Glossary of Airport Acronyms

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Printer Friendly Email Page Glossary of Airport Acronyms -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- # o; O' e" J- x8 B1 c/ G; [5 Q + O7 e* O4 X4 G% O+ X 1 i8 B4 N) M; |: U( ]& @5 W3 k" aA | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M , A* P- a9 Q) |* p% Z N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z 7 T7 w$ U# h8 _% l# n0 O, L- l9 [ . |& N9 w3 P D9 [, A, HA top -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 U. M/ i* @0 L; r% [ A/C -- Aircraft A/G -- Air to Ground 0 T( T5 M! }/ }( W+ M1 }A/H -- Altitude/Height % T$ B& k# m# i7 V. jAAC -- Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center AAF -- Army Air Field AAI -- Arrival Aircraft Interval : K# y+ T5 z& K! H# YAAP -- Advanced Automation Program - `2 [" s$ q' k/ l: p6 J- _+ `5 {( _4 A* {AAR -- Airport Acceptance Rate 1 R4 Y; u7 v4 m7 ~9 h& j* gABDIS -- Automated Data Interchange System Service B 4 ?( d2 ]6 j: f9 O; Z/ i4 zACAIS -- Air Carrier Activity Information System ACAS -- Aircraft Collision Avoidance System ' ?2 S, G- m% r; {) l3 R- kACC -- Airports Consultants Council , V! x2 A) r; D2 NACC -- Area Control Center * N9 q Q' c, m% Y. L N+ gACCT -- Accounting Records % J' U& P; l& f. j8 R( v7 @9 qACD -- Automatic Call Distributor " q& _: R6 T' H! eACDO -- Air Carrier District Office ! K% B) q3 l! a& Z- t, [ACF -- Area Control Facility ACFO -- Aircraft Certification Field Office ACFT -- Aircraft ACI-NA -- Airports Council International - North America ACID -- Aircraft Identification " W4 F1 z- u1 r7 P; ^4 ^# W. t8 fACIP -- Airport Capital Improvement Plan 0 ^4 I+ e% P" h1 G; B- NACLS -- Automatic Carrier Landing System * W6 S2 G6 P9 |) ]' {ACLT -- Actual Landing Time Calculated ACO -- Office of Airports Compliance and Field Operations 3 }$ t, J" _# a" h C3 B/ TACO -- Aircraft Certification Office ACRP -- Airport Cooperative Research Program , V( C- z# @. G8 {. |7 SADA -- Air Defense Area ADAP -- Airport Development Aid Program ADAS -- AWOS Data Acquisition System ADCCP -- Advanced Data Communications Control Procedure ADDA -- Administrative Data ADF -- Automatic Direction Finding ) i4 ?8 d6 p0 o, _4 EADI -- Automatic De-Ice and Inhibitor ADIN -- AUTODIN Service ADIZ -- Air Defense Identification Zone ADL -- Aeronautical Data-Link ADLY -- Arrival Delay ADO -- Airline Dispatch Office ' O4 Q5 l; M; } [" CADP -- Automated Data Processing ADS -- Automatic Dependent Surveillance ; K6 E/ e8 A) B9 Z+ S7 N# U2 BADSIM -- Airfield Delay Simulation Model ADSY -- Administrative Equipment Systems ADTN -- Administrative Data Transmission Network ; S: P0 \ x" S; ]ADTN2000 -- Administrative Data Transmission Network 2000 ADVO -- Administrative Voice 9 {4 h5 e C/ P7 I LAEG -- Aircraft Evaluation Group 6 _6 @) M' @( G% @AERA -- Automated En-Route Air Traffic Control AEX -- Automated Execution AF -- Airway Facilities AFB -- Air Force Base ) Z6 C* o; K N+ tAFIS -- Automated Flight Inspection System 0 J; t F4 w* }6 v% x: nAFP -- Area Flight Plan : q. M& H7 K6 c/ K+ d* rAFRES -- Air Force Reserve Station AFS -- Airways Facilities Sector ' M1 Q4 G/ D' }. jAFSFO -- AFS Field Office AFSFU -- AFS Field Unit AFSOU -- AFS Field Office Unit (Standard is AFSFOU) AFSS -- Automated Flight Service Station 2 k8 e8 P% ~4 V$ O. nAFTN -- Automated Fixed Telecommunications Network 6 C8 r5 z+ g J# x; fAGL -- Above Ground Level AID -- Airport Information Desk AIG -- Airbus Industries Group ) Z: n4 M& `( f- r6 r. l& F& I7 `8 uAIM -- Airman's Information Manual ) ~" ~! I& a( EAIP -- Airport Improvement Plan 6 S/ q/ t1 a+ ?# {0 gAIRMET -- Airmen's Meteorological Information & }6 L, g, w, g& aAIRNET -- Airport Network Simulation Model AIS -- Aeronautical Information Service 6 N, }/ e; Y9 k! tAIT -- Automated Information Transfer % M& V, S: ]3 _3 M( H& v# u) m. U' VALP -- Airport Layout Plan 9 `6 u, U) H# ~$ y1 JALS -- Approach Lighting System ) J5 P- W9 z% x" }& {, z! SALSF1 -- ALS with Sequenced Flashers I ALSF2 -- ALS with Sequenced Flashers II ALSIP -- Approach Lighting System Improvement Plan ALTRV -- Altitude Reservation AMASS -- Airport Movement Area Safety System AMCC -- ACF/ARTCC Maintenance Control Center AMOS -- Automated Meteorological Observation Station # }3 K1 g S( h" T7 w/ ?AMP -- ARINC Message Processor (OR) Airport Master Plan AMVER -- Automated Mutual Assistance Vessel Rescue System ANC -- Alternate Network Connectivity ANCA -- Airport Noise and Capacity Act 6 i' y B* S* U, t5 l- q, Q; n& fANG -- Air National Guard 8 Z0 h6 v, Q0 x; cANGB -- Air National Guard Base 2 Y( x( F7 U% m8 jANMS -- Automated Network Monitoring System ANSI -- American National Standards Group AOA -- Air Operations Area + J, p1 H+ m7 C8 u/ F, P$ yAP -- Acquisition Plan APP -- Approach APS -- Airport Planning Standard 9 S5 i, Z: J, S) k, C$ fAQAFO -- Aeronautical Quality Assurance Field Office ARAC -- Army Radar Approach Control (AAF) ARAC -- Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee ARCTR -- FAA Aeronautical Center or Academy 8 N% S* [6 S9 n! }- s* b- \5 D8 }& VARF -- Airport Reservation Function ARFF -- Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting % \* x, ^' O6 B9 G, K6 E, M8 h) Z* UARINC -- Aeronautical Radio, Inc. . q. y. I+ Y$ l& g/ ]. `, J0 @- TARLNO -- Airline Office 0 Q* a. Q% R# I. R. Q, `ARO -- Airport Reservation Office 7 Q! @0 h- n. cARP -- Airport Reference Point 0 e2 S- Z5 l$ }2 l* zARSA -- Airport Service Radar Area ARSR -- Air Route Surveillance Radar ARTCC -- Air Route Traffic Control Center ARTS -- Automated Radar Terminal System ASAS -- Aviation Safety Analysis System 3 p0 V- K# x; h2 P4 D- h# H9 IASC -- AUTODIN Switching Center ASCP -- Aviation System Capacity Plan 6 h8 a# s/ x! U$ m3 E, RASD -- Aircraft