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Printer Friendly Email Page Glossary of Airport Acronyms
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A/C -- Aircraft4 R0 w3 j d: W9 I
A/G -- Air to Ground" N8 W9 \9 c7 _' K
A/H -- Altitude/Height$ t6 z0 @/ @- x4 x& |( x( ~4 F% [( D6 _; d
AAC -- Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center
' C* f; r1 P \! H+ o" W0 [AAF -- Army Air Field
F3 G' b0 V3 f& l2 D3 GAAI -- Arrival Aircraft Interval c% i2 \* [9 {5 r4 r, B5 U
AAP -- Advanced Automation Program/ u6 C' h% b: U/ G
AAR -- Airport Acceptance Rate
6 n; Z }+ w* g% u/ J5 \* wABDIS -- Automated Data Interchange System Service B% V" ~9 S; G3 k! _
ACAIS -- Air Carrier Activity Information System
4 U+ y8 r/ E* lACAS -- Aircraft Collision Avoidance System) }6 B8 h6 g5 U
ACC -- Airports Consultants Council
$ d2 g& q4 k' KACC -- Area Control Center( X& `/ r( y* Y4 M+ s
ACCT -- Accounting Records# j, u' \; m& G3 y/ V6 N- m
ACD -- Automatic Call Distributor
6 B* N" U% j, ^2 d/ F9 b+ EACDO -- Air Carrier District Office
) m* b' f `& [% y7 tACF -- Area Control Facility 9 A# I, p) V# N1 f/ A; ]
ACFO -- Aircraft Certification Field Office * p1 R. w& a* ?: A$ X
ACFT -- Aircraft
! u# y7 t; X, d% i8 tACI-NA -- Airports Council International - North America
@8 b1 `& Z. hACID -- Aircraft Identification* x5 Z2 t8 m" t: M d3 Z2 }
ACIP -- Airport Capital Improvement Plan * R$ s$ o4 q+ ?& K5 M
ACLS -- Automatic Carrier Landing System ) o2 R4 w* e& Q" C
ACLT -- Actual Landing Time Calculated
* Z7 T4 T3 j- T- A2 ]ACO -- Office of Airports Compliance and Field Operations
, _; @ Z9 ~! [6 i/ XACO -- Aircraft Certification Office
+ b7 w- n, Q* o* W" v- C2 H+ @ACRP -- Airport Cooperative Research Program
' F1 A1 N' N0 T: U. _/ z. O3 ~! J- ~ADA -- Air Defense Area + k$ t* G: x7 _# A: _; d" D
ADAP -- Airport Development Aid Program + i0 c( S. V3 H' r3 ^" j
ADAS -- AWOS Data Acquisition System
$ c: N4 I. t \/ C/ N0 S! JADCCP -- Advanced Data Communications Control Procedure 7 A6 `( C6 f& ~6 B" I5 O; l% C
ADDA -- Administrative Data , S' I* ]5 r0 k6 W
ADF -- Automatic Direction Finding * P& _8 b6 S2 |3 `
ADI -- Automatic De-Ice and Inhibitor 6 i- z6 z6 [! ^/ o6 M D
ADIN -- AUTODIN Service " s' s3 q7 V3 Y0 U* w! e$ V# i5 Y8 w
ADIZ -- Air Defense Identification Zone 6 B8 G! k" V5 Z, Y! i3 U1 d
ADL -- Aeronautical Data-Link
! Q$ X+ M) x( [) bADLY -- Arrival Delay # J* }0 ~, K8 z1 c; t" @
ADO -- Airline Dispatch Office
: K. Z @! |0 {: DADP -- Automated Data Processing ' _8 ~/ N, p/ C0 T! ?
ADS -- Automatic Dependent Surveillance
! c7 R0 ?( x# n, SADSIM -- Airfield Delay Simulation Model
+ v5 C4 A3 a4 TADSY -- Administrative Equipment Systems
4 c, M1 s, t$ t: w7 c' DADTN -- Administrative Data Transmission Network 7 C. \5 t" _/ r% D
ADTN2000 -- Administrative Data Transmission Network 2000
" v6 [( ^7 s& D5 `9 B5 u4 c- JADVO -- Administrative Voice / c0 ]9 |6 T% l+ d* u
AEG -- Aircraft Evaluation Group + d7 V( K( L& \
AERA -- Automated En-Route Air Traffic Control
; A% Y; C" q5 eAEX -- Automated Execution
% W: c* E# |) f" x% ^: S' cAF -- Airway Facilities
, [1 ?- O. w# EAFB -- Air Force Base " O8 l# n7 J' |* t$ C& W6 q
AFIS -- Automated Flight Inspection System " n4 U% G' _/ m5 x' L" v; Q; z$ t
AFP -- Area Flight Plan
& c# c, n4 E! NAFRES -- Air Force Reserve Station
\/ K/ U& e, v! _AFS -- Airways Facilities Sector 2 v4 U( @0 e0 ?! z2 Y, `; B
AFSFO -- AFS Field Office
; [, E( e1 p6 EAFSFU -- AFS Field Unit
) T2 m% s4 }% w$ Y, DAFSOU -- AFS Field Office Unit (Standard is AFSFOU) 7 n4 x: J2 a% [' ^4 L
AFSS -- Automated Flight Service Station 4 u ~4 r$ }5 L: ~5 K' _9 K# X/ o
AFTN -- Automated Fixed Telecommunications Network " f7 h* s% {( t0 M& j# O+ I& ^( y
AGL -- Above Ground Level
& z% T: W) p5 D8 I' jAID -- Airport Information Desk
: k" j% r4 L' I; Z6 vAIG -- Airbus Industries Group / k: n% `0 x0 s9 O& n) z
AIM -- Airman's Information Manual
) D5 O6 {5 M. }' vAIP -- Airport Improvement Plan
2 f, [) e8 W- z# O2 C1 {$ z$ \AIRMET -- Airmen's Meteorological Information
2 U$ K3 u, L3 y* N+ {AIRNET -- Airport Network Simulation Model
6 H1 n. ^7 q7 S. ]; bAIS -- Aeronautical Information Service
/ m% B6 N( ^: L) _$ b) eAIT -- Automated Information Transfer 0 _) r6 L! F! h6 R* W1 g. J9 x s
ALP -- Airport Layout Plan
$ _- F6 k" C0 e+ V& eALS -- Approach Lighting System
7 H" w0 m+ ?4 B- iALSF1 -- ALS with Sequenced Flashers I
- M9 @& I6 y" O4 rALSF2 -- ALS with Sequenced Flashers II
H% x4 B4 I) ?/ FALSIP -- Approach Lighting System Improvement Plan V# p: N T, x* q
ALTRV -- Altitude Reservation
% p0 a) @) r$ XAMASS -- Airport Movement Area Safety System 3 }+ _" ]# W4 a- v2 d1 p
AMCC -- ACF/ARTCC Maintenance Control Center
. L8 V2 a3 v! Y4 N/ JAMOS -- Automated Meteorological Observation Station + Y. T- B6 X. _' e- \& o S1 G" k
AMP -- ARINC Message Processor (OR) Airport Master Plan - `' E8 B9 d! n
AMVER -- Automated Mutual Assistance Vessel Rescue System
# A8 g* b, N( w* q) j- s$ pANC -- Alternate Network Connectivity 5 E1 Q2 p1 s% u8 p9 W" k+ r
ANCA -- Airport Noise and Capacity Act ' E+ Z* X* C, D' T; q
ANG -- Air National Guard
0 L3 Y1 J! ~! o$ `: ~8 rANGB -- Air National Guard Base
8 O; a+ ?% ?0 z i) h5 U$ mANMS -- Automated Network Monitoring System . W, e, _) [7 t. L) V2 H! Y
ANSI -- American National Standards Group 5 r5 V: R( P( B/ k! m
AOA -- Air Operations Area: G3 S- M8 Z2 o. O3 q6 j2 f
AP -- Acquisition Plan ) M/ M& `4 g: T4 g' |' _' {
APP -- Approach
' T& V2 @& u: g @APS -- Airport Planning Standard
+ d2 u6 |' V+ T" x7 OAQAFO -- Aeronautical Quality Assurance Field Office , d& T3 X+ _* e# g6 }/ Z2 ^
ARAC -- Army Radar Approach Control (AAF)
& H! \, \( N- ]0 z3 j* G! rARAC -- Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee
) e, q$ x( K4 n( R1 s$ O' Y: m4 UARCTR -- FAA Aeronautical Center or Academy
; d* }; s$ `. \" ^ARF -- Airport Reservation Function % l4 }# I1 m2 a, \0 `' P
ARFF -- Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting
9 r0 u \' Z& ~6 F/ N- iARINC -- Aeronautical Radio, Inc.
