PowerShell/Data/Abbr/Aviation.csv

1	Abbr	Term
2	A/A	Air to air TACAN function
3	A/C	Aircraft
4	A/D	Aerodrome
5	A/F	Autofeather
6	A/FD	Airport/Facility Directory
7	A/P	Autopilot
8	A/R	Altitude Rate
9	AAA	Airport Airspace Analysis
10	AAE	Above Aerodrome Elevation
11	AAF	Airway Facilities Service
12	AAF	Army Air Field
13	AAI	Arrival Aircraft Interval
14	AAI	Airports Authority of India
15	AAIB	Air Accidents Investigation Branch (UK)
16	AAIM	Aircraft Autonomous Integrity Monitoring
17	AAMS	Aircraft Arrival Management System
18	AARTS	Army Aviation Radar Training System
19	AAO	Assumed Adverse Obstacle
20	AAS	Airport Advisory Service
21	AB	Air Base
22	ABI	Advanced Boundary Information
23	AC	Air Conditioning
24	AC	Aircraft
25	ACAC	Arab Civil Aviation Conference
26	ACAM	Aircraft Continuing Airworthiness Monitoring
27	ACARS	Aircraft Communications Addressing and Reporting System
28	ACAS	Airborne Collision Avoidance System
29	ACC	Area Control Center
30	ACE	Airport airside Capacity Enhancement
31	ACI	Airports Council International
32	ACP	Accept
33	AD	Air Defence
34	ADAC	Abu Dhabi Airports
35	ADEP	Aerodrome of Departure
36	ADES	Aerodrome of Destination
37	ADF	Automatic Direction Finding
38	ADI	Automatic De-Ice and Inhibitor
39	ADIZ	Air Defense Identification Zone
40	ADL	Aeronautical Data Link
41	ADLY	Arrival Delay
42	ADP	Aerodrome dé Paris (Charles de Gaulle)
43	ADP	Automated Data Processing
44	ADS	Automated Distribution System
45	ADS	Automatic Dependent Surveillance
46	ADS-B	Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast
47	AENA	Aeropuertos Españoles y Navegación Aérea
48	AERA	Automated En-Route Air Traffic Control
49	AEW	Airborne Early Warning
50	AF	Air Field
51	AFCS	Automatic Flight Control System
52	AFIS	Aerodrome Flight Information Service
53	AFTN	Aeronautical Fixed Telecommunication Network
54	AFM	Aircraft Flight Manual
55	AGAS	Action Group for ATM Safety (EUROCONTROL)
56	AGL	Above Ground Level
57	ahdg	alter heading
58	AICS	Aircraft Inventory and Charter System
59	AID	Airport Information Desk
60	AIDS	Aircraft Integrated Data System
61	AIG	Airbus Industries Group
62	AILS	Automatic Instrument Landing System
63	AIM	Aeronautical Information Manual
64	AIP	Aeronautical Information Publication
65	AIPA	Aeronautical Information Production Application
66	AIRAC	Aeronautical Information Regulation And Control
67	AIRMET	Airmen's Meteorological Information
68	AIRNAV	Airports and Navigation Aids Database System
69	AIRNET	Airport Network Simulation Model
70	AIRPAC	Advisor for the Intelligent Resolution of Predicted Aircraft
71	ALO	Aviation Logistics Organization
72	ALP	Airport Layout Plan
73	ALPA	Airlines Pilots Association
74	ALS	Approach Lighting System
75	ALSF	Approach Lighting System With Sequenced Flashing Lights
76	ALSF1	ALS with Sequenced Flashers I
77	ALSF2	ALS with Sequenced Flashers II
78	ALSIP	Approach Lighting System Improvement Plan
79	ALTRV	Altitude Reservation
80	AMAN	Arrival Manager
81	AMASS	Airport Movement Area Safety System
82	AMCC	Air Route Traffic Control Center Maintenance Control Center
83	AMIC	Area Manager in Charge
84	AMIS	Aircraft Management Information System
85	AMOC	Alternative Methods of Compliance
86	AMOS	Automated Meteorological Observation Station
87	AMP	ARINC Message Processor (OR) Airport Master Plan
88	AMS	Acquisition Management System
89	AMT	Aviation Maintenance Technician
