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Printer Friendly Email Page Glossary of Airport Acronyms3 b5 h4 `/ |$ ~
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A/C -- Aircraft
: H4 Q/ {& X, l' {2 r7 j6 l0 YA/G -- Air to Ground9 F! E' I; _6 W$ }
A/H -- Altitude/Height
/ S7 x0 h8 O: n8 ^# ?$ P. C- c/ u+ ZAAC -- Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center# H# ` w. @: |" _
AAF -- Army Air Field
, i9 X0 C8 |3 }1 r8 kAAI -- Arrival Aircraft Interval
3 f1 s- q$ c3 C! RAAP -- Advanced Automation Program- e9 v; N7 Y" \9 Q6 L Q
AAR -- Airport Acceptance Rate
: ]$ {, p) t4 P: _& u! `+ Q5 FABDIS -- Automated Data Interchange System Service B. ~4 U, H' V; J4 T
ACAIS -- Air Carrier Activity Information System. r# k3 u# P/ W1 ?& `: h6 c j
ACAS -- Aircraft Collision Avoidance System
! W! Q" q' P. ?) {0 AACC -- Airports Consultants Council 1 P5 i* R# z4 S- ] z
ACC -- Area Control Center
! N: g7 }. u7 d( V; n! q. }7 FACCT -- Accounting Records
* Z3 z3 C' X- P7 p" GACD -- Automatic Call Distributor( o. E, W: G4 m( @+ x: \, M9 Z+ ~
ACDO -- Air Carrier District Office
. T- y7 d* `6 k( O6 g/ [; u( _0 QACF -- Area Control Facility
2 m5 f8 ]! D+ GACFO -- Aircraft Certification Field Office , j# J8 g$ [* n' W0 {/ l2 W
ACFT -- Aircraft
% k4 a) g" ^. J/ o5 `, n" cACI-NA -- Airports Council International - North America
+ U! |, v' j+ ~- m8 X! d, }1 gACID -- Aircraft Identification
/ ?! i& K' \0 Q. m& o* A. W% JACIP -- Airport Capital Improvement Plan
$ G% D- U6 e3 tACLS -- Automatic Carrier Landing System
+ `# i$ @" s" W, v- ^ACLT -- Actual Landing Time Calculated / Q5 A1 }$ X. T7 D5 g# X3 J# C
ACO -- Office of Airports Compliance and Field Operations) j4 B2 G* S$ i# P8 e
ACO -- Aircraft Certification Office 4 j: M+ H8 q" u7 y0 n' l) v q
ACRP -- Airport Cooperative Research Program
+ B2 F; ]: O# `/ M9 K6 i" uADA -- Air Defense Area 3 ]+ J* x; p7 \- t% e K' G
ADAP -- Airport Development Aid Program
! \" J+ l% F7 z" D& E; y5 jADAS -- AWOS Data Acquisition System
/ l, T6 ?' U6 v, P/ PADCCP -- Advanced Data Communications Control Procedure
4 r# g7 m( d' }1 l4 OADDA -- Administrative Data " l+ w# G" @; _9 q7 ]. \9 H4 z
ADF -- Automatic Direction Finding
7 }1 U2 l% l- H! `2 Y" F& i) YADI -- Automatic De-Ice and Inhibitor / Y% J: P7 N5 S, O0 F. T
ADIN -- AUTODIN Service 8 R' s) a, e, @1 R r3 s4 {& \
ADIZ -- Air Defense Identification Zone
6 j# g% k) z; Q. c0 M8 R& NADL -- Aeronautical Data-Link % M% [- U7 M* `$ z; }( u8 b5 I
ADLY -- Arrival Delay 2 C8 R7 b* ^, W
ADO -- Airline Dispatch Office " i7 H7 h' G, B3 u
ADP -- Automated Data Processing 5 S6 N6 |2 w3 z( e% F( J2 a
ADS -- Automatic Dependent Surveillance ( B& s- B* L) ?' x/ t/ y D) L
ADSIM -- Airfield Delay Simulation Model
+ h3 \6 Y3 x# ?* j; F' bADSY -- Administrative Equipment Systems - G6 s$ c0 ?& L5 T' f9 f n2 ?3 D
ADTN -- Administrative Data Transmission Network
0 I9 ~# c. L+ m% H% LADTN2000 -- Administrative Data Transmission Network 2000 F! s" G/ W0 @$ G9 q5 |9 T c# ? u
ADVO -- Administrative Voice
3 U$ R9 m" P) Q! T0 pAEG -- Aircraft Evaluation Group # |: ^1 S2 X. a h: }
AERA -- Automated En-Route Air Traffic Control 5 ^- F4 t" ?1 A$ i+ h1 i: D8 I# i
AEX -- Automated Execution
4 R- U, o7 P& I/ IAF -- Airway Facilities 2 g; C" T1 _6 i6 c* \
AFB -- Air Force Base
3 @! I* \! L) l6 `5 PAFIS -- Automated Flight Inspection System
- f$ g1 r( r# T$ Z, CAFP -- Area Flight Plan
: B5 v2 S" z! _' _ i+ _AFRES -- Air Force Reserve Station . W& \9 C1 d; {) N* w4 t
AFS -- Airways Facilities Sector
. }" O) n. Q9 s& {* b* W6 j9 i. |AFSFO -- AFS Field Office
+ A+ b H) n' t2 EAFSFU -- AFS Field Unit . Q5 u3 y8 `5 W; O
AFSOU -- AFS Field Office Unit (Standard is AFSFOU)
8 x/ E9 i6 a$ h+ k; a3 V2 ^ ?! `AFSS -- Automated Flight Service Station
- z q7 p- b+ F* s$ W& fAFTN -- Automated Fixed Telecommunications Network
1 d$ m4 Y7 }$ {- r0 J/ ~AGL -- Above Ground Level
7 c( {. o2 h* B* h( \; o- L( E% U6 CAID -- Airport Information Desk ' Z2 e5 n. }: U2 J/ h; m
AIG -- Airbus Industries Group
7 D/ y6 ~8 n4 j, y8 W. \. QAIM -- Airman's Information Manual 4 f8 G+ u0 H0 o# B$ A
AIP -- Airport Improvement Plan
- \* K3 z! w7 B+ s$ DAIRMET -- Airmen's Meteorological Information
" U% S& T) L* {AIRNET -- Airport Network Simulation Model
- Z: z# b* u' L& H) iAIS -- Aeronautical Information Service 4 ^ R; @6 w7 Z& s. X
AIT -- Automated Information Transfer
# o: I& ?- s: D; e. t6 CALP -- Airport Layout Plan
5 W& g! D8 f, G- W7 n9 Y2 R9 b+ j2 lALS -- Approach Lighting System
4 u8 W' x$ d. Q6 ZALSF1 -- ALS with Sequenced Flashers I - O8 V, w: w, a- r1 T6 Q7 J
ALSF2 -- ALS with Sequenced Flashers II & v/ z; ]6 `9 \% N
ALSIP -- Approach Lighting System Improvement Plan $ u' ~4 |/ g; }2 M5 A$ T5 U
ALTRV -- Altitude Reservation
2 j9 j6 d( g4 {AMASS -- Airport Movement Area Safety System . z8 C! A4 m+ r( V
AMCC -- ACF/ARTCC Maintenance Control Center 9 [' t$ w; j% m1 O( r5 b
AMOS -- Automated Meteorological Observation Station
' k5 e. i% G/ u. H& sAMP -- ARINC Message Processor (OR) Airport Master Plan
* A+ D4 S: W( f! u2 v/ Y4 kAMVER -- Automated Mutual Assistance Vessel Rescue System
$ ]5 D- S' X' Q5 sANC -- Alternate Network Connectivity
9 C3 r: D# f; `4 yANCA -- Airport Noise and Capacity Act
' V9 |5 n/ v' y0 zANG -- Air National Guard
' O2 m( U3 k9 C: |$ A/ QANGB -- Air National Guard Base
' d' d9 d8 l2 s ^& B; N3 S0 @4 JANMS -- Automated Network Monitoring System
( {$ M: B/ p" V, {ANSI -- American National Standards Group
5 i f* _' L2 hAOA -- Air Operations Area" [- b3 I8 P6 S' z. l! _; M" U4 Q
AP -- Acquisition Plan , i0 O. N# W8 L
APP -- Approach
4 b! x j/ n# L. {; W# S) y/ W7 Q+ AAPS -- Airport Planning Standard / t3 X* y0 p/ ~+ t! p# M
AQAFO -- Aeronautical Quality Assurance Field Office
3 P& S7 b: t: C- R6 Y3 T5 A1 cARAC -- Army Radar Approach Control (AAF) $ |' Y1 f7 [( t7 E- S
ARAC -- Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee $ N# \# T4 Y1 f& l, |# r
ARCTR -- FAA Aeronautical Center or Academy
# u/ @, s, z( V$ |' NARF -- Airport Reservation Function 2 \. K1 [) k9 z4 \. }
ARFF -- Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting
) B' }* R7 m( y2 ZARINC -- Aeronautical Radio, Inc. 6 D) j& e8 K6 V, n$ ?; M: C
ARLNO -- Airline Office
# L' N( Y2 P8 U/ T& PARO -- Airport Reservation Office 4 e; j$ v4 {. ?+ A/ _% S
ARP -- Airport Reference Point ! O* Q+ L' O& |% }
ARSA -- Airport Service Radar Area 9 I+ s |# O& s, p% L
ARSR -- Air Route Surveillance Radar
- `# N; q" y3 `. `ARTCC -- Air Route Traffic Control Center ) H; s$ h5 n6 Z
ARTS -- Automated Radar Terminal System
