Glossary of Airport Acronyms

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Printer Friendly Email Page Glossary of Airport Acronyms ; z/ q- d( r) x; L-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- , q& U0 o( ^% e: a, G7 _* AA | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M # W" g( _2 z) ^) [ N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z A top - y! w6 Y" ?; E9 s-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A/C -- Aircraft A/G -- Air to Ground A/H -- Altitude/Height 2 ^% K0 G& j5 rAAC -- Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center " r9 X* k. K1 E% }& IAAF -- Army Air Field * n# Y/ ^3 @2 |, U* w+ mAAI -- Arrival Aircraft Interval AAP -- Advanced Automation Program AAR -- Airport Acceptance Rate ABDIS -- Automated Data Interchange System Service B ; P1 A1 |) r8 n2 x7 l5 o/ eACAIS -- Air Carrier Activity Information System ACAS -- Aircraft Collision Avoidance System 9 u& \& G, Z8 ?* K5 t' Y. u. L KACC -- Airports Consultants Council ; n) M' b: @; xACC -- Area Control Center ACCT -- Accounting Records ! I5 O N, k# u( E7 u8 ~3 O9 PACD -- Automatic Call Distributor ; D% P) |" R0 G8 GACDO -- Air Carrier District Office ACF -- Area Control Facility Q" e+ {9 B! YACFO -- Aircraft Certification Field Office ' D: Z+ b0 x- q1 W% N3 W5 b1 cACFT -- Aircraft ACI-NA -- Airports Council International - North America 3 O) `, X: e; HACID -- Aircraft Identification " b, D- _5 r# ]; n! n% AACIP -- Airport Capital Improvement Plan # Z4 J+ E8 i3 M: o- t0 I2 wACLS -- Automatic Carrier Landing System ACLT -- Actual Landing Time Calculated ; h# z$ N: |$ `7 V0 [- yACO -- Office of Airports Compliance and Field Operations " N* E, }. C+ [" PACO -- Aircraft Certification Office ACRP -- Airport Cooperative Research Program 9 c! |: u n2 TADA -- Air Defense Area 7 z, Z2 S8 [% V$ pADAP -- Airport Development Aid Program 0 b9 _0 { N& u) c, R2 B. TADAS -- AWOS Data Acquisition System # r3 H% y, k6 A6 o: ?) pADCCP -- Advanced Data Communications Control Procedure / {1 o& ` I* ?ADDA -- Administrative Data ( v& K) W2 O$ o% S' {% WADF -- Automatic Direction Finding . c. H& u3 V8 |8 pADI -- Automatic De-Ice and Inhibitor ADIN -- AUTODIN Service ) y8 c5 X) K9 Y9 w7 }ADIZ -- Air Defense Identification Zone 7 G) W1 u- V. r* U3 b" I/ y6 RADL -- Aeronautical Data-Link ! y) a! j: |3 b3 FADLY -- Arrival Delay ADO -- Airline Dispatch Office ADP -- Automated Data Processing 4 w3 H+ `$ ` w7 D e1 |- A, k2 @ADS -- Automatic Dependent Surveillance * s& D" z& O! j& iADSIM -- Airfield Delay Simulation Model ADSY -- Administrative Equipment Systems , B" }0 o' k1 TADTN -- Administrative Data Transmission Network 5 t! s C5 y/ uADTN2000 -- Administrative Data Transmission Network 2000 . o# E- T) j2 L9 d( K: q# w7 ?ADVO -- Administrative Voice : C& }$ O2 S4 o* s6 c# ~! hAEG -- Aircraft Evaluation Group AERA -- Automated En-Route Air Traffic Control 0 j* _9 m+ o& ]# O( N2 R" KAEX -- Automated Execution % J/ b0 I$ g% v# X, s+ sAF -- Airway Facilities 1 ~7 |' j- ?3 `& F9 ]; Q3 J2 BAFB -- Air Force Base - I2 B5 v% x5 _# p7 rAFIS -- Automated Flight Inspection System AFP -- Area Flight Plan AFRES -- Air Force Reserve Station / H$ p4 w/ ]2 W& t6 fAFS -- Airways Facilities Sector AFSFO -- AFS Field Office AFSFU -- AFS Field Unit AFSOU -- AFS Field Office Unit (Standard is AFSFOU) , |2 \1 n5 k' AAFSS -- Automated Flight Service Station y. d; C" a3 y; D% W- uAFTN -- Automated Fixed Telecommunications Network 3 v5 l# i+ F: Y8 s D0 A2 J: [, ]4 XAGL -- Above Ground Level AID -- Airport Information Desk Y7 r+ R6 x" Q* ?AIG -- Airbus Industries Group # g6 C1 B: l% I. F6 L; o+ aAIM -- Airman's Information Manual AIP -- Airport Improvement Plan AIRMET -- Airmen's Meteorological Information 4 Z! A. k, i: n: F4 iAIRNET -- Airport Network Simulation Model 0 I( c0 O# s6 i" W$ ]AIS -- Aeronautical Information Service 4 i& W3 m/ x6 U' J$ rAIT -- Automated Information Transfer ALP -- Airport Layout Plan ALS -- Approach Lighting System : F$ ?7 J( O6 c2 m, X9 WALSF1 -- ALS with Sequenced Flashers I 6 e P- ]' B$ SALSF2 -- ALS with Sequenced Flashers II 6 z8 j$ \0 } r9 nALSIP -- Approach Lighting System Improvement Plan , y" e' ?6 L( q$ uALTRV -- Altitude Reservation AMASS -- Airport Movement Area Safety System AMCC -- ACF/ARTCC Maintenance Control Center AMOS -- Automated Meteorological Observation Station 6 k$ F- \2 T# [3 S" P& R& KAMP -- ARINC Message Processor (OR) Airport Master Plan AMVER -- Automated Mutual Assistance Vessel Rescue System 3 g& h, d- E8 y% U+ H/ vANC -- Alternate Network Connectivity ANCA -- Airport Noise and Capacity Act 1 l5 j) |7 y8 E6 \! OANG -- Air National Guard , L: e/ b2 G- b* rANGB -- Air National Guard Base ( p& E2 v1 R. Z1 b5 QANMS -- Automated Network Monitoring System : ^9 w: p7 f' HANSI -- American National Standards Group AOA -- Air Operations Area AP -- Acquisition Plan . d$ N% C* l& H4 r5 zAPP -- Approach - c2 c9 d8 u8 Z4 LAPS -- Airport Planning Standard , ]& U( f! ?: i" z7 W2 v% S$ QAQAFO -- Aeronautical Quality Assurance Field Office , q' z2 Y: B, y" mARAC -- Army Radar Approach Control (AAF) ! @4 j1 G/ `, h$ ~" W5 ?