90	AMVER	Automated Mutual Assistance Vessel Rescue System
91	ANC	Alternate Network Connectivity
92	ANCA	Airport Noise and Capacity Act
93	ANG	Air National Guard
94	ANGB	Air National Guard Base
95	ANMS	Automated Network Monitoring System
96	ANSP	Air Navigation Service Provider
97	AOA	Air Operations Area
98	AOA	Angle of Attack
99	AOC	Airline Operational Control Center
100	AOCC	Atlantic Operations Control Center
101	AODR	Authorizing Official Designated Representative
102	AOM	Airplane Operating Manual
103	AOPA	Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association
104	AOR	Area of Responsibility
105	AP	Acquisition Plan
106	APB	Acquisition Program Baselines
107	APM	Approach Path Monitor
108	APP	Approach
109	APS	Airport Planning Standard
110	APTS	Automated Personnel Tracking System
111	AQAFO	Aeronautical Quality Assurance Field Office
112	AR	Aerial Refueling
113	AR	Aspect Ratio
114	ARAC	Army Radar Approach Control (AAF)
115	ARFOR	Area Forecast
116	ARLNO	Airline Office
117	ARP	Airport Reference Point
118	ARTCC	Air Route Traffic Control Centre
119	ASB	Airspace Block
120	ATA	Actual Time of Arrival
121	ATC	Air Traffic Control
122	ATIS	Automatic Terminal Information Service
123	ATO	Air Traffic Organization
124	AWACS	Airborne Warning And Control System
125	BC	Back Course
126	BAF	Belgian Air Force
127	BIRTAM	NOTAM on Bird Activity
128	BIT	Build-In Test
129	BITE	Build-In Test Equipment
130	BRNAV	Basic Area Navigation
131	BWI	Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport
132	C2	Command and Control
133	C3	Communication, Command and Control
134	C4I	Communication, Command, Control, Computers and Intelligence
135	CAAC	Civil Aviation Administration of China
136	CAAS	Civil Aviation Authorization of Singapore
137	CAL	Computer Assisted Learning
138	CAMACA	Common Agreed Methodology for Airport airside Capacity Assessment
139	CANAC	Computer Assisted National Air Traffic Control Centre (Belgium)
140	CANSO	Civil Air Navigation Services Organization
141	CARMA	CATC Radar Simulator Allahabad
142	CAS	Calibrated Airspeed
143	CASE	Controlled Airspace Synthetic Environment (Simulator of Alenia Marconi)
144	CAT	Category of Aircraft
145	CATC	Civil Air Traffic Control
146	CAVOK	Clouds And Visibility OK
147	CBT	Computer-based Training
148	CCBC	Community College Baltimore County
149	CCIS	Closed Circuit Information System
150	CDA	Continuous Descent Approach
151	CDI	Course Deviation Indicator
152	CDM	Collaborative Decision Making
153	CDTI	Cockpit Display of Traffic Information
154	CDU	Cockpit Display Unit
155	CEATS	Central European Air Traffic Services
156	CESC	Chief Executive Standing Conference
157	CFIT	Controlled Flight Into Terrain
158	CFMU	Central Flow Management Unit
159	COG	Center of Gravity
160	CGD	Combined Graphic Display
161	CISM	Critical Incident Stress Management
162	CLC	Course Line Computer
163	CRDA	Converging Runway Display Aid
164	CMIC	Civil/Military Interface Standing Committee
165	CNS	Communication, Navigation, Surveillance
166	CODA	Central Office for Delay Analysis
167	ConOps	Concept of Operations
168	COPS	Changeover Point(s)
169	CORA	Conflict Resolution Advisory
170	COTS	Commercial Of-The-Shelf
171	CPA	Closest Point of Approach
172	CPDLC	Controller Pilot Data Link Communication
173	CRC	Control and Reporting Centre
174	CREDOS	Crosswind Reduced Separations for Departure Operations
175	CTA	Controlled Area
176	CTA	Controlled Time of Arrival
