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ABBREVIATIONS USED IN AIRWAY MANUAL

DEFINITONS
A/A
AAF
AAIM

S
?
S

AArs
AAL
AAS
AB
ABM
ABN
AC
ACA
ACA
ACAS

AcARS

AFN

Ar
Army Air Field

Air to

Arcraft Autonomous

Monitorng

lntegrty

AFRS
I AFRU
I
AFs

AFS.

fl[",il:l""Xtffi?i:'"
Above Aerodrome Level

Airport Advisory

Service

Base
Abeam
Air

Beacon
Air Carrier
Arctic Control Area
Approach Control Area
Aerodrome

ADV
AEIS

Center

Aircraft
Number

Aerodrom
Advisory Area
Finding
Air Defense ldentifcation Zone
Advisory Route
Automatc Dependent
surveillance
Advisory Area
Aeronautical Enroute
Automatic Direction

lnformation Service

Bado

Service

Air Force station

Automated Frisht service
Staton

AH
AHP
AIRAC

Alert Height

l5::il3fJffiHi"rxt5ffi I A'o

Approach End of Runway

AER
AERADTo Air
Aerodrome
AERO
Air Force Auxiliary Field
AF Aux
Air Force Base
AFB
Aerodrome Flight lnformation
AFIS

Response Unit

Air-to-Ground

Ars

SYstem

Aircraft Classification

Aerodrome Frequency

A/G
AGL
AGNIS

AIREP

Airborne Collision Avoidance

Area Control

Armed Forces Radio statons

Above Ground Level

Azmuth Guidance
Nose-in-Stand

ArmY Heliport

Aeronautical lnformaton
Regulation and Control

system

ACC
ACFT
ACN
AD
ADA
ADF
ADIZ
ADR
ADS

American Forces Network

ArBeport
rnformation

33;ii:::t""
Aircraft Landins Area

ALF
ALT
ALTN
AMA
AMSL
ANGB
AOE
AOR
ApApl

Auxiliary Landing Field

APC
A'CH
App
APT

Area Postive Control

APV
ARB
ARINC
ARO
ARp

Attitude
Atternate

Area Minimum Attitude

Above Mean sea Level

Air National Guard Base

AirporvAerodrome of Enfy
Area of Responsibility
Abbrevated precison Approach
Path lndcator

Approach

Approach Control
Airport

031,ffi3iJ:"f.X'""

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Air Reserve Base

Aeronautcal Radio, lnc.

Aerodrome Reporting Offcer

Arport Reference point

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ABBREVIATIONS USED IN AIRWAY MANUAL

ARR

Arrival

ARTCC
ASDA

Air Route Traffic Control

I ASOS
I
ASR
ATA
ATCAA

I
I
I

Available

Automated Surface

SV"t"t

ObservinS
-

Radar
Actual rime of Arrival
Air Traffic Control Assigned
Airspace
Airport Surveillance

cADrz

cAE
I CA/GRS
Air Traffic Control Tower
I
Actual Time of Departure
I CANPA
I
Aerodrome Traffic Frequency
CARS
Air Traffic Flow Management
CAT
Automatic Terminal lnformation
Service
cBA
ATS
AirTraffic Service
I CDFA
AfZ
Aerodrome Traffic Zone
I
CDI
Authorized
AUTH
CDR
AUW
All-up Weight
CDT
AUX
Auxiliary
CEIL
Available
AVBL
Aerodrome Weather lnformation CERAP
AWIB
Broadcast
AWIS
Aerodrome Weather lnformation I CFIT
Service
.
CGAS
Automated Weather Observino
AWOS
CGL
System
CH
AWSS
Aviation Weather Sensor
sYstem
cH
Airway
AWY
I CL
AzM
Azimuth
cMNps
Baro VNAV Barometric Vertical Navgation
CNF
BC
Back Course
CO
BCM
Back Course Marker
COMLO
BCN
Beacon
COMMS
BCOB
Broken Clouds or Better
CONT
BCST
Broadcast
Boundary
BDRY
I CONTD
ATCC
ATCT
ATD
ATF
ATFM
ATIS

I
I

Accelerate Stop

Center
Distance

BLDG
BM
BRG
B-RNAV
-tsS
c

Air Traffic Control Center

Building
Back Marker
Bearing
Basic RNAV
Broadcast Staton (Commercal)
ATC IFR Flight Plan Clearance
Delivery Frequency

canadan Air Defense

ldentificaton zone
control Area Extension
Certified Air/Ground Radio
Service
Constant Angle Non-Precision
Approach
community Aerodrome Radio
Staton

