Glossary of Airport Acronyms

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Printer Friendly Email Page Glossary of Airport Acronyms + w% Y/ |% g2 o! _5 j' v-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M 9 s# ^/ q! m1 o: ~ k$ z # e# s& u3 E9 j( h) mN | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z 9 G4 A( b+ T4 o2 p" \3 t" _ 6 X8 V& A3 u* V4 j# UA top 2 W+ y7 Q" s; M a% t -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ' \% X+ P; F5 @: W : z4 U# |$ w2 {! o* ZA/C -- Aircraft 6 x: X6 D% a B7 d8 cA/G -- Air to Ground $ i4 {7 k8 k1 R; V% `1 bA/H -- Altitude/Height AAC -- Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center / u* B% E) i& n; `! v7 QAAF -- Army Air Field % R$ \, g' m8 C9 b$ f4 L0 V0 e RAAI -- Arrival Aircraft Interval ! g1 c9 u. L9 ^( W$ }. LAAP -- Advanced Automation Program AAR -- Airport Acceptance Rate 4 F5 Q, h# V5 E8 T1 T* pABDIS -- Automated Data Interchange System Service B % P2 u4 D3 c2 _9 }" PACAIS -- Air Carrier Activity Information System ACAS -- Aircraft Collision Avoidance System % J1 x1 ~. `. S9 _ACC -- Airports Consultants Council ACC -- Area Control Center ( A2 R# h( v* ?$ iACCT -- Accounting Records ACD -- Automatic Call Distributor ACDO -- Air Carrier District Office 8 l+ Q; m3 v. J7 W7 GACF -- Area Control Facility ACFO -- Aircraft Certification Field Office . y$ X8 S2 `: s' PACFT -- Aircraft : a! k) Y2 a4 j* LACI-NA -- Airports Council International - North America ACID -- Aircraft Identification 9 O5 y5 _9 @& H2 [% m4 Z8 z/ zACIP -- Airport Capital Improvement Plan , @- o- ]" n8 i# LACLS -- Automatic Carrier Landing System ACLT -- Actual Landing Time Calculated ' i( }! r- P3 q. F1 j# YACO -- Office of Airports Compliance and Field Operations ) A; i7 Z4 D- ?0 R2 q5 W: @ACO -- Aircraft Certification Office 9 g6 u! s. k+ g+ W. Y3 Y# nACRP -- Airport Cooperative Research Program ADA -- Air Defense Area ADAP -- Airport Development Aid Program 5 o2 M; s' D$ R1 ~2 @: QADAS -- AWOS Data Acquisition System ADCCP -- Advanced Data Communications Control Procedure : n4 k6 r* a: B! E& u, P7 Q1 a& U; ^ADDA -- Administrative Data 7 k5 ^" ?& s5 c8 D' g6 W' E$ UADF -- Automatic Direction Finding 6 T4 {6 N3 U7 Y+ s3 Q2 WADI -- Automatic De-Ice and Inhibitor ADIN -- AUTODIN Service ADIZ -- Air Defense Identification Zone ADL -- Aeronautical Data-Link ADLY -- Arrival Delay 1 }; I3 D. y# d. ^ADO -- Airline Dispatch Office ADP -- Automated Data Processing 5 g* F1 N7 n6 p/ H( wADS -- Automatic Dependent Surveillance ADSIM -- Airfield Delay Simulation Model ADSY -- Administrative Equipment Systems ADTN -- Administrative Data Transmission Network ADTN2000 -- Administrative Data Transmission Network 2000 0 z! B7 P# ?: S1 i" C) E& ?: Q: I/ TADVO -- Administrative Voice : T4 O$ p! G4 N DAEG -- Aircraft Evaluation Group AERA -- Automated En-Route Air Traffic Control AEX -- Automated Execution ! o- ]' H$ y" Z: u- O) zAF -- Airway Facilities AFB -- Air Force Base AFIS -- Automated Flight Inspection System AFP -- Area Flight Plan ) G4 |0 d6 c6 C, _+ ?5 N# |AFRES -- Air Force Reserve Station % g& w3 I2 P9 PAFS -- Airways Facilities Sector 0 h# k P4 K$ E& r: F: ?) w" x& WAFSFO -- AFS Field Office AFSFU -- AFS Field Unit AFSOU -- AFS Field Office Unit (Standard is AFSFOU) AFSS -- Automated Flight Service Station s9 Q3 T& V9 G: z: OAFTN -- Automated Fixed Telecommunications Network AGL -- Above Ground Level AID -- Airport Information Desk AIG -- Airbus Industries Group 4 [7 s0 k7 Y3 UAIM -- Airman's Information Manual AIP -- Airport Improvement Plan AIRMET -- Airmen's Meteorological Information AIRNET -- Airport Network Simulation Model AIS -- Aeronautical Information Service ) v; g) P) r, ]9 ]/ Y4 aAIT -- Automated Information Transfer ALP -- Airport Layout Plan ALS -- Approach Lighting System ! f% l) P: T; x" m7 V! _+ {ALSF1 -- ALS with Sequenced Flashers I ALSF2 -- ALS with Sequenced Flashers II - G3 _! W6 M, Q5 B. t( WALSIP -- Approach Lighting System Improvement Plan ALTRV -- Altitude Reservation + ^# i7 z4 V3 ^' V8 QAMASS -- Airport Movement Area Safety System AMCC -- ACF/ARTCC Maintenance Control Center $ c' j* n T! o- e4 ]AMOS -- Automated Meteorological Observation Station AMP -- ARINC Message Processor (OR) Airport Master Plan AMVER -- Automated Mutual Assistance Vessel Rescue System & ~' P9 x0 n/ a3 gANC -- Alternate Network Connectivity + h) X1 R% P+ F7 n6 zANCA -- Airport Noise and Capacity Act ANG -- Air National Guard ANGB -- Air National Guard Base 2 z6 ]0 j0 q/ ?7 |& N( q3 SANMS -- Automated Network Monitoring System , v! ^* a+ I6 {8 HANSI -- American National Standards Group AOA -- Air Operations Area AP -- Acquisition Plan 7 t8 @ @9 y% Y7 TAPP -- Approach APS -- Airport Planning Standard ( ^' G+ h' n8 W% `! x# k j7 e1 ]AQAFO -- Aeronautical Quality Assurance Field Office # P2 S: @! Y# dARAC -- Army Radar Approach Control (AAF) - b: I3 k a" B1 k+ MARAC -- Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee ARCTR -- FAA Aeronautical Center or Academy ARF -- Airport Reservation Function ARFF -- Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting ARINC -- Aeronautical Radio, Inc. ARLNO -- Airline Office ARO -- Airport Reservation Office ARP -- Airport Reference Point ARSA -- Airport Service Radar Area : q! l6 F: c9 r: K1 n( A) s; hARSR -- Air Route Surveillance Radar 5 m, k7 D! e1 g4 \0 P& {$ S$ tARTCC -- Air Route Traffic Control Center 5 {: ]1 b; O! T+ g+ A: K" BARTS -- Automated Radar Terminal System ASAS -- Aviation Safety Analysis System * q6 x7 a% s; ^* Y+ ~4 [ASC -- AUTODIN Switching Center M# E& v& w6 E. Z/ I' S( ]ASCP -- Aviation System Capacity Plan ASD -- Aircraft Situation Display ASDA -- Accelerate -- Stop Distance Available ' ` t" K v/ s. UASLAR -- Aircraft