177	CTOT	Calculated Take-Off Time
178	CTR	Control Zone or Controlled Traffic Region
179	CVFR	Controlled Visual Flight Rule (flight)
180	CVSM	Conventional Vertical Separation Minimum
181	CW	Continous Wave
182	CW	Cold Weather
183	CWS	Collision Warning System
184	CWP	Controller Working Position
185	DAS	DFS Aviation Services (DFS subcompany for services outside Germany)
186	DCIA	Dependent Converging Instrument Approach
187	DFS	Deutsche Flugsicherung (ATC in Germany)
188	DGAC	Direction générale de l'aviation civile
189	DTI	Direction Technique Innovation
190	DW	Downwind
191	EAS	Equivalent Airspeed
192	EAVA	Estonian Aviation Academy
193	ECAC	European Civil Aviation Conference
194	EFM	Gesellschaft für Enteisen und Flugzeugschleppen
195	ETA	Estimated Time of Arrival
196	ETOPS	Extended-range Twin-engine Operational Performance Standards
197	ETVS	Enhanced Terminal Voice Switch system
198	FAR	Fuel Air Ratio
199	FAS	Final Approach Segment
200	FAS	Final Approach Speed
201	FAST	Future Aviation Safety Team
202	FAT	Factory Acceptance Test (see also SAT and RAT)
203	FAT	Final Approach Track
204	FATO	Final Approach and Take-off Area
205	FAWP	Final Approach Waypoint
206	FAWS	Flight Advisory Weather Service
207	FBW	Fly-by-Wire
208	FCA	Final Cruise Altitude
209	FCC	Federal Communications Commission (USA)
210	FCC	Flight Control Computer
211	FCI	Flight Command Indicator
212	FCL	Flight Crew Licensing
213	FCLP	Field Carrier Landing Practice
214	FCLT	Freeze Calculated Landing Time
215	FCLTP	Flight Crew Licensing and Training Panel (ICAO)
216	FCOM	Flight Crew Operating Manual
217	FCOM	Flight Crew Operations Manual
218	FCPC	Flight Control Primary Computer
219	FE	Field Elevation (highest point of an airport’s usable runways and is measured in height above mean sea level)
220	FIA	Flight Information Area
221	FIR	Flight Information Region
222	FL	Flight Level
223	FMG	Flughafen München GmbH
224	FOD	Foreign Object Debris
225	FOV	Field of View
226	GP	Glide Path
227	GPS	Global Positioning System
228	GS	Ground Speed or Glideslope
229	HKIA	Hong Kong International Airport
230	IAA	Israeli Airport Authority
231	IAF	Israeli Air Force
232	IAS	Indicated Air Speed
233	IFR	Instrument Flight Rules
234	IG	Image Generator
235	IGLR	Integrated Ground Lighting and Radar
236	ILS	Instrument Landing System
237	IMC	Instrument Meteorological Conditions
238	KAT	Kaufbeuren ATM Training (DFS subcompany)
239	LAA	Lappland Aviation Academy
240	LITAS	Low Intensity Two Colour Approach System
241	LL	Lower Limit
242	LMUK	Lockheed Martin UK
243	LOD	Level of Detail
244	LTA	Lower Traffic Area
245	LVNL	Luchtverkeersleiding Nederland (Air Traffic Control the Netherlands)
246	LVP	Low Visibility Procedures
247	MATS	Malta Air Traffic Services
248	MEA	Minimum En-route Altitude
249	METAR	Meteorological Aerodrome Report
250	MSL	Median Sea Level
251	MSTA	Minimum Safe Turning Altitude
252	MTOW	Maximum Take-Off Weight
253	OCTA	Outside Control Areas
254	OFZ	Obstacle Free Zone
255	OJT	On the Job Training
256	PAPI	Precision Approach Path Indicator
257	PAR	Precision Approach Radar
258	PIC	Pilot in Command
259	PNF	Pilot Not Flying
260	POH	Pilot's Operating Handbook
261	PPL	Private Pilot's License
262	PtF	Permit to Fly
263	QNE	pressure altitude at the landing runway threshold
264	QNH	atmospheric pressure adjusted to mean sea level
265	RADAR	Radio Detection And Ranging
266	RADNET	Radar Network
