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Printer Friendly Email Page Glossary of Airport Acronyms) a) U; D0 [( {3 o# V e b; U: c2 @
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A/C -- Aircraft( A" w, k Q) [
A/G -- Air to Ground8 O/ O" f4 g- }( o
A/H -- Altitude/Height
6 X, h* l/ d6 D gAAC -- Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center
3 K0 u) ?& t: z8 U4 pAAF -- Army Air Field$ B$ ~' F! G# @) s+ h- j
AAI -- Arrival Aircraft Interval
; D0 z# T8 u& J$ D( X f8 iAAP -- Advanced Automation Program8 o. ?' S) R) J* E, K
AAR -- Airport Acceptance Rate
; r' j: A6 u7 {9 d Y) }" ]ABDIS -- Automated Data Interchange System Service B3 }- Q1 O( `1 T9 m8 v: W" A
ACAIS -- Air Carrier Activity Information System9 f' H c, v0 B* e6 w: L8 w9 E
ACAS -- Aircraft Collision Avoidance System
7 O7 H4 Z. [0 D5 U! {) x2 w5 R; `ACC -- Airports Consultants Council
" k& p1 w8 L- a3 _7 [4 E) m+ rACC -- Area Control Center
* H! b0 {. s; o0 D' }7 ?( xACCT -- Accounting Records
* q, @5 Z6 D$ G/ t5 y* ^- x0 I) iACD -- Automatic Call Distributor' H- m8 A4 Y9 Y* X
ACDO -- Air Carrier District Office
; ` ^ L# E2 I+ I& E* ?! o1 DACF -- Area Control Facility ; } F, b- i, A0 ^( Z
ACFO -- Aircraft Certification Field Office 5 ~# R4 P: H# A& Q6 e; R' Q4 f; C+ o! r
ACFT -- Aircraft
3 @' ~+ _ c$ o- X" tACI-NA -- Airports Council International - North America
$ i$ H3 N. ~; s6 `9 Z( i" EACID -- Aircraft Identification
/ ~( S' r. Q' B8 q; P! w: ZACIP -- Airport Capital Improvement Plan
. q3 c* H0 C# s0 ?" \1 }ACLS -- Automatic Carrier Landing System
8 k1 f- C( s# ?8 n* m5 |/ M/ DACLT -- Actual Landing Time Calculated 8 [3 V3 N8 b. |3 m0 L
ACO -- Office of Airports Compliance and Field Operations9 D, f0 p/ s6 @* w, G
ACO -- Aircraft Certification Office
5 Y& B; N. h. P( J' K: Z3 [, DACRP -- Airport Cooperative Research Program 7 j9 Y; d3 ?. R4 U3 D) C
ADA -- Air Defense Area
3 Q" o- h0 g1 l5 \8 N% q: uADAP -- Airport Development Aid Program
4 ~' K' j: x" _ S# rADAS -- AWOS Data Acquisition System 6 R, e. T& q# L9 b. b. O8 U x
ADCCP -- Advanced Data Communications Control Procedure
" B/ D7 d. ]3 hADDA -- Administrative Data
2 \7 t& E# {* V# s5 \+ b- F0 AADF -- Automatic Direction Finding ; P4 \( Y4 E, V
ADI -- Automatic De-Ice and Inhibitor . K! l( m" Y3 T5 m N
ADIN -- AUTODIN Service
9 F0 m/ u( |! y k1 tADIZ -- Air Defense Identification Zone
) u8 U1 R6 z; {9 ?ADL -- Aeronautical Data-Link - o- B' z& E! k9 r( X. V
ADLY -- Arrival Delay
P1 ]& V. k/ e% mADO -- Airline Dispatch Office
# y( B: m6 g! R& gADP -- Automated Data Processing ! A% |% W2 R: O! z
ADS -- Automatic Dependent Surveillance
4 A; M& {1 s: ~" x4 n4 gADSIM -- Airfield Delay Simulation Model / t% z+ { I) l
ADSY -- Administrative Equipment Systems `5 N& T& s# @6 Y& M
ADTN -- Administrative Data Transmission Network
" Z# Q$ x) w; q0 ]; _+ o( wADTN2000 -- Administrative Data Transmission Network 2000
4 T2 a; I# b3 E+ s8 sADVO -- Administrative Voice ! D$ k2 N' C, f
AEG -- Aircraft Evaluation Group
$ @# K: z) u; t# FAERA -- Automated En-Route Air Traffic Control $ ?5 k; v5 e& V/ K4 w$ y6 _- O2 E) V
AEX -- Automated Execution
! s8 ?$ I$ {+ L, yAF -- Airway Facilities
3 n# V+ s( k6 B. ?% p% L: h2 ]" XAFB -- Air Force Base 3 Z6 [9 k$ [4 q
AFIS -- Automated Flight Inspection System t/ _' J0 q- K; _( v
AFP -- Area Flight Plan
; e" R" N& T2 A# S3 @3 sAFRES -- Air Force Reserve Station 3 ~6 b: f8 w( ]
AFS -- Airways Facilities Sector . q' O8 V" Z: o
AFSFO -- AFS Field Office 3 a) t$ h) C* Q, I
AFSFU -- AFS Field Unit
1 D& T) J4 p; Z) e$ Q( l, EAFSOU -- AFS Field Office Unit (Standard is AFSFOU) . J- W" X6 U+ B
AFSS -- Automated Flight Service Station " g: w. w2 W) y) J, W
AFTN -- Automated Fixed Telecommunications Network
% Z5 B7 d" @/ F0 P8 q8 uAGL -- Above Ground Level
1 @- t9 E9 d# u# z4 _" RAID -- Airport Information Desk ' j& V3 {: Q, v3 E, }
AIG -- Airbus Industries Group ; L2 I3 a+ |3 N
AIM -- Airman's Information Manual & y7 @9 ~- l, _. g
AIP -- Airport Improvement Plan
* T' a+ Q6 T$ A. fAIRMET -- Airmen's Meteorological Information " e( y$ n3 E2 N4 O8 I- |9 ?
AIRNET -- Airport Network Simulation Model
& d# K4 k* C8 F- x$ xAIS -- Aeronautical Information Service
' s7 o4 W5 L. SAIT -- Automated Information Transfer 5 x% z5 S# s' g& n$ l
ALP -- Airport Layout Plan 6 X# M# X5 h4 [
ALS -- Approach Lighting System w8 c8 U& y% ^3 ^
ALSF1 -- ALS with Sequenced Flashers I " i3 i9 g" ?( R0 u
ALSF2 -- ALS with Sequenced Flashers II
7 I+ f( S/ ^+ s6 d b5 r0 BALSIP -- Approach Lighting System Improvement Plan 8 w+ `$ E @0 w' i: h; f
ALTRV -- Altitude Reservation " f) \8 G* [& t4 O7 y* r6 l
AMASS -- Airport Movement Area Safety System
; q; b6 z) D5 L8 b6 M1 mAMCC -- ACF/ARTCC Maintenance Control Center
$ u d# R1 ]" ]6 W' L" m) G4 z+ kAMOS -- Automated Meteorological Observation Station # x1 ?# c3 O }& } {
AMP -- ARINC Message Processor (OR) Airport Master Plan , B1 J. S0 _5 G* ~
AMVER -- Automated Mutual Assistance Vessel Rescue System ) `/ F4 O3 B, W/ _* N# O; \. d
ANC -- Alternate Network Connectivity % ~# C2 Y4 D6 Z7 P [9 T7 Y
ANCA -- Airport Noise and Capacity Act * g1 H! n: ^- l& I* W' y5 G( @) {
ANG -- Air National Guard
4 d4 x& b9 B8 |4 n2 ]" n! @' \9 MANGB -- Air National Guard Base
2 x* a# m7 E" O0 D! v: k8 m/ XANMS -- Automated Network Monitoring System ' d6 {7 B2 w( {. m1 I/ a. e
ANSI -- American National Standards Group
% s' s1 i" B! }2 m7 C0 fAOA -- Air Operations Area/ Y; _% i* E" p; a/ d: j
AP -- Acquisition Plan
: p0 `/ J' T) aAPP -- Approach
4 U" u' B3 G0 PAPS -- Airport Planning Standard 3 }& c: K& j$ D) X# Z8 f
AQAFO -- Aeronautical Quality Assurance Field Office 6 j* N1 g( k4 P; N( [
ARAC -- Army Radar Approach Control (AAF) 4 S7 H. R u; h5 b0 J( V
ARAC -- Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee
6 \# M+ u/ q' A8 T- c3 OARCTR -- FAA Aeronautical Center or Academy
) d3 ]+ l. d0 Y( P. g1 ]( i& ?/ }& }ARF -- Airport Reservation Function
, U8 R0 c2 w/ S/ _ARFF -- Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting
5 E2 I8 A* r) r( W' ?9 D7 ^ARINC -- Aeronautical Radio, Inc. 2 F3 j# [8 [, D( n
ARLNO -- Airline Office
! X( m* J" F/ f4 d K2 ~+ ?ARO -- Airport Reservation Office
: x. _* [' F% p! GARP -- Airport Reference Point + _" \- S2 b# g
ARSA -- Airport Service Radar Area - i7 g& V8 O6 j9 v9 Q
ARSR -- Air Route Surveillance Radar 7 c' }3 _5 ^+ H6 }8 d k/ t
ARTCC -- Air Route Traffic Control Center 0 L1 y3 U* Q+ N5 D
ARTS -- Automated Radar Terminal System
1 g/ o% d% ?1 ]/ gASAS -- Aviation Safety Analysis System
) o7 \- k, P; y; n9 l! e: K: j3 gASC -- AUTODIN Switching Center 4 S0 O7 E6 i7 u1 p7 R @ i
ASCP -- Aviation System Capacity Plan
/ z4 D4 {$ z4 q1 AASD -- Aircraft Situation Display
+ \& M/ k; J5 W' G1 [ASDA -- Accelerate -- Stop Distance Available
8 b2 F( o2 E' W1 bASLAR -- Aircraft Surge Launch And Recovery
& N6 W/ Y I+ v0 nASM -- Available Seat Mile X3 S* X' B9 G! |4 p2 e) x
ASP -- Arrival Sequencing Program
Q0 i0 Q) `8 a o. D6 e/ bASOS -- Automatic Surface Observation System 6 t" y) H h1 V! K. e3 z0 Q( {
ASQP -- Airline Service Quality Performance " i$ X7 V- p- D$ ?6 B8 B% L
ASR -- Airport Surveillance Radar 9 ` M: S7 D) u$ \& y: S
ASTA -- Airport Surface Traffic Automation
S9 R- ~; A# QASV -- Airline Schedule Vendor
1 Y& @- G$ H4 BAT -- Air Traffic 7 C S8 h! j' l6 C1 i" ?4 }
ATA -- Air Transport Association of America
. Q6 O$ Y5 B2 F( x& v( T1 Q" gATAS -- Airspace and Traffic Advisory Service
$ [& v0 X* r3 `( R+ S0 AATCAA -- Air Traffic Control Assigned Airspace
}% M$ ?- x5 P; c# W! \, @3 [7 g2 hAT&T -- American Telephone and Telegraph
4 P F8 t, }/ R; LAT&T ASDC -- AT&T Agency Service Delivery Center ~: O: J& K2 c
AT&T CSA -- AT&T Customer Support Associate
7 r/ Y5 S: M3 d5 DATC -- Air Traffic Control # S. v6 }# D8 M, s% B# k" k' e
ATCBI -- Air Traffic Control Beacon Indicator
: k$ }; [- n" BATCCC -- Air Traffic Control Command Center
& U7 N! q6 Q' d9 t: P1 a; ^ATCO -- Air Taxi Commercial Operator / h/ n: q' x9 ^& m7 Z- }2 j, m
ATCRB -- Air Traffic Control Radar Beacon
. d- p* v0 D7 F a+ y6 wATCRBS -- Air Traffic Control Radar Beacon System 9 z/ o1 A: E k: b6 `; U* `& j% J
ATCSCC -- Air Traffic Control Systems Command Center
; n& o5 g o- z7 n5 CATCT -- Airport Traffic Control Tower 1 j- z% z @9 ]5 B" L8 m5 O6 M
ATIS -- Automated Terminal Information Service $ A0 J9 f3 S: N0 V% O3 y9 V
ATISR -- ATIS Recorder 6 s) @4 |8 r, l
ATM -- Air Traffic Management % n8 A. k7 ^# N
ATM -- Asynchronous Transfer Mode
4 h2 F2 f( p/ j/ o% ^0 q& p8 e1 MATMS -- Advanced Traffic Management System
- {) r/ O3 h* x+ @( CATN -- Aeronautical Telecommunications Network 5 B \) [) O+ q3 Z3 Q' M
ATODN -- AUTODIN Terminal (FUS)