Situation Display ASDA -- Accelerate -- Stop Distance Available 2 L% n! f3 q6 EASLAR -- Aircraft Surge Launch And Recovery ASM -- Available Seat Mile / b/ i( M' e, R0 v5 ~3 e" _& UASP -- Arrival Sequencing Program ASOS -- Automatic Surface Observation System : W7 |3 m4 ] V/ e7 e6 Z+ y1 EASQP -- Airline Service Quality Performance a/ U& b, l/ }, \9 }ASR -- Airport Surveillance Radar + D3 l" X% L p, \0 k: q. z9 YASTA -- Airport Surface Traffic Automation 4 O* M' X0 f. X5 I2 N! f& M c5 O fASV -- Airline Schedule Vendor ' o/ R$ w: J) h. G5 N2 q. ~AT -- Air Traffic ATA -- Air Transport Association of America ATAS -- Airspace and Traffic Advisory Service % E( O0 n1 {! _% t* }: nATCAA -- Air Traffic Control Assigned Airspace ' F+ G+ t* s6 U' j* e% J+ \) ZAT&T -- American Telephone and Telegraph AT&T ASDC -- AT&T Agency Service Delivery Center AT&T CSA -- AT&T Customer Support Associate ATC -- Air Traffic Control ATCBI -- Air Traffic Control Beacon Indicator $ A4 J$ j! ^/ `3 L* A8 C$ h) XATCCC -- Air Traffic Control Command Center 7 q9 a! ] G, s8 o& ~2 G9 z( r4 dATCO -- Air Taxi Commercial Operator G9 t7 [" i( k) j! i @ATCRB -- Air Traffic Control Radar Beacon ATCRBS -- Air Traffic Control Radar Beacon System . n. E' L4 a6 ]& z5 F, }, i" HATCSCC -- Air Traffic Control Systems Command Center . u# V" u- q, c( ~. s9 Z, }ATCT -- Airport Traffic Control Tower ATIS -- Automated Terminal Information Service ; u) w( Z. w, x6 E5 K; F0 @ATISR -- ATIS Recorder ATM -- Air Traffic Management ATM -- Asynchronous Transfer Mode ATMS -- Advanced Traffic Management System ATN -- Aeronautical Telecommunications Network # P3 z" K7 ~2 a g: ^# `ATODN -- AUTODIN Terminal (FUS) / k7 }7 m+ m/ ]ATOVN -- AUOTVON (Facility) ATOMS -- Air Traffic Operations Management System ( `; o' n5 d+ N5 K* X9 _ATS -- Air Traffic Service ATSCCP -- ATS Contingency Command Post ; G f! G5 Y& n3 F% @! A# c% jATTIS -- AT&T Information Systems AUTODIN -- DoD Automatic Digital Network , C7 h- L9 R9 [6 _% xAUTOVON -- DoD Automatic Voice Network : x( E% F% |+ g% U) h4 nAVON -- AUTOVON Service AVN -- Aviation Standards National Field Office, Oklahoma City AWIS -- Airport Weather Information ; W7 _1 R+ Y7 o+ _8 r F2 T; bAWOS -- Automated Weather Observation System AWP -- Aviation Weather Processor : f) J8 B. k5 o# v! hAWPG -- Aviation Weather Products Generator AWS -- Air Weather Station 0 N$ m2 B4 U* G5 S3 R s % i2 D- }/ }# [7 U1 n" l; ^# P : Y) k' j( C# h/ TB top - I* X. ]+ U. b2 U: u-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $ S2 T* k- ^! }" X! d6 n1 lBANS -- BRITE Alphanumeric System 9 ^0 h! X6 t: rBART -- Billing Analysis Reporting Tool (GSA software tool) , ]0 b5 ?% ]. \# a# P7 P& ABASIC -- Basic Contract Observing Station BASOP -- Military Base Operations BCA -- Benefit/Cost Analysis / N* [7 K) S: k$ b5 L$ BBCR -- Benefit/Cost Ratio BDAT -- Digitized Beacon Data ( H, ]1 j- M" G$ n' h- JBMP -- Best Management Practices 2 C7 S O7 w4 o2 g: OBOC -- Bell Operating Company bps -- bits per second BRI -- Basic Rate Interface 6 S7 v1 S( X+ L, e/ K/ y. a# aBRITE -- Bright Radar Indicator Terminal Equipment BRL -- Building Restriction Line + c- k! [: V6 G4 L) ~BUEC -- Back-- up Emergency Communications 7 ~1 q2 D' S! n: o, H6 vBUECE -- Back-- up Emergency Communications Equipment 6 `9 N9 n u; w& Z- d$ O8 g: X 3 n" \, ^2 {7 t# L6 bC top 1 M, `. J: [/ J6 h3 w -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : h2 l1 |) t6 X- p5 k9 WCAA -- Civil Aviation Authority ' m- H$ a1 D. v' Y/ DCAA -- Clean Air Act 0 S/ u6 o9 d/ J: Y- y) D1 GCAB -- Civil Aeronautics Board & W3 x" }% W: F4 rCARF -- Central Altitude Reservation Facility & i; i8 \, p9 s) n) {0 ACASFO -- Civil Aviation Security Office CAT -- Category CAT -- Clear -- Air Turbulence CAU -- Crypto Ancillary Unit CBI -- Computer Based Instruction CCC -- Communications Command Center % o' f% L1 ^7 t3 mCCCC -- Staff Communications , J7 ~/ N: w, i* s8 K% B5 s! S9 eCCCH -- Central Computer Complex Host CC&O -- Customer Cost and Obligation CCSD -- Command Communications Service Designator CCS7-- NI -- Communication Channel Signal-7 -- Network Interconnect CCU -- Central Control Unit CD -- Common Digitizer 8 T4 F. E7 o% ^; ^1 ^6 b8 o, @CDR -- Cost Detail Report 6 y; u0 A% a- e1 KCDT -- Controlled Departure Time 7 o( L, S, s) z% uCDTI -- Cockpit Display of Traffic Information ! Y( h; {$ |- ?9 l4 K% H8 TCENTX -- Central Telephone Exchange % B4 o2 G& |4 j _7 J; yCEP -- Capacity Enhancement Program " h* ^. P( X9 |CEQ -- Council on Environmental Quality CERAP -- Central Radar Approach CFC -- Central Flow Control CFCF -- Central Flow Control Facility ' U: ~2 l3 X0 |; |0 x( ]CFCS -- Central Flow Control Service CFR -- Code of Federal Regulations . G( V: z: y, R+ y0 l( y5 m- ~CFWP -- Central Flow Weather Processor 3 I3 y& y. Z: p9 N/ q9 C9 ^CFWU -- Central Flow Weather Unit & p" `+ Q1 F, a6 dCGAS -- Coast Guard Air Station " g0 }( W5 X3 p9 jCLC -- Course Line Computer 1 z. K I5 @- y- B9 ~: l" s* u T4 N' eCLIN -- Contract Line Item CLT -- Calculated Landing Time CM -- Commercial Service Airport CNMPS -- Canadian Minimum Navigation Performance Specification Airspace CNS -- Consolidated NOTAM System CNSP -- Consolidated NOTAM System Processor 9 }8 U% a8 Z, o3 [, m* NCO -- Central Office COE -- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 1 ^, l3 j0 r, T& q+ Z# @$ oCOMCO -- Command Communications Outlet 9 j$ ]; D, L `6 I, ^: W1 \) N- q) |CONUS -- Continental United States CORP -- Private Corporation other than ARINC or MITRE ! }) Z& ?0 T9 B. y7 wCPE -- Customer Premise Equipment CPMIS -- Consolidated Personnel Management Information System # z0 o# @' u! X2 }2 zCRA -- Conflict Resolution Advisory 6 F& I5 Z$ B- u6 T& S4 O* nCRDA -- Converging Runway Display Aid $ N* X! e" N- e j: ^ aCRT -- Cathode Ray Tube 2 W3 i0 C0 _9 Q/ q% H; ?. G: OCSA -- Communications Service Authorization , k! ]$ e; N0 l0 F5 Y1 |& ?