, y! W( z& u/ l5 o X6 L$ Y8 M1 tARLNO -- Airline Office
+ f' k8 B9 S3 e# M! FARO -- Airport Reservation Office 4 J% G" O" z4 l1 z
ARP -- Airport Reference Point
?/ L' s- y4 [# o8 Y y) v+ |ARSA -- Airport Service Radar Area . l$ g) C6 n5 C. I0 |8 ^. H
ARSR -- Air Route Surveillance Radar
' Q3 @. E% V6 D0 @4 Q" iARTCC -- Air Route Traffic Control Center ( h. R, a- q: I# x
ARTS -- Automated Radar Terminal System
% C, u& v& i2 DASAS -- Aviation Safety Analysis System 7 [& ~& v1 ]1 Z- y$ @- P% L! F! C y
ASC -- AUTODIN Switching Center 9 l5 h; ]/ m7 ?, w
ASCP -- Aviation System Capacity Plan ; V* `% A; X- m$ `2 U# r, w
ASD -- Aircraft Situation Display
# O: m% Z# t+ N ?6 NASDA -- Accelerate -- Stop Distance Available ! N1 J3 T' O+ a7 Q, B+ y3 R
ASLAR -- Aircraft Surge Launch And Recovery
3 C* c0 y: J% k+ l1 b/ l, v/ RASM -- Available Seat Mile
& x) H% ?' ~$ N- D7 c8 ?2 D5 @, ~ASP -- Arrival Sequencing Program ! j" m. B3 `- E
ASOS -- Automatic Surface Observation System
; D8 {; Y2 V( O5 y7 TASQP -- Airline Service Quality Performance
6 X" b2 j* V4 d/ m) u w( U) _) nASR -- Airport Surveillance Radar ) W! t+ q) }1 d! t( R
ASTA -- Airport Surface Traffic Automation
`$ Z% a* J) W; @/ M r# G( f; ?ASV -- Airline Schedule Vendor % B9 `1 h+ J" L2 B$ }0 \% |2 N
AT -- Air Traffic
% z. C9 M: v9 \9 NATA -- Air Transport Association of America 5 H2 u$ I0 F M; l& U
ATAS -- Airspace and Traffic Advisory Service
( a& F; }% t; J) i( h6 a2 o! mATCAA -- Air Traffic Control Assigned Airspace + G' ~: [4 x1 D! e" L _' V, Z$ K
AT&T -- American Telephone and Telegraph & L' T& j& T, ?& k
AT&T ASDC -- AT&T Agency Service Delivery Center 6 B$ T8 T& [5 B, m; v( a$ s
AT&T CSA -- AT&T Customer Support Associate ' V, S/ T5 Z- U4 _
ATC -- Air Traffic Control # G. M* v' Q$ i! _3 A* y
ATCBI -- Air Traffic Control Beacon Indicator . E( @& t3 X R0 p7 h2 L1 C/ N
ATCCC -- Air Traffic Control Command Center
+ K- ]) F2 a6 b C2 q" ~ATCO -- Air Taxi Commercial Operator
1 X, b6 z# e/ I$ aATCRB -- Air Traffic Control Radar Beacon 8 q9 y# p1 M0 q& f" n. ?# ]
ATCRBS -- Air Traffic Control Radar Beacon System ' T) g( a7 Z, U/ j% }7 z1 o
ATCSCC -- Air Traffic Control Systems Command Center
0 k8 }4 G1 w0 I4 [$ W( z8 O- a& o, zATCT -- Airport Traffic Control Tower 9 r7 B9 }. M3 f" F$ p
ATIS -- Automated Terminal Information Service
% L ~& B8 F* F1 S: [( vATISR -- ATIS Recorder : z7 H0 n' f! g
ATM -- Air Traffic Management : k# i! W' a8 ]0 B E
ATM -- Asynchronous Transfer Mode
" v' i! K( P% E% ?2 w; e! OATMS -- Advanced Traffic Management System 7 a. g1 t9 I) Z' O6 c4 \
ATN -- Aeronautical Telecommunications Network
6 V. n' e: q+ c* a2 |* qATODN -- AUTODIN Terminal (FUS)
/ z$ r3 b7 ~. S1 t7 R% kATOVN -- AUOTVON (Facility) 0 w! n# I' Z* z& P$ k
ATOMS -- Air Traffic Operations Management System 3 c' K) x* L% J& d& f( l$ d5 E
ATS -- Air Traffic Service . s! B, v8 c' c. H: C
ATSCCP -- ATS Contingency Command Post
! \. w# G% L9 h, n: e2 }ATTIS -- AT&T Information Systems + Q, z0 E+ b: c4 b
AUTODIN -- DoD Automatic Digital Network
& H' r' E- K. ~0 I9 `- ~( PAUTOVON -- DoD Automatic Voice Network . j8 u9 a( R3 \. }
AVON -- AUTOVON Service
+ V3 w o5 S( l# f! ? [1 C$ oAVN -- Aviation Standards National Field Office, Oklahoma City & w" w6 j$ Z3 d1 V. v( |
AWIS -- Airport Weather Information ! d4 D) c! E4 l* E1 X7 l# m
AWOS -- Automated Weather Observation System
% U$ m6 |6 l4 ~- S) z. }; rAWP -- Aviation Weather Processor 5 \( z: U4 K% }( `# j% O, ?
AWPG -- Aviation Weather Products Generator 7 D" o( M$ k5 y( a0 y& H) ]
AWS -- Air Weather Station
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* f6 U( B+ D2 X/ `BANS -- BRITE Alphanumeric System
, O1 m' [6 q5 D/ VBART -- Billing Analysis Reporting Tool (GSA software tool) 8 A" S0 K: o) }% v
BASIC -- Basic Contract Observing Station
# k, S. l: P# D) q( V( rBASOP -- Military Base Operations $ ~5 J0 x8 p4 r9 x. b( u
BCA -- Benefit/Cost Analysis & r; l* W$ v( @" ~6 D! e$ G ^9 S: D
BCR -- Benefit/Cost Ratio
, x4 d! g# ~9 d, A' NBDAT -- Digitized Beacon Data
! H0 W! i: }+ S, t# R4 E4 _BMP -- Best Management Practices # n/ [( m8 O1 u- ]3 K$ [
BOC -- Bell Operating Company
\ c+ a' h" o; Obps -- bits per second
9 d0 F4 y m& L: CBRI -- Basic Rate Interface
- }6 K& L7 S! A" TBRITE -- Bright Radar Indicator Terminal Equipment
2 _6 ~$ i3 F8 M# C# j0 \BRL -- Building Restriction Line
- Q$ c2 ^' \0 m9 B2 C2 o) PBUEC -- Back-- up Emergency Communications
" x; x/ b2 A8 {; e5 dBUECE -- Back-- up Emergency Communications Equipment
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CAA -- Civil Aviation Authority
. V) @9 w# q* w3 r$ eCAA -- Clean Air Act
- z! U- N4 Q. @5 D5 r' p* tCAB -- Civil Aeronautics Board ) P8 v% J# y5 f% |
CARF -- Central Altitude Reservation Facility ' p" N. w" M9 {- m" [
CASFO -- Civil Aviation Security Office ' g' [5 F3 k) l$ O q, W7 ^& k. ^/ K
CAT -- Category * f8 P, ?$ `9 M
CAT -- Clear -- Air Turbulence
( M/ x3 `1 Q3 ?6 p1 R0 vCAU -- Crypto Ancillary Unit ! d5 z& U3 ^ e& Q e4 q
CBI -- Computer Based Instruction
$ T: a7 K; Q5 V$ Z& q% VCCC -- Communications Command Center
* J( q3 w/ V, |) _, U+ T; zCCCC -- Staff Communications
6 y' ^* D# s4 H8 o. xCCCH -- Central Computer Complex Host . V* `% Q/ g& j# h* c7 D, d' a* @
CC&O -- Customer Cost and Obligation
3 `" l" o R; Z1 fCCSD -- Command Communications Service Designator
6 t' e: {" Q! n6 R! A6 x1 aCCS7-- NI -- Communication Channel Signal-7 -- Network Interconnect ; C! x3 @3 H8 I- E
CCU -- Central Control Unit
. B( @1 w u: n8 uCD -- Common Digitizer ) B; r9 C, x# Y5 @
CDR -- Cost Detail Report
& {; i( y! O; \, _ I9 f5 aCDT -- Controlled Departure Time
- q' g" J1 H1 x4 k4 [) }CDTI -- Cockpit Display of Traffic Information
, {2 Q! n8 E5 D7 i" S) iCENTX -- Central Telephone Exchange ( P7 u& m4 K4 `" n; N7 B
CEP -- Capacity Enhancement Program 2 H6 R0 V4 [& S
CEQ -- Council on Environmental Quality
: e4 P$ E0 _, H5 ?+ C% ~4 Z2 jCERAP -- Central Radar Approach
" a2 n. K- x2 E; X: XCFC -- Central Flow Control
% m9 p! V5 \, QCFCF -- Central Flow Control Facility
1 K; l+ B- u' A" ~CFCS -- Central Flow Control Service
9 W3 k# f1 l' DCFR -- Code of Federal Regulations
" M+ A* @5 K6 ^+ R+ MCFWP -- Central Flow Weather Processor $ L, ^ H9 X; R V
CFWU -- Central Flow Weather Unit : c/ `3 d1 ~, Q4 p, t
CGAS -- Coast Guard Air Station 9 P: {3 ~7 F( p( o
CLC -- Course Line Computer 1 N, d9 p: ^ ]2 a* R+ q5 n( A! N
CLIN -- Contract Line Item A7 q; O2 @ E' Y- U
CLT -- Calculated Landing Time
* P* @& ?% F2 o& X1 Y) W) y4 M6 ~CM -- Commercial Service Airport % g6 H4 [- x! i M# U
CNMPS -- Canadian Minimum Navigation Performance Specification Airspace
P6 |# @) Y& Y+ `! i% n( O _. yCNS -- Consolidated NOTAM System
, x1 S' w7 c: I1 R! n6 P1 [CNSP -- Consolidated NOTAM System Processor * m/ U6 ~) i+ X+ o" ?3 O
CO -- Central Office
# k9 t% h- I2 ACOE -- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
! R- M' X" |- M- I: RCOMCO -- Command Communications Outlet
4 k. E# a) I4 [. P8 G$ R8 eCONUS -- Continental United States 9 R4 l, L" k" B
CORP -- Private Corporation other than ARINC or MITRE
