Glossary of Airport Acronyms

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Printer Friendly Email Page Glossary of Airport Acronyms -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ' f5 m# I/ g8 ?5 d: { + u; \) w: n; A$ S- M7 jA | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M 1 S: R* C" G1 F+ ^& R9 xN | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z ' m8 m! h& @3 C8 Z- f2 q A top ; K6 w; g) R+ P- P% x -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 L# `& U$ B N: P2 I( D: z+ EA/C -- Aircraft A/G -- Air to Ground ! Y" c- ?1 m9 l& l9 k" v5 ?A/H -- Altitude/Height AAC -- Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center % n$ P+ a4 p! N( p0 dAAF -- Army Air Field $ P& }- S3 \+ R( y* \. FAAI -- Arrival Aircraft Interval AAP -- Advanced Automation Program ) w" h8 [" ]" \, T. YAAR -- Airport Acceptance Rate 1 ]' l0 p6 O2 j$ ?ABDIS -- Automated Data Interchange System Service B ACAIS -- Air Carrier Activity Information System . K0 ~$ V$ C. |$ S2 K2 O! [ACAS -- Aircraft Collision Avoidance System ACC -- Airports Consultants Council ACC -- Area Control Center ( |% z$ X; a7 H9 e5 UACCT -- Accounting Records % n- ?: X$ h: e+ ]* t6 L7 |6 V# [+ UACD -- Automatic Call Distributor ACDO -- Air Carrier District Office 6 q0 m2 ?* `, P! V; AACF -- Area Control Facility 8 l f* |) r9 V5 b( ]& l) zACFO -- Aircraft Certification Field Office - q$ D7 F; s4 n0 I s- I( m; VACFT -- Aircraft ACI-NA -- Airports Council International - North America ACID -- Aircraft Identification 9 F7 C! G! R' W# T3 kACIP -- Airport Capital Improvement Plan * n- j' C, p# Z4 ^+ }- [ACLS -- Automatic Carrier Landing System * \3 b0 O9 G" G, Q# u6 }9 zACLT -- Actual Landing Time Calculated 4 p: B6 D( |$ l; PACO -- Office of Airports Compliance and Field Operations , |( n1 Y. I* t$ m; eACO -- Aircraft Certification Office * U- h4 y" u, O$ TACRP -- Airport Cooperative Research Program ADA -- Air Defense Area ( |! U% B9 v7 l2 YADAP -- Airport Development Aid Program ADAS -- AWOS Data Acquisition System 3 j% I$ ^ z* Y8 n% W1 h7 C$ CADCCP -- Advanced Data Communications Control Procedure - Q9 u1 ]5 u1 fADDA -- Administrative Data ADF -- Automatic Direction Finding & q8 Z- z3 c& Y4 ]: ?5 MADI -- Automatic De-Ice and Inhibitor ADIN -- AUTODIN Service - z3 D& H0 e) N" J; |6 xADIZ -- Air Defense Identification Zone ADL -- Aeronautical Data-Link ADLY -- Arrival Delay 0 P% ~& [4 Q% }ADO -- Airline Dispatch Office ADP -- Automated Data Processing & g& h; t# W/ z6 n( L$ z) q' Q+ UADS -- Automatic Dependent Surveillance ADSIM -- Airfield Delay Simulation Model , J8 e8 W6 b% g! wADSY -- Administrative Equipment Systems ADTN -- Administrative Data Transmission Network # Z+ t2 A* C6 B% e" ?; N5 l+ \ADTN2000 -- Administrative Data Transmission Network 2000 ADVO -- Administrative Voice : \$ f1 F' P0 A$ lAEG -- Aircraft Evaluation Group % C2 _; g1 X% C+ j: fAERA -- Automated En-Route Air Traffic Control " e- S7 J2 p) zAEX -- Automated Execution AF -- Airway Facilities AFB -- Air Force Base AFIS -- Automated Flight Inspection System 0 D; A. t. }0 |+ uAFP -- Area Flight Plan AFRES -- Air Force Reserve Station 0 S: ]) A- X4 v; ~4 _1 CAFS -- Airways Facilities Sector 9 D+ T0 u) [8 J& f/ d& Y4 W2 H" [AFSFO -- AFS Field Office 0 P9 u' P( G2 q6 ?) }: CAFSFU -- AFS Field Unit AFSOU -- AFS Field Office Unit (Standard is AFSFOU) % r; `- a1 s* F# FAFSS -- Automated Flight Service Station AFTN -- Automated Fixed Telecommunications Network AGL -- Above Ground Level ' ]% n) v; J' r0 T/ aAID -- Airport Information Desk + u1 \( Q+ A! Y9 ~( `" \* fAIG -- Airbus Industries Group AIM -- Airman's Information Manual H, c; q( u0 D6 KAIP -- Airport Improvement Plan . ?" y% W, l+ oAIRMET -- Airmen's Meteorological Information 3 {4 ^' p% O4 W1 ^3 o2 H6 j: tAIRNET -- Airport Network Simulation Model AIS -- Aeronautical Information Service AIT -- Automated Information Transfer ! K( X9 L4 s: y- {0 p0 f* B9 OALP -- Airport Layout Plan 5 g3 j' f6 W5 Q6 A; {+ q+ {/ {$ cALS -- Approach Lighting System ) x( T+ V3 }9 Y' ~0 GALSF1 -- ALS with Sequenced Flashers I ALSF2 -- ALS with Sequenced Flashers II % V% l8 ]$ `* ?& ?% ?ALSIP -- Approach Lighting System Improvement Plan ALTRV -- Altitude Reservation AMASS -- Airport Movement Area Safety System AMCC -- ACF/ARTCC Maintenance Control Center ! c& b, p2 \! I0 Q2 E; iAMOS -- Automated Meteorological Observation Station 8 H. U: E1 u. e/ [AMP -- ARINC Message Processor (OR) Airport Master Plan AMVER -- Automated Mutual Assistance Vessel Rescue System " F1 c: E1 e# v% lANC -- Alternate Network Connectivity ANCA -- Airport Noise and Capacity Act , K" w; L Y/ C, M; HANG -- Air National Guard ANGB -- Air National Guard Base ANMS -- Automated Network Monitoring System 1 P5 Y3 d9 W: M, X6 D' [/ B1 E- yANSI -- American National Standards Group 8 s+ k+ V/ m* ?& E: W! j$ I6 BAOA -- Air Operations Area % k8 W" }: l/ ?% v" \( qAP -- Acquisition Plan ' K1 P+ K( ~8 A& VAPP -- Approach APS -- Airport Planning Standard AQAFO -- Aeronautical Quality Assurance Field Office 3 `9 F1 S: w2 C( p) e" h4 _* `: RARAC -- Army Radar Approach Control (AAF) . p( D- ^, [: n3 k |. _ b) tARAC -- Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee ARCTR -- FAA Aeronautical Center or Academy ARF -- Airport Reservation Function ARFF -- Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting 2 k% d9 ~; o. w! sARINC -- Aeronautical Radio, Inc. % ~& t- T8 U* XARLNO -- Airline Office ! c/ I6 _8 {4 P9 N7 ?) BARO -- Airport Reservation Office ARP -- Airport Reference Point * L K# U: {1 N0 DARSA -- Airport Service Radar Area + L+ l5 { Z: R WARSR -- Air Route Surveillance Radar " X" m3 R3 [+ A4 k; _& |ARTCC -- Air Route Traffic Control Center 8 q. ]' Q# K" _ARTS -- Automated Radar Terminal System ASAS -- Aviation Safety Analysis System ( I5 c1 \4 [# d U& O* Y1 G% N% KASC -- AUTODIN Switching Center ASCP -- Aviation System Capacity Plan , t, M. Q! a& p% oASD -- Aircraft Situation Display . I x7 U) z7 f" YASDA -- Accelerate -- Stop Distance Available 4 X3 U" d( w( H0 HASLAR -- Aircraft Surge Launch And Recovery / }( @* n" R4 d- |ASM -- Available Seat Mile ASP -- Arrival Sequencing Program ASOS -- Automatic Surface Observation System 8 Y0 o$ p, j8 T5 rASQP -- Airline Service Quality Performance ASR -- Airport Surveillance Radar & t" j6 ?