/ ZCSIS -- Centralized Storm Information System CSO -- Customer Service Office CSR -- Communications Service Request CSS -- Central Site System C/S/S/N -- Capacity/Safety/Security/Noise 8 W7 c9 V) H# h1 Y2 ] j1 m, ?CTA -- Controlled Time of Arrival : M( T, |) x* F. X3 M; jCTA -- Control Area CTA/FIR -- Control Area/Flight Information Region ) E( H# n5 _+ y: a1 tCTAF -- Common Traffic Advisory Frequency 5 d o) f0 c' P* e) W; e. UCTAS -- Center -- Tracon Automation System CTMA -- Center Traffic Management Advisor 2 |; C1 g# x4 l+ W- C7 SCUPS -- Consolidated Uniform Payroll System CVFR -- Controlled Visual Flight Rules CVTS -- Compressed Video Transmission Service $ [& p c7 R" s8 n' N2 |$ ?CW -- Continuous Wave CWSU -- Central Weather Service Unit # Z$ @# h, m$ f9 p, x0 I ~/ zCWY -- Clearway * Z- K" O/ {+ I2 }/ D& z# z9 W5 l2 @7 AD top 3 o& y& z# ], a) x8 Z7 i8 m-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DA -- Direct Access DA -- Decision Altitude/Decision Height DA -- Descent Advisor DABBS -- DITCO Automated Bulletin Board System DAIR -- Direct Altitude and Identity Readout 5 s2 Q, T! M% L j! EDAR -- Designated Agency Representative ( x B4 L. v# ^% C! @4 }: |* lDARC -- Direct Access Radar Channel # R/ N4 B4 g7 pdBA -- Decibels A-weighted 6 c' K% E# {5 g. l9 A9 w& ~" X2 cDBCRC -- Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission DBE -- Disadvantaged Business Enterprise 2 t6 T9 T+ z7 N- Q) Y0 yDBMS -- Data Base Management System 4 I. a* m+ p0 n! C1 g: j9 I, }DBRITE -- Digital Bright Radar Indicator Tower Equipment DCA -- Defense Communications Agency & [4 i1 c: T, f1 i4 JDCAA -- Dual Call, Automatic Answer Device ; d' L. n5 m u2 jDCCU -- Data Communications Control Unit 1 u* I- m6 R6 |9 k% [* fDCE -- Data Communications Equipment DDA -- Dedicated Digital Access $ s* S2 H" J$ N6 O# q: D( UDDD -- Direct Distance Dialing ( A8 y# P( t) W. S2 m! Z6 HDDM -- Difference in Depth of Modulation DDS -- Digital Data Service 7 W; D. }5 L1 n x8 ^DEA -- Drug Enforcement Agency 6 W7 _" J3 K$ i1 m( _DEDS -- Data Entry and Display System DEIS -- Draft Environmental Impact Statement # r8 k6 ?- [, e5 rDEP -- Departure DEWIZ -- Distance Early Warning Identification Zone / o; r4 K) j! s' }, C$ b' W3 ^! f7 [DF -- Direction Finder * e: x- {, k1 }( n# uDFAX -- Digital Facsimile 5 g5 u3 ^' \) M8 t$ t8 V- vDFI -- Direction Finding Indicator DGPS -- Differential Global Positioning Satellite (System) DH -- Decision Height DID -- Direct Inward Dial DIP -- Drop and Insert Point / [ L1 r/ f/ YDIRF -- Direction Finding 0 N# N( C& r* ]% d& R# g# ^' Z* fDITCO -- Defense Information Technology Contracting Office Agency , F/ w0 s! O) X5 _( C U: ^DME -- Distance Measuring Equipment ~0 H& }8 Z, n& D0 CDME/P -- Precision Distance Measuring Equipment DMN -- Data Multiplexing Network : r& o O: P/ r6 l- q; b% ^' b S- \DNL -- Day-- Night Equivalent Sound Level (Also called Ldn) DOD -- Direct Outward Dial DoD -- Department of Defense ' C, d" v4 U& ~2 c2 d1 K8 s- jDOI -- Department of Interior DOS -- Department of State DOT -- Department of Transportation ! H8 {1 A( h& c. ]. xDOTS -- Dynamic Ocean Tracking System DOTCC -- Department of Transportation Computer Center DSCS -- Digital Satellite Compression Service DSUA -- Dynamic Special Use Airspace DTS -- Dedicated Transmission Service DUAT -- Direct User Access Terminal DVFR -- Defense Visual Flight Rules ' R1 d6 G3 ~ z3 n! x9 [DVFR -- Day Visual Flight Rules DVOR -- Doppler Very High Frequency Omni-- Directional Range DYSIM -- Dynamic Simulator " Z1 d% L: |7 r* p9 y( V4 m E top -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E-MSAW -- En-Route Automated Minimum Safe Altitude Warning ' h: a* a0 E; c/ hEA -- Environmental Assessment : g' R. H6 n. v2 V" x. tEARTS -- En Route Automated Radar Tracking System ECOM -- En Route Communications I8 |& [2 d0 f- C- ^ECVFP -- Expanded Charted Visual Flight Procedures EDCT -- Expedite Departure Path 2 g, d5 O! c2 L" N+ x% z. ~6 jEFAS -- En Route Flight Advisory Service ; [6 m5 P, M2 u9 s& ~0 p! PEFC -- Expect Further Clearance : M8 ]- V: h; v. c fEFIS -- Electronic Flight Information Systems EIAF -- Expanded Inward Access Features # D A' a- T0 y3 OEIS -- Environmental Impact Statement * Z$ N e" O' j. e& s& zELT -- Emergency Locator Transmitter 9 V% n3 d0 p1 U3 u* `) \3 zELWRT -- Electrowriter EMAS -- Engineered Materials Arresting System 6 H+ ^+ Q4 `' }2 R W" o A8 pEMPS -- En Route Maintenance Processor System EMS -- Environmental Management System ENAV -- En Route Navigational Aids EPA -- Environmental Protection Agency : `' K2 B' t+ |5 t. YEPS -- Engineered Performance Standards EOF -- Emergency Operating Facility $ }) V" Q3 z) B, t6 b" M. ]EPSS -- Enhanced Packet Switched Service ERAD -- En Route Broadband Radar * I) T2 r: X2 U5 T0 T$ Z9 A) KESEC -- En Route Broadband Secondary Radar ESP -- En Route Spacing Program ESYS -- En Route Equipment Systems ESF -- Extended Superframe Format 4 |/ z; q. L' e* H- qETA -- Estimated Time of Arrival ETE -- Estimated Time En Route ETG -- Enhanced Target Generator - ^* h5 h8 C" X6 ~# AETMS -- Enhanced Traffic Management System 9 l7 E0 }: h: z- K+ a! o# K6 N! {ETN -- Electronic Telecommunications Network ! A$ e+ k& r- c4 u' O O! f5 ^; e, jEVAS -- Enhanced Vortex Advisory System + O# f- k8 }0 r3 [EVCS -- Emergency Voice Communications System 0 E0 F; p# V9 [1 \8 V- H6 b) H 9 i7 Z% e" j* T; y7 i, J1 tF top 1 D5 t( s) C3 X. E1 I-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FAA -- Federal Aviation Administration F&E -- Facility and Equipment 0 Y, |4 F& e5 L. ^. xFAAAC -- FAA Aeronautical Center ) ~ C1 T8 L! u- nFAACIS -- FAA Communications Information System FAATC -- FAA