Surge Launch And Recovery ASM -- Available Seat Mile ASP -- Arrival Sequencing Program # x/ [2 D0 c( e* j' @: S' }% O& lASOS -- Automatic Surface Observation System ASQP -- Airline Service Quality Performance ASR -- Airport Surveillance Radar 1 ?! S6 N: i7 F% k, n( yASTA -- Airport Surface Traffic Automation 8 r8 {0 h6 w0 l$ z: i1 z- IASV -- Airline Schedule Vendor AT -- Air Traffic ATA -- Air Transport Association of America ATAS -- Airspace and Traffic Advisory Service ATCAA -- Air Traffic Control Assigned Airspace / b) k& l% v8 i6 jAT&T -- American Telephone and Telegraph 1 [* B+ a" v' r! h2 X; cAT&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 2 C/ F3 l/ i5 w. GATCCC -- Air Traffic Control Command Center 7 ?9 M n) L* FATCO -- Air Taxi Commercial Operator * E: _: `0 [* F; S% t6 Q, eATCRB -- Air Traffic Control Radar Beacon 8 u+ Q, l& a9 s- E/ B- C IATCRBS -- Air Traffic Control Radar Beacon System % ~/ c9 u& n9 HATCSCC -- Air Traffic Control Systems Command Center ATCT -- Airport Traffic Control Tower % ?% N. Z- ]+ l: k' U& H, HATIS -- Automated Terminal Information Service ATISR -- ATIS Recorder i3 @: l/ i- }: l5 N& zATM -- Air Traffic Management ATM -- Asynchronous Transfer Mode 2 h! L1 t+ O N6 X/ sATMS -- Advanced Traffic Management System ATN -- Aeronautical Telecommunications Network ATODN -- AUTODIN Terminal (FUS) ( j1 V7 W s. o$ y7 `( FATOVN -- AUOTVON (Facility) ATOMS -- Air Traffic Operations Management System ATS -- Air Traffic Service ATSCCP -- ATS Contingency Command Post ATTIS -- AT&T Information Systems AUTODIN -- DoD Automatic Digital Network . A/ V; H1 k/ M* A( eAUTOVON -- DoD Automatic Voice Network ; ?: H! U8 L1 d& L$ EAVON -- AUTOVON Service : K* m7 r/ p' O9 M( EAVN -- Aviation Standards National Field Office, Oklahoma City AWIS -- Airport Weather Information AWOS -- Automated Weather Observation System AWP -- Aviation Weather Processor " f6 Z. o* l* L/ S9 \AWPG -- Aviation Weather Products Generator AWS -- Air Weather Station 0 X! T) S% D* \; F$ nB top 8 b! \& v0 w- s) `) K* b" t2 {-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- # l. I* {6 }! u# `1 ?BANS -- BRITE Alphanumeric System BART -- Billing Analysis Reporting Tool (GSA software tool) BASIC -- Basic Contract Observing Station BASOP -- Military Base Operations BCA -- Benefit/Cost Analysis BCR -- Benefit/Cost Ratio ) S+ S& U3 j4 J4 d/ bBDAT -- Digitized Beacon Data BMP -- Best Management Practices BOC -- Bell Operating Company , ]: M% q! Z, m) P* r* c9 {" `6 Pbps -- bits per second BRI -- Basic Rate Interface BRITE -- Bright Radar Indicator Terminal Equipment : s9 x6 C8 A% ?6 ^BRL -- Building Restriction Line BUEC -- Back-- up Emergency Communications ' G& J% s( w- r8 UBUECE -- Back-- up Emergency Communications Equipment C top -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- / R/ I% {6 S/ i1 `; q2 DCAA -- Civil Aviation Authority CAA -- Clean Air Act CAB -- Civil Aeronautics Board 1 H1 W- d2 m/ A& j2 V9 nCARF -- Central Altitude Reservation Facility CASFO -- Civil Aviation Security Office ! w3 G- a/ m3 W" ACAT -- Category CAT -- Clear -- Air Turbulence CAU -- Crypto Ancillary Unit / X* w' G/ }; f' ACBI -- Computer Based Instruction CCC -- Communications Command Center ( V7 A& `4 a$ ?: @* MCCCC -- Staff Communications CCCH -- Central Computer Complex Host . [( ^3 W3 X1 U1 H& B& ~* pCC&O -- Customer Cost and Obligation & E- E2 l' F G0 x k- [7 rCCSD -- Command Communications Service Designator + J6 h7 I8 @5 T$ @. eCCS7-- NI -- Communication Channel Signal-7 -- Network Interconnect CCU -- Central Control Unit CD -- Common Digitizer / j, {( u3 ] v& L0 ZCDR -- Cost Detail Report 7 O% F' o- k( N }; `CDT -- Controlled Departure Time CDTI -- Cockpit Display of Traffic Information CENTX -- Central Telephone Exchange CEP -- Capacity Enhancement Program , r5 l' R: y. M8 ], FCEQ -- Council on Environmental Quality 5 ?$ U, \$ s( x, J! h& wCERAP -- Central Radar Approach CFC -- Central Flow Control CFCF -- Central Flow Control Facility CFCS -- Central Flow Control Service CFR -- Code of Federal Regulations CFWP -- Central Flow Weather Processor 0 U- [. x# j" v7 V% `4 bCFWU -- Central Flow Weather Unit CGAS -- Coast Guard Air Station CLC -- Course Line Computer 8 j- |& o/ B4 R/ I8 t- NCLIN -- Contract Line Item ' p2 y* u5 b: S& V9 b& u- nCLT -- Calculated Landing Time " t% ^6 V5 H0 P$ O$ m' S3 hCM -- Commercial Service Airport CNMPS -- Canadian Minimum Navigation Performance Specification Airspace CNS -- Consolidated NOTAM System + F d/ M% W2 J+ L/ n0 p7 X1 xCNSP -- Consolidated NOTAM System Processor * o0 h3 z1 |/ m' PCO -- Central Office COE -- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers e- @5 I2 l0 MCOMCO -- Command Communications Outlet ! | D. J* v, N4 T8 ]CONUS -- Continental United States CORP -- Private Corporation other than ARINC or MITRE 5 m$ s/ P, X' Q4 L! h+ fCPE -- Customer Premise Equipment . T2 [2 U" j/ j' {+ R/ }CPMIS -- Consolidated Personnel Management Information System ! Y$ \% t2 U6 w' mCRA -- Conflict Resolution Advisory ' y$ [* E' |2 lCRDA -- Converging Runway Display Aid CRT -- Cathode Ray Tube 6 U7 o6 r4 D, F8 O3 Q' D# DCSA -- Communications Service Authorization CSIS -- Centralized Storm Information System - {7 [# x4 d$ @. JCSO -- Customer Service Office CSR -- Communications Service Request CSS -- Central Site System C/S/S/N -- Capacity/Safety/Security/Noise CTA -- Controlled Time of Arrival CTA -- Control Area ; K! {) P* D- K; D6 q; QCTA/FIR -- Control Area/Flight Information Region CTAF -- Common Traffic Advisory Frequency CTAS -- Center -- Tracon Automation System CTMA -- Center Traffic Management Advisor ! }7 M) p+ P) tCUPS -- Consolidated Uniform Payroll System CVFR -- Controlled Visual Flight Rules . @% }1 G: ~( C y' q- iCVTS -- Compressed Video Transmission Service CW -- Continuous Wave CWSU -- Central Weather Service Unit * v! o4 P% ]/ ?9 lCWY -- Clearway 6 z9 ?5 t1 K9 N- t" s / w. @2 t( V+ U + |# q) c+ H0 A8 r/ ?' H0 a0 ID top 5 r3 y4 y0 K1 ? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ! z2 n0 @% q7 k9 T, L, u; xDA -- Direct Access 9 {+ {4 T# N' K hDA -- Decision Altitude/Decision Height DA -- Descent Advisor DABBS -- DITCO Automated Bulletin Board System DAIR -- Direct Altitude and Identity Readout 9 V$ M! u" J% n1 X6 SDAR -- Designated Agency Representative ; j! Z1 S# I5 BDARC -- Direct Access Radar Channel dBA -- Decibels A-weighted % K6 s4 c; M2 wDBCRC -- Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission DBE -- Disadvantaged Business Enterprise % ?6 T- O3 Y5 sDBMS -- Data Base Management System ) b4 k1 _. _+ W* U$ h I, i( YDBRITE -- Digital Bright Radar Indicator Tower Equipment DCA -- Defense Communications Agency . m8 m8 m+ v& w/ h& q1 C, kDCAA -- Dual Call, Automatic Answer Device DCCU -- Data Communications Control Unit 4 s3 a. s5 Y J: w8 }, C& j+ R$ x" nDCE -- Data Communications Equipment DDA -- Dedicated Digital Access . f$ m, P# p2 \* T. P% dDDD -- Direct Distance Dialing DDM -- Difference in Depth of Modulation ( ^1 y. G8 P0 ?; f n' Q+ xDDS -- Digital Data Service 1 @+ M/ j6 }3 |* D& UDEA -- Drug Enforcement Agency ( N$ V; o* u" x, hDEDS -- Data Entry and Display System DEIS -- Draft Environmental Impact Statement / g7 |' a: }& ~( k$ J1 w, IDEP -- Departure DEWIZ -- Distance Early Warning Identification Zone 2 u1 S& H4 t" nDF -- Direction Finder * c" h( q6 Y4 W0 z8 S! vDFAX -- Digital Facsimile : R5 @ J; C$ W) s, @: M( o. T/ TDFI -- Direction Finding Indicator DGPS -- Differential Global Positioning Satellite (System) & q" N' R. ~/ ?8 D/ u1 wDH -- Decision Height 4 ~# J. ^8 R- I/ ]' ?- _DID -- Direct Inward Dial DIP -- Drop and Insert Point DIRF -- Direction Finding / o4 H6 I5 ]% T: E$ iDITCO -- Defense Information Technology Contracting Office Agency ; ~& a/ h' Z( ?+ ~- DDME -- Distance Measuring Equipment DME/P -- Precision Distance Measuring Equipment DMN -- Data Multiplexing Network DNL -- Day-- Night Equivalent Sound Level (Also called Ldn) - Y% K' w* m# z3 V2 s. ]DOD -- Direct Outward Dial 0 I9 Q1 L3 ]" S. ` N( \2 UDoD -- Department of Defense DOI -- Department of Interior DOS -- Department of State . \9 `( d' b: n& p0 W- \4 ^( T, XDOT -- Department of Transportation DOTS -- Dynamic Ocean Tracking System ) X n" Z2 G3 a/ h1 M. }DOTCC -- Department of Transportation Computer Center DSCS -- Digital Satellite Compression Service DSUA -- Dynamic Special Use Airspace ) c0 ]+ z+ q( qDTS -- Dedicated Transmission Service DUAT -- Direct User Access Terminal 5 _5 t ?0 _9 K& n! hDVFR -- Defense Visual Flight Rules ! ^: h' }! B2 w# w1 d4 tDVFR -- Day Visual Flight Rules DVOR -- Doppler Very High Frequency Omni-- Directional Range DYSIM -- Dynamic Simulator & w' u' z/ o7 l8 j E top 2 D) K6 L. Z1 ?* g, w" y-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E-MSAW -- En-Route Automated Minimum Safe Altitude Warning " N# u4 Y. n+ {1 V2 F( [EA -- Environmental Assessment : s) k. D7 p" Q) [+ D1 f% ]EARTS -- En Route Automated Radar Tracking System ECOM -- En Route Communications ECVFP -- Expanded Charted Visual Flight Procedures EDCT -- Expedite Departure Path EFAS -- En Route Flight Advisory Service $ h. p! v2 j2 ^& u" r/ PEFC -- Expect Further Clearance EFIS -- Electronic Flight Information Systems EIAF -- Expanded Inward Access Features 1 j* m3 r3 N$ |4 e; R% C: _2 rEIS -- Environmental Impact Statement ELT -- Emergency Locator Transmitter 5 q1 f2 Z! x0 L: Y! s1 S' ^ELWRT -- Electrowriter EMAS -- Engineered Materials Arresting System EMPS -- En Route Maintenance Processor System , S* R4 r2 @6 l5 UEMS -- Environmental Management System ENAV -- En Route Navigational Aids EPA -- Environmental Protection Agency : \. |3 i0 f1 \1 tEPS -- Engineered Performance Standards EOF -- Emergency Operating Facility EPSS -- Enhanced Packet Switched Service ERAD -- En Route Broadband Radar , ~6 n6 s& k# I4 n+ L/ DESEC -- En Route Broadband Secondary Radar ESP -- En Route Spacing Program % a' t( V0 T1 b( c2 Z! |* `' v2 _ESYS -- En Route Equipment Systems / t* J( U, K @& v6 CESF -- Extended Superframe Format 9 s- t7 y% w3 ^5 aETA -- Estimated Time of Arrival / m1 b I$ W0 cETE -- Estimated Time En Route 1 F8 k0 f. b1 R. }* Y0 {ETG -- Enhanced Target Generator ETMS -- Enhanced Traffic Management System ETN -- Electronic Telecommunications Network EVAS -- Enhanced Vortex Advisory System EVCS -- Emergency Voice Communications System 3 D2 k: f: ~9 ~0 F% u( y% }( ` 8 \% p8 R! Y6 h8 T2 _: \" TF top ) d- a$ T6 U2 \2 \6 Z/ V/ K-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- , Q# b2 D7 W1 ~: V1 |) qFAA -- Federal Aviation Administration F&E -- Facility and Equipment / r# G% g+ P" _4 r# e: YFAAAC -- FAA Aeronautical Center _0 T3 S8 G: u# ?& vFAACIS -- FAA Communications Information System FAATC -- FAA Technical Center ) F2 @# D: g4 @5 K# z5 iFAC -- Facility FAF -- Final Approach Fix - J7 e0 ?3 p4 h7 L. q5 K1 lFAP -- Final Approach Point 0 { V# k/ F: x2 @7 KFAPM -- FTS2000 Associate Program Manager FAR -- Federal Aviation Regulation 6 E4 g+ l& A, G4 B: @FAATSAT -- FAA Telecommunications Satellite " _! L1 ~$ U( e7 {' o+ `0 y4 eFAST -- Final Approach Spacing Tool FAX -- Facsimile Equipment * ]8 Y$ k q$ s3 ]! ~ a+ C/ vFBO -- Fixed Base Operator FBS -- Fall Back Switch 7 ]+ V1 v+ Q6 E( [. ?