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	ASDE	Airport Surface Detection Equipment
121	ASDE-X	Airport Surface Detection Equipment, model X
122	ATA	Actual Time of Arrival
123	ATC	Air Traffic Control
124	ATIS	Automatic Terminal Information Service
125	ATO	Air Traffic Organization
126	AWACS	Airborne Warning And Control System
127	BC	Back Course
128	BAF	Belgian Air Force
129	BIRTAM	NOTAM on Bird Activity
130	BIT	Build-In Test
131	BITE	Build-In Test Equipment
132	BRNAV	Basic Area Navigation
133	BWI	Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport
134	C2	Command and Control
135	C3	Communication, Command and Control
136	C4I	Communication, Command, Control, Computers and Intelligence
137	CAAC	Civil Aviation Administration of China
138	CAAS	Civil Aviation Authorization of Singapore
139	CAL	Computer Assisted Learning
140	CAMACA	Common Agreed Methodology for Airport airside Capacity Assessment
141	CANAC	Computer Assisted National Air Traffic Control Centre (Belgium)
142	CANSO	Civil Air Navigation Services Organization
143	CARMA	CATC Radar Simulator Allahabad
144	CAS	Calibrated Airspeed
145	CASE	Controlled Airspace Synthetic Environment (Simulator of Alenia Marconi)
146	CAT	Category of Aircraft
147	CATC	Civil Air Traffic Control
148	CAVOK	Clouds And Visibility OK
149	CBT	Computer-based Training
150	CCBC	Community College Baltimore County
151	CCIS	Closed Circuit Information System
152	CDA	Continuous Descent Approach
153	CDI	Course Deviation Indicator
154	CDM	Collaborative Decision Making
155	CDTI	Cockpit Display of Traffic Information
156	CDU	Cockpit Display Unit
157	CEATS	Central European Air Traffic Services
158	CESC	Chief Executive Standing Conference
159	CFIT	Controlled Flight Into Terrain
160	CFMU	Central Flow Management Unit
161	COG	Center of Gravity
162	CON	Control
163	CGD	Combined Graphic Display
164	CISM	Critical Incident Stress Management
165	CLC	Course Line Computer
166	CLNC	Clearance
167	CRDA	Converging Runway Display Aid
168	CMIC	Civil/Military Interface Standing Committee
169	CNS	Communication, Navigation, Surveillance
170	CODA	Central Office for Delay Analysis
171	ConOps	Concept of Operations
172	COPS	Changeover Point(s)
173	CORA	Conflict Resolution Advisory
174	COTS	Commercial Of-The-Shelf
175	CPA	Closest Point of Approach
176	CPDLC	Controller Pilot Data Link Communication
177	CRC	Control and Reporting Centre
178	CREDOS	Crosswind Reduced Separations for Departure Operations
179	CTA	Controlled Area
180	CTA	Controlled Time of Arrival
181	CTOT	Calculated Take-Off Time
182	CTR	Control Zone or Controlled Traffic Region
183	CVFR	Controlled Visual Flight Rule (flight)
184	CVSM	Conventional Vertical Separation Minimum
185	CW	Continous Wave
186	CW	Cold Weather
187	CWS	Collision Warning System
188	CWP	Controller Working Position
189	DAS	DFS Aviation Services (DFS subcompany for services outside Germany)
190	DCIA	Dependent Converging Instrument Approach
191	DEL	Delivery
192	DFS	Deutsche Flugsicherung (ATC in Germany)
193	DGAC	Direction générale de l'aviation civile
194	DTI	Direction Technique Innovation
195	DW	Downwind
196	EAS	Equivalent Airspeed
197	EAVA	Estonian Aviation Academy
198	ECAC	European Civil Aviation Conference
199	ELEV	Field Elevation
200	EFM	Gesellschaft für Enteisen und Flugzeugschleppen
201	ETA	Estimated Time of Arrival
202	ETOPS	Extended-range Twin-engine Operational Performance Standards
203	ETVS	Electronic Terminal Voice Switch
204	FAA	U.S. Federal Aviation Administration
205	FAR	Fuel Air Ratio
206	FAS	Final Approach Segment
207	FAS	Final Approach Speed
208	FAST	Future Aviation Safety Team
209	FAT	Factory Acceptance Test (see also SAT and RAT)
210	FAT	Final Approach Track
211	FATO	Final Approach and Take-off Area
212	FAWP	Final Approach Waypoint
213	FAWS	Flight Advisory Weather Service
214	FBW	Fly-by-Wire
215	FCA	Final Cruise Altitude
216	FCC	Federal Communications Commission (USA)
217	FCC	Flight Control Computer
218	FCI	Flight Command Indicator
219	FCL	Flight Crew Licensing
220	FCLP	Field Carrier Landing Practice
221	FCLT	Freeze Calculated Landing Time
222	FCLTP	Flight Crew Licensing and Training Panel (ICAO)
223	FCOM	Flight Crew Operating Manual
224	FCOM	Flight Crew Operations Manual
225	FCPC	Flight Control Primary Computer
226	FE	Field Elevation (highest point of an airport’s usable runways and is measured in height above mean sea level)
227	FIA	Flight Information Area
228	FIR	Flight Information Region
229	FL	Flight Level
230	FMG	Flughafen München GmbH
231	FOD	Foreign Object Debris
232	FOV	Field of View
233	GND	Ground
234	GP	Glide Path
235	GPS	Global Positioning System
236	GS	Ground Speed or Glideslope
237	HKIA	Hong Kong International Airport
238	IAA	Israeli Airport Authority
239	IAF	Israeli Air Force
240	IAS	Indicated Air Speed
241	IFR	Instrument Flight Rules
242	IG	Image Generator
243	IGLR	Integrated Ground Lighting and Radar
244	ILS	Instrument Landing System
245	IMC	Instrument Meteorological Conditions
246	KAT	Kaufbeuren ATM Training (DFS subcompany)
247	LAA	Lappland Aviation Academy
248	LITAS	Low Intensity Two Colour Approach System
249	LL	Lower Limit
250	LMUK	Lockheed Martin UK
251	LOD	Level of Detail
252	LTA	Lower Traffic Area
253	LVNL	Luchtverkeersleiding Nederland (Air Traffic Control the Netherlands)
254	LVP	Low Visibility Procedures
255	MATS	Malta Air Traffic Services
256	MEA	Minimum En-route Altitude
257	METAR	Meteorological Aerodrome Report
258	MLW	Maximum Landing Weight
259	MSL	Median Sea Level
260	MSTA	Minimum Safe Turning Altitude
261	MTOW	Maximum Take-Off Weight
262	OCTA	Outside Control Areas
263	OFZ	Obstacle Free Zone
264	OJT	On the Job Training
265	PAPI	Precision Approach Path Indicator
266	PAR	Precision Approach Radar
267	PIC	Pilot in Command
268	PNF	Pilot Not Flying
269	POH	Pilot's Operating Handbook
270	PPL	Private Pilot's License
271	PTAC	Position, Turn, Altitude, Clearance (also known as Approach Clearance)
272	PtF	Permit to Fly
273	QFE	the altimeter setting that will cause the altimeter to read the height above a specific aerodrome or ground level, and therefore read zero on landing
274	QNE	pressure altitude at the landing runway threshold
275	QNH	atmospheric pressure adjusted to mean sea level
276	RADAR	Radio Detection And Ranging
277	RADNET	Radar Network
278	RAIM	Receiver Autonomous Integrity Monitoring (GPS)
279	RAT	Reliability Acceptance Test (see also FAT and SAT)
280	RAM	Radar Absorbent Material
281	RAP	Recognised Air Picture
282	RASP	Recognised Air and Surveillance Picture
283	RB	Relative Bearing
284	RBI	Relative Bearing Indicator