1 ]0 b# Z2 D8 I+ ICPE -- Customer Premise Equipment $ w+ r: i% \+ F" F5 r% x
CPMIS -- Consolidated Personnel Management Information System / b, y; L5 L$ i4 L) r
CRA -- Conflict Resolution Advisory ( V! d3 F. F* z
CRDA -- Converging Runway Display Aid " g1 Y) o: P5 E" R
CRT -- Cathode Ray Tube 7 l! y3 D( I1 k) x6 ^4 s$ G" ` D# {
CSA -- Communications Service Authorization
2 S5 F+ f0 X/ Q8 t& oCSIS -- Centralized Storm Information System . k' w( h5 _, o5 V( L
CSO -- Customer Service Office 7 t& g+ z z" J. \/ Y n
CSR -- Communications Service Request
G$ _, f7 j) {0 V9 H9 M! FCSS -- Central Site System 0 }: w# J: h# B3 s4 x! Q/ ]. V4 B
C/S/S/N -- Capacity/Safety/Security/Noise
7 @9 B* T! d: K, `: vCTA -- Controlled Time of Arrival 6 D& x+ q! }- y4 n( `7 o
CTA -- Control Area
( t2 o! V$ a8 w6 dCTA/FIR -- Control Area/Flight Information Region
@& t) D7 j2 J8 M ACTAF -- Common Traffic Advisory Frequency
7 [! G# `' \; f% A+ z/ |: [- TCTAS -- Center -- Tracon Automation System w' p0 k% D0 T2 b q0 b
CTMA -- Center Traffic Management Advisor t& ?* w4 g1 y* a$ r
CUPS -- Consolidated Uniform Payroll System
! T( |' O) q; M E% hCVFR -- Controlled Visual Flight Rules c4 U. F! h4 Q% Y+ r9 |
CVTS -- Compressed Video Transmission Service - ~5 x5 X- L. A4 a$ c
CW -- Continuous Wave
( t& _. q$ _: a, R( d* ~& N5 b/ OCWSU -- Central Weather Service Unit
% @8 h4 Q( B, ~1 ]+ W4 xCWY -- Clearway
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DA -- Direct Access " V4 z' S" c7 z! C: q
DA -- Decision Altitude/Decision Height
' L) n) ]6 d1 j5 mDA -- Descent Advisor ! L" y5 ?5 b7 T3 C
DABBS -- DITCO Automated Bulletin Board System
) R [; c7 A/ z, B3 ODAIR -- Direct Altitude and Identity Readout
3 S0 X# ]" u/ s6 b8 q" ZDAR -- Designated Agency Representative
) `! Z# z1 j' f& K+ `( @5 jDARC -- Direct Access Radar Channel / @$ h% o8 D$ {: H, h1 j
dBA -- Decibels A-weighted
- d( q1 K7 r& oDBCRC -- Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission - z& m+ }# U# {- j; b8 d; j
DBE -- Disadvantaged Business Enterprise
9 T1 P* c2 c: V7 n+ Q6 ^; Q/ J4 e& t: iDBMS -- Data Base Management System ! x/ s) n/ [( o$ v1 J
DBRITE -- Digital Bright Radar Indicator Tower Equipment ' ^6 @; ?# j- o- x' ^5 V+ A
DCA -- Defense Communications Agency
9 M6 ~" n Y! e! I: z! ^7 bDCAA -- Dual Call, Automatic Answer Device : q4 E# u5 |/ b& G
DCCU -- Data Communications Control Unit 1 K1 L8 o3 Z( I" O/ X# T" z$ @2 h
DCE -- Data Communications Equipment " U. ? s& }, R Y$ q0 ~2 S
DDA -- Dedicated Digital Access ( G+ W/ v6 C/ S& f: K& v" o3 `# \
DDD -- Direct Distance Dialing
* G! E3 j: g2 n7 F3 T' N. a" p UDDM -- Difference in Depth of Modulation
9 u5 ^0 V r7 |0 H. I: zDDS -- Digital Data Service
3 [& h7 L1 N' e1 ]' `2 I% s; fDEA -- Drug Enforcement Agency 8 z9 Z) l" N+ L" \: [& U x
DEDS -- Data Entry and Display System ) U! n; S* g' x4 m' |/ `
DEIS -- Draft Environmental Impact Statement , }+ h! v+ o1 [# m. C: k3 ^. o
DEP -- Departure
, p, x; }1 E1 l8 S- L* E& |' bDEWIZ -- Distance Early Warning Identification Zone
* {" r6 @3 V1 _3 pDF -- Direction Finder ! o5 z' F v9 w$ X( z: p) O9 u
DFAX -- Digital Facsimile
9 V% }2 r8 k, [ S# G1 @9 PDFI -- Direction Finding Indicator
% l1 w" g6 @6 @DGPS -- Differential Global Positioning Satellite (System)
% d. i4 E. l+ f- FDH -- Decision Height
- L7 |5 N# \. [" \ ^/ Q! XDID -- Direct Inward Dial
7 @! e( A4 N' U( `) TDIP -- Drop and Insert Point W* r2 W) H- l6 p2 { u5 ^1 w! Y* C
DIRF -- Direction Finding
, D/ t! K1 E1 w- q* A; fDITCO -- Defense Information Technology Contracting Office Agency
" {- t9 H7 X$ }5 V6 iDME -- Distance Measuring Equipment : V6 p2 B# m8 K) R/ c. v
DME/P -- Precision Distance Measuring Equipment
1 M4 m/ h; C- m- P! t" @% dDMN -- Data Multiplexing Network - ], O o' g/ l/ m. G: s
DNL -- Day-- Night Equivalent Sound Level (Also called Ldn)
5 s1 h q {1 X; V$ \9 P; i' BDOD -- Direct Outward Dial 3 e# ~5 `' P$ c: L1 ~) B) k0 w2 [
DoD -- Department of Defense
" S$ u* f& V G4 M. d+ V, ^DOI -- Department of Interior & `! ~1 a) V( J* R
DOS -- Department of State
$ G9 L" b4 v5 P' JDOT -- Department of Transportation
1 N4 J9 F7 s, o/ S; s7 XDOTS -- Dynamic Ocean Tracking System ! ]1 S6 }/ F8 \/ |( E" C
DOTCC -- Department of Transportation Computer Center 4 e8 [5 {# J8 O4 y3 P, r6 j/ N# {
DSCS -- Digital Satellite Compression Service " r7 f% ^ y6 ^" Q( U8 |
DSUA -- Dynamic Special Use Airspace
$ [! ?$ @7 U# H5 n$ BDTS -- Dedicated Transmission Service $ F( k( V+ l4 Z
DUAT -- Direct User Access Terminal
5 b5 k6 F7 Q' ?8 a% HDVFR -- Defense Visual Flight Rules ! f# V! b! e' ]6 }) f( m" t
DVFR -- Day Visual Flight Rules 2 A1 J l) n2 z" z
DVOR -- Doppler Very High Frequency Omni-- Directional Range , U5 ?( q: i3 C6 Y. T3 Q
DYSIM -- Dynamic Simulator
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E-MSAW -- En-Route Automated Minimum Safe Altitude Warning 4 c: z* D" I/ Z- Y" Z$ i
EA -- Environmental Assessment
% F6 h. X% t6 c8 t: F* g3 FEARTS -- En Route Automated Radar Tracking System - G! R! d+ m- T3 h
ECOM -- En Route Communications
6 i+ X+ ?5 q' W0 [4 e1 NECVFP -- Expanded Charted Visual Flight Procedures 0 f* l, ]; B; E
EDCT -- Expedite Departure Path
; t5 X$ F- a: w$ k F) AEFAS -- En Route Flight Advisory Service $ q; h+ S! r$ z: H
EFC -- Expect Further Clearance
( L" v" O6 E4 BEFIS -- Electronic Flight Information Systems
- _% i8 K" x" x( WEIAF -- Expanded Inward Access Features
* p$ W; b* s( S- k' r! C0 i1 r0 kEIS -- Environmental Impact Statement * ^5 |, x9 u& i* l0 O7 J
ELT -- Emergency Locator Transmitter
7 H3 [- g( N3 x, R; sELWRT -- Electrowriter 7 O, _" A0 m5 k. l! @) m
EMAS -- Engineered Materials Arresting System 8 Y0 d/ q% A3 T9 ]( U" r0 q7 n
EMPS -- En Route Maintenance Processor System
& t1 k9 {$ a! ~+ c& DEMS -- Environmental Management System / C7 t g1 F5 t" R9 G1 p f5 Y
ENAV -- En Route Navigational Aids
( P/ q! l# q2 W$ F* bEPA -- Environmental Protection Agency 6 P! i1 Y+ f, I# _0 c
EPS -- Engineered Performance Standards
. j# ~* S9 @/ m8 f+ M" NEOF -- Emergency Operating Facility
0 u7 e1 U3 }, sEPSS -- Enhanced Packet Switched Service 0 Q9 i2 U) T4 A& Z [" t1 {6 j
ERAD -- En Route Broadband Radar - s! ?5 k* B7 E- v3 Q- X
ESEC -- En Route Broadband Secondary Radar
/ d- T6 I0 U: K6 \7 }# Y# ~/ ~ESP -- En Route Spacing Program
' `+ m" x# h' B Y% {ESYS -- En Route Equipment Systems ; e8 u8 ~, O$ K
ESF -- Extended Superframe Format & M' p0 I; z4 K, g$ U4 H
ETA -- Estimated Time of Arrival
$ a. V/ ^, Y* l: V. Q5 ]+ }: EETE -- Estimated Time En Route ; M1 J, S1 q4 g
ETG -- Enhanced Target Generator
3 _+ D/ o3 q( q9 AETMS -- Enhanced Traffic Management System
$ a. Q/ B4 y4 ^& qETN -- Electronic Telecommunications Network : r$ Z8 v* j( m. t. D7 d9 b
EVAS -- Enhanced Vortex Advisory System 9 v" j* F- ?5 ]
EVCS -- Emergency Voice Communications System ( b. t$ Q: P7 Y. i: I
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FAA -- Federal Aviation Administration
! S( ?) z- N1 ]9 oF&E -- Facility and Equipment
/ c, w3 P8 \$ u" n" _+ I ], nFAAAC -- FAA Aeronautical Center