/ }, k& u+ f3 l# b+ a% lASTA -- Airport Surface Traffic Automation ASV -- Airline Schedule Vendor # o! x! `( j# VAT -- Air Traffic ATA -- Air Transport Association of America 8 B9 q3 ^- o4 _3 m" @ATAS -- Airspace and Traffic Advisory Service 0 o2 v: p; @* p% c& V' j1 CATCAA -- Air Traffic Control Assigned Airspace - t2 N) g _0 E/ H- A* A# G1 [3 ^: S7 ~AT&T -- American Telephone and Telegraph + C% c( M9 @' @8 tAT&T ASDC -- AT&T Agency Service Delivery Center AT&T CSA -- AT&T Customer Support Associate ATC -- Air Traffic Control / T" }) @7 k( m, o9 cATCBI -- Air Traffic Control Beacon Indicator ATCCC -- Air Traffic Control Command Center ATCO -- Air Taxi Commercial Operator % \1 n7 O9 t, i% B' T# oATCRB -- Air Traffic Control Radar Beacon ATCRBS -- Air Traffic Control Radar Beacon System ATCSCC -- Air Traffic Control Systems Command Center ATCT -- Airport Traffic Control Tower ATIS -- Automated Terminal Information Service ATISR -- ATIS Recorder - C4 M- e& K. L2 N. ?9 J8 g" fATM -- Air Traffic Management " u* M# H% {9 e! j% Z1 A* xATM -- Asynchronous Transfer Mode ATMS -- Advanced Traffic Management System ATN -- Aeronautical Telecommunications Network ATODN -- AUTODIN Terminal (FUS) ATOVN -- AUOTVON (Facility) ATOMS -- Air Traffic Operations Management System 4 _# H) p% h8 lATS -- Air Traffic Service ATSCCP -- ATS Contingency Command Post * y/ b1 @9 H- y+ \ATTIS -- AT&T Information Systems 3 {8 R/ C( z; q) a: [; R% RAUTODIN -- DoD Automatic Digital Network AUTOVON -- DoD Automatic Voice Network $ w1 O3 Z7 u ?8 P. W/ w9 `8 x. lAVON -- AUTOVON Service AVN -- Aviation Standards National Field Office, Oklahoma City AWIS -- Airport Weather Information , G% d! N5 L& Y) K" c% f, N: FAWOS -- Automated Weather Observation System AWP -- Aviation Weather Processor AWPG -- Aviation Weather Products Generator 7 L$ D. h0 K' X% F* A3 [: o: o( ~AWS -- Air Weather Station ' @" a$ G, w: h: A- ?8 \5 [ / k$ p9 _9 l& o) U5 Y2 N B top $ X: n& F/ Z& w- A-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BANS -- BRITE Alphanumeric System 3 v" O$ U9 T. Y, r: u. SBART -- Billing Analysis Reporting Tool (GSA software tool) 7 I, z k9 e9 A6 f+ sBASIC -- Basic Contract Observing Station & L i1 v1 c' X- aBASOP -- Military Base Operations BCA -- Benefit/Cost Analysis / ^& c# |/ j$ S# \0 h5 Z- HBCR -- Benefit/Cost Ratio - ]( L' A3 l+ s' l X% fBDAT -- Digitized Beacon Data BMP -- Best Management Practices BOC -- Bell Operating Company : |5 \$ {' E9 \6 I0 ~bps -- bits per second BRI -- Basic Rate Interface 1 b3 ~* O7 c; @$ mBRITE -- Bright Radar Indicator Terminal Equipment 8 |' x4 a! _4 \$ B, vBRL -- Building Restriction Line 3 \0 m# G" v0 S' H) `) ]8 `BUEC -- Back-- up Emergency Communications BUECE -- Back-- up Emergency Communications Equipment + C# Z4 X5 m% k: o% C" TC top & A, r& e8 ^1 P k! } . D% P# s, t& X$ }: w-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CAA -- Civil Aviation Authority CAA -- Clean Air Act CAB -- Civil Aeronautics Board 1 z( v( p+ Q' M6 OCARF -- Central Altitude Reservation Facility ( A4 c7 ]8 p+ A8 W& K, d/ k+ @CASFO -- Civil Aviation Security Office 1 u$ g) w" h4 L4 f+ j( c( ^& i, e& B; \CAT -- Category % @: V$ J- ]* ~+ ]/ C+ u& Z$ ]CAT -- Clear -- Air Turbulence & p4 R3 W7 X m) A1 E& N. jCAU -- Crypto Ancillary Unit 1 a% v1 A6 O; F, sCBI -- Computer Based Instruction 7 \ N, @; ]5 Y" \3 |( {* _CCC -- Communications Command Center CCCC -- Staff Communications CCCH -- Central Computer Complex Host CC&O -- Customer Cost and Obligation CCSD -- Command Communications Service Designator , A$ N' {+ s' a) t( m; v7 oCCS7-- NI -- Communication Channel Signal-7 -- Network Interconnect , m* O+ q6 j/ l& |7 ^6 \+ y# TCCU -- Central Control Unit 4 A0 E* f& G0 Y. I" k+ sCD -- Common Digitizer 9 P+ K2 h r" r+ YCDR -- Cost Detail Report 7 X5 A- P7 Q2 b/ Y. P( ~CDT -- Controlled Departure Time " A Q6 \) l x! B8 `) _5 _CDTI -- Cockpit Display of Traffic Information & |' [, U+ T# yCENTX -- Central Telephone Exchange & Y+ t- a3 k+ y' s5 i3 HCEP -- Capacity Enhancement Program ) C0 C, K* A* T0 G6 D w) J) jCEQ -- Council on Environmental Quality CERAP -- Central Radar Approach CFC -- Central Flow Control CFCF -- Central Flow Control Facility CFCS -- Central Flow Control Service CFR -- Code of Federal Regulations CFWP -- Central Flow Weather Processor ) S8 N) ^: Q# i* [9 cCFWU -- Central Flow Weather Unit 7 ?) F$ E I; FCGAS -- Coast Guard Air Station CLC -- Course Line Computer CLIN -- Contract Line Item 1 ~. ^5 c2 S+ g2 h6 LCLT -- Calculated Landing Time CM -- Commercial Service Airport ' a: h# g: J7 H9 X5 F% pCNMPS -- Canadian Minimum Navigation Performance Specification Airspace CNS -- Consolidated NOTAM System - P1 J- A# E8 I- q& M6 F3 ~- sCNSP -- Consolidated NOTAM System Processor CO -- Central Office ( h6 t4 g0 q! E8 W3 p+ F3 T. s$ DCOE -- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 9 e# ?" j- e/ T7 |* c% p2 kCOMCO -- Command Communications Outlet 3 L2 ]0 W' z8 \CONUS -- Continental United States CORP -- Private Corporation other than ARINC or MITRE CPE -- Customer Premise Equipment ; t0 U: i. C9 R# G# k" V" PCPMIS -- Consolidated Personnel Management Information System CRA -- Conflict Resolution Advisory ) {0 ~9 f8 