% a4 vARAC -- Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee 2 d5 E& R4 u7 w" T& OARCTR -- FAA Aeronautical Center or Academy ARF -- Airport Reservation Function ! p( Y- b1 o! ~# b" N" ~ d: SARFF -- Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting ARINC -- Aeronautical Radio, Inc. % L8 A% |/ v& u6 D. b* kARLNO -- Airline Office ) i# U) g- n3 w2 ?ARO -- Airport Reservation Office ARP -- Airport Reference Point ARSA -- Airport Service Radar Area ARSR -- Air Route Surveillance Radar ARTCC -- Air Route Traffic Control Center 9 C* A0 g, @" _/ g4 P" D4 l+ |ARTS -- Automated Radar Terminal System ASAS -- Aviation Safety Analysis System 6 |, Z6 H% K! s1 s' v: K0 TASC -- AUTODIN Switching Center ( q/ p/ s0 ~4 S. E( p, W1 \) ^ASCP -- Aviation System Capacity Plan ASD -- Aircraft Situation Display - t7 U! k4 U2 |" |. I- f; _' Q) AASDA -- Accelerate -- Stop Distance Available 2 W3 R! ~$ V0 I4 HASLAR -- Aircraft Surge Launch And Recovery ASM -- Available Seat Mile . s" J. I4 I s: |9 g; AASP -- Arrival Sequencing Program 7 s: k) ^0 K8 W' x$ T! R! fASOS -- Automatic Surface Observation System ASQP -- Airline Service Quality Performance ASR -- Airport Surveillance Radar ASTA -- Airport Surface Traffic Automation ASV -- Airline Schedule Vendor AT -- Air Traffic 7 S/ W1 [% {- b) HATA -- Air Transport Association of America 0 B8 U& T, D+ |1 a, n) D9 \% f- \ATAS -- Airspace and Traffic Advisory Service 3 e: B; s' I+ G" J' o' ?5 O+ Z; O7 uATCAA -- Air Traffic Control Assigned Airspace AT&T -- American Telephone and Telegraph AT&T ASDC -- AT&T Agency Service Delivery Center AT&T CSA -- AT&T Customer Support Associate + D8 x, o" P6 _* jATC -- Air Traffic Control " g8 m: L# I! G/ @ATCBI -- Air Traffic Control Beacon Indicator - V" F$ g6 W3 W2 i# xATCCC -- Air Traffic Control Command Center # C! d5 a' a4 TATCO -- Air Taxi Commercial Operator + @! S B0 H6 D4 o6 nATCRB -- 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 `0 D" y6 I$ [4 QATM -- Air Traffic Management ATM -- Asynchronous Transfer Mode ATMS -- Advanced Traffic Management System % C4 y2 Z& K. DATN -- Aeronautical Telecommunications Network ATODN -- AUTODIN Terminal (FUS) 9 ]3 G8 h( `% IATOVN -- AUOTVON (Facility) ATOMS -- Air Traffic Operations Management System . d2 r! b U. i4 H: QATS -- Air Traffic Service 3 X9 M. F. _) A$ `/ H9 JATSCCP -- ATS Contingency Command Post ATTIS -- AT&T Information Systems AUTODIN -- DoD Automatic Digital Network 9 z( l1 h. k. G% iAUTOVON -- DoD Automatic Voice Network 7 K" ]' ~4 u/ a) c7 xAVON -- AUTOVON Service AVN -- Aviation Standards National Field Office, Oklahoma City * Q! C5 u% X0 h/ _1 jAWIS -- Airport Weather Information % F& B/ y' F5 b2 CAWOS -- Automated Weather Observation System AWP -- Aviation Weather Processor AWPG -- Aviation Weather Products Generator AWS -- Air Weather Station % i' X' ?& l; f4 p7 i 5 }7 ^- Y% X1 q& u& s9 \; Y- n3 k % p' H8 V% n, `* Q3 g1 N " x7 N! \* `- Y& h" i: RB top + j9 \/ F- P% Y' L2 M5 L) {-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BANS -- BRITE Alphanumeric System ; f Y! d9 a4 n5 Y# g$ BBART -- Billing Analysis Reporting Tool (GSA software tool) BASIC -- Basic Contract Observing Station 6 m+ I3 @( b$ D: T' z& cBASOP -- Military Base Operations ! A& |2 b$ R4 i$ pBCA -- Benefit/Cost Analysis W' t, t! ~: i# T! I. C iBCR -- Benefit/Cost Ratio - H& Z) A3 ?" H9 P- CBDAT -- Digitized Beacon Data BMP -- Best Management Practices ' O2 `$ h' k3 X. S% m9 sBOC -- Bell Operating Company $ V2 T- p) d1 I# fbps -- bits per second : N/ [0 k2 z4 l/ F0 iBRI -- Basic Rate Interface BRITE -- Bright Radar Indicator Terminal Equipment # Q8 s: {# e" I7 G' o# J1 {' ^BRL -- Building Restriction Line BUEC -- Back-- up Emergency Communications % \; k! r' e+ b$ kBUECE -- Back-- up Emergency Communications Equipment : \# w0 ` i. p4 H# y# j 5 |' q! t5 ~$ E O1 I* R * D0 i, L8 P4 |" q/ x y; JC top 2 Z* E& z7 n4 n0 v; N: x3 }7 ^-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- . O# Y' u% `( M+ Z( |; \: uCAA -- Civil Aviation Authority 3 r, O5 G6 ?) s# y, n6 s, R: kCAA -- Clean Air Act CAB -- Civil Aeronautics Board 0 R! z0 x% G' R* oCARF -- Central Altitude Reservation Facility 6 \6 R+ I- s2 u3 ?9 S ?' N% @0 S4 nCASFO -- Civil Aviation Security Office ! W9 r* d2 T, c1 K# O7 ?" PCAT -- Category 9 S& Y2 Z# ^' yCAT -- Clear -- Air Turbulence CAU -- Crypto Ancillary Unit CBI -- Computer Based Instruction 2 j# S: q8 H0 \CCC -- Communications Command Center * T; \; z( z: m# T9 Q g1 DCCCC -- Staff Communications 4 }% g$ ^2 H* fCCCH -- Central Computer Complex Host ! [$ G% t$ f5 w7 M; T- LCC&O -- Customer Cost and Obligation & A3 d2 F' i5 L' q( tCCSD -- Command Communications Service Designator $ L' ]' e/ x) X* r" ~, cCCS7-- NI -- Communication Channel Signal-7 -- Network Interconnect 5 R5 }/ y# S: f' T. R, n- @$ CCCU -- Central Control Unit $ ?# N1 Q! a2 r; R7 uCD -- Common Digitizer CDR -- Cost Detail Report # `7 e8 p& b4 J; J t2 [& eCDT -- Controlled Departure Time CDTI -- Cockpit Display of Traffic Information CENTX -- Central Telephone Exchange / f! _5 c; a/ H( k7 q8 U) qCEP -- Capacity Enhancement Program CEQ -- Council on Environmental Quality & A9 ?4 k0 ^9 M9 J" p+ Y; RCERAP -- Central Radar Approach ' W9 C, {; h3 k2 I. F! t. m2 rCFC -- Central Flow Control 2 p3 [3 h" r" n3 oCFCF -- Central Flow Control Facility : E0 X6 w3 H# @( E% PCFCS -- Central Flow Control Service : O* Z& X L- eCFR -- Code of Federal Regulations CFWP -- Central Flow Weather Processor CFWU -- Central Flow Weather Unit 7 U" v- l C; b% L% wCGAS -- Coast Guard Air Station 8 \& l* y) o. {6 v: ?CLC -- Course Line Computer 0 U3 K: X" L) z9 `. E; D$ {, {( \8 Z4 rCLIN -- Contract Line Item CLT -- Calculated Landing Time & n) Z& r8 M9 K9 z5 ~9 J3 f0 KCM -- Commercial Service Airport n( o/ l8 q! c qCNMPS -- Canadian Minimum Navigation Performance Specification Airspace 6 p. C! Z3 k h/ sCNS -- Consolidated NOTAM System ) e+ J" x+ U8 C6 VCNSP -- Consolidated NOTAM System Processor " k2 z" h; F+ w) GCO -- Central Office COE -- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers & h; m2 ~9 Z; ~+ K" X mCOMCO -- Command Communications Outlet . A% f* t% {0 B7 ]9 Q. gCONUS -- Continental United States $ R: x$ Q0 o2 T3 I, I! e8 S, ICORP -- Private Corporation other than ARINC or MITRE CPE -- Customer Premise Equipment 0 d+ C5 n9 z! e4 OCPMIS -- Consolidated Personnel Management Information System 0 J* M0 b& k: k7 x5 C6 cCRA -- Conflict Resolution Advisory CRDA -- Converging Runway Display Aid CRT -- Cathode Ray Tube & u) J' P1 }( \& {- {CSA -- Communications Service Authorization 7 T8 i/ i9 ~: W. p2 v' eCSIS -- Centralized Storm Information System CSO -- Customer Service Office 9 M1 z+ \4 a+ X `* rCSR -- Communications Service Request CSS -- Central Site System C/S/S/N -- Capacity/Safety/Security/Noise CTA -- Controlled Time of Arrival CTA -- Control Area 0 O/ P: c* v/ |CTA/FIR -- Control Area/Flight Information Region ; Q& p5 ^' G7 y1 I- D, hCTAF -- Common Traffic Advisory Frequency * g0 M7 k0 X) h1 F+ KCTAS -- Center -- Tracon Automation System CTMA -- Center Traffic Management Advisor / l1 _( [, y. BCUPS -- Consolidated Uniform Payroll System CVFR -- Controlled Visual Flight Rules $ ?9 P2 T! v, pCVTS -- Compressed Video Transmission Service CW -- Continuous Wave CWSU -- Central Weather Service Unit " @, Y: L4 s _/ m4 Y3 [' y$ I0 `9 UCWY -- Clearway : j1 [( Q9 n& y! {6 x, g 3 ]$ _' u3 d" H b; q+ J+ C4 jD top & ~0 T3 S" U9 R/ c: R, L-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 h5 j; }+ D, X5 }/ h& _* L5 @DA -- Direct Access 9 \: H/ r9 F$ C0 `( XDA -- Decision Altitude/Decision Height DA -- Descent Advisor " H# p! S5 d# ^+ gDABBS -- DITCO Automated Bulletin Board System DAIR -- Direct Altitude and Identity Readout DAR -- Designated Agency Representative 4 d' P# h! M% O) P @* T2 VDARC -- Direct Access Radar Channel dBA -- Decibels A-weighted , _' F) t5 A+ @9 Y) {% XDBCRC -- Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission DBE -- Disadvantaged Business Enterprise 8 k9 J) D4 F* @, g- kDBMS -- Data Base Management System DBRITE -- Digital Bright Radar Indicator Tower Equipment " s" [7 p. W; h3 Y/ Q7 hDCA -- Defense Communications Agency 5 v0 v& J- V N( EDCAA -- Dual Call, Automatic Answer Device DCCU -- Data Communications Control Unit $ w4 C0 W4 s0 T8 FDCE -- Data Communications Equipment DDA -- Dedicated Digital Access DDD -- Direct Distance Dialing & I- ~- V: _7 \$ Y$ [' D6 |' C% rDDM -- Difference in Depth of Modulation DDS -- Digital Data Service ! l7 J' i) \6 G. @- v/ v BDEA -- Drug Enforcement Agency DEDS -- Data Entry and Display System 7 X8 b" A2 h- y6 vDEIS -- Draft Environmental Impact Statement DEP -- Departure / B( u1 E" ^, \; xDEWIZ -- Distance Early Warning Identification Zone DF -- Direction Finder DFAX -- Digital Facsimile DFI -- Direction Finding Indicator . Y6 G" [( ?0 wDGPS -- Differential Global Positioning Satellite (System) : r6 V" x3 e; t; \ dDH -- Decision Height 3 Z& H5 X0 f; J" S/ K4 w+ I4 \DID -- Direct Inward Dial + Z `2 X9 n5 n& f; TDIP -- Drop and Insert Point DIRF -- Direction Finding : r3 O) W' c# eDITCO -- Defense Information Technology Contracting Office Agency $ k. c7 D( w3 o4 \7 z* `0 Z% V ]0 zDME -- Distance Measuring Equipment DME/P -- Precision Distance Measuring Equipment DMN -- Data Multiplexing Network ' g% H) H, r! G& C1 ZDNL -- Day-- Night Equivalent Sound Level (Also called Ldn) DOD -- Direct Outward Dial DoD -- Department of Defense DOI -- Department of Interior DOS -- Department of State DOT -- Department of Transportation . P, T* l; D% J2 g [+ lDOTS -- Dynamic Ocean Tracking System . E+ \ D- z7 w, h! g, S* b$ lDOTCC -- Department of Transportation Computer Center DSCS -- Digital Satellite Compression Service - \) W2 w2 ]8 P% q+ H# bDSUA -- Dynamic Special Use Airspace DTS -- Dedicated Transmission Service % i% W$ ?) h- q& F) ?- {DUAT -- Direct User Access Terminal DVFR -- Defense Visual Flight Rules ; \0 Q" d! B |) u2 d: bDVFR -- Day Visual Flight Rules DVOR -- Doppler Very High Frequency Omni-- Directional Range % J. L4 d9 `5 h2 X" l# E% ZDYSIM -- Dynamic Simulator 2 I0 J" L: F. _+ g* s) R7 ~ % m* A1 ~/ f* J" `' q. N $ Z+ g4 _( }8 cE top " ^9 C' W5 i* ~2 n1 M- K6 G ! }- n3 `9 [+ [- X0 h ^-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 l& V6 ~, X; {, X/ |. @4 XE-MSAW -- En-Route Automated Minimum Safe Altitude Warning ; f. R7 C Y& ?- j8 r' |2 LEA -- Environmental Assessment 6 {3 ?- k& P5 t% Y: m. Z" d+ sEARTS -- En Route Automated Radar Tracking System # w' K# `! t _. m- YECOM -- En Route Communications 9 L% u( v% G% Z! T. ~+ eECVFP -- Expanded Charted Visual Flight Procedures EDCT -- Expedite Departure Path EFAS -- En Route Flight Advisory Service EFC -- Expect Further Clearance 9 y% a! S3 b; \6 I2 ]EFIS -- Electronic Flight Information Systems EIAF -- Expanded Inward Access Features 4 V& @; G- l% y$ XEIS -- Environmental Impact Statement 4 j* S: C. ]" C: zELT -- Emergency Locator Transmitter ELWRT -- Electrowriter 5 P/ B/ ~4 I+ h* g8 |: [EMAS -- Engineered Materials Arresting System EMPS -- En Route Maintenance Processor System & j# F$ K9 f3 k' [2 S7 j5 X$ x/ lEMS -- Environmental Management System ENAV -- En Route Navigational Aids EPA -- Environmental Protection Agency EPS -- Engineered Performance Standards EOF -- Emergency Operating Facility ' r4 b1 [$ J6 T, ?/ F7 {5 LEPSS -- Enhanced Packet Switched Service % f+ e: Z+ w5 e0 C" m. n7 zERAD -- En Route Broadband Radar ESEC -- En Route Broadband Secondary Radar 3 S2 w" z" Z6 s" ^! S; lESP -- En Route Spacing Program ESYS -- En Route Equipment Systems - |7 G0 f2 j' rESF -- Extended Superframe Format ETA -- Estimated Time of Arrival ETE -- Estimated Time En Route ETG -- Enhanced Target Generator 3 s5 R5 n& M" c2 u3 AETMS -- Enhanced Traffic Management System ETN -- Electronic Telecommunications Network EVAS -- Enhanced Vortex Advisory System # }, P+ ?