PowerShell/Data/Abbr/aviation.csv

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