b0 N1 p# i# H+ M4 i2 ~CRDA -- Converging Runway Display Aid . ^. C; M* O) }- M& T' Q* B% n9 dCRT -- Cathode Ray Tube CSA -- Communications Service Authorization CSIS -- Centralized Storm Information System CSO -- Customer Service Office ; L* ~+ _0 H2 L- L2 G+ KCSR -- Communications Service Request CSS -- Central Site System ) y7 \" q* r( V0 h0 m; z) oC/S/S/N -- Capacity/Safety/Security/Noise CTA -- Controlled Time of Arrival CTA -- Control Area 2 X5 A: N# d* q2 CCTA/FIR -- Control Area/Flight Information Region ; F1 o; x9 z) X: N9 qCTAF -- Common Traffic Advisory Frequency CTAS -- Center -- Tracon Automation System 1 `0 [0 B7 l* v/ p+ rCTMA -- Center Traffic Management Advisor + f! Y# N6 e9 w! A3 D3 \CUPS -- Consolidated Uniform Payroll System ' x H2 H4 V! f8 C+ [1 y( a8 mCVFR -- Controlled Visual Flight Rules ) X+ g/ T4 F5 s1 I7 N$ z2 }CVTS -- Compressed Video Transmission Service ( {6 c8 K0 K: @) x! i: Q, |; ?4 zCW -- Continuous Wave CWSU -- Central Weather Service Unit CWY -- Clearway ; ]9 ^: n" \0 m% M! J% x 8 p9 R6 g! _* x% V0 ]D top ' T/ Y. q1 Q9 N6 r9 K, O3 I -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- , S2 B; O: |8 ]6 _; tDA -- Direct Access DA -- Decision Altitude/Decision Height " X( _- W+ J# E0 I) t! NDA -- Descent Advisor DABBS -- DITCO Automated Bulletin Board System DAIR -- Direct Altitude and Identity Readout & \. D1 m5 B1 A9 I2 oDAR -- Designated Agency Representative DARC -- Direct Access Radar Channel / Z4 V) u2 d/ J; J' L/ H* m7 SdBA -- Decibels A-weighted DBCRC -- Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission DBE -- Disadvantaged Business Enterprise 3 [/ N% w6 _% J- I1 s. y' XDBMS -- Data Base Management System 6 m/ c ]# z# q* k3 ^+ ]7 VDBRITE -- Digital Bright Radar Indicator Tower Equipment * ^& d4 |6 ?3 h# j2 A" ?DCA -- Defense Communications Agency DCAA -- Dual Call, Automatic Answer Device , k8 N+ j9 y3 X* L: QDCCU -- Data Communications Control Unit DCE -- Data Communications Equipment DDA -- Dedicated Digital Access ) B9 [9 l( H; f5 lDDD -- Direct Distance Dialing . F$ v1 e5 H. M# W& B P* O5 |DDM -- Difference in Depth of Modulation ; O. s% o8 P2 @" h" O: @DDS -- Digital Data Service DEA -- Drug Enforcement Agency & g# k$ g4 l0 D. g& ?- ADEDS -- Data Entry and Display System 4 Q! o2 G1 Z! oDEIS -- Draft Environmental Impact Statement DEP -- Departure ; O; _- Y( [/ v' ?* ]DEWIZ -- Distance Early Warning Identification Zone 5 d9 E+ J1 v% D# l/ F+ Z5 `DF -- Direction Finder DFAX -- Digital Facsimile ( r' L! |8 Z6 r' RDFI -- Direction Finding Indicator 2 G% z9 D2 w& D" Y6 K0 oDGPS -- Differential Global Positioning Satellite (System) DH -- Decision Height ! {2 [( u5 E# |$ F' i8 D1 kDID -- Direct Inward Dial DIP -- Drop and Insert Point ' d( f$ _* r: I% v& w% x' bDIRF -- Direction Finding & ]. m. u( R. nDITCO -- Defense Information Technology Contracting Office Agency ( d8 P7 M9 y0 W- M+ @DME -- Distance Measuring Equipment DME/P -- Precision Distance Measuring Equipment DMN -- Data Multiplexing Network . `5 `9 d; l( r4 U6 hDNL -- Day-- Night Equivalent Sound Level (Also called Ldn) 6 o! h6 d( u6 g7 a! d2 LDOD -- Direct Outward Dial / {8 F7 T6 Z T! u K9 o! t. fDoD -- Department of Defense DOI -- Department of Interior DOS -- Department of State 8 s9 a/ V8 b A& O x# S% m J4 BDOT -- Department of Transportation : e8 B. F+ n6 }. \) KDOTS -- Dynamic Ocean Tracking System ( ^1 I3 R, C9 a8 oDOTCC -- Department of Transportation Computer Center ' z; \- c0 j$ O. ~7 ^DSCS -- Digital Satellite Compression Service * n6 y4 j8 A' H nDSUA -- Dynamic Special Use Airspace DTS -- Dedicated Transmission Service DUAT -- Direct User Access Terminal DVFR -- Defense Visual Flight Rules DVFR -- Day Visual Flight Rules DVOR -- Doppler Very High Frequency Omni-- Directional Range DYSIM -- Dynamic Simulator , I3 ~5 ~2 r2 x& ]9 x2 I $ j! @" k. O6 P 7 Y) @, I3 X z7 R1 C* `/ a9 l8 Y& g( ~E top -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - E) J8 z$ D3 uE-MSAW -- En-Route Automated Minimum Safe Altitude Warning 7 x* p* f! J: u3 F4 ?- d4 z. TEA -- Environmental Assessment EARTS -- En Route Automated Radar Tracking System ECOM -- En Route Communications & ^$ ]6 Z. a" I7 _3 a, T( xECVFP -- Expanded Charted Visual Flight Procedures + [# D2 f/ k7 z; @3 yEDCT -- Expedite Departure Path ( W" Z" U* K% q- W9 Y2 B: UEFAS -- En Route Flight Advisory Service EFC -- Expect Further Clearance EFIS -- Electronic Flight Information Systems % W" B4 A2 T# h" R9 i6 TEIAF -- Expanded Inward Access Features EIS -- Environmental Impact Statement ELT -- Emergency Locator Transmitter ELWRT -- Electrowriter EMAS -- Engineered Materials Arresting System EMPS -- En Route Maintenance Processor System EMS -- Environmental Management System " [6 g ~7 `$ e. ]ENAV -- En Route Navigational Aids EPA -- Environmental Protection Agency EPS -- Engineered Performance Standards , ^) A$ \3 y+ D) s5 \EOF -- Emergency Operating Facility EPSS -- Enhanced Packet Switched Service ERAD -- En Route Broadband Radar ESEC -- En Route Broadband Secondary Radar ; m6 k% X0 F% O5 D. _8 nESP -- En Route Spacing Program ESYS -- En Route Equipment Systems ESF -- Extended Superframe Format / e6 n2 y# x. ^: p* hETA -- Estimated Time of Arrival ETE -- Estimated Time En Route ETG -- Enhanced Target Generator + Z6 N. r4 r0 p4 kETMS -- Enhanced Traffic Management System ETN -- Electronic Telecommunications Network # e7 V) _2 n) dEVAS -- Enhanced Vortex Advisory System EVCS -- Emergency Voice Communications System ! q- @0 U: H, e/ c+ H9 Y% OF top 0 X F* Y+ q( z' M' f5 Z* O1 H- a H : w* W: [! B: A9 s* I( |. W' p-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- & M+ j4 j$ x: g0 V* ]1 u1 sFAA -- Federal Aviation Administration - e" b7 j. n) i+ l( I. zF&E -- Facility and Equipment 6 `% v: ?0 p1 B0 {$ T7 d$ N* CFAAAC -- FAA Aeronautical Center FAACIS -- FAA Communications Information System FAATC -- FAA Technical Center FAC -- Facility FAF -- Final Approach Fix FAP -- Final Approach Point ) ~( E0 A7 s; vFAPM -- FTS2000 Associate Program Manager FAR -- Federal Aviation Regulation 0 E. c6 x9 I+ j" ^FAATSAT -- FAA Telecommunications Satellite ! w3 P$ e9 s9 U, ~FAST -- Final Approach Spacing Tool 9 F" ?