5 m; h# \: H5 }8 [" T _* W& zASAS -- Aviation Safety Analysis System % a6 i6 Z X) F$ P# M; r
ASC -- AUTODIN Switching Center
) r+ ^: ~0 w s& J; X$ OASCP -- Aviation System Capacity Plan 0 q( D+ k- R( [
ASD -- Aircraft Situation Display 4 ^( R5 R, N# P4 H% ?- } i
ASDA -- Accelerate -- Stop Distance Available 5 T2 P( ]1 K" _) D- D% j
ASLAR -- Aircraft Surge Launch And Recovery # J6 ~+ Z9 f2 {; s5 v! ]7 Q
ASM -- Available Seat Mile ' B8 f. E: D2 J& T7 @
ASP -- Arrival Sequencing Program
% F" h5 k% z" B# O, K' U) I U: WASOS -- Automatic Surface Observation System
; |3 Y$ H# t, O6 P: X) M8 U8 zASQP -- Airline Service Quality Performance " R9 N9 k2 `* I6 T. ?: w
ASR -- Airport Surveillance Radar
8 k% {. M. o* X# s0 Q0 ]3 MASTA -- Airport Surface Traffic Automation 1 @: }& h s- b
ASV -- Airline Schedule Vendor
$ M! W& V9 r# x/ q% |% iAT -- Air Traffic 6 q% w9 i& G q) ]2 z
ATA -- Air Transport Association of America
8 \$ g3 d+ P+ lATAS -- Airspace and Traffic Advisory Service " A3 Q, {' \$ Y3 K/ ~) O
ATCAA -- Air Traffic Control Assigned Airspace
5 A4 Z! l8 g/ ]5 i9 Q7 \4 ]/ O6 X bAT&T -- American Telephone and Telegraph
* Q w# Y! l4 m2 X$ I; ]5 ~. rAT&T ASDC -- AT&T Agency Service Delivery Center
1 m' r0 r( Z4 Z! W8 M+ LAT&T CSA -- AT&T Customer Support Associate
2 h, D5 v H& t0 UATC -- Air Traffic Control
; |. {% h* ]' r- qATCBI -- Air Traffic Control Beacon Indicator 4 K) o0 t5 R5 B: U$ N
ATCCC -- Air Traffic Control Command Center ) @2 T' z2 G4 C G+ V( c8 }: i
ATCO -- Air Taxi Commercial Operator ! F# g6 Y( R4 ^
ATCRB -- Air Traffic Control Radar Beacon ! D) A4 E2 \' y# f
ATCRBS -- Air Traffic Control Radar Beacon System + c% C- i3 L- n: ?8 m, W& O" r+ I
ATCSCC -- Air Traffic Control Systems Command Center ; k5 {8 r- _# Z
ATCT -- Airport Traffic Control Tower
1 g3 P% ]+ W; L: E* W3 }. Y% y7 \ATIS -- Automated Terminal Information Service
5 T, c7 \$ {8 [' J1 vATISR -- ATIS Recorder
# b( |" p$ t: {ATM -- Air Traffic Management
" i* b, J+ [( n; c) p+ a H' PATM -- Asynchronous Transfer Mode
3 r& C( X6 L8 \+ B8 YATMS -- Advanced Traffic Management System
, x0 C% Z: ?" F" y9 m2 B! d. `ATN -- Aeronautical Telecommunications Network
, u0 W# R& |$ m6 y9 ?. gATODN -- AUTODIN Terminal (FUS)
" X. @8 T* _1 j, K6 kATOVN -- AUOTVON (Facility)
" G9 l+ _& v$ I: e, q2 t3 a( K* M0 R. r8 sATOMS -- Air Traffic Operations Management System
8 V" e' X+ D5 UATS -- Air Traffic Service
# t% g( p7 y& V ]3 N" X% OATSCCP -- ATS Contingency Command Post
5 i" r/ q% Q1 W0 _! P6 z a( LATTIS -- AT&T Information Systems
- Y9 h" C3 j! \3 \$ g4 OAUTODIN -- DoD Automatic Digital Network
- \, ?( N6 ^/ i& `AUTOVON -- DoD Automatic Voice Network
, l/ ~. P C2 t9 `AVON -- AUTOVON Service # v5 l9 E6 E9 {/ }( O
AVN -- Aviation Standards National Field Office, Oklahoma City
# \; K) u' s" u: xAWIS -- Airport Weather Information
- U4 o6 |9 z. lAWOS -- Automated Weather Observation System
" P8 C& I0 f6 yAWP -- Aviation Weather Processor
/ ^: G* h/ R. k7 GAWPG -- Aviation Weather Products Generator 8 {' a0 }4 M; h( s. v' \7 n
AWS -- Air Weather Station
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BANS -- BRITE Alphanumeric System
3 C0 q, y8 N7 SBART -- Billing Analysis Reporting Tool (GSA software tool)
& ]. b- [( W' e3 D( l/ B/ [4 UBASIC -- Basic Contract Observing Station
4 M" ?! O9 V7 a2 ?BASOP -- Military Base Operations # n5 b0 `1 C. G t% g
BCA -- Benefit/Cost Analysis
. \+ ?6 B8 G* |7 ]+ N/ Y/ r& VBCR -- Benefit/Cost Ratio 5 a& G9 W5 }+ Q' P; ^3 q& Q
BDAT -- Digitized Beacon Data 1 j# o6 g4 t# y; j5 A
BMP -- Best Management Practices
5 m: K6 A! e( E; h3 r" N7 C( RBOC -- Bell Operating Company + H1 x9 \3 k. z% G" h R) {
bps -- bits per second
4 `4 s% |9 T8 u, B% wBRI -- Basic Rate Interface
2 S o; {# q) i m% NBRITE -- Bright Radar Indicator Terminal Equipment / }0 C( B, m$ e1 a. F6 M4 N
BRL -- Building Restriction Line 9 F- f3 ^) d! N
BUEC -- Back-- up Emergency Communications # W* }, \* F& m) c# N' w
BUECE -- Back-- up Emergency Communications Equipment ) X: W4 W" q. c: A1 W4 X
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4 q2 \; `- }' K1 M T1 M9 NCAA -- Civil Aviation Authority
1 e6 ?8 q `2 ~: u/ }CAA -- Clean Air Act
8 J: R2 ~6 E8 F! g! V/ [CAB -- Civil Aeronautics Board 5 V; g0 t( @" Q9 i$ _; i
CARF -- Central Altitude Reservation Facility
% M0 l# @9 K, [3 q! l$ D+ mCASFO -- Civil Aviation Security Office % E a6 G' o/ M+ G
CAT -- Category ! Y# a3 ~; t+ G( \% l+ S
CAT -- Clear -- Air Turbulence
) Y1 n+ C! d+ Y. U- i" y7 QCAU -- Crypto Ancillary Unit
+ r! i5 z1 {8 G: ]$ a" P; F2 cCBI -- Computer Based Instruction 3 d$ h: l+ k; `1 y6 w& v
CCC -- Communications Command Center
+ @/ I$ m8 Y w4 YCCCC -- Staff Communications
. o! c8 t* {* h' \! O7 \# [CCCH -- Central Computer Complex Host
: G, {+ R$ h! z+ QCC&O -- Customer Cost and Obligation
! A: Q7 V& R; r0 @9 k0 _CCSD -- Command Communications Service Designator
: w$ {7 K, n7 L# o/ Q. iCCS7-- NI -- Communication Channel Signal-7 -- Network Interconnect
3 B& ]0 ^0 T; NCCU -- Central Control Unit
" O9 _5 r E/ ICD -- Common Digitizer ; u7 H+ x5 g2 u
CDR -- Cost Detail Report
/ R. l8 h8 n* h! e1 W& @% F% y; Y fCDT -- Controlled Departure Time 5 E/ g! t% N9 H, F
CDTI -- Cockpit Display of Traffic Information 3 ]0 w+ f; V5 P- r2 {0 s) I3 Z$ K
CENTX -- Central Telephone Exchange
" ^' m# s5 d1 T1 h, Q( xCEP -- Capacity Enhancement Program
; n4 [3 V8 L7 N$ R- g% W2 U: FCEQ -- Council on Environmental Quality
/ ^& D Z+ D0 Q) c" U0 ]/ G& K8 O( BCERAP -- Central Radar Approach
$ v7 E6 v$ {8 R$ {% v2 }( N, e5 oCFC -- Central Flow Control
7 J* q2 y7 @( `5 O5 y# b8 |/ @* ACFCF -- Central Flow Control Facility / ?8 w! n9 u- K4 U: {4 w5 v3 O
CFCS -- Central Flow Control Service
" X- x, j u6 `3 [- L& e$ h5 J- ZCFR -- Code of Federal Regulations 9 d+ Y" W0 q5 I4 Y
CFWP -- Central Flow Weather Processor
0 S9 [1 m; L( T9 z9 i3 UCFWU -- Central Flow Weather Unit % e. k, ]6 n/ H! I2 e! T* o9 ^
CGAS -- Coast Guard Air Station # }: o9 Z% t: m: a' O; [
CLC -- Course Line Computer
z! n! k) M5 D( T/ J2 qCLIN -- Contract Line Item
' C( B- X7 k. DCLT -- Calculated Landing Time ' c* c, _! e+ j! R9 K- r
CM -- Commercial Service Airport ; M1 H' A& a: J6 Q
CNMPS -- Canadian Minimum Navigation Performance Specification Airspace
6 v& ^! d u8 ?5 U5 Y* fCNS -- Consolidated NOTAM System
; X" Z9 @+ @- e' Y! W$ P2 vCNSP -- Consolidated NOTAM System Processor
* |- E6 z$ Y- [$ C4 i. S! WCO -- Central Office
) \) C* \/ i% @ wCOE -- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
% C6 }% x o7 X1 A5 u( W5 m; F' mCOMCO -- Command Communications Outlet 6 C2 e8 ~6 J, k6 R1 q. \+ }
CONUS -- Continental United States - |3 v/ Q7 q0 U+ y