267	RAIM	Receiver Autonomous Integrity Monitoring (GPS)
268	RAT	Reliability Acceptance Test (see also FAT and SAT)
269	RAM	Radar Absorbent Material
270	RAP	Recognised Air Picture
271	RASP	Recognised Air and Surveillance Picture
272	RB	Relative Bearing
273	RBI	Relative Bearing Indicator
274	RBAF	Royal Belgium Armed Forces
275	RCAF	Royal Canadian Air Force
276	RCC	Rescue Co-ordination Centre
277	RCL	Runway Centre Line Lighting
278	RCS	Radar Cross Section
279	RET	Rapid Exit Taxiways
280	RF	Radio Frequency
281	RFFS	Rescue and Fire Fighting Services
282	RIMCAS	Runway Incursion Monitoring and Conflict Alert System
283	RJAF	Royal Jordanian Air Force
284	RJC	Reject
285	RPI	Runway Point of Intercept
286	RPM	Rotations per Minute
287	RMI	Radio Magnetic Indicator
288	RNAV	Area Navigation
289	RNP	Required Navigation Performance
290	ROC	Rate Of Climb
291	ROC	Required Obstacle Clearance
292	RPM	Revolutions Per Minute
293	RPS	Radar Position Symbol
294	RTCA	Radio Technical Commission for Aeronautics
295	RVR	Runway Visual Range
296	RVSM	Reduced Vertical Separation Minimum
297	RWR	Radar Warning Receiver
298	RWY	Runway
299	SADL	Situational Awareness Data Link
300	SAR	Search and Rescue
301	SAR	Synthetic Aperture Radar
302	SARPS	Standards and Recommended Practices (ICAO)
303	SAT	Site Acceptance Test (see also FAT and RAT)
304	SATCO	Senior Air Traffic Control Officer
305	SATCOM	Satellite Communication
306	SATNAV	Satellite Navigation
307	SATSE	State Air Traffic Services Enterprise
308	SDD	Situation Data Display
309	SELCAL	Selective Calling System
310	SES	Single European Sky
311	SESAME	Single European Sky ATM Master Plan
312	SFL	Sequencing Flashing Light
313	SFO	Simulated Flameout Operation
314	SI	Selective Interrogation
315	SIAP	Standard Instrument Approach Procedure
316	SID	Standard Instrument Departure
317	SIF	Selective Identification Friend or Foe
318	SIGMET	Significant Meteorological (Information) Report
319	SILs	Sector Inbound Lists
320	SIM	Simulator
321	SKYGUIDE	Swiss Air Traffic Control
322	SLB	Side lobe Blanking
323	SLC	Side lobe Cancellation
324	SLOC	Slovenia Control
325	SM	Statute Mile
326	SOW	Statement of Work
327	SRC	Safety Regulation Commission (EUROCONTROL)
328	SRU	Safety Regulation Unit (EUROCONTROL)
329	SSR	Secondary Surveillance Radar
330	STAR	Standard Arrival Route or Standard Terminal Arrival Route
331	STARS	Standard Terminal Automation Replacement System
332	STB	Stop Bar
333	STCA	Short Term Conflict Alert
334	STD	Synthetic Training Device
335	STDMA	Self-organising Time Division Multiple Access (known as VHF digital link - Mode 4)
336	STNA	Service Technique de la Navigation Aerienne
337	STOL	Short Take Off and Landing
338	STRATFOR	Eurocontrol Statistics and Forecasts Service
339	SUA	Special Use Airspace
340	SV	Supervisor
341	SVFR	Special Visual Flight Rules
342	SWT	Switch
343	SYSCO	System Coordination – Data Exchange and Coordination
344	TA	Terminal Airspace
345	TAA	Terminal Arrival Area
346	TAAM	Total Airspace and Airport Modeller
347	TACAN	Tactical Air Navigation (System)
348	TACS	Theater Air Control System
349	TACTICOS	Tactical Information and Command System
350	TAF	Terminal Aerodrome/Area Forecast
351	TAIS	Tactical Airspace Integration System (US Army)
352	TAIS	Tactical Air Intelligence System
353	TAP	Target Acquisition Protocol
354	TARMAC	Taxi and Ramp Management and Control
355	TAS	Terminal Airspace System
356	TAS	True Airspeed