/ Y/ x5 hFAX -- Facsimile Equipment & X0 ?; M. P/ ?$ FFBO -- Fixed Base Operator FBS -- Fall Back Switch FCC -- Federal Communications Commission ) }1 G8 K" v8 L# E( K! J) H* }4 {FCLT -- Freeze Calculated Landing Time 0 [9 P* V! R2 `( P% ~; I( aFCOM -- FSS Radio Voice Communications - b5 C9 n" ]; N* Z0 H$ hFCPU -- Facility Central Processing Unit 8 r( y* ~0 H4 w; v( l1 u2 _1 a# |FDAT -- Flight Data Entry and Printout (FDEP) and Flight Data Service FDE -- Flight Data Entry FDEP -- Flight Data Entry and Printout FDIO -- Flight Data Input/Output 2 y5 ?8 V8 G- MFDIOC -- Flight Data Input/Output Center ! H+ i0 N5 V; P* g5 |FDIOR -- Flight Data Input/Output Remote FDM -- Frequency Division Multiplexing FDP -- Flight Data Processing ; H6 i! I5 H8 }' e3 T5 yFED -- Federal FEIS -- Final Environmental Impact Statement * g% e0 J4 z pFEP -- Front End Processor FFAC -- From Facility & \* O/ a B6 w1 @/ ? yFIFO -- Flight Inspection Field Office FIG -- Flight Inspection Group 5 U; Q5 C7 H$ m5 Y0 C1 rFINO -- Flight Inspection National Field Office FIPS -- Federal Information Publication Standard FIR -- Flight Information Region FIRE -- Fire Station P' Q: R7 _- PFIRMR -- Federal Information Resource Management Regulation + h) L M: W, v# H' `: SFL -- Flight Level FLOWSIM -- Traffic Flow Planning Simulation " C; n( z' l. [" W. e O$ KFMA -- Final Monitor Aid . r, ?2 o0 w$ HFMF -- Facility Master File 7 c2 V8 g6 w5 ~$ P5 G9 jFMIS -- FTS2000 Management Information System ! o- {' J2 T: l8 ]) t8 G3 zFMS -- Flight management System 8 p# L: G+ _4 _6 A6 O& [5 q6 rFNMS -- FTS2000 Network Management System FOIA -- Freedom Of Information Act FONSI -- Finding of No Significant Impact FP -- Flight Plan FRC -- Request Full Route Clearance , u7 w! ~0 H6 K" E# l" l0 qFSAS -- Flight Service Automation System 7 Q1 R( f& ?! A; |, J( f# U9 ], rFSDO -- Flight Standards District Office FSDPS -- Flight Service Data Processing System 9 L3 V( ~# W7 e, `& y# w; OFSEP -- Facility/Service/Equipment Profile FSP -- Flight Strip Printer FSPD -- Freeze Speed Parameter * p' \4 ^! s' ` ]FSS -- Flight Service Station FSSA -- Flight Service Station Automated Service FSTS -- Federal Secure Telephone Service S7 k+ T4 P* W, T: ?FSYS -- Flight Service Station Equipment Systems FTS -- Federal Telecommunications System FTS2000 -- Federal Telecommunications System 2000 8 _0 s! X* N A6 M( Y6 HFUS -- Functional Units or Systems 1 T$ i! x' W1 s$ {5 x: n0 ?' TFWCS -- Flight Watch Control Station G top 2 i# p, ?8 \- ? v1 _. w 3 I$ z& V/ p$ q7 P2 I/ o# j-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GA -- General Aviation / W! C% ]; l6 V8 T C1 SGAA -- General Aviation Activity 9 O8 W$ D# V* I+ s0 U/ \7 pGAAA -- General Aviation Activity and Avionics $ C; z: g" ]9 F0 X- I/ e+ bGADO -- General Aviation District Office 0 J1 u1 \. O: ^7 ^2 UGCA -- Ground Control Approach GNAS -- General National Airspace System 2 ^# B1 U: v1 D, ^! ^GNSS -- Global Navigation Satellite System GOES -- Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite / ?9 J1 c" y6 H; ]GOESF -- GOES Feed Point . N1 y. e& E- L5 t! |GOEST -- GOES Terminal Equipment GPRA -- Government Performance Results Act $ A" c* ?; Q7 |GPS -- Global Positioning Satellite Z: Z1 V8 z& |GPWS -- Ground Proximity Warning System ) U1 O9 x( {) y2 n2 sGRADE -- Graphical Airspace Design Environment GS -- Glide Slope Indicator GSA -- General Services Administration / K$ y6 V! n" `) b, I; G$ B( m$ [GSE -- Ground Support Equipment 0 y: D7 C0 `' W; t) i- x' N 7 }% a+ M( d/ C/ c+ c H top -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- H -- Non-- Directional Radio Homing Beacon (NDB) HAA -- Height Above Airport / @+ e5 E8 Y" w" t8 |1 l$ g tHAL -- Height Above Landing HARS -- High Altitude Route System 4 o" V' z. r% `! C1 u4 bHAT -- Height Above Touchdown HAZMAT -- Hazardous Materials 0 C; s6 h: P! ^, \: X/ {2 c3 pHCAP -- High Capacity Carriers HLDC -- High Level Data Link Control 0 L" R/ { v" ]HDME -- NDB with Distance Measuring Equipment : ?% Z6 v4 k4 [! X7 o. q. I. F" ]- fHDQ -- FAA Headquarters # s. @1 G( a) R) K& aHELI -- Heliport HF -- High Frequency HH -- NDB, 2kw or More HI-- EFAS -- High Altitude EFAS 7 n- W% B# X% ]5 x5 P7 lHOV -- High Occupancy Vehicle HSI -- Horizontal Situation Indicators HUD -- Housing and Urban Development " p: l5 i5 k: c3 u1 _2 B# yHWAS -- Hazardous In-- Flight Weather Advisory Hz -- HERTZ 2 U( Y, v* C2 @ . o: x. N8 Z/ D' m9 EI top -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- IA -- Indirect Access IAF -- Initial Approach Fix I/AFSS -- International AFSS IAP -- Instrument Approach Procedures IAPA -- Instrument Approach Procedures Automation 6 k6 x0 [% R% J! R: X) YIBM -- International Business Machines ; ?9 e* o" g0 p0 zIBP -- International Boundary Point IBR -- Intermediate Bit Rate ICAO -- International Civil Aviation Organization ICSS -- International Communications Switching Systems IDAT -- Interfacility Data IF -- Intermediate Fix IFCP -- Interfacility Communications Processor 9 F9 H' \0 t5 R# nIFDS -- Interfacility Data System IFEA -- In-- Flight Emergency Assistance IFO -- International Field Office IFR -- Instrument Flight Rules IFSS -- International Flight Service Station ILS -- Instrument Landing System 6 Z5 K& M. v1 ~/ ~IM -- Inner Marker IMC -- Instrument Meteorological Conditions INM -- Integrated Noise Model INS -- Inertial Navigation System IRMP -- Information Resources Management Plan : e3 J+ R1 U$ `( P0 JISDN -- Integrated Services Digital Network ISMLS -- Interim Standard Microwave Landing System ITI -- Interactive Terminal Interface % T# j i" _5 I# {* wIVRS -- Interim Voice Response System 9 `$ U: O" |+ u4 E0 H8 f3 s) bIW -- Inside Wiring & D7 A% V$ k6 K) t [ - n: T4 C) ^* u. q$ KJ top 7 C/ {' P$ h1 w* @7 d* A * w5 T( X% T3 b# ?