z* @) _9 |) i9 [# JIVRS -- Interim Voice Response System / e( X0 e$ Y5 `0 c; I/ n, gIW -- Inside Wiring & F- Z' F+ L6 d 7 N' f/ F. h* S% Q J top 6 w. D- @8 G$ n1 z2 u -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ; J9 J9 O" G0 r3 w5 i. C 8 n. @, R5 \' m X; NK top 5 d; y# ?& e6 x( g7 @5 Y+ `$ r& s1 g-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - m$ |0 q. ]0 q7 x7 EKbps -- Kilobits Per Second . y, X* R9 C$ D4 b( ~5 @Khz -- Kilohertz KVDT -- Keyboard Video Display Terminal : p; B$ C9 V( `# W7 V( I2 { L top . C/ K' n; x2 R* w: Q: a; \8 x 8 B o3 z0 H: W0 I, ~0 K2 ^* v-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $ r# D+ K9 R& F6 U" F; s LAA -- Local Airport Advisory LAAS -- Low Altitude Alert System 5 A/ n! T( r; D" a+ {LABS -- Leased A B Service 5 i7 J) d/ r, h" m# YLABSC -- LABS GS-- 200 Computer * _" |1 g! i9 L* o& q) v4 _. VLABSR -- LABS Remote Equipment LABSW -- LABS Switch System LAHSO -- Land and Hold Short Operation LAN -- Local Area Network LATA -- Local Access and Transport Area 3 l8 Q1 I6 p" j1 O9 y5 Z& J! Z; Q( GLAWRS -- Limited Aviation Weather Reporting System LCF -- Local Control Facility LCN -- Local Communications Network : w. b X! X$ f k" c! @LDA -- Localizer Directional Aid ( E* J8 r, M) qLDA -- Landing Directional Aid LDIN -- Lead-- in Lights c; V5 `0 D* y* a# Z8 @2 E0 g/ R7 aLEC -- Local Exchange Carrier 9 C# U7 M9 l2 D$ hLF -- Low Frequency LINCS -- Leased Interfacility NAS Communications System ! t2 e. u; i. Y- P: eLIS -- Logistics and Inventory System LLWAS -- Low Level Wind Shear Alert System LM/MS -- Low/Medium Frequency LMM -- Locator Middle Marker LMS -- LORAN Monitor Site 0 T1 e& E* m+ ?! v' SLOC -- Localizer LOCID -- Location Identifier # u! @+ n6 \' k5 L. |2 K- i% zLOI -- Letter of Intent LOM -- Compass Locator at Outer Marker 8 W- j0 J6 X3 V9 B% |2 iLORAN -- Long Range Aid to Navigation LPV -- Lateral Precision Performance with Vertical Guidance LRCO -- Limited Remote Communications Outlet 1 S% s s' |) X4 Z; Q' o2 t2 _LRNAV -- Long Range Navigation LRR -- Long Range Radar , D0 a' v, _4 o6 w M top . ?2 @; U* Y8 h2 j: y-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- % O& V7 O6 m+ P; P6 v3 E- fMAA -- Maximum Authorized Altitude * h8 ?- v) H+ s- GMALS -- Medium Intensity Approach Lighting System MALSF -- MALS with Sequenced Flashers MALSR -- MALS with Runway Alignment Indicator Lights MAP -- Maintenance Automation Program ) r- a& I) y- Y! P: U4 h* y& t& LMAP -- Military Airport Program MAP -- Missed Approach Point # M' ~$ o/ I, L H \3 GMAP -- Modified Access Pricing # x) B9 m$ i. w1 s6 E& qMbps -- Megabits Per Second 3 Y- C- k; J" t( ^( wMCA -- Minimum Crossing Altitude MCAS -- Marine Corps Air Station MCC -- Maintenance Control Center MCL -- Middle Compass Locater - G; t7 @! M6 t C/ yMCS -- Maintenance and Control System MDA -- Minimum Descent Altitude 8 _; w- e4 M. h& T. K' vMDT -- Maintenance Data Terminal . i% X; F5 q6 rMEA -- Minimum En Route Altitude METI -- Meteorological Information 4 k5 Z$ _: v& c4 U C1 C% eMF -- Middle Frequency 7 m4 n9 F8 i/ m; M4 d7 E7 iMFJ -- Modified Final Judgment + X3 Y2 h7 h& r+ J" kMFT -- Meter Fix Crossing Time/Slot Time MHA -- Minimum Holding Altitude 4 M' W# X1 P( b* A6 ]/ q, l1 h: @Mhg -- MegHERTZ MIA -- Minimum IFR Altitudes 0 J& g1 Z- D# \ S* F8 r6 K# {4 AMIDO -- Manufacturing Inspection District Office . Y. E' Q' W+ L4 B3 }1 j! UMIS -- Meteorological Impact Statement 0 O6 K. P/ x" W( l7 l1 EMISC -- Miscellaneous A; P/ U$ S; B& F& l; T2 r; b4 bMISO -- Manufacturing Inspection Satellite Office MIT -- Miles In Trail 3 a$ r# r* g3 |5 i' n2 QMITRE -- Mitre Corporation MLS -- Microwave Landing System MM -- Middle Marker : w' m3 G. C+ t6 {% `MMC -- Maintenance Monitoring Console * k) E7 V# [5 Z: ?0 r, @: x9 d# zMMS -- Maintenance Monitoring System & J' a( R, J. R* vMNPS -- Minimum Navigation Performance Specification MNPSA -- Minimum Navigation Performance Specifications Airspace : `2 ^; _4 b5 Q- Y4 `MOA -- Memorandum of Agreement 9 y" T: G9 j ZMOA -- Military Operations Area + [. P1 c9 l U; C/ q- S$ X. dMOCA -- Minimum Obstruction Clearance Altitude MODE C -- Altitude-- Encoded Beacon Reply MODE C -- Altitude Reporting Mode of Secondary Radar i8 ^. t8 S% ?9 O+ wMODE S -- Mode Select Beacon System MOU -- Memorandum of Understanding MPO -- Metropolitan Planning Organization ) q7 G. ]) z! a6 qMPS -- Maintenance Processor Subsystem (OR) Master Plan Supplement * x- \* J( x7 C% GMRA -- Minimum Reception Altitude $ k( {" |6 {0 Y8 [MRC -- Monthly Recurring Charge MSA -- Minimum Safe Altitude MSAW -- Minimum Safe Altitude Warning : {* s5 S$ p1 E! @1 s! w9 U# x, Y# }MSL -- Mean Sea Level 4 Y3 [ M8 k% g% |1 WMSN -- Message Switching Network MTCS -- Modular Terminal Communications System ; _3 `0 o" [! o' m0 I% K# Y' ~MTI -- Moving Target Indicator MUX -- Multiplexor MVA -- Minimum Vectoring Altitude q' P5 k! R: S. DMVFR -- Marginal Visual Flight Rules 3 d/ J3 q) g0 X/ O2 q# y N top 7 h0 D, e" L3 f# Q# ]' | O -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 L' j. u/ _/ A! `9 x( M, ZNAAQS -- National Ambient Air Quality Standards 6 A% k2 ]9 U( uNADA -- NADIN Concentrator NADIN -- National Airspace Data Interchange Network NADSW -- NADIN Switches ! \& d- X. b9 L; F/ [NAILS -- National Airspace Integrated Logistics Support NAMS -- NADIN IA NAPRS -- National Airspace Performance Reporting System : A' L4 f: r9 x% i/ @& SNAS -- National Airspace System or Naval Air Station 3 X1 h+ M% ^" y0 m8 GNASDC -- National Aviation Safety Data 5 h! d3 W' i1 p9 {1 vNASP -- National Airspace System Plan ( y! [# H3 u3 ?. l/ I1 j# bNASPAC -- National Airspace System Performance Analysis Capability NATCO -- National Communications Switching Center " g% P4 z4 i) Y$ g( s/ qNAVAID -- Navigation Aid NAVMN -- Navigation Monitor and Control NAWAU -- National Aviation Weather Advisory Unit NAWPF -- National Aviation Weather Processing Facility NCAR -- National Center for Atmospheric Research; Boulder, CO NCF -- National Control Facility # L$ _8 v: A& `" Z; k1 X0 B) i: N5 s# rNCIU -- NEXRAD Communications Interface Unit 1 E' n. S# r0 j: z3 aNCP -- Noise Compatibility Program NCS -- National Communications System # P: T9 c8 B; c! h) m1 _NDB -- Non-- Directional Radio Homing Beacon / w; j3 `$ s1 R+ wNDNB -- 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 NFIS -- NAS Facilities Information System Y4 y2 K! S! o1 D+ U0 ]; LNI -- Network Interface 0 Y+ d0 b9 G; S- b: QNICS -- National Interfacility Communications System 7 x+ I) j8 }! wNPE -- Non-primary Airport Entitlement 4 \$ \( J1 s! h6 ZNPIAS -- National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems NM -- Nautical Mile NMAC -- Near Mid Air Collision NMC -- National Meteorological Center NMCE -- Network Monitoring and Control Equipment NMCS -- Network Monitoring and Control System NOAA -- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOC -- Notice Of Completion ) p& x' d: y- v$ c& _9 ?6 @NOTAM -- Notice to Airmen NPDES -- National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System # k" w! g6 p( ]2 v$ WNPIAS -- National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems NRC -- Non-- Recurring Charge , X1 i/ ]; f7 S2 x$ yNRCS -- National Radio Communications Systems + l5 K5 u4 [, E5 ]2 J, ANSAP -- National Service Assurance Plan * G5 c3 t+ R. i& gNSRCATN -- National Strategy to Reduce Congestion on America's Transportation Network NSSFC -- National Severe Storms Forecast Center " f" ~! g! y8 y$ T! ~* I2 w; @NSSL -- National Severe Storms Laboratory; Norman, OK NTAP -- Notices To Airmen Publication NTP -- National Transportation Policy : O: X9 J7 J6 J! V9 m0 L& H4 ZNTSB -- National Transportation Safety Board NTZ -- No Transgression Zone NWS -- National Weather Service 5 _3 w* `5 S. C W( DNWSR -- NWS Weather Excluding NXRD 6 t% Q9 z9 U3 E6 \: O- L6 MNSWRH -- NWS Regional Headquarters NXRD -- Advanced Weather Radar System 7 H3 S% |( [# d- `: s3 b2 u2 k / A1 R7 |% T: r O top 2 ^" ^4 E! G, P0 o" j5 G5 p: i-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0 k; ]8 `6 |0 x/ Z# l* bOAG -- Official Airline Guide , W( y! e6 \# ]7 U9 AOALT -- Operational Acceptable Level of Traffic OAW -- Off-- airway Weather Station ODAL -- Omnidirectional Approach Lighting System ODAPS -- Oceanic Display and Processing Station 3 z4 y8 T# k0 M1 O# ?OEP -- Operational Evolution Plan / Partnership * Q5 H/ o7 ]5 {% E; F# P. FOFA -- Object Free Area OFDPS -- Offshore Flight Data Processing System OFT -- Outer Fix Time 1 y1 J A, I+ KOFZ -- Obstacle Free Zone OM -- Outer Marker OMB -- Office of Management and Budget 3 B2 F' ~( H/ e+ TONER -- Oceanic Navigational Error Report ) [9 [7 |+ N% V; T4 HOPLT -- Operational Acceptable Level of Traffic & d) X! \! K2 S6 tOPSW -- Operational Switch , ~1 C+ p9 ]8 VOPX -- Off Premises Exchange ORD -- Operational Readiness Demonstration OTR -- Oceanic Transition Route $ S! _% v2 z c3 `OTS -- Organized Track System : q5 n# B' a0 ~9 d; ?P top ! ^$ g4 l. j, u - N0 m! { K6 R3 D7 ~ {: P- |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PABX -- Private Automated Branch Exchange PAD -- Packet Assembler/Disassembler - @, A7 W* I& X* L; k# B: gPAM -- Peripheral Adapter Module PAPI -- Precision Approach Path Indicator PAR -- Precision Approach Radar PAR -- Preferential Arrival Route PATWAS -- Pilots Automatic Telephone Weather Answering Service PBCT -- Proposed Boundary Crossing Time ! u, n& L& }" b; U" x$ e& L/ hPBRF -- Pilot Briefing 7 u5 {8 W `. F* bPBX -- Private Branch Exchange PCA -- Positive Control Airspace 8 \ @ X" M( n4 }PCM -- Pulse Code Modulation PDAR -- Preferential Arrival And Departure Route PDC -- Pre-- Departure Clearance PDC -- Program Designator Code * V; h' n0 n5 gPDR -- Preferential Departure Route PDN -- Public Data Network t; o, Y7 b" ^! {$ I2 O6 gPFC -- Passenger Facility Charge PGP -- Planning Grant Program PIC -- Principal Interexchange Carrier ' r0 q. E: T: QPIDP -- Programmable Indicator Data Processor PIREP -- Pilot Weather Report $ f7 N( h! `4 ^: h4 {7 ?0 vPMS -- Program Management System % m8 T" c7 v$ t* NPOLIC -- Police Station POP -- Point Of Presence " o- \6 C: [* n0 c' X: b O: D7 W0 [POT -- Point Of Termination % z- q) K$ {4 _- wPPIMS -- Personal Property Information Management System PR -- Primary Commercial Service Airport 8 H9 ]: U9 {) nPRI -- Primary Rate Interface 4 I! G" E+ Q* i h" bPRM -- Precision Runway Monitor PSDN -- Public Switched Data Network 7 i; ~" }! M9 z$ LPSN -- Packet Switched Network PSS -- Packet Switched Service PSTN -- Public Switched Telephone Network 5 Z: @& b1 |* t G% I/ g$ QPTC -- Presumed-to-Conform 3 P+ ~5 ?! @& U' _. LPUB -- Publication . h1 ?2 V# l' |PUP -- Principal User Processor PVC -- Permanent Virtual Circuit PVD -- Plan View Display ; j% ?: u! n4 { d# r. C' Y4 { / w6 R5 |+ {1 m0 E; q" t8 E 6 @0 S+ J* [' _7 wQ top * e$ z% C$ z3 c; x $ p8 H8 Q- C% A% `: x, a0 x# ^-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ) @9 o1 Z* S% \4 E% G- R( D6 G : c+ o# L) D9 w) b7 _ R top -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RAIL -- Runway Alignment Indicator Lights 0 R9 p* d' K7 L( P; IRAPCO -- Radar Approach Control (USAF) RAPCON -- Radar Approach Control (FAA) * L1 H! c0 U" Q& r2 W6 g, qRATCC -- Radar Air Traffic Control Center & [) B8 \1 i: ^9 i8 U4 F& RRATCF -- Radar Air Traffic Control Facility (USN) RBC -- Rotating Beam Ceilometer RBDPE -- Radar Beacon Data Processing Equipment 0 _9 p5 J* I9 \9 B" P8 V* E9 DRBSS -- Radar Bomb Scoring Squadron RCAG -- Remote Communications Air/Ground * m4 o' e/ q9 r& U+ V' LRCC -- Rescue Coordination Center * i5 g. v, ~5 v! ^; @RCF -- Remote Communication Facility 7 j2 z$ R8 _6 J9 X) BRCCC -- Regional Communications Control Centers 0 p, V7 S' ~; ]( o( \$ pRCIU -- Remote Control Interface Unit RCL -- Radio Communications Link RCLR -- RCL Repeater ! b) p$ C1 l8 b! g% F- T, sRCLT -- RCL Terminal 8 X9 e3 N2 D5 N# N1 s# ]+ P6 JRCO -- Remote Communications Outlet : n& Q9 _# A# J# FRCU -- Remote Control Unit " H4 h! p& R6 N' q8 p% L) [RDAT -- Digitized Radar Data 4 H" R4 J' A i7 {# m; F8 X* z% ?7 `RDP -- Radar Data Processing 5 ]! l7 B; d; l% `8 o0 E! h' f3 mRDSIM -- Runway Delay Simulation Model / k9 i6 q, E5 PREIL -- Runway End Identification Lights # ?# |) x" g1 ?9 c3 L. O4 m# KRF -- Radio Frequency - u# I3 k# R1 P4 n4 B! T& @$ _RL -- General Aviation Reliever Airport ! Y o1 T, I3 r. lRMCC -- Remote Monitor Control Center RMCF -- Remote Monitor Control Facility % X% n8 p- M. k- O4 jRML -- Radio Microwave Link RMLR -- RML Repeater + Z7 p, O1 I. [* }8 X7 {( IRMLT -- RML Terminal RMM -- Remote Maintenance Monitoring RMMS -- Remote Maintenance Monitoring System ) |7 F- _! Z2 r! I; \+ I' h. A1 xRMS -- Remote Monitoring Subsystem RMSC -- Remote Monitoring Subsystem Concentrator # P% H* Q3 D* H* @( aRNAV -- Area Navigation RNP -- Required Navigation Performance ROD -- Record of Decision ; `& _- Z! G9 t; l {ROSA -- Report of Service Activity ) V0 ~' i$ ^& t" p% ^# `) ]; dROT -- Runway Occupancy Time RP -- Restoration Priority RPC -- Restoration Priority Code RPG -- Radar Processing Group 9 s( U+ x" a& |4 e/ |& _0 ~6 s+ KRPZ -- Runway Protection Zone : q3 m, D1 A5 xRRH -- Remote Reading Hygrothermometer RRHS -- Remote Reading Hydrometer ! x3 J& G/ o! r" }. sRRWDS -- Remote Radar Weather Display * K3 }: f( O& w8 GRRWSS -- RWDS Sensor Site RSA -- Runway Safety Area $ S* Y/ b3 G0 Z+ G1 i' e. V3 mRSAT -- Runway Safety Action Team " w. h- s( i( t2 s0 k7 P4 N1 X, dRSS -- Remote Speaking System 3 Y7 ]7 ^1 u1 X9 p) `2 VRT -- Remote Transmitter RT & BTL -- Radar Tracking And Beacon Tracking Level 8 Q( V t4 O5 R, e$ i' t+ eRTAD -- Remote Tower Alphanumerics Display + S& F) ~0 V; u4 i! yRTCA -- Radio Technical Commission for Aeronautics 9 n+ W2 ?6 ~" ^5 ?RTP -- Regional Transportation Plan 0 K; x* W% j4 }/ gRTR -- Remote Transmitter/Receiver : h5 f P) J/ \8 j6 y# RRTRD -- Remote Tower Radar Display RVR -- Runway Visual Range RW -- Runway RWDS -- Same as RRWDS RWP -- Real-time Weather Processor S top ( X0 A! m" p" Y" t! Z4 X0 g" r-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 T) R8 L' L6 u- hS/S -- Sector Suite 3 Z' ^, E# q9 ^2 ]- ZSAC -- Strategic Air Command SAFI -- Semi Automatic Flight Inspection % H; Z/ X% P% z8 w5 A. {+ z2 tSALS -- Short Approach Lighting System SATCOM -- Satellite Communications % b8 O- ~2 J* r! I- P. QSAWRS -- Supplementary Aviation Weather Reporting System + f6 u; `" R- iSBGP -- State Block Grant Program - @: [ j; Q! |" B7 T( w/ aSCC -- System Command Center . X% h3 r7 b) L5 v! V1 j4 Q6 uSCVTS -- Switched Compressed Video Telecommunications Service SDF -- Simplified Direction Finding ) W7 k7 h. j; b$ A j, aSDF -- Software Defined Network % \2 d7 a6 n& x$ w6 G; MSDIS -- Switched Digital Integrated Service ! G' q( s% r" R4 sSDP -- Service Delivery Point SDS -- Switched Data Service ( A- m7 T4 c7 ?' Y+ K. t9 S: {- aSEL -- Single Event Level 8 b6 @5 z& F# G; H" I) t" _SELF -- Simplified Short Approach Lighting System With Sequenced Flashing Lights " R5 b7 s# S) m2 V' h+ iSFAR-- 38 -- Special Federal Aviation Regulation 38 SHPO -- State Historic Preservation Officer - W6 U' @6 u7 H& F) _4 V0 u/ e( s6 MSIC -- Service Initiation Charge SID -- Station Identifier / ]' M6 A/ F+ L, M6 g; ]' j/ ISID -- Standard Instrument Departure 6 n6 F1 K' H/ kSIGMET -- Significant Meteorological Information SIMMOD -- Airport and Airspace Simulation Model SIP -- State Implementation Plan 9 o' s" j( K7 Y. [" G( }SM -- Statute Miles SMGC -- Surface Movement Guidance and Control $ H/ \ t+ D. E% k$ Y \SMPS -- Sector Maintenance Processor Subsystem SMS -- Safety Management System ( U5 `5 v0 Z( a7 ^SMS -- Simulation Modeling System i& i0 f3 C- l+ Z* y7 wSNR -- Signal-- to-- Noise Ratio, also: S/N + @% m3 v2 `( USOC -- Service Oversight Center SOAR -- System of Airports Reporting 4 k0 ~& Z1 B9 h1 d Y6 e+ _# _SOIR -- Simultaneous Operations On Intersecting Runways SOIWR -- Simultaneous Operations on Intersecting Wet Runways SRAP -- Sensor Receiver and Processor SSALF -- SSALS with Sequenced Flashers & o/ F: h; E% w; i8 H# G0 H4 bSSALR -- Simplified Short Approach Lighting System # h8 ]( T( [+ W# A# @# y: wSSB -- Single Side Band STAR -- Standard Terminal Arrival Route STD -- Standard 4 }) @8 q- g4 }STMUX -- Statistical Data Multiplexer STOL -- Short Takeoff and Landing SURPIC -- Surface Picture SVCA -- Service A 8 J, y; {# K/ [$ BSVCB -- Service B , S* q6 v8 v2 f. X' B& G. ASVCC -- Service C SVCO -- Service O SVFO -- Interphone Service F (A) + R& T5 Y+ [" s/ |2 f1 ~; aSVFB -- Interphone Service F (B) . r% c+ H# Z& |% e- _( uSVFC -- Interphone Service F (C) SVFD -- Interphone Service F (D) SVFR -- Special Visual Flight Rules T top -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $ W; }1 U1 [1 j# Z. T$ nT1MUX -- T1 Multiplexer ) }" |+ k3 D- rTAAS -- Terminal Advance Automation System TACAN -- Tactical Aircraft Control and Navigation TACR -- TACAN at VOR, TACAN only TAF -- Terminal Area Forecast TARS -- Terminal Automated Radar Service TAS -- True Air Speed 0 q) {$ R+ `/ \ B" X3 `0 ITATCA -- Terminal Air Traffic Control Automation / A0 G) y b8 @9 y7 o% h- \TAVT -- Terminal Airspace Visualization Tool N: \" }3 d1 h8 sTCA -- Traffic Control Airport or Tower Control Airport TCA -- Terminal Control Area TCACCIS -- Transportation Coordinator Automated Command and Control Information System TCAS -- Traffic Alert And Collision Avoidance System : a7 Q' Z) ]2 nTCC -- 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 2 T, Q8 j m$ O$ p' jTCS -- Tower Communications System 7 g, |7 g Q" C# F2 I1 k% dTDLS -- Tower Data-Link Services , c: q u p, r. STDMUX -- Time Division Data Multiplexer TDWR -- Terminal Doppler Weather Radar , X3 s' U) L5 D) pTELCO -- Telephone Company TELMS -- Telecommunications Management System TERPS -- Terminal Instrument Procedures 0 f2 F e$ f9 L9 F6 s. a6 gTFAC -- To Facility TH -- Threshold TIMS -- Telecommunications Information Management System ; N3 ~/ c2 ~& R* yTIPS -- Terminal Information Processing System TL -- Taxilane ' U* u9 b% G9 C, @' j. D* o8 J; [& sTMA -- Traffic Management Advisor TMC -- Traffic Management Coordinator 7 V; K1 y" W+ V" ~' \- T7 U7 k9 f3 oTMC/MC -- Traffic Management Coordinator/Military Coordinator 4 y% R5 C+ Z- \! u, ~1 c0 WTMCC -- Terminal Information Processing System $ I. e# _- I: _# w# ?TMCC -- Traffic Management Computer Complex TMF -- Traffic Management Facility TML -- Television Microwave Link % ?) G4 X$ m# F8 b5 y* \; J0 kTMLI -- Television Microwave Link Indicator 5 L5 u; X6 \ _& O* K8 w: j+ dTMLR -- Television Microwave Link Repeater TMLT -- Television Microwave Link Terminal TM&O -- Telecommunications Management and Operations 3 c) k8 j" i) y2 _TMP -- Traffic Management Processor TMS -- Traffic Management System TMSPS -- Traffic Management Specialists TMU -- Traffic Management Unit % e7 C" b. Q% n! t5 Y4 w+ q& rTODA -- Takeoff Distance Available TOF -- Time Of Flight & w+ k: T0 e9 I/ l: y/ J: b iTOFMS -- Time of Flight Mass Spectrometer # z2 [% N- b* j! @ D6 RTOPS -- Telecommunications Ordering and Pricing System (GSA software tool) TORA -- Take-off Run Available % A9 b0 F7 d* @7 YTNAV -- Terminal Navigational Aids TR -- Telecommunications Request TRACAB -- Terminal Radar Approach Control in Tower Cab TRACON -- Terminal Radar Approach Control Facility & `* Y* W+ a& Q( C3 g# I, ATRAD -- Terminal Radar Service TRB -- Transportation Research Board * K6 c1 h2 U: G2 E5 t$ rTRNG -- Training - T* }8 L9 S9 [5 K: }$ LTSA -- Taxiway Safety Area ' @ S& O9 A. r7 [! T* DTSEC -- Terminal Secondary Radar Service TSP -- Telecommunications Service Priority 9 G/ N; [ ]; O6 z) e9 C+ O8 y4 T' NTSR -- Telecommunications Service Request TSYS -- Terminal Equipment Systems ) d1 ]3 i: ]" z) i: U% vTTMA -- TRACON Traffic Management Advisor TTY -- Teletype # q& k" Z6 x* v9 ITVOR -- Terminal VHF Omnidirectional Range TW -- Taxiway 2 |0 t+ o6 N! N6 u9 R. E# yTWEB -- Transcribed Weather Broadcast 5 U- @ D. X: b7 ?, f6 @TWR-- Tower (non-controlled) Y3 Y; O- ^/ m/ y% b% ~$ rTY -- Type (FAACIS) ( ^" Y4 b7 J3 S + C2 s6 B7 h \' c. v" y U top 7 n' U# v! r% f$ R q-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ' y* p* J$ y3 \! t4 uUSC -- United States Code USOC -- Uniform Service Order Code # N( s; ]# ^" l V top 7 s' P) K" ]; w3 l# V J0 L -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : n- d `4 @. q3 a) u5 DVALE -- Voluntary Airport Low Emission / ~1 M' ~# n' {; [6 nVASI -- Visual Approach Slope Indicator + d+ ~( E1 l5 E9 ZVDME -- VOR with Distance Measuring Equipment ) P" Q3 |+ f( {1 p7 Q" xVF -- Voice Frequency 0 X% P* h6 {4 f2 o0 z/ P# FVFR -- Visual Flight Rules VHF -- Very High Frequency o7 T Q# Z: z1 U$ d; G. j7 x7 \VLF -- Very Low Frequency VMC -- Visual Meteorological Conditions " S$ h3 d Z) E# jVNAV -- Visual Navigational Aids 9 [ h/ ~ d! j; b. g3 [; Z8 RVNTSC -- Volpe National Transportation System Center VON -- Virtual On-net ( r# V% C! @# iVOR -- VHF Omnidirectional Range VOR/DME -- VHF Omnidirectional Range/Distance Measuring Equipment & j5 J' c% w1 zVORTAC -- VOR collocated with TACAN * z* |2 w, u8 K. y8 PVOT -- VOR Test Facility VP/D -- Vehicle/Pedestrian Deviation VRS -- Voice Recording System VSCS -- Voice Switching and Control System * y6 I' D! [: A: n6 gVTA -- Vertex Time of Arrival VTAC -- VOR collocated with TACAN VTOL -- Vertical Takeoff and Landing VTS -- Voice Telecommunications System 6 a/ e+ z4 l% q. x6 R W top ' A9 u2 I) w' Q9 Z ; B! X; ~ L, n9 @2 S# b-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WAAS -- Wide Area Augmentation System WAN -- Wide Area Network 8 D$ z) @9 {. Z8 @, [* n$ ?WC -- Work Center WCP -- Weather Communications Processor WECO -- Western Electric Company * V) [0 T0 d) U7 n2 G# SWESCOM -- Western Electric Satellite Communications ) r* E( H( W( h0 ~5 m+ `1 W( NWMSC -- Weather Message Switching Center WMSCR -- Weather Message Switching Center Replacement / [" R: ]3 Y8 @, ^WSCMO -- Weather Service Contract Meteorological Observatory ) s- W& G$ M) {6 p; w0 H& ~4 _WSFO -- Weather Service Forecast Office 5 K* `0 V) W# h4 G. H/ mWSMO -- Weather Service Meteorological Observatory WSO -- Weather Service Office WTHR -- "Weather" WX -- Weather & L; ^, a& U9 S0 N ) \; [4 w# x1 e; h1 l8 b" { X top 1 \, b& A. o; F& l( |: M-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- # y" o+ s1 }, E$ N$ n- q : V/ Y, N" Z, \1 u) o & d0 x: I: A/ `; ]) P6 LY top * \! Z. {' y( `$ c' X0 c -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- % _" ^& l. T H+ | Z top 2 [! v1 @$ E: U8 S$ N2 A$ T3 A+ T7 x --------------------------------------------------------------------------------