CORP -- Private Corporation other than ARINC or MITRE % l; v- _- K2 ?. P8 f' l
CPE -- Customer Premise Equipment
Z9 ]7 [8 a+ I! Z7 i0 HCPMIS -- Consolidated Personnel Management Information System / v& k M, l( l5 v+ u/ h' K0 Y
CRA -- Conflict Resolution Advisory
7 C8 \! g: O1 J7 ~CRDA -- Converging Runway Display Aid 7 ]& R, T& F1 ^; ~% Q, U' y! p) R
CRT -- Cathode Ray Tube % M. C. p2 R; U' \) G
CSA -- Communications Service Authorization
) u: B2 S8 [, U/ l$ z" mCSIS -- Centralized Storm Information System " |' N& S5 i2 u
CSO -- Customer Service Office " w% t$ V4 c" L A9 E! O& J
CSR -- Communications Service Request
4 ] I- E7 Q! ]3 G: K- G) t, s% SCSS -- Central Site System
0 s" O' b0 V+ H( PC/S/S/N -- Capacity/Safety/Security/Noise
" b( j; o1 g, NCTA -- Controlled Time of Arrival
) I2 N: I Z, sCTA -- Control Area
& g: Z, ^ b6 T; y2 D# lCTA/FIR -- Control Area/Flight Information Region
- y9 r l% F0 z- KCTAF -- Common Traffic Advisory Frequency : b7 H n5 Z& Z. O/ r5 v
CTAS -- Center -- Tracon Automation System H1 R; Z1 L' v M
CTMA -- Center Traffic Management Advisor / n$ E: D8 P* R! [1 E/ n' y
CUPS -- Consolidated Uniform Payroll System 9 Y% T" y F9 l4 _$ }8 F: W
CVFR -- Controlled Visual Flight Rules ! _, z8 I! m- v% o
CVTS -- Compressed Video Transmission Service
8 ^( t. f- r8 r+ h$ hCW -- Continuous Wave
9 R0 ~( a0 W: L/ I4 s; b3 SCWSU -- Central Weather Service Unit . m: a- _! S/ @9 Q0 s# y
CWY -- Clearway
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7 n. f& W A- S* m9 r1 ]DA -- Direct Access ( d( V# a1 P/ v
DA -- Decision Altitude/Decision Height
8 @% ^6 o7 d9 w# T2 C$ ~DA -- Descent Advisor 1 ]% i, O8 m) Z9 m( L5 }( W* {9 \, I
DABBS -- DITCO Automated Bulletin Board System + y, G; ?6 t+ f
DAIR -- Direct Altitude and Identity Readout
- ]7 s M$ s7 L( u( {4 {& w- NDAR -- Designated Agency Representative
, r( Y/ M7 ]+ v n" _DARC -- Direct Access Radar Channel
* d, \" n! x- Q$ N# b1 C% o+ ]7 F$ CdBA -- Decibels A-weighted + W: c$ s7 `7 |; B/ q2 L( U! K
DBCRC -- Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission " |7 w* \/ N2 J& H. {
DBE -- Disadvantaged Business Enterprise
' y# h# Y9 [0 T) e7 ADBMS -- Data Base Management System * D: }( R: D) Q& b) O9 e* k
DBRITE -- Digital Bright Radar Indicator Tower Equipment
! \* D# @6 V+ yDCA -- Defense Communications Agency
4 Y( h! L! {9 ]9 k. C, \DCAA -- Dual Call, Automatic Answer Device # ~2 ~2 W4 {% d! w3 s: x
DCCU -- Data Communications Control Unit 3 ^6 L) s/ U4 T
DCE -- Data Communications Equipment . F( H2 P2 e, z
DDA -- Dedicated Digital Access 4 R0 |- @" x& S
DDD -- Direct Distance Dialing
( t$ G' d0 `6 q$ l* d* {* \DDM -- Difference in Depth of Modulation
# V( S- |% ]/ PDDS -- Digital Data Service
8 W6 B7 I* q# j% j5 R2 nDEA -- Drug Enforcement Agency
8 m# }/ ~- {( I$ E8 M. bDEDS -- Data Entry and Display System 8 Z T: c! x$ u! {0 _- k* `) [
DEIS -- Draft Environmental Impact Statement
3 |7 b$ x* r; cDEP -- Departure ' z7 [" _( t$ e0 a- J3 F4 a
DEWIZ -- Distance Early Warning Identification Zone * ^2 s! o% F+ X6 C8 a! X
DF -- Direction Finder & G! p5 w. o* i8 j
DFAX -- Digital Facsimile
* g1 M( }$ U4 O) D& o: q5 zDFI -- Direction Finding Indicator
8 D5 m( q$ L! n( F2 sDGPS -- Differential Global Positioning Satellite (System)
% k2 w; U) Y: L. F. @( ODH -- Decision Height
6 M5 I- c- [1 ?2 I `/ t! PDID -- Direct Inward Dial
! X2 [. g' H) J. a; MDIP -- Drop and Insert Point # e0 J, B. c2 u8 _! s2 N! r
DIRF -- Direction Finding
1 b/ u& G( C: U- z2 O" HDITCO -- Defense Information Technology Contracting Office Agency , C+ i( `4 R& f) v3 d$ _' P/ k' v
DME -- Distance Measuring Equipment
2 D# j/ s+ v5 s$ TDME/P -- Precision Distance Measuring Equipment 2 E; { h$ s& i+ e+ I1 `' H1 G9 V( ^1 a
DMN -- Data Multiplexing Network 6 m8 g- j- Q& b# C% t1 i
DNL -- Day-- Night Equivalent Sound Level (Also called Ldn)
0 ~7 `/ W$ U; b _* F" PDOD -- Direct Outward Dial
1 ^8 U" @2 Q4 a( ]8 _; O# rDoD -- Department of Defense : J; F& }& q4 J6 o5 ]2 C! v
DOI -- Department of Interior ' _1 h5 \/ ^7 ^/ j! A
DOS -- Department of State
+ j/ q7 r0 [( } G5 iDOT -- Department of Transportation , M Y5 F' K6 X
DOTS -- Dynamic Ocean Tracking System , b* q. W6 A) ~* h6 z( a% O
DOTCC -- Department of Transportation Computer Center . a% ~, S, V5 F# \
DSCS -- Digital Satellite Compression Service
0 p- Y5 Z# I j# ~: gDSUA -- Dynamic Special Use Airspace 8 \, B4 o1 ~2 z L" o C6 R
DTS -- Dedicated Transmission Service
/ T, }6 D( p' x2 Z wDUAT -- Direct User Access Terminal ; W9 |% M+ ?& {. ?1 d2 I
DVFR -- Defense Visual Flight Rules
& T' W1 {+ q3 }; O: w+ p4 gDVFR -- Day Visual Flight Rules
5 Y& {8 I `( U( [" P) M6 [7 lDVOR -- Doppler Very High Frequency Omni-- Directional Range
* F# i7 X0 G& D* p! |- `DYSIM -- Dynamic Simulator
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E-MSAW -- En-Route Automated Minimum Safe Altitude Warning
3 I6 I ` h( W4 W. G1 ~EA -- Environmental Assessment
. t% H* P- A$ o. J# e* {EARTS -- En Route Automated Radar Tracking System
2 W( U' `7 {4 h3 B4 B# @5 iECOM -- En Route Communications , y: W1 D& Z$ J1 X- b) I' C/ z
ECVFP -- Expanded Charted Visual Flight Procedures
) {& m( @( y/ s- p2 [EDCT -- Expedite Departure Path
! p8 T2 C/ J' h9 bEFAS -- En Route Flight Advisory Service 4 W6 s: Y, M7 P" t
EFC -- Expect Further Clearance : s7 l5 E2 C; j
EFIS -- Electronic Flight Information Systems
9 N3 ~/ J; c2 m+ |) KEIAF -- Expanded Inward Access Features
3 j& o# a! r+ a% ]EIS -- Environmental Impact Statement 9 M6 N' f7 j7 t+ s0 Q
ELT -- Emergency Locator Transmitter $ G! v2 \+ X0 C) G% o
ELWRT -- Electrowriter 2 U& s* k3 b) s9 F" |4 v% T
EMAS -- Engineered Materials Arresting System 6 k% H0 z+ A8 _: I; L: E
EMPS -- En Route Maintenance Processor System
U" f" s8 s* E! a* HEMS -- Environmental Management System
, z6 G( _* R+ DENAV -- En Route Navigational Aids
7 @- a; d# L2 w2 ?EPA -- Environmental Protection Agency
& h5 ~# E1 u% Q, |0 [5 v0 F/ KEPS -- Engineered Performance Standards 1 B7 S0 N4 A6 q- L
EOF -- Emergency Operating Facility
+ w8 F2 X& d- v! }% sEPSS -- Enhanced Packet Switched Service
/ W4 J+ ^1 A5 b0 y: E& g" fERAD -- En Route Broadband Radar
' c; \$ q) B1 n* t k0 `ESEC -- En Route Broadband Secondary Radar
, q& a0 ?/ A9 Q" A+ P$ MESP -- En Route Spacing Program
# k) t$ a. U& o1 ]ESYS -- En Route Equipment Systems " X* K6 ?7 R8 Q$ y1 P0 e
ESF -- Extended Superframe Format $ _4 L2 g `6 B Z u, d4 ~1 d6 o
ETA -- Estimated Time of Arrival
1 c9 Q* A& E+ uETE -- Estimated Time En Route & Y* l: I$ y3 W; s% s9 @* Z
ETG -- Enhanced Target Generator