# \! {5 Z# ]-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- K top -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Kbps -- Kilobits Per Second 4 ~: t: i* G+ N; ]7 gKhz -- Kilohertz KVDT -- Keyboard Video Display Terminal ' ?+ T6 A7 T4 e. X. P L top -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- , N( ~$ m Y6 s! X( w LAA -- Local Airport Advisory LAAS -- Low Altitude Alert System LABS -- Leased A B Service " S5 Z* ?, d( J4 ]( B3 E% xLABSC -- LABS GS-- 200 Computer LABSR -- LABS Remote Equipment LABSW -- LABS Switch System : h2 [3 j% Q* L( g3 u c% d5 DLAHSO -- Land and Hold Short Operation * {/ H: d( g0 e. E+ W$ zLAN -- Local Area Network " a0 ~3 \+ t$ XLATA -- Local Access and Transport Area ' v7 l" ?( _( J! D; N+ x+ h" D5 bLAWRS -- Limited Aviation Weather Reporting System LCF -- Local Control Facility LCN -- Local Communications Network # f0 Q Q' S' P$ D. ]( k6 v0 CLDA -- Localizer Directional Aid & g, N9 ^( z# n7 }LDA -- Landing Directional Aid 0 K( G) K. W- J$ u" @8 q9 KLDIN -- Lead-- in Lights LEC -- Local Exchange Carrier ; Q0 V# E9 }, X# Z$ \1 B7 jLF -- Low Frequency . x" [) U8 t. f) V5 z# NLINCS -- Leased Interfacility NAS Communications System - y) R0 ?" c" \LIS -- Logistics and Inventory System LLWAS -- Low Level Wind Shear Alert System T0 U; C; e; N/ VLM/MS -- Low/Medium Frequency LMM -- Locator Middle Marker LMS -- LORAN Monitor Site LOC -- Localizer LOCID -- Location Identifier : D6 w* w9 e7 b, Q+ B/ _: PLOI -- Letter of Intent LOM -- Compass Locator at Outer Marker LORAN -- Long Range Aid to Navigation LPV -- Lateral Precision Performance with Vertical Guidance 8 t4 y) z3 k! k" I) B& R( @7 M% KLRCO -- Limited Remote Communications Outlet + L1 W" t k" u2 H( MLRNAV -- Long Range Navigation LRR -- Long Range Radar : A% V4 x5 t8 \# [4 e7 b" U 5 y7 @5 f; h9 N' e5 |. @& Q M top 7 Z! r0 `$ k) Z: Q -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MAA -- Maximum Authorized Altitude MALS -- Medium Intensity Approach Lighting System 7 Y" A4 a' g3 ~- W5 C* a- H$ DMALSF -- MALS with Sequenced Flashers MALSR -- MALS with Runway Alignment Indicator Lights / E. q/ r/ U3 }, K* iMAP -- Maintenance Automation Program MAP -- Military Airport Program MAP -- Missed Approach Point % J- }2 [2 x- {$ z4 w- B3 @MAP -- Modified Access Pricing 6 }2 U9 U* K7 A: _ HMbps -- Megabits Per Second MCA -- Minimum Crossing Altitude ) `! d1 }7 f+ w& LMCAS -- Marine Corps Air Station MCC -- Maintenance Control Center 3 n( V' V; ]9 V: ~4 o1 dMCL -- Middle Compass Locater ) K( G- A% D. X& s8 E! ]: rMCS -- Maintenance and Control System 4 Z7 x! [5 {, ~' n+ a5 M/ W2 k2 rMDA -- Minimum Descent Altitude MDT -- Maintenance Data Terminal ' e* S8 q5 F7 f! h- v! LMEA -- Minimum En Route Altitude 8 g3 P- b$ t0 f! U. dMETI -- Meteorological Information MF -- Middle Frequency ! ?/ h" i7 m5 l. wMFJ -- Modified Final Judgment MFT -- Meter Fix Crossing Time/Slot Time MHA -- Minimum Holding Altitude Mhg -- MegHERTZ + L, i1 ~, a+ BMIA -- Minimum IFR Altitudes MIDO -- Manufacturing Inspection District Office 4 ?, f+ _. R- R+ _: C5 E* L' OMIS -- Meteorological Impact Statement e$ \6 U1 N3 ^MISC -- Miscellaneous * x7 H- u" x1 HMISO -- Manufacturing Inspection Satellite Office MIT -- Miles In Trail 7 _) _9 n$ [; U' x5 @MITRE -- Mitre Corporation . A: R# O4 j$ c& HMLS -- Microwave Landing System 7 i* i% G' J4 d( zMM -- Middle Marker ; X7 }; L* }7 A. @' u" PMMC -- Maintenance Monitoring Console ! I1 F( b8 c. C) h# S7 |4 u mMMS -- Maintenance Monitoring System MNPS -- Minimum Navigation Performance Specification MNPSA -- Minimum Navigation Performance Specifications Airspace MOA -- Memorandum of Agreement MOA -- Military Operations Area 4 s* W& j- \1 T$ f# R1 Y6 SMOCA -- Minimum Obstruction Clearance Altitude 2 ^4 @$ x1 Q" |. [: ~2 qMODE C -- Altitude-- Encoded Beacon Reply ) Q% e& o- q' P* G& NMODE C -- Altitude Reporting Mode of Secondary Radar MODE S -- Mode Select Beacon System MOU -- Memorandum of Understanding MPO -- Metropolitan Planning Organization : A3 ?* z1 K& f# J& kMPS -- Maintenance Processor Subsystem (OR) Master Plan Supplement 9 n1 z% J% Y) oMRA -- Minimum Reception Altitude 1 f V' |* {( A: E* E; D2 rMRC -- Monthly Recurring Charge MSA -- Minimum Safe Altitude ! k6 z) n" W6 ^; Z3 fMSAW -- Minimum Safe Altitude Warning MSL -- Mean Sea Level 8 [6 E7 f# ~, ]1 n9 V) @' |MSN -- Message Switching Network 5 D1 w. ?. {) m0 IMTCS -- Modular Terminal Communications System . m4 H, |8 q8 L7 q6 _MTI -- Moving Target Indicator MUX -- Multiplexor 0 \& _- J0 J; T6 OMVA -- Minimum Vectoring Altitude 4 b* o! I; a2 A0 E1 MMVFR -- Marginal Visual Flight Rules $ C% e) W' v5 D! w; Z+ d , d) g8 E- j! w9 |/ p, f! u N top -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 f, u8 ^5 |/ ?NAAQS -- National Ambient Air Quality Standards ! P# E+ n* }7 uNADA -- NADIN Concentrator NADIN -- National Airspace Data Interchange Network 4 S: a' k _0 Y0 u+ @6 _NADSW -- NADIN Switches NAILS -- National Airspace Integrated Logistics Support NAMS -- NADIN IA NAPRS -- National Airspace Performance Reporting System NAS -- National Airspace System or Naval Air Station NASDC -- National Aviation Safety Data NASP -- National Airspace System Plan NASPAC -- National Airspace System Performance Analysis Capability - |# S9 `' I8 {. B1 M: bNATCO -- National Communications Switching Center NAVAID -- Navigation Aid NAVMN -- Navigation Monitor and Control NAWAU -- National Aviation Weather Advisory Unit NAWPF -- National Aviation Weather Processing Facility NCAR -- National Center for Atmospheric Research; Boulder, CO , t7 `+ n7 A5 T, z. z- l, _9 z) QNCF -- National Control Facility NCIU -- NEXRAD Communications Interface Unit NCP -- Noise Compatibility Program $ q% {1 o3 H2 x- u2 i8 I% aNCS -- National Communications System : j: F0 k8 ?3 M! z0 L- ~5 ZNDB -- Non-- Directional Radio Homing Beacon 0 h' V S. w ~. cNDNB -- NADIN II 0 y6 _3 @- L4 xNEM -- Noise Exposure Map NEPA -- National Environmental Policy Act NEXRAD -- Next Generation Weather Radar NFAX -- National Facsimile Service NFDC -- National Flight Data Center NFIS -- NAS Facilities Information System NI -- Network Interface , D! J2 e2 O$ V& r& o" ?