Technical Center 5 P2 C( r- o5 m$ TFAC -- Facility FAF -- Final Approach Fix FAP -- Final Approach Point 6 C9 [/ _7 C @. i# T# eFAPM -- FTS2000 Associate Program Manager 6 G7 m3 o* b! C0 F) HFAR -- Federal Aviation Regulation FAATSAT -- FAA Telecommunications Satellite FAST -- Final Approach Spacing Tool . b( H2 H c0 [2 c" s9 cFAX -- Facsimile Equipment ! \* h5 `; Z8 B+ OFBO -- Fixed Base Operator ; {4 `5 g* p) @2 \3 T8 v/ nFBS -- Fall Back Switch FCC -- Federal Communications Commission FCLT -- Freeze Calculated Landing Time FCOM -- FSS Radio Voice Communications ( c. `% r6 r: [0 h" `FCPU -- Facility Central Processing Unit FDAT -- Flight Data Entry and Printout (FDEP) and Flight Data Service FDE -- Flight Data Entry % \$ ^8 z0 n1 L; }% AFDEP -- Flight Data Entry and Printout . V0 ]9 X/ w" t& m9 l: ^; g2 YFDIO -- Flight Data Input/Output 7 z. [) I2 t7 q7 iFDIOC -- Flight Data Input/Output Center FDIOR -- Flight Data Input/Output Remote ' L5 O7 x0 q$ H+ _% p$ I5 ?( V6 DFDM -- Frequency Division Multiplexing ! r$ G) }3 ]' r1 E3 r0 }FDP -- Flight Data Processing # m" L# U* V3 D: m' I( F$ Q7 IFED -- Federal FEIS -- Final Environmental Impact Statement FEP -- Front End Processor FFAC -- From Facility FIFO -- Flight Inspection Field Office + e" w; F8 s, bFIG -- Flight Inspection Group FINO -- Flight Inspection National Field Office FIPS -- Federal Information Publication Standard % W0 T$ C( d3 b6 i4 O. sFIR -- Flight Information Region 6 F" q1 H s tFIRE -- Fire Station FIRMR -- Federal Information Resource Management Regulation & a3 F/ T9 @1 `; s+ B6 EFL -- Flight Level FLOWSIM -- Traffic Flow Planning Simulation FMA -- Final Monitor Aid FMF -- Facility Master File + g6 N: s! g/ I' RFMIS -- FTS2000 Management Information System ( W. l8 O( I8 \% ^1 b4 RFMS -- Flight management System ( {4 K) o4 q# D7 V3 w1 ^9 oFNMS -- FTS2000 Network Management System - R, t+ u: z4 u/ k8 u0 nFOIA -- Freedom Of Information Act 6 s L% V x& b8 tFONSI -- Finding of No Significant Impact # z4 u+ ?: m+ i- _FP -- Flight Plan FRC -- Request Full Route Clearance 8 ?# _1 K, j- c v8 \5 F6 ZFSAS -- Flight Service Automation System 7 G* d8 F8 e" e4 Z3 ~/ r* nFSDO -- Flight Standards District Office FSDPS -- Flight Service Data Processing System ! s# W7 A/ z* ?# A; R ]; d: M% e! _FSEP -- Facility/Service/Equipment Profile ! Y. {9 s8 p% g; }$ _* zFSP -- Flight Strip Printer 2 Z# B( v& I4 \2 Z H( Y* K# G7 L9 BFSPD -- Freeze Speed Parameter ; w# G( U, J% N3 V- P; `FSS -- Flight Service Station FSSA -- Flight Service Station Automated Service FSTS -- Federal Secure Telephone Service % F+ r$ {2 }* c& Z n" JFSYS -- Flight Service Station Equipment Systems 4 E1 b5 F. x7 U% q# e' oFTS -- Federal Telecommunications System FTS2000 -- Federal Telecommunications System 2000 FUS -- Functional Units or Systems + V6 [, {( e oFWCS -- Flight Watch Control Station 1 d& [5 p6 L* I& q G top ; a7 ?1 ]0 k6 w" F6 z/ q% `-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- & v+ Z$ k$ c' i' g# w* \0 a6 O8 oGA -- General Aviation 9 [: A+ t- f1 ^; N8 l" H. BGAA -- General Aviation Activity 5 U9 g. J9 O* a8 d6 rGAAA -- General Aviation Activity and Avionics & V* u- m2 X! Z* ?GADO -- General Aviation District Office GCA -- Ground Control Approach 3 e6 S+ R7 X. r) u& hGNAS -- General National Airspace System GNSS -- Global Navigation Satellite System , S: o' M& b: \2 xGOES -- Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite GOESF -- GOES Feed Point GOEST -- GOES Terminal Equipment 3 I( N: ^$ [5 j rGPRA -- Government Performance Results Act GPS -- Global Positioning Satellite 2 x$ ?, }; D4 x. GGPWS -- Ground Proximity Warning System / n* v! d7 \% p- [GRADE -- Graphical Airspace Design Environment * T0 @* A K. g( `2 ~' ^/ ~GS -- Glide Slope Indicator GSA -- General Services Administration GSE -- Ground Support Equipment 8 G4 U& s. j- d* \$ c) D # ?; J6 @2 j: D6 K3 Z$ K, u( s$ e 5 M6 g& y8 N, W, ]H top 2 ^; E) p2 p2 b" \' s -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- H -- Non-- Directional Radio Homing Beacon (NDB) HAA -- Height Above Airport 8 c, F5 k" m8 s8 C8 g3 p: S9 S9 uHAL -- Height Above Landing " W! t- k0 k' k0 V( s- m K( k3 M& QHARS -- High Altitude Route System HAT -- Height Above Touchdown HAZMAT -- Hazardous Materials HCAP -- High Capacity Carriers HLDC -- High Level Data Link Control HDME -- NDB with Distance Measuring Equipment * u3 I; ]) Z4 S( w6 X$ p B4 u9 qHDQ -- FAA Headquarters / d: S! B9 y7 t! z4 N" L6 ?HELI -- Heliport ; W* }( y. G8 j& C7 i7 rHF -- High Frequency HH -- NDB, 2kw or More , U/ i1 [3 g% G o5 T7 W' |4 m' ?HI-- EFAS -- High Altitude EFAS / {) k" C6 P5 m( WHOV -- High Occupancy Vehicle , z2 `8 V. R; M1 w7 PHSI -- Horizontal Situation Indicators & ~, U; }: e6 y N$ t0 Q _ @, pHUD -- Housing and Urban Development HWAS -- Hazardous In-- Flight Weather Advisory % K' B {1 @2 |Hz -- HERTZ ; l! n6 J5 I! d$ \! i : ^! Y& Z0 Y* l% w% b, zI top . f5 }( ~6 a2 E# N# v0 V-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- IA -- Indirect Access IAF -- Initial Approach Fix I/AFSS -- International AFSS IAP -- Instrument Approach Procedures IAPA -- Instrument Approach Procedures Automation 4 p& H% l8 P+ w4 S/ d" k3 BIBM -- International Business Machines IBP -- International Boundary Point IBR -- Intermediate Bit Rate ICAO -- International Civil Aviation Organization ICSS -- International Communications Switching Systems 4 F: L# M0 ?, G, t X8 J v. O4 aIDAT -- Interfacility Data IF -- Intermediate Fix : j. E$ S& s5 q+ VIFCP -- Interfacility Communications Processor 1 h& j- F" @" q# fIFDS -- Interfacility Data System IFEA -- In-- Flight Emergency Assistance IFO -- International Field Office , @$ x0 f4 m4 P9 G; B, ZIFR -- Instrument Flight Rules / V9 m U6 ^1 a& w2 Q4 u. }9 QIFSS -- International Flight Service