PowerShell/Data/Abbr/aviation.csv

1	ABBR	TERM
2	3P	Perceive, Process, Perform
3	5P	Plan, Plane, Pilot, Passengers, Programming
4	7500	Transponder code for Aircraft hijacking (ICAO)
5	7600	Transponder code for Radio failure (lost communications, ICAO)
6	7700	Transponder code for Emergency (ICAO)
7	A/A	Air to air TACAN function
8	A/C	Aircraft
9	A/D	Aerodrome
10	A/F	Autofeather
11	A/FD	Airport/Facility Directory
12	A/P	Autopilot
13	A/R	Altitude Rate
14	A300	Airbus A300 twinjet
15	A310	Airbus A310 twinjet
16	A320	Airbus A320 family of twinjets
17	A330	Airbus A330 twinjet
18	A340	Airbus A340 quadjet
19	A350	Airbus A350 twinjet
20	A380	Airbus A380 quadjet
21	AAA	Airport Airspace Analysis
22	AAE	Above Aerodrome Elevation
23	AAF	Airway Facilities Service
24	AAF	Army Air Field
25	AAI	Arrival Aircraft Interval
26	AAI	Airports Authority of India
27	AAIB	Air Accidents Investigation Branch (UK)
28	AAIM	Aircraft Autonomous Integrity Monitoring
29	AAMS	Aircraft Arrival Management System
30	AARTS	Army Aviation Radar Training System
31	AAO	Assumed Adverse Obstacle
32	AAS	Airport Advisory Service
33	AB	Air Base
34	ABI	Advanced Boundary Information
35	AC	Air Conditioning
36	AC	Aircraft
37	ACAC	Arab Civil Aviation Conference
38	ACAM	Aircraft Continuing Airworthiness Monitoring
39	ACARS	Aircraft Communications Addressing and Reporting System
40	ACAS	Airborne Collision Avoidance System
41	ACC	Area Control Center
42	ACE	Airport airside Capacity Enhancement
43	ACI	Airports Council International
44	ACP	Accept
45	AD	Air Defence
46	ADAC	Abu Dhabi Airports
47	ADEP	Aerodrome of Departure
48	ADES	Aerodrome of Destination
49	ADF	Automatic Direction Finding
50	ADI	Automatic De-Ice and Inhibitor
51	ADIZ	Air Defense Identification Zone
52	ADL	Aeronautical Data Link
53	ADLY	Arrival Delay
54	ADP	Aerodrome dé Paris (Charles de Gaulle)
55	ADP	Automated Data Processing
56	ADS	Automated Distribution System
57	ADS	Automatic Dependent Surveillance
58	ADS-B	Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast
59	AENA	Aeropuertos Españoles y Navegación Aérea
60	AEO	All Engines Operative
61	AERA	Automated En-Route Air Traffic Control
62	AEW	Airborne Early Warning
63	AF	Air Field
64	AFCS	Automatic Flight Control System
65	AFIS	Aerodrome Flight Information Service
66	AFTN	Aeronautical Fixed Telecommunication Network
67	AFM	Aircraft Flight Manual
68	AGAS	Action Group for ATM Safety (EUROCONTROL)
69	AGL	Above Ground Level
70	ahdg	alter heading
71	AICS	Aircraft Inventory and Charter System
72	AID	Airport Information Desk
73	AIDS	Aircraft Integrated Data System
74	AIG	Airbus Industries Group
75	AILS	Automatic Instrument Landing System
76	AIM	Aeronautical Information Manual
77	AIP	Aeronautical Information Publication
78	AIPA	Aeronautical Information Production Application
79	AIRAC	Aeronautical Information Regulation And Control
80	AIRMET	Airmen's Meteorological Information
81	AIRNAV	Airports and Navigation Aids Database System
82	AIRNET	Airport Network Simulation Model
83	AIRPAC	Advisor for the Intelligent Resolution of Predicted Aircraft
84	ALO	Aviation Logistics Organization
85	ALP	Airport Layout Plan
86	ALPA	Airlines Pilots Association
87	ALS	Approach Lighting System
88	ALSF	Approach Lighting System With Sequenced Flashing Lights
89	ALSF1	ALS with Sequenced Flashers I
90	ALSF2	ALS with Sequenced Flashers II
91	ALSIP	Approach Lighting System Improvement Plan
92	ALTRV	Altitude Reservation
93	AMAN	Arrival Manager
94	AMASS	Airport Movement Area Safety System
95	AMCC	Air Route Traffic Control Center Maintenance Control Center
96	AMIC	Area Manager in Charge
97	AMIS	Aircraft Management Information System
98	AMOC	Alternative Methods of Compliance
99	AMOS	Automated Meteorological Observation Station
100	AMP	ARINC Message Processor (OR) Airport Master Plan