- E1 XNICS -- National Interfacility Communications System NPE -- Non-primary Airport Entitlement NPIAS -- National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems NM -- Nautical Mile NMAC -- Near Mid Air Collision 4 y3 c1 U( J: n9 C- ^( L; w" M; A" @NMC -- National Meteorological Center NMCE -- Network Monitoring and Control Equipment NMCS -- Network Monitoring and Control System NOAA -- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOC -- Notice Of Completion ' F: c* m- v) i/ V( k" Q. WNOTAM -- Notice to Airmen 8 F1 j1 \; l' M6 j2 p8 g! xNPDES -- National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System ( Y+ C- ?0 m" O) _; GNPIAS -- National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems 6 K( `; Y# @! |. @! ?NRC -- Non-- Recurring Charge NRCS -- National Radio Communications Systems 0 @1 @7 m. j+ Z2 j, _6 w# ]( XNSAP -- National Service Assurance Plan NSRCATN -- National Strategy to Reduce Congestion on America's Transportation Network # p+ ~- E* c) D9 B% d! tNSSFC -- National Severe Storms Forecast Center * v! k0 S) r. l+ z9 qNSSL -- National Severe Storms Laboratory; Norman, OK NTAP -- Notices To Airmen Publication 6 X5 w" |( J* J9 U) _& ^NTP -- National Transportation Policy NTSB -- National Transportation Safety Board NTZ -- No Transgression Zone ( G5 ^4 G" q7 K. wNWS -- National Weather Service NWSR -- NWS Weather Excluding NXRD ' v7 a3 J4 W. d2 k6 |NSWRH -- NWS Regional Headquarters NXRD -- Advanced Weather Radar System , V: h; t* F1 r0 M O top $ N% ?) A) s% O-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- % a8 P( w/ P8 p9 W. ~5 v5 ~# C- LOAG -- Official Airline Guide OALT -- Operational Acceptable Level of Traffic / w' b' Q* t9 R. I, hOAW -- Off-- airway Weather Station ODAL -- Omnidirectional Approach Lighting System " s3 ?/ V/ H6 b' k( ~$ mODAPS -- Oceanic Display and Processing Station * z" b1 q" { n4 Y* y( Q7 Q4 UOEP -- Operational Evolution Plan / Partnership . Y/ ]6 E, W3 ]" ZOFA -- Object Free Area 9 }& a' P) P! d0 \4 [OFDPS -- Offshore Flight Data Processing System 4 q( }' y% w8 qOFT -- Outer Fix Time OFZ -- Obstacle Free Zone $ C- z9 Y4 Y _6 Z* UOM -- Outer Marker OMB -- Office of Management and Budget ONER -- Oceanic Navigational Error Report 6 |9 |3 ]% @! {7 Y0 J6 x3 {OPLT -- Operational Acceptable Level of Traffic OPSW -- Operational Switch / s/ t& o' a/ f) ?' jOPX -- Off Premises Exchange ORD -- Operational Readiness Demonstration OTR -- Oceanic Transition Route OTS -- Organized Track System ' F2 Q( E0 Q8 k+ S2 |; O! o3 J) o2 V ) k( Y1 ?3 P3 V; m! L* v9 k; U P top * L" Z1 X5 N* G9 a( p p$ x-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : a: v$ p8 _* D ~4 vPABX -- Private Automated Branch Exchange PAD -- Packet Assembler/Disassembler , l! ]/ l" p1 S# L- EPAM -- Peripheral Adapter Module + ~9 a' N, z' @7 l/ T$ sPAPI -- Precision Approach Path Indicator PAR -- Precision Approach Radar 7 E- i" p" e: ^" ~PAR -- Preferential Arrival Route PATWAS -- Pilots Automatic Telephone Weather Answering Service PBCT -- Proposed Boundary Crossing Time 9 |% z8 r. @" S& uPBRF -- Pilot Briefing PBX -- Private Branch Exchange $ ?7 J# h6 ~% PPCA -- Positive Control Airspace ; A0 a# A1 @& h, H& n) HPCM -- Pulse Code Modulation 2 A& e* N- T; V& g" T5 N/ N1 cPDAR -- Preferential Arrival And Departure Route PDC -- Pre-- Departure Clearance 3 ]% l4 I( {7 [' p. D8 P9 lPDC -- Program Designator Code 6 V: Z* p# J3 i, S! {: N- aPDR -- Preferential Departure Route + x3 k: ]" |* r5 Y( i$ vPDN -- Public Data Network 0 R$ \) [' l; x! U4 P9 A4 @. uPFC -- Passenger Facility Charge PGP -- Planning Grant Program + [2 d9 Q/ f6 a8 l4 DPIC -- Principal Interexchange Carrier " G+ l: F- m7 l. u; ]3 K( kPIDP -- Programmable Indicator Data Processor PIREP -- Pilot Weather Report + b1 @4 y1 j, G1 t1 ?# K- s. kPMS -- Program Management System POLIC -- Police Station POP -- Point Of Presence 7 b* {' e0 `" `; _" |: S. ePOT -- Point Of Termination " K' a9 n) O' MPPIMS -- Personal Property Information Management System S; o# n6 P) {PR -- Primary Commercial Service Airport $ d" V8 M: n1 E) H u: wPRI -- Primary Rate Interface : z, g2 |. x n5 |3 @PRM -- Precision Runway Monitor 1 @9 h! V2 {9 A7 A* W3 L6 O2 }0 E! jPSDN -- Public Switched Data Network , z* [$ I" a3 F+ N APSN -- Packet Switched Network PSS -- Packet Switched Service PSTN -- Public Switched Telephone Network ) I1 n4 G$ W- K+ kPTC -- Presumed-to-Conform PUB -- Publication 6 r/ t6 o" n7 E' z- APUP -- Principal User Processor ' w# L- Z! U0 w6 m; y" ~PVC -- Permanent Virtual Circuit 0 h! L$ Z2 y0 {- WPVD -- Plan View Display t5 l; f/ O; s/ X1 ~ Q top -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- , b, S5 O& W3 v1 a, h ' w; a* |; D! x( w% Q4 m R top 8 r9 {7 t5 C4 j/ k" ]1 l8 x - @( ~) A% Y5 S9 ?