Station ILS -- Instrument Landing System * B% G# {& @' B' dIM -- Inner Marker 6 n2 v G4 V' k- S3 G3 DIMC -- Instrument Meteorological Conditions INM -- Integrated Noise Model INS -- Inertial Navigation System IRMP -- Information Resources Management Plan ISDN -- Integrated Services Digital Network ISMLS -- Interim Standard Microwave Landing System ( m$ U& R: d& I& k, rITI -- Interactive Terminal Interface IVRS -- Interim Voice Response System 2 L2 o+ V' \- H2 F9 aIW -- Inside Wiring . }1 x& V/ y% Q0 g/ k( IJ top 1 n9 q! h" L$ ~( [2 j $ z) f( s/ U+ F. B7 z1 O3 M" N-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- T: {5 B7 L/ p) a8 R: G% k# p, X 5 _: g! @. l9 k2 [# m - X) A1 ]4 n- H, uK top -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Kbps -- Kilobits Per Second : j( x& W& s1 V9 \Khz -- Kilohertz KVDT -- Keyboard Video Display Terminal ( P1 q' s1 x; J* J3 NL top - l. d) T: i, U; |; Y' C$ |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LAA -- Local Airport Advisory LAAS -- Low Altitude Alert System 6 V0 K5 H5 \. c& [1 L1 sLABS -- Leased A B Service 1 S. Z0 @* G' Z" eLABSC -- LABS GS-- 200 Computer LABSR -- LABS Remote Equipment LABSW -- LABS Switch System LAHSO -- Land and Hold Short Operation LAN -- Local Area Network LATA -- Local Access and Transport Area LAWRS -- Limited Aviation Weather Reporting System 7 s( N9 q( q6 i4 B* |% N# R8 DLCF -- Local Control Facility LCN -- Local Communications Network 9 V. x+ S. l$ L* d8 M! {0 o* t1 _$ bLDA -- Localizer Directional Aid ) `) a$ D( q8 b0 {5 y. [LDA -- Landing Directional Aid ; S5 X; L9 ?) b1 i: @LDIN -- Lead-- in Lights 4 ^# A& F* r9 Q& r8 C; \3 vLEC -- Local Exchange Carrier LF -- Low Frequency LINCS -- Leased Interfacility NAS Communications System LIS -- Logistics and Inventory System ) T$ c: ^" |+ J$ S$ TLLWAS -- Low Level Wind Shear Alert System 9 d' S1 I3 u: x9 b& s' K% bLM/MS -- Low/Medium Frequency 5 D9 }# l5 }) H3 n* `/ F; E1 jLMM -- Locator Middle Marker ( b) X& v6 }" i" e" i4 S4 `LMS -- LORAN Monitor Site LOC -- Localizer LOCID -- Location Identifier LOI -- Letter of Intent - @3 k+ X2 k- e- F3 LLOM -- Compass Locator at Outer Marker LORAN -- Long Range Aid to Navigation LPV -- Lateral Precision Performance with Vertical Guidance LRCO -- Limited Remote Communications Outlet LRNAV -- Long Range Navigation e* a# n! m9 N2 p- @LRR -- Long Range Radar ' n: k9 t4 Z$ e. a2 h- n9 }( K m% `5 q2 M4 m8 Z9 k6 z0 aM top -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MAA -- Maximum Authorized Altitude . X# z6 {$ C$ d# j9 P' i! T: wMALS -- Medium Intensity Approach Lighting System . h' z5 T O0 M' x. z! d: ^MALSF -- MALS with Sequenced Flashers MALSR -- MALS with Runway Alignment Indicator Lights 8 y& E( }, \0 k" X) f# YMAP -- Maintenance Automation Program MAP -- Military Airport Program : V8 P* R0 {9 n) \MAP -- Missed Approach Point - v6 O9 u4 c; m7 [$ U: V$ yMAP -- Modified Access Pricing / v$ R. E$ K$ m- n" H* xMbps -- Megabits Per Second MCA -- Minimum Crossing Altitude " c% u4 C, }, t; X& [MCAS -- Marine Corps Air Station MCC -- Maintenance Control Center 5 E/ {5 R0 q' ^+ R8 F8 GMCL -- Middle Compass Locater 6 G: e3 r' t) x% n ?0 DMCS -- Maintenance and Control System * r, j) N1 W. @$ P1 r0 SMDA -- Minimum Descent Altitude ( Z5 N6 u" i1 S- IMDT -- Maintenance Data Terminal MEA -- Minimum En Route Altitude METI -- Meteorological Information e" W. U+ x7 L0 W8 gMF -- Middle Frequency 1 Z! r' I! S9 @0 t6 M" eMFJ -- Modified Final Judgment " Q U) `" y- O6 a2 ~ Q, lMFT -- Meter Fix Crossing Time/Slot Time * x$ k. R# P4 T; M' f( A9 x. UMHA -- Minimum Holding Altitude Mhg -- MegHERTZ 1 }1 [$ ^ ~9 x0 a5 nMIA -- Minimum IFR Altitudes MIDO -- Manufacturing Inspection District Office ; j- Y- V8 H5 qMIS -- Meteorological Impact Statement MISC -- Miscellaneous " ? D* q: V! {3 QMISO -- Manufacturing Inspection Satellite Office MIT -- Miles In Trail MITRE -- Mitre Corporation $ b8 i2 ^! ?! a3 G: I! h2 tMLS -- Microwave Landing System MM -- Middle Marker ; [+ Y3 T8 z( A. y8 W+ n7 W s+ sMMC -- Maintenance Monitoring Console MMS -- Maintenance Monitoring System , I f. s9 `& b+ [5 cMNPS -- Minimum Navigation Performance Specification ^0 `7 i* z8 y+ EMNPSA -- Minimum Navigation Performance Specifications Airspace $ z& K. q% Q/ P' B* c5 [MOA -- Memorandum of Agreement % h3 H( S2 Z) j0 V6 wMOA -- Military Operations Area MOCA -- Minimum Obstruction Clearance Altitude 3 t$ H: M: a3 R# a$ d+ N) T/ hMODE C -- Altitude-- Encoded Beacon Reply MODE C -- Altitude Reporting Mode of Secondary Radar MODE S -- Mode Select Beacon System " m. H( ]% \7 ~( c/ y$ O! ^MOU -- Memorandum of Understanding * }4 ?& v5 J% zMPO -- Metropolitan Planning Organization MPS -- Maintenance Processor Subsystem (OR) Master Plan Supplement MRA -- Minimum Reception Altitude MRC -- Monthly Recurring Charge MSA -- Minimum Safe Altitude 7 t0 @; Q% g& a& bMSAW -- Minimum Safe Altitude Warning MSL -- Mean Sea Level : u& t# U* O1 S( R3 V9 rMSN -- Message Switching Network MTCS -- Modular Terminal Communications System MTI -- Moving Target Indicator & q" L: w) p# P0 q1 _MUX -- Multiplexor ! r* @- I; ]0 A9 a$ R, ?