$ I i/ H4 _9 s3 QFAACIS -- FAA Communications Information System 5 ?. P5 m; R+ j3 }, v# q) ^4 K& a
FAATC -- FAA Technical Center
7 t }. x7 o" _5 s& JFAC -- Facility
2 K; n! g( v& i! cFAF -- Final Approach Fix * G* N; l* N% Y! w* C4 o7 @% k$ v
FAP -- Final Approach Point 8 W3 G7 k$ P2 ^2 H+ R' G! F
FAPM -- FTS2000 Associate Program Manager ! V ?* Q; d( `/ m: Z+ ?; Z2 x4 }
FAR -- Federal Aviation Regulation
& n! Z: L3 x3 D" |: F% _$ ~FAATSAT -- FAA Telecommunications Satellite
0 v1 U V! D* D7 Z* {( A: U8 CFAST -- Final Approach Spacing Tool
+ a) J8 e+ d# tFAX -- Facsimile Equipment
6 z9 ]$ }0 [4 vFBO -- Fixed Base Operator % B- E& X5 x! s5 S2 ]$ J
FBS -- Fall Back Switch
6 k( k7 z7 V- H' p6 rFCC -- Federal Communications Commission
6 X4 u5 \6 s5 q9 \* P; b3 J- eFCLT -- Freeze Calculated Landing Time
9 l D% O" ~+ m- S7 A% uFCOM -- FSS Radio Voice Communications
6 [. [- s1 v5 R' l* j: ^FCPU -- Facility Central Processing Unit
" c/ p# M+ Y$ G1 b; n. O/ rFDAT -- Flight Data Entry and Printout (FDEP) and Flight Data Service 5 |# C; B' w! m* u0 x( r+ v
FDE -- Flight Data Entry $ {9 Z' |# ^9 _* B6 W
FDEP -- Flight Data Entry and Printout
7 z/ l8 J1 C7 W; z5 n' }# k, j& YFDIO -- Flight Data Input/Output
* z" r. K+ ^" H7 c* @FDIOC -- Flight Data Input/Output Center
5 x6 O1 T0 A% I/ W9 y/ FFDIOR -- Flight Data Input/Output Remote
+ V) W4 t1 e3 d4 \8 b, pFDM -- Frequency Division Multiplexing " u( V8 s- v1 ~3 X8 N9 `6 U
FDP -- Flight Data Processing
( N! D' ]$ b% l w# a) }7 m9 b' qFED -- Federal : D) X- m: _. M
FEIS -- Final Environmental Impact Statement
S$ ^& u7 @1 F: _. h0 Z$ MFEP -- Front End Processor
}0 }$ w& K" p- S9 Q- {/ y2 \FFAC -- From Facility
% H( P3 d* L1 G4 [. v4 }5 Y" DFIFO -- Flight Inspection Field Office , b3 q9 l: E+ M7 @5 t7 n
FIG -- Flight Inspection Group / q+ Y& X1 B3 h. h% E3 Y( d( e* \! B3 I
FINO -- Flight Inspection National Field Office
& O$ s& E6 X. ], H# J# Q% LFIPS -- Federal Information Publication Standard , [" H: o5 N0 g- P+ y) m6 d
FIR -- Flight Information Region
: t/ n6 w% Y, a( p- v5 HFIRE -- Fire Station
* J8 t1 u0 E A2 IFIRMR -- Federal Information Resource Management Regulation
/ q( U$ u4 V% E6 tFL -- Flight Level 6 O3 P6 t. c2 u7 Q+ F
FLOWSIM -- Traffic Flow Planning Simulation
5 O2 z" |- x; i! P$ ^' F2 GFMA -- Final Monitor Aid ) \4 |$ {4 k! Y4 A7 o4 `
FMF -- Facility Master File
- X# T$ H3 y' W) d* D9 c7 rFMIS -- FTS2000 Management Information System ; Q) K$ m6 ^1 i
FMS -- Flight management System
7 ~, \# f! F7 M/ Q5 vFNMS -- FTS2000 Network Management System " Q7 F) V, m! k a0 g% h& a' @3 {
FOIA -- Freedom Of Information Act
5 ~* k: e4 G0 w5 x9 J- oFONSI -- Finding of No Significant Impact
p! p$ W" q; i% AFP -- Flight Plan
+ {% @, n8 z+ r D+ }, L4 uFRC -- Request Full Route Clearance " V. u( G6 d* h% @5 y! L( @: X
FSAS -- Flight Service Automation System
4 Y' u0 N8 k# x, b4 I8 h+ H/ DFSDO -- Flight Standards District Office - S% h" G9 Y- J Z
FSDPS -- Flight Service Data Processing System
& [0 u5 W( ?, m2 a, @7 { [FSEP -- Facility/Service/Equipment Profile
" P/ C9 V) j+ m! E% UFSP -- Flight Strip Printer
6 ~% t, k9 f8 R1 X' ]! CFSPD -- Freeze Speed Parameter 5 s' q' I! m4 \. A9 _% [8 w
FSS -- Flight Service Station 3 M6 s j6 P) G3 h( o$ y
FSSA -- Flight Service Station Automated Service
, F5 l& l( t: AFSTS -- Federal Secure Telephone Service
9 B: z% W, W) PFSYS -- Flight Service Station Equipment Systems + p: Y% U. v4 a. y7 h- G& v& b
FTS -- Federal Telecommunications System
: G% r# @7 b4 k: gFTS2000 -- Federal Telecommunications System 2000 5 B# e' Q" k% I# \* K+ P( c, i4 f) g
FUS -- Functional Units or Systems
+ G- t* _0 j" M Y3 y$ uFWCS -- Flight Watch Control Station
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2 J9 e" P/ f9 g2 K9 i* A2 E; u! tGA -- General Aviation 5 E. y3 Z7 p/ A6 u
GAA -- General Aviation Activity 4 g+ z; @2 ?6 }+ f
GAAA -- General Aviation Activity and Avionics
5 \/ i, s. D* e+ D- E5 u/ h3 fGADO -- General Aviation District Office 2 m* N" A0 |" S$ b7 i( W8 {, Y
GCA -- Ground Control Approach * m+ U% f! z; w2 P1 Q+ }2 a; M# G
GNAS -- General National Airspace System ( f1 o) z! G+ v2 ^0 ^0 P
GNSS -- Global Navigation Satellite System
- m' p1 R# M% I# vGOES -- Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite
8 @+ M2 F \; N7 U' oGOESF -- GOES Feed Point
" b( J1 \' }7 T; p3 |. PGOEST -- GOES Terminal Equipment
) X4 U3 P8 d" s- w- e" g( z' O0 |GPRA -- Government Performance Results Act # r. H8 Q; b) z, v! d( w3 x4 n
GPS -- Global Positioning Satellite 6 ~6 g5 e* x5 N5 Y" d* y
GPWS -- Ground Proximity Warning System , L0 N# y" m) x8 C; b& F
GRADE -- Graphical Airspace Design Environment
* x# b: ?. m4 I& T8 K6 \% r1 lGS -- Glide Slope Indicator }4 ~! |2 _1 b5 {1 Q, ]
GSA -- General Services Administration 2 F& Q9 p) w# l( J
GSE -- Ground Support Equipment ' T6 P: W7 L; ~/ c8 B' H! E
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H -- Non-- Directional Radio Homing Beacon (NDB) $ t7 W0 \1 |* {
HAA -- Height Above Airport
! `( B) A* }1 F: U, a& ]1 iHAL -- Height Above Landing 1 _. r l+ m, a) E+ z/ g5 \
HARS -- High Altitude Route System 9 z+ y8 h6 D4 k, Z1 C/ X1 w% E' ]
HAT -- Height Above Touchdown 7 Z' O) Z4 w: ^4 {% ^+ G6 u
HAZMAT -- Hazardous Materials
m1 K% k5 X. \# d" m0 v+ _- BHCAP -- High Capacity Carriers
( V) e# w M: u! l, c3 T- HHLDC -- High Level Data Link Control
# b- I7 C+ X! b+ YHDME -- NDB with Distance Measuring Equipment
Y5 N$ n1 h4 y' Z% w& n6 NHDQ -- FAA Headquarters / o4 y' ]) W0 s- a; H5 C
HELI -- Heliport , Q5 z$ Y6 e* k v {$ n! ^
HF -- High Frequency " k! V6 g5 }3 Q5 L8 {6 {
HH -- NDB, 2kw or More
! h/ H1 G% f" z2 \HI-- EFAS -- High Altitude EFAS , E! |: k& x3 s3 \
HOV -- High Occupancy Vehicle 2 b" I: O0 j! j% N+ D" C# u
HSI -- Horizontal Situation Indicators
) `* O7 F% H: c' QHUD -- Housing and Urban Development , c" M/ Z5 P: Q4 Y0 b, m$ Q
HWAS -- Hazardous In-- Flight Weather Advisory
" \6 v7 L+ M- C8 Y0 ]Hz -- HERTZ : }2 p2 W X ?/ _ D8 C
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IA -- Indirect Access # z# \! @+ J( y. }
IAF -- Initial Approach Fix ( n9 g& }! I4 D; L A
I/AFSS -- International AFSS 7 y2 p- T ?% {$ ~0 M$ t2 a
IAP -- Instrument Approach Procedures / A: F. ` G/ U1 L0 K2 r: u2 n
IAPA -- Instrument Approach Procedures Automation & b. w# X4 [0 S$ u, c2 Z
IBM -- International Business Machines * \' t0 I! W5 W. R& R
IBP -- International Boundary Point
9 H" ]2 U0 Y6 g& K' i1 p7 {IBR -- Intermediate Bit Rate : A6 ?; N3 x! y( s4 R* O/ A
ICAO -- International Civil Aviation Organization 8 p3 ?: _& }) W6 t, Z
ICSS -- International Communications Switching Systems
* w- l/ D, ?1 o5 ^6 ^IDAT -- Interfacility Data 4 R: W# r: b+ o3 x+ p7 j) T* T) \$ D0 E
IF -- Intermediate Fix
' G0 }- Q3 r4 b+ A/ B) Q. JIFCP -- Interfacility Communications Processor
0 L# O; B5 j+ Q6 u" eIFDS -- Interfacility Data System ' u" C7 c* ^( ~1 O' \- j" {5 S
IFEA -- In-- Flight Emergency Assistance 8 j# O6 s7 h4 Y
IFO -- International Field Office # [* U2 d& a0 ]+ b( S
IFR -- Instrument Flight Rules 2 D1 Q: D" ?- M, t: ~) \* `; f