-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * e* B w" h) x' F+ ORAIL -- Runway Alignment Indicator Lights RAPCO -- Radar Approach Control (USAF) RAPCON -- Radar Approach Control (FAA) a4 C- d& _) \: `- t9 J. U, jRATCC -- Radar Air Traffic Control Center RATCF -- Radar Air Traffic Control Facility (USN) ! O- j# E, @- g! ARBC -- Rotating Beam Ceilometer RBDPE -- Radar Beacon Data Processing Equipment RBSS -- Radar Bomb Scoring Squadron 9 k( U# d. q3 Q- R" X" xRCAG -- Remote Communications Air/Ground & k3 ]* c: c; S: Y \RCC -- Rescue Coordination Center RCF -- Remote Communication Facility RCCC -- Regional Communications Control Centers RCIU -- Remote Control Interface Unit : ~9 M+ Y: b9 gRCL -- Radio Communications Link 8 F9 v( y* B4 [RCLR -- RCL Repeater RCLT -- RCL Terminal 3 d+ @$ k/ A/ K1 KRCO -- Remote Communications Outlet : j. g- D, O9 W# HRCU -- Remote Control Unit $ R8 X2 N% @* V9 |$ rRDAT -- Digitized Radar Data # T& H7 D6 U& C: J% `% Z: L% J, iRDP -- Radar Data Processing RDSIM -- Runway Delay Simulation Model ! ?- a9 d9 O- }REIL -- Runway End Identification Lights RF -- Radio Frequency RL -- General Aviation Reliever Airport RMCC -- Remote Monitor Control Center - T r+ v( R$ M) z8 wRMCF -- Remote Monitor Control Facility 3 e1 h+ ^: y- a. t( B7 H& X6 PRML -- Radio Microwave Link RMLR -- RML Repeater ) ]6 e; y" \# b* F: l; ERMLT -- RML Terminal RMM -- Remote Maintenance Monitoring RMMS -- Remote Maintenance Monitoring System RMS -- Remote Monitoring Subsystem 2 s4 b) u; L6 m: l2 p8 TRMSC -- Remote Monitoring Subsystem Concentrator RNAV -- Area Navigation RNP -- Required Navigation Performance ! T9 K0 `0 W3 y0 W$ w: PROD -- Record of Decision ROSA -- Report of Service Activity " k$ }, o9 s+ V# t! I1 uROT -- Runway Occupancy Time RP -- Restoration Priority # Z' R9 `, t4 t% ]RPC -- Restoration Priority Code RPG -- Radar Processing Group % Q. t1 @ G9 a; GRPZ -- Runway Protection Zone 8 b( E+ ?) b# C8 k+ Y6 {( U: GRRH -- Remote Reading Hygrothermometer / J: D7 S+ e0 J, dRRHS -- Remote Reading Hydrometer 1 m, V7 k- j6 [& KRRWDS -- Remote Radar Weather Display RRWSS -- RWDS Sensor Site 3 v! }+ ?1 {8 q* eRSA -- Runway Safety Area 1 D5 l, u1 z6 g! xRSAT -- Runway Safety Action Team RSS -- Remote Speaking System ( m2 y/ A8 h/ Q/ d1 C! P, X4 b) fRT -- Remote Transmitter 5 V0 d( y! `7 t' }8 g y8 n/ GRT & BTL -- Radar Tracking And Beacon Tracking Level 9 L4 c, E! W6 @- m- Y# z# e3 l& qRTAD -- Remote Tower Alphanumerics Display 3 G; I8 ~& s* _" \! DRTCA -- Radio Technical Commission for Aeronautics RTP -- Regional Transportation Plan RTR -- Remote Transmitter/Receiver . \4 R; m0 |8 w; |; |. @! [RTRD -- Remote Tower Radar Display 2 b. W% n; M; ?RVR -- Runway Visual Range RW -- Runway 0 ~; J3 p9 j# k9 [# pRWDS -- Same as RRWDS RWP -- Real-time Weather Processor + d+ O, `4 Q" M2 z) wS top - ]/ |- L0 R/ [6 @; a. { -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- S/S -- Sector Suite SAC -- Strategic Air Command 7 M/ z) W0 S' }8 f3 ySAFI -- Semi Automatic Flight Inspection v* A, Y; O5 M0 g5 d* {, xSALS -- Short Approach Lighting System ' o3 t2 X3 z$ x ~% p& q6 a( kSATCOM -- Satellite Communications SAWRS -- Supplementary Aviation Weather Reporting System , w/ i5 E' o# O0 wSBGP -- State Block Grant Program ) D9 j @, _, g0 H1 ^8 f* CSCC -- System Command Center SCVTS -- Switched Compressed Video Telecommunications Service ' U+ }9 Q% \+ {3 KSDF -- Simplified Direction Finding SDF -- Software Defined Network ! o$ m) D. }" m# O0 Y6 JSDIS -- Switched Digital Integrated Service 7 `. B8 o8 z1 _1 KSDP -- Service Delivery Point + n4 C6 h) F4 Y% v0 _/ O% |SDS -- Switched Data Service * J) U/ ~! B! W2 `* l; `3 z( NSEL -- Single Event Level , B- K% \+ [1 _6 o6 i( FSELF -- Simplified Short Approach Lighting System With Sequenced Flashing Lights . _" j! s2 Z1 P% `' q, PSFAR-- 38 -- Special Federal Aviation Regulation 38 : U$ q% t; T; `. Z8 B1 sSHPO -- State Historic Preservation Officer ) f) i- H6 |3 m) d. M/ j. i) b4 Y% sSIC -- Service Initiation Charge SID -- Station Identifier # e3 q6 @9 v: \6 ~) qSID -- Standard Instrument Departure SIGMET -- Significant Meteorological Information SIMMOD -- Airport and Airspace Simulation Model 3 W4 J. H7 {$ a) TSIP -- State Implementation Plan SM -- Statute Miles : b9 P. h+ M# L- [% i2 E8 ]SMGC -- Surface Movement Guidance and Control ' m' r- _/ `9 ], A; u( \8 R9 d. ^SMPS -- Sector Maintenance Processor Subsystem 6 ?' I0 P1 ^0 Y! @% s$ TSMS -- Safety Management System 3 w, w Y5 q9 n+ I0 FSMS -- Simulation Modeling System + J7 i& `) Z, ?# v# S$ ESNR -- Signal-- to-- Noise Ratio, also: S/N SOC -- Service Oversight Center SOAR -- System of Airports Reporting ! r* D) p$ p) a. ASOIR -- Simultaneous Operations On Intersecting Runways SOIWR -- Simultaneous Operations on Intersecting Wet Runways $ s6 F% L# ^7 `! ^( ?. j% V j' uSRAP -- Sensor Receiver and Processor SSALF -- SSALS with Sequenced Flashers 8 C) o+ y- ~4 B8 U+ i9 `& Q2 a6 X- |SSALR -- Simplified Short Approach Lighting System SSB -- Single Side Band STAR -- Standard Terminal Arrival Route STD -- Standard + g S, }. D: ~+ v$ s' ?STMUX -- Statistical Data Multiplexer STOL -- Short Takeoff and Landing SURPIC -- Surface Picture SVCA -- Service A $ t+ D* {& H+ Q3 A2 T+ HSVCB -- Service B * a5 [! _$ j: K# DSVCC -- Service C SVCO -- Service O SVFO -- Interphone Service F (A) SVFB -- Interphone Service F (B) SVFC -- Interphone Service F (C) 8 B. e' y; F) r3 J; M* g4 jSVFD -- Interphone Service F (D) SVFR -- Special Visual Flight Rules " Y- C1 J% z D" Y0 ~& ^' d / Z" P: k" m _T top -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- " {7 j1 [: _% @* mT1MUX -- T1 Multiplexer TAAS -- Terminal Advance Automation System 1 O& V9 o- U7 ]5 r: k0 oTACAN -- Tactical Aircraft Control and Navigation TACR -- TACAN at VOR, TACAN only TAF -- Terminal Area Forecast TARS -- Terminal Automated Radar Service / }% [) q3 h& T- CTAS -- True Air Speed + _/ o# q8 r$ c! S4 M+ a$ l' w5 j: WTATCA -- Terminal Air Traffic Control Automation " u' u; Z; {, ~. {TAVT -- Terminal Airspace Visualization Tool TCA -- Traffic Control Airport or Tower Control Airport TCA -- Terminal Control Area TCACCIS -- Transportation Coordinator Automated Command and Control Information System 4 }2 v8 H v8 CTCAS -- Traffic Alert And Collision Avoidance System 9 y' [9 F0 t5 {, v2 @% ITCC -- DOT Transportation Computer Center ! m: n6 c: B: q% |2 f# BTCCC -- Tower Control Computer Complex 2 u1 U: p5 f" u U& fTCE -- Tone Control Equipment # w% l3 Q6 h" Z% M) ~TCLT -- Tentative Calculated Landing Time TCO -- Telecommunications Certification Officer - a7 ~" C7 y8 e- F. ATCOM -- Terminal Communications 2 M1 |* N. y/ A) d- A/ fTCS -- Tower Communications System 9 m1 f% f& c! ATDLS -- Tower Data-Link Services 5 s+ M4 k, ]: G# `% CTDMUX -- Time Division Data Multiplexer ; Y, u7 \/ P: v6 r. LTDWR -- Terminal Doppler Weather Radar 1 C, z' M" x2 ]9 mTELCO -- Telephone Company / f5 y3 n8 Q$ I+ ^TELMS -- Telecommunications Management System 7 v+ E# F5 R8 e* Y* ]) ZTERPS -- Terminal Instrument Procedures ' s, \* a( y6 L J+ d* m) o- K0 ITFAC -- To Facility 6 {! o7 o0 A/ M [TH -- Threshold TIMS -- Telecommunications Information Management System - c. ^. Y2 L. K1 R# D# k C; t2 \TIPS -- Terminal Information Processing System TL -- Taxilane TMA -- Traffic Management Advisor & V; g. H. I' Q4 z4 P6 k4 K8 i; E0 `TMC -- Traffic Management Coordinator TMC/MC -- Traffic Management Coordinator/Military Coordinator TMCC -- Terminal Information Processing System TMCC -- Traffic Management Computer Complex TMF -- Traffic Management Facility 7 P/ y! t+ L8 ETML -- Television Microwave Link TMLI -- Television Microwave Link Indicator TMLR -- Television Microwave Link Repeater . d2 r7 q( f" {! Y# f# ^* RTMLT -- Television Microwave Link Terminal TM&O -- Telecommunications Management and Operations TMP -- Traffic Management Processor TMS -- Traffic Management System + r* b/ h& A% z1 ~; a5 R$ R) x6 wTMSPS -- Traffic Management Specialists TMU -- Traffic Management Unit TODA -- Takeoff Distance Available TOF -- Time Of Flight 7 p: r0 T/ }' H& t1 ZTOFMS -- Time of Flight Mass Spectrometer 1 I r' e. R) N5 q7 jTOPS -- Telecommunications Ordering and Pricing System (GSA software tool) & X/ o B% W( S2 Y" HTORA -- Take-off Run Available , r* u6 J) `8 z4 ~& oTNAV -- Terminal Navigational Aids TR -- Telecommunications Request TRACAB -- Terminal Radar Approach Control in Tower Cab % j% g1 T0 r+ W6 b2 N4 d) g, iTRACON -- Terminal Radar Approach Control Facility TRAD -- Terminal Radar Service % q% d( i; {- V+ Q. e6 a z' H- gTRB -- Transportation Research Board TRNG -- Training 4 p8 q$ S3 ~& ]/ L6 w5 o8 S) KTSA -- Taxiway Safety Area 3 b( }) O7 o2 w/ N( C/ STSEC -- Terminal Secondary Radar Service TSP -- Telecommunications Service Priority : N2 Z3 b ?2 FTSR -- Telecommunications Service Request TSYS -- Terminal Equipment Systems - W& [) [! ~0 X7 S/ ^, }! k) ZTTMA -- TRACON Traffic Management Advisor ' {: x/ Z$ s( wTTY -- Teletype 7 y) i3 ?# X+ @/ G# ]* d& X" ?+ F1 M: T5 DTVOR -- Terminal VHF Omnidirectional Range TW -- Taxiway TWEB -- Transcribed Weather Broadcast ( B6 k- q. ?* S8 K1 HTWR-- Tower (non-controlled) 0 ^+ U- o4 z- Y: ?" ~, ^2 Q' M @TY -- Type (FAACIS) U top -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- UAS -- Uniform Accounting System UHF -- Ultra High Frequency URA -- Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 3 T* ]& `1 N, a7 n3 }6 TUSAF -- United States Air Force , g" r7 g; J6 d. @9 B5 wUSC -- United States Code USOC -- Uniform Service Order Code X9 r. s5 R3 x: A$ Y V top $ U6 P5 [8 K S( U: P5 W1 Y# K + x+ I/ w8 L8 s1 [# E# }-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VALE -- Voluntary Airport Low Emission 8 G7 b$ _9 ~; Z9 \/ b0 C* PVASI -- Visual Approach Slope Indicator 1 z$ K. N8 \$ K% xVDME -- VOR with Distance Measuring Equipment ' F7 z6 Z+ U8 H" ]) h' d; hVF -- Voice Frequency 0 V; ^, D" i m- T. x+ \VFR -- Visual Flight Rules VHF -- Very High Frequency VLF -- Very Low Frequency VMC -- Visual Meteorological Conditions VNAV -- Visual Navigational Aids VNTSC -- Volpe National Transportation System Center VON -- Virtual On-net * W$ [7 ~2 n8 u* R% Q! S3 UVOR -- VHF Omnidirectional Range : L# t! G5 G) w5 v2 c9 EVOR/DME -- VHF Omnidirectional Range/Distance Measuring Equipment 8 g, S0 ~' h+ UVORTAC -- VOR collocated with TACAN 0 U' F; L- F: d" p* I9 e; m4 eVOT -- VOR Test Facility VP/D -- Vehicle/Pedestrian Deviation 0 P/ E: @2 p- zVRS -- Voice Recording System VSCS -- Voice Switching and Control System VTA -- Vertex Time of Arrival VTAC -- VOR collocated with TACAN , V0 g0 O+ Z: W% G% h4 ]VTOL -- Vertical Takeoff and Landing 6 d J7 c( G9 D' c, \VTS -- Voice Telecommunications System ) P( f: @0 J3 U2 h* s 0 t/ Y+ q: z3 J, B/ {' y, eW top % Y" \3 {. Y0 A$ z3 k0 B -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 H8 c8 {* ~# S" bWAAS -- Wide Area Augmentation System ; J2 c3 U3 x% m* MWAN -- Wide Area Network ' t0 S9 s9 o! T, _- fWC -- Work Center WCP -- Weather Communications Processor % [- ?; r0 K* o) dWECO -- Western Electric Company WESCOM -- Western Electric Satellite Communications WMSC -- Weather Message Switching Center + P$ }% l% m# J: W* CWMSCR -- Weather Message Switching Center Replacement " B6 Y4 y4 }. `' r' O. vWSCMO -- Weather Service Contract Meteorological Observatory WSFO -- Weather Service Forecast Office ( q, m2 N1 q- t6 A+ V$ eWSMO -- Weather Service Meteorological Observatory ( `8 Z/ f' R9 a( \5 `WSO -- Weather Service Office WTHR -- "Weather" / l" _6 w; f. f1 UWX -- Weather 1 s8 v0 r$ x" r/ G$ H' t / i& T. B4 J9 l! 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