* ~MVA -- Minimum Vectoring Altitude m5 ?8 k" p3 L( l& j' ]MVFR -- Marginal Visual Flight Rules ( V/ x' n+ u6 I5 w1 z! v# V ' J& ^2 d. Y9 e% h9 } - T3 A2 i9 w, S* ON top ( Q* G- L9 F, S% g-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAAQS -- National Ambient Air Quality Standards ( ~; [1 o) k, |NADA -- NADIN Concentrator ) r& Y5 X: B$ i9 y, fNADIN -- National Airspace Data Interchange Network NADSW -- NADIN Switches NAILS -- National Airspace Integrated Logistics Support NAMS -- NADIN IA NAPRS -- National Airspace Performance Reporting System NAS -- National Airspace System or Naval Air Station NASDC -- National Aviation Safety Data NASP -- National Airspace System Plan NASPAC -- National Airspace System Performance Analysis Capability ! {( Q# `. `9 x: G5 CNATCO -- National Communications Switching Center % B# h' c r& Z% F) f; U# GNAVAID -- Navigation Aid NAVMN -- Navigation Monitor and Control NAWAU -- National Aviation Weather Advisory Unit * @) E. G" B' k( qNAWPF -- National Aviation Weather Processing Facility NCAR -- National Center for Atmospheric Research; Boulder, CO - h. | g e8 K1 p* T8 M, XNCF -- National Control Facility + `+ u+ m; e5 r. fNCIU -- NEXRAD Communications Interface Unit : M p9 _7 {6 Z' N+ A: @NCP -- Noise Compatibility Program NCS -- National Communications System - K& n( C |9 sNDB -- Non-- Directional Radio Homing Beacon $ s& C! Y: U/ W& xNDNB -- NADIN II NEM -- Noise Exposure Map NEPA -- National Environmental Policy Act , Y) a, U* p, _& j* {' Y6 @, hNEXRAD -- Next Generation Weather Radar 9 R- I# o* i+ d& i6 `0 F) p9 fNFAX -- National Facsimile Service 2 h6 C6 }- |! S1 e0 y2 @* FNFDC -- National Flight Data Center , a3 S0 Y4 Q; ?2 W, z2 jNFIS -- NAS Facilities Information System NI -- Network Interface NICS -- National Interfacility Communications System 5 R5 O1 `8 S! ^# H1 M* dNPE -- Non-primary Airport Entitlement NPIAS -- National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems - `) {: ?# b; ~) o8 h" Q7 nNM -- Nautical Mile 7 P& u, ?: X. T1 D K7 t$ ?NMAC -- Near Mid Air Collision . s: D2 h! x) _* x5 ]; T8 \NMC -- National Meteorological Center 0 c2 F: N$ _1 G: wNMCE -- Network Monitoring and Control Equipment NMCS -- Network Monitoring and Control System + h! ~" |& V( z! SNOAA -- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 0 n9 ]# g3 E) [$ Y8 J0 x1 @% ?NOC -- Notice Of Completion NOTAM -- Notice to Airmen NPDES -- National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NPIAS -- National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems NRC -- Non-- Recurring Charge # F! |5 G- B7 G/ S) fNRCS -- National Radio Communications Systems NSAP -- National Service Assurance Plan . m" X# C7 w4 `! Q3 pNSRCATN -- National Strategy to Reduce Congestion on America's Transportation Network NSSFC -- National Severe Storms Forecast Center " |! I' E* z5 d0 O2 X7 ]NSSL -- National Severe Storms Laboratory; Norman, OK NTAP -- Notices To Airmen Publication NTP -- National Transportation Policy NTSB -- National Transportation Safety Board NTZ -- No Transgression Zone NWS -- National Weather Service NWSR -- NWS Weather Excluding NXRD NSWRH -- NWS Regional Headquarters NXRD -- Advanced Weather Radar System ' M8 b6 @) c) j & B& Z u$ y1 G8 U7 \ O top 1 l( @8 D) F4 f3 U $ M; J( z' O7 y* P j/ ?-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $ L! X7 G! `0 k$ ~8 V- j U" ZOAG -- Official Airline Guide OALT -- Operational Acceptable Level of Traffic OAW -- Off-- airway Weather Station ! k! `! B) Y! t4 \! cODAL -- Omnidirectional Approach Lighting System # r! f9 V$ Z6 E1 c' kODAPS -- Oceanic Display and Processing Station : E8 l' f5 B7 |/ z: r6 rOEP -- Operational Evolution Plan / Partnership OFA -- Object Free Area OFDPS -- Offshore Flight Data Processing System OFT -- Outer Fix Time OFZ -- Obstacle Free Zone 3 H0 X5 s- q* w& hOM -- Outer Marker OMB -- Office of Management and Budget ONER -- Oceanic Navigational Error Report OPLT -- Operational Acceptable Level of Traffic * Z ]5 d3 v$ X& y) uOPSW -- Operational Switch , t" A V# d/ d- N6 u" B) H' vOPX -- Off Premises Exchange 5 }$ P2 ?3 V+ L8 U$ V; vORD -- Operational Readiness Demonstration / h2 m+ p @, B6 K1 ~OTR -- Oceanic Transition Route $ O) K% K; N4 L dOTS -- Organized Track System P top $ Y6 N# D: ^! a2 Y- N9 t -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 f6 Y! y. J" m, @PABX -- Private Automated Branch Exchange % ] o1 w7 a2 @% z+ XPAD -- Packet Assembler/Disassembler PAM -- Peripheral Adapter Module PAPI -- Precision Approach Path Indicator " Y: b5 ?2 h( k4 \4 _+ CPAR -- Precision Approach Radar ; E+ y1 O+ Y& ]+ [0 OPAR -- Preferential Arrival Route 2 j5 g1 _" c6 s3 R1 _7 HPATWAS -- Pilots Automatic Telephone Weather Answering Service PBCT -- Proposed Boundary Crossing Time 5 [& z! L8 l# DPBRF -- Pilot Briefing PBX -- Private Branch Exchange PCA -- Positive Control Airspace O0 K! V. s& y# |& DPCM -- Pulse Code Modulation PDAR -- Preferential Arrival And Departure Route PDC -- Pre-- Departure Clearance * r8 n9 L) D7 {& x: }PDC -- Program Designator Code / I. G( ~6 n; H$ z( X2 f" BPDR -- Preferential Departure Route % W0 W. z% ?+ b% V- B% {; uPDN -- Public Data Network PFC -- Passenger Facility Charge PGP -- Planning Grant Program - S% J' [& r' O4 r0 x: xPIC -- Principal Interexchange Carrier @4 E6 G. A& b. x) IPIDP -- Programmable Indicator Data Processor ) g9 x! m2 ], G/ v6 L8 iPIREP -- Pilot Weather Report PMS -- Program Management System POLIC -- Police Station : F: I6 M* Q, V! \* `' m5 _POP -- Point Of Presence POT -- Point Of Termination PPIMS -- Personal Property Information Management System PR -- Primary Commercial Service Airport 6 E! }$ |: U1 ~2 Y& QPRI -- Primary Rate Interface 8 Y5 h: l' Z+ z8 tPRM -- Precision Runway Monitor % N8 S$ h, d" m rPSDN -- Public Switched Data Network PSN -- Packet Switched Network PSS -- Packet Switched Service + g# {, i$ T* A5 f0 S# LPSTN -- Public Switched Telephone Network / @* v( Q+ s% h2 h: ]0 N3 N' k9 j+ QPTC -- Presumed-to-Conform . ? @) u" M. }, PPUB -- Publication PUP -- Principal User Processor PVC -- Permanent Virtual Circuit PVD -- Plan View Display : g! F* \# g8 Z * ]3 S2 A, x! O/ ]! ?Q top / e u! D2 k, i4 r$ R & j; S8 ^ ]+ G" r) ~-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : {6 O& f' u: k$ K/ x; z ) o# F' _" F1 t; |! { R top - S1 a( Y) f- }+ g2 u -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- + H- R1 \% y) V) g1 y: ~2 gRAIL -- Runway Alignment Indicator Lights RAPCO -- Radar Approach Control (USAF) RAPCON -- Radar Approach Control (FAA) RATCC -- Radar Air Traffic Control Center % o0 r) m# D* ?& SRATCF -- Radar Air Traffic Control Facility (USN) 8 X/ R, A6 u% Y; M& z, w9 j" GRBC -- Rotating Beam Ceilometer RBDPE -- Radar Beacon Data Processing Equipment 5 V1 w6 I5 c3 U p+ ?RBSS -- Radar Bomb Scoring Squadron % K# T1 j4 W5 x9 U' P% K" u8 C1 ?RCAG -- Remote Communications Air/Ground 8 C8 ]2 [8 w) [5 [% U4 r$ tRCC -- Rescue Coordination Center RCF -- Remote Communication Facility 1 h: }0 L7 |) P# rRCCC -- Regional Communications Control Centers / j. |/ R! q8 T2 x* BRCIU -- Remote Control Interface Unit 6 A# i# Q+ m* S6 _$ S3 @RCL -- Radio Communications Link RCLR -- RCL Repeater RCLT -- RCL Terminal , Z/ `. d( \0 {. E& U- @- ZRCO -- Remote Communications Outlet 0 J. d" H! v; d$ w. ? q/ uRCU -- Remote Control Unit ( V$ ]0 e! Z% Y8 n4 k; }# `2 pRDAT -- Digitized Radar Data RDP -- Radar Data Processing RDSIM -- Runway Delay Simulation Model REIL -- Runway End Identification Lights 6 ^, B% u2 U, |+ C: G( r; WRF -- Radio Frequency 8 Z7 D% A0 @/ P5 d9 uRL -- General Aviation Reliever Airport RMCC -- Remote Monitor Control Center ; `! g4 l/ Z0 g% {$ o; @" S. uRMCF -- Remote Monitor Control Facility RML -- Radio Microwave Link RMLR -- RML Repeater 4 t. W ]& z' k; @$ WRMLT -- RML Terminal RMM -- Remote Maintenance Monitoring ' ?3 o. t% E0 c3 b& _, l9 ]; ERMMS -- Remote Maintenance Monitoring System RMS -- Remote Monitoring Subsystem RMSC -- Remote Monitoring Subsystem Concentrator RNAV -- Area Navigation * x3 Y2 P& ^. i' _8 `RNP -- Required Navigation Performance ROD -- Record of Decision ROSA -- Report of Service Activity ROT -- Runway Occupancy Time RP -- Restoration Priority RPC -- Restoration Priority Code 4 }3 w @ t* [7 IRPG -- Radar Processing Group & v. Q6 |) n% o2 ]RPZ -- Runway Protection Zone RRH -- Remote Reading Hygrothermometer ! j3 f9 w6 E2 \% b* p! lRRHS -- Remote Reading Hydrometer 6 J# W% o; m8 i* |/ x2 h6 f1 iRRWDS -- Remote Radar Weather Display ! ~$ K# j* Q: N0 ]. `RRWSS -- RWDS Sensor Site - Q) H3 R/ e) ~+ bRSA -- Runway Safety Area RSAT -- Runway Safety Action Team 3 d4 Y+ N, Q: N4 \! n9 R% qRSS -- Remote Speaking System RT -- Remote Transmitter . ^& h% Q/ ? O2 v& fRT & BTL -- Radar Tracking And Beacon Tracking Level , b( S% B* B. z4 c7 xRTAD -- Remote Tower Alphanumerics Display - g. n1 D- [" B5 D) |; u; @% yRTCA -- Radio Technical Commission for Aeronautics RTP -- Regional Transportation Plan RTR -- Remote Transmitter/Receiver RTRD -- Remote Tower Radar Display $ j5 _- v7 b: T& h8 LRVR -- Runway Visual Range RW -- Runway ' F4 h: n+ B9 `; S3 dRWDS -- Same as RRWDS ( ~) R( y1 _+ V/ fRWP -- Real-time Weather Processor 7 m8 K6 V; s$ C" _% q3 V. U ! ^% Q' j9 E) I/ p% Y" S: ^' H S top h1 i: ?0 x8 R/ A ! |8 Q$ R$ g5 i- ?' L- _, Q0 ?7 j-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- S/S -- Sector Suite SAC -- Strategic Air Command , l7 R5 f5 k$ ~2 }) p2 {SAFI -- Semi Automatic Flight Inspection + {/ M* S/ d3 I6 K- W3 K1 o/ o0 USALS -- Short Approach Lighting System + M( a& y- @' ]# I! `SATCOM -- Satellite Communications SAWRS -- Supplementary Aviation Weather Reporting System SBGP -- State Block Grant Program SCC -- System Command Center SCVTS -- Switched Compressed Video Telecommunications Service SDF -- Simplified Direction Finding SDF -- Software Defined Network 3 h; D6 X/ X* tSDIS -- Switched Digital Integrated Service SDP -- Service Delivery Point ) o1 F2 F! G% B$ ZSDS -- Switched Data Service / j ?+ q$ K# a3 \2 oSEL -- Single Event Level / i" j9 _+ ~2 F: [ b, PSELF -- Simplified Short Approach Lighting System With Sequenced Flashing Lights SFAR-- 38 -- Special Federal Aviation Regulation 38 + ~8 o( C% M1 k; `SHPO -- State Historic Preservation Officer SIC -- Service Initiation Charge SID -- Station Identifier 3 ?! s, @3 `6 T+ K! zSID -- Standard Instrument Departure 9 i$ r, k& u. B" g# zSIGMET -- Significant Meteorological Information SIMMOD -- Airport and Airspace Simulation Model 1 {! f9 E$ H# w% ?6 r# L3 k0 ?SIP -- State Implementation Plan SM -- Statute Miles SMGC -- Surface Movement Guidance and Control SMPS -- Sector Maintenance Processor Subsystem ) |/ ^5 \0 c& rSMS -- Safety Management System SMS -- Simulation Modeling System $ a% }1 W1 d3 _( ?# u9 wSNR -- Signal-- to-- Noise Ratio, also: S/N SOC -- Service Oversight Center SOAR -- System of Airports Reporting ; e3 K6 H V8 Y9 N( x0 I7 bSOIR -- Simultaneous Operations On Intersecting Runways 8 U7 R3 \& o. T W0 I5 eSOIWR -- Simultaneous Operations on Intersecting Wet Runways 7 O2 ]! }# f- E7 ASRAP -- Sensor Receiver and Processor - l7 C* B4 d5 i: c0 ASSALF -- SSALS with Sequenced Flashers 8 a# W, }8 X0 Z' Y4 ~; ]1 ^+ L; vSSALR -- Simplified Short Approach Lighting System SSB -- Single Side Band 3 S# ]" [3 W$ `% ^3 oSTAR -- Standard Terminal Arrival Route ; H' N1 k0 |* Y3 e$ |STD -- Standard STMUX -- Statistical Data Multiplexer STOL -- Short Takeoff and Landing SURPIC -- Surface Picture 6 O, @" T. c1 k& c, y6 ySVCA -- Service A / c+ z. K, L& J0 w& j0 U2 ~SVCB -- Service B : ~$ C% ^, K+ Z% d5 q8 `* YSVCC -- Service C SVCO -- Service O SVFO -- Interphone Service F (A) SVFB -- Interphone Service F (B) ! j6 \$ _0 y8 y7 j+ x' O4 S9 m: uSVFC -- Interphone Service F (C) SVFD -- Interphone Service F (D) * W3 j, R- m3 D& |) XSVFR -- Special Visual Flight Rules ( A) i1 L% m$ Z! U& r% f i ) [: l Z) r& x! o9 A 1 S! q- ~9 r7 X: q; j' C' HT top -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- T1MUX -- T1 Multiplexer & A$ z! h/ ]) B8 i" @( BTAAS -- Terminal Advance Automation System + e& J1 C- e5 `) T# jTACAN -- Tactical Aircraft Control and Navigation TACR -- TACAN at VOR, TACAN only TAF -- Terminal Area Forecast TARS -- Terminal Automated Radar Service TAS -- True Air