101	AMS	Acquisition Management System
102	AMT	Aviation Maintenance Technician
103	AMVER	Automated Mutual Assistance Vessel Rescue System
104	ANC	Alternate Network Connectivity
105	ANCA	Airport Noise and Capacity Act
106	ANG	Air National Guard
107	ANGB	Air National Guard Base
108	ANMS	Automated Network Monitoring System
109	ANSP	Air Navigation Service Provider
110	AOA	Air Operations Area
111	AOA	Angle of Attack
112	AOC	Airline Operational Control Center
113	AOCC	Atlantic Operations Control Center
114	AODR	Authorizing Official Designated Representative
115	AOM	Airplane Operating Manual
116	AOPA	Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association
117	AOR	Area of Responsibility
118	AP	Acquisition Plan
119	APB	Acquisition Program Baselines
120	APM	Approach Path Monitor
121	APP	Approach
122	APS	Airport Planning Standard
123	APTS	Automated Personnel Tracking System
124	AQAFO	Aeronautical Quality Assurance Field Office
125	AR	Aerial Refueling
126	AR	Aspect Ratio
127	ARAC	Army Radar Approach Control (AAF)
128	ARFOR	Area Forecast
129	ARLNO	Airline Office
130	ARP	Airport Reference Point
131	ARTCC	Air Route Traffic Control Centre
132	ASB	Airspace Block
133	ASDE	Airport Surface Detection Equipment
134	ASDE-X	Airport Surface Detection Equipment, model X
135	ATA	Actual Time of Arrival
136	ATC	Air Traffic Control
137	ATIS	Automatic Terminal Information Service
138	ATO	Air Traffic Organization
139	AWACS	Airborne Warning And Control System
140	BC	Back Course
141	BAF	Belgian Air Force
142	BIRTAM	NOTAM on Bird Activity
143	BIT	Build-In Test
144	BITE	Build-In Test Equipment
145	BRNAV	Basic Area Navigation
146	BWI	Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport
147	C2	Command and Control
148	C3	Communication, Command and Control
149	C4I	Communication, Command, Control, Computers and Intelligence
150	CAAC	Civil Aviation Administration of China
151	CAAS	Civil Aviation Authorization of Singapore
152	CAL	Computer Assisted Learning
153	CAMACA	Common Agreed Methodology for Airport airside Capacity Assessment
154	CANAC	Computer Assisted National Air Traffic Control Centre (Belgium)
155	CANSO	Civil Air Navigation Services Organization
156	CARMA	CATC Radar Simulator Allahabad
157	CAS	Calibrated Airspeed
158	CASE	Controlled Airspace Synthetic Environment (Simulator of Alenia Marconi)
159	CAT	Category of Aircraft
160	CATC	Civil Air Traffic Control
161	CAVOK	Clouds And Visibility OK
162	CBT	Computer-based Training
163	CCBC	Community College Baltimore County
164	CCIS	Closed Circuit Information System
165	CDA	Continuous Descent Approach
166	CDI	Course Deviation Indicator
167	CDM	Collaborative Decision Making
168	CDTI	Cockpit Display of Traffic Information
169	CDU	Cockpit Display Unit
170	CEATS	Central European Air Traffic Services
171	CESC	Chief Executive Standing Conference
172	CFIT	Controlled Flight Into Terrain
173	CFMU	Central Flow Management Unit
174	COG	Center of Gravity
175	CON	Control
176	CGD	Combined Graphic Display
177	CISM	Critical Incident Stress Management
178	CLC	Course Line Computer
179	CLNC	Clearance
180	CRDA	Converging Runway Display Aid
181	CMIC	Civil/Military Interface Standing Committee
182	CNS	Communication, Navigation, Surveillance
183	CODA	Central Office for Delay Analysis
184	ConOps	Concept of Operations
185	COPS	Changeover Point(s)
186	CORA	Conflict Resolution Advisory
187	COTS	Commercial Of-The-Shelf
188	CPA	Closest Point of Approach
189	CPDLC	Controller Pilot Data Link Communication
190	CRC	Control and Reporting Centre
191	CREDOS	Crosswind Reduced Separations for Departure Operations
192	CTA	Controlled Area
193	CTA	Controlled Time of Arrival
194	CTOT	Calculated Take-Off Time
195	CTR	Control Zone or Controlled Traffic Region
196	CVFR	Controlled Visual Flight Rule (flight)