& v) {3 x" G. z; c7 ?& OETMS -- Enhanced Traffic Management System
5 f1 T& R% ? ?$ X# B1 ]ETN -- Electronic Telecommunications Network , |2 S! ]" @$ g: a
EVAS -- Enhanced Vortex Advisory System * J4 u! U' ]1 Q8 m, T
EVCS -- Emergency Voice Communications System 3 |. f6 N) I, g* @. \
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FAA -- Federal Aviation Administration 0 o% C+ U3 _1 ?) O
F&E -- Facility and Equipment
" P# D( v( m+ t' W [9 Z- EFAAAC -- FAA Aeronautical Center
: N& f! L5 z4 S+ x9 r0 [FAACIS -- FAA Communications Information System / ^7 Z4 c0 }) o3 r$ ^4 N% E
FAATC -- FAA Technical Center
: y1 c8 i# S+ G' u7 h- y2 MFAC -- Facility
6 `5 g2 {* p8 n0 _FAF -- Final Approach Fix
! o3 a) O+ Y0 W3 Q$ fFAP -- Final Approach Point + R! W: x r( a8 R2 I! e' t
FAPM -- FTS2000 Associate Program Manager
* d0 `9 n( R& |# Y# GFAR -- Federal Aviation Regulation / m5 e9 @1 g; {% B* o& t1 G! m) B
FAATSAT -- FAA Telecommunications Satellite - ~( l. ?+ r1 \* a
FAST -- Final Approach Spacing Tool
6 |! \5 [' ^$ wFAX -- Facsimile Equipment
$ n% l4 c; `. @2 ]FBO -- Fixed Base Operator
* b( s2 |; e( L1 d1 b( u1 sFBS -- Fall Back Switch
. O( s4 x! l. f( M% ~# NFCC -- Federal Communications Commission
% S1 G0 ]' r! UFCLT -- Freeze Calculated Landing Time
; F. ~: D+ }' _( R' l) d) K; dFCOM -- FSS Radio Voice Communications
" e, v% j+ ]/ s, N! E+ S8 yFCPU -- Facility Central Processing Unit 6 T. W ?+ y$ i5 U6 q1 E
FDAT -- Flight Data Entry and Printout (FDEP) and Flight Data Service . }5 Y: w2 c3 r5 w: m; S
FDE -- Flight Data Entry
1 Y' H' D8 r* a5 r0 sFDEP -- Flight Data Entry and Printout
' N( i( o( P- |$ hFDIO -- Flight Data Input/Output
; B3 f; C0 [6 o2 C* J5 |FDIOC -- Flight Data Input/Output Center 7 Z6 y5 b: Q# N; V+ k
FDIOR -- Flight Data Input/Output Remote 7 V8 t3 C- [% V9 q b Y
FDM -- Frequency Division Multiplexing 8 a% J' F* N# E+ Z6 o! h" t
FDP -- Flight Data Processing
2 \) j2 |6 h' G. FFED -- Federal
/ \& ]" H) _2 h4 n, Z: uFEIS -- Final Environmental Impact Statement 4 u' T" Z1 G6 u& w; t1 y
FEP -- Front End Processor
* [: Z( U k3 x2 w+ hFFAC -- From Facility . a, A, h" A0 y8 U/ N L
FIFO -- Flight Inspection Field Office
) q2 K- v' [" C( J8 wFIG -- Flight Inspection Group
" {- {) e! D/ V8 N1 w5 wFINO -- Flight Inspection National Field Office
( D# ^5 t2 W$ w3 tFIPS -- Federal Information Publication Standard
6 T6 _- C4 t& A8 W9 l5 f% l0 LFIR -- Flight Information Region
# A6 E9 I2 \1 m, P- [' rFIRE -- Fire Station 1 m/ H! q) x4 Q$ U9 Y
FIRMR -- Federal Information Resource Management Regulation
4 U9 J$ x( p% P( N/ GFL -- Flight Level
& k1 g9 c6 K& i4 A4 I& v0 c1 BFLOWSIM -- Traffic Flow Planning Simulation . Z) V5 e5 c! i' H( C
FMA -- Final Monitor Aid
* Z) j8 v$ Q& M1 h# Z* c. KFMF -- Facility Master File 9 t+ T4 m- T* X% G
FMIS -- FTS2000 Management Information System
' }1 A: P6 T! c# U0 b2 M( }: i8 l+ }FMS -- Flight management System
' j# |. c. o5 c2 r! x9 I; UFNMS -- FTS2000 Network Management System
% K8 g! n y2 S& l2 kFOIA -- Freedom Of Information Act
|6 M9 V3 Z- j+ w2 Y, \4 o6 QFONSI -- Finding of No Significant Impact " @( a( e$ F8 W: N d+ h$ X
FP -- Flight Plan
2 Y+ U# G7 a3 kFRC -- Request Full Route Clearance
5 K. |7 o3 o7 I, a3 [FSAS -- Flight Service Automation System 9 |0 M5 ]0 N7 M" i
FSDO -- Flight Standards District Office
5 G% _ o) n2 nFSDPS -- Flight Service Data Processing System
3 L/ C& K& d+ ], H1 V9 N2 UFSEP -- Facility/Service/Equipment Profile
( O) W( @ c+ G8 C; \FSP -- Flight Strip Printer 9 t5 v8 y* W5 w% K
FSPD -- Freeze Speed Parameter : n! p) L0 y& w( ^
FSS -- Flight Service Station 4 y6 ?3 P8 }$ m% T C# z
FSSA -- Flight Service Station Automated Service ]1 X( E# b, x; t
FSTS -- Federal Secure Telephone Service
! L, F( H/ g: X/ u/ i4 o* jFSYS -- Flight Service Station Equipment Systems 6 s+ |- B' I* H+ J$ I1 H
FTS -- Federal Telecommunications System ; k1 e$ l# c/ k9 c# V) c
FTS2000 -- Federal Telecommunications System 2000 / z! D- C' K; [ U7 m p- c
FUS -- Functional Units or Systems
8 S2 Z, [( b2 g9 F RFWCS -- Flight Watch Control Station 9 @3 e8 | f+ l# A5 n c
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9 e' E2 R* G5 @6 O0 _1 ^5 k$ qGAA -- General Aviation Activity 2 m* J2 m% s* K) t% o
GAAA -- General Aviation Activity and Avionics 8 R- z. W/ S& a) K
GADO -- General Aviation District Office % c, B, v, W% Q' _, F
GCA -- Ground Control Approach
0 i- d7 v+ ?! hGNAS -- General National Airspace System
4 H* g' }) u0 g! dGNSS -- Global Navigation Satellite System / C b( o2 R6 [$ W* Z* o0 }
GOES -- Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite 0 F$ ^: F% d1 a% x# j: d1 J
GOESF -- GOES Feed Point 5 b" m! q2 k, p; F3 |9 M
GOEST -- GOES Terminal Equipment
, x! O0 h3 ^- {1 T* q6 t$ OGPRA -- Government Performance Results Act
( w" q, b# o# W3 _/ \GPS -- Global Positioning Satellite
5 y" k$ j" P. w9 I! |) xGPWS -- Ground Proximity Warning System ; P! B% \; B2 u% q
GRADE -- Graphical Airspace Design Environment , `9 x9 R. b" \9 ?, Q
GS -- Glide Slope Indicator
* [) C1 L7 g! K7 [5 E1 w( QGSA -- General Services Administration
* k! E+ m. Y/ i/ m3 S; r# d: m( SGSE -- Ground Support Equipment ( i% s0 E8 ^% _( t
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2 O8 ?7 o- K8 U+ y, {3 F, k( kH -- Non-- Directional Radio Homing Beacon (NDB) # L& E5 B" F7 R* C/ W
HAA -- Height Above Airport
4 i* j5 h/ W t2 S$ _HAL -- Height Above Landing
1 O8 i" b6 F% UHARS -- High Altitude Route System / G+ m' y N# q, l
HAT -- Height Above Touchdown % C# o9 Z6 h9 i
HAZMAT -- Hazardous Materials ! a5 }3 b: I2 M# Z0 x
HCAP -- High Capacity Carriers ' F5 ~) p+ d, C1 h
HLDC -- High Level Data Link Control 1 U& p/ F7 v* j( v# x6 U: k) X
HDME -- NDB with Distance Measuring Equipment
; C* j& @3 f: D4 PHDQ -- FAA Headquarters
/ [+ J! {1 L( b3 E2 Y. b1 [HELI -- Heliport
, V% `) A) N. y+ t7 v+ rHF -- High Frequency
* S- S, d$ W& d+ a6 qHH -- NDB, 2kw or More 9 q, c" J2 i3 Q- B
HI-- EFAS -- High Altitude EFAS B. @3 | o* T$ L* L, M6 a/ N
HOV -- High Occupancy Vehicle 3 {* g v \! t3 u9 U
HSI -- Horizontal Situation Indicators
2 u6 w' D. L1 T8 q) Q# ^HUD -- Housing and Urban Development ( Z! _& b, s z D8 f+ S
HWAS -- Hazardous In-- Flight Weather Advisory 3 W* u7 }; D9 \& v0 L
Hz -- HERTZ + u' [% i6 X \& G4 s F0 Q: k, h
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IA -- Indirect Access
& c# n( l: d2 s# @( cIAF -- Initial Approach Fix
, X0 K: f$ A) {/ ]7 q6 V) FI/AFSS -- International AFSS 3 \4 z. D# C" [% b0 u } ~6 U) i
IAP -- Instrument Approach Procedures 1 H* M4 y8 N: {7 [" \' [' `0 r% G
IAPA -- Instrument Approach Procedures Automation