285	RBAF	Royal Belgium Armed Forces
286	RCAF	Royal Canadian Air Force
287	RCC	Rescue Co-ordination Centre
288	RCL	Runway Centre Line Lighting
289	RCS	Radar Cross Section
290	RET	Rapid Exit Taxiways
291	RF	Radio Frequency
292	RFFS	Rescue and Fire Fighting Services
293	RIMCAS	Runway Incursion Monitoring and Conflict Alert System
294	RJAF	Royal Jordanian Air Force
295	RJC	Reject
296	RPI	Runway Point of Intercept
297	RPM	Rotations per Minute
298	RMI	Radio Magnetic Indicator
299	RNAV	Area Navigation
300	RNP	Required Navigation Performance
301	ROC	Rate Of Climb
302	ROC	Required Obstacle Clearance
303	RPM	Revolutions Per Minute
304	RPS	Radar Position Symbol
305	RTCA	Radio Technical Commission for Aeronautics
306	RVR	Runway Visual Range
307	RVSM	Reduced Vertical Separation Minimum
308	RWR	Radar Warning Receiver
309	RWY	Runway
310	SADL	Situational Awareness Data Link
311	SAR	Search and Rescue
312	SAR	Synthetic Aperture Radar
313	SARPS	Standards and Recommended Practices (ICAO)
314	SAT	Site Acceptance Test (see also FAT and RAT)
315	SATCO	Senior Air Traffic Control Officer
316	SATCOM	Satellite Communication
317	SATNAV	Satellite Navigation
318	SATSE	State Air Traffic Services Enterprise
319	SDD	Situation Data Display
320	SELCAL	Selective Calling System
321	SES	Single European Sky
322	SESAME	Single European Sky ATM Master Plan
323	SFL	Sequencing Flashing Light
324	SFO	Simulated Flameout Operation
325	SI	Selective Interrogation
326	SIAP	Standard Instrument Approach Procedure
327	SID	Standard Instrument Departure
328	SIF	Selective Identification Friend or Foe
329	SIGMET	Significant Meteorological (Information) Report
330	SILs	Sector Inbound Lists
331	SIM	Simulator
332	SKYGUIDE	Swiss Air Traffic Control
333	SLB	Side lobe Blanking
334	SLC	Side lobe Cancellation
335	SLOC	Slovenia Control
336	SM	Statute Mile
337	SMR	Surface Movement Radar
338	SOW	Statement of Work
339	SRC	Safety Regulation Commission (EUROCONTROL)
340	SRU	Safety Regulation Unit (EUROCONTROL)
341	SSR	Secondary Surveillance Radar
342	STAR	Standard Arrival Route or Standard Terminal Arrival Route
343	STARS	Standard Terminal Automation Replacement System
344	STB	Stop Bar
345	STCA	Short Term Conflict Alert
346	STD	Synthetic Training Device
347	STDMA	Self-organising Time Division Multiple Access (known as VHF digital link - Mode 4)
348	STNA	Service Technique de la Navigation Aerienne
349	STOL	Short Take Off and Landing
350	STRATFOR	Eurocontrol Statistics and Forecasts Service
351	SUA	Special Use Airspace
352	SV	Supervisor
353	SVFR	Special Visual Flight Rules
354	SWT	Switch
355	SYSCO	System Coordination – Data Exchange and Coordination
356	TA	Terminal Airspace
357	TAA	Terminal Arrival Area
358	TAAM	Total Airspace and Airport Modeller
359	TACAN	Tactical Air Navigation (System)
360	TACS	Theater Air Control System
361	TACTICOS	Tactical Information and Command System
362	TAF	Terminal Aerodrome/Area Forecast
363	TAIS	Tactical Airspace Integration System (US Army)
364	TAIS	Tactical Air Intelligence System
365	TAP	Target Acquisition Protocol
366	TARMAC	Taxi and Ramp Management and Control
367	TAS	Terminal Airspace System
368	TAS	True Airspeed
369	TAWS	Terrain Awareness and Warning System
370	TCAS	Traffic alert and Collision Avoidance System
371	TCDS	Type Certificate Data Sheet