- v4 l- G5 N. Q9 ]EVCS -- Emergency Voice Communications System ( ~+ [# j6 p# [: M0 y* ~1 ? ; Y) r2 X% F n- w* OF top -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FAA -- Federal Aviation Administration + a9 Q9 w6 L& i. a+ \F&E -- Facility and Equipment 1 L" A( d: i% J% n; M( O* {FAAAC -- FAA Aeronautical Center FAACIS -- FAA Communications Information System 5 F$ J# b, S4 @- c5 ]FAATC -- FAA Technical Center 7 f4 {, }1 x5 JFAC -- Facility FAF -- Final Approach Fix ( E6 @7 [# q) G1 i6 ^FAP -- Final Approach Point FAPM -- FTS2000 Associate Program Manager ) i5 c& `+ w2 G. \& c' g$ sFAR -- Federal Aviation Regulation FAATSAT -- FAA Telecommunications Satellite # w: z$ [8 L5 IFAST -- Final Approach Spacing Tool ; w) B# C1 g& O9 Y; s) eFAX -- Facsimile Equipment $ R, ?9 H1 C% a1 M. m3 YFBO -- Fixed Base Operator FBS -- Fall Back Switch 8 U) Z3 }; d$ {5 h& p+ r- \FCC -- Federal Communications Commission + H; b6 I" T. t' K# {; C2 `FCLT -- Freeze Calculated Landing Time FCOM -- FSS Radio Voice Communications FCPU -- Facility Central Processing Unit FDAT -- Flight Data Entry and Printout (FDEP) and Flight Data Service FDE -- Flight Data Entry 3 G) O) q1 K j2 y# m/ ^FDEP -- Flight Data Entry and Printout " @" H( I4 K, |2 H$ ?" l9 tFDIO -- Flight Data Input/Output $ o& r8 m! T7 W2 ^* zFDIOC -- Flight Data Input/Output Center FDIOR -- Flight Data Input/Output Remote 0 t; a# V* M. t2 MFDM -- Frequency Division Multiplexing ) Y) C3 p- T" n) ~% sFDP -- Flight Data Processing FED -- Federal FEIS -- Final Environmental Impact Statement 1 d7 g2 m. e+ A, _FEP -- Front End Processor ) |: W$ y) K' w' gFFAC -- From Facility 9 F9 @6 o9 W$ M/ V- Y& ]3 fFIFO -- Flight Inspection Field Office FIG -- Flight Inspection Group FINO -- Flight Inspection National Field Office ! P3 M" S8 v) I$ TFIPS -- Federal Information Publication Standard FIR -- Flight Information Region : m9 Z: e: t; s% z7 l( k9 _) IFIRE -- Fire Station + u- v" W7 F. {+ _, hFIRMR -- Federal Information Resource Management Regulation . b$ r$ K U6 B5 Q, ^FL -- Flight Level FLOWSIM -- Traffic Flow Planning Simulation FMA -- Final Monitor Aid FMF -- Facility Master File & Z/ P+ \6 l" S0 A! ^FMIS -- FTS2000 Management Information System FMS -- Flight management System FNMS -- FTS2000 Network Management System FOIA -- Freedom Of Information Act FONSI -- Finding of No Significant Impact FP -- Flight Plan ( C2 g' |/ X. V7 ]4 ?6 m+ bFRC -- Request Full Route Clearance & m+ p6 n1 S z" pFSAS -- Flight Service Automation System 2 r5 E; @# B6 P4 kFSDO -- Flight Standards District Office FSDPS -- Flight Service Data Processing System 1 _- `& S) R4 KFSEP -- Facility/Service/Equipment Profile 4 F1 L) k: ?! u/ vFSP -- Flight Strip Printer 2 F+ s, f: R$ V" xFSPD -- Freeze Speed Parameter Z# _3 k- j F3 DFSS -- Flight Service Station 4 B a' `7 G3 v/ wFSSA -- Flight Service Station Automated Service 4 y7 l1 {) B/ o/ C8 S3 S4 TFSTS -- Federal Secure Telephone Service FSYS -- Flight Service Station Equipment Systems : \1 d* W8 s6 q2 f# l- h' FFTS -- Federal Telecommunications System FTS2000 -- Federal Telecommunications System 2000 FUS -- Functional Units or Systems ) U2 v. l8 ~ f3 B- i6 O$ EFWCS -- Flight Watch Control Station 3 f" S E) n! A% }# B2 A / D* }! ~" B* p( `8 f, c5 t# u 4 j' p$ l3 E/ y4 L( C1 gG top 6 t0 b. r j% {' `8 K" d -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8 K& F) [( f# s) I- m) G: [. RGA -- General Aviation GAA -- General Aviation Activity GAAA -- General Aviation Activity and Avionics ) ^5 B" F4 q. s- IGADO -- General Aviation District Office GCA -- Ground Control Approach # h! A' @2 a6 k3 A* z9 d4 T* P" sGNAS -- General National Airspace System 0 r+ {* S5 m/ M- p) G) {GNSS -- Global Navigation Satellite System 8 V- s. J* h5 m1 HGOES -- Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite ( k" G4 N2 l% x& {- y3 ?( o! o3 UGOESF -- GOES Feed Point GOEST -- GOES Terminal Equipment t9 W: k$ R7 }# `! bGPRA -- Government Performance Results Act GPS -- Global Positioning Satellite 3 p6 u! c( u- z& ]GPWS -- Ground Proximity Warning System GRADE -- Graphical Airspace Design Environment " [3 p2 d/ S2 c9 R7 VGS -- Glide Slope Indicator ! w: `0 c' e3 |* NGSA -- General Services Administration GSE -- Ground Support Equipment * q9 O. a/ w1 f4 O- ^6 x! ~( e; j * C; S$ L J% z! |7 }: m 7 w4 j7 S5 c# y1 d4 r' W/ m& JH top -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- / o' z, ?) }+ L' M W! U' n) D H1 L) DH -- Non-- Directional Radio Homing Beacon (NDB) HAA -- Height Above Airport ) j- T. W) u- d: T: A( nHAL -- Height Above Landing 4 X. ]: J: o% O+ p _. XHARS -- High Altitude Route System HAT -- Height Above Touchdown HAZMAT -- Hazardous Materials HCAP -- High Capacity Carriers ' k( v' |; g. BHLDC -- High Level Data Link Control 7 a: n' _) C; ?1 h5 G5 b5 \" PHDME -- NDB with Distance Measuring Equipment 2 D& C. }9 S7 k) F6 dHDQ -- FAA Headquarters HELI -- Heliport HF -- High Frequency HH -- NDB, 2kw or More ; h( T- ?* ]% O5 l7 E& h; p& HHI-- EFAS -- High Altitude EFAS HOV -- High Occupancy Vehicle 7 C" P* Y9 f- B+ G+ s: r& V! jHSI -- Horizontal Situation Indicators 0 w3 x( B: l9 ~$ }8 c% g* O$ WHUD -- Housing and Urban Development HWAS -- Hazardous In-- Flight Weather Advisory Hz -- HERTZ ) s9 N+ D. L0 G" d8 T5 K3 m I top h6 o8 E# S1 _8 ?-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ! ]4 C$ X2 j1 j5 _' n7 Z% N1 FIA -- Indirect Access ' K" K3 b( R8 p P4 Y5 [ |IAF -- Initial Approach Fix I/AFSS -- International AFSS IAP -- Instrument Approach Procedures * E+ P# D/ S+ G) M- c) H% mIAPA -- Instrument Approach Procedures Automation 7 O- P( P3 O3 O. u+ R7 U* ` tIBM -- International Business Machines 5 S% g, c% k5 G& HIBP -- International Boundary Point IBR -- Intermediate Bit Rate ' B# }' o/ m4 E$ w) `ICAO -- International Civil Aviation Organization ) L/ S0 a) J* K# h: b5 v/ q# A. s/ nICSS -- International Communications Switching Systems z6 t ^3 {$ @3 \& A w. tIDAT -- Interfacility Data X/ y0 W9 l4 y; `% D6 v9 QIF -- Intermediate Fix IFCP -- Interfacility Communications Processor IFDS -- Interfacility Data System IFEA -- In-- Flight Emergency Assistance ' g1 ` J, M; lIFO -- International Field Office IFR -- Instrument Flight Rules IFSS -- International Flight Service Station ILS -- Instrument Landing System % i, ^4 p" C) h$ H! f) @) {$ Y( {IM -- Inner Marker IMC -- Instrument Meteorological Conditions 0 A9 A' F8 h' ~9 v/ f! WINM -- Integrated Noise Model - n; S3 H( U& P0 L7 v) U' T9 DINS -- Inertial Navigation System . l. C9 g+ B+ q2 p# oIRMP -- Information Resources Management Plan . o: b6 R2 O1 ZISDN -- Integrated Services Digital Network ISMLS -- Interim Standard Microwave Landing System ITI -- Interactive Terminal Interface IVRS -- Interim Voice Response System & M, `: ^) n; I# `% h3 F% Q! qIW -- Inside Wiring ' m; X: }# O/ Z J top ( v2 W! @9 A' G% D / L8 V3 X" O- N4 r! D5 E, Z3 w-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- # T$ X: C1 O5 {9 A/ r/ e / P+ s4 N( {" g+ a6 [8 H K top % O, r# X+ X& t7 c8 a 8 a$ G# d0 W4 Y$ f-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Kbps -- Kilobits Per Second . [9 h' z; [ Q w$ g8 f, MKhz -- Kilohertz KVDT -- Keyboard Video Display Terminal L top 0 {" v$ y9 e6 y ) \* l) T! x) s& d1 N-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 Q: w( N& T9 m) r* N) fLAA -- Local Airport Advisory LAAS -- Low Altitude Alert System $ o0 J/ Y+ {' s# O# P6 K! wLABS -- Leased A B Service LABSC -- LABS GS-- 200 Computer LABSR -- LABS Remote Equipment $ X) ]2 d: l1 g% ^+ V. I* FLABSW -- LABS Switch System & ]- s+ j0 K% u1 [1 |2 z% W0 vLAHSO -- Land and Hold Short Operation LAN -- Local Area Network ! Z$ N6 t- o4 S4 QLATA -- Local Access and Transport Area LAWRS -- Limited Aviation Weather Reporting System , l7 I% |% y4 _2 s, J! W# Q3 }' tLCF -- Local Control Facility LCN -- Local Communications Network - e* ]& K; d" G# ?LDA -- Localizer Directional Aid E* @1 c" `% I5 Y! }! K+ m+ eLDA -- Landing Directional Aid LDIN -- Lead-- in Lights LEC -- Local Exchange Carrier ' O6 _/ e: J/ @6 PLF -- Low Frequency LINCS -- Leased Interfacility NAS Communications System ) \; P& o: Q, M& M- w4 \; y- jLIS -- Logistics and Inventory System 0 |2 Z; R q4 b H2 OLLWAS -- Low Level Wind Shear Alert System 4 H2 }& @& H+ xLM/MS -- Low/Medium Frequency 1 ?' d* W8 d1 |6 ` fLMM -- Locator Middle Marker LMS -- LORAN Monitor Site U# O8 S/ w N* ]LOC -- Localizer LOCID -- Location Identifier 5 d# y% v, ~2 V1 rLOI -- Letter of Intent LOM -- Compass Locator at Outer Marker 9 y; G& |& c5 T5 C, NLORAN -- Long Range Aid to Navigation - x) q" w: |8 z& I; L9 @( z5 eLPV -- Lateral Precision Performance with Vertical Guidance . o& H: Y* {$ C3 fLRCO -- Limited Remote Communications Outlet : f! N, J K! Q4 ]# u: J" vLRNAV -- Long Range Navigation LRR -- Long Range Radar ( \5 `5 p0 k; q, UM top -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- & ^2 F7 e! L# JMAA -- Maximum Authorized Altitude % f4 w9 [$ x: @% H+ _" Z& I* WMALS -- Medium Intensity Approach Lighting System MALSF -- MALS with Sequenced Flashers , j5 v/ x9 P5 a1 e- SMALSR -- MALS with Runway Alignment Indicator Lights 0 @& E* A8 w" ]7 r# E9 s/ OMAP -- Maintenance Automation Program ! l# ?) R) ~( d! v- RMAP -- Military Airport Program MAP -- Missed Approach Point 0 @2 T' }$ o) |* aMAP -- Modified Access Pricing Mbps -- Megabits Per Second MCA -- Minimum Crossing Altitude $ |! S/ G. m! fMCAS -- Marine Corps Air Station MCC -- Maintenance Control Center ( H7 W$ f8 k/ HMCL -- Middle Compass Locater 5 G, ~: `: i- C" \) RMCS -- Maintenance and Control System . q* k# J/ D/ k* t# k6 pMDA -- Minimum Descent Altitude + K! h t3 g: B" t/ e: UMDT -- Maintenance Data Terminal + Z7 d }0 w6 `% z2 d8 JMEA -- Minimum En Route Altitude METI -- Meteorological Information MF -- Middle Frequency * k) T6 `' ], g$ BMFJ -- Modified Final Judgment ! s, ]4 y2 ] ?4 M9 e, KMFT -- Meter Fix Crossing Time/Slot Time MHA -- Minimum Holding Altitude & D: u: j% o& n# F$ T/ iMhg -- MegHERTZ MIA -- Minimum IFR Altitudes , z. w. g0 U2 gMIDO -- Manufacturing Inspection District Office MIS -- Meteorological Impact Statement A6 ~2 g7 [2 _, n# m: @( kMISC -- Miscellaneous / \7 w- F* M$ S- E5 L, ^8 Z- ?MISO -- Manufacturing Inspection Satellite Office MIT -- Miles In Trail MITRE -- Mitre Corporation & S7 N( a e, m3 Y% |) o2 IMLS -- Microwave Landing System 6 b" D" Z3 ?8 q) Z, m9 zMM -- Middle Marker MMC -- Maintenance Monitoring Console MMS -- Maintenance Monitoring System & n! H' m, Y9 ~0 h' i8 q' XMNPS -- Minimum Navigation Performance Specification MNPSA -- Minimum Navigation Performance Specifications Airspace MOA -- Memorandum of Agreement MOA -- Military Operations Area MOCA -- Minimum Obstruction Clearance Altitude - n: n, r E$ y5 eMODE C -- Altitude-- Encoded Beacon Reply * g% f1 p& ~- @3 R$ ]MODE C -- Altitude Reporting Mode of Secondary Radar MODE S -- Mode Select Beacon System ' U/ u' K4 n7 O& g! i- \. f3 jMOU -- Memorandum of Understanding MPO -- Metropolitan Planning Organization MPS -- Maintenance Processor Subsystem (OR) Master Plan Supplement 0 h) W6 }# Z9 Y6 Z% u8 UMRA -- Minimum Reception Altitude 2 a; b- `0 }/ p! D; h3 B6 `8 `MRC -- Monthly Recurring Charge 6 J' b- o8 ]# c% ^' `) J1 kMSA -- Minimum Safe Altitude MSAW -- Minimum Safe Altitude Warning MSL -- Mean Sea Level MSN -- Message Switching Network ( A M9 f1 Y, K% h, e; z% jMTCS -- Modular Terminal Communications System - W% T6 y+ b# T3 KMTI -- Moving Target Indicator - A$ o: y" H. W0 lMUX -- Multiplexor MVA -- Minimum Vectoring Altitude ) d; d3 R6 Q2 g; T0 g9 @MVFR -- Marginal Visual Flight Rules 6 r/ x. u6 Y9 n) N1 A! z ' d& w- A, g- x6 @ l8 A" t # b( C ^2 v& Z) tN top 1 Z9 N( L# R6 ~) K, J: O" p% t K+ l ! B3 f$ \. Z% n$ L- i-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAAQS -- National Ambient Air Quality Standards 7 S4 N! p3 A/ t0 R1 W" j1 D7 fNADA -- NADIN Concentrator NADIN -- National Airspace Data Interchange Network # H [7 T3 k! _$ ]' J9 ]* DNADSW -- NADIN Switches NAILS -- National Airspace Integrated Logistics Support NAMS -- NADIN IA 2 F, X+ H& A/ _9 k% U7 bNAPRS -- National Airspace Performance Reporting System + f. B2 c4 F( F4 x7 o* o( s8 i# m$ R! LNAS -- National Airspace System or Naval Air Station NASDC -- National Aviation Safety Data 3 C, \. o0 Z. U0 GNASP -- National Airspace System Plan NASPAC -- National Airspace System Performance Analysis Capability ; W9 v( J- V5 g1 v$ @NATCO -- National Communications Switching Center ' ]. r* }# {6 c6 K/ i/ V! ENAVAID -- Navigation Aid & l2 B3 d+ l! j( T/ `NAVMN -- Navigation Monitor and Control ( S/ d2 y9 v1 I; t/ S; O7 v' c$ ?: xNAWAU -- National Aviation Weather Advisory Unit 7 Y# z! w& l/ }5 g2 ENAWPF -- National Aviation Weather Processing Facility ]7 a1 B/ V" I7 T" w# UNCAR -- National Center for Atmospheric Research; Boulder, CO - {% A3 |% V u) [+ qNCF -- National Control Facility NCIU -- NEXRAD Communications Interface Unit NCP -- Noise Compatibility Program 3 M8 ]! s& F) w0 s2 M3 q( W# L& aNCS -- National Communications System NDB -- Non-- Directional Radio Homing Beacon NDNB -- NADIN II NEM -- Noise Exposure Map 1 }$ W/ L* i1 v& ^( r5 ~' [NEPA -- National Environmental Policy Act N! b/ t: n/ }" F0 f& e+ {/ O1 gNEXRAD -- Next Generation Weather Radar / M) j, C3 Z+ b& K7 v. j9 iNFAX -- National Facsimile Service 1 ^1 c* J0 _) qNFDC -- National Flight Data Center s3 [' L! C# GNFIS -- NAS Facilities Information System NI -- Network Interface ) B3 H7 E! e7 QNICS -- National Interfacility Communications System : e+ a! h3 N/ c7 h4 O" e( tNPE -- Non-primary Airport Entitlement 6 R5 \# q; ] ~, A* x8 VNPIAS -- National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems NM -- Nautical Mile + |! x2 b, v8 RNMAC -- Near Mid Air Collision , p/ y# T1 z" H" bNMC -- National Meteorological Center ' s4 G/ H9 ^( h4 O0 f9 |NMCE -- Network Monitoring and Control Equipment 1 j c+ q* E* H3 K2 dNMCS -- Network Monitoring and Control System " [* Q$ i7 m- T) y7 h5 B* yNOAA -- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration / l1 j, I1 H- }NOC -- Notice Of Completion : f3 ], G2 [* D) g7 @NOTAM -- Notice to Airmen : G0 F3 M1 @( B4 ?% n: V G( eNPDES -- National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System % h& m% E( R$ D G% KNPIAS -- National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems NRC -- Non-- Recurring Charge . l {( t! g& D: c X1 Z0 oNRCS -- National Radio Communications Systems B) M' ]/ L/ @. r; {7 DNSAP -- National Service Assurance Plan NSRCATN -- National Strategy to Reduce Congestion on America's Transportation Network NSSFC -- National Severe Storms Forecast Center NSSL -- National Severe Storms Laboratory; Norman, OK NTAP -- Notices To Airmen Publication 6 C# a5 u) X3 KNTP -- National Transportation Policy / ?- y+ C( k0 x0 b* wNTSB -- National Transportation Safety Board NTZ -- No Transgression Zone NWS -- National Weather Service 7 Z& |2 Q, d# w5 wNWSR -- NWS Weather Excluding NXRD NSWRH -- NWS Regional Headquarters . h2 I; [5 |7 |/ E: w! C) |- MNXRD -- Advanced Weather Radar System O top $ }5 s* t# x% X. S. ~ R4 t6 F) m" @% u @-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OAG -- Official Airline Guide 2 C: z5 f; D" e! w+ Z$ yOALT -- Operational Acceptable Level of Traffic OAW -- Off-- airway Weather Station ! q1 ] F9 ?6 j4 W# w0 FODAL -- Omnidirectional Approach Lighting System ODAPS -- Oceanic Display and Processing Station OEP -- Operational Evolution Plan / Partnership ( s4 b/ w) t& Z7 ?- V3 \OFA -- Object Free Area 4 M0 g, T& [) P) V3 lOFDPS -- Offshore Flight Data Processing System OFT -- Outer Fix Time 9 M) ], r8 j4 h' zOFZ -- Obstacle Free Zone OM -- Outer Marker 3 ~ z% w, a( H' h! e* `OMB -- Office of Management and Budget ) E& r" H) g, B5 tONER -- Oceanic Navigational Error Report OPLT -- Operational Acceptable Level of Traffic - \7 z" n- [! y" I$ J$ i% fOPSW -- Operational Switch 4 M4 X2 ~1 N* Q8 X# @3 QOPX -- Off Premises Exchange ORD -- Operational Readiness Demonstration OTR -- Oceanic Transition Route OTS -- Organized Track System 4 U& _, N3 P1 p3 c! ]2 d% O* ^: L$ E 6 R6 ?7 J$ {$ q SP top ! A2 C- n! h3 t \( L; U' | D# Q' `-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PABX -- Private Automated Branch Exchange ( C. S* p( ?$ ePAD -- Packet Assembler/Disassembler PAM -- Peripheral Adapter Module PAPI -- Precision Approach Path Indicator PAR -- Precision Approach Radar PAR -- Preferential Arrival Route : `8 Y0 p1 G% l% `3 _- p: nPATWAS -- Pilots Automatic Telephone Weather Answering Service PBCT -- Proposed Boundary Crossing Time ! r3 g/ l, G: D$ q- v+ APBRF -- Pilot Briefing PBX -- Private Branch Exchange : g" Z' g- q3 @4 i1 [PCA -- Positive Control Airspace PCM -- Pulse Code Modulation * a; t0 K* N1 N, b! }PDAR -- Preferential Arrival And Departure Route PDC -- Pre-- Departure Clearance d' q: v$ h, z4 CPDC -- Program Designator Code " W2 o0 ~1 N! wPDR -- Preferential Departure Route PDN -- Public Data Network : n# K u! q2 o) z' A! SPFC -- Passenger Facility Charge * ]. S) h! D3 EPGP -- Planning Grant Program PIC -- Principal Interexchange Carrier PIDP -- Programmable Indicator Data Processor & m8 L- S8 C. e& p; MPIREP -- Pilot Weather Report PMS -- Program Management System POLIC -- Police Station / p9 c0 R4 g& ^POP -- Point Of Presence POT -- Point Of Termination $ |# S, t9 ~' z6 `7 NPPIMS -- Personal Property Information Management System ! M& M* ~; u# G. D; |" e8 KPR -- Primary Commercial Service Airport PRI -- Primary Rate Interface 2 ?3 w9 m! w: U+ f l0 Z8 U4 Y# MPRM -- Precision Runway Monitor 9 i/ t" ^% N6 ?" fPSDN -- Public Switched Data Network - Z) [5 l& F/ S( e) iPSN -- Packet Switched Network PSS -- Packet Switched Service . q- P5 v. o# ]5 J; y) ]$ g# \PSTN -- Public Switched Telephone Network PTC -- Presumed-to-Conform ) C2 v4 Z5 p8 `# P5 N; J% ^PUB -- Publication 6 J* N. z7 ~+ l& z4 jPUP -- Principal User Processor PVC -- Permanent Virtual Circuit PVD -- Plan View Display 2 U. h/ E; N W7 K8 S3 l Q top ( K Q: \- D$ S9 a. E0 E- a -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - l" b! W6 |' {, I; V1 J; e 7 u& Y8 o, }: f8 Q% t% v; R' K . ?) r7 F) e3 j: x+ G/ `1 i! WR top -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- + u8 U5 l z6 F2 z2 B5 o/ [RAIL -- Runway Alignment Indicator Lights RAPCO -- Radar Approach Control (USAF) ! o4 F: f' [7 W% ZRAPCON -- Radar Approach Control (FAA) RATCC -- Radar Air Traffic Control Center RATCF -- Radar Air Traffic Control Facility (USN) RBC -- Rotating Beam Ceilometer RBDPE -- Radar Beacon Data Processing Equipment RBSS -- Radar Bomb Scoring Squadron * g/ Q: G5 O3 u2 `0 |. @RCAG -- Remote Communications Air/Ground RCC -- Rescue Coordination Center RCF -- Remote Communication Facility ( P/ T/ E! I* v1 _9 h oRCCC -- Regional Communications Control Centers 5 v$ X5 p$ @& i) S5 ?RCIU -- Remote Control Interface Unit + b# J H3 [8 d2 d; N* GRCL -- Radio Communications Link 5 O9 V$ p) n" i# S# R% P2 T2 g0 D, oRCLR -- RCL Repeater RCLT -- RCL Terminal RCO -- Remote Communications Outlet RCU -- Remote Control Unit RDAT -- Digitized Radar Data ! R. ~9 M( ~0 w, E& Z% SRDP -- Radar Data Processing RDSIM -- Runway Delay Simulation Model REIL -- Runway End Identification Lights 4 u1 Q( y) M# JRF -- Radio Frequency RL -- General Aviation Reliever Airport RMCC -- Remote Monitor Control Center ' m1 I' G/ ]# J7 ^% MRMCF -- Remote Monitor Control Facility 7 v% d! V& l& V3 t W5 d( XRML -- Radio Microwave Link 2 d5 E7 S- v( Y! b- ^RMLR -- RML Repeater RMLT -- RML Terminal RMM -- Remote Maintenance Monitoring RMMS -- Remote Maintenance Monitoring System ' p/ G+ q' p( o# ]1 A* X- [) RRMS -- Remote Monitoring Subsystem RMSC -- Remote Monitoring Subsystem Concentrator " ` _( _" n8 d! N L& d. Y; QRNAV -- Area Navigation % i# O* _* @& @2 U/ N- z( V+ a9 tRNP -- Required Navigation Performance & _$ ?# V8 @4 P4 GROD -- Record of Decision 5 l# y- r& d& U1 D. r7 p+ cROSA -- Report of Service Activity 8 F; c2 T- R' ?% SROT -- Runway Occupancy Time & c/ H2 U$ w- z) }' _RP -- Restoration Priority RPC -- Restoration Priority Code RPG -- Radar Processing Group RPZ -- Runway Protection Zone RRH -- Remote Reading Hygrothermometer " ^8 S9 Q# j2 ~* fRRHS -- Remote Reading Hydrometer 3 B, N* k( q+ {6 S4 v/ O, Z$ `6 A6 LRRWDS -- Remote Radar Weather Display * y) p/ l' t% PRRWSS -- RWDS Sensor Site RSA -- Runway Safety Area 3 M# a5 o" T: ^4 M' g, C- KRSAT -- Runway Safety Action Team RSS -- Remote Speaking System RT -- Remote Transmitter ) P3 i+ U, h4 J, v' RRT & BTL -- Radar Tracking And Beacon Tracking Level # E8 O/ H- @( ^9 P+ fRTAD -- Remote Tower Alphanumerics Display . D2 @5 w* I' n- T: Y- HRTCA -- Radio Technical Commission for Aeronautics RTP -- Regional Transportation Plan " _2 r5 i7 j' B1 }7 s% ARTR -- Remote Transmitter/Receiver / }; u" C/ H( Q3 {1 V l) `+ ]RTRD -- Remote Tower Radar Display RVR -- Runway Visual Range / K' c% p& ^8 `; f3 t( @/ p6 A3 _$ V8 VRW -- Runway RWDS -- Same as RRWDS RWP -- Real-time Weather Processor / X% g h8 z& x1 Q& t/ s" \ . ]( k4 z% ]( o. U4 ZS top ! q0 A: T E# k4 O 7 n+ P6 X6 U- g" }+ N6 d-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- S/S -- Sector Suite SAC -- Strategic Air Command SAFI -- Semi Automatic Flight Inspection SALS -- Short Approach Lighting System # }- Y* D( |3 w- I( O! y; f: ?SATCOM -- Satellite Communications SAWRS -- Supplementary Aviation Weather Reporting System 6 u' ^1 d9 ~# i: bSBGP -- State Block Grant Program SCC -- System Command Center 5 F; L$ H' ?9 ?8 kSCVTS -- Switched Compressed Video Telecommunications Service SDF -- Simplified Direction Finding SDF -- Software Defined Network - v5 u! O, A7 {8 ^/ kSDIS -- Switched Digital Integrated Service SDP -- Service Delivery Point SDS -- Switched Data Service SEL -- Single Event Level SELF -- Simplified Short Approach Lighting System With Sequenced Flashing Lights SFAR-- 38 -- Special Federal Aviation Regulation 38 SHPO -- State Historic Preservation Officer : ]. V. g7 y0 Y; h) Y) lSIC -- Service Initiation Charge SID -- Station Identifier 6 N! R0 @, `# ]SID -- Standard Instrument Departure 0 a! c: b- L. d8 u0 o8 ^9 n+ m3 l. TSIGMET -- Significant Meteorological Information SIMMOD -- Airport and Airspace Simulation Model 9 h0 |4 P5 y9 U0 s* y" uSIP -- State Implementation Plan SM -- Statute Miles SMGC -- Surface Movement Guidance and Control 8 H" h8 t8 \, `3 B' n0 MSMPS -- Sector Maintenance Processor Subsystem SMS -- Safety Management System SMS -- Simulation Modeling System SNR -- Signal-- to-- Noise Ratio, also: S/N SOC -- Service Oversight Center ; Q! \) {( F( |- I! [SOAR -- System of Airports Reporting c; t# L5 s+ n) j8 H* T6 jSOIR -- Simultaneous Operations On Intersecting Runways SOIWR -- Simultaneous Operations on Intersecting Wet Runways SRAP -- Sensor Receiver and Processor # S3 o5 g( ^$ Z8 A$ T. eSSALF -- SSALS with Sequenced Flashers . ~: x9 U5 g9 KSSALR -- Simplified Short Approach Lighting System 8 F+ v4 ~8 M+ `$ USSB -- Single Side Band STAR -- Standard Terminal Arrival Route 7 C: c: T. q( T) JSTD -- Standard 6 G( E: |0 ~ s$ ~3 E) MSTMUX -- Statistical Data Multiplexer STOL -- Short Takeoff and Landing 2 x7 F$ Y3 T( @, _# n9 h8 wSURPIC -- Surface Picture SVCA -- Service A / Q2 o! y0 k$ e' t, f1 ?SVCB -- Service B SVCC -- Service C . u' h$ N6 S8 ~2 CSVCO -- Service O SVFO -- Interphone Service F (A) SVFB -- Interphone Service F (B) 1 e( [; t' L/ R2 L+ J/ r3 r: ESVFC -- Interphone Service F (C) SVFD -- Interphone Service F (D) SVFR -- Special Visual Flight Rules 4 @$ |& O3 F; MT top & `4 C# x5 y( T-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- T1MUX -- T1 Multiplexer 4 p5 q. v. m3 T9 ^' E W* L( kTAAS -- Terminal Advance Automation System ! y1 s2 O; A! x; ?. G2 ]TACAN -- Tactical Aircraft Control and Navigation TACR -- TACAN at VOR, TACAN only * E: X* ~6 C7 yTAF -- Terminal Area Forecast 6 l: w2 g: r' B8 M. p( M4 