5 Z1 d9 `; Q7 K- A4 T. @2 GIBM -- International Business Machines
; ] Q4 c% I# e5 ^" I' a3 rIBP -- International Boundary Point # H6 p1 }. N* x2 a3 I+ g" r
IBR -- Intermediate Bit Rate $ `5 D f/ w" f& D
ICAO -- International Civil Aviation Organization 3 S, ^( P2 a! ]' e
ICSS -- International Communications Switching Systems 4 Z3 M0 K/ m3 A+ u# |
IDAT -- Interfacility Data # O) }# l8 ?6 g1 h* d
IF -- Intermediate Fix l* {1 e* N. k! s' p4 o3 O( K
IFCP -- Interfacility Communications Processor 1 o4 j$ H& n0 P& G$ S; u
IFDS -- Interfacility Data System 4 o9 S9 v0 w: a
IFEA -- In-- Flight Emergency Assistance ( \! q7 u" g" }' V8 H% s
IFO -- International Field Office
1 C: m5 N; a* c) \' c: r. Y! nIFR -- Instrument Flight Rules % Z7 |: T& M& }* L( |
IFSS -- International Flight Service Station
+ l g. E+ {8 Q: C" L7 H1 r; [: I5 uILS -- Instrument Landing System # y7 g' c3 @, t. P' G1 w' l7 @- k
IM -- Inner Marker
/ y0 [, p. j9 @' q) @$ X* RIMC -- Instrument Meteorological Conditions
7 z) u' A6 s6 j4 G0 F4 G4 AINM -- Integrated Noise Model ) z3 p0 m" x; x( s& \
INS -- Inertial Navigation System 5 K- S: Q& p4 i( \( w
IRMP -- Information Resources Management Plan 6 j8 H) Q/ y! s/ I* N* O0 P
ISDN -- Integrated Services Digital Network
O9 U2 j% J3 s2 w/ uISMLS -- Interim Standard Microwave Landing System
4 ^8 @. T6 X# ~ITI -- Interactive Terminal Interface
8 j' |+ O: y3 m$ x* L5 GIVRS -- Interim Voice Response System
% g# D* z$ v. K; o8 q7 bIW -- Inside Wiring 7 v2 ^, E" B _5 v7 f) M
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Kbps -- Kilobits Per Second , k) N6 R+ t2 v5 V- p+ q( h
Khz -- Kilohertz 4 V3 \: j3 y9 `6 H( @3 p3 n
KVDT -- Keyboard Video Display Terminal
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4 S" d! T/ N' v0 ]LAA -- Local Airport Advisory 2 o; q8 V6 O2 M. M, G8 v; \% T2 @
LAAS -- Low Altitude Alert System & g7 g# O& N, `# k' Z: z# C' e
LABS -- Leased A B Service
. j5 q8 F% V( G2 _LABSC -- LABS GS-- 200 Computer 7 W0 c6 u0 V0 C
LABSR -- LABS Remote Equipment
' u# W5 Q* s) M V2 CLABSW -- LABS Switch System
9 w" O1 Q3 u& P5 T# p# v. T3 }LAHSO -- Land and Hold Short Operation 9 m% S+ [ t: c7 M: O9 X9 Q A
LAN -- Local Area Network ; y" V/ p6 J8 B, C; r3 ~
LATA -- Local Access and Transport Area
) |: }7 [1 @" Q: q: t+ y* DLAWRS -- Limited Aviation Weather Reporting System 5 _& y9 G+ d- `- [3 S4 G
LCF -- Local Control Facility ) [& G$ M: b+ t. @3 K
LCN -- Local Communications Network * J; |2 J7 G. d, T9 E7 e9 m
LDA -- Localizer Directional Aid / R0 l+ F. ]: X2 ], V' ~& z. X
LDA -- Landing Directional Aid # Z- o9 z/ f; ]- a
LDIN -- Lead-- in Lights & i0 `" u# T1 s# J: P; P4 C2 U% t8 Q
LEC -- Local Exchange Carrier p3 I6 b1 _/ b1 _1 d+ D( Q
LF -- Low Frequency . r% M; X" j5 L& f) w: H- ~
LINCS -- Leased Interfacility NAS Communications System
. v4 ]1 M( Z$ BLIS -- Logistics and Inventory System % z% {) M; p4 t+ Q: S
LLWAS -- Low Level Wind Shear Alert System
6 b% K( | F: \3 P7 P, HLM/MS -- Low/Medium Frequency ( R! |3 c# W) I6 U; V. n
LMM -- Locator Middle Marker
; ^) \* x' [8 q# tLMS -- LORAN Monitor Site
$ ?* L+ A/ ~+ `" z W8 pLOC -- Localizer 9 h9 L5 H q" b: w9 r9 i
LOCID -- Location Identifier ) Z, S3 l$ X. [- o
LOI -- Letter of Intent ( m1 Z' }* X( B- e" h: c
LOM -- Compass Locator at Outer Marker 2 i; i2 g8 _; g6 N7 m- B
LORAN -- Long Range Aid to Navigation4 {9 _& f3 g. ^5 S0 O) T
LPV -- Lateral Precision Performance with Vertical Guidance
7 P. N3 P# Z3 o$ B: S. l" QLRCO -- Limited Remote Communications Outlet
" a- A2 U" x. h. \LRNAV -- Long Range Navigation ; g/ z, y k( D& T
LRR -- Long Range Radar : C2 N0 e' H" T; W, s3 p3 U
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) Q+ W+ u4 ?" v) F9 c# K$ k& X/ AMAA -- Maximum Authorized Altitude 5 J* {9 X$ [( ]9 Y4 `! {
MALS -- Medium Intensity Approach Lighting System
, g+ W# y; l' v# @! r/ e, \* \2 DMALSF -- MALS with Sequenced Flashers
9 V$ t: L7 M% TMALSR -- MALS with Runway Alignment Indicator Lights & G- G |3 d {) z- U! }
MAP -- Maintenance Automation Program / e) r- L4 |: o) m6 J0 j5 `
MAP -- Military Airport Program . G# {# P* W% Q" n/ K' u
MAP -- Missed Approach Point
, l4 n4 B( \0 R) x; p `MAP -- Modified Access Pricing
/ R& Z7 @+ ~ f2 M2 y) vMbps -- Megabits Per Second
' w) o+ Z* z) b% MMCA -- Minimum Crossing Altitude 5 e- f$ O- i q2 T$ G
MCAS -- Marine Corps Air Station
9 g- `. X, E3 b: \. Y1 Z! fMCC -- Maintenance Control Center ( @6 p+ ^3 O( i5 i
MCL -- Middle Compass Locater
% h, j0 n9 B, O N6 ~) ZMCS -- Maintenance and Control System 5 I# m2 g' c8 g2 m9 R
MDA -- Minimum Descent Altitude 7 C2 O# j" P0 k$ ]
MDT -- Maintenance Data Terminal
0 v q5 U& |. m" {. H' b- _MEA -- Minimum En Route Altitude
, j4 M# v* {: x; v5 z* ZMETI -- Meteorological Information
, y& ~" ~1 @. @0 X" d* I* L2 ZMF -- Middle Frequency * s3 I9 J% H) ?0 ~! K; [ z
MFJ -- Modified Final Judgment 8 n' T c, N7 H. N9 F) O
MFT -- Meter Fix Crossing Time/Slot Time
+ p2 |- N! J( G sMHA -- Minimum Holding Altitude $ R5 C; D3 o( Q: ?8 O/ s) y
Mhg -- MegHERTZ 8 s/ D& z! V# r* ?6 f' q
MIA -- Minimum IFR Altitudes ; q& ?0 J7 s- R6 w `5 o2 |
MIDO -- Manufacturing Inspection District Office , j/ k x* D& E* u9 G, X
MIS -- Meteorological Impact Statement ( R0 J' t5 A4 H0 [1 T
MISC -- Miscellaneous
/ m' j9 x8 s1 Z1 u& X$ L0 v: IMISO -- Manufacturing Inspection Satellite Office 1 M: w2 A* Q: _1 D. ^3 ?, E3 M
MIT -- Miles In Trail , ^8 ~, a" \) W: Z# J
MITRE -- Mitre Corporation
! M; g$ ~. j9 w1 [+ |MLS -- Microwave Landing System
0 a' Z9 r% J/ b! fMM -- Middle Marker
! O6 q: a) K6 d/ y1 j) t& TMMC -- Maintenance Monitoring Console
?3 f) j, r1 p7 OMMS -- Maintenance Monitoring System
9 _8 O# Y+ \; SMNPS -- Minimum Navigation Performance Specification
+ c# Y% M9 k2 Z0 r4 W5 e. WMNPSA -- Minimum Navigation Performance Specifications Airspace
5 z; ]- v2 K. P5 g# {- \MOA -- Memorandum of Agreement
3 D" N/ g7 U& Y+ K. W( I4 k5 XMOA -- Military Operations Area
* T+ |2 H" p3 T" I2 eMOCA -- Minimum Obstruction Clearance Altitude
9 ^5 X! i' c A. w1 d- |: `" RMODE C -- Altitude-- Encoded Beacon Reply q) @* T: e5 I+ q
MODE C -- Altitude Reporting Mode of Secondary Radar 0 g" J" ?9 z0 l# j
MODE S -- Mode Select Beacon System ) M: e5 J* _0 Z9 ?" `
MOU -- Memorandum of Understanding
3 [- w( J: j! nMPO -- Metropolitan Planning Organization
" S* y* S) e/ r- OMPS -- Maintenance Processor Subsystem (OR) Master Plan Supplement 9 t0 G8 D; x/ I8 M1 k7 h
MRA -- Minimum Reception Altitude 4 y4 e" \& j1 x( J6 P) A
MRC -- Monthly Recurring Charge
& T! x* L+ f1 ~. dMSA -- Minimum Safe Altitude
5 b( E2 J0 E C# E1 |0 xMSAW -- Minimum Safe Altitude Warning