7 N3 K3 T5 e" d( H* e$ y) FATOVN -- AUOTVON (Facility) 4 l) R+ y H( e1 Y$ l- L0 N% t6 ?
ATOMS -- Air Traffic Operations Management System & _3 q+ s! t4 q8 L
ATS -- Air Traffic Service $ R$ {/ \5 b: M* T5 l# i" `& K+ x
ATSCCP -- ATS Contingency Command Post
" y! y4 Z8 @# L* [" tATTIS -- AT&T Information Systems - h9 p" B+ V8 F0 E, y9 J) k" u
AUTODIN -- DoD Automatic Digital Network * P3 y+ i! u0 v
AUTOVON -- DoD Automatic Voice Network # ^9 t; U* }+ z
AVON -- AUTOVON Service
2 `: k+ X# G+ e- Y2 WAVN -- Aviation Standards National Field Office, Oklahoma City % D5 \: a. |0 q( p6 i0 a
AWIS -- Airport Weather Information
# ?2 g) V$ C; o- d0 z, j* }AWOS -- Automated Weather Observation System + }: p4 |9 w2 N' x( T A
AWP -- Aviation Weather Processor
5 `9 }$ o% X& S7 R* k$ rAWPG -- Aviation Weather Products Generator
5 u) ]) @& \/ B# XAWS -- Air Weather Station 3 C2 ^3 \7 s+ H4 e% z. K: X% K9 T
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2 K+ h2 |( @9 z8 f5 ^BANS -- BRITE Alphanumeric System
7 y+ r% C% O( ^8 N0 X6 PBART -- Billing Analysis Reporting Tool (GSA software tool)
* ]- i( h; N1 c, E1 [( u: IBASIC -- Basic Contract Observing Station
" m: j- T3 K, E1 ^6 yBASOP -- Military Base Operations + p: J+ K& q8 l$ C+ M: L
BCA -- Benefit/Cost Analysis " q! M5 i n4 f0 x' x3 Y
BCR -- Benefit/Cost Ratio
7 h9 C8 M, U# C9 ^! P( w; EBDAT -- Digitized Beacon Data 6 Z% T/ c) s8 j1 R; g/ {9 ~& b) h- L
BMP -- Best Management Practices : x& b* Y# \0 E0 W
BOC -- Bell Operating Company 2 r* ^9 }) `8 l
bps -- bits per second
E8 c; m {& _- I9 Z4 R4 @. rBRI -- Basic Rate Interface 1 Z! s% `3 I' o
BRITE -- Bright Radar Indicator Terminal Equipment
) r) H6 [0 }" O! \BRL -- Building Restriction Line
: l: f' ]- A7 b+ f$ KBUEC -- Back-- up Emergency Communications ! v% A1 A3 U. C6 Q2 o: b( ^
BUECE -- Back-- up Emergency Communications Equipment
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CAA -- Civil Aviation Authority + y5 h' p/ I3 l. g/ a
CAA -- Clean Air Act
2 C9 o; o1 ` d$ z; VCAB -- Civil Aeronautics Board + [- @* K3 I/ C3 n$ r
CARF -- Central Altitude Reservation Facility 2 Y4 ~- ?: L9 _' M+ B' P
CASFO -- Civil Aviation Security Office : `; F& B! j: G, l; b- k
CAT -- Category
7 v! v. B2 q" g( I: m- h% @CAT -- Clear -- Air Turbulence # R/ w" P: p7 R$ w& q2 P$ p
CAU -- Crypto Ancillary Unit
/ C7 ?6 d- }2 A/ kCBI -- Computer Based Instruction
% N5 w! `; Z( m0 O# \CCC -- Communications Command Center
, p" S; Z, \% r: rCCCC -- Staff Communications ) G3 f X" Y8 F& d! W _
CCCH -- Central Computer Complex Host 3 E. t# u" [2 Z. E# f$ S2 D" Q) j. V; w
CC&O -- Customer Cost and Obligation
( c; W; C( Y, `: QCCSD -- Command Communications Service Designator
7 g" b0 M4 c3 Q6 Q& w& aCCS7-- NI -- Communication Channel Signal-7 -- Network Interconnect
( |& @2 S/ O1 L1 ?0 jCCU -- Central Control Unit
N& {7 a* {8 ], V7 o) uCD -- Common Digitizer . F) f% |4 m+ i
CDR -- Cost Detail Report ) a8 L6 E4 t. t1 w+ Q! u2 A; P+ J
CDT -- Controlled Departure Time
6 T' [; W. t8 S3 C" QCDTI -- Cockpit Display of Traffic Information & H$ o, |: |' l( N" p' ]* H
CENTX -- Central Telephone Exchange
: j- p2 c/ P6 l0 S& M. `' D) vCEP -- Capacity Enhancement Program
6 @8 {9 b/ S4 {CEQ -- Council on Environmental Quality
- O# W0 {1 \( P; N) I4 DCERAP -- Central Radar Approach . k) j1 P2 [3 K ~& E
CFC -- Central Flow Control
" C9 U) `2 ^6 J* D, k6 _( ?CFCF -- Central Flow Control Facility + t8 D$ H: M3 z* N0 w
CFCS -- Central Flow Control Service 3 Z& \5 G. K3 I7 Q
CFR -- Code of Federal Regulations 5 q/ a9 e, z7 O1 f5 k1 K
CFWP -- Central Flow Weather Processor
: D2 E. \. |$ p( Z% b) I9 |CFWU -- Central Flow Weather Unit 6 u7 E6 \; n8 D* T( _0 ]3 n& s) ^+ U
CGAS -- Coast Guard Air Station : O1 T/ U+ T* a8 @- ^1 J
CLC -- Course Line Computer 7 r% [4 l3 W; P# F7 ~
CLIN -- Contract Line Item
$ Z3 w0 W5 P9 o8 V; [CLT -- Calculated Landing Time 5 U: q3 F1 P& o1 V; p+ r- Y: u
CM -- Commercial Service Airport 6 _2 [' q4 d& b
CNMPS -- Canadian Minimum Navigation Performance Specification Airspace
: Z4 o2 i8 O+ s5 {1 X* xCNS -- Consolidated NOTAM System
- Z3 J1 v" w2 r4 k# }3 h6 }CNSP -- Consolidated NOTAM System Processor
$ a# v; U; {5 wCO -- Central Office 6 W0 _# O+ Y& B9 |8 \+ S% G
COE -- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 7 j7 G! u. }0 |
COMCO -- Command Communications Outlet $ y$ b$ u' y- V) M2 i
CONUS -- Continental United States ! ]. j4 @+ b! B1 S
CORP -- Private Corporation other than ARINC or MITRE
. A$ f. M- |: S3 pCPE -- Customer Premise Equipment 1 H+ B% d7 p; f
CPMIS -- Consolidated Personnel Management Information System
7 c' L+ x+ T/ ~CRA -- Conflict Resolution Advisory 8 t/ y6 T' Q% Y n, C0 p- a
CRDA -- Converging Runway Display Aid
2 P3 m$ m0 W' b# l/ E* XCRT -- Cathode Ray Tube
. b0 J" `1 V; j1 {/ TCSA -- Communications Service Authorization 7 Z5 I" Q, B+ _6 y8 Y
CSIS -- Centralized Storm Information System
) E' T4 V6 x2 G" {5 GCSO -- Customer Service Office / b# D$ H, u$ V. z# C5 a. C. y
CSR -- Communications Service Request . \ }0 H' L" r$ N1 H. }
CSS -- Central Site System 3 d j/ g8 o6 k7 T, @8 }7 P
C/S/S/N -- Capacity/Safety/Security/Noise
5 W7 N0 `* |2 N( H# JCTA -- Controlled Time of Arrival
/ S% e; ^ k5 {( r3 ZCTA -- Control Area & V( b9 M& u! i
CTA/FIR -- Control Area/Flight Information Region " ]* v, ? f) R$ r6 A) Y# P( t4 @' F
CTAF -- Common Traffic Advisory Frequency
8 r# T1 t% P5 V) fCTAS -- Center -- Tracon Automation System
) M" `4 M; n2 [ iCTMA -- Center Traffic Management Advisor : ~& K3 N) ?/ e) ^# k$ S
CUPS -- Consolidated Uniform Payroll System
# ?+ \8 Q- _( h' e5 QCVFR -- Controlled Visual Flight Rules
$ V! {+ s2 N9 G2 X; [7 O! CCVTS -- Compressed Video Transmission Service ! W9 u4 i, Q# }+ m9 B
CW -- Continuous Wave
' x) N( ~- W& D# GCWSU -- Central Weather Service Unit
/ t, x# A+ E8 q, n+ d" [$ WCWY -- Clearway - t+ M; J# A6 m3 O5 s+ s$ |5 n
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DA -- Direct Access
) y, k# g2 L) E) {7 nDA -- Decision Altitude/Decision Height & c6 f0 x; C3 n1 G' N' U$ p, ^
DA -- Descent Advisor }% u# c8 A% [. l7 a; B$ v# [. Q
DABBS -- DITCO Automated Bulletin Board System 3 I/ p. w+ ]/ J; Q- J* k/ X
DAIR -- Direct Altitude and Identity Readout ' N- _% C8 }- @/ c7 m" e$ _
DAR -- Designated Agency Representative * M8 o5 \1 Z- T2 d
DARC -- Direct Access Radar Channel
" ?) S* p' J/ p }dBA -- Decibels A-weighted
" O" c0 ]1 ^* D) b( R1 t7 uDBCRC -- Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission
( E. r8 D b4 s3 h% ~: IDBE -- Disadvantaged Business Enterprise
