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	OCTA	Outside Control Areas
281	OEI	One Engine Inoperative
282	OGE	Out of Ground Effect
283	OFZ	Obstacle Free Zone
284	OJT	On the Job Training
285	OODA	Observation, Orientation, Decision, and Action
286	PA	Pressure Altitude
287	PAPI	Precision Approach Path Indicator
288	PAR	Precision Approach Radar
289	PIC	Pilot in Command
290	PNF	Pilot Not Flying
291	POH	Pilot's Operating Handbook
292	PPL	Private Pilot's License
293	PTAC	Position, Turn, Altitude, Clearance (also known as Approach Clearance)
294	PtF	Permit to Fly
295	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
296	QNE	pressure altitude at the landing runway threshold
297	QNH	atmospheric pressure adjusted to mean sea level
298	RADAR	Radio Detection And Ranging
299	RADNET	Radar Network
300	RAIM	Receiver Autonomous Integrity Monitoring (GPS)
301	RAT	Reliability Acceptance Test (see also FAT and SAT)
302	RAM	Radar Absorbent Material
303	RAP	Recognised Air Picture
304	RASP	Recognised Air and Surveillance Picture
305	RB	Relative Bearing
306	RBI	Relative Bearing Indicator
307	RBAF	Royal Belgium Armed Forces
308	RCAF	Royal Canadian Air Force
309	RCC	Rescue Co-ordination Centre
310	RCL	Runway Centre Line Lighting
311	RCS	Radar Cross Section
312	RET	Rapid Exit Taxiways
313	RF	Radio Frequency
314	RFFS	Rescue and Fire Fighting Services
315	RFM	Rotorcraft Flight Manual
316	RIMCAS	Runway Incursion Monitoring and Conflict Alert System
317	RJAF	Royal Jordanian Air Force
318	RJC	Reject
319	RPI	Runway Point of Intercept
320	RPM	Rotations per Minute
321	ROFZ	Runway Obstacle Free Zone
322	RMI	Radio Magnetic Indicator
323	RNAV	Area Navigation
324	RNP	Required Navigation Performance
325	ROC	Rate Of Climb
326	ROC	Required Obstacle Clearance
327	RPM	Revolutions Per Minute
328	RPS	Radar Position Symbol
329	RTCA	Radio Technical Commission for Aeronautics
330	RVR	Runway Visual Range
331	RVSM	Reduced Vertical Separation Minimum
332	RWR	Radar Warning Receiver
333	RWY	Runway
334	SADL	Situational Awareness Data Link
335	SAF	Sustainable Aviation Fuel
336	SAR	Search and Rescue
337	SAR	Synthetic Aperture Radar
338	SARPS	Standards and Recommended Practices (ICAO)
339	SAT	Site Acceptance Test (see also FAT and RAT)
340	SATCO	Senior Air Traffic Control Officer
341	SATCOM	Satellite Communication
342	SATNAV	Satellite Navigation
343	SATSE	State Air Traffic Services Enterprise
344	SDD	Situation Data Display
345	SELCAL	Selective Calling System
346	SES	Single European Sky
347	SESAME	Single European Sky ATM Master Plan
348	SESAR	Single European Sky ATM Research
349	SFL	Sequencing Flashing Light
350	SFO	Simulated Flameout Operation
351	SI	Selective Interrogation
352	SIAP	Standard Instrument Approach Procedure
353	SID	Standard Instrument Departure
354	SIF	Selective Identification Friend or Foe
355	SIGMET	Significant Meteorological (Information) Report
356	SILs	Sector Inbound Lists
357	SIM	Simulator
358	SKYGUIDE	Air Traffic Control of Switzerland
359	SL	Sea Level
360	SLB	Side lobe Blanking
361	SLC	Side lobe Cancellation
362	SLOC	Slovenia Control
363	SM	Statute Mile
364	SMR	Surface Movement Radar
365	SOW	Statement of Work
366	SRC	Safety Regulation Commission (EUROCONTROL)
367	SRU	Safety Regulation Unit (EUROCONTROL)
368	SSR	Secondary Surveillance Radar
369	STAR	Standard Arrival Route or Standard Terminal Arrival Route
370	STARS	Standard Terminal Automation Replacement System
371	STB	Stop Bar
372	STCA	Short Term Conflict Alert
373	STD	Synthetic Training Device
374	STDMA	Self-organising Time Division Multiple Access (known as VHF digital link - Mode 4)
375	STNA	Service Technique de la Navigation Aerienne
376	STOL	Short Take Off and Landing
377	STRATFOR	Eurocontrol Statistics and Forecasts Service
378	SUA	Special Use Airspace
379	SV	Supervisor
380	SVFR	Special Visual Flight Rules
381	SWT	Switch
382	SYSCO	System Coordination – Data Exchange and Coordination
383	TA	Terminal Airspace
384	TAA	Terminal Arrival Area
385	TAAM	Total Airspace and Airport Modeller