$ V3 d) s( F5 Q* W" C( j6 w0 c' K& hMSL -- Mean Sea Level ~! V. `* C( K4 H
MSN -- Message Switching Network 9 m( b7 J2 E# x! s5 G3 {
MTCS -- Modular Terminal Communications System 0 }9 p1 d7 N. B5 `/ V" H- N
MTI -- Moving Target Indicator
7 \: f# X* p6 ?( oMUX -- Multiplexor
1 g" {6 F7 p3 S9 ?. Y2 zMVA -- Minimum Vectoring Altitude 5 H! R, b; p1 V7 }) U
MVFR -- Marginal Visual Flight Rules
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NAAQS -- National Ambient Air Quality Standards 0 F! \. T2 v* [! w" J
NADA -- NADIN Concentrator 0 m& X, M, K& ~8 Z# ]% L1 v5 `1 h
NADIN -- National Airspace Data Interchange Network
! E* B! X5 e& J5 e9 NNADSW -- NADIN Switches
/ V3 y2 \' U- U" HNAILS -- National Airspace Integrated Logistics Support
* I. ^- Q* o' [& J! Y; z$ dNAMS -- NADIN IA p( u& ^5 U) K
NAPRS -- National Airspace Performance Reporting System
2 @3 C2 D9 b0 iNAS -- National Airspace System or Naval Air Station
6 Q! Y8 r' {2 i. lNASDC -- National Aviation Safety Data
- @" [# v+ i7 [3 `NASP -- National Airspace System Plan 6 x. O7 J. d; J1 V% G
NASPAC -- National Airspace System Performance Analysis Capability
" w/ S+ R5 Q% x1 D" _2 t* _NATCO -- National Communications Switching Center % Z* w$ `. Z$ v* l3 A7 ]# z, C
NAVAID -- Navigation Aid
& G$ H2 p, l9 ]; C9 n: M4 L- G" F: dNAVMN -- Navigation Monitor and Control
$ ~. q& z u/ C" QNAWAU -- National Aviation Weather Advisory Unit
4 f9 ?% Y1 `& j. HNAWPF -- National Aviation Weather Processing Facility
2 {2 x: }. @$ @1 c4 @NCAR -- National Center for Atmospheric Research; Boulder, CO 2 X# b; N w+ T4 h' U7 c; g
NCF -- National Control Facility 5 Z( ~# T& M$ R# p
NCIU -- NEXRAD Communications Interface Unit 3 X3 ~* b8 p: Z. I. W+ h
NCP -- Noise Compatibility Program
2 P- G2 R9 P: M& vNCS -- National Communications System
0 V$ L: Z6 C8 y7 w# O- {& ?9 S8 MNDB -- Non-- Directional Radio Homing Beacon + ~2 @3 m# W" h v0 z
NDNB -- NADIN II ; k# [0 H8 t& m: W: ^( d
NEM -- Noise Exposure Map / n/ `/ v+ k f# K8 o8 x6 o+ B
NEPA -- National Environmental Policy Act
# f9 M$ F8 X; }( c/ m" vNEXRAD -- Next Generation Weather Radar s' g9 j5 k+ x: @3 w4 D) D& M
NFAX -- National Facsimile Service " N% r7 c$ n5 j+ Z" i
NFDC -- National Flight Data Center - S5 V& h8 F q$ n
NFIS -- NAS Facilities Information System # A" O3 D2 @2 y) f5 n' P. Q9 M6 {
NI -- Network Interface % Y' x. ^/ I% h/ |2 ^$ X+ Q
NICS -- National Interfacility Communications System 4 h) G$ a5 e8 u
NPE -- Non-primary Airport Entitlement
$ B2 h1 n ^) b8 b0 U, b' |! Y. WNPIAS -- National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems - d& }# ^' j3 ?9 I; ^9 d
NM -- Nautical Mile c2 T) m6 ?2 X# \8 u' R9 d
NMAC -- Near Mid Air Collision 1 v) L5 J" [7 e* e7 W( N; }
NMC -- National Meteorological Center % F7 L' d; L3 e: _
NMCE -- Network Monitoring and Control Equipment
4 U! F; D! n* G' Y& d( @4 nNMCS -- Network Monitoring and Control System . f: S1 |# @* I6 c. B. @( m
NOAA -- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
. L* J: l0 u+ |7 s; G9 b" ?3 ^NOC -- Notice Of Completion + C3 |5 h& `8 C$ q, l
NOTAM -- Notice to Airmen + f5 K" ]6 ?( @% O4 n
NPDES -- National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System & v5 z; M' e- \/ D% p
NPIAS -- National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems
- | z6 Y4 } b- wNRC -- Non-- Recurring Charge
2 b' O% S! D {& R$ @. J: F: U7 |+ k- \NRCS -- National Radio Communications Systems 9 z8 D/ ^3 H9 S: h
NSAP -- National Service Assurance Plan
( ~% E- ~4 a/ y }6 kNSRCATN -- National Strategy to Reduce Congestion on America's Transportation Network 9 [# l, _: W: X# b, V0 {
NSSFC -- National Severe Storms Forecast Center
. ?; f2 T. r5 `) @# QNSSL -- National Severe Storms Laboratory; Norman, OK
; d! P" i6 @: n0 m, ?: q6 t: rNTAP -- Notices To Airmen Publication * m: M1 G- b+ c, K& S: m* S4 p' G" N$ z( x
NTP -- National Transportation Policy 0 t( E( |" I5 Q- r' w
NTSB -- National Transportation Safety Board * F8 V4 T9 ~# j
NTZ -- No Transgression Zone
. c1 A- K9 q- U% _" [- zNWS -- National Weather Service ' Y2 I8 @. e3 H/ m ~6 z
NWSR -- NWS Weather Excluding NXRD
: X# V$ Z z; TNSWRH -- NWS Regional Headquarters ( I4 }% r- p7 G* E; G
NXRD -- Advanced Weather Radar System ' |$ T% r7 y% c
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0 d1 _ T& E9 ]* j" E! Q7 h' tOAG -- Official Airline Guide
# v s4 S9 T; F; @ N: N, i. uOALT -- Operational Acceptable Level of Traffic
5 [' g! | S9 i+ h: A V& v- O' n% WOAW -- Off-- airway Weather Station ! D9 o% Q; P2 B8 N
ODAL -- Omnidirectional Approach Lighting System
+ A5 u, y/ d( }1 s0 e& G8 L5 VODAPS -- Oceanic Display and Processing Station : `5 I7 Z$ H' |0 K7 I2 }
OEP -- Operational Evolution Plan / Partnership ( Q: B# K, _; u- C. \" Q
OFA -- Object Free Area ' @$ v3 v' m' \5 S) A
OFDPS -- Offshore Flight Data Processing System
4 V7 g2 v! F G. b, gOFT -- Outer Fix Time 9 f, V W0 ?( q# [. L
OFZ -- Obstacle Free Zone
5 ~& L# ~# ^; `' VOM -- Outer Marker : X. M; J$ D- V' R5 y* ?+ t" Z
OMB -- Office of Management and Budget
; [, x7 P4 ~( ?0 G, g7 KONER -- Oceanic Navigational Error Report , D" T+ C; e0 u: J8 z( @
OPLT -- Operational Acceptable Level of Traffic
9 i9 Q# ]9 P7 m. ?' j! J: E( }1 WOPSW -- Operational Switch / M+ z8 U! @3 K j* I, `9 o
OPX -- Off Premises Exchange : f! @; K- F6 u Z3 U& @
ORD -- Operational Readiness Demonstration 9 v$ i: D4 q0 R. k+ C+ Y# k
OTR -- Oceanic Transition Route . `; K# f& f7 `! P
OTS -- Organized Track System 3 O1 S0 Z- B% ^' Y0 t$ R- x. i
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1 e: ~' L+ C4 C( }* ZPABX -- Private Automated Branch Exchange 6 E6 c# `1 {3 C# Z. m- l9 q+ t8 A
PAD -- Packet Assembler/Disassembler
* u {& A# i3 t5 KPAM -- Peripheral Adapter Module
3 \3 I# T; ] k' K9 f3 w+ l6 u$ ^PAPI -- Precision Approach Path Indicator 2 i& ^# z7 V- Z5 C$ b0 E8 X m
PAR -- Precision Approach Radar
$ p$ y9 v% W( [/ M* IPAR -- Preferential Arrival Route , X* j! y& z; f" K$ _4 S9 l* e! b' M
PATWAS -- Pilots Automatic Telephone Weather Answering Service / D: c _/ D& K( a! N' Z4 C. d
PBCT -- Proposed Boundary Crossing Time ( ?5 n* x6 L# y! v
PBRF -- Pilot Briefing 7 Z+ m1 ?7 L7 Z' T8 A2 p$ h8 ~
PBX -- Private Branch Exchange & f+ o! i( j4 v4 f+ A4 b
PCA -- Positive Control Airspace
. H( s' h. v* A; ~PCM -- Pulse Code Modulation
3 d1 O1 P; h$ u1 z& Z$ wPDAR -- Preferential Arrival And Departure Route ; f- ~1 Y* S" M$ G1 Q* N' P
PDC -- Pre-- Departure Clearance
6 w% H7 _! b, X4 I* a( wPDC -- Program Designator Code 8 w D* G% Z6 x/ \2 l* w
PDR -- Preferential Departure Route / ?& H: R) |: N3 M6 R: ?