IFSS -- International Flight Service Station
, x$ L7 t7 {9 ?: z# LILS -- Instrument Landing System
7 i$ S8 z S8 T6 @4 R* SIM -- Inner Marker
+ ^6 ?. b2 d6 kIMC -- Instrument Meteorological Conditions
0 W1 g) _1 H# P0 E9 v) @6 c- mINM -- Integrated Noise Model
S0 |5 `7 w6 ]$ E( x. K. lINS -- Inertial Navigation System 0 Q7 |/ m7 G: N8 |
IRMP -- Information Resources Management Plan
+ C5 G' `0 `8 z# F# g$ MISDN -- Integrated Services Digital Network 0 x& \3 b( x8 U& z* J% I
ISMLS -- Interim Standard Microwave Landing System 7 r5 z' r/ `# V8 V
ITI -- Interactive Terminal Interface
0 R, H0 J( m, A3 oIVRS -- Interim Voice Response System
$ c1 d, e8 T7 ?8 pIW -- Inside Wiring
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?, b& F c& c. ^, i4 |Khz -- Kilohertz
* {5 X& y& B3 \2 C) A( i( IKVDT -- Keyboard Video Display Terminal ; [9 j8 j" f$ ]5 {
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LAA -- Local Airport Advisory 6 |) ^- c# \2 s( i1 u3 i4 h( t
LAAS -- Low Altitude Alert System / _) {3 Z8 J2 S4 G
LABS -- Leased A B Service 2 e: |: r8 }. x: ^1 ~/ k
LABSC -- LABS GS-- 200 Computer 8 \6 k7 u2 `8 `+ O) M1 o+ X
LABSR -- LABS Remote Equipment 9 u r9 a# D* u) B& h4 r) f
LABSW -- LABS Switch System
- c/ R2 _# V" f, }4 p" @8 P9 GLAHSO -- Land and Hold Short Operation
: R7 e2 q( r4 [0 T+ Q8 kLAN -- Local Area Network / R) V. `. v$ e8 n: h
LATA -- Local Access and Transport Area y9 W6 s6 J) Y! f$ H6 v0 Z
LAWRS -- Limited Aviation Weather Reporting System 3 i8 Y8 K1 [3 j e
LCF -- Local Control Facility % c+ ]! N" d# z$ S& c; d7 K
LCN -- Local Communications Network
1 {+ e8 g& O/ r HLDA -- Localizer Directional Aid
" E8 }- t( U8 n5 |LDA -- Landing Directional Aid 6 H) Z: ~, d; Z6 Y" W
LDIN -- Lead-- in Lights 1 L9 S5 m( N; j2 E: Q
LEC -- Local Exchange Carrier 2 |1 F& n# S; |( f' S5 b
LF -- Low Frequency 9 U3 S8 U0 F# W0 X) |5 A
LINCS -- Leased Interfacility NAS Communications System
1 m7 [* Z$ [" N% r0 PLIS -- Logistics and Inventory System
7 Q f9 ]" s+ @0 f/ P. `LLWAS -- Low Level Wind Shear Alert System 3 L0 _' R' F$ n& I8 ]
LM/MS -- Low/Medium Frequency : ?# N2 w0 S5 X& j; y4 z
LMM -- Locator Middle Marker
/ a2 e& U# q4 n7 o* _LMS -- LORAN Monitor Site
, s- h- N+ Z1 n6 }. ULOC -- Localizer
% M( g: N9 [' c) \LOCID -- Location Identifier
$ {: {, j+ Q2 zLOI -- Letter of Intent " x5 v8 W! r8 K, ^
LOM -- Compass Locator at Outer Marker
$ ~' O I3 [& ] J; RLORAN -- Long Range Aid to Navigation
7 ]% B, B7 M/ n, |2 ]) C1 KLPV -- Lateral Precision Performance with Vertical Guidance
7 Z/ z5 A$ {/ O$ FLRCO -- Limited Remote Communications Outlet $ x2 K5 ~2 k+ V) t
LRNAV -- Long Range Navigation
8 B$ {/ }% O4 w% t% GLRR -- Long Range Radar 6 x3 i7 \% J7 i; v1 F
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MAA -- Maximum Authorized Altitude + j7 j8 h D# d1 S$ E; J1 T% o
MALS -- Medium Intensity Approach Lighting System ) X# D" q/ t. F$ }! s* b
MALSF -- MALS with Sequenced Flashers 6 |& A2 X2 h* z+ a, s& k
MALSR -- MALS with Runway Alignment Indicator Lights
! l& t9 T8 V; F6 P% q0 U2 kMAP -- Maintenance Automation Program
5 r- i0 o& ], M6 ZMAP -- Military Airport Program
% j! X0 J7 i5 u6 F8 x& W9 {; VMAP -- Missed Approach Point
7 W' y+ m) `) s# HMAP -- Modified Access Pricing / }/ h( S% q0 f/ b; g# G
Mbps -- Megabits Per Second
( D1 w, W9 z* [' h. o# {MCA -- Minimum Crossing Altitude $ a# u6 j' X! R
MCAS -- Marine Corps Air Station
: v. f5 t5 ~9 x [: w6 v3 XMCC -- Maintenance Control Center
3 e- }# Y" N2 ~) y( ^9 R" JMCL -- Middle Compass Locater 7 _" J6 w3 P8 {. f9 t! |8 i+ U
MCS -- Maintenance and Control System ! t" s: B, W( ~7 L" h0 Q
MDA -- Minimum Descent Altitude ! p" F6 G: x/ i' L
MDT -- Maintenance Data Terminal / ~9 g* ^, j9 }1 B
MEA -- Minimum En Route Altitude
% `/ \; ?1 @& ^( X) PMETI -- Meteorological Information
4 p3 C1 W. l: c) ]! {' O: |0 Z+ YMF -- Middle Frequency
2 ~5 Z3 W3 O! T, [2 T: zMFJ -- Modified Final Judgment
8 T$ n3 @5 c$ E6 \, n% I# `2 @; yMFT -- Meter Fix Crossing Time/Slot Time
$ l+ A @* G w* cMHA -- Minimum Holding Altitude
8 }7 H8 L6 S0 p) m3 P- xMhg -- MegHERTZ
) q; C5 a* B- o* _4 X4 ZMIA -- Minimum IFR Altitudes % W F6 S% D( b2 u4 m
MIDO -- Manufacturing Inspection District Office
: S( l6 @5 K% n5 P# U3 |4 Y% S# ~MIS -- Meteorological Impact Statement
; L0 D4 W/ ~+ u! Q" d0 TMISC -- Miscellaneous 6 d3 w& [5 @4 c' O% e! C( e( s
MISO -- Manufacturing Inspection Satellite Office - R4 |& Q5 h* {" T7 O
MIT -- Miles In Trail % L K1 z1 _- i, }! }0 d
MITRE -- Mitre Corporation & `. p" T% A2 k1 L _
MLS -- Microwave Landing System N: z0 f! p0 q- @
MM -- Middle Marker 3 @" z) [ Y' [: G1 E& w6 F
MMC -- Maintenance Monitoring Console
: Q) h9 h8 L5 E/ k: H+ iMMS -- Maintenance Monitoring System # O6 G( @6 ?* s' O8 k. j6 O v
MNPS -- Minimum Navigation Performance Specification
" `; O7 P' m8 Q; u6 n$ t- c) HMNPSA -- Minimum Navigation Performance Specifications Airspace
0 | L- V4 [6 X& P. O6 H0 \MOA -- Memorandum of Agreement
/ }' l1 n' D' k; o- ]MOA -- Military Operations Area
: C7 S3 G" s$ SMOCA -- Minimum Obstruction Clearance Altitude % Y6 `9 v" V: R7 R. K
MODE C -- Altitude-- Encoded Beacon Reply + T8 W, Q ^2 \ y/ [
MODE C -- Altitude Reporting Mode of Secondary Radar 9 F) Y+ O. q# q) V1 ?( X' o+ g
MODE S -- Mode Select Beacon System
0 G5 j) T4 o8 `MOU -- Memorandum of Understanding ?# I! y3 R# Q$ w0 Z" x+ ?3 y
MPO -- Metropolitan Planning Organization
+ Q9 [$ v: U+ E4 I& q, U/ bMPS -- Maintenance Processor Subsystem (OR) Master Plan Supplement 1 Z, z; ^; v; \/ e
MRA -- Minimum Reception Altitude
5 S! ~" l3 H+ AMRC -- Monthly Recurring Charge E4 \0 h; s* z+ L2 k% Z) m) d
MSA -- Minimum Safe Altitude
& c/ A; F# ?& E m) ~* lMSAW -- Minimum Safe Altitude Warning
! V" Y" a/ a z, G! q) B2 rMSL -- Mean Sea Level 8 u: {4 w7 B8 w. k
MSN -- Message Switching Network
9 e+ b: t7 v6 tMTCS -- Modular Terminal Communications System
% M# E( v- L# vMTI -- Moving Target Indicator
3 a# t k) `. q" w0 gMUX -- Multiplexor * B! _ s9 x$ ^" e" ]; N* ~
MVA -- Minimum Vectoring Altitude
5 |! ~2 L& \& \0 t8 O5 |MVFR -- Marginal Visual Flight Rules
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. l- L+ Z% M* i0 s$ yNAAQS -- National Ambient Air Quality Standards
" x5 \1 y4 Q: L2 j, M0 S1 oNADA -- NADIN Concentrator
+ F( s& G8 d) b6 ~. R) GNADIN -- National Airspace Data Interchange Network ) @* O1 W; q2 M
NADSW -- NADIN Switches
* u3 N5 a0 J3 LNAILS -- National Airspace Integrated Logistics Support
1 [4 c& k. h; P7 G3 c! \NAMS -- NADIN IA ( o9 C" h& @ `; W9 ~/ S
NAPRS -- National Airspace Performance Reporting System
7 [3 \. X7 a8 I6 n: p# \NAS -- National Airspace System or Naval Air Station
3 |4 O: g9 C! q$ ?NASDC -- National Aviation Safety Data ) U" b- z0 T1 G* _
NASP -- National Airspace System Plan
0 H; b h3 x/ z4 hNASPAC -- National Airspace System Performance Analysis Capability 8 ~( O- g0 E w* O5 A7 j
NATCO -- National Communications Switching Center 7 q; y' k( Z5 `2 I: L
NAVAID -- Navigation Aid + ]0 N! l# F1 y% _& w
NAVMN -- Navigation Monitor and Control , _& q n5 C r$ w* }