197	CVSM	Conventional Vertical Separation Minimum
198	CW	Continous Wave
199	CW	Cold Weather
200	CWS	Collision Warning System
201	CWP	Controller Working Position
202	DA	Density Altitude
203	DAS	DFS Aviation Services (DFS subcompany for services outside Germany)
204	DCIA	Dependent Converging Instrument Approach
205	DECIDE	Detect, Estimate, Choose, Identify, Do, and Evaluate
206	DEL	Delivery
207	DFS	Deutsche Flugsicherung (ATC in Germany)
208	DGAC	Direction Générale de l'Aviation Civile
209	DSNA	Direction des Services de la Navigation Aérienne
210	DTI	Direction Technique Innovation
211	DW	Downwind
212	EAS	Equivalent Airspeed
213	EAVA	Estonian Aviation Academy
214	ECAC	European Civil Aviation Conference
215	ELEV	Field Elevation
216	EFM	Gesellschaft für Enteisen und Flugzeugschleppen
217	ETA	Estimated Time of Arrival
218	ETL	Effective Translational Lift (for helicopters)
219	ETOPS	Extended-range Twin-engine Operational Performance Standards
220	ETVS	Electronic Terminal Voice Switch
221	FAA	U.S. Federal Aviation Administration
222	FAR	Fuel Air Ratio
223	FAS	Final Approach Segment
224	FAS	Final Approach Speed
225	FAST	Future Aviation Safety Team
226	FAT	Factory Acceptance Test (see also SAT and RAT)
227	FAT	Final Approach Track
228	FATO	Final Approach and Take-off Area
229	FAWP	Final Approach Waypoint
230	FAWS	Flight Advisory Weather Service
231	FBW	Fly-by-Wire
232	FCA	Final Cruise Altitude
233	FCC	Federal Communications Commission (USA)
234	FCC	Flight Control Computer
235	FCI	Flight Command Indicator
236	FCL	Flight Crew Licensing
237	FCLP	Field Carrier Landing Practice
238	FCLT	Freeze Calculated Landing Time
239	FCLTP	Flight Crew Licensing and Training Panel (ICAO)
240	FCOM	Flight Crew Operating Manual
241	FCOM	Flight Crew Operations Manual
242	FCPC	Flight Control Primary Computer
243	FE	Field Elevation (highest point of an airport’s usable runways and is measured in height above mean sea level)
244	FIA	Flight Information Area
245	FIR	Flight Information Region
246	FL	Flight Level
247	FMG	Flughafen München GmbH
248	FOD	Foreign Object Debris
249	FOV	Field of View
250	GND	Ground
251	GP	Glide Path
252	GPS	Global Positioning System
253	GS	Ground Speed or Glideslope
254	HKIA	Hong Kong International Airport
255	HOTS	Higher-Order Thinking Skills
256	IAA	Israeli Airport Authority
257	IAF	Israeli Air Force
258	IAS	Indicated airspeed
259	IFR	Instrument Flight Rules
260	IG	Image Generator
261	IGE	In Ground Effect
262	IGLR	Integrated Ground Lighting and Radar
263	ILS	Instrument Landing System
264	ISA	International Standard Atmosphere
265	IMC	Instrument Meteorological Conditions
266	KAT	Kaufbeuren ATM Training (DFS subcompany)
267	LAA	Lappland Aviation Academy
268	LITAS	Low Intensity Two Colour Approach System
269	LL	Lower Limit
270	LMUK	Lockheed Martin UK
271	LOD	Level of Detail
272	LTA	Lower Traffic Area
273	LVNL	Luchtverkeersleiding Nederland (Air Traffic Control the Netherlands)
274	LVP	Low Visibility Procedures
275	MATS	Malta Air Traffic Services
276	MEA	Minimum En-route Altitude
277	METAR	Meteorological Aerodrome Report
278	MCP	Maximum Continuous Power
279	MLW	Maximum Landing Weight
280	MSL	Median Sea Level
281	MSTA	Minimum Safe Turning Altitude
282	MTOW	Maximum Take-Off Weight
283	NATCA	National Air Traffic Controllers Association
284	NLFS	Night Low Flying System
285	NOTAM	Notice to Airmen or Notice to Air Missions
286	OCTA	Outside Control Areas
287	OEI	One Engine Inoperative
288	OGE	Out of Ground Effect
289	OFZ	Obstacle Free Zone
290	OJT	On the Job Training
291	OODA	Observation, Orientation, Decision, and Action
292	PA	Pressure Altitude
293	PAPI	Precision Approach Path Indicator
294	PAR	Precision Approach Radar
295	PIC	Pilot in Command
296	PNF	Pilot Not Flying
297	POH	Pilot's Operating Handbook
298	PPL	Private Pilot's License
299	PTAC	Position, Turn, Altitude, Clearance (also known as Approach Clearance)
300	PtF	Permit to Fly
301	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
302	QNE	pressure altitude at the landing runway threshold
303	QNH	atmospheric pressure adjusted to mean sea level
304	RADAR	Radio Detection And Ranging
305	RADNET	Radar Network
306	RAIM	Receiver Autonomous Integrity Monitoring (GPS)
307	RAT	Reliability Acceptance Test (see also FAT and SAT)
308	RAM	Radar Absorbent Material
309	RAP	Recognised Air Picture
310	RASP	Recognised Air and Surveillance Picture
311	RB	Relative Bearing
312	RBI	Relative Bearing Indicator
313	RBAF	Royal Belgium Armed Forces
314	RCAF	Royal Canadian Air Force
315	RCC	Rescue Co-ordination Centre
316	RCL	Runway Centre Line Lighting
317	RCS	Radar Cross Section
318	RET	Rapid Exit Taxiways
319	RF	Radio Frequency
320	RFFS	Rescue and Fire Fighting Services
321	RFM	Rotorcraft Flight Manual
322	RIMCAS	Runway Incursion Monitoring and Conflict Alert System
323	RJAF	Royal Jordanian Air Force
324	RJC	Reject
325	RPI	Runway Point of Intercept
326	RPM	Rotations per Minute
327	ROFZ	Runway Obstacle Free Zone
328	RMI	Radio Magnetic Indicator
329	RNAV	Area Navigation
330	RNP	Required Navigation Performance
331	ROC	Rate Of Climb
332	ROC	Required Obstacle Clearance
333	RPM	Revolutions Per Minute
334	RPS	Radar Position Symbol
335	RTCA	Radio Technical Commission for Aeronautics
336	RVR	Runway Visual Range
337	RVSM	Reduced Vertical Separation Minimum
338	RWR	Radar Warning Receiver
339	RWY	Runway
340	SADL	Situational Awareness Data Link
341	SAF	Sustainable Aviation Fuel
342	SAR	Search and Rescue
343	SAR	Synthetic Aperture Radar
344	SARPS	Standards and Recommended Practices (ICAO)
345	SAT	Site Acceptance Test (see also FAT and RAT)
346	SATCO	Senior Air Traffic Control Officer
347	SATCOM	Satellite Communication
348	SATNAV	Satellite Navigation
349	SATSE	State Air Traffic Services Enterprise
350	SDD	Situation Data Display
351	SELCAL	Selective Calling System
352	SES	Single European Sky
353	SESAME	Single European Sky ATM Master Plan
354	SESAR	Single European Sky ATM Research
355	SFL	Sequencing Flashing Light
356	SFO	Simulated Flameout Operation
357	SI	Selective Interrogation
358	SIAP	Standard Instrument Approach Procedure
359	SID	Standard Instrument Departure
360	SIF	Selective Identification Friend or Foe
361	SIGMET	Significant Meteorological (Information) Report
362	SILs	Sector Inbound Lists
363	SIM	Simulator
364	SKYGUIDE	Air Traffic Control of Switzerland
365	SL	Sea Level
366	SLB	Side lobe Blanking
367	SLC	Side lobe Cancellation
368	SLOC	Slovenia Control
369	SM	Statute Mile
370	SMR	Surface Movement Radar
371	SOW	Statement of Work
372	SRC	Safety Regulation Commission (EUROCONTROL)
373	SRU	Safety Regulation Unit (EUROCONTROL)
374	SSR	Secondary Surveillance Radar
375	STAR	Standard Arrival Route or Standard Terminal Arrival Route
376	STARS	Standard Terminal Automation Replacement System
377	STB	Stop Bar
378	STCA	Short Term Conflict Alert
379	STD	Synthetic Training Device
380	STDMA	Self-organising Time Division Multiple Access (known as VHF digital link - Mode 4)
381	STNA	Service Technique de la Navigation Aerienne
382	STO	Short Take-Off
383	STOVL	Short Take-Off and Vertical Landing
384	STOL	Short Take-Off and Landing
385	STRATFOR	Eurocontrol Statistics and Forecasts Service
386	SUA	Special Use Airspace
387	SV	Supervisor
388	SVFR	Special Visual Flight Rules
389	SWT	Switch
390	SYSCO	System Coordination – Data Exchange and Coordination
391	TA	Terminal Airspace
392	TAA	Terminal Arrival Area
393	TAAM	Total Airspace and Airport Modeller
394	TACAN	Tactical Air Navigation (System)
395	TACS	Theater Air Control System
396	TACTICOS	Tactical Information and Command System
397	TAF	Terminal Aerodrome/Area Forecast