* z( G4 Z2 M- FFCC -- Federal Communications Commission FCLT -- Freeze Calculated Landing Time FCOM -- FSS Radio Voice Communications ; z2 a2 E+ L4 z3 }! P1 w$ ^/ SFCPU -- Facility Central Processing Unit ! H1 a! |: I1 n& M) ~) `FDAT -- Flight Data Entry and Printout (FDEP) and Flight Data Service FDE -- Flight Data Entry & m) }% u/ T/ i2 W9 hFDEP -- Flight Data Entry and Printout " h7 K' @7 W5 n8 s' q: UFDIO -- Flight Data Input/Output ' T: v0 S: X! HFDIOC -- Flight Data Input/Output Center FDIOR -- Flight Data Input/Output Remote FDM -- Frequency Division Multiplexing FDP -- Flight Data Processing FED -- Federal ) G4 r6 G ~( x: JFEIS -- Final Environmental Impact Statement + D o# G( y3 o5 }+ A0 v& nFEP -- Front End Processor ) x. I! X( B( MFFAC -- From Facility FIFO -- Flight Inspection Field Office FIG -- Flight Inspection Group , s5 G+ B. B8 M7 o& C" X2 nFINO -- Flight Inspection National Field Office FIPS -- Federal Information Publication Standard FIR -- Flight Information Region FIRE -- Fire Station FIRMR -- Federal Information Resource Management Regulation FL -- Flight Level FLOWSIM -- Traffic Flow Planning Simulation 4 r8 e+ _! k" Z$ C- FFMA -- Final Monitor Aid 1 r# s V$ q0 z- k% oFMF -- Facility Master File FMIS -- FTS2000 Management Information System FMS -- Flight management System FNMS -- FTS2000 Network Management System 1 \! U/ |7 t9 t( H2 |, w; c4 G: PFOIA -- Freedom Of Information Act FONSI -- Finding of No Significant Impact FP -- Flight Plan FRC -- Request Full Route Clearance # q& h& _" x* l1 \' x" yFSAS -- Flight Service Automation System FSDO -- Flight Standards District Office FSDPS -- Flight Service Data Processing System - c: q2 s" _9 u# d8 q9 d# DFSEP -- Facility/Service/Equipment Profile FSP -- Flight Strip Printer & `& A% m) h6 q- ~/ C& ?FSPD -- Freeze Speed Parameter ; T8 ] B* j( O7 yFSS -- Flight Service Station 0 E" A& N$ q8 VFSSA -- Flight Service Station Automated Service ' z4 u* Q4 w( ~* z1 @/ d' w9 TFSTS -- Federal Secure Telephone Service ; u7 e% U* b! dFSYS -- Flight Service Station Equipment Systems 2 X7 b9 P+ ^& V0 q9 k/ RFTS -- Federal Telecommunications System + _4 g3 f: r x8 a% [. GFTS2000 -- Federal Telecommunications System 2000 * |7 a$ m# r+ k7 J) O! ~) F' }2 p! sFUS -- Functional Units or Systems FWCS -- Flight Watch Control Station , f" @- _) h8 y3 o G top & c. O: G7 f1 |& W1 N% j -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GA -- General Aviation 2 h% `4 g+ ~! r K8 XGAA -- General Aviation Activity GAAA -- General Aviation Activity and Avionics 9 [. e# b3 Y# i( J! ~( z9 n& GGADO -- General Aviation District Office 0 {. R8 X7 x! S* h [- a: @( k+ qGCA -- Ground Control Approach GNAS -- General National Airspace System " \; j3 U7 \" k( x0 P6 Z# ~GNSS -- Global Navigation Satellite System : G1 e3 e9 q+ m; p6 l; _9 T2 y& cGOES -- Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite ; c( L6 T0 v* y. K5 l* k) YGOESF -- GOES Feed Point GOEST -- GOES Terminal Equipment 9 K+ P% |2 F. m CGPRA -- Government Performance Results Act / H9 o' F( `8 NGPS -- Global Positioning Satellite GPWS -- Ground Proximity Warning System GRADE -- Graphical Airspace Design Environment 6 |/ j1 @3 G8 I, {GS -- Glide Slope Indicator ( s) G! p: m1 a2 k3 |0 n- {GSA -- General Services Administration % i4 L% w& [1 V2 j3 m1 H7 ^5 MGSE -- Ground Support Equipment $ V7 T6 U7 I5 L% `: K Q7 L8 }/ V - F- S3 P; }3 }$ b) c5 M* T H top 4 h# t! |. @3 @# ^$ ^8 T% K -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- H -- Non-- Directional Radio Homing Beacon (NDB) 6 D! F1 c5 |, Y9 G9 bHAA -- Height Above Airport HAL -- Height Above Landing HARS -- High Altitude Route System / u2 {$ _6 K3 ~, C7 B) d, u* d8 ~HAT -- Height Above Touchdown * D+ J: @9 Q# {6 n6 DHAZMAT -- Hazardous Materials $ \* L) {% d$ ?6 W8 X6 T- s2 c: \HCAP -- High Capacity Carriers 1 `) a9 m$ |4 X+ _" uHLDC -- High Level Data Link Control 5 Y7 N2 w/ v E1 N9 [5 F' PHDME -- NDB with Distance Measuring Equipment / Q; Q/ v9 j$ x# y% g7 e* E: n2 }HDQ -- FAA Headquarters + g9 T5 ]. Q- J$ L6 F5 }. `HELI -- Heliport : _% \4 j/ g- g2 s$ F% dHF -- High Frequency HH -- NDB, 2kw or More HI-- EFAS -- High Altitude EFAS HOV -- High Occupancy Vehicle 4 C$ M7 _& F9 H4 tHSI -- Horizontal Situation Indicators HUD -- Housing and Urban Development HWAS -- Hazardous In-- Flight Weather Advisory ( W- Z# T- F1 [" ~: P1 Z: K2 ]Hz -- HERTZ $ }$ T J. z6 b% X- ] ! ^4 B% a' c' O, }. q I top 1 C4 z: [/ g1 h/ V0 G! t -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- IA -- Indirect Access 9 C" b- z( P' Z' T9 L" XIAF -- Initial Approach Fix / ^6 O& Z Z# m: d2 J6 e/ J, \) t3 jI/AFSS -- International AFSS 3 S# `/ ^5 T* I9 z" [IAP -- Instrument Approach Procedures IAPA -- Instrument Approach Procedures Automation ' p) i: G5 i2 u9 \IBM -- International Business Machines / N/ ~: Q/ f3 H: G& OIBP -- International Boundary Point IBR -- Intermediate Bit Rate " \/ t5 E! E; Z* X/ O2 t# O& vICAO -- International Civil Aviation Organization ICSS -- International Communications Switching Systems IDAT -- Interfacility Data IF -- Intermediate Fix IFCP -- Interfacility Communications Processor # c& O8 @/ T4 _& i3 qIFDS -- Interfacility Data System IFEA -- In-- Flight Emergency Assistance 7 L) p$ _# A1 w1 O B v( KIFO -- International Field Office IFR -- Instrument Flight Rules IFSS -- International Flight Service Station ILS -- Instrument Landing System IM -- Inner Marker ' a7 H! g( T% qIMC -- Instrument Meteorological Conditions . @# d7 U1 g& _INM -- Integrated Noise Model / `' q1 K* _. y" o6 nINS -- Inertial Navigation System IRMP -- Information Resources Management Plan 0 B! E' y3 L, |. @3 w% O( }+ J4 d1 BISDN -- Integrated Services Digital Network ISMLS -- Interim Standard Microwave Landing System ITI -- Interactive Terminal Interface IVRS -- Interim Voice Response System IW -- Inside Wiring # P% f3 V1 y ^7 X: Z# q; ^1 N5 k J top 5 | s5 L" m- g+ m' ^ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- K top -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 M* o, ~& z3 i5 O) e: f4 C/ UKbps -- Kilobits Per Second Khz -- Kilohertz KVDT -- Keyboard Video Display Terminal 9 O+ j7 w1 B! E* R, G+ {+ l L top ! M) z2 n" L+ p( `* D-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 a$ t: C% k0 W D& Y- @ LAA -- Local Airport Advisory LAAS -- Low Altitude Alert System . e6 r9 U, G* D# h1 tLABS -- Leased A B Service ! j9 N" C/ A; q# s4 xLABSC -- LABS GS-- 200 Computer LABSR -- LABS Remote Equipment 0 \+ m& G) ?, e4 uLABSW -- LABS Switch System LAHSO -- Land and Hold Short Operation LAN -- Local Area Network ! \; c: s- m6 t. [1 FLATA -- Local Access and Transport Area ; b2 w3 I; [% R, {0 x- v& m; q) x6 _LAWRS -- Limited Aviation Weather Reporting System + A! U* k+ W& t4 n2 KLCF -- Local Control Facility % G7 V# @1 J5 c9 m' f9 d" w: S n0 kLCN -- Local Communications Network 7 X9 G* G8 a# Y! G; o5 dLDA -- Localizer Directional Aid * v% C, v# h, S8 Z/ g7 ILDA -- Landing Directional Aid $ r! I4 A- X9 e/ JLDIN -- Lead-- in Lights 4 m% e- U2 k. H# E9 pLEC -- Local Exchange Carrier ! I4 m+ |# M2 |! ]LF -- Low Frequency ) j, [0 ?2 c' M* j0 h+ m' hLINCS -- Leased Interfacility NAS Communications System % {- U2 O n7 X" f# [ F) h/ DLIS -- Logistics and Inventory System LLWAS -- Low Level Wind Shear Alert System ; _$ t0 o& J' P: N5 c7 Z3 oLM/MS -- Low/Medium Frequency ! m) @5 [" p" ?5 n) e6 [LMM -- Locator Middle Marker # [! s1 S( R+ Z# O& CLMS -- LORAN Monitor Site 9 j3 i$ l) a* o# t6 ?LOC -- Localizer 4 O* _) F& ]$ L$ A8 g, YLOCID -- Location Identifier LOI -- Letter of Intent 8 Y+ _/ o, U4 R6 s0 r7 YLOM -- 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 ( H H# E9 ?& D* g: r2 G$ wLRR -- Long Range Radar # B, d0 P3 v5 n0 x8 K5 A5 H% b 7 O. p; S' ]! `& C9 k0 a 1 i! X' `1 F! E: v2 qM top * U. p5 t+ h$ L8 g2 {0 }7 R ! Q$ T& ~* k' e" M, r) A+ d-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ( ?, z( ~# O+ q1 CMAA -- Maximum Authorized Altitude MALS -- Medium Intensity Approach Lighting System x4 A" |" `* c3 HMALSF -- MALS with Sequenced Flashers $ W9 a5 u( _4 MMALSR -- MALS with Runway Alignment Indicator Lights MAP -- Maintenance Automation Program MAP -- Military Airport Program 9 `$ M+ _3 z3 U. E1 j6 PMAP -- Missed Approach Point 6 i0 _$ a. m5 ~/ D0 DMAP -- Modified Access Pricing 1 v/ a8 v9 _& G# }# ?3 w5 Z) s9 nMbps -- Megabits Per Second MCA -- Minimum Crossing Altitude ) ?1 z# y [) y8 F- ^+ t, w3 SMCAS -- Marine Corps Air Station MCC -- Maintenance Control Center MCL -- Middle Compass Locater MCS -- Maintenance and Control System , Q; ]$ f( l( tMDA -- Minimum Descent Altitude ; J' X3 _: k+ G/ v% e3 |7 eMDT -- Maintenance Data Terminal MEA -- Minimum En Route Altitude / D( h, s% L4 zMETI -- Meteorological Information MF -- Middle Frequency MFJ -- Modified Final Judgment 5 p g; G- W3 _% |* W) H `& S M/ NMFT -- Meter Fix Crossing Time/Slot Time MHA -- Minimum Holding Altitude Mhg -- MegHERTZ MIA -- Minimum IFR Altitudes MIDO -- Manufacturing Inspection District Office MIS -- Meteorological Impact Statement MISC -- Miscellaneous T% O6 M6 r J! C5 d1 X CMISO -- Manufacturing Inspection Satellite Office MIT -- Miles In Trail MITRE -- Mitre Corporation MLS -- Microwave Landing System ; F! I- R, `7 `) DMM -- Middle Marker 8 r" ^" f2 I% DMMC -- Maintenance Monitoring Console 9 X3 C/ U! k% _* U, j m5 JMMS -- Maintenance Monitoring System MNPS -- Minimum Navigation Performance Specification MNPSA -- Minimum Navigation Performance Specifications Airspace ! _& X M- H* ~; t$ GMOA -- Memorandum of Agreement 7 a. k9 ?$ W& a FMOA -- Military Operations Area MOCA -- Minimum Obstruction Clearance Altitude 7 P# C( F. O( F, ^+ x8 }# XMODE C -- Altitude-- Encoded Beacon Reply MODE C -- Altitude Reporting Mode of Secondary Radar MODE S -- Mode Select Beacon System MOU -- Memorandum of Understanding ( W; X* h; a+ S' l9 J+ t2 o) |# nMPO -- Metropolitan Planning Organization $ H( {7 |5 W y( J$ }& d, L) H: M2 ^MPS -- Maintenance Processor Subsystem (OR) Master Plan Supplement 8 |& g* q' s; l" h# [MRA -- Minimum Reception Altitude MRC -- Monthly Recurring Charge 9 c: N" m$ v% R4 m) }! CMSA -- Minimum Safe Altitude * {5 \0 {- a( K1 w, Z) F+ K0 fMSAW -- Minimum Safe Altitude Warning # P3 T/ O. f* ?0 J8 @MSL -- Mean Sea Level MSN -- Message Switching Network - Q/ i+ \ n6 e7 Q4 Q6 eMTCS -- Modular Terminal Communications System MTI -- Moving Target Indicator MUX -- Multiplexor MVA -- Minimum Vectoring Altitude : n0 b* @1 D$ H, r G+ a8 XMVFR -- Marginal Visual Flight Rules + F9 W$ Q& g' v* k% iN top -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- % n8 r/ D. Z% ^" K1 d& F" ONAAQS -- National Ambient Air Quality Standards & V9 y1 I7 c# \0 _NADA -- NADIN Concentrator NADIN -- National Airspace Data Interchange Network 1 h; i) ^. ]" O; {. A6 JNADSW -- NADIN Switches 6 S- {- G$ S5 J+ y T. y1 X& P- S; zNAILS -- National Airspace Integrated Logistics Support 1 b& q) u8 }+ R M# L7 DNAMS -- NADIN IA " ]- E. Z1 m% {4 B: NNAPRS -- National Airspace Performance Reporting System NAS -- National Airspace System or Naval Air Station 1 R7 k& C/ d" O. k5 f+ i7 ]NASDC -- National Aviation Safety Data " g$ c$ s' v- q: H4 X3 dNASP -- National Airspace System Plan 1 f. B7 B7 f, f2 k) ]- h4 k) oNASPAC -- National Airspace System Performance Analysis Capability 3 V8 R" H. R' bNATCO -- National Communications Switching Center 7 _ ^) b4 { ?6 |- ~NAVAID -- Navigation Aid NAVMN -- Navigation Monitor and Control d H/ {7 x) k% W* n1 KNAWAU -- National Aviation Weather Advisory Unit NAWPF -- National Aviation Weather Processing Facility % e% A# F0 f7 t2 V( @NCAR -- National Center for Atmospheric Research; Boulder, CO # {4 V% B; `9 ]/ q5 ONCF -- National Control Facility NCIU -- NEXRAD