NAWAU -- National Aviation Weather Advisory Unit
- J- a$ w) U: j8 S$ C; UNAWPF -- National Aviation Weather Processing Facility
6 P3 l- ^1 E7 BNCAR -- National Center for Atmospheric Research; Boulder, CO 0 c+ _9 m$ S I. ?3 g4 A/ R4 X
NCF -- National Control Facility " p, h" c, Y4 X5 n& m
NCIU -- NEXRAD Communications Interface Unit
- Z) ]+ r/ G# R9 A& dNCP -- Noise Compatibility Program
$ A, S7 O( I, U% A( G1 I+ n% aNCS -- National Communications System , K! m }+ M4 z
NDB -- Non-- Directional Radio Homing Beacon
6 C/ _' `7 G5 \$ C/ E0 e. GNDNB -- NADIN II $ J. p* }: A5 b
NEM -- Noise Exposure Map . ?( L O7 \& k% i0 J! t8 p
NEPA -- National Environmental Policy Act
) f. Q' E4 Z1 d M5 X. y2 W5 GNEXRAD -- Next Generation Weather Radar
5 s" ^) P% R( N! Q9 sNFAX -- National Facsimile Service . b) t. ]8 a# h/ ^1 h; M/ _+ b
NFDC -- National Flight Data Center . `" R" i+ Q3 Z1 \
NFIS -- NAS Facilities Information System
3 J0 x" \& T& E% k5 JNI -- Network Interface
7 f" T. l9 T* N5 s* s5 fNICS -- National Interfacility Communications System ?& g/ Z+ d7 i
NPE -- Non-primary Airport Entitlement 3 b3 U% n9 k! g0 Z- `3 D0 F
NPIAS -- National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems 5 y1 ?* k" q/ G* F# E- a4 s
NM -- Nautical Mile ) x! i* u5 K: U
NMAC -- Near Mid Air Collision
& N1 g5 x- }$ W# kNMC -- National Meteorological Center
% t+ h# x4 S' M* U4 ]NMCE -- Network Monitoring and Control Equipment
: I# u+ c* W/ u; Y# q( eNMCS -- Network Monitoring and Control System
\3 A# ?. l) ONOAA -- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
; ]0 M3 a! a, NNOC -- Notice Of Completion
7 K2 a4 o+ @8 u; H9 GNOTAM -- Notice to Airmen
5 @7 h% G# h3 t1 ANPDES -- National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System + R+ @, f: s. f6 [6 [
NPIAS -- National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems
' F2 a6 {2 v2 o2 m: n9 {4 \, rNRC -- Non-- Recurring Charge 5 Y6 f- T# u. k1 }0 a S' V* v
NRCS -- National Radio Communications Systems 2 m4 C# ]) p& w9 a7 ~+ i8 O+ @$ e
NSAP -- National Service Assurance Plan
* \; N5 w0 ]# g' T7 b: ?( JNSRCATN -- National Strategy to Reduce Congestion on America's Transportation Network 5 t+ X% h: r6 R/ X% K5 f
NSSFC -- National Severe Storms Forecast Center : v A) X! ~* \1 q4 I4 G+ \
NSSL -- National Severe Storms Laboratory; Norman, OK
6 K$ N/ A- v$ B/ \4 f* I* z5 nNTAP -- Notices To Airmen Publication
0 y0 u0 G' u5 Z E- g, U" P xNTP -- National Transportation Policy
. N, A0 K4 e1 x8 v, k4 qNTSB -- National Transportation Safety Board
) d m( b- n0 e. O: {& G3 H: q7 yNTZ -- No Transgression Zone 1 a* a7 [" x& ^5 [0 m
NWS -- National Weather Service
& m2 M/ M. K& QNWSR -- NWS Weather Excluding NXRD % l5 _# \ j# `" t: h
NSWRH -- NWS Regional Headquarters ; F* M4 ~3 F; g- i; t' |
NXRD -- Advanced Weather Radar System 3 l0 D7 K" \ `% f. m
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OAG -- Official Airline Guide
4 U) {& |2 O6 _OALT -- Operational Acceptable Level of Traffic , x( ?* A. ]/ g! k2 P
OAW -- Off-- airway Weather Station
+ a$ e& ]6 o% a2 f& hODAL -- Omnidirectional Approach Lighting System $ u8 _ ~0 d* G; L, h4 k
ODAPS -- Oceanic Display and Processing Station
* p6 n& K e/ i% q1 g8 EOEP -- Operational Evolution Plan / Partnership ! c/ V# ]7 q6 O
OFA -- Object Free Area
9 ^+ a" }: @- W9 C8 n, b" DOFDPS -- Offshore Flight Data Processing System ) s: ~' z3 A( K& O" z# O, h( \ d
OFT -- Outer Fix Time
# q6 a+ t# n b GOFZ -- Obstacle Free Zone $ |4 i, {+ L# ~# G2 \9 a
OM -- Outer Marker
5 P- i( h; ?1 j6 T6 q2 j6 yOMB -- Office of Management and Budget
* b9 I6 V, ]; g+ zONER -- Oceanic Navigational Error Report
8 c9 N) P/ ] r B j5 h/ FOPLT -- Operational Acceptable Level of Traffic
& B# T. X! E1 E7 ?OPSW -- Operational Switch
- G* e# ~8 Q) e( pOPX -- Off Premises Exchange $ p& Y3 h$ w8 R7 j
ORD -- Operational Readiness Demonstration + _9 k' b6 O) u0 Y4 P; p5 k( c: n S
OTR -- Oceanic Transition Route & |/ G+ z4 `& w, l& c
OTS -- Organized Track System " I8 Z& X$ r0 e7 _% J, g* Y5 ~/ h0 h
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& k& x( L7 h3 u! P6 @PAD -- Packet Assembler/Disassembler & @$ x' U, f7 Y, l% D
PAM -- Peripheral Adapter Module
5 f( B% t& \/ X, GPAPI -- Precision Approach Path Indicator
4 M- i8 L2 H) ?# b/ Y8 [PAR -- Precision Approach Radar
) Y2 F' Y9 m/ R( w! z- H2 D1 A- gPAR -- Preferential Arrival Route $ P5 B8 {" p5 f- m: f+ q. n
PATWAS -- Pilots Automatic Telephone Weather Answering Service
3 K$ k( p* j" d$ P# m& tPBCT -- Proposed Boundary Crossing Time " G" H) w) V# y c2 A3 c; c# P' c
PBRF -- Pilot Briefing * x8 P0 b& a8 u; @
PBX -- Private Branch Exchange
2 y2 g7 o2 m7 J R" `PCA -- Positive Control Airspace " _ h6 Z4 C# F i; p: E9 M9 q
PCM -- Pulse Code Modulation
+ J9 |9 `+ o; |" [PDAR -- Preferential Arrival And Departure Route
L& ~7 e6 n( S8 ?PDC -- Pre-- Departure Clearance
$ t# G5 J X& e7 oPDC -- Program Designator Code : w$ ~$ S$ o, N/ F* s
PDR -- Preferential Departure Route
' h5 P1 B4 X$ O5 \) B. F1 CPDN -- Public Data Network - O4 v8 I6 ?! c% ]' T9 K% d; [4 W
PFC -- Passenger Facility Charge ' ^( |- ^1 a3 \+ a7 T1 ]+ ~
PGP -- Planning Grant Program
. Q0 u ~) ~8 y: ~PIC -- Principal Interexchange Carrier
2 M( H7 f% g5 E+ Q4 }2 tPIDP -- Programmable Indicator Data Processor
' o/ e* u, Z+ G3 b) f- cPIREP -- Pilot Weather Report
+ s4 J4 F$ h5 ?PMS -- Program Management System
% P3 T6 r8 n( }POLIC -- Police Station - A, f& r x5 t# O) N
POP -- Point Of Presence
4 r5 P6 F8 b2 O* K8 XPOT -- Point Of Termination
: ^, I% n: o$ w5 s/ i' t0 aPPIMS -- Personal Property Information Management System
! t |7 T& Z8 G) LPR -- Primary Commercial Service Airport : W) M n" y: h. g2 [& `+ |
PRI -- Primary Rate Interface
/ I/ F2 l" `* q. L# t" {6 vPRM -- Precision Runway Monitor ( O1 ?) l1 m0 _5 N9 V2 W X
PSDN -- Public Switched Data Network
, p6 Y `6 ]5 O; y* } vPSN -- Packet Switched Network
1 t4 [+ L z W& i. l* T4 R9 oPSS -- Packet Switched Service * L5 S9 W7 f" x ^9 F
PSTN -- Public Switched Telephone Network
/ K2 X; @! z/ {! z# YPTC -- Presumed-to-Conform / I! u( P, o( @
PUB -- Publication 8 u3 `7 A% }4 q' E
PUP -- Principal User Processor $ D' r1 @- W7 b, o$ m' t/ P
PVC -- Permanent Virtual Circuit ) G7 j9 J- v4 ]
PVD -- Plan View Display 9 p8 U3 m7 K/ H& d- p; H
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RAIL -- Runway Alignment Indicator Lights
/ A1 t4 I* O+ ^RAPCO -- Radar Approach Control (USAF) - A- }) h% T( V2 n
RAPCON -- Radar Approach Control (FAA) 4 n$ x6 }. t2 K5 {& j, N7 @/ \
RATCC -- Radar Air Traffic Control Center $ F) q! m# E& x% b+ U
RATCF -- Radar Air Traffic Control Facility (USN) + ]0 L6 E* H/ }3 c
RBC -- Rotating Beam Ceilometer
! M9 V+ k6 g2 e2 v3 B$ qRBDPE -- Radar Beacon Data Processing Equipment
U! r6 e$ g% q" tRBSS -- Radar Bomb Scoring Squadron
( a0 O0 c, l# _5 B7 x& l2 N. d! NRCAG -- Remote Communications Air/Ground 9 K7 s$ L y- i$ ]; e
RCC -- Rescue Coordination Center
* f0 p" z9 k0 e% Q: PRCF -- Remote Communication Facility 3 q x( D: k' H$ A) U# [5 r5 x3 W7 ?