Speed TATCA -- Terminal Air Traffic Control Automation 5 x# i8 D; u$ K [6 OTAVT -- Terminal Airspace Visualization Tool TCA -- Traffic Control Airport or Tower Control Airport TCA -- Terminal Control Area TCACCIS -- Transportation Coordinator Automated Command and Control Information System 5 p8 D% K" ]. L }% Z8 Z7 GTCAS -- Traffic Alert And Collision Avoidance System l& H4 R0 w4 A/ V! C2 jTCC -- DOT Transportation Computer Center TCCC -- Tower Control Computer Complex TCE -- Tone Control Equipment TCLT -- Tentative Calculated Landing Time TCO -- Telecommunications Certification Officer TCOM -- Terminal Communications / z# K7 s3 J ^* j7 ^+ \TCS -- Tower Communications System . ~. y6 T& B% V. V( XTDLS -- Tower Data-Link Services V. s, T3 C5 {- E) G0 m, ~TDMUX -- Time Division Data Multiplexer TDWR -- Terminal Doppler Weather Radar ! @7 E. D; ^8 B6 ]" _# P8 z0 R bTELCO -- Telephone Company ( P2 G, P8 ?$ z) LTELMS -- Telecommunications Management System TERPS -- Terminal Instrument Procedures TFAC -- To Facility : k r' F2 [9 e$ T5 K5 {* tTH -- Threshold TIMS -- Telecommunications Information Management System TIPS -- Terminal Information Processing System 2 N7 U/ v* o j0 GTL -- Taxilane TMA -- Traffic Management Advisor TMC -- Traffic Management Coordinator - d% f! @4 B$ ~9 l4 a5 sTMC/MC -- Traffic Management Coordinator/Military Coordinator TMCC -- Terminal Information Processing System 0 e! N% u: v/ m) t' [: o8 _TMCC -- Traffic Management Computer Complex TMF -- Traffic Management Facility 8 K- _6 Y' o% o( ATML -- Television Microwave Link - L' L3 ^; a% l# X. ITMLI -- Television Microwave Link Indicator . U [. Q7 u1 S, o; iTMLR -- Television Microwave Link Repeater TMLT -- Television Microwave Link Terminal : G: _: |; r2 b9 |. y! e C( {TM&O -- Telecommunications Management and Operations 5 s$ E7 ~* X& qTMP -- Traffic Management Processor ) @* J7 h1 K1 T) u$ BTMS -- Traffic Management System TMSPS -- Traffic Management Specialists TMU -- Traffic Management Unit TODA -- Takeoff Distance Available TOF -- Time Of Flight - `3 |$ n5 r' R! C5 {( }; z5 |TOFMS -- Time of Flight Mass Spectrometer TOPS -- Telecommunications Ordering and Pricing System (GSA software tool) ! E+ c) i. y Q* r& b: _TORA -- Take-off Run Available TNAV -- Terminal Navigational Aids ! v' ^5 V! o J; s1 W# vTR -- Telecommunications Request TRACAB -- Terminal Radar Approach Control in Tower Cab " j& q2 g+ O9 m7 J0 ITRACON -- Terminal Radar Approach Control Facility TRAD -- Terminal Radar Service ' O. V# G: e b- S7 |TRB -- Transportation Research Board 6 j, X9 a( g9 [; E+ tTRNG -- Training TSA -- Taxiway Safety Area TSEC -- Terminal Secondary Radar Service TSP -- Telecommunications Service Priority TSR -- Telecommunications Service Request 3 ]; D# y0 Z4 \! [TSYS -- Terminal Equipment Systems TTMA -- TRACON Traffic Management Advisor TTY -- Teletype & C! ^. o& @* c$ |$ \TVOR -- Terminal VHF Omnidirectional Range * v) T' o( ], |% R/ d' w8 a' B% ZTW -- Taxiway TWEB -- Transcribed Weather Broadcast TWR-- Tower (non-controlled) TY -- Type (FAACIS) 4 x( r2 X# v( r* z7 r% E7 ]/ o . f7 d' M# ~7 w; Z- fU top * c5 l+ C+ _+ ]# I1 {-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ( r" m' U: f) XUAS -- Uniform Accounting System UHF -- Ultra High Frequency URA -- Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 USAF -- United States Air Force USC -- United States Code USOC -- Uniform Service Order Code ' ?* N' `. m5 A1 B: { ' V8 N1 L- ?# Y0 j/ y3 V+ lV top 3 \: @2 a8 g$ h8 d8 p -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VALE -- Voluntary Airport Low Emission 8 c$ \( B( D& _' JVASI -- Visual Approach Slope Indicator VDME -- VOR with Distance Measuring Equipment : A' o& o. Q7 u) A' Q; nVF -- Voice Frequency m1 `7 G. x! Y6 m+ yVFR -- Visual Flight Rules VHF -- Very High Frequency VLF -- Very Low Frequency 3 ~( |: x% n# EVMC -- Visual Meteorological Conditions VNAV -- Visual Navigational Aids ) f9 y w. P, `3 D. iVNTSC -- Volpe National Transportation System Center VON -- Virtual On-net VOR -- VHF Omnidirectional Range VOR/DME -- VHF Omnidirectional Range/Distance Measuring Equipment VORTAC -- VOR collocated with TACAN / {" [. l' S/ Q+ H$ XVOT -- VOR Test Facility * h2 a" |* _7 h( B- m$ v$ FVP/D -- Vehicle/Pedestrian Deviation VRS -- Voice Recording System VSCS -- Voice Switching and Control System 0 e8 F. x9 C: f# VVTA -- Vertex Time of Arrival VTAC -- VOR collocated with TACAN VTOL -- Vertical Takeoff and Landing . Q0 r. A9 a- ^2 B h+ _. [! c" i9 ~VTS -- Voice Telecommunications System # E6 I! N5 \! @7 E ]9 ]; f 8 W. K2 q. g8 _. c4 z7 O! F$ h) ZW top -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 `" V4 q5 K0 tWAAS -- Wide Area Augmentation System 3 n0 [3 d6 a! Y6 ^( i& j$ ~3 z$ ^WAN -- Wide Area Network + w4 s0 Y/ c' T+ V+ {1 tWC -- Work Center WCP -- Weather Communications Processor 9 m- X+ j5 @/ D6 @1 Y8 E" Q: MWECO -- Western Electric Company % T% l/ f- n% ~- N, D1 ~WESCOM -- Western Electric Satellite Communications WMSC -- Weather Message Switching Center WMSCR -- Weather Message Switching Center Replacement / k& b) r; u4 J0 i0 j/ b* sWSCMO -- Weather Service Contract Meteorological Observatory / z1 F7 N6 @0 m. H& r- G5 Y. aWSFO -- Weather Service Forecast Office WSMO -- Weather Service Meteorological Observatory - y7 c4 a& K* N+ o5 aWSO -- Weather Service Office WTHR -- "Weather" : m& z2 v& A2 j/ u" `: F/ JWX -- Weather 4 x. s: j3 g& a. T: y, ? . ]; m4 O! b- E0 KX top 0 q. ^2 @ u& e1 N' i-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * |$ I) e7 d0 z ) x v+ F4 I! O' E1 A, k( q, D( p" TY top -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 q6 g; Z+ h! c0 B* C 1 k1 P4 L+ ?. m; c7 y: ? 8 r/ j f, R% {5 K5 e+ T$ gZ top --------------------------------------------------------------------------------