Communications Interface Unit NCP -- Noise Compatibility Program NCS -- National Communications System ( V3 }7 L& z9 u* }" s9 dNDB -- Non-- Directional Radio Homing Beacon 4 `2 P& K+ c7 t6 y oNDNB -- NADIN II 9 y N) {2 k2 \2 T* }NEM -- Noise Exposure Map NEPA -- National Environmental Policy Act / b2 G2 ^5 r8 l$ P8 rNEXRAD -- Next Generation Weather Radar 9 D% ?, s: F _NFAX -- National Facsimile Service / R: i2 \; w6 ?3 A0 _& s0 [0 aNFDC -- National Flight Data Center + c# {; ?) ~6 y X$ J/ r5 WNFIS -- NAS Facilities Information System ) I: |! A$ `+ _& @NI -- Network Interface 2 }# c& r1 |: D1 LNICS -- National Interfacility Communications System NPE -- Non-primary Airport Entitlement NPIAS -- National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems NM -- Nautical Mile NMAC -- Near Mid Air Collision NMC -- National Meteorological Center 9 r3 c) ~) F4 s2 eNMCE -- Network Monitoring and Control Equipment NMCS -- Network Monitoring and Control System NOAA -- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOC -- Notice Of Completion 1 N1 p# I/ |5 U& ~# D) ]1 k6 c% RNOTAM -- Notice to Airmen / y2 W) f/ Y5 w7 _+ G7 ^NPDES -- National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System , n& k8 W7 z& F4 U" D E. gNPIAS -- National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems NRC -- Non-- Recurring Charge ( ?8 t8 B; W9 Y% INRCS -- National Radio Communications Systems 7 S/ F3 ~8 F7 ]) q( f, Z# C5 P3 `NSAP -- National Service Assurance Plan NSRCATN -- National Strategy to Reduce Congestion on America's Transportation Network 9 M- G- l `9 `! ?7 x/ e2 J, kNSSFC -- National Severe Storms Forecast Center & z5 \3 w- c: r# h* i$ l7 \NSSL -- National Severe Storms Laboratory; Norman, OK $ l2 W9 W- F& S4 f$ Q+ \+ S6 xNTAP -- Notices To Airmen Publication / Y) ~) o; `& ~ r0 @3 O. P* zNTP -- National Transportation Policy NTSB -- National Transportation Safety Board ; V) S( T5 ^, d( Y6 a+ ZNTZ -- No Transgression Zone l2 a* v9 _2 m" z+ x* g2 e L; s VNWS -- National Weather Service NWSR -- NWS Weather Excluding NXRD / o' c6 [$ L- P- p, K9 mNSWRH -- NWS Regional Headquarters * x7 g" a9 y1 N) @8 {! Q# B qNXRD -- Advanced Weather Radar System O top ; z' Q: Z5 G, h8 r5 ~1 g/ b-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OAG -- Official Airline Guide 4 a# j& r. a) \OALT -- Operational Acceptable Level of Traffic # M7 S6 F. e2 U3 AOAW -- Off-- airway Weather Station % w6 q3 Y; S5 F) k7 eODAL -- Omnidirectional Approach Lighting System ODAPS -- Oceanic Display and Processing Station OEP -- Operational Evolution Plan / Partnership * a* Z/ l/ I6 m+ h) s7 J$ [OFA -- Object Free Area * O0 g+ N8 n3 I; qOFDPS -- Offshore Flight Data Processing System , V, u* S; G* i( ?! B# |: I5 SOFT -- Outer Fix Time . |6 x+ u9 Y5 ?+ c8 I. a# lOFZ -- Obstacle Free Zone OM -- Outer Marker OMB -- Office of Management and Budget , ^ b) c1 ]0 p! [9 M1 S* jONER -- Oceanic Navigational Error Report OPLT -- Operational Acceptable Level of Traffic ; H) A. H! p! B0 N/ W( j, [1 r% I+ _OPSW -- Operational Switch OPX -- Off Premises Exchange ORD -- Operational Readiness Demonstration / k3 Y0 b1 C/ L7 IOTR -- Oceanic Transition Route 2 b& ^) r9 x: l3 h- [OTS -- Organized Track System P top + p9 L7 I; A o7 |# A& T / A% v. o; D# Y4 E! O6 |4 @-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PABX -- Private Automated Branch Exchange / j5 u1 B) k& L/ ]5 mPAD -- Packet Assembler/Disassembler * {/ f: |% P' b" R+ m! gPAM -- Peripheral Adapter Module PAPI -- Precision Approach Path Indicator PAR -- Precision Approach Radar d9 O5 |; I; [" Y9 iPAR -- Preferential Arrival Route 7 n$ l! T z+ {/ ^PATWAS -- Pilots Automatic Telephone Weather Answering Service . p5 |2 y4 O5 {* B4 y: F3 k3 z5 WPBCT -- Proposed Boundary Crossing Time PBRF -- Pilot Briefing PBX -- Private Branch Exchange 7 C- V( \ o( W$ O% rPCA -- Positive Control Airspace ! e1 d5 x9 H/ t; o1 u9 \! oPCM -- Pulse Code Modulation : _% A( ?8 q5 K: ]7 w2 }2 m# J6 iPDAR -- Preferential Arrival And Departure Route PDC -- Pre-- Departure Clearance PDC -- Program Designator Code 4 Q1 M9 |% Y6 l2 h8 Q1 F8 K- EPDR -- Preferential Departure Route PDN -- Public Data Network 8 G- j0 E7 N: Y B' r/ ?9 N3 ZPFC -- Passenger Facility Charge PGP -- Planning Grant Program PIC -- Principal Interexchange Carrier 9 L6 p) o* \ o+ U3 V+ F1 {8 LPIDP -- Programmable Indicator Data Processor 0 L8 ^; A" g2 X6 ]# {PIREP -- Pilot Weather Report ; b; M! D/ u4 U8 QPMS -- Program Management System POLIC -- Police Station 3 Y' v a8 W ~( O4 {POP -- Point Of Presence POT -- Point Of Termination 4 S. K V5 }4 u4 G- \6 N3 RPPIMS -- Personal Property Information Management System y _6 O' ~: n; M$ ^) d- |PR -- Primary Commercial Service Airport PRI -- Primary Rate Interface 2 q- K/ E- Y9 a, d3 K) mPRM -- Precision Runway Monitor 0 W0 q, S8 e. |6 Y& f! w* }7 xPSDN -- Public Switched Data Network PSN -- Packet Switched Network 1 A6 l/ X! b, RPSS -- Packet Switched Service 9 J& P+ U5 C. e9 r+ ~2 o" U) m, I8 wPSTN -- Public Switched Telephone Network k3 _* p1 @5 T$ ^* [1 iPTC -- Presumed-to-Conform ; t& s/ l5 V0 V3 {' GPUB -- Publication PUP -- Principal User Processor 8 G. ]; F8 g1 Z, c' u6 }PVC -- Permanent Virtual Circuit 3 m. `+ I5 {/ ]0 J+ aPVD -- Plan View Display 7 ?3 U; B6 }5 {" J. \ Q top : i3 W2 }( e: C0 I a9 f- k & l* A0 r# V1 F6 u1 g) m9 r: ?-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ' T# `( C* v9 C( i8 M / L3 p9 S" S% s# |( F+ kR top # Z8 t5 h; `% h, P& ^ y-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 d# F* E5 R1 n4 WRAIL -- Runway Alignment Indicator Lights : L7 L6 a1 G" J+ WRAPCO -- Radar Approach Control (USAF) RAPCON -- Radar Approach Control (FAA) ; h0 a/ \6 K. E! i' xRATCC -- Radar Air Traffic Control Center RATCF -- Radar Air Traffic Control Facility (USN) 2 ~5 k; f! i0 a! Q3 A! t# LRBC -- Rotating Beam Ceilometer RBDPE -- Radar Beacon Data Processing Equipment : X2 f, L6 { G' P# oRBSS -- Radar Bomb Scoring Squadron RCAG -- Remote Communications Air/Ground RCC -- Rescue Coordination Center RCF -- Remote Communication Facility 8 \/ y& m: R( wRCCC -- Regional Communications Control Centers ( {) Y8 J8 C" U4 bRCIU -- Remote Control Interface Unit RCL -- Radio Communications Link RCLR -- RCL Repeater RCLT -- RCL Terminal RCO -- Remote Communications Outlet RCU -- Remote Control Unit ) x4 l# f o; o, J* R, wRDAT -- Digitized Radar Data RDP -- Radar Data Processing 7 P2 ?0 p' w0 d# I/ i/ cRDSIM -- Runway Delay Simulation Model REIL -- Runway End Identification Lights ; D# U" }6 j2 M& V9 VRF -- Radio Frequency 7 z# b! A3 p- `6 ?. E( q4 V5 ~1 pRL -- General Aviation Reliever Airport RMCC -- Remote Monitor Control Center * r$ U# l f% s! j6 {$ @; c- F$ iRMCF -- Remote Monitor Control Facility # T7 K2 b6 _0 J0 `- A3 jRML -- Radio Microwave Link 8 W; \$ t; m4 v9 x1 E9 C7 c- T' LRMLR -- RML Repeater RMLT -- RML Terminal RMM -- Remote Maintenance Monitoring ! W6 H, ^; T2 I3 ?; H6 ^( yRMMS -- Remote Maintenance Monitoring System RMS -- Remote Monitoring Subsystem 8 v8 g# {1 q# D* O# cRMSC -- Remote Monitoring Subsystem Concentrator , r% S8 M. D6 m" M- `2 [RNAV -- Area Navigation RNP -- Required Navigation Performance , a( A# \ s/ @; FROD -- Record of Decision # ]6 k2 z/ Y. ]- T# X R' B) q4 l' w4 k% ZROSA -- Report of Service Activity ROT -- Runway Occupancy Time RP -- Restoration Priority * E! u8 M8 {# dRPC -- Restoration Priority Code RPG -- Radar Processing Group 7 I+ x) }9 S2 `# w+ J/ hRPZ -- Runway Protection Zone RRH -- Remote Reading Hygrothermometer # }0 z) e% v8 QRRHS -- Remote Reading Hydrometer : J, u; t; I8 e3 F4 R. lRRWDS -- Remote Radar Weather Display , M( g7 i. q0 @% Q8 r: ]9 YRRWSS -- RWDS Sensor Site RSA -- Runway Safety Area RSAT -- Runway Safety Action Team RSS -- Remote Speaking System RT -- Remote Transmitter # L: Y8 I, ?0 T1 \2 ]% GRT & BTL -- Radar Tracking And Beacon Tracking Level 3 O) R/ ]- |9 ^) S8 JRTAD -- Remote Tower Alphanumerics Display RTCA -- Radio Technical Commission for Aeronautics RTP -- Regional Transportation Plan # ^; t1 C, }% t7 L& fRTR -- Remote Transmitter/Receiver RTRD -- Remote Tower Radar Display RVR -- Runway Visual Range RW -- Runway RWDS -- Same as RRWDS 2 b& n! y* Y1 ?! ZRWP -- Real-time Weather Processor ( ^0 i. [3 {8 P" }; w 3 |% }5 U S4 v0 o( ]8 y# a - |! e I! l, T! v0 \0 a4 @: N* m: wS top 4 l2 d- Z8 G% h" w; y' h -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- S/S -- Sector Suite 7 m" c0 `2 z" ?. N, vSAC -- Strategic Air Command 5 F- F' d7 N0 v, Y) vSAFI -- Semi Automatic Flight Inspection SALS -- Short Approach Lighting System SATCOM -- Satellite Communications SAWRS -- Supplementary Aviation Weather Reporting System SBGP -- State Block Grant Program SCC -- System Command Center SCVTS -- Switched Compressed Video Telecommunications Service 8 ~6 I/ y1 s: l$ g& bSDF -- Simplified Direction Finding SDF -- Software Defined Network SDIS -- Switched Digital Integrated Service SDP -- Service Delivery Point # L9 e+ L7 W4 m! J. HSDS -- Switched Data Service 0 Z: M' d2 G% K9 K! sSEL -- Single Event Level 3 z. a3 h8 X ?0 uSELF -- Simplified Short Approach Lighting System With Sequenced Flashing Lights SFAR-- 38 -- Special Federal Aviation Regulation 38 7 P/ c$ o0 i. t0 S CSHPO -- State Historic Preservation Officer SIC -- Service Initiation Charge SID -- Station Identifier 0 L% p. g- H& s7 [; Y4 B7 U. wSID -- Standard Instrument Departure 6 T, m+ e9 e7 LSIGMET -- Significant Meteorological Information , I8 [) h# x- n; b) O0 V- VSIMMOD -- Airport and Airspace Simulation Model & T2 D3 r s: ?8 _SIP -- State Implementation Plan 8 P3 R/ [" p' USM -- Statute Miles 6 Y' U. d9 ]( L# USMGC -- Surface Movement Guidance and Control SMPS -- Sector Maintenance Processor Subsystem SMS -- Safety Management System 1 Y1 \# H( h, ?( {" TSMS -- Simulation Modeling System SNR -- Signal-- to-- Noise Ratio, also: S/N I5 ]7 a' T8 W+ NSOC -- Service Oversight Center SOAR -- System of Airports Reporting , e7 P% Z: T% _% L6 ? v/ z: G" NSOIR -- Simultaneous Operations On Intersecting Runways SOIWR -- Simultaneous Operations on Intersecting Wet Runways SRAP -- Sensor Receiver and Processor SSALF -- SSALS with Sequenced Flashers 5 p4 }: j! V; F: j/ V& U4 |SSALR -- Simplified Short Approach Lighting System SSB -- Single Side Band 4 F- g2 A0 V w; X lSTAR -- Standard Terminal Arrival Route STD -- Standard ' @/ T. l2 z2 X" T$ tSTMUX -- Statistical Data Multiplexer STOL -- Short Takeoff and Landing SURPIC -- Surface Picture ( \3 R5 s( c) W( O% m- {SVCA -- Service A # @6 G1 V# F" G) i) }& {SVCB -- Service B # o: [$ @" W- MSVCC -- Service C SVCO -- Service O SVFO -- Interphone Service F (A) SVFB -- Interphone Service F (B) ) G; |8 v+ @ ]9 w, ]SVFC -- Interphone Service F (C) ! P/ ?