Category

cross Border Area

Continuous Descent Final
Approach
Course Deviation lndcator
Conditonal Route

Central Daylight Time

Ceiling
Combined Center/Radar
Approach Control

Controlled Flight lnto Terrain

Coast Guard Air Station
Circling Guidance Lights
Channel

criticat Height
Centerline Lights
canadian Minimum Navgaton
Performance Specification

Computer Navigation Fix

County
Compass Locator
Communcations
Continuous
Continued

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ABBREVIATIONS USED IN AIRWAY MANUAL

cooRDs

Coordinates

DOD

Department of Defense

coP

Change Over Point

DOM

Domestic

CORR

Corridor

CP

Command Post

CPDLC

Confoller Pilot Data Lnk

EAT

Expected Approach Time

ECOMS

Jeppesen Explanation of
Common Minimum
Specifications

EDT

Eastern Daylight Time

EET

Estimated Elapsed Time

EFAS

Enroute Flight Advisory Service

EFF

Effective

Communications

IDP

Obstacle Departure Procedu re

East or Eastern

cpt

Clearance (Pre-Taxi Procedure)

CRP

Compulsory Reporting Point

CRS

Course

CST

Central Standard Time

CTA

Control Area

CTAF

Common Traffic Advisory

Frequency

ELEV

Elevation

CTL

Control

EMAS

Engineered Materials Arresting

System

CTOT

Calculated Take-off Time

EMERG

Emergency

CTR

Control Zone

ENG

Engine

CVFP

Charted Visual Flight Procedure

EOBT

Estimated Off Block Time

CVFR

Controlled VFR

EST

Eastern Standard Time

Day

EST

Estimated

DA

Decision Altitude

ETA

Estmated Time of Arrival

DA (H)

Decison Alttude (Heght)

ETD

Estmated Time of Departure

D-ATIS

Digital ATIS

ETE

Estimated Time Enroute

DCL

Data Link Departure Clearance

Service
DCT

Direct

DECMSND

Decommissioned

DEG

Degree

DEP

Departure Control

tE:EfitfE:t

Departure Procedure

ETOPS

Extended Range Operation with

two-engine airplanes
EVS

Enhanced Vision System

FAA

Federal Aviation Administration

FACF

Fnal Approach Course Fix

FAF

Final Approach Fix

FAIL

Failure

FANS

Future Air Navigation System

DER

Departure End of Runway

FAP

Final Approach Point

DEWIZ

Dstance Early Warning

ldentfication Zone

FAR

Federal Aviation Regulation

FAT

Final Approach Track

DF

Direction Finder

DISPL
THRESH

Displaced Threshold

DIST

Distance

DME

Distance-Measuring EquiPment

FATO

Final Approach and Take-off

Area
FCP

Final Control Point

Ftc

Flight lnformation Center

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FIR
Fls
FL
FLD
FLG
FLT
FM
I FMc
FMS
FPM
I FPB
FREQ
FSs
FT
FTS
G
GA
I GBAS
I
GCA

Flight lnformation

Region

service
(Altitude)
Flight Level
Feld
Flight lnformation

Flashing

Flight
Fan Marker
Flight Management
Flight Management
Feet Per

computer
System

Minute

Flight Plannino Requirements

GWT
H
H24
HAA
I HALS
HAS
HAT
Hc
HDG
HF
I HGS
Hr
Hr
H|ALS

FrequencY
Flight service station
Feet
Flexble Track System
Guards only (radio frequencies) HIRL
General Aviation
Ground-Based
System

Augmentaton

Ground Controlled Approach

(radar)

HIWAS

Gross Weight
Non-Directional Radio Beacon
or High Altitude

24 Hour service
Height Above Arport
High Approach Landing System
Height Above site

HeghtAbove Touchdown
criticar Height
Heading
High Frequency (g-go MHz)
Head-up Guidance System
High (artitude)
High htensity (rights)
High rntensity Approach Light
System
High lntenslty Runway Edge
Lights
Hazardous lnflight Weather

Advisory Service

HJ
HN
HO
hPa

GCO
Ground Communicaton Outlet
GEN
General
I
GLONