Glossary of Airport Acronyms

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Printer Friendly Email Page Glossary of Airport Acronyms -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- + } H+ B7 {# H/ Z) n( S+ M 5 w& E7 n2 v/ @7 w' U! }A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M ' |5 l' ]' \& q0 G2 X6 _& g3 W N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z A top & ], M) P; w! q ( b4 e# v2 B) e7 X1 @-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 b0 n1 x! i& n A/C -- Aircraft ! D' E' `; J! t% }' nA/G -- Air to Ground A/H -- Altitude/Height 3 e( Z! S) Y1 _' ]- B7 cAAC -- Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center " f2 \: p4 v! V& TAAF -- Army Air Field AAI -- Arrival Aircraft Interval AAP -- Advanced Automation Program - O/ _( Q. x, h4 D) SAAR -- Airport Acceptance Rate ' m/ G- u6 s' }2 x! m. k9 m$ d8 E1 AABDIS -- Automated Data Interchange System Service B 2 K8 a6 j* w$ ? IACAIS -- Air Carrier Activity Information System ACAS -- Aircraft Collision Avoidance System ) j: d$ M5 A/ v& m( Q3 j$ _ACC -- Airports Consultants Council ) X6 A0 X& i- u8 Q+ P2 d( W) QACC -- Area Control Center ! w7 ^. N* b' |# I2 k' LACCT -- Accounting Records ACD -- Automatic Call Distributor & m+ G: | q- m9 D( q5 S0 n8 UACDO -- Air Carrier District Office . l4 K$ C! t0 e# E) RACF -- Area Control Facility 6 X# U( e: a6 |' }ACFO -- Aircraft Certification Field Office 8 p! [9 r+ b9 r( I( v& oACFT -- Aircraft * k/ r! W8 P0 _5 `+ n. t) `/ WACI-NA -- Airports Council International - North America . r. N2 C# m+ _1 r4 }: fACID -- Aircraft Identification ACIP -- Airport Capital Improvement Plan ACLS -- Automatic Carrier Landing System # Z+ {& I9 z( sACLT -- Actual Landing Time Calculated 5 Z8 I: P. p3 b- ZACO -- Office of Airports Compliance and Field Operations 6 u: H* f7 F* b7 wACO -- Aircraft Certification Office ACRP -- Airport Cooperative Research Program / F& ]. }8 n' e# gADA -- Air Defense Area / _2 A# M; g( s) F7 K: o8 m* sADAP -- Airport Development Aid Program + Z* o! @ i: O7 _ADAS -- AWOS Data Acquisition System . J) G; J& E, w) e0 ?ADCCP -- Advanced Data Communications Control Procedure 0 D) z7 q4 L; nADDA -- Administrative Data ADF -- Automatic Direction Finding ADI -- Automatic De-Ice and Inhibitor 9 N# t8 b+ t+ {" {ADIN -- AUTODIN Service " \, `3 E4 u2 TADIZ -- Air Defense Identification Zone 0 h4 N. \# A- e6 ?9 R8 s. cADL -- Aeronautical Data-Link ADLY -- Arrival Delay + |4 E$ {. j7 N) OADO -- Airline Dispatch Office ADP -- Automated Data Processing ADS -- Automatic Dependent Surveillance ADSIM -- Airfield Delay Simulation Model 8 ^7 w8 x% e. c9 c' w( yADSY -- Administrative Equipment Systems - r" o1 q7 F5 ]( T ?ADTN -- Administrative Data Transmission Network ADTN2000 -- Administrative Data Transmission Network 2000 + z) r. Z7 t) {1 Z# yADVO -- Administrative Voice AEG -- Aircraft Evaluation Group AERA -- Automated En-Route Air Traffic Control E8 _8 I Z' n' R4 m9 \AEX -- Automated Execution AF -- Airway Facilities 6 N0 V l$ E8 h6 {8 y1 vAFB -- Air Force Base 7 V |9 m, w9 @1 {6 o7 C3 h1 H. w0 jAFIS -- Automated Flight Inspection System ) J( Z0 e- X) M7 }- j9 V% }- `AFP -- Area Flight Plan - ]) s+ l6 E$ E) MAFRES -- Air Force Reserve Station AFS -- Airways Facilities Sector AFSFO -- AFS Field Office AFSFU -- AFS Field Unit , d, a4 \6 N9 _AFSOU -- AFS Field Office Unit (Standard is AFSFOU) AFSS -- Automated Flight Service Station ( l. Q: g! F* uAFTN -- Automated Fixed Telecommunications Network AGL -- Above Ground Level ' {5 o$ f/ V# h) w' U" i, |AID -- Airport Information Desk AIG -- Airbus Industries Group 8 k" G5 w3 l, ?8 c* N* ^9 qAIM -- Airman's Information Manual 3 [9 i* V$ r$ ^& A# RAIP -- Airport Improvement Plan AIRMET -- Airmen's Meteorological Information AIRNET -- Airport Network Simulation Model , q# W- \9 ^9 j" n- z) oAIS -- Aeronautical Information Service AIT -- Automated Information Transfer # _$ U- r. ` }; \2 Y+ IALP -- Airport Layout Plan ALS -- Approach Lighting System ALSF1 -- ALS with Sequenced Flashers I ! l; E* f7 }2 ` Z* iALSF2 -- ALS with Sequenced Flashers II 8 N3 l. T- l4 z1 j7 v1 CALSIP -- Approach Lighting System Improvement Plan 3 e1 ]- V9 K1 {" _ALTRV -- Altitude Reservation 6 k Q9 R) ^3 i% A0 g7 pAMASS -- Airport Movement Area Safety System ' d! k* p9 a6 EAMCC -- ACF/ARTCC Maintenance Control Center AMOS -- Automated Meteorological Observation Station AMP -- ARINC Message Processor (OR) Airport Master Plan AMVER -- Automated Mutual Assistance Vessel Rescue System ANC -- Alternate Network Connectivity 4 ?% X, K# y: y( t; ?ANCA -- Airport Noise and Capacity Act ANG -- Air National Guard + d5 j1 z& L/ Q, c+ K" m) yANGB -- Air National Guard Base * r8 }* W) I! Z8 MANMS -- Automated Network Monitoring System ANSI -- American National Standards Group 9 K( |# B' C9 E# s2 ^ g8 p2 hAOA -- Air Operations Area % {, [3 p" z) S# |6 R/ cAP -- Acquisition Plan ! N/ E2 E+ Z5 Z2 X6 L6 kAPP -- Approach ) \4 B6 k) W6 s+ M7 SAPS -- Airport Planning Standard AQAFO -- Aeronautical Quality Assurance Field Office # W# e' {* T2 SARAC -- Army Radar Approach Control (AAF) & `2 z" I( S4 e. f0 _4 @ARAC -- Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee 0 [0 I6 V& }8 ~2 U; I( B% gARCTR -- FAA Aeronautical Center or Academy ARF -- Airport Reservation Function % {& E2 j7 Q) |8 s4 {7 YARFF -- Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting % j( D$ r7 D$ pARINC -- Aeronautical Radio, Inc. ARLNO -- Airline Office ARO -- Airport Reservation Office ARP -- Airport Reference Point ARSA -- Airport Service Radar Area * {0 d/ u, B& m4 T( TARSR -- Air Route Surveillance Radar n9 \( D/ M/ ~$ C% G5 K/ yARTCC -- Air Route Traffic Control Center * k5 v6 _; U0 m4 H' t7 N C8 }ARTS -- Automated Radar Terminal System * l8 n+ J0 ` t6 `4 {# a. _( DASAS -- Aviation Safety Analysis System 3 |, ` v2 V" H! y, }+ m( tASC -- AUTODIN Switching Center 4 p. \5 o# w) n) M1 CASCP -- Aviation System Capacity Plan ASD -- Aircraft Situation Display , k2 b2 e Q( DASDA -- Accelerate -- Stop Distance Available . c" H/ M6 Q* ~" C3 j( `; m6 pASLAR -- Aircraft Surge Launch And Recovery ASM -- Available Seat Mile 4 F" z6 B# t; i" N3 A1 t9 u1 CASP -- Arrival Sequencing Program ASOS -- Automatic Surface Observation System g! f% B# D( C( p1 y: Y/ v$ EASQP -- Airline Service Quality Performance ASR -- Airport Surveillance Radar 2 K% l$ N2 a4 Q N8 rASTA -- Airport Surface Traffic Automation ! X% U' m3 |: d6 rASV -- Airline Schedule Vendor AT -- Air Traffic ; O: D8 e6 l0 [" b0 U# p5 IATA -- Air Transport Association of America & P8 D# ]! B$ w+ k& J* N r# i" }ATAS -- Airspace and Traffic Advisory Service * f% G# Q7 d$ L, T# L! u7 eATCAA -- Air Traffic Control Assigned Airspace AT&T -- American Telephone and Telegraph 1 }2 r9 O! {% J2 e( F* L5 ?% L6 OAT&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 $ Q! N4 E5 P ]- @' z5 }3 W B" F; vATCCC -- Air Traffic Control Command Center ATCO -- Air Taxi Commercial Operator ATCRB -- Air Traffic Control Radar Beacon ) e' w+ W0 V' pATCRBS -- Air Traffic Control Radar Beacon System ATCSCC -- Air Traffic Control Systems Command Center ATCT -- Airport Traffic Control Tower ( D: f( ^1 v2 D3 m0 {ATIS -- Automated Terminal Information Service % F* u2 \/ n K1 K4 RATISR -- ATIS Recorder ATM -- Air Traffic Management - {. \. s. u* o7 }# C }, ]& }ATM -- Asynchronous Transfer Mode ATMS -- Advanced Traffic Management System - @, j' `, R* {6 Q( `ATN -- Aeronautical Telecommunications Network # U8 w( Q; R, V0 n" UATODN -- AUTODIN Terminal (FUS) ATOVN -- AUOTVON (Facility) ATOMS -- Air Traffic Operations Management System 9 g5 v" Z8 b) t: XATS -- Air Traffic Service ) ]- \3 x' D( \9 M/ G# `# ~* IATSCCP -- ATS Contingency Command Post ATTIS -- AT&T Information Systems AUTODIN -- DoD Automatic Digital Network ! l' k) y$ |0 YAUTOVON -- DoD Automatic Voice Network 6 D2 F( X. d$ l/ CAVON -- AUTOVON Service # T/ _- F* P# `, F% }$ W2 b* XAVN -- Aviation Standards National Field Office, Oklahoma City AWIS -- Airport Weather Information AWOS -- Automated Weather Observation System 7 `! Q; x) n0 Y7 mAWP -- Aviation Weather Processor . Q) h$ l [+ T2 p& ] O1 zAWPG -- Aviation Weather Products Generator 6 w6 o8 k" |! J. \% B9 C6 VAWS -- Air Weather Station 6 q# `0 E! k2 W0 _8 U I7 X4 v 7 F; W: [+ h* n q, iB top -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BANS -- BRITE Alphanumeric System BART -- Billing Analysis Reporting Tool (GSA software tool) BASIC -- Basic Contract Observing Station BASOP -- Military Base Operations BCA -- Benefit/Cost Analysis 6 j& X7 q. k7 E6 S+ dBCR -- Benefit/Cost Ratio ( w8 y! _0 w9 e! a C* pBDAT -- Digitized Beacon Data BMP -- Best Management Practices 7 Q+ a$ v2 g& z& o& _BOC -- Bell Operating Company bps -- bits per second @; F8 z! U% [0 l, Y" BBRI -- Basic Rate Interface - U; `9 u, D1 lBRITE -- Bright Radar Indicator Terminal Equipment BRL -- Building Restriction Line BUEC -- Back-- up Emergency Communications BUECE -- Back-- up Emergency Communications Equipment * L( [( d. Q- {6 H, r( H- C, M; W C top \% n" b! g; H+ e' v2 c) M -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CAA -- Civil Aviation Authority CAA -- Clean Air Act * H, _1 }5 y4 o, \6 P yCAB -- Civil Aeronautics Board ]9 u8 y0 q8 a* [$ l. C& C5 sCARF -- Central Altitude Reservation Facility CASFO -- Civil Aviation Security Office ! A' g B2 [0 Q* k6 q' |CAT -- Category CAT -- Clear -- Air Turbulence CAU -- Crypto Ancillary Unit CBI -- Computer Based Instruction ' `4 z9 `) D6 l/ ^) i9 l: NCCC -- Communications Command Center CCCC -- Staff Communications ; s7 E/ ~4 ~* J4 z" L' ACCCH -- Central Computer Complex Host CC&O -- Customer Cost and Obligation 0 H; A; b$ [# C6 `0 o: ZCCSD -- Command Communications Service Designator . m: e+ R2 {0 A8 q' @ vCCS7-- NI -- Communication Channel Signal-7 -- Network Interconnect CCU -- Central Control Unit P2 T! M/ x% t$ A( V) v) p# O5 XCD -- Common Digitizer " n+ J+ b" x. D/ \1 |4 D" d4 PCDR -- Cost Detail Report CDT -- Controlled Departure Time CDTI -- Cockpit Display of Traffic Information CENTX -- Central Telephone Exchange CEP -- Capacity Enhancement Program CEQ -- Council on Environmental Quality CERAP -- Central Radar Approach CFC -- Central Flow Control 0 i5 W% [& N4 c# N7 LCFCF -- Central Flow Control Facility CFCS -- Central Flow Control Service ! W4 |1 S( j4 `: F# ?( OCFR -- Code of Federal Regulations CFWP -- Central Flow Weather Processor 2 T$ w6 L A0 ^4 c( o# iCFWU -- Central Flow Weather Unit CGAS -- Coast Guard Air Station 6 a6 `) p/ ?; ], ~, K* J, z; kCLC -- Course Line Computer . X( L2 n5 `# bCLIN -- Contract Line Item 2 r! `0 ~3 ~- j) a6 O: \: [, DCLT -- Calculated Landing Time 6 x% q$ y/ Z( v) W4 B1 o q aCM -- Commercial Service Airport ! Y+ I2 h& |9 n" }CNMPS -- Canadian Minimum Navigation Performance Specification Airspace CNS -- Consolidated NOTAM System - H `- X0 c; U l8 BCNSP -- Consolidated NOTAM System Processor CO -- Central Office 9 b1 G6 U/ J# i) V# C' s, B+ A. N1 iCOE -- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers COMCO -- Command Communications Outlet + ?' g5 f: Y3 a* GCONUS -- Continental United States ( p$ ]* T& z/ |3 E& `CORP -- Private Corporation other than ARINC or MITRE & ? t0 u3 m: C5 ^+ {" @$ cCPE -- Customer Premise Equipment CPMIS -- Consolidated Personnel Management Information System ) w' k0 h7 y6 t) jCRA -- Conflict Resolution Advisory CRDA -- Converging Runway Display Aid 9 Y/ R6 @% G; D) s6 {CRT -- Cathode Ray Tube , K! A: j' V* TCSA -- Communications Service Authorization $ u5 q2 ~ S4 j h2 vCSIS -- Centralized Storm Information System CSO -- Customer Service Office 6 o9 X& _- D) G6 }# g5 p: ACSR -- Communications Service Request 4 {+ Z: v/ X& I4 C7 sCSS -- Central Site System C/S/S/N -- Capacity/Safety/Security/Noise . R2 T# s1 y2 [# s& w: rCTA -- Controlled Time of Arrival & _3 @; Q) @! P% z" T9 \$ e5 o) {CTA -- Control Area * B& Z5 h" K2 z o, lCTA/FIR -- Control Area/Flight Information Region 8 u7 I2 Q% k* a' KCTAF -- Common Traffic Advisory Frequency CTAS -- Center -- Tracon Automation System CTMA -- Center Traffic Management Advisor CUPS -- Consolidated Uniform Payroll System CVFR -- Controlled Visual Flight Rules CVTS -- Compressed Video Transmission Service 6 M2 }. T1 C+ [" cCW -- Continuous Wave CWSU -- Central Weather Service Unit & D3 _, n: _- p3 [3 v9 oCWY -- Clearway # r4 i; T4 C ~7 N! O D top -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- + {; }( n& r$ a! I& N6 U( GDA -- Direct Access " U7 a! n& Z" [5 x5 YDA -- Decision Altitude/Decision Height . C W6 ^. ]% }DA -- Descent Advisor ; {- D1 a! a; Y; g4 |. WDABBS -- DITCO Automated Bulletin Board System 3 v. W) s) _( T& t8 j: sDAIR -- Direct Altitude and Identity Readout k$ E- X8 R, w6 I/ G7 f% ?DAR -- Designated Agency Representative DARC -- Direct Access Radar Channel # H( A% f3 U+ U. B' _dBA -- Decibels A-weighted DBCRC -- Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission " X" p/ |3 E4 f& }2 |DBE -- Disadvantaged Business Enterprise 8 L; a9 O( R/ T! T6 _+ P cDBMS -- Data Base Management System DBRITE -- Digital Bright Radar Indicator Tower Equipment : a% b2 _% Y& q6 A. @$ c/ QDCA -- Defense Communications Agency DCAA -- Dual Call, Automatic Answer Device 1 j- r' k5 r" Z9 W& B, wDCCU -- Data Communications Control Unit 1 D; M n/ w- \# I" r; ~2 |DCE -- Data Communications Equipment DDA -- Dedicated Digital Access + T- t6 p1 Y9 v7 Z( rDDD -- Direct Distance Dialing DDM -- Difference in Depth of Modulation DDS -- Digital Data Service ; p; w1 _3 E1 A3 G! |9 d* bDEA -- Drug Enforcement Agency DEDS -- Data Entry and Display System DEIS -- Draft Environmental Impact Statement DEP -- Departure - U# r3 b. r6 x) b0 B3 I- qDEWIZ -- Distance Early Warning Identification Zone - p+ R! i. G% X9 q9 [DF -- Direction Finder : r2 o8 `8 K8 A( e0 JDFAX -- Digital Facsimile DFI -- Direction Finding Indicator 2 R2 ]* x# s2 S( {& P: a4 h/ ]DGPS -- Differential Global Positioning Satellite (System) $ N) `( e. C6 DDH -- Decision Height - s$ Q* w+ k e9 E2 cDID -- Direct Inward Dial DIP -- Drop and Insert Point & q0 j: {; C, z, ]8 ?, p8 kDIRF -- Direction Finding 3 ?3 d. M0 [3 ]7 ?: V1 xDITCO -- Defense Information Technology Contracting Office Agency DME -- Distance Measuring Equipment DME/P -- Precision Distance Measuring Equipment DMN -- Data Multiplexing Network 2 K0 H& d$ T7 DDNL -- Day-- Night Equivalent Sound Level (Also called Ldn) DOD -- Direct Outward Dial DoD -- Department of Defense DOI -- Department of Interior DOS -- Department of State 0 U% ^) r) F( w% FDOT -- Department of Transportation DOTS -- Dynamic Ocean Tracking System DOTCC -- Department of Transportation Computer Center & \) r9 b- V, k1 S8 ]1 xDSCS -- Digital Satellite Compression Service DSUA -- Dynamic Special Use Airspace DTS -- Dedicated Transmission Service 8 \: a2 ]5 w ?% m: Y, lDUAT -- Direct User Access Terminal DVFR -- Defense Visual Flight Rules 2 d* s0 s3 f- ]( a0 R/ RDVFR -- Day Visual Flight Rules . J/ q/ x* J6 i& b5 w7 @' eDVOR -- Doppler Very High Frequency Omni-- Directional Range ! [3 X5 s& q: q- |4 X" ~DYSIM -- Dynamic Simulator 0 ?3 D! V. t4 g2 F7 Z1 JE top % x/ X% w0 |) B' ~7 O-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E-MSAW -- En-Route Automated Minimum Safe Altitude Warning 4 C; X! j9 \6 @9 sEA -- Environmental Assessment , M9 T) Y e: h& G1 ?) W3 h* n1 k# zEARTS -- En Route Automated Radar Tracking System 1 X2 R7 a3 ^; e, U6 V2 E; m" m) q0 Z; D5 {ECOM -- En Route Communications ECVFP -- Expanded Charted Visual Flight Procedures EDCT -- Expedite Departure Path EFAS -- En Route Flight Advisory Service EFC -- Expect Further Clearance EFIS -- Electronic Flight Information Systems EIAF -- Expanded Inward Access Features EIS -- Environmental Impact Statement ELT -- Emergency Locator Transmitter ELWRT -- Electrowriter ! W: s' J; L! C# qEMAS -- Engineered Materials Arresting System EMPS -- En Route Maintenance Processor System + v& N& U- u2 I' m* g. \EMS -- Environmental Management System ENAV -- En Route Navigational Aids & {8 N' K' i! o1 ~) M9 O) y* y2 ?EPA -- 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 + @/ B" a) i% b/ @8 QESP -- En Route Spacing Program 9 K8 q3 M p5 O6 o, uESYS -- En Route Equipment Systems ESF -- Extended Superframe Format ETA -- Estimated Time of Arrival ETE -- Estimated Time En Route ETG -- Enhanced Target Generator ETMS -- Enhanced Traffic Management System ETN -- Electronic Telecommunications Network EVAS -- Enhanced Vortex Advisory System " ?6 g2 C. x) A4 D4 @EVCS -- Emergency Voice Communications System & T7 C% M& ]# H" CF top ( Q6 |0 T* N4 c4 B- V-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FAA -- Federal Aviation Administration : g6 B3 s; x7 C+ a1 r" ]1 @/ \F&E -- Facility and Equipment FAAAC -- FAA Aeronautical Center FAACIS -- FAA Communications Information System FAATC -- FAA Technical Center # y4 x$ K# E' F( qFAC -- Facility FAF -- Final Approach Fix FAP -- Final Approach Point ! ^$ B8 T/ T) o4 }9 NFAPM -- FTS2000 Associate Program Manager FAR -- Federal Aviation Regulation FAATSAT -- FAA Telecommunications Satellite FAST -- Final Approach Spacing Tool FAX -- Facsimile Equipment FBO -- Fixed Base Operator FBS -- Fall Back Switch $ c, o' i4 H8 E# pFCC -- Federal Communications Commission FCLT -- Freeze Calculated Landing Time - K; q& M9 ^: g+ r6 aFCOM -- FSS Radio Voice Communications FCPU -- Facility Central Processing Unit FDAT -- Flight Data Entry and Printout (FDEP) and Flight Data Service 6 E O! i! @7 K6 ^" F2 ^5 mFDE -- Flight Data Entry % K8 I/ }$ R* W' G1 r2 gFDEP -- Flight Data Entry and Printout FDIO -- Flight Data Input/Output FDIOC -- Flight Data Input/Output Center # e, J& X. M9 C: ~! ]4 QFDIOR -- Flight Data Input/Output Remote 5 Z5 K7 A4 L4 } [1 KFDM -- Frequency Division Multiplexing 8 d( d( J- Z( {FDP -- Flight Data Processing FED -- Federal FEIS -- Final Environmental Impact Statement FEP -- Front End Processor FFAC -- From Facility FIFO -- Flight Inspection Field Office FIG -- Flight Inspection Group FINO -- Flight Inspection National Field Office . e" i* V# e9 I5 [7 eFIPS -- Federal Information Publication Standard FIR -- Flight Information Region FIRE -- Fire Station 1 P M* I1 u+ R5 u0 KFIRMR -- Federal Information Resource Management Regulation # W; g4 ]9 i6 p# X! bFL -- Flight Level : x% A" I1 A6 x) }- W2 M: b4 ^: CFLOWSIM -- Traffic Flow Planning Simulation FMA -- Final Monitor Aid FMF -- Facility Master File FMIS -- FTS2000 Management Information System $ S" M2 a7 e+ y* s% v; uFMS -- Flight management System FNMS -- FTS2000 Network Management System ) I# g" X5 B0 OFOIA -- Freedom Of Information Act $ z6 e( e5 t1 }0 x H% xFONSI -- Finding of No Significant Impact FP -- Flight Plan FRC -- Request Full Route Clearance + P* U1 O! n0 D& K5 v' J \FSAS -- Flight Service Automation System FSDO -- Flight Standards District Office FSDPS -- Flight Service Data Processing System - V8 A1 l" Y, B% ^FSEP -- Facility/Service/Equipment Profile FSP -- Flight Strip Printer 6 U8 p$ X$ Z) fFSPD -- Freeze Speed Parameter FSS -- Flight Service Station FSSA -- Flight Service Station Automated Service 3 o* K N6 d9 A8 H2 H: r5 @' }FSTS -- Federal Secure Telephone Service FSYS -- Flight Service Station Equipment Systems FTS -- Federal Telecommunications System FTS2000 -- Federal Telecommunications System 2000 FUS -- Functional Units or Systems FWCS -- Flight Watch Control Station G top 3 A6 A9 `, x# ?: k3 j2 y, _1 c * a) x; E) B' }$ r" @-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 b( E0 N! j+ [GA -- General Aviation ) I- p5 q# L) w% m, }/ h5 }5 PGAA -- General Aviation Activity GAAA -- General Aviation Activity and Avionics GADO -- General Aviation District Office GCA -- Ground Control Approach 5 w& F8 ]0 C5 w+ dGNAS -- General National Airspace System GNSS -- Global Navigation Satellite System 7 u& H* T* y' Y2 ?# ?# rGOES -- Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite GOESF -- GOES Feed Point GOEST -- GOES Terminal Equipment ; Y7 R1 k5 F8 W3 e6 m) mGPRA -- Government Performance Results Act , s5 D u$ }: c/ X9 K6 d }: t5 eGPS -- Global Positioning Satellite - v+ h! [/ p# f4 ]GPWS -- Ground Proximity Warning System " z* f8 p3 w. l9 l% |0 L0 _6 KGRADE -- Graphical Airspace Design Environment GS -- Glide Slope Indicator GSA -- General Services Administration : ?7 v+ I% \* ?$ {6 {6 x- ~/ QGSE -- Ground Support Equipment " f. k0 [7 r/ P6 i. g . ]( R7 p3 [+ V+ D1 W3 I. B2 @& N H top , z0 @9 z4 j4 D! m% z8 L! ]3 p 7 e- B1 n. [$ O$ i/ a0 c3 \-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 6 d' c; {$ P' qHCAP -- High Capacity Carriers 3 j0 k4 W4 v0 wHLDC -- High Level Data Link Control HDME -- NDB with Distance Measuring Equipment * }# h8 q: K9 kHDQ -- FAA Headquarters . n" K* e% M8 n! i0 N: THELI -- Heliport HF -- High Frequency HH -- NDB, 2kw or More % q/ q5 ?: M9 eHI-- EFAS -- High Altitude EFAS HOV -- High Occupancy Vehicle HSI -- Horizontal Situation Indicators 4 X& `- [1 v% HHUD -- Housing and Urban Development : ]: t/ A Z, {8 P4 r$ ]; K8 x# W5 hHWAS -- Hazardous In-- Flight Weather Advisory Hz -- HERTZ % @( P; r( V. K( G4 R" G# h$ a1 C- R I top , t" }2 @+ J2 d4 i, {3 j Q* s; t) F+ m% X6 Y$ i# a-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8 \) `2 e4 l8 `) M2 a% ?8 g. u/ O% \0 ]IA -- Indirect Access IAF -- Initial Approach Fix I/AFSS -- International AFSS ) z7 t' `2 p |9 TIAP -- Instrument Approach Procedures IAPA -- Instrument Approach Procedures Automation $ C/ ~- V0 ^9 h5 [# h2 L4 ?; [IBM -- International Business Machines 3 F9 P- f% o+ i0 c& Z' q+ MIBP -- International Boundary Point : s. r- T Z9 J# pIBR -- Intermediate Bit Rate ICAO -- International Civil Aviation Organization ICSS -- International Communications Switching Systems ) C! u( K2 ], r2 S, l! j. y" EIDAT -- Interfacility Data $ C) p3 O q# v- ^IF -- Intermediate Fix IFCP -- Interfacility Communications Processor # s3 u; {" @9 A/ e1 m+ l B/ bIFDS -- Interfacility Data System IFEA -- In-- Flight Emergency Assistance IFO -- International Field Office 3 h* O+ n5 b/ r; l6 L& U cIFR -- Instrument Flight Rules IFSS -- International Flight Service Station ILS -- Instrument Landing System " y4 Y# @9 c2 o/ O+ C0 zIM -- Inner Marker IMC -- Instrument Meteorological Conditions # g* y3 n5 y; a! gINM -- Integrated Noise Model INS -- Inertial Navigation System & s Y- F5 ?* m5 \' }* QIRMP -- Information Resources Management Plan ISDN -- Integrated Services Digital Network ; z6 ], V4 c4 n) B# {! a& z, k3 c {ISMLS -- Interim Standard Microwave Landing System ITI -- Interactive Terminal Interface IVRS -- Interim Voice Response System IW -- Inside Wiring 5 G: A' x0 C0 n8 r2 vJ top -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - J( }9 u7 _ C! ]* t4 W! w K top 7 `6 |# B; e. o6 K( P4 @- n" e -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Kbps -- Kilobits Per Second Khz -- Kilohertz KVDT -- Keyboard Video Display Terminal + }; g( ^7 _2 ]$ p. L0 ?* {: T' L" X- L L top - E7 {' F0 C) } G-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LAA -- Local Airport Advisory 4 w. \9 T/ L3 U7 E& { E qLAAS -- Low Altitude Alert System LABS -- Leased A B Service , Z8 a4 `# Q/ S6 t j# e5 CLABSC -- LABS GS-- 200 Computer 6 Y% J& }3 \) Z& I+ {LABSR -- LABS Remote Equipment LABSW -- LABS Switch System 4 I) ?; @( A* g+ \# w( q- B- ]LAHSO -- Land and Hold Short Operation LAN -- Local Area Network LATA -- Local Access and Transport Area LAWRS -- Limited Aviation Weather Reporting System LCF -- Local Control Facility LCN -- Local Communications Network 2 n# e% ], e I5 h- h xLDA -- Localizer Directional Aid , J9 {" i+ h2 x; nLDA -- Landing Directional Aid LDIN -- Lead-- in Lights 1 [1 }+ C1 o( e! F, ]% s& HLEC -- Local Exchange Carrier `& z1 c" j! t+ I$ j4 r) L- c! E# |LF -- Low Frequency 1 i3 S+ E% n j Z R1 fLINCS -- Leased Interfacility NAS Communications System LIS -- Logistics and Inventory System 5 P; K3 O8 T% E9 zLLWAS -- Low Level Wind Shear Alert System LM/MS -- Low/Medium Frequency + |/ C7 o! y( [2 G4 l1 W, [+ m+ XLMM -- Locator Middle Marker LMS -- LORAN Monitor Site 0 B; ~& U& |3 {% m9 u+ I: dLOC -- Localizer LOCID -- Location Identifier ; r7 E% o" @* q, B) X3 M/ g+ eLOI -- Letter of Intent ' [! Q% N6 ]% }, {* n% T$ k+ aLOM -- Compass Locator at Outer Marker LORAN -- Long Range Aid to Navigation LPV -- Lateral Precision Performance with Vertical Guidance 7 E) ^+ \* j4 s7 l0 S( xLRCO -- Limited Remote Communications Outlet LRNAV -- Long Range Navigation 3 [ ?% F" R1 [! r& d* d" PLRR -- Long Range Radar 5 [/ y- z! N- O+ F/ b& a5 M$ @/ o M top ! f- T6 r7 Q4 k5 Z- w5 O# d C, I -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 ]/ G2 S& X7 x6 i1 R; RMAA -- Maximum Authorized Altitude MALS -- Medium Intensity Approach Lighting System MALSF -- MALS with Sequenced Flashers MALSR -- MALS with Runway Alignment Indicator Lights 1 [/ A# G! q7 v8 h( LMAP -- Maintenance Automation Program MAP -- Military Airport Program MAP -- Missed Approach Point MAP -- Modified Access Pricing Mbps -- Megabits Per Second - h0 d! V$ t' qMCA -- Minimum Crossing Altitude MCAS -- Marine Corps Air Station MCC -- Maintenance Control Center MCL -- Middle Compass Locater - x9 j! B. w. D' [' W* ~0 J9 M+ X K" AMCS -- Maintenance and Control System MDA -- Minimum Descent Altitude MDT -- Maintenance Data Terminal ) v& W/ B. K2 D' E4 Q, XMEA -- Minimum En Route Altitude METI -- Meteorological Information ( F1 N' r8 f( ]0 d, jMF -- Middle Frequency MFJ -- Modified Final Judgment ; Z8 a; @6 v2 t& Q1 G% `- jMFT -- Meter Fix Crossing Time/Slot Time MHA -- Minimum Holding Altitude Mhg -- MegHERTZ ! a) [8 i( L' k, t0 x1 JMIA -- Minimum IFR Altitudes # O. j8 ]" r2 t, DMIDO -- Manufacturing Inspection District Office MIS -- Meteorological Impact Statement MISC -- Miscellaneous 4 c* ^* V9 I! L& D+ e: |MISO -- Manufacturing Inspection Satellite Office MIT -- Miles In Trail MITRE -- Mitre Corporation % {% u4 R0 E. p$ xMLS -- Microwave Landing System 7 O+ _- d a* N4 u: M1 pMM -- Middle Marker , L, ~7 E2 B$ _: d: R, JMMC -- Maintenance Monitoring Console 9 [5 ?* ]7 u( U0 iMMS -- Maintenance Monitoring System 5 F, o7 h+ u* u5 i( m9 N- [MNPS -- Minimum Navigation Performance Specification MNPSA -- Minimum Navigation Performance Specifications Airspace MOA -- Memorandum of Agreement MOA -- Military Operations Area 6 e) J! N L6 D0 MMOCA -- Minimum Obstruction Clearance Altitude / S9 G! ~1 x$ J7 ^1 @MODE C -- Altitude-- Encoded Beacon Reply MODE C -- Altitude Reporting Mode of Secondary Radar 3 H6 n) e s# Q) R$ j3 I$ y* kMODE S -- Mode Select Beacon System 5 L5 u; H/ H$ }6 H3 _0 XMOU -- Memorandum of Understanding 8 h/ T, I& J9 A8 [! E8 @: i; xMPO -- Metropolitan Planning Organization MPS -- Maintenance Processor Subsystem (OR) Master Plan Supplement 7 i2 r- w# R: ~3 sMRA -- Minimum Reception Altitude MRC -- Monthly Recurring Charge 3 o- d' c2 K) i5 u9 z1 ^: c5 tMSA -- Minimum Safe Altitude MSAW -- Minimum Safe Altitude Warning + g* g) r: ^6 x% o6 gMSL -- Mean Sea Level MSN -- Message Switching Network MTCS -- Modular Terminal Communications System , _: W0 F) j& b: ^3 y' kMTI -- Moving Target Indicator MUX -- Multiplexor MVA -- Minimum Vectoring Altitude p9 G* [! w8 K7 G0 Q' IMVFR -- Marginal Visual Flight Rules 3 J9 W* w2 _' H' B- U8 pN top 5 S# V0 y( S9 c8 `! e 6 y/ p5 k5 b* Y. }3 y7 @, G-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - x+ {# o9 {4 g" P1 | ?1 JNAAQS -- National Ambient Air Quality Standards NADA -- NADIN Concentrator # l" V% w8 K6 }) w5 CNADIN -- National Airspace Data Interchange Network NADSW -- NADIN Switches NAILS -- National Airspace Integrated Logistics Support . G- v* `7 c, |0 H, O6 nNAMS -- NADIN IA NAPRS -- National Airspace Performance Reporting System 7 l: M7 W4 X1 j8 r" x, ]% h& ONAS -- National Airspace System or Naval Air Station NASDC -- National Aviation Safety Data NASP -- National Airspace System Plan NASPAC -- National Airspace System Performance Analysis Capability 4 R& Z( S" n( g, s+ xNATCO -- National Communications Switching Center ) z! W- D- } A% pNAVAID -- Navigation Aid " J4 U( N6 ^8 }3 cNAVMN -- Navigation Monitor and Control NAWAU -- National Aviation Weather Advisory Unit NAWPF -- National Aviation Weather Processing Facility NCAR -- National Center for Atmospheric Research; Boulder, CO + t/ e" i1 D b# {0 n+ J' y; YNCF -- National Control Facility : T) a7 E* |* KNCIU -- NEXRAD Communications Interface Unit NCP -- Noise Compatibility Program NCS -- National Communications System NDB -- Non-- Directional Radio Homing Beacon NDNB -- NADIN II . W+ i3 |# w/ f( S" SNEM -- Noise Exposure Map NEPA -- National Environmental Policy Act NEXRAD -- Next Generation Weather Radar % ?) _$ s) @* E( T5 j. K6 z$ I0 rNFAX -- National Facsimile Service NFDC -- National Flight Data Center NFIS -- NAS Facilities Information System NI -- Network Interface NICS -- National Interfacility Communications System : q3 X {. K$ B, H. |NPE -- Non-primary Airport Entitlement NPIAS -- National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems NM -- Nautical Mile NMAC -- Near Mid Air Collision NMC -- National Meteorological Center NMCE -- Network Monitoring and Control Equipment 7 T& K# d) F* HNMCS -- Network Monitoring and Control System NOAA -- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOC -- Notice Of Completion NOTAM -- Notice to Airmen NPDES -- National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NPIAS -- National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems NRC -- Non-- Recurring Charge NRCS -- National Radio Communications Systems 1 ?. ]* ^9 _/ @0 ~3 E+ G( l3 `NSAP -- National Service Assurance Plan 8 Q: D/ s1 ?* K! h" x# |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 " a0 K: b5 u7 a6 J+ yNTP -- National Transportation Policy NTSB -- National Transportation Safety Board NTZ -- No Transgression Zone 8 m* W+ s9 [ V! V9 ~6 BNWS -- National Weather Service ! C$ i4 n" q* [4 u KNWSR -- NWS Weather Excluding NXRD NSWRH -- NWS Regional Headquarters - O, o7 O2 v2 `3 \NXRD -- Advanced Weather Radar System 5 v8 ]! s4 }, `" T! O! k. X 9 q0 H" m6 ^ |7 l( s6 zO top 6 |- Y; }2 P }) H( Q O" R -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OAG -- Official Airline Guide / }% z3 m. O; M# \9 U) L OOALT -- Operational Acceptable Level of Traffic + ^- I6 M( n" g1 d! T" ? UOAW -- Off-- airway Weather Station ODAL -- Omnidirectional Approach Lighting System ODAPS -- Oceanic Display and Processing Station OEP -- Operational Evolution Plan / Partnership * D c) l( ^1 Z* q( i8 I6 d* H! m! NOFA -- Object Free Area OFDPS -- Offshore Flight Data Processing System ( W( I ^% B, H# ?+ m) [9 n5 j) D$ y+ yOFT -- Outer Fix Time & l( x$ Z& P# y5 L# uOFZ -- Obstacle Free Zone 8 ]# s# j& W+ v/ ?/ D3 f! qOM -- Outer Marker 7 C, _9 E- B5 }% C. _7 x' GOMB -- Office of Management and Budget % R- v' H7 \. c* a! Q" }6 hONER -- Oceanic Navigational Error Report OPLT -- Operational Acceptable Level of Traffic OPSW -- Operational Switch OPX -- Off Premises Exchange ( F4 n5 x R g6 K+ i& n7 qORD -- Operational Readiness Demonstration OTR -- Oceanic Transition Route 9 c/ l) n9 v @5 _( P; x7 I1 fOTS -- Organized Track System : @1 L; j9 f- _ # \) L: R: U: ^. y; W- W P top & @; o" h4 X( ?4 Q: n9 E0 A -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 Z5 r! k$ G# }1 j+ E3 |3 KPABX -- Private Automated Branch Exchange 1 R0 e3 J. Y# D2 T! |PAD -- Packet Assembler/Disassembler PAM -- Peripheral Adapter Module 9 ]2 {6 `5 S% t# I6 j1 \% ~2 ^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 PBRF -- Pilot Briefing PBX -- Private Branch Exchange PCA -- Positive Control Airspace PCM -- Pulse Code Modulation 6 R3 T4 E# q5 v5 J2 u5 M7 S7 BPDAR -- Preferential Arrival And Departure Route PDC -- Pre-- Departure Clearance 3 P3 x \$ z* k2 T' b$ h" @& ZPDC -- Program Designator Code ( W$ \$ M8 O& y! u$ S6 Z2 }PDR -- Preferential Departure Route % ?$ u6 F# W% n3 p4 kPDN -- Public Data Network PFC -- Passenger Facility Charge PGP -- Planning Grant Program % u8 H- X+ c8 i5 O2 APIC -- Principal Interexchange Carrier PIDP -- Programmable Indicator Data Processor PIREP -- Pilot Weather Report ) S$ P1 M f8 j% X3 Q& oPMS -- Program Management System * {; a2 ^" G @. EPOLIC -- Police Station POP -- Point Of Presence POT -- Point Of Termination 7 k X: ]6 P' W. B! u: L+ LPPIMS -- Personal Property Information Management System PR -- Primary Commercial Service Airport $ a( c0 o$ {7 U* s1 NPRI -- Primary Rate Interface PRM -- Precision Runway Monitor ; x W3 w# H/ r4 H$ q+ lPSDN -- Public Switched Data Network PSN -- Packet Switched Network 9 g% }; H( ]( {8 d( V0 r% qPSS -- Packet Switched Service " \) \$ N5 ?* }, h, o1 ePSTN -- Public Switched Telephone Network PTC -- Presumed-to-Conform + b. e" C$ U# r, f6 cPUB -- Publication $ |% r* t* n8 I& J" P0 fPUP -- Principal User Processor PVC -- Permanent Virtual Circuit PVD -- Plan View Display . T$ r- E V3 } H. N* cQ top - |" g% x- W5 ~! O -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 v; O4 Z3 s6 k( U! r: N" v% S R top 5 x7 f* c7 g8 M: v-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ' r( b* H/ X' b [' W# }' Z0 FRAIL -- Runway Alignment Indicator Lights ! i y) E9 V' F/ j0 cRAPCO -- Radar Approach Control (USAF) y: w/ m0 m- j3 o# jRAPCON -- Radar Approach Control (FAA) ; `. D" u& d) h, @: ]$ BRATCC -- Radar Air Traffic Control Center RATCF -- Radar Air Traffic Control Facility (USN) b/ X! y& I8 F/ p/ xRBC -- Rotating Beam Ceilometer ; @$ v& h: R; N; G: Z$ ?RBDPE -- Radar Beacon Data Processing Equipment # ?0 _+ k$ s8 f6 pRBSS -- Radar Bomb Scoring Squadron RCAG -- Remote Communications Air/Ground $ W+ v# `7 K/ L W/ r. p" B( `RCC -- Rescue Coordination Center RCF -- Remote Communication Facility RCCC -- Regional Communications Control Centers ! s5 e' z3 m& X" r. f0 wRCIU -- Remote Control Interface Unit 3 {. }+ a, t9 q( NRCL -- Radio Communications Link RCLR -- RCL Repeater $ A+ B1 F! n) G! ]; f8 \ @* vRCLT -- RCL Terminal RCO -- Remote Communications Outlet $ f2 A, I9 d* t: [- T6 PRCU -- Remote Control Unit % D$ x" G( u* URDAT -- Digitized Radar Data # q$ U. ]+ S' P3 I9 x5 @RDP -- Radar Data Processing % O# z; L" U; _& }RDSIM -- Runway Delay Simulation Model REIL -- Runway End Identification Lights RF -- Radio Frequency 6 a* y- b: O7 b/ W- y! P$ ^# Q: c, {RL -- General Aviation Reliever Airport RMCC -- Remote Monitor Control Center ! y# L5 u' P$ D( n0 |$ p# p- KRMCF -- Remote Monitor Control Facility RML -- Radio Microwave Link % b* Q1 R* x$ q# \! C, ^9 l% MRMLR -- RML Repeater - I) D3 N8 ^8 C5 ERMLT -- RML Terminal . ^4 W# T# f5 F4 z- d- `9 u) MRMM -- Remote Maintenance Monitoring RMMS -- Remote Maintenance Monitoring System RMS -- Remote Monitoring Subsystem RMSC -- Remote Monitoring Subsystem Concentrator & L3 k9 v3 U" q! rRNAV -- Area Navigation : U& [! [0 L8 D+ t: XRNP -- Required Navigation Performance , B- S6 f& i* C+ K7 K& kROD -- Record of Decision " u: V; x, t! p: B8 f( CROSA -- Report of Service Activity ROT -- Runway Occupancy Time 8 M7 S# Z' g' }% p t6 V) y- J" KRP -- Restoration Priority ! s$ L& \( U- T& N V' kRPC -- Restoration Priority Code RPG -- Radar Processing Group RPZ -- Runway Protection Zone % m% j1 f$ J- M4 @/ i: W4 eRRH -- Remote Reading Hygrothermometer 9 X8 U, M( l+ W, s3 QRRHS -- Remote Reading Hydrometer RRWDS -- Remote Radar Weather Display & _9 j7 C, y- S: [4 a- {" F# FRRWSS -- RWDS Sensor Site RSA -- Runway Safety Area # O1 e! ]) M4 VRSAT -- Runway Safety Action Team 1 p$ N2 n' ~' U% ^& QRSS -- Remote Speaking System RT -- Remote Transmitter RT & BTL -- Radar Tracking And Beacon Tracking Level RTAD -- Remote Tower Alphanumerics Display RTCA -- Radio Technical Commission for Aeronautics & t+ @' n$ q2 R7 J& pRTP -- Regional Transportation Plan RTR -- Remote Transmitter/Receiver RTRD -- Remote Tower Radar Display RVR -- Runway Visual Range 7 l# B; S, [ g) v/ ?: DRW -- Runway # A: O) X! S! T5 k ^6 C7 FRWDS -- Same as RRWDS RWP -- Real-time Weather Processor 1 d/ l$ Z; d$ A3 l7 F5 U1 G( i- V/ K ' u; Y, E; Z8 ^4 {1 \ $ K, P% X: w. G G* E* XS top -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 [2 y# g% ] VS/S -- Sector Suite . ] l4 d, z1 I' @SAC -- Strategic Air Command SAFI -- Semi Automatic Flight Inspection , W; n9 {: D$ B! [' e2 p M3 R* R: c$ wSALS -- Short Approach Lighting System SATCOM -- Satellite Communications ; Y6 w7 R. i, |" a/ u9 W9 {SAWRS -- Supplementary Aviation Weather Reporting System SBGP -- State Block Grant Program , L0 x7 m+ u+ D8 j9 D% M0 J- `' Q' nSCC -- System Command Center 7 i. P; c* ~1 F; R* r$ ]0 p* mSCVTS -- Switched Compressed Video Telecommunications Service 0 K+ m* T) X0 @" v( oSDF -- Simplified Direction Finding SDF -- Software Defined Network SDIS -- Switched Digital Integrated Service SDP -- Service Delivery Point 7 ^6 ~& {: S+ E p/ G' NSDS -- Switched Data Service 1 X9 X" B7 h2 a. A, pSEL -- Single Event Level SELF -- Simplified Short Approach Lighting System With Sequenced Flashing Lights SFAR-- 38 -- Special Federal Aviation Regulation 38 SHPO -- State Historic Preservation Officer SIC -- Service Initiation Charge SID -- Station Identifier . C+ s8 d) ^$ x+ x% m2 OSID -- Standard Instrument Departure # n7 R/ b+ y7 ]( BSIGMET -- Significant Meteorological Information . ^. M% ]8 {. r8 [: \SIMMOD -- Airport and Airspace Simulation Model 2 a" R& Q4 Y6 Q# I* RSIP -- State Implementation Plan 7 I, O" ^1 k, ESM -- Statute Miles - j) G% g* q! w' c* w8 f/ wSMGC -- Surface Movement Guidance and Control SMPS -- Sector Maintenance Processor Subsystem SMS -- Safety Management System 3 a' C5 t% H' a+ WSMS -- Simulation Modeling System + J$ T4 @/ b! V" ?2 L' VSNR -- Signal-- to-- Noise Ratio, also: S/N 3 P' W8 U* j8 h1 t7 ?9 ESOC -- Service Oversight Center SOAR -- System of Airports Reporting 7 G6 }) m' \8 H3 O: `3 i4 c3 MSOIR -- Simultaneous Operations On Intersecting Runways SOIWR -- Simultaneous Operations on Intersecting Wet Runways 5 ~2 _0 U2 U4 H( XSRAP -- Sensor Receiver and Processor SSALF -- SSALS with Sequenced Flashers SSALR -- Simplified Short Approach Lighting System & a# |) G4 i* G9 K! USSB -- Single Side Band 1 S* C9 O! ~ r1 FSTAR -- Standard Terminal Arrival Route STD -- Standard % X: f) a# y; d. X8 m$ SSTMUX -- Statistical Data Multiplexer STOL -- Short Takeoff and Landing ) Z7 T0 _8 ?! [% g2 A3 {SURPIC -- Surface Picture SVCA -- Service A 2 S+ q5 v/ y) B( g0 VSVCB -- Service B SVCC -- Service C 6 X) l0 N9 G- [4 dSVCO -- Service O SVFO -- Interphone Service F (A) SVFB -- Interphone Service F (B) & S+ a5 ~! X) \3 R& x$ T& XSVFC -- Interphone Service F (C) " e) V9 Z( y9 J0 ?: C" rSVFD -- Interphone Service F (D) SVFR -- Special Visual Flight Rules O/ ]( ^$ P/ b : y& ~" a5 m; m' D5 Y+ T T top 2 }+ i9 h) p8 T/ N" A , M, y3 W% _( b8 J-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- T1MUX -- T1 Multiplexer TAAS -- Terminal Advance Automation System TACAN -- Tactical Aircraft Control and Navigation TACR -- TACAN at VOR, TACAN only $ p8 i' r# k4 { j- ATAF -- Terminal Area Forecast 1 @; M3 D( j4 t4 X8 r7 \) f/ aTARS -- Terminal Automated Radar Service ; o3 {; V, F! N8 iTAS -- True Air Speed TATCA -- Terminal Air Traffic Control Automation " l7 z6 E- E! Y8 U( gTAVT -- Terminal Airspace Visualization Tool ; z+ W {3 u4 c4 OTCA -- 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 2 E! {0 Q$ `( P7 z: S6 [& ^9 lTCC -- DOT Transportation Computer Center ( b, @; Z$ q; l, s2 RTCCC -- Tower Control Computer Complex TCE -- Tone Control Equipment ; E; o5 T ^% N- oTCLT -- Tentative Calculated Landing Time / V# r/ m! k& M$ D5 wTCO -- Telecommunications Certification Officer TCOM -- Terminal Communications TCS -- Tower Communications System TDLS -- Tower Data-Link Services # M6 W e9 c- z8 pTDMUX -- Time Division Data Multiplexer TDWR -- Terminal Doppler Weather Radar TELCO -- Telephone Company ; B- C, R$ ?8 L2 VTELMS -- Telecommunications Management System 8 z8 {7 K4 \1 E7 U$ h1 CTERPS -- Terminal Instrument Procedures 1 o( B% }7 i, ~5 C% K+ T$ d& bTFAC -- To Facility TH -- Threshold TIMS -- Telecommunications Information Management System & j3 A' ^- C8 gTIPS -- Terminal Information Processing System TL -- Taxilane TMA -- Traffic Management Advisor 5 R9 T3 c1 _% ]4 k) c$ _TMC -- Traffic Management Coordinator TMC/MC -- Traffic Management Coordinator/Military Coordinator TMCC -- Terminal Information Processing System : x: p1 c8 F, K' L0 y3 l' KTMCC -- Traffic Management Computer Complex ; c5 b" n- o* W( x3 NTMF -- Traffic Management Facility TML -- Television Microwave Link TMLI -- Television Microwave Link Indicator TMLR -- Television Microwave Link Repeater % Z* ^9 m# Y$ m+ h% ^TMLT -- Television Microwave Link Terminal 3 S: l# }3 E3 L( P0 C& X5 _TM&O -- Telecommunications Management and Operations ) ?0 u: g0 f& U) `, x1 X t7 Y6 zTMP -- Traffic Management Processor TMS -- Traffic Management System TMSPS -- Traffic Management Specialists 9 I! I, f+ k: Y* c- A* ETMU -- Traffic Management Unit TODA -- Takeoff Distance Available + |! K9 w4 L2 N; i4 HTOF -- Time Of Flight TOFMS -- Time of Flight Mass Spectrometer 6 R S2 x- x. j3 yTOPS -- Telecommunications Ordering and Pricing System (GSA software tool) TORA -- Take-off Run Available " z0 f1 k8 T2 t( hTNAV -- Terminal Navigational Aids TR -- Telecommunications Request TRACAB -- Terminal Radar Approach Control in Tower Cab TRACON -- Terminal Radar Approach Control Facility TRAD -- Terminal Radar Service TRB -- Transportation Research Board & [: C# R K0 k) A! _( qTRNG -- Training 3 F2 w( U8 v! g/ P/ Z% _2 }TSA -- Taxiway Safety Area 8 F+ V& s3 A* V# E' RTSEC -- Terminal Secondary Radar Service 7 P/ `* k R) g# YTSP -- Telecommunications Service Priority # ]+ ^2 C* ]$ BTSR -- Telecommunications Service Request TSYS -- Terminal Equipment Systems 6 i! C9 Y$ ~' P" mTTMA -- TRACON Traffic Management Advisor 5 }7 t+ I8 L8 j. ] [TTY -- Teletype " n* {* V; B) D: s8 t! TTVOR -- Terminal VHF Omnidirectional Range TW -- Taxiway TWEB -- Transcribed Weather Broadcast TWR-- Tower (non-controlled) 4 ~2 `' H$ z% G' l: [0 a4 BTY -- Type (FAACIS) " `# E. z9 i( g 8 ~" U2 |: k& x6 p" B2 A7 R/ X. I3 ^U top -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- UAS -- Uniform Accounting System 5 B/ {6 p$ b5 ?) K9 m. BUHF -- Ultra High Frequency URA -- Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 USAF -- United States Air Force . d! z$ x _" d- ^USC -- United States Code ( N# F z2 {' x" F4 h$ AUSOC -- Uniform Service Order Code V top 5 B$ ^* c# ] R0 }9 q-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VALE -- Voluntary Airport Low Emission VASI -- Visual Approach Slope Indicator VDME -- VOR with Distance Measuring Equipment VF -- Voice Frequency VFR -- Visual Flight Rules / h6 Q; z- H5 B9 J; ]VHF -- Very High Frequency VLF -- Very Low Frequency ' T, b) ]& G: q* HVMC -- Visual Meteorological Conditions : i9 U' M* i' {& YVNAV -- Visual Navigational Aids 7 V3 N1 h" Q0 }7 g' Z1 Q& rVNTSC -- Volpe National Transportation System Center ; R: v. ~9 Z8 z7 s! I! IVON -- Virtual On-net VOR -- VHF Omnidirectional Range VOR/DME -- VHF Omnidirectional Range/Distance Measuring Equipment & V0 A) x/ B* T7 q, ZVORTAC -- VOR collocated with TACAN 2 [5 ?! E7 t" bVOT -- VOR Test Facility , y L/ K% \: N& p( K/ `1 ?VP/D -- Vehicle/Pedestrian Deviation VRS -- Voice Recording System % _1 p$ U0 o' ]. K. b. t% {VSCS -- Voice Switching and Control System ' m0 D" n8 O$ \- j3 j# O7 iVTA -- Vertex Time of Arrival & m0 V9 Y0 o aVTAC -- VOR collocated with TACAN + p, K" {5 h: Z1 o) tVTOL -- Vertical Takeoff and Landing ) t! q' N1 O$ [& PVTS -- Voice Telecommunications System : V2 q7 X. [" t/ \ E; \# y& Z0 pW top # T+ u1 i; z* r -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WAAS -- Wide Area Augmentation System 7 S1 J& T) g' f2 t- K9 zWAN -- Wide Area Network WC -- Work Center 6 b2 H+ N0 E& y [WCP -- Weather Communications Processor WECO -- Western Electric Company WESCOM -- Western Electric Satellite Communications ! p0 C3 b- m8 K3 R {/ i e7 TWMSC -- Weather Message Switching Center WMSCR -- Weather Message Switching Center Replacement WSCMO -- Weather Service Contract Meteorological Observatory WSFO -- Weather Service Forecast Office / f A0 y1 e2 o: ~% ~WSMO -- Weather Service Meteorological Observatory 5 @, \; B5 ]2 o* F# hWSO -- Weather Service Office 5 i# k; g8 N5 _7 \! ~WTHR -- "Weather" WX -- Weather X top 7 y# p2 C9 b& t& Y7 S% t- E$ b( M -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 i' \! 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