372	TCH	Threshold Crossing Height
373	TCL	Taxi Center Lights
374	TDW	Tower Display Workstation
375	TDZ	Runway Touchdown Zone Lighting
376	TDZE	Touch Down Zone Elevation
377	TERPS	US Standard for Terminal Instrument Procedures
378	TFDM	Terminal Flight Data Management
379	TFDPS	Tower Flight Data Processing System
380	TFM	Traffic Flow Management
381	TFR	Temporary Flight Restriction
382	TH	True Heading
383	TID	Touch Input Device
384	TIGPRO	TOWSIM Image Generator Protocol
385	TIS	Traffic Information System
386	TM	Traffic Management
387	TMA	Terminal Control Area
388	TOC	Top Of Climb
389	TOD	Top Of Descent
390	TOR	Terms Of Reference
391	TOR	Tornado aircraft
392	TOWSIM	Tower Simulator
393	TRACON	Terminal Radar Approach Control
394	TSO	Technical Standard Order
395	TSTC	Texas State Technical College
396	TT	True Track
397	TVOR	Terminal VOR
398	TWEB	Transcribed Weather Broadcast (USA for ATIS)
399	TWR	Control Tower
400	TWY	Taxiway
401	TXC	Taxiway Centreline Lights
402	TXE	Taxiway Edge Lights
403	UAA	University of Alaska Anchorage
404	UAC	Upper Area Control Centre
405	UAT	Universal Access Transceiver
406	UAV	Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
407	UDF	Ultra High Frequency Direction Finding
408	UEI	Units, Equipment, Installations
409	UHF	Ultra High Frequency
410	UIR	Upper Flight Information Region
411	UKCAA	United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority
412	UMASS	University of Massachusetts
413	URET	User Request Evaluation Tool
414	USAF	US Air Force
415	UTA	Upper Traffic Area
416	V2	Takeoff speed. The speed at which the aircraft may safely be climbed with one engine inoperative
417	VAR	Magnetic Variation
418	VASI	Visual Approach Slope Indicator
419	VASIS	Visual Approach Slope Indicator System
420	VCS	Voice Communication System
421	VCCS	Voice Communication Control System
422	VDF	Very High Frequency Direction Finding
423	VDGS	Visual Database Generation System
424	VDL-4	VHF digital link Mode 4 (see also STDMA)
425	VDU	Visual Display Unit
426	VFOW	Vertical Field of View
427	VFR	Visual Flight Rules
428	VHF	Very High Frequency
429	VLF	Very Low Frequency
430	VMC	Visual Meteorological Conditions
431	VOLMET	Meteorological Information for Aircraft in Flight
432	VOR	VHF Omni-directional Radio Range
433	VORTAC	VOR -TACAN combination
434	VREF	1.3 times the stalling speed of the aircraft in the stated landing configuration and at the prevailing aircraft weight
435	VRR	Voice Recognition and Response
436	VRS	Voice Recognition System
437	VS	Stall speed, defined as the minimum steady flight speed at which the airplane is controllable
438	VSBY	Visibility
439	VSP	Vertical Speed
440	VSTOL	Vertical Short Take-Off and Landing
441	VTC	Visual Terminal Chart
442	VTC	Virtual Training Centre
443	VTOL	Vertical Take-Off and Landing
444	VTOSL	Vertical Take-Off and Short Landing
445	VTS	Vehicle Tracking System
446	WA	Wind Angle
447	WAAS	Wide Area Augmentation System
448	WAM	Wide Area Multilateration
449	WBS	Work Break-down Structure
450	WCA	Wind Correction Angle
451	WDI	Wind Direction Indicator
452	WGS	World Geodetic System
453	WIAS	Wetter Informations- und Anzeigesystem (German)
454	WP	Waypoint
455	WS	Work Station
456	WTC	Wake Turbulence Category
457	WTWS	Wake Turbulence Warning System
458	WX	Weather