g2 [TARS -- Terminal Automated Radar Service TAS -- True Air Speed " b; @& }+ c' ]( YTATCA -- Terminal Air Traffic Control Automation TAVT -- Terminal Airspace Visualization Tool TCA -- Traffic Control Airport or Tower Control Airport # g/ x( ^, P9 R$ ITCA -- Terminal Control Area TCACCIS -- Transportation Coordinator Automated Command and Control Information System TCAS -- Traffic Alert And Collision Avoidance System - t5 F8 @1 D, q. C' i3 nTCC -- DOT Transportation Computer Center TCCC -- Tower Control Computer Complex ' }8 S3 Y& C1 v- q& u0 I; s/ sTCE -- Tone Control Equipment TCLT -- Tentative Calculated Landing Time TCO -- Telecommunications Certification Officer 6 f# e$ k' V/ j* b4 x/ K, E; r4 CTCOM -- Terminal Communications $ j' A" H4 N+ M9 o7 {5 mTCS -- Tower Communications System TDLS -- Tower Data-Link Services TDMUX -- Time Division Data Multiplexer TDWR -- Terminal Doppler Weather Radar 9 X" |0 j. g3 F1 S/ j! gTELCO -- Telephone Company , w9 S. }& b! D* pTELMS -- Telecommunications Management System % i2 b" s! D9 X5 L# k0 ?1 @TERPS -- Terminal Instrument Procedures $ O2 |- o7 Y% QTFAC -- To Facility TH -- Threshold ( c2 g, B; i8 zTIMS -- Telecommunications Information Management System TIPS -- Terminal Information Processing System TL -- Taxilane TMA -- Traffic Management Advisor - ~+ ^$ k( ~/ A5 a8 Z( I/ H0 x4 t* ]TMC -- Traffic Management Coordinator : A/ N9 y$ n: b* ^3 p4 U, ?* PTMC/MC -- Traffic Management Coordinator/Military Coordinator ) _( b W A6 N+ ~- w) b. G, VTMCC -- Terminal Information Processing System TMCC -- Traffic Management Computer Complex TMF -- Traffic Management Facility TML -- Television Microwave Link 5 J* G4 h/ v/ N/ r+ l; BTMLI -- Television Microwave Link Indicator TMLR -- Television Microwave Link Repeater 6 K& f0 p [4 K j8 z" V* t- ~TMLT -- Television Microwave Link Terminal 3 I- K9 U: \& L& P" M4 ]8 STM&O -- Telecommunications Management and Operations ( |3 p- {6 y! u* ^TMP -- Traffic Management Processor * k5 _. X& d$ Q9 _TMS -- Traffic Management System . M) ?: p$ X+ ^ u% G3 X: A8 f& k- nTMSPS -- Traffic Management Specialists + L1 M4 ^* G- \; UTMU -- Traffic Management Unit ) `% C! {. t+ a# e$ }0 Z* VTODA -- Takeoff Distance Available + \- L! C7 f' u* H+ @+ Y, ETOF -- Time Of Flight ! [ `, x7 _% o8 U% l) ]TOFMS -- Time of Flight Mass Spectrometer TOPS -- Telecommunications Ordering and Pricing System (GSA software tool) TORA -- Take-off Run Available ! g i% d8 \2 \/ ]7 Y1 gTNAV -- Terminal Navigational Aids ! g3 K. g# K$ t! m! XTR -- Telecommunications Request 1 S6 Q# o# w* a5 X; f* m5 UTRACAB -- Terminal Radar Approach Control in Tower Cab TRACON -- Terminal Radar Approach Control Facility 8 j* g8 ?0 l- [4 PTRAD -- Terminal Radar Service ) J" r6 E2 c( i @) g. F6 LTRB -- Transportation Research Board # q, p! @/ H( Q# n; d& l* F) kTRNG -- Training 7 F7 @7 G, Y9 J3 rTSA -- Taxiway Safety Area " q- _ W6 w. l; i$ T, u. Z& F3 {; hTSEC -- Terminal Secondary Radar Service TSP -- Telecommunications Service Priority TSR -- Telecommunications Service Request TSYS -- Terminal Equipment Systems 2 d: i- m q; v( R+ mTTMA -- TRACON Traffic Management Advisor TTY -- Teletype TVOR -- Terminal VHF Omnidirectional Range " m; c+ z+ @! _- `/ j+ d& z$ FTW -- Taxiway , I, i6 d$ B2 _# hTWEB -- Transcribed Weather Broadcast TWR-- Tower (non-controlled) 2 ?4 R0 _: F! ?TY -- Type (FAACIS) 1 { r9 B' x ~) _$ ^ U top # E3 X# H5 c# k, m% \ D-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- UAS -- Uniform Accounting System 4 U3 p' T% y' R! sUHF -- Ultra High Frequency URA -- Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 USAF -- United States Air Force USC -- United States Code % N- H8 X3 j, |, A- BUSOC -- Uniform Service Order Code / C4 b! V/ V' }3 r2 y " ?, s& r6 |. r" G+ d& ~# t7 pV top 7 z) B" N, k. s3 |9 l$ j* T + h+ W5 e6 P, x" g9 s-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VALE -- Voluntary Airport Low Emission ) k, n$ u6 N! v% i5 t2 V9 L8 LVASI -- Visual Approach Slope Indicator C9 O+ c, u0 Z GVDME -- VOR with Distance Measuring Equipment 0 A0 |* ~' K( G+ g; q) e7 r& V. zVF -- Voice Frequency VFR -- Visual Flight Rules ' d( V$ t+ m6 T5 {+ E/ ~. f) q$ MVHF -- Very High Frequency & z$ L' u# y# f- ]VLF -- Very Low Frequency " n& g; F5 y: G" G) GVMC -- Visual Meteorological Conditions 9 d1 l6 v- |3 C* L( \8 q& jVNAV -- Visual Navigational Aids VNTSC -- Volpe National Transportation System Center * o& B1 Y) c B$ y" s8 bVON -- Virtual On-net VOR -- VHF Omnidirectional Range $ R& g7 B; @; ]% nVOR/DME -- VHF Omnidirectional Range/Distance Measuring Equipment VORTAC -- VOR collocated with TACAN ! j2 P0 J1 \' [" a5 {VOT -- VOR Test Facility 6 ^9 r& [) ~- @VP/D -- Vehicle/Pedestrian Deviation d+ N) n0 r6 vVRS -- Voice Recording System VSCS -- Voice Switching and Control System + b( I Q4 b3 ~( y3 KVTA -- Vertex Time of Arrival # Z+ o+ S: J" d/ O$ _; F5 U `VTAC -- VOR collocated with TACAN VTOL -- Vertical Takeoff and Landing VTS -- Voice Telecommunications System ; @0 H+ i0 B5 l- L% c5 c ( K' l9 P; ]3 ]5 z W top - k: C% Y& g, t1 J ( r1 k" p" S4 a. ]1 h-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WAAS -- Wide Area Augmentation System 6 D) U! l; k1 |WAN -- Wide Area Network WC -- Work Center . q# A9 `& t" Q6 Z) LWCP -- Weather Communications Processor WECO -- Western Electric Company WESCOM -- Western Electric Satellite Communications & t7 E% P6 V7 K& B$ t) ~WMSC -- Weather Message Switching Center WMSCR -- Weather Message Switching Center Replacement WSCMO -- Weather Service Contract Meteorological Observatory , o/ h7 J; y# N+ x* Z0 q5 O: LWSFO -- Weather Service Forecast Office 2 u! @* p. j6 H6 f' |WSMO -- Weather Service Meteorological Observatory & {9 ~: n' N5 O3 M0 y5 FWSO -- Weather Service Office WTHR -- "Weather" i. 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