357	TAWS	Terrain Awareness and Warning System
358	TCAS	Traffic alert and Collision Avoidance System
359	TCDS	Type Certificate Data Sheet
360	TCH	Threshold Crossing Height
361	TCL	Taxi Center Lights
362	TDW	Tower Display Workstation
363	TDZ	Runway Touchdown Zone Lighting
364	TDZE	Touch Down Zone Elevation
365	TERPS	US Standard for Terminal Instrument Procedures
366	TFDM	Terminal Flight Data Management
367	TFDPS	Tower Flight Data Processing System
368	TFM	Traffic Flow Management
369	TFR	Temporary Flight Restriction
370	TH	True Heading
371	TID	Touch Input Device
372	TIGPRO	TOWSIM Image Generator Protocol
373	TIS	Traffic Information System
374	TM	Traffic Management
375	TMA	Terminal Control Area
376	TOC	Top Of Climb
377	TOD	Top Of Descent
378	TOR	Terms Of Reference
379	TOR	Tornado aircraft
380	TOWSIM	Tower Simulator
381	TRACON	Terminal Radar Approach Control
382	TSO	Technical Standard Order
383	TSTC	Texas State Technical College
384	TT	True Track
385	TVOR	Terminal VOR
386	TWEB	Transcribed Weather Broadcast (USA for ATIS)
387	TWR	Control Tower
388	TWY	Taxiway
389	TXC	Taxiway Centreline Lights
390	TXE	Taxiway Edge Lights
391	UAA	University of Alaska Anchorage
392	UAC	Upper Area Control Centre
393	UAT	Universal Access Transceiver
394	UAV	Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
395	UDF	Ultra High Frequency Direction Finding
396	UEI	Units, Equipment, Installations
397	UHF	Ultra High Frequency
398	UIR	Upper Flight Information Region
399	UKCAA	United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority
400	UMASS	University of Massachusetts
401	URET	User Request Evaluation Tool
402	USAF	US Air Force
403	UTA	Upper Traffic Area
404	V2	Takeoff speed. The speed at which the aircraft may safely be climbed with one engine inoperative
405	VAR	Variation
406	VASI	Visual Approach Slope Indicator
407	VASIS	Visual Approach Slope Indicator System
408	VCS	Voice Communication System
409	VCCS	Voice Communication Control System
410	VDF	Very High Frequency Direction Finding
411	VDGS	Visual Database Generation System
412	VDL-4	VHF digital link Mode 4 (see also STDMA)
413	VDU	Visual Display Unit
414	VFOW	Vertical Field of View
415	VFR	Visual Flight Rules
416	VHF	Very High Frequency
417	VLF	Very Low Frequency
418	VMC	Visual Meteorological Conditions
419	VOLMET	Meteorological Information for Aircraft in Flight
420	VOR	VHF Omni-directional Radio Range
421	VORTAC	VOR -TACAN combination
422	VREF	1.3 times the stalling speed of the aircraft in the stated landing configuration and at the prevailing aircraft weight
423	VRR	Voice Recognition and Response
424	VRS	Voice Recognition System
425	VS	Stall speed, defined as the minimum steady flight speed at which the airplane is controllable
426	VSBY	Visibility
427	VSP	Vertical Speed
428	VSTOL	Vertical Short Take-Off and Landing
429	VTC	Visual Terminal Chart
430	VTC	Virtual Training Centre
431	VTOL	Vertical Take-Off and Landing
432	VTOSL	Vertical Take-Off and Short Landing
433	VTS	Vehicle Tracking System
434	WA	Wind Angle
435	WAAS	Wide Area Augmentation System
436	WAM	Wide Area Multilateration
437	WBS	Work Break-down Structure
438	WCA	Wind Correction Angle
439	WDI	Wind Direction Indicator
440	WGS	World Geodetic System
441	WIAS	Wetter Informations- und Anzeigesystem (German)
442	WP	Waypoint
443	WS	Work Station
444	WTC	Wake Turbulence Category
445	WTWS	Wake Turbulence Warning System
446	WX	Weather