PDN -- Public Data Network
" {' b# \9 c! e' @- U+ lPFC -- Passenger Facility Charge
+ m, m" G# @: K% _# b7 x- WPGP -- Planning Grant Program 9 V' b; V; S+ k% G/ x6 I
PIC -- Principal Interexchange Carrier 3 c, y* h0 S" i6 z# S
PIDP -- Programmable Indicator Data Processor
: m) I* ]: p% e( N, DPIREP -- Pilot Weather Report
4 O* W' \: I( d8 p+ nPMS -- Program Management System
5 _; V" P9 {: p6 Y) X$ d- WPOLIC -- Police Station
+ ?- ^! y5 f% I4 jPOP -- Point Of Presence 1 E, X9 d+ k: h
POT -- Point Of Termination
" o' l4 Y' ?9 `PPIMS -- Personal Property Information Management System 4 [5 x6 X5 K$ Q% }* [# B' M9 }( F+ k
PR -- Primary Commercial Service Airport
; {+ m$ K" o D: q- j8 l: dPRI -- Primary Rate Interface
5 E* \' t1 T; V6 p' y6 JPRM -- Precision Runway Monitor
3 N# b) b( q/ b( VPSDN -- Public Switched Data Network ; E* u- o: y& M4 \3 a6 s' O
PSN -- Packet Switched Network ; ~& [8 H2 S7 ^: \* K1 R
PSS -- Packet Switched Service
* B+ w* k: t) s% ^' L- M0 IPSTN -- Public Switched Telephone Network 5 W0 I4 W% }/ e! q# B
PTC -- Presumed-to-Conform , v: v4 j- q. y! I4 a2 P( N& ~
PUB -- Publication
" c9 T$ M0 \% d# \PUP -- Principal User Processor
& s: Z( `2 [0 H# ~0 S W5 Q* ?PVC -- Permanent Virtual Circuit
: v1 ^, u+ G! G2 WPVD -- Plan View Display
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" ~7 z$ F, J1 g% O( f( r1 [8 ERAIL -- Runway Alignment Indicator Lights - X2 H- V9 J% P5 U5 B
RAPCO -- Radar Approach Control (USAF)
% m X0 ]6 V3 a9 HRAPCON -- Radar Approach Control (FAA) ; Y) f8 l% p1 V N6 B) F6 e
RATCC -- Radar Air Traffic Control Center
. o2 |) Q& k1 |RATCF -- Radar Air Traffic Control Facility (USN) # O" e) N9 o/ {4 W [
RBC -- Rotating Beam Ceilometer 8 J6 D( a, c# ^! U1 c( {
RBDPE -- Radar Beacon Data Processing Equipment 2 S m0 {, Z. N3 h
RBSS -- Radar Bomb Scoring Squadron
, J, L1 {$ V& sRCAG -- Remote Communications Air/Ground 2 k9 X. k" a" H6 A% V- u6 S
RCC -- Rescue Coordination Center
8 d% [+ ~- N) [, qRCF -- Remote Communication Facility 3 k3 z6 o2 S3 W2 }& b9 p: _
RCCC -- Regional Communications Control Centers " J- s6 ^4 h. i6 K0 z
RCIU -- Remote Control Interface Unit
5 ^9 P+ X, [2 n- Y6 J4 IRCL -- Radio Communications Link 4 H- R k# F- v, G3 G+ R
RCLR -- RCL Repeater
( N J; J( D( c0 S$ [- {/ ~% K% @. xRCLT -- RCL Terminal . V" A" |% s0 r3 V5 k
RCO -- Remote Communications Outlet
1 A( I% W( @# X7 p& e* t$ ?RCU -- Remote Control Unit / K" m* v: ?# q. K: V' N
RDAT -- Digitized Radar Data - x8 G- t' P) m) f
RDP -- Radar Data Processing
) d# a5 _5 i1 r6 x; QRDSIM -- Runway Delay Simulation Model
. c6 `/ S) K _. p+ p* E O& RREIL -- Runway End Identification Lights 0 O' ]/ h% {% l; K
RF -- Radio Frequency 4 r; S g0 ?( d
RL -- General Aviation Reliever Airport
" j% E: l( ?6 j4 j0 PRMCC -- Remote Monitor Control Center
5 }7 \$ J: o0 i8 \2 VRMCF -- Remote Monitor Control Facility
% g# b( Z7 \. G/ KRML -- Radio Microwave Link 5 q' p+ v6 q0 Z$ [# e
RMLR -- RML Repeater
, Y4 ~8 T5 a. B/ v) `- z+ LRMLT -- RML Terminal
2 ~# u" s* p$ L: Q2 H. Q5 k8 `/ LRMM -- Remote Maintenance Monitoring + c2 G) W, w0 N' p* @3 M
RMMS -- Remote Maintenance Monitoring System 7 b$ @, G0 u% M- [
RMS -- Remote Monitoring Subsystem % z) U% @. k+ [& i6 r8 r
RMSC -- Remote Monitoring Subsystem Concentrator ; {3 ?) o$ H; d" J/ H! C% d8 i4 i7 k
RNAV -- Area Navigation
5 E( W2 c# }9 _9 d/ X9 T. L/ QRNP -- Required Navigation Performance 6 @, l0 g C' J' U. e# ~, d$ ^% r
ROD -- Record of Decision
' ^1 B, [" m# |. g, VROSA -- Report of Service Activity
8 e; A( T( D; v# i2 O; [6 LROT -- Runway Occupancy Time ' S" I% }8 G2 H5 W' m' F
RP -- Restoration Priority : d7 m6 e+ _. p) Y& K
RPC -- Restoration Priority Code
5 S% n) n! j1 [! d) e: [RPG -- Radar Processing Group / S T9 Q6 n/ E, ]5 K
RPZ -- Runway Protection Zone
' \/ a; O4 N" s q% ARRH -- Remote Reading Hygrothermometer ! c1 P: x7 B. i
RRHS -- Remote Reading Hydrometer - A+ o3 _9 j! n; C8 B6 C
RRWDS -- Remote Radar Weather Display
6 e* X& Y# O CRRWSS -- RWDS Sensor Site * ? G- _! e* l+ i; V
RSA -- Runway Safety Area5 H4 }% b7 d2 o7 g, \" v+ P
RSAT -- Runway Safety Action Team * p3 _# y! a' g# I6 T
RSS -- Remote Speaking System
3 X3 ?1 S8 N! R0 ]2 G1 J1 c) nRT -- Remote Transmitter + Y5 g- d9 N3 v! p# T+ ]+ C
RT & BTL -- Radar Tracking And Beacon Tracking Level
# c Q, E8 G% V6 S. U9 |RTAD -- Remote Tower Alphanumerics Display 3 {1 `! e" @6 [( e
RTCA -- Radio Technical Commission for Aeronautics ' f0 Y; C4 { o
RTP -- Regional Transportation Plan : A2 p# C+ |# X' k* n- r4 b' G
RTR -- Remote Transmitter/Receiver 6 P% v5 W1 ?4 n( y8 i) g7 N
RTRD -- Remote Tower Radar Display
& p5 R* V7 R6 N! F; L6 x2 YRVR -- Runway Visual Range
. t$ U4 W8 J* v. m/ p" ^( Z7 ^9 WRW -- Runway
6 p3 Q T8 R- [6 @RWDS -- Same as RRWDS 0 j" y* }8 {8 N3 | s% S" {
RWP -- Real-time Weather Processor ' ~) L! q8 R L8 \% K8 r( I
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' Y5 i! V6 U1 i4 b N4 k, SS/S -- Sector Suite 4 [7 H' s* }# M; V9 c! b1 M. b% R( X
SAC -- Strategic Air Command
+ f* i* a0 K4 v- \5 _1 L. u, NSAFI -- Semi Automatic Flight Inspection
( C |- N |+ V+ M4 X$ wSALS -- Short Approach Lighting System
2 C. m6 d4 M. z! w$ Z7 ~SATCOM -- Satellite Communications
$ S. ?) V# f: c5 _- CSAWRS -- Supplementary Aviation Weather Reporting System 3 n' ^; R- y1 c
SBGP -- State Block Grant Program
h; I/ s5 [/ O# }+ pSCC -- System Command Center : |1 L. p+ D& r- ], X) P
SCVTS -- Switched Compressed Video Telecommunications Service ! W: t2 b6 k. I- ~# q0 F
SDF -- Simplified Direction Finding , \0 f5 | U4 ?% A Y7 D! M
SDF -- Software Defined Network
5 O! Z9 J5 D1 N5 N0 lSDIS -- Switched Digital Integrated Service 4 F6 C# Q# P# s2 a0 y0 J, O
SDP -- Service Delivery Point
+ |0 r, S) `5 n8 z( L4 Z) e# cSDS -- Switched Data Service 3 j) D/ ?5 ]6 z! g% _$ Z. ~: |" z
SEL -- Single Event Level + M& r1 h. c8 d" x' R% z" b, h+ L0 f
SELF -- Simplified Short Approach Lighting System With Sequenced Flashing Lights N5 C- \: m; O' s7 B% A% y. I S n
SFAR-- 38 -- Special Federal Aviation Regulation 38
$ b6 Q7 ^* o6 z' D$ wSHPO -- State Historic Preservation Officer
8 P& M, s$ Q0 M% y* zSIC -- Service Initiation Charge
- M( F9 I4 }& I1 M" O: n. L; kSID -- Station Identifier . R3 M6 y3 i/ i' F+ F7 i, e6 ~
SID -- Standard Instrument Departure 2 U0 O: i5 J( G# x6 I
SIGMET -- Significant Meteorological Information
$ j# W) `) @( R/ p4 l tSIMMOD -- Airport and Airspace Simulation Model
4 \: g# _1 J9 e; RSIP -- State Implementation Plan
1 Y% x) I) [/ C0 }5 n; Z1 M3 TSM -- Statute Miles 3 y& v7 b7 Y6 {# h5 ?1 e
SMGC -- Surface Movement Guidance and Control % s" _ I: y2 ]8 Z
SMPS -- Sector Maintenance Processor Subsystem 5 I% q3 O9 Y A4 x" \9 b, ^
SMS -- Safety Management System
4 b& k5 s/ T$ F3 Z' |/ f! wSMS -- Simulation Modeling System 5 l! X! z) c" z6 G/ n+ b
SNR -- Signal-- to-- Noise Ratio, also: S/N 3 u& c3 y% ?; {
SOC -- Service Oversight Center
( ^8 U6 E& v7 }SOAR -- System of Airports Reporting 0 p& }% r* a: ~3 o
SOIR -- Simultaneous Operations On Intersecting Runways
9 q6 g1 k/ P' L( F. C# r: k( f+ \SOIWR -- Simultaneous Operations on Intersecting Wet Runways
4 [) E {1 M- J) QSRAP -- Sensor Receiver and Processor , [3 X& D# ?: i2 ^
SSALF -- SSALS with Sequenced Flashers
& X& } C; F" R W7 Y* USSALR -- Simplified Short Approach Lighting System
+ C' [# t* M0 ?5 LSSB -- Single Side Band
* S2 {+ o0 u( Z9 pSTAR -- Standard Terminal Arrival Route ; Q$ u% c# K& K
STD -- Standard
' J( F. z+ w" j* N# h, A) m' RSTMUX -- Statistical Data Multiplexer