386	TACAN	Tactical Air Navigation (System)
387	TACS	Theater Air Control System
388	TACTICOS	Tactical Information and Command System
389	TAF	Terminal Aerodrome/Area Forecast
390	TAIS	Tactical Airspace Integration System (US Army)
391	TAIS	Tactical Air Intelligence System
392	TAP	Target Acquisition Protocol
393	TARMAC	Taxi and Ramp Management and Control
394	TAS	Terminal Airspace System
395	TAS	True Air Speed
396	TAWS	Terrain Awareness and Warning System
397	TCAS	Traffic alert and Collision Avoidance System
398	TCDS	Type Certificate Data Sheet
399	TCH	Threshold Crossing Height
400	TCL	Taxi Center Lights
401	TDW	Tower Display Workstation
402	TDZ	Runway Touchdown Zone Lighting
403	TDZE	Touch Down Zone Elevation
404	TERPS	US Standard for Terminal Instrument Procedures
405	TFDM	Terminal Flight Data Management
406	TFDPS	Tower Flight Data Processing System
407	TFM	Traffic Flow Management
408	TFR	Temporary Flight Restriction
409	TH	True Heading
410	TID	Touch Input Device
411	TIGPRO	TOWSIM Image Generator Protocol
412	TIS	Traffic Information System
413	TM	Traffic Management
414	TMA	Terminal Control Area
415	TOC	Top Of Climb
416	TOD	Top Of Descent
417	TOP	Take-Off Power
418	TOR	Terms Of Reference
419	TOR	Tornado aircraft
420	TOWSIM	Tower Simulator
421	TRACON	Terminal Radar Approach Control
422	TSO	Technical Standard Order
423	TSTC	Texas State Technical College
424	TT	True Track
425	TVOR	Terminal VOR
426	TWEB	Transcribed Weather Broadcast (USA for ATIS)
427	TWR	Control Tower
428	TWY	Taxiway
429	TXC	Taxiway Centreline Lights
430	TXE	Taxiway Edge Lights
431	UAA	University of Alaska Anchorage
432	UAC	Upper Area Control Centre
433	UAT	Universal Access Transceiver
434	UAV	Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
435	UDF	Ultra High Frequency Direction Finding
436	UEI	Units, Equipment, Installations
437	UFA	UFA, Inc., the world's premier developer of Air Traffic Control simulation systems
438	UHF	Ultra High Frequency
439	UIR	Upper Flight Information Region
440	UKCAA	United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority
441	UMASS	University of Massachusetts
442	URET	User Request Evaluation Tool
443	USAF	US Air Force
444	UTA	Upper Traffic Area
445	V2	Takeoff speed. The speed at which the aircraft may safely be climbed with one engine inoperative
446	VAR	Magnetic Variation
447	VASI	Visual Approach Slope Indicator
448	VASIS	Visual Approach Slope Indicator System
449	VCS	Voice Communication System
450	VCCS	Voice Communication Control System
451	VDF	Very High Frequency Direction Finding
452	VDGS	Visual Database Generation System
453	VDL-4	VHF digital link Mode 4 (see also STDMA)
454	VDU	Visual Display Unit
455	VFOW	Vertical Field of View
456	VFR	Visual Flight Rules
457	VHF	Very High Frequency
458	VLF	Very Low Frequency
459	VMC	Visual Meteorological Conditions
460	VOLMET	Meteorological Information for Aircraft in Flight
461	VOR	VHF Omni-directional Receiver
462	VORTAC	VOR -TACAN combination
463	VREF	1.3 times the stalling speed of the aircraft in the stated landing configuration and at the prevailing aircraft weight
464	VRR	Voice Recognition and Response
465	VRS	Voice Recognition System
466	VS	Stall speed, defined as the minimum steady flight speed at which the airplane is controllable
467	VSBY	Visibility
468	VSP	Vertical Speed
469	VSTOL	Vertical Short Take-Off and Landing
470	VTC	Visual Terminal Chart
471	VTC	Virtual Training Centre
472	VTOL	Vertical Take-Off and Landing
473	VTOSL	Vertical Take-Off and Short Landing
474	VTS	Vehicle Tracking System
475	Vtoss	Take-off safety speed
476	Vy	Optimimum climbing speed
477	Vz	Rate-of-climb
478	WA	Wind Angle
479	WAAS	Wide Area Augmentation System
480	WAM	Wide Area Multilateration
481	WBS	Work Break-down Structure
482	WCA	Wind Correction Angle
483	WDI	Wind Direction Indicator
484	WGS	World Geodetic System
485	WIAS	Wetter Informations- und Anzeigesystem (German)
486	WP	Waypoint
487	WS	Work Station
488	WTC	Wake Turbulence Category
489	WTWS	Wake Turbulence Warning System
490	WX	Weather