RCCC -- Regional Communications Control Centers
( t( M. g# w3 E6 C; q$ t' O1 e) m+ ~RCIU -- Remote Control Interface Unit
2 k* u1 Z/ J$ |) rRCL -- Radio Communications Link 6 z0 f2 C* f* b
RCLR -- RCL Repeater
3 c. z. u7 W$ x! v0 WRCLT -- RCL Terminal
4 v2 x. _; _! e8 p: fRCO -- Remote Communications Outlet
3 S" o- ^8 L0 R8 @' W- U" s; n: }RCU -- Remote Control Unit 5 z7 x' K) h) j- D- l4 j2 [* l
RDAT -- Digitized Radar Data
6 ]0 R3 I- j9 r* Y0 ]8 |6 k0 p9 N& eRDP -- Radar Data Processing
( t6 }1 ^; l/ y8 gRDSIM -- Runway Delay Simulation Model
0 H r" y5 H& g! ~1 I" EREIL -- Runway End Identification Lights / f# @) e& I& u6 T& r6 C$ b4 _( _
RF -- Radio Frequency
2 i/ [4 f1 k4 X3 ~RL -- General Aviation Reliever Airport
3 j7 \( C, P7 m c5 H: ^ WRMCC -- Remote Monitor Control Center
$ A4 s8 v8 h' |: b& z4 x" V4 @+ K+ MRMCF -- Remote Monitor Control Facility
. ?* {9 r) O" W' o& TRML -- Radio Microwave Link
. t# w9 p( \ s& G/ d H XRMLR -- RML Repeater
" u& j! h: a* Q2 [ t/ k8 hRMLT -- RML Terminal " {& P& p! t7 h* a* M( b
RMM -- Remote Maintenance Monitoring
: |9 G+ U. c. jRMMS -- Remote Maintenance Monitoring System - a: c r) E, u
RMS -- Remote Monitoring Subsystem
4 t3 L6 i# M/ l6 F7 H4 SRMSC -- Remote Monitoring Subsystem Concentrator 2 C! i4 s" V& p% K; q: Q2 `
RNAV -- Area Navigation
! M/ V) X, \( ZRNP -- Required Navigation Performance 8 M" Y; K* |# A* r+ l
ROD -- Record of Decision
# G& v; I! j. R! sROSA -- Report of Service Activity
6 Q7 Y3 l$ G: x9 _1 UROT -- Runway Occupancy Time 4 I- |3 n2 E9 w9 E* H7 }
RP -- Restoration Priority 3 `9 Y. G Y9 ?- ^
RPC -- Restoration Priority Code $ n! U, T2 C; C1 J: `
RPG -- Radar Processing Group $ q8 k/ ]3 }, {0 w
RPZ -- Runway Protection Zone B& {; d3 }, m/ N& ^
RRH -- Remote Reading Hygrothermometer
- X0 p1 Y+ Y/ t+ J. nRRHS -- Remote Reading Hydrometer % ?) Y' ~+ n0 d' i
RRWDS -- Remote Radar Weather Display
* I7 Y% C! r3 r4 iRRWSS -- RWDS Sensor Site
! f0 {* @- k/ U) r# _RSA -- Runway Safety Area* k- w) U% i& Z! v" j1 G# x4 D
RSAT -- Runway Safety Action Team . ]# z" }: Y% X0 `
RSS -- Remote Speaking System
& Y/ h5 X: e4 ~RT -- Remote Transmitter 6 ]9 G' ?5 Y( S. s5 k u, S1 t
RT & BTL -- Radar Tracking And Beacon Tracking Level 0 Z9 f5 ]- X# j; _0 k
RTAD -- Remote Tower Alphanumerics Display }2 S2 m9 G K) z9 n
RTCA -- Radio Technical Commission for Aeronautics
& x0 O$ I6 f2 \' lRTP -- Regional Transportation Plan
* ]3 B0 i! k& s" [& a5 ZRTR -- Remote Transmitter/Receiver % L! A D' `3 H6 a' A0 f( Y3 T) y
RTRD -- Remote Tower Radar Display
$ v' R1 T/ c/ v$ y7 ?RVR -- Runway Visual Range * B9 v3 Q& Y! U$ x2 H3 O
RW -- Runway
. l% X. o% b" ~+ N; y6 p8 VRWDS -- Same as RRWDS
# L* u3 u$ d$ G" h3 d8 N0 Z* dRWP -- Real-time Weather Processor
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) W2 t3 w0 f. v) U0 T9 a7 xS/S -- Sector Suite - c- U; b$ i8 I U0 l- T2 f
SAC -- Strategic Air Command 7 p8 O% y6 _6 e. V
SAFI -- Semi Automatic Flight Inspection / s `7 v( d- b, o6 b
SALS -- Short Approach Lighting System
/ ^7 E( T# [5 k$ J" qSATCOM -- Satellite Communications $ _' ?& X! d( f, w! z) F
SAWRS -- Supplementary Aviation Weather Reporting System / ~# y+ H* M( ^* w0 U
SBGP -- State Block Grant Program
7 u: K2 n( r: D$ c2 F% b" b0 LSCC -- System Command Center
7 X) m# P% |1 E+ z: x) }4 TSCVTS -- Switched Compressed Video Telecommunications Service 9 X a% B7 `- ?' L" L! [
SDF -- Simplified Direction Finding . q9 I; m4 R% L/ y2 P
SDF -- Software Defined Network : ^- `- S* i# N4 K: |
SDIS -- Switched Digital Integrated Service
3 u( ]2 b' h' CSDP -- Service Delivery Point 9 q3 P' E2 U' x3 ?% V( `) q
SDS -- Switched Data Service
+ b2 M, s( _$ {0 I" @7 rSEL -- Single Event Level
/ p, W4 m+ ]$ S, N7 O3 u* x: m, _SELF -- Simplified Short Approach Lighting System With Sequenced Flashing Lights , ]0 K$ X2 O; y+ B9 m! k
SFAR-- 38 -- Special Federal Aviation Regulation 38
- W' a1 ^: o/ S( \$ o3 t- l1 h. r' \SHPO -- State Historic Preservation Officer
3 V. @5 V7 o9 _. C1 f m5 X/ ?SIC -- Service Initiation Charge , k V1 N* @8 X& b% c
SID -- Station Identifier
- a# g* z/ m; `5 h9 Z7 |8 l& ASID -- Standard Instrument Departure
% x' J9 a9 d9 N& {! Z% h4 y, ~/ }SIGMET -- Significant Meteorological Information & @' c* B1 i# m/ [
SIMMOD -- Airport and Airspace Simulation Model
$ t# x% H+ d0 P6 }( G1 j7 l! wSIP -- State Implementation Plan 0 m+ f V( I! L" l
SM -- Statute Miles
2 D0 X8 ^5 q8 G. {SMGC -- Surface Movement Guidance and Control ; |: W9 O* x- w W! c
SMPS -- Sector Maintenance Processor Subsystem
: P. w8 w) y) A+ p5 aSMS -- Safety Management System 7 q% W0 X' K; y0 R; {
SMS -- Simulation Modeling System
8 a1 J+ A A# r2 ], `' X% lSNR -- Signal-- to-- Noise Ratio, also: S/N ! e0 g' H, v3 ]0 d% l
SOC -- Service Oversight Center ( `6 [% p/ T! B$ q7 }1 `
SOAR -- System of Airports Reporting
+ A- @0 B z* U% _, `7 ]SOIR -- Simultaneous Operations On Intersecting Runways
5 Z+ k, l. N( y0 L' i1 PSOIWR -- Simultaneous Operations on Intersecting Wet Runways m5 k$ u5 u$ N( e/ u0 P
SRAP -- Sensor Receiver and Processor : G/ E7 B5 E' g9 m2 }% a
SSALF -- SSALS with Sequenced Flashers
, T. t0 J( u; Z qSSALR -- Simplified Short Approach Lighting System
! b8 b! }. _( s hSSB -- Single Side Band 5 ^ l# R) j2 Q, S9 w
STAR -- Standard Terminal Arrival Route
6 N( t L) w( \# I4 i" J, cSTD -- Standard
% O5 A) Q3 n* |& S" O GSTMUX -- Statistical Data Multiplexer 4 a, u# u3 {) X
STOL -- Short Takeoff and Landing / C+ r% q* D( s
SURPIC -- Surface Picture
* b9 d8 k& C' A2 n6 cSVCA -- Service A ! k* [# h6 E$ l' M) y" C
SVCB -- Service B
2 Z1 K( O# B3 \, w% |: p4 ^SVCC -- Service C 0 z j6 J/ v2 R2 ~& K
SVCO -- Service O 0 d# v Y2 u$ G, h0 {
SVFO -- Interphone Service F (A)
; [) m9 X* S, M9 F$ ESVFB -- Interphone Service F (B)
0 z1 m) {% `8 L% q, cSVFC -- Interphone Service F (C)
( }# S( ~2 J* N3 SSVFD -- Interphone Service F (D) 8 K6 X( w) `% r
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T1MUX -- T1 Multiplexer
9 t' p" j6 G4 t& ~* PTAAS -- Terminal Advance Automation System
- U9 G4 g, ?) b" `TACAN -- Tactical Aircraft Control and Navigation
5 [5 S4 h+ d3 M6 S1 R. \( Z$ bTACR -- TACAN at VOR, TACAN only
3 B% E: J1 \# s! i* |4 @: zTAF -- Terminal Area Forecast
( g+ J V. b4 M7 zTARS -- Terminal Automated Radar Service
5 R8 u( S4 v6 ^: a' f5 KTAS -- True Air Speed
" c+ ]9 X, Y% r7 W; N. HTATCA -- Terminal Air Traffic Control Automation 0 q! }) S/ G. j0 n2 H5 f6 A
