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