; V2 J! h( V8 n3 O; TDBMS -- Data Base Management System # I4 n4 a. i, y$ c: L2 H0 H P$ p
DBRITE -- Digital Bright Radar Indicator Tower Equipment 6 Q( a, u t0 }( @0 V
DCA -- Defense Communications Agency
$ _* }, W# ?4 q$ s: ?2 ]DCAA -- Dual Call, Automatic Answer Device , _ g* x) Z- Z* i7 ^2 @6 R
DCCU -- Data Communications Control Unit - s; L& M9 W" @/ @" Z& y/ r$ \5 _
DCE -- Data Communications Equipment
' A1 N$ f, p I D4 G3 p2 HDDA -- Dedicated Digital Access " m( T6 T% `" p m! m
DDD -- Direct Distance Dialing 1 M% ~- c2 {" ^3 R
DDM -- Difference in Depth of Modulation
, l) s- z# ~/ SDDS -- Digital Data Service
! Z [" _- g" A1 M, t9 WDEA -- Drug Enforcement Agency
1 E w8 [ _! p3 n+ oDEDS -- Data Entry and Display System 5 b/ m' {8 O: A: ]% ?$ V8 q0 x
DEIS -- Draft Environmental Impact Statement 4 y* D1 `- Q: ~; c
DEP -- Departure
& Q+ C Y( b2 L8 ~4 ADEWIZ -- Distance Early Warning Identification Zone
( C' @/ ]! H9 q' l$ W2 rDF -- Direction Finder
/ k) r. |- G' a3 ?$ q, bDFAX -- Digital Facsimile M5 i! F0 U1 p. ] C* P4 i: i
DFI -- Direction Finding Indicator
7 g& e' e7 ^* \5 ]6 V h, ]' `. EDGPS -- Differential Global Positioning Satellite (System)
# z* t5 d/ v3 Y1 o1 p4 U" [DH -- Decision Height 8 D2 i3 V/ [4 ?, Y
DID -- Direct Inward Dial 6 D( f% u8 l+ x( k* Z
DIP -- Drop and Insert Point 0 L' ^& e) a6 T0 J' X4 U0 k
DIRF -- Direction Finding - H( w0 V, O8 @( g
DITCO -- Defense Information Technology Contracting Office Agency
3 I# j3 `4 R% W+ ]$ TDME -- Distance Measuring Equipment
9 G7 u4 ?# q# V4 l6 B$ _DME/P -- Precision Distance Measuring Equipment & t, I9 V3 S7 N
DMN -- Data Multiplexing Network
9 _# P. w& D, h% w+ D/ kDNL -- Day-- Night Equivalent Sound Level (Also called Ldn)
6 S; U' p) K$ B6 l6 ?! C: ADOD -- Direct Outward Dial ' _' ]" h2 T( |6 L7 e3 `/ E( `
DoD -- Department of Defense - H' |3 H! b" K3 Q# h. T
DOI -- Department of Interior
5 W4 S( [+ C6 E3 ODOS -- Department of State 5 D f" t+ X3 U4 T8 y0 E# r
DOT -- Department of Transportation ; M/ O! e t1 @" l7 E0 I4 t
DOTS -- Dynamic Ocean Tracking System 8 e) x7 H/ s8 Y5 q( A9 M2 v( q
DOTCC -- Department of Transportation Computer Center ' _$ T3 G" r5 D
DSCS -- Digital Satellite Compression Service 4 h5 W z ^1 w; L# T% {
DSUA -- Dynamic Special Use Airspace
6 ]- c/ {: Q) f4 ODTS -- Dedicated Transmission Service
" _; z. r7 A2 c( [DUAT -- Direct User Access Terminal
) I; s0 {3 {: b8 O2 v2 U/ n2 Y7 WDVFR -- Defense Visual Flight Rules
. [% T. e4 t, W& L" R$ yDVFR -- Day Visual Flight Rules
: T$ `0 ?, S$ U$ ~DVOR -- Doppler Very High Frequency Omni-- Directional Range
2 v, a, F. ^- W! f$ Q2 S; aDYSIM -- Dynamic Simulator + e# i& P# w8 d. Q% h
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7 ~+ H3 [# E4 F# t+ M' XE-MSAW -- En-Route Automated Minimum Safe Altitude Warning
* M0 n9 Q( P; f* U& vEA -- Environmental Assessment
& h: Q4 u. }! ~* S" N* {0 H, r* |2 CEARTS -- En Route Automated Radar Tracking System 0 _+ j1 h T Q$ S
ECOM -- En Route Communications
% {+ n) k6 x* l9 w* J* dECVFP -- Expanded Charted Visual Flight Procedures
3 \0 y& O- Z/ g: tEDCT -- Expedite Departure Path 9 b1 y E/ `3 C! D
EFAS -- En Route Flight Advisory Service 8 Y' _: b' x! Y# e# W9 S
EFC -- Expect Further Clearance
. @# M% f7 F3 Q; a% m3 P( BEFIS -- Electronic Flight Information Systems
; D; k: i- p# J, r8 nEIAF -- Expanded Inward Access Features 5 j! I2 |, k9 T3 a2 m) }
EIS -- Environmental Impact Statement
: @: i% |7 u% k, r* E9 fELT -- Emergency Locator Transmitter
6 \: z% o% g g$ B: pELWRT -- Electrowriter
8 ?7 y. _ X: S$ L7 v4 N3 J$ EEMAS -- Engineered Materials Arresting System * P; ~! V6 d2 O8 q5 u9 t
EMPS -- En Route Maintenance Processor System
$ `& F; n6 @ a/ F* F; M2 DEMS -- Environmental Management System & C1 Z( S% b0 v
ENAV -- En Route Navigational Aids
8 g. ?. T: v8 F1 t4 x- @8 ^EPA -- Environmental Protection Agency 2 R, |% B6 @, P$ e' L1 `: p
EPS -- Engineered Performance Standards
2 H7 `' ^/ r4 i) M5 L: R( x! REOF -- Emergency Operating Facility $ m; p0 w7 Z! l
EPSS -- Enhanced Packet Switched Service 5 M0 H7 S- ]5 U# K* u2 M# [
ERAD -- En Route Broadband Radar
+ |/ b7 [$ t/ v) {& m* S4 \; HESEC -- En Route Broadband Secondary Radar ' t" B! y( e# F5 [
ESP -- En Route Spacing Program ' s- ]0 l) b' ~$ G
ESYS -- En Route Equipment Systems
8 M% T! U4 R; y0 lESF -- Extended Superframe Format
4 z9 m. W" f% f& \4 i5 \/ CETA -- Estimated Time of Arrival
; Y" S7 F. o' DETE -- Estimated Time En Route - ?3 @5 b# p' C7 ?. `8 ]
ETG -- Enhanced Target Generator " r( X' S8 E$ X9 |) V
ETMS -- Enhanced Traffic Management System 5 J7 k* n8 m) R4 `0 ~
ETN -- Electronic Telecommunications Network / |9 \1 p" }8 M6 W! M M% w
EVAS -- Enhanced Vortex Advisory System , T/ ?6 N) v; D8 o2 k% F' n
EVCS -- Emergency Voice Communications System
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* [: D* |# V) VFAA -- Federal Aviation Administration
, N! E s# N- O) k9 sF&E -- Facility and Equipment # E+ I8 I7 S# k# f8 h' t
FAAAC -- FAA Aeronautical Center
. [) j; A5 f# B2 X& SFAACIS -- FAA Communications Information System : T1 }& P8 }3 V& [6 Z6 ~
FAATC -- FAA Technical Center : d( X, O- e! s7 h
FAC -- Facility # ?7 m! r1 l$ a: ~8 H/ k/ r3 f$ j4 ^
FAF -- Final Approach Fix " v8 O: V# F. M9 D3 }3 Z
FAP -- Final Approach Point & N# J' S4 ?# p; R# E
FAPM -- FTS2000 Associate Program Manager
8 t; E5 ?$ o0 R, EFAR -- Federal Aviation Regulation
% g6 d9 o7 k4 V- z& [3 ]FAATSAT -- FAA Telecommunications Satellite % e& B2 H- Q7 T9 i
FAST -- Final Approach Spacing Tool
4 ?9 R! M( B+ N6 l7 cFAX -- Facsimile Equipment
9 [ T: U4 U3 z# o! \9 SFBO -- Fixed Base Operator - h, q5 P1 \7 n/ J# f
FBS -- Fall Back Switch . z; l+ D9 |+ ]; ]" y# y O; Y
FCC -- Federal Communications Commission " L4 r) e; Q1 Z* Y, m
FCLT -- Freeze Calculated Landing Time 9 E( H1 k: q9 _5 _$ X. Y( C* S
FCOM -- FSS Radio Voice Communications ( r' ~0 k Q l7 y+ F
FCPU -- Facility Central Processing Unit ' S6 X5 a) t! q$ H
FDAT -- Flight Data Entry and Printout (FDEP) and Flight Data Service / H" `8 P: h0 ]2 q5 L
FDE -- Flight Data Entry
; u: O' }) Y% D) z, y& BFDEP -- Flight Data Entry and Printout 1 g D& C) J2 r! E) A7 C
FDIO -- Flight Data Input/Output 9 s! W; @3 c/ \* q) s$ k# ^
FDIOC -- Flight Data Input/Output Center 4 p* e% O" I( |0 R" v9 \# e+ t5 X
FDIOR -- Flight Data Input/Output Remote
`9 l/ b8 V- e/ r6 x( nFDM -- Frequency Division Multiplexing
) ]! C( Y) `& d6 F4 q* jFDP -- Flight Data Processing
0 y) q" `% ~3 o2 N; uFED -- Federal 8 Y$ S' Z' O, Y. @4 L) Z' w