6 N" i$ l. [7 I3 e- \ f9 nSTOL -- Short Takeoff and Landing 5 m1 l/ J f$ o9 t5 n
SURPIC -- Surface Picture
3 R5 t: \0 ?$ ^SVCA -- Service A
2 @$ O0 {+ e. u( ^SVCB -- Service B
8 Z* \9 }: @ r7 A. HSVCC -- Service C - H7 T: W. B: r; \$ s' }
SVCO -- Service O : Z3 o6 W4 t) d2 ~/ N
SVFO -- Interphone Service F (A) 1 w) z9 }1 R: G6 O+ ]' g. r
SVFB -- Interphone Service F (B) y" P x0 [6 H R( {: ^$ ?! }
SVFC -- Interphone Service F (C) $ Z3 ]: Z# G" \: ` @
SVFD -- Interphone Service F (D) ( ]4 s: N' \9 `3 ^! o7 E4 h& U
SVFR -- Special Visual Flight Rules " G( k3 h5 f/ k( c8 U
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TAAS -- Terminal Advance Automation System
- T1 j- d1 T" a" O9 STACAN -- Tactical Aircraft Control and Navigation
9 D5 Q1 P7 `* W6 k: aTACR -- TACAN at VOR, TACAN only
0 S5 d6 O7 ?4 W' c& @TAF -- Terminal Area Forecast , |8 Y. [% ?8 W) _
TARS -- Terminal Automated Radar Service 8 s$ |& x# L/ V6 B6 h7 T l
TAS -- True Air Speed
& u/ x5 f$ w" O% iTATCA -- Terminal Air Traffic Control Automation
3 t; j7 g& T- d4 H; [TAVT -- Terminal Airspace Visualization Tool
6 p! s R0 X% J6 V$ @TCA -- Traffic Control Airport or Tower Control Airport g" R$ C" |; j! M
TCA -- Terminal Control Area - C7 f2 _* L. i$ O* ^
TCACCIS -- Transportation Coordinator Automated Command and Control Information System
7 k* ~& N2 X4 E( I6 f& v- o! eTCAS -- Traffic Alert And Collision Avoidance System
5 ^1 j. ?2 |% f* @TCC -- DOT Transportation Computer Center
# N2 u: s l A* ETCCC -- Tower Control Computer Complex
) a5 X. S; L' I$ A* |TCE -- Tone Control Equipment : B0 m9 X+ c3 G2 l7 m$ I. y
TCLT -- Tentative Calculated Landing Time 6 J) h9 n7 Q, ?) s
TCO -- Telecommunications Certification Officer
+ k, ]% x. j! `# n R& c1 HTCOM -- Terminal Communications
. d1 c' V( T9 H; u) ~7 l0 YTCS -- Tower Communications System % u1 |3 {# |: H) L. U) L
TDLS -- Tower Data-Link Services
8 O, M/ I& m1 a. h9 R$ aTDMUX -- Time Division Data Multiplexer
H8 c2 p3 b# N% t4 `+ d( M0 `1 XTDWR -- Terminal Doppler Weather Radar
, i6 r7 D) y6 A& TTELCO -- Telephone Company
7 l- H; P/ T+ ?4 ^$ S; u2 aTELMS -- Telecommunications Management System % r: y5 U5 n8 X$ |: H3 o6 K
TERPS -- Terminal Instrument Procedures " k7 G' F( D/ t' {- F, {
TFAC -- To Facility
& _! h- U5 [+ k& o i! dTH -- Threshold + ~& E* A8 c( V- E
TIMS -- Telecommunications Information Management System & V, b$ u" {3 H! _) j: F
TIPS -- Terminal Information Processing System
; G9 x5 _* |3 B1 tTL -- Taxilane 6 c9 Z& R, g" g( T; |
TMA -- Traffic Management Advisor 8 ~( x3 t9 A, `$ u& g4 m. _
TMC -- Traffic Management Coordinator 9 c, A' M( o& M7 G# v% v- u
TMC/MC -- Traffic Management Coordinator/Military Coordinator % W8 R% @4 E7 u7 t! b! l& ?! r
TMCC -- Terminal Information Processing System
+ e/ S* Q8 L; b8 @TMCC -- Traffic Management Computer Complex
; B" N, I/ p. ^0 iTMF -- Traffic Management Facility
8 U& p: R: C4 t6 {8 X! UTML -- Television Microwave Link % m' q% X a- k. G" F
TMLI -- Television Microwave Link Indicator " u: i! x6 j" ^4 \
TMLR -- Television Microwave Link Repeater ) O- Q( m H9 [1 T
TMLT -- Television Microwave Link Terminal ' A& C* c% n- I( c% O: B' n
TM&O -- Telecommunications Management and Operations
& T6 G+ n+ ?0 G% Y* `' ]TMP -- Traffic Management Processor
. o2 b( e8 O: r+ MTMS -- Traffic Management System ! O8 j/ C0 G0 N0 K( p
TMSPS -- Traffic Management Specialists
, h8 b$ k, X+ H8 D+ ^TMU -- Traffic Management Unit
% c2 {/ x' U' G9 @6 sTODA -- Takeoff Distance Available * d; x4 A+ z1 h/ K
TOF -- Time Of Flight 6 N) Z2 V' q) ^7 o6 ]% h& B
TOFMS -- Time of Flight Mass Spectrometer
! ~, T$ t/ g# t' R2 V9 STOPS -- Telecommunications Ordering and Pricing System (GSA software tool)
3 ]* L3 U2 a4 M# aTORA -- Take-off Run Available . j" h: v$ Q/ [0 G
TNAV -- Terminal Navigational Aids - w1 M! n# F" o6 w
TR -- Telecommunications Request
( U7 m {. R4 KTRACAB -- Terminal Radar Approach Control in Tower Cab 9 U5 X4 @9 }( M9 a8 O1 {/ E: R
TRACON -- Terminal Radar Approach Control Facility
- ~0 ~' {: C. D) I# h( ^ dTRAD -- Terminal Radar Service ! e1 c0 C9 V: J- z2 l6 Y! y8 A
TRB -- Transportation Research Board ) z$ N$ d m% X0 k1 c6 h! T1 Y4 f
TRNG -- Training
+ V+ e6 h+ ^& I& pTSA -- Taxiway Safety Area
, n# T, H" g* G/ |, v8 ~7 q) q; DTSEC -- Terminal Secondary Radar Service
) x9 `9 a" j B% `7 ]TSP -- Telecommunications Service Priority
6 _: t% U7 l6 A1 l! q. S. r5 UTSR -- Telecommunications Service Request 2 g$ {/ J2 `, I3 I6 s
TSYS -- Terminal Equipment Systems % n0 ]: B" f, f1 h6 t$ O; l: {
TTMA -- TRACON Traffic Management Advisor
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TVOR -- Terminal VHF Omnidirectional Range % A! |# B. e% _& S
TW -- Taxiway 7 M# c2 B' k+ P, L2 k% I
TWEB -- Transcribed Weather Broadcast 0 N9 [" e! C" ^5 y
TWR-- Tower (non-controlled)
! i o3 l6 N1 A6 l8 ?TY -- Type (FAACIS) ! c( ^. c4 o3 d) R
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UHF -- Ultra High Frequency " ~8 D4 f3 g: U* |
URA -- Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970
! f# p7 S" {) L, l2 xUSAF -- United States Air Force
- {7 }* B: v8 x, a) RUSC -- United States Code ) L1 O7 A" G+ ~+ [, x
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7 D- K! _( C" J- L: }VALE -- Voluntary Airport Low Emission
% V H! W. x4 ~& E# Z$ N/ zVASI -- Visual Approach Slope Indicator
5 Q# @; [: ?" @# @6 c6 Z) V0 v, MVDME -- VOR with Distance Measuring Equipment ; Q6 b2 a3 ~* e) W* `
VF -- Voice Frequency
T1 D' D" y# U9 I' aVFR -- Visual Flight Rules * S( H- \/ n4 E
VHF -- Very High Frequency
' s* }8 q: X0 t- z7 }- A: a" VVLF -- Very Low Frequency 7 T3 |/ l' d0 t* h; r* y
VMC -- Visual Meteorological Conditions
; Z) b3 d: d* n7 K2 }/ j: I" d! \VNAV -- Visual Navigational Aids
4 T6 u# v' e8 E' Y6 \, v* gVNTSC -- Volpe National Transportation System Center
N, e- g" S7 `# s v3 yVON -- Virtual On-net
) ]- x+ m1 u% E. Y |4 Y) o7 ~4 I- IVOR -- VHF Omnidirectional Range . p0 X, s9 d) w# Q6 A5 z. X! m/ y6 a! q
VOR/DME -- VHF Omnidirectional Range/Distance Measuring Equipment
, ?3 h4 S q+ x% BVORTAC -- VOR collocated with TACAN
: }. e" F+ q P2 Z$ {* Q, \ T1 V# i$ @VOT -- VOR Test Facility ; T- ]* n1 f5 W2 c
VP/D -- Vehicle/Pedestrian Deviation
# k k, ^' \2 m5 a5 ^$ b! N* K( cVRS -- Voice Recording System
( m$ I) V7 r$ b( z9 Z$ O' s9 {% DVSCS -- Voice Switching and Control System
8 p4 Y! N0 N! T W0 vVTA -- Vertex Time of Arrival
+ B' b; J7 p" \7 I4 v }# j: TVTAC -- VOR collocated with TACAN
( J- t! G8 S% @6 wVTOL -- Vertical Takeoff and Landing
8 T, s! Z: i# z- n$ ]VTS -- Voice Telecommunications System
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1 f9 m, v- P) C9 ]WAAS -- Wide Area Augmentation System ! j1 |# q# W9 p6 U" o
WAN -- Wide Area Network
# f# E4 H" s! e& w% D3 {% a( Y' `- _! AWC -- Work Center
& a# ], j% J& @9 QWCP -- Weather Communications Processor : t" o, l3 G$ P! k v. y
WECO -- Western Electric Company
! W) ]. P$ r- B7 E9 RWESCOM -- Western Electric Satellite Communications
. x: F7 g+ K' X6 D3 q0 g1 }WMSC -- Weather Message Switching Center
" I4 Q1 I8 T8 a+ yWMSCR -- Weather Message Switching Center Replacement
- g i6 g" M* @7 l, K) N' FWSCMO -- Weather Service Contract Meteorological Observatory , a# C8 c% X* l3 B: k: R* Q
WSFO -- Weather Service Forecast Office
! m0 t/ N6 h0 MWSMO -- Weather Service Meteorological Observatory
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WTHR -- "Weather"
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