398	TAIS	Tactical Airspace Integration System (US Army)
399	TAIS	Tactical Air Intelligence System
400	TAP	Target Acquisition Protocol
401	TARMAC	Taxi and Ramp Management and Control
402	TAS	Terminal Airspace System
403	TAS	True Air Speed
404	TAWS	Terrain Awareness and Warning System
405	TCAS	Traffic alert and Collision Avoidance System
406	TCDS	Type Certificate Data Sheet
407	TCH	Threshold Crossing Height
408	TCL	Taxi Center Lights
409	TDW	Tower Display Workstation
410	TDZ	Runway Touchdown Zone Lighting
411	TDZE	Touch Down Zone Elevation
412	TERPS	US Standard for Terminal Instrument Procedures
413	TFDM	Terminal Flight Data Management
414	TFDPS	Tower Flight Data Processing System
415	TFM	Traffic Flow Management
416	TFR	Temporary Flight Restriction
417	TH	True Heading
418	TID	Touch Input Device
419	TIGPRO	TOWSIM Image Generator Protocol
420	TIS	Traffic Information System
421	TM	Traffic Management
422	TMA	Terminal Control Area
423	TOC	Top Of Climb
424	TOD	Top Of Descent
425	TOP	Take-Off Power
426	TOR	Terms Of Reference
427	TOR	Tornado aircraft
428	TOWSIM	Tower Simulator
429	TRACON	Terminal Radar Approach Control
430	TSO	Technical Standard Order
431	TSTC	Texas State Technical College
432	TT	True Track
433	TVOR	Terminal VOR
434	TWEB	Transcribed Weather Broadcast (USA for ATIS)
435	TWR	Control Tower or Thrust to Weight Ratio
436	TWY	Taxiway
437	TXC	Taxiway Centreline Lights
438	TXE	Taxiway Edge Lights
439	UAA	University of Alaska Anchorage
440	UAC	Upper Area Control Centre
441	UAT	Universal Access Transceiver
442	UAV	Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
443	UDF	Ultra High Frequency Direction Finding
444	UEI	Units, Equipment, Installations
445	UFA	UFA, Inc., the world's premier developer of Air Traffic Control simulation systems
446	UHF	Ultra High Frequency
447	UIR	Upper Flight Information Region
448	UKCAA	United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority
449	UMASS	University of Massachusetts
450	URET	User Request Evaluation Tool
451	USAF	US Air Force
452	UTA	Upper Traffic Area
453	V2	Takeoff speed. The speed at which the aircraft may safely be climbed with one engine inoperative
454	VAR	Magnetic Variation
455	VASI	Visual Approach Slope Indicator
456	VASIS	Visual Approach Slope Indicator System
457	VCS	Voice Communication System
458	VCCS	Voice Communication Control System
459	VDF	Very High Frequency Direction Finding
460	VDGS	Visual Database Generation System
461	VDL-4	VHF digital link Mode 4 (see also STDMA)
462	VDU	Visual Display Unit
463	VFOW	Vertical Field of View
464	VFR	Visual Flight Rules
465	VHF	Very High Frequency
466	VLF	Very Low Frequency
467	VMC	Visual Meteorological Conditions
468	VOLMET	Meteorological Information for Aircraft in Flight
469	VOR	VHF Omni-directional Receiver
470	VORTAC	VOR -TACAN combination
471	VREF	1.3 times the stalling speed of the aircraft in the stated landing configuration and at the prevailing aircraft weight
472	VS	Stall speed, defined as the minimum steady flight speed at which the airplane is controllable
473	VSBY	Visibility
474	VSP	Vertical Speed
475	VSTOL	Vertical Short Take-Off and Landing
476	VTC	Visual Terminal Chart
477	VTC	Virtual Training Centre
478	VTOL	Vertical Take-Off and Landing
479	VTOSL	Vertical Take-Off and Short Landing
480	VTS	Vehicle Tracking System
481	Vtoss	Take-off safety speed
482	Vy	Optimimum climbing speed
483	Vz	Rate-of-climb
484	WA	Wind Angle
485	WAAS	Wide Area Augmentation System
486	WAM	Wide Area Multilateration
487	WBS	Work Break-down Structure
488	WCA	Wind Correction Angle
489	WDI	Wind Direction Indicator
490	WGS	World Geodetic System
491	WIAS	Wetter Informations- und Anzeigesystem (German)
492	WP	Waypoint
493	WS	Work Station
494	WTC	Wake Turbulence Category
495	WTWS	Wake Turbulence Warning System
496	WX	Weather