FEIS -- Final Environmental Impact Statement
! L7 p: u @: S" E8 K/ n+ _FEP -- Front End Processor . S$ U8 U# {. ], q' V8 A
FFAC -- From Facility ; W5 E: t1 c2 l4 a% L% X* Z- j; F
FIFO -- Flight Inspection Field Office ; ]& \3 Y1 \, ]* \8 b2 j+ t# G
FIG -- Flight Inspection Group 9 g6 ]) s& g* }) S) Z, p
FINO -- Flight Inspection National Field Office
3 b3 u8 T; a1 G; k& T8 @ t3 NFIPS -- Federal Information Publication Standard
* ^3 i& v3 T' j( WFIR -- Flight Information Region
% O! q8 z0 z; F! GFIRE -- Fire Station 1 F8 W! ^! g" I2 Q
FIRMR -- Federal Information Resource Management Regulation + e- |5 A& e: G ?3 e2 @/ }7 L
FL -- Flight Level
5 k/ o7 w% U: r, U8 |+ U: n9 fFLOWSIM -- Traffic Flow Planning Simulation
) {: e2 Y- l+ D7 TFMA -- Final Monitor Aid * a( u$ t S' x
FMF -- Facility Master File
0 X! }+ r" |; XFMIS -- FTS2000 Management Information System
+ U$ j1 Z, h. k1 k( E& P7 ~FMS -- Flight management System
9 X) ^1 m" f9 j- b( YFNMS -- FTS2000 Network Management System & Z/ o6 q0 f! ]4 M" V6 ] [
FOIA -- Freedom Of Information Act $ O3 p4 z% V ~' H" Z
FONSI -- Finding of No Significant Impact
- O9 j' ^% T' T; u" H+ IFP -- Flight Plan , V& a& ]8 [* g7 x5 |: n
FRC -- Request Full Route Clearance 2 L* P: |' A! j# }( `8 z1 y6 }
FSAS -- Flight Service Automation System 2 \* Y" j4 }# k7 F
FSDO -- Flight Standards District Office 3 F. W2 K1 b- C$ p5 z; B
FSDPS -- Flight Service Data Processing System
! i* W" X9 F# t% p6 h* ~2 WFSEP -- Facility/Service/Equipment Profile 9 h+ z2 X: H' O3 Y
FSP -- Flight Strip Printer
) _! o' \7 _9 M5 iFSPD -- Freeze Speed Parameter
, O- ^6 K5 L' c0 l3 tFSS -- Flight Service Station 2 G$ T# r* w6 a. `
FSSA -- Flight Service Station Automated Service
, @: [, s4 ~' @ a jFSTS -- Federal Secure Telephone Service 5 ~- L( s7 p) }# o+ }3 Q" T
FSYS -- Flight Service Station Equipment Systems ; c* f: y# ^* T) U; s$ s$ w
FTS -- Federal Telecommunications System / \; f" I4 M9 ^' [
FTS2000 -- Federal Telecommunications System 2000 " Z: P8 r/ n3 B! @" ?6 G
FUS -- Functional Units or Systems
9 `; @7 W7 l' wFWCS -- Flight Watch Control Station 5 a% ?" {8 ~& p& a* ]4 \: k M2 K4 \
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GAA -- General Aviation Activity * L- J# M2 m" Y* j; q
GAAA -- General Aviation Activity and Avionics
. v, f- E$ M9 WGADO -- General Aviation District Office
! N3 W% }2 |1 n) j; i4 ]) W3 x" {( {/ CGCA -- Ground Control Approach
$ x6 X# @, S' X- CGNAS -- General National Airspace System 9 V h! S- w8 Z8 o8 e
GNSS -- Global Navigation Satellite System
. X/ E3 B( H! y7 m" iGOES -- Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite 4 r3 X p' i* j, C" Z) N5 B" P
GOESF -- GOES Feed Point
+ M6 C ~" K2 UGOEST -- GOES Terminal Equipment
3 p; ?% T+ l4 q& u5 o, X3 EGPRA -- Government Performance Results Act
$ a7 ^4 x1 o/ w1 O( r I5 y# V! S, `GPS -- Global Positioning Satellite . \. G' s+ s4 R% W
GPWS -- Ground Proximity Warning System
8 }2 e8 w0 { p5 X# o# ]1 IGRADE -- Graphical Airspace Design Environment
! ~$ Y% S& Z" p7 @6 `$ jGS -- Glide Slope Indicator
6 K% [2 I, u( G: y! ~- cGSA -- General Services Administration 4 D$ F4 S! G7 c/ f
GSE -- Ground Support Equipment 7 O/ i. g# j4 ?9 p v- ~+ P
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H -- Non-- Directional Radio Homing Beacon (NDB)
8 n/ F- P6 J# j- S) YHAA -- Height Above Airport 6 H3 W0 t& T9 @& Q: j2 `: @
HAL -- Height Above Landing
' x5 P( U5 u2 Q( |6 a6 mHARS -- High Altitude Route System 4 k% r# |1 A7 j* [% Z7 r( R
HAT -- Height Above Touchdown 9 K A- k) N$ i
HAZMAT -- Hazardous Materials
" I6 [, ~7 f x# a" kHCAP -- High Capacity Carriers 7 s4 ?# v( A+ S1 {% ?- g5 L
HLDC -- High Level Data Link Control ! U$ N5 z( v- I+ d5 f
HDME -- NDB with Distance Measuring Equipment
. R* I6 ?6 X& y4 e) BHDQ -- FAA Headquarters * C3 _/ Y( S. ]6 I9 Q+ w9 g
HELI -- Heliport
/ W8 @2 r. u4 {0 q. Y# C9 ~+ QHF -- High Frequency
G' R" s1 |) C9 P: UHH -- NDB, 2kw or More
2 g) ^- T# D9 D# RHI-- EFAS -- High Altitude EFAS
1 E) c* W: d B" N6 uHOV -- High Occupancy Vehicle
1 {4 b* Z& c* X7 v+ n) Y# wHSI -- Horizontal Situation Indicators : o/ C: U! ^7 G1 W3 |# f
HUD -- Housing and Urban Development
& }+ N6 ?" _' N% e" a3 h: B( Y4 p RHWAS -- Hazardous In-- Flight Weather Advisory 6 h! S0 A0 f! y/ h0 o
Hz -- HERTZ
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' S! _" H7 n3 ]0 ?; E+ `IA -- Indirect Access 3 `6 x/ A' f4 A/ M
IAF -- Initial Approach Fix 9 o4 T( ~4 a1 K. [5 B' m @8 ^# O
I/AFSS -- International AFSS * t7 Q# @) T2 N8 j/ L
IAP -- Instrument Approach Procedures 8 r$ O! v+ [ k9 C9 Q
IAPA -- Instrument Approach Procedures Automation ( f8 |7 \! M: _& }0 k+ l
IBM -- International Business Machines
: ]+ u7 x- Y) ]5 B1 U( Q! J1 ?IBP -- International Boundary Point
* }, J+ {) f E+ }/ }8 P. bIBR -- Intermediate Bit Rate
( Z) P( }% e& I: K5 o& hICAO -- International Civil Aviation Organization
1 V% W( l# R mICSS -- International Communications Switching Systems
1 B- _ F( M, }' uIDAT -- Interfacility Data
: m0 E2 W! m1 oIF -- Intermediate Fix 6 C+ c" h4 ]: b& w. t) q; C
IFCP -- Interfacility Communications Processor , S3 H* A6 [0 F& Y
IFDS -- Interfacility Data System # |+ i8 s; A* O! w. [4 R
IFEA -- In-- Flight Emergency Assistance
! C% T: I0 |% \8 G+ ZIFO -- International Field Office
3 M/ d0 z, M3 R7 ? M8 y4 yIFR -- Instrument Flight Rules
' j7 x, E3 F: Z2 L, T" fIFSS -- International Flight Service Station
$ p* I3 X4 i; e" t4 Y AILS -- Instrument Landing System J: D' U2 F8 |7 ]
IM -- Inner Marker
$ l4 B( t0 K( qIMC -- Instrument Meteorological Conditions 1 ]3 t. a( J& M2 H
INM -- Integrated Noise Model ' L1 I4 ^- r6 I! C: @
INS -- Inertial Navigation System 0 E* p3 G) y- v- t$ ]
IRMP -- Information Resources Management Plan
/ l" {" O7 O- C; F \1 ?! bISDN -- Integrated Services Digital Network
5 _1 B7 d0 M n6 Y, @% VISMLS -- Interim Standard Microwave Landing System ' E9 x2 L& T( A% T
ITI -- Interactive Terminal Interface
' E+ V5 C2 l/ a8 x4 [IVRS -- Interim Voice Response System
/ _9 b; p- _/ DIW -- Inside Wiring
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! K/ @2 |3 n0 L$ h) y& H+ D: d LKbps -- Kilobits Per Second
0 [* [& s9 o+ j9 `$ F( U- t) T, BKhz -- Kilohertz 6 A- j# f/ w; T6 O% O7 }5 n! j0 ^6 G
KVDT -- Keyboard Video Display Terminal
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LAA -- Local Airport Advisory
4 R; G; L# Q5 B. D: F( a+ N& `( QLAAS -- Low Altitude Alert System + b# v; K: c1 G; |
LABS -- Leased A B Service ! C+ J% t3 W( w. c3 p. x; @4 I
LABSC -- LABS GS-- 200 Computer U3 {% }: a Z