- x5 m5 O. L! dSVFD -- Interphone Service F (D) SVFR -- Special Visual Flight Rules T top % v2 J+ x4 W7 t. @- A6 w1 f: x- t -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - A( g5 X% r' P8 NT1MUX -- T1 Multiplexer / v9 A7 \2 ? D$ M- |/ |6 g1 OTAAS -- Terminal Advance Automation System - R: d3 m- Y6 P2 H% ^, hTACAN -- Tactical Aircraft Control and Navigation TACR -- TACAN at VOR, TACAN only . n; L* `5 f6 }3 \% w6 T, N S* h3 }) kTAF -- Terminal Area Forecast TARS -- Terminal Automated Radar Service 8 v x( R+ [) i' P: mTAS -- True Air Speed 4 i5 _* G7 V% j6 t+ @TATCA -- Terminal Air Traffic Control Automation TAVT -- Terminal Airspace Visualization Tool 5 @5 p: n# M. J& }6 e- \& M* J& ?TCA -- Traffic Control Airport or Tower Control Airport TCA -- Terminal Control Area / A5 y4 ?6 J6 T8 `. ^7 Y" [6 R uTCACCIS -- Transportation Coordinator Automated Command and Control Information System 6 {) C3 [* S+ k# A t9 ~TCAS -- Traffic Alert And Collision Avoidance System TCC -- DOT Transportation Computer Center / u$ k, a( q3 ~# [: yTCCC -- Tower Control Computer Complex 5 i5 N% F- [9 d+ W, QTCE -- Tone Control Equipment TCLT -- Tentative Calculated Landing Time TCO -- Telecommunications Certification Officer $ L6 B: g( S9 ~" r5 MTCOM -- Terminal Communications 8 \: }" [9 L* a; r6 _. ^" uTCS -- Tower Communications System ; z& @. C1 W# u* b9 r z" ITDLS -- Tower Data-Link Services / Y$ ^% P2 @- z ?TDMUX -- Time Division Data Multiplexer TDWR -- Terminal Doppler Weather Radar 3 X6 W1 a# J, ETELCO -- Telephone Company TELMS -- Telecommunications Management System ) }5 Y& J% w4 YTERPS -- Terminal Instrument Procedures TFAC -- To Facility TH -- Threshold % K+ [0 j5 E. Y' f# X# D& u0 MTIMS -- Telecommunications Information Management System * W! T0 y$ X, d. QTIPS -- Terminal Information Processing System * G [3 k5 p5 rTL -- Taxilane TMA -- Traffic Management Advisor 0 F8 H% _ x! Q+ i( v p# _! }TMC -- Traffic Management Coordinator TMC/MC -- Traffic Management Coordinator/Military Coordinator TMCC -- Terminal Information Processing System TMCC -- Traffic Management Computer Complex & o% q/ {8 o% K! dTMF -- Traffic Management Facility TML -- Television Microwave Link TMLI -- Television Microwave Link Indicator ( W, D! q; D1 J9 F8 Z! N9 eTMLR -- Television Microwave Link Repeater / w6 O5 Q( B6 q2 ? c4 c" ZTMLT -- Television Microwave Link Terminal - t7 B% x" \5 N$ A" w0 T) UTM&O -- Telecommunications Management and Operations TMP -- Traffic Management Processor TMS -- Traffic Management System ! v$ V" H% ^- g% J6 ~TMSPS -- Traffic Management Specialists 3 O6 h5 R2 _0 G+ L2 _TMU -- Traffic Management Unit * y# T3 o, d7 ?$ y9 @( g+ K3 L7 ?TODA -- Takeoff Distance Available TOF -- Time Of Flight 3 P4 \" c# h5 A8 j& E( D- BTOFMS -- Time of Flight Mass Spectrometer TOPS -- Telecommunications Ordering and Pricing System (GSA software tool) ( s( a+ i* X; G( p" O$ NTORA -- Take-off Run Available 7 h* \: w$ v$ F" yTNAV -- Terminal Navigational Aids 9 ]) B+ Y/ O! ?/ t0 aTR -- Telecommunications Request TRACAB -- Terminal Radar Approach Control in Tower Cab TRACON -- Terminal Radar Approach Control Facility - N9 V3 R9 l3 J/ Z/ o4 y# YTRAD -- Terminal Radar Service 0 S4 }. ~4 Q3 A- B8 d0 oTRB -- Transportation Research Board ( {+ r. K$ t3 i2 }7 W( T1 { lTRNG -- Training 9 @& E" y8 O, n: C4 UTSA -- Taxiway Safety Area TSEC -- Terminal Secondary Radar Service TSP -- Telecommunications Service Priority TSR -- Telecommunications Service Request % Q) ]; A& G+ L6 H0 r8 w. k+ W4 gTSYS -- Terminal Equipment Systems TTMA -- TRACON Traffic Management Advisor # M$ M# ~; u3 a- f% aTTY -- Teletype 0 G1 B7 E' P& ~" fTVOR -- Terminal VHF Omnidirectional Range TW -- Taxiway ) a J& Y; f u0 K$ _TWEB -- Transcribed Weather Broadcast TWR-- Tower (non-controlled) TY -- Type (FAACIS) 3 C }/ M. k' I+ y1 a" A/ y 0 @" L4 H4 N' Q: T 1 |& m4 m1 g5 m5 B- `$ HU top ; O$ ~$ W. J5 s-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ; P' E. f `2 |6 Z4 ]! @# \+ eUAS -- Uniform Accounting System * f" k- G1 }2 y) Y3 tUHF -- Ultra High Frequency URA -- Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 - O0 r& s7 _3 T1 iUSAF -- United States Air Force USC -- United States Code 6 O3 g, j# Z9 `& n/ L0 MUSOC -- Uniform Service Order Code 4 i2 U' c5 }2 K V top U' W& N M, D/ k9 w/ {-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VALE -- Voluntary Airport Low Emission ' d( _1 h$ C8 ^' J% pVASI -- Visual Approach Slope Indicator VDME -- VOR with Distance Measuring Equipment VF -- Voice Frequency VFR -- Visual Flight Rules 2 A6 W F. K6 zVHF -- Very High Frequency VLF -- Very Low Frequency VMC -- Visual Meteorological Conditions ; u- O4 B, i9 g' ]/ vVNAV -- Visual Navigational Aids VNTSC -- Volpe National Transportation System Center ( v& Y1 n7 U" m5 ]! [VON -- Virtual On-net VOR -- VHF Omnidirectional Range VOR/DME -- VHF Omnidirectional Range/Distance Measuring Equipment $ Q5 I2 c( c) n& zVORTAC -- VOR collocated with TACAN 2 y& n/ B& k8 U" HVOT -- VOR Test Facility VP/D -- Vehicle/Pedestrian Deviation VRS -- Voice Recording System VSCS -- Voice Switching and Control System 6 v1 B% O" z0 c _! IVTA -- Vertex Time of Arrival 2 O% N) u! i3 a; H4 ?0 E+ qVTAC -- VOR collocated with TACAN VTOL -- Vertical Takeoff and Landing VTS -- Voice Telecommunications System 9 T2 l3 @$ W* N* ~ & P; ~. P/ j) Z+ EW top -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ^& g3 y) K/ t1 HWAAS -- Wide Area Augmentation System + k& I" i+ y0 i6 t4 |; BWAN -- Wide Area Network & q2 m; }* Z4 ~+ G5 vWC -- Work Center : T: f) D6 S8 t; y3 U, L' w# jWCP -- Weather Communications Processor WECO -- Western Electric Company ( ~' Q( E8 O- U; ]% T KWESCOM -- Western Electric Satellite Communications WMSC -- Weather Message Switching Center WMSCR -- Weather Message Switching Center Replacement WSCMO -- Weather Service Contract Meteorological Observatory WSFO -- Weather Service Forecast Office WSMO -- Weather Service Meteorological Observatory . S$ j; l( u- A. F+ dWSO -- Weather Service Office WTHR -- "Weather" 4 D- l* I$ t7 H2 e0 dWX -- Weather 0 U7 h f* l2 M! A4 y8 r9 k 6 P( j: g- U5 Y& |) ^0 q, lX top 8 U* Z/ j6 K7 s& ]) G4 e" E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $ X+ P0 N) a2 c, V Y top : z& Q9 _$ A6 S( F 6 B8 n1 r0 ~( O( T0 q-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- . ~6 c& D9 k$ k7 f0 U- F 3 n/ @! e) h% y/ m " j' a1 _; ~2 q! s: q' uZ top 1 }/ m3 P1 i6 W, y4 f --------------------------------------------------------------------------------