TAVT -- Terminal Airspace Visualization Tool
" F9 g: M* ?# ]; `9 O: S' v# tTCA -- Traffic Control Airport or Tower Control Airport
* D/ t V r. i6 W0 }' X8 ?TCA -- Terminal Control Area ; a: F( T5 T/ Y; g. ~% o. o! o
TCACCIS -- Transportation Coordinator Automated Command and Control Information System
* L7 i( f8 h- [5 i0 U$ uTCAS -- Traffic Alert And Collision Avoidance System
& e# U1 o Y8 F. x! fTCC -- DOT Transportation Computer Center
9 s+ W, Y; q% c) MTCCC -- Tower Control Computer Complex
+ v6 f. V! w( x. ]TCE -- Tone Control Equipment + _$ C- T) Q7 P& `, W. E4 D6 L. i8 Q
TCLT -- Tentative Calculated Landing Time
2 k7 D. @+ G' |* [0 r$ d, iTCO -- Telecommunications Certification Officer
! ^9 ]( j$ m# c5 v6 s# @- dTCOM -- Terminal Communications
. N9 `3 J$ @- u" F1 yTCS -- Tower Communications System
% _) I5 _: z yTDLS -- Tower Data-Link Services * F4 m) i6 `% ?- E8 _
TDMUX -- Time Division Data Multiplexer
( h% V0 H( S/ T _" t) `TDWR -- Terminal Doppler Weather Radar 0 y6 z5 ]$ v2 H. u5 g6 U, R/ O
TELCO -- Telephone Company ! \+ L+ j( v; l( V: N' q, V* o1 Z
TELMS -- Telecommunications Management System
4 W; j9 {0 ^ j2 n6 l% a2 FTERPS -- Terminal Instrument Procedures ( a `: F! D+ Z9 V q2 m% |
TFAC -- To Facility . i8 }; o' Q5 d& H
TH -- Threshold : j1 c5 E/ y9 o% _7 [" f
TIMS -- Telecommunications Information Management System
* H5 E r- _/ D( mTIPS -- Terminal Information Processing System
8 T3 C! s# u/ I2 O6 STL -- Taxilane
) _0 j# `$ g5 T- A- Q9 F* B* I* ITMA -- Traffic Management Advisor
* p4 |" l3 V6 ]% \; tTMC -- Traffic Management Coordinator
8 B* _8 M7 o+ v' ~% hTMC/MC -- Traffic Management Coordinator/Military Coordinator ( y) Y i, H- w) H1 D. R
TMCC -- Terminal Information Processing System $ f! G* S* E3 D
TMCC -- Traffic Management Computer Complex
" j5 ^! E. u0 i1 h: rTMF -- Traffic Management Facility
) g6 u& @% q, H+ i) C% i) S9 ITML -- Television Microwave Link
. A. w$ J- L7 R- K1 ITMLI -- Television Microwave Link Indicator : V0 z9 e2 v: Z4 D# T: N' u F; O; T
TMLR -- Television Microwave Link Repeater
; | _4 g1 L5 ?8 p8 E1 H; tTMLT -- Television Microwave Link Terminal ) E8 l3 i) m! l8 m
TM&O -- Telecommunications Management and Operations
0 w5 k" G8 m, `' j# I. _3 t! R8 D: e' _TMP -- Traffic Management Processor / j% M; z1 ^: A
TMS -- Traffic Management System
9 ?' H! A# N5 S+ |% TTMSPS -- Traffic Management Specialists 3 D, j( o0 b& Z* J% ^$ M
TMU -- Traffic Management Unit
; s2 o; u. Y' O" h n9 D9 a2 VTODA -- Takeoff Distance Available
4 n3 a8 l5 r2 c8 K5 RTOF -- Time Of Flight
0 C. x3 r+ ?: F! H# {& c$ MTOFMS -- Time of Flight Mass Spectrometer
9 J* C6 P/ J) ^/ [' w/ HTOPS -- Telecommunications Ordering and Pricing System (GSA software tool) 3 o& S, h: F- z" ?9 G. `5 N9 m
TORA -- Take-off Run Available 3 S3 y$ X4 F/ o; L6 f8 ?
TNAV -- Terminal Navigational Aids 8 d: w0 B1 n+ `/ }7 q8 d
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TRACAB -- Terminal Radar Approach Control in Tower Cab
; g- M6 r: I" B$ rTRACON -- Terminal Radar Approach Control Facility
# j' p2 \# V8 ?) l# @. @TRAD -- Terminal Radar Service . x# y) F; [4 K+ I, P
TRB -- Transportation Research Board
# |7 n5 j2 Y O8 V* M, FTRNG -- Training
7 h' g; R7 N# R P8 g, y* u; fTSA -- Taxiway Safety Area # Q8 G/ p5 ]2 g- Q, B, `2 c
TSEC -- Terminal Secondary Radar Service ) v* g& b8 p7 [2 h+ v
TSP -- Telecommunications Service Priority 1 P2 e" ]/ F; N+ W% S- D' ?
TSR -- Telecommunications Service Request
# V0 N R: j$ Z) vTSYS -- Terminal Equipment Systems
; `3 X% T$ O4 q( wTTMA -- TRACON Traffic Management Advisor
( i; R& G* [3 ^, y* F( Z; sTTY -- Teletype ) e- A: w" d0 T9 K3 j
TVOR -- Terminal VHF Omnidirectional Range
/ Y* _( K* J, u9 G- T3 R) oTW -- Taxiway
, G" Y' a. d4 U; @. z7 C1 MTWEB -- Transcribed Weather Broadcast * D- `% J( L9 Q/ w1 x5 m/ s
TWR-- Tower (non-controlled) / I$ q J: w- f
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$ y' m& @! M; [9 DUHF -- Ultra High Frequency
$ X" t/ s9 o$ H$ D7 T* d" F: VURA -- Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970
, k2 J8 c( H! m5 yUSAF -- United States Air Force 1 ?; j) c3 q' T7 k' ~* g
USC -- United States Code
. ?8 u2 k0 ^$ a; [# y% UUSOC -- Uniform Service Order Code & n6 ^- s7 B3 E# R3 I a$ U
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6 P t4 Q3 D B# FVASI -- Visual Approach Slope Indicator
8 U# Z0 i0 r* n% y gVDME -- VOR with Distance Measuring Equipment , Q: C3 |# L' E+ X z
VF -- Voice Frequency
/ K# U- x( I5 @7 J6 KVFR -- Visual Flight Rules % Y# k1 o0 R9 K6 s: ~7 R
VHF -- Very High Frequency
: T4 e6 d8 G8 I% H0 bVLF -- Very Low Frequency 4 u! X5 t! w/ U5 z* z# p4 Z
VMC -- Visual Meteorological Conditions " n7 \7 F I+ r% x8 \7 y
VNAV -- Visual Navigational Aids
) l6 {) W k( t3 Q/ M0 d$ _. l( iVNTSC -- Volpe National Transportation System Center
" T g( {+ R ?" p/ M5 xVON -- Virtual On-net
& F' F7 p* L" M8 K! k! ^9 S* TVOR -- VHF Omnidirectional Range
8 t0 C3 s: t1 W2 e. ~% ~VOR/DME -- VHF Omnidirectional Range/Distance Measuring Equipment 9 Y) ]% E R5 c# H+ F- b, H
VORTAC -- VOR collocated with TACAN
# k, w4 u" b$ C1 r6 A9 AVOT -- VOR Test Facility 8 p( i3 Y' x1 S7 `0 g( r
VP/D -- Vehicle/Pedestrian Deviation 0 K( _' w" O! r6 S; _7 X: C' |: v
VRS -- Voice Recording System
: [- N3 }0 N l) |4 aVSCS -- Voice Switching and Control System
# u; t& S5 X2 W/ C, |! X: rVTA -- Vertex Time of Arrival % U* G& ]! J7 y
VTAC -- VOR collocated with TACAN
+ a4 k5 T; N c/ HVTOL -- Vertical Takeoff and Landing
. [: _0 q q# [VTS -- Voice Telecommunications System
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; R1 ?' W! G6 ?# S8 d* p: U6 `* GWAN -- Wide Area Network 9 W( V: x* G/ g- Y! s2 p; J
WC -- Work Center
5 D$ k+ I3 u( M. iWCP -- Weather Communications Processor 3 t& g6 q+ c5 G% o) H0 @
WECO -- Western Electric Company
( M2 t# ^! j6 B- PWESCOM -- Western Electric Satellite Communications
3 d; z4 w6 {; o/ v: oWMSC -- Weather Message Switching Center 0 M. t0 p0 j/ j/ f! r& B
WMSCR -- Weather Message Switching Center Replacement $ X- T; p7 {- i. ~0 ]4 q- m4 e
WSCMO -- Weather Service Contract Meteorological Observatory ; O& L; O& \9 u- H0 N" G
WSFO -- Weather Service Forecast Office 5 F( S1 O. i1 `/ Z d8 d4 w
WSMO -- Weather Service Meteorological Observatory $ q& P- [) p+ O' x+ c/ p; x
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WTHR -- "Weather"
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