LABSR -- LABS Remote Equipment 2 u) F* Q, x/ P% P
LABSW -- LABS Switch System 0 R8 }# W8 a! k, U+ n5 M' F2 |+ i$ F
LAHSO -- Land and Hold Short Operation ) j0 }0 a8 {' W; J# e, i$ A) h
LAN -- Local Area Network , }8 p# v0 \7 `, i7 }/ |
LATA -- Local Access and Transport Area ) K# n) @2 H0 g8 ?5 y t: {
LAWRS -- Limited Aviation Weather Reporting System
1 Z* ]+ j8 Z4 [% n1 P+ ALCF -- Local Control Facility
+ a# v7 d3 j/ C% M' f1 g3 b) ~LCN -- Local Communications Network
, v& a+ M- I0 |1 F( V- ~) |LDA -- Localizer Directional Aid
6 y0 `7 @9 |) B* ^- dLDA -- Landing Directional Aid
3 h# H- G* c- I. P6 x7 T9 ]LDIN -- Lead-- in Lights G4 Z8 X: K* K. ~# B2 ~
LEC -- Local Exchange Carrier
( i$ h, {+ c5 Q1 E0 i' TLF -- Low Frequency
4 d1 v; D/ ]. yLINCS -- Leased Interfacility NAS Communications System
% ]1 F6 t' {- }: I/ @LIS -- Logistics and Inventory System
- Z; i" C# L6 u! G& ] Y: p6 s( yLLWAS -- Low Level Wind Shear Alert System ; q) E7 m, l( z1 \
LM/MS -- Low/Medium Frequency ! a& y9 P- f0 Q& s" K/ ]( ^9 `
LMM -- Locator Middle Marker 0 q7 R0 \8 @+ F% U& O, S2 L) X N
LMS -- LORAN Monitor Site 5 x7 U) o5 }& G8 Z# d7 V( C1 d+ M
LOC -- Localizer
- g/ }! k+ m7 g$ OLOCID -- Location Identifier / E4 H; I; J/ Y n1 v
LOI -- Letter of Intent ! S7 Y5 n, q4 f# G+ r( P
LOM -- Compass Locator at Outer Marker ; I% F9 b/ m- t( u+ G5 y: e3 K
LORAN -- Long Range Aid to Navigation0 k7 l; C8 k7 Y) O4 _- |. Y
LPV -- Lateral Precision Performance with Vertical Guidance 6 W* u" d8 [/ A- H
LRCO -- Limited Remote Communications Outlet ! o2 C& e& w* @& o
LRNAV -- Long Range Navigation * Z: R+ Z; L7 n, @4 Z7 F
LRR -- Long Range Radar 9 @2 T6 X" L* t
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MALS -- Medium Intensity Approach Lighting System
( l9 f; _( t2 X |3 HMALSF -- MALS with Sequenced Flashers
) Y' e/ K# n/ ^MALSR -- MALS with Runway Alignment Indicator Lights
' m! S7 W% }# g2 NMAP -- Maintenance Automation Program
8 U' z4 |$ ^! Z3 d \( sMAP -- Military Airport Program
3 C& R0 d/ c0 _" `+ k: W1 uMAP -- Missed Approach Point % ?( P: P j+ B& y
MAP -- Modified Access Pricing ) ^- y( z! \+ Y& M& ?/ o& ]3 @
Mbps -- Megabits Per Second
7 f% ^; ]) e: b0 y% z" YMCA -- Minimum Crossing Altitude
5 t/ Y) X$ a& I. VMCAS -- Marine Corps Air Station
: m2 v# @! N$ [( B$ z- gMCC -- Maintenance Control Center % c- {7 d6 a5 o9 }5 k! ?; m1 j# H) ]
MCL -- Middle Compass Locater
2 f8 s( g0 m5 b* M% O) j- AMCS -- Maintenance and Control System
5 H# V6 {0 j: L$ p5 m( g) xMDA -- Minimum Descent Altitude
7 U$ m# W9 R% {/ f) kMDT -- Maintenance Data Terminal 9 Z% L' W9 ?# ?: @
MEA -- Minimum En Route Altitude
4 I( j- N0 x. k6 ^# P& B7 YMETI -- Meteorological Information
3 M/ }8 q/ B0 n9 qMF -- Middle Frequency # X0 o7 v- l! p0 [) Z B: Q) v/ |
MFJ -- Modified Final Judgment
6 c% R" b# X9 y: u0 SMFT -- Meter Fix Crossing Time/Slot Time
/ b% e. ?/ g5 U( ~) r% cMHA -- Minimum Holding Altitude
( r& [1 R6 B* ^/ L2 ^Mhg -- MegHERTZ
6 _2 q) g0 o" P' [- D( PMIA -- Minimum IFR Altitudes
. j: p: T# S, y; ^MIDO -- Manufacturing Inspection District Office
* g9 b' j$ R" u8 S( w% L* {MIS -- Meteorological Impact Statement 8 a# }$ f* i- ]1 Z, _ T, F
MISC -- Miscellaneous ' g% I: h9 Y+ B! j. v( D8 q# Q4 s U
MISO -- Manufacturing Inspection Satellite Office * V, B( _. a# s q
MIT -- Miles In Trail 5 z) X5 m0 |: W" U
MITRE -- Mitre Corporation
5 Z8 G7 [( J+ {8 [MLS -- Microwave Landing System
' P1 R+ E% v t# b. MMM -- Middle Marker
8 q' L/ E7 k+ K9 _" X QMMC -- Maintenance Monitoring Console 7 V. v7 {9 C4 @; Q4 r1 t
MMS -- Maintenance Monitoring System 1 y( I4 s+ b; b: X9 z' g
MNPS -- Minimum Navigation Performance Specification 6 L& w" }3 {' X$ L
MNPSA -- Minimum Navigation Performance Specifications Airspace
2 {% g: x C EMOA -- Memorandum of Agreement 7 p5 C' ?) ^5 G a$ ^5 H, S; o
MOA -- Military Operations Area % [4 W- a5 j* H2 j
MOCA -- Minimum Obstruction Clearance Altitude
- m% P ]; S9 \8 j- @" Z6 g; tMODE C -- Altitude-- Encoded Beacon Reply
( v/ V& e$ X) v7 K& t5 VMODE C -- Altitude Reporting Mode of Secondary Radar # g+ Q3 ^# J9 `7 w* m5 O
MODE S -- Mode Select Beacon System : j3 g0 n# L; p1 U# Z$ r
MOU -- Memorandum of Understanding / A$ \, d( a$ J- o
MPO -- Metropolitan Planning Organization 7 o' q* h! F) `5 Z3 T% g* P
MPS -- Maintenance Processor Subsystem (OR) Master Plan Supplement
8 g5 }& y& T0 E6 a; `) b1 tMRA -- Minimum Reception Altitude : Z" E' O4 X- `1 s+ \
MRC -- Monthly Recurring Charge . K& Y, C! o8 j+ [# d* _$ x
MSA -- Minimum Safe Altitude
; |3 w& E: o$ |3 SMSAW -- Minimum Safe Altitude Warning - z; M) h7 p4 `# [5 x& D3 c+ C4 {+ q5 Y
MSL -- Mean Sea Level
/ `) w& i( y G) A) n+ e6 |MSN -- Message Switching Network ! v- {* o3 |! B3 |
MTCS -- Modular Terminal Communications System 5 E. ?( x" C7 U; m
MTI -- Moving Target Indicator # {9 r: O8 e. A) ]4 e( C
MUX -- Multiplexor 8 a" S! x( c# Y# ~+ a! x
MVA -- Minimum Vectoring Altitude / x8 R2 e# h! O
MVFR -- Marginal Visual Flight Rules 8 n P- S7 {" R0 J+ U. y
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NAAQS -- National Ambient Air Quality Standards 4 d/ d" s# x* A2 w9 Q) M0 \; o! Y! Y
NADA -- NADIN Concentrator 0 I6 Z% J% R5 P2 m& F5 D. S
NADIN -- National Airspace Data Interchange Network
2 H0 p$ L0 P/ Y( P4 zNADSW -- NADIN Switches , ]/ f% y6 N% k. N8 d
NAILS -- National Airspace Integrated Logistics Support . G/ y8 Z$ G& c7 y$ [
NAMS -- NADIN IA % R2 j3 C! f$ e/ t: F8 W% Q! L
NAPRS -- National Airspace Performance Reporting System ! T/ {- n* n0 n! C: o" P3 _ l
NAS -- National Airspace System or Naval Air Station 1 ]2 r7 r* H* \+ B' x! [
NASDC -- National Aviation Safety Data . d- l& K% f( v; X) A$ y
NASP -- National Airspace System Plan
$ X5 t* Z! d B4 }4 u9 QNASPAC -- National Airspace System Performance Analysis Capability
9 b( Y4 |( r% N2 B+ C q) x% n" _+ YNATCO -- National Communications Switching Center F+ P6 T: z0 A8 |: F
NAVAID -- Navigation Aid
6 R9 I( f& D1 Y. l2 m, }NAVMN -- Navigation Monitor and Control
7 Y1 g+ t% w5 w. w# v7 ~2 oNAWAU -- National Aviation Weather Advisory Unit ' W, e2 F$ S' A5 J0 d
NAWPF -- National Aviation Weather Processing Facility
7 H; D! N: x/ PNCAR -- National Center for Atmospheric Research; Boulder, CO 1 w! }* V/ Q! B$ z! L* J+ z7 s
NCF -- National Control Facility 9 F! ?& C+ v7 N0 F
NCIU -- NEXRAD Communications Interface Unit
+ S: z. K, \# M4 vNCP -- Noise Compatibility Program
. D% y: W3 R* m1 uNCS -- National Communications System 2 ?) {5 o3 M) {- [) b3 _5 m2 P
NDB -- Non-- Directional Radio Homing Beacon
: L) i# j8 W0 X J7 i) [NDNB -- NADIN II
5 Z+ g& F/ x, @8 O' ^NEM -- Noise Exposure Map
3 m. ]3 M6 g' |, q5 HNEPA -- National Environmental Policy Act 4 `* R8 U' j* H- i1 \8 Q3 ]. E
NEXRAD -- Next Generation Weather Radar , }6 S: ]5 I: x( `! L4 r) A: _
NFAX -- National Facsimile Service
; n3 h1 h3 o# r. i$ e5 I# lNFDC -- National Flight Data Center & K% w( K8 h4 W- s/ A9 u
NFIS -- NAS Facilities Information System / ^- Z& `8 n' n
NI -- Network Interface 3 N4 P F. E' ]& Q- W5 b$ y9 @
NICS -- National Interfacility Communications System
; a6 T9 Q, ~6 s& }+ MNPE -- Non-primary Airport Entitlement 3 ~3 u1 ^2 T2 [& v3 p
NPIAS -- National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems
9 v- x9 `, ^. Z" t% S, tNM -- Nautical Mile
G* k# c0 B' m$ p9 m. l; D9 fNMAC -- Near Mid Air Collision
% ~: m0 z3 b* u1 JNMC -- National Meteorological Center " _' N3 M$ }' A+ ? s8 T$ N
NMCE -- Network Monitoring and Control Equipment
3 h9 T# y$ x2 f k* ?$ n }. ANMCS -- Network Monitoring and Control System
/ w& _! |# c" S5 g, s; RNOAA -- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- d7 ?1 G1 q3 Y6 X, ^NOC -- Notice Of Completion
# M3 w0 w* f" SNOTAM -- Notice to Airmen 3 A# W( g; j; `% ?4 O2 k
NPDES -- National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System & }$ y1 ^* ?3 k
NPIAS -- National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems 0 m* L( u) ]) l: A8 z
NRC -- Non-- Recurring Charge ( P$ e' n, X$ G8 y+ ]
NRCS -- National Radio Communications Systems
) ]7 v* j& i8 k1 t2 x7 Z) ZNSAP -- National Service Assurance Plan
8 ]$ D- n8 a9 s/ h9 Z+ k5 c" q2 uNSRCATN -- National Strategy to Reduce Congestion on America's Transportation Network
) {) J& |! ?+ r4 s( S4 G3 BNSSFC -- National Severe Storms Forecast Center
( z& _8 s& m. `' L! u, PNSSL -- National Severe Storms Laboratory; Norman, OK
7 m0 j+ u) q& [NTAP -- Notices To Airmen Publication
; N" F& h! P; b" x( ENTP -- National Transportation Policy 0 I6 j" E! P2 z" X
NTSB -- National Transportation Safety Board , \5 r& s5 B# t1 X: O6 g: e
NTZ -- No Transgression Zone + p" l8 G7 l* @7 p5 ?
NWS -- National Weather Service
% ^0 z1 C8 ~2 s/ G! ANWSR -- NWS Weather Excluding NXRD ! `6 w% t( W9 k5 s7 W, J) Y
NSWRH -- NWS Regional Headquarters
" j/ ^/ X: X8 @NXRD -- Advanced Weather Radar System
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" a' O1 A8 _5 d3 E* BOAG -- Official Airline Guide 8 q* v: j+ |7 e" y! g
OALT -- Operational Acceptable Level of Traffic % j! |$ g& S2 r5 p
OAW -- Off-- airway Weather Station " H4 `8 S& p5 G6 Y% C6 s5 {
ODAL -- Omnidirectional Approach Lighting System
- [7 U' q% ^7 {: H9 yODAPS -- Oceanic Display and Processing Station
8 y- B) D4 ~! e5 u! q5 V; P# l! COEP -- Operational Evolution Plan / Partnership * z! [; E5 [# u; F8 E
OFA -- Object Free Area ; l; @* a$ H D. j. C1 T0 ^
OFDPS -- Offshore Flight Data Processing System
- R+ t. e' Z0 c! jOFT -- Outer Fix Time 9 @) p( j: @; x8 ?0 |
OFZ -- Obstacle Free Zone : ~' j3 A0 b4 d
OM -- Outer Marker
% f ~- V' j& b8 [$ k, v# G6 KOMB -- Office of Management and Budget 9 F1 x# c' ]* j
ONER -- Oceanic Navigational Error Report " H6 E) Z' t6 A
OPLT -- Operational Acceptable Level of Traffic ; N: C# \: v m# b
OPSW -- Operational Switch ' {. \& ^% G! }6 n
OPX -- Off Premises Exchange
# z9 S; U( S0 R" b" pORD -- Operational Readiness Demonstration
3 F5 E+ a* B* O$ n4 TOTR -- Oceanic Transition Route . N; F8 Q5 u7 d: l# I% p& a. Z
OTS -- Organized Track System 4 B3 w! r* Y. p2 g5 t4 y- D# m' o D
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e! Q1 b d7 G9 \) hPABX -- Private Automated Branch Exchange
! l, K/ h1 W+ P4 iPAD -- Packet Assembler/Disassembler
" o: j, K: b) L8 VPAM -- Peripheral Adapter Module 5 S, N6 ], J3 m
PAPI -- Precision Approach Path Indicator
! I* l/ Z" ~- f# \) i' ?% l. |# c7 D x" dPAR -- Precision Approach Radar
+ s+ o, g# e0 j& d) rPAR -- Preferential Arrival Route s5 o5 \8 ^) Q& u, V+ a) t L
PATWAS -- Pilots Automatic Telephone Weather Answering Service 3 M. \, v! k7 V, p# o9 a# h
PBCT -- Proposed Boundary Crossing Time $ c; J @& @" i; C C( ^
PBRF -- Pilot Briefing + c/ i! {% \9 N' S
PBX -- Private Branch Exchange 8 v1 I$ o8 \/ [, B! v
PCA -- Positive Control Airspace
3 e5 t b1 H! R, t& H0 I! ]3 K7 uPCM -- Pulse Code Modulation
" {1 C% x( |6 hPDAR -- Preferential Arrival And Departure Route
4 Z+ @: S; F; _9 \/ m- C) Q7 CPDC -- Pre-- Departure Clearance ) }7 V/ Q$ W) D) g5 C
PDC -- Program Designator Code
$ `& w: U( f0 |: uPDR -- Preferential Departure Route
* T7 M5 a8 h! u- q. v, OPDN -- Public Data Network C+ f; u# P1 ^7 e2 Z0 H4 o3 Q
PFC -- Passenger Facility Charge / }' d/ ]) |3 K/ v. n) {
PGP -- Planning Grant Program
, _$ v' u: D: l: a8 YPIC -- Principal Interexchange Carrier
. R8 p( e" p6 EPIDP -- Programmable Indicator Data Processor
: J, i9 [3 P6 D! b! V% `PIREP -- Pilot Weather Report . i/ z# a6 q* N& E4 f% B$ }6 _. f
PMS -- Program Management System 6 {7 g. P6 P! b/ Y9 x w- N
POLIC -- Police Station 5 M) C! h4 h/ p2 C+ n- O# j
POP -- Point Of Presence # a, ^4 B9 T6 p( c0 }4 z
POT -- Point Of Termination
6 I' v1 f3 I3 k7 oPPIMS -- Personal Property Information Management System
7 j6 i' Z* Q* }. N; {PR -- Primary Commercial Service Airport 3 J4 ^8 A$ O3 F
PRI -- Primary Rate Interface 3 W4 j/ |% W+ U) `/ u6 Q; e
PRM -- Precision Runway Monitor
1 y- L6 f: h3 v3 ^! y* g/ pPSDN -- Public Switched Data Network
+ u' \7 V3 S( ?) bPSN -- Packet Switched Network
) A% `: g9 A! bPSS -- Packet Switched Service 2 p+ B0 m7 {% j' ^$ a) n1 e3 D3 ~
PSTN -- Public Switched Telephone Network
% r* [ p% ^- H3 OPTC -- Presumed-to-Conform 9 R5 o. A# }9 b3 a, [! Z
PUB -- Publication
. \6 F2 V9 y9 @6 IPUP -- Principal User Processor
+ R6 r, z( e, u: L! M7 ?% b8 UPVC -- Permanent Virtual Circuit 5 M& L z2 ^$ S3 v' G! R
PVD -- Plan View Display + W. f( w' }* X; C3 u
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) e' k {* O/ P9 e5 m5 r0 HRAIL -- Runway Alignment Indicator Lights 8 k! v/ Z8 I3 L j
RAPCO -- Radar Approach Control (USAF)
8 a4 P: p2 M# s2 g" a6 vRAPCON -- Radar Approach Control (FAA)
6 C; m* F3 ~* k' l& x) VRATCC -- Radar Air Traffic Control Center # w4 D# o" {: u' h7 n" l
RATCF -- Radar Air Traffic Control Facility (USN)
- N* o0 [5 C1 r5 Q& F9 |1 F0 gRBC -- Rotating Beam Ceilometer $ s! u h0 M, W4 @
RBDPE -- Radar Beacon Data Processing Equipment
5 U" ^* i; A' P4 z& gRBSS -- Radar Bomb Scoring Squadron $ `, \. g8 J: `* x: z/ b! Z
RCAG -- Remote Communications Air/Ground ; @9 [1 n& A: }( }
RCC -- Rescue Coordination Center % O C* L7 r0 Q6 k% V+ X
RCF -- Remote Communication Facility & R+ h0 O$ f l6 s" X
RCCC -- Regional Communications Control Centers ( u! X; w. ^+ g) E G/ D, h
RCIU -- Remote Control Interface Unit
! H( l1 Y) i9 ~" g- S1 y+ N% YRCL -- Radio Communications Link 3 [' s$ _: U0 G) T) |1 O5 z
RCLR -- RCL Repeater
4 A4 j+ t/ B8 ]8 u1 p% ]2 W5 a4 }RCLT -- RCL Terminal
+ v1 E& O# O7 D1 KRCO -- Remote Communications Outlet : D/ G* W" I8 F6 e+ F/ ~# j3 E
RCU -- Remote Control Unit
: J7 b' l; i/ G0 A! j, tRDAT -- Digitized Radar Data , C1 b, J9 ~0 ~* p$ |8 o5 z
RDP -- Radar Data Processing " V% ^* p# l% x5 R
RDSIM -- Runway Delay Simulation Model + `9 v- Y! ^. R- }) n) L m) M) o
REIL -- Runway End Identification Lights
& K, F. { @$ Z7 H0 BRF -- Radio Frequency
$ e s7 z4 @4 U5 V1 VRL -- General Aviation Reliever Airport : I5 D P+ E5 B0 i6 u" K
RMCC -- Remote Monitor Control Center 3 }1 K% _2 V* O: x7 Z4 l9 K
RMCF -- Remote Monitor Control Facility
) e3 \9 Z: A1 X2 H0 Z% g! KRML -- Radio Microwave Link
3 F: g" Q& j t, K7 yRMLR -- RML Repeater
3 Q5 e; j- Y( @0 Q$ QRMLT -- RML Terminal & b! a7 J+ U: P
RMM -- Remote Maintenance Monitoring
' R2 y4 M' Q% z3 B) K; y. ]2 V3 r1 L9 PRMMS -- Remote Maintenance Monitoring System
* w: i. G; Z! |# e' L* J4 XRMS -- Remote Monitoring Subsystem
7 R) Z1 V% \" \) l3 aRMSC -- Remote Monitoring Subsystem Concentrator , L( p* [# @( n
RNAV -- Area Navigation
. B$ S& o. J: C( gRNP -- Required Navigation Performance
8 S- f9 F: Z' R3 ~7 KROD -- Record of Decision 4 I! Q3 F# m" @- ^/ j& ~: h
ROSA -- Report of Service Activity % J b. ^* w" ^) Y* }! ?; E! C
ROT -- Runway Occupancy Time
) F8 A$ c- C! r7 g+ i9 F J- NRP -- Restoration Priority
, K: ~6 z# X5 vRPC -- Restoration Priority Code
% N1 Y8 Q9 F: y* f+ [5 A0 IRPG -- Radar Processing Group
0 s5 W% ]7 B/ j8 Z2 c# I6 MRPZ -- Runway Protection Zone 0 s5 D2 |/ `7 _4 [5 \+ f6 y
RRH -- Remote Reading Hygrothermometer % r7 H+ ?; S4 J
RRHS -- Remote Reading Hydrometer " l, I% [1 S: a- f h m
RRWDS -- Remote Radar Weather Display
, a0 e. H( }! l% h$ x4 `" ~RRWSS -- RWDS Sensor Site " a1 j1 w4 h* ^3 J
RSA -- Runway Safety Area2 ~4 \$ x" Q/ H& p% ?3 D L3 ]
RSAT -- Runway Safety Action Team % ?' Q' \! W/ Z) [
RSS -- Remote Speaking System
1 J# |2 F) \) x1 vRT -- Remote Transmitter : e9 P/ T% u- k+ q& b2 i
RT & BTL -- Radar Tracking And Beacon Tracking Level 2 X: p, L% [* x, e- H
RTAD -- Remote Tower Alphanumerics Display
# g3 t0 u' b3 _8 Y* I) S, U0 GRTCA -- Radio Technical Commission for Aeronautics 8 ]: X/ N; a5 F- @9 [! o0 }8 x, |1 v- u
RTP -- Regional Transportation Plan . C+ N8 O: U& B2 c. `
RTR -- Remote Transmitter/Receiver
/ U3 V9 f' r' K9 L! ~$ bRTRD -- Remote Tower Radar Display
9 L! O. E& }; n y2 [RVR -- Runway Visual Range
& y+ ]' C1 N# m" K/ `RW -- Runway
3 v8 R$ X/ ^) u8 q8 KRWDS -- Same as RRWDS ) {3 |. g# O" v$ s
RWP -- Real-time Weather Processor % o; X6 w3 ^: X/ e
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( ~& q# v% P9 N# QS/S -- Sector Suite 0 K8 F+ C8 [2 j: ]7 Q7 v( {( ~
SAC -- Strategic Air Command
& f2 R* A# ~2 r1 y" b6 VSAFI -- Semi Automatic Flight Inspection ' X# Z8 D4 a- S5 l- W) x9 K, l
SALS -- Short Approach Lighting System
& w, c7 N4 Z3 o5 A( k' I: qSATCOM -- Satellite Communications
X- g. L; s1 C5 wSAWRS -- Supplementary Aviation Weather Reporting System 1 [, s8 a3 Z6 A* |
SBGP -- State Block Grant Program 2 K: ^* m8 b; W# ?" M" _
SCC -- System Command Center % W: h- q" d! S: z3 Y8 \# [
SCVTS -- Switched Compressed Video Telecommunications Service # J4 A q6 m) S0 \; Z- T! `0 R1 o0 ^
SDF -- Simplified Direction Finding % i/ z5 ]( i( Y" B# {$ f" ^) e* w
SDF -- Software Defined Network 1 I5 z3 X0 h+ ~: W% g5 D K
SDIS -- Switched Digital Integrated Service 5 _; X- O0 K& n4 F0 B9 ?
SDP -- Service Delivery Point $ x" E; Y1 i3 D/ @; R$ J" B* P
SDS -- Switched Data Service
& M" B* b0 C1 n% |) ?SEL -- Single Event Level
3 i+ A4 z6 ^( }( F- a* SSELF -- Simplified Short Approach Lighting System With Sequenced Flashing Lights : Z8 ]% ^" b6 Y, v) W
SFAR-- 38 -- Special Federal Aviation Regulation 38 ; s/ b9 x) g5 M8 p8 p
SHPO -- State Historic Preservation Officer ( H+ e1 ~% a# z5 B. T
SIC -- Service Initiation Charge
, U/ s2 e2 U2 Q) FSID -- Station Identifier 6 e& v8 @1 B9 |
SID -- Standard Instrument Departure
+ r) ?: Z t# |* pSIGMET -- Significant Meteorological Information * L( Q; P9 c) w' b' B8 r
SIMMOD -- Airport and Airspace Simulation Model 2 l7 e1 S4 |: `2 ^8 ]
SIP -- State Implementation Plan 0 v+ c& Z- C$ v" j$ f( R
SM -- Statute Miles
5 h. r4 W8 P* J% j4 iSMGC -- Surface Movement Guidance and Control
, x; F4 l, Q! E! L1 tSMPS -- Sector Maintenance Processor Subsystem 9 y; m, H) v3 c
SMS -- Safety Management System
" n z: d8 c, \8 p0 MSMS -- Simulation Modeling System
1 [: O, |3 H" z# z t2 v, V: A; OSNR -- Signal-- to-- Noise Ratio, also: S/N
* Z4 r* H$ l0 | c& P) GSOC -- Service Oversight Center
% P5 H4 k9 K# E/ i fSOAR -- System of Airports Reporting
) m9 n" d9 u0 l' FSOIR -- Simultaneous Operations On Intersecting Runways
! s# }4 _) D m% {; `SOIWR -- Simultaneous Operations on Intersecting Wet Runways & h3 g9 R U/ x' f7 s
SRAP -- Sensor Receiver and Processor
2 r* C# }: s# A, Y; p1 Z- WSSALF -- SSALS with Sequenced Flashers ( {+ B3 o3 r2 J% e3 w7 Q1 \
SSALR -- Simplified Short Approach Lighting System 0 ?! w m7 I8 m$ o" h6 l- D/ ~
SSB -- Single Side Band
, g. C; h2 `( ?2 W$ ySTAR -- Standard Terminal Arrival Route " C; @ {+ Y6 X" A
STD -- Standard
* F# I0 G! ^% \! ^ ^( VSTMUX -- Statistical Data Multiplexer $ u" y9 V9 y1 T! x- k+ p" U
STOL -- Short Takeoff and Landing
$ _2 M5 I; j, q1 Z8 D7 C. `SURPIC -- Surface Picture
0 @' P1 t( j6 sSVCA -- Service A 0 A; I ^; C% ]/ }5 [; w
SVCB -- Service B $ C; |8 _1 i( ?0 e, q
SVCC -- Service C 4 K: E% j9 x- ]- y3 y5 k4 q
SVCO -- Service O * O" i' w" z& N# u' Y, q+ n6 N
SVFO -- Interphone Service F (A)
0 G2 B8 O+ m# o( ?- f9 tSVFB -- Interphone Service F (B) * W( X! b+ g1 `) K5 _4 I
SVFC -- Interphone Service F (C) + x4 {3 ?5 b0 y( @" A @
SVFD -- Interphone Service F (D) - `1 m' n6 i0 w2 ~" }* S! N) g* N7 Z
SVFR -- Special Visual Flight Rules
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TAAS -- Terminal Advance Automation System
' a. J2 @1 L9 tTACAN -- Tactical Aircraft Control and Navigation ' m1 ^5 r o% o# y) N1 o. t
TACR -- TACAN at VOR, TACAN only
$ f/ l5 h6 a% P6 yTAF -- Terminal Area Forecast
# S& E' ]+ B( K( Y' }TARS -- Terminal Automated Radar Service & C: q- I4 V9 T6 v5 i) ]4 p2 X
TAS -- True Air Speed 7 u' u- b/ [0 I! }
TATCA -- Terminal Air Traffic Control Automation 5 N, f- d/ f5 v
TAVT -- Terminal Airspace Visualization Tool : h" x+ y( a& B7 i4 g
TCA -- Traffic Control Airport or Tower Control Airport , a' n. `) [4 P. [% ?' g
TCA -- Terminal Control Area , |$ |6 s% E: w- }7 @% e+ Q
TCACCIS -- Transportation Coordinator Automated Command and Control Information System 0 d% A* d/ a) }* U: V* `1 n7 o
TCAS -- Traffic Alert And Collision Avoidance System ; {. k& [$ T) t# G' i/ j6 m6 p9 N
TCC -- DOT Transportation Computer Center
' t: y& Q H' ?$ S0 G4 c! lTCCC -- Tower Control Computer Complex
. x1 G+ `8 Q5 j @# E% D$ C( WTCE -- Tone Control Equipment 8 n4 S4 X4 U4 v
TCLT -- Tentative Calculated Landing Time
% |; X! f D* |% q9 @, T) [TCO -- Telecommunications Certification Officer 8 G4 l0 J& u0 }6 z$ [' i% I
TCOM -- Terminal Communications . l# Q4 C& \5 k; X9 U! o
TCS -- Tower Communications System 5 x" a. n$ W5 f" t- m
TDLS -- Tower Data-Link Services 7 L ~6 G* X e, s2 x, a) @1 t
TDMUX -- Time Division Data Multiplexer . S4 k6 T( T' @; c& V
TDWR -- Terminal Doppler Weather Radar
0 E) D: }& L; Y" V0 M7 Z, U! uTELCO -- Telephone Company
5 j) ^, v6 Y" I* S& I5 DTELMS -- Telecommunications Management System - P4 r' P0 ^" Y6 H
TERPS -- Terminal Instrument Procedures
) s8 o( K1 U. H' ~ h- uTFAC -- To Facility
& f! { F8 X1 m) zTH -- Threshold
1 m8 |! R3 i2 A5 }( ~TIMS -- Telecommunications Information Management System " i0 ^8 x0 \& M0 j: B9 r
TIPS -- Terminal Information Processing System 2 L$ v) b- w, l
TL -- Taxilane 6 g N' c* q8 r2 X* V; B1 D$ t
TMA -- Traffic Management Advisor
* E& V0 I) C+ }6 i$ T/ j/ VTMC -- Traffic Management Coordinator 4 T) g! X1 H+ i0 P' k* }3 g
TMC/MC -- Traffic Management Coordinator/Military Coordinator ! U# K% ^" C* t0 ?
TMCC -- Terminal Information Processing System . o. F! g# V; J! J8 J& ^7 o
TMCC -- Traffic Management Computer Complex
$ n- G5 {5 e! O0 Q% s2 }* XTMF -- Traffic Management Facility
% `% B3 ~: r2 f: }1 ?" {TML -- Television Microwave Link ! k6 m i7 P8 J& c
TMLI -- Television Microwave Link Indicator
8 C) V) t7 j$ D0 sTMLR -- Television Microwave Link Repeater 5 S# S5 i. J" l
TMLT -- Television Microwave Link Terminal
- c0 P v% v+ ~% |/ Y/ G: _6 rTM&O -- Telecommunications Management and Operations / e3 Z/ a" d0 X- h
TMP -- Traffic Management Processor
& J3 j1 I3 X [% iTMS -- Traffic Management System
4 R1 R T `" I) N! [: lTMSPS -- Traffic Management Specialists ( p, ^4 p$ w5 G7 D% j
TMU -- Traffic Management Unit
- Q2 d- L) _2 Z7 `6 H% o0 U% yTODA -- Takeoff Distance Available 0 O' N: B& N5 |) H
TOF -- Time Of Flight
. H( |/ c# ^* P% qTOFMS -- Time of Flight Mass Spectrometer
" } d; D# Q7 P: `TOPS -- Telecommunications Ordering and Pricing System (GSA software tool)
+ H" s& {" E: S R rTORA -- Take-off Run Available 9 a3 c% i: H# y/ W# }: v. B% h4 a k
TNAV -- Terminal Navigational Aids 6 P) u7 t0 r8 Z" }: t& K5 Z# {; f
TR -- Telecommunications Request ( X6 h3 L! m7 j
TRACAB -- Terminal Radar Approach Control in Tower Cab ) l1 G2 _ P7 u) E
TRACON -- Terminal Radar Approach Control Facility
. V% v* n" m" yTRAD -- Terminal Radar Service
1 j3 q, B/ K% K$ h9 `4 bTRB -- Transportation Research Board
, z7 |" E0 c* y8 n+ eTRNG -- Training
+ `9 D# X4 W( L# zTSA -- Taxiway Safety Area
5 c4 L* l1 U& Z4 D1 MTSEC -- Terminal Secondary Radar Service
/ j8 s1 J; v! `+ t6 u7 b' cTSP -- Telecommunications Service Priority
9 r, P0 T+ G! e, A! DTSR -- Telecommunications Service Request 1 S( f) r3 ~! b+ w; D$ O$ Z( t
TSYS -- Terminal Equipment Systems ; D: e4 V) z% z2 h
TTMA -- TRACON Traffic Management Advisor * i4 M1 c* N* O/ P( {) u) P
TTY -- Teletype & Q1 d( n/ a4 F2 B. K2 T2 p/ @
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TW -- Taxiway
2 G1 [: f5 F+ F: P, X ]TWEB -- Transcribed Weather Broadcast & O" g$ C2 i' y" w6 {5 F R
TWR-- Tower (non-controlled)
$ J! A! C: v. }# Y2 XTY -- Type (FAACIS) % _$ c) E3 R Q3 G+ G
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5 t* W0 F0 E4 SUHF -- Ultra High Frequency ' d3 h( O) b$ t! L$ A$ j9 S
URA -- Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970
) Z3 h, \# V! O% y. EUSAF -- United States Air Force 5 I. @- m# o7 D( S% M( V8 N7 G
USC -- United States Code
- Y% R1 S/ O! GUSOC -- Uniform Service Order Code
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2 q2 \- J) O0 D+ s: jVALE -- Voluntary Airport Low Emission
* x A% s+ Q w9 t% pVASI -- Visual Approach Slope Indicator
" p4 C1 J; s& B# aVDME -- VOR with Distance Measuring Equipment " |- y! @" U! Q- @0 A; V. G/ I1 y
VF -- Voice Frequency * r& k: f; B, I3 M- o$ z
VFR -- Visual Flight Rules 8 ?7 b. U8 w( h" Y0 h8 D' y/ |
VHF -- Very High Frequency
; i' N, O8 w$ LVLF -- Very Low Frequency
: m/ Q# Q6 i: E$ N# v& qVMC -- Visual Meteorological Conditions * t/ [# P) M; {' I' |& _, _6 `! y$ S
VNAV -- Visual Navigational Aids
6 a& F- i* N! f! ~$ R/ R. GVNTSC -- Volpe National Transportation System Center 8 `; c8 d% Q, j( j
VON -- Virtual On-net
i0 Y8 L7 `, e3 |9 NVOR -- VHF Omnidirectional Range
5 }) p8 Q+ u$ G" F( I/ z8 g/ dVOR/DME -- VHF Omnidirectional Range/Distance Measuring Equipment
L" x6 R2 c% IVORTAC -- VOR collocated with TACAN
) V2 \) Z/ {% D7 OVOT -- VOR Test Facility
: W9 @) u, |7 N8 V, N& P# j0 \4 UVP/D -- Vehicle/Pedestrian Deviation
# L3 m- T1 d( [. f& X. zVRS -- Voice Recording System
1 m3 I( |& P1 F4 ]$ j6 cVSCS -- Voice Switching and Control System 1 }# `; F, t" S8 @( Y4 B" v/ h X) L
VTA -- Vertex Time of Arrival + @1 V& ?+ X# Z# ^
VTAC -- VOR collocated with TACAN , w! ]2 D3 P, E: W( w
VTOL -- Vertical Takeoff and Landing
) m- T/ x1 h+ n) E4 t, FVTS -- Voice Telecommunications System
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^+ B& u1 E4 [8 U5 V% DWAAS -- Wide Area Augmentation System 5 P6 k, G$ l- D$ b) Y
WAN -- Wide Area Network : n: ^' T8 j! g* K
WC -- Work Center
8 a) y9 ?! d* ]4 J3 xWCP -- Weather Communications Processor
$ s. M0 l% i/ m2 B5 a' m' O& fWECO -- Western Electric Company
" D& w! T( S# Z+ SWESCOM -- Western Electric Satellite Communications
# @7 { B9 O. D2 H/ R0 R$ E2 EWMSC -- Weather Message Switching Center ( {3 X2 N' G* _% A9 P' ~
WMSCR -- Weather Message Switching Center Replacement ! v N y6 Q* q) l' `! r5 n1 w0 b
WSCMO -- Weather Service Contract Meteorological Observatory
Q0 K h! c/ L7 k( q. b4 PWSFO -- Weather Service Forecast Office
* T$ P ?1 H) @1 c8 c T7 d/ @7 VWSMO -- Weather Service Meteorological Observatory
& C# ~) o9 W1 z/ Q/ M* H. F/ V AWSO -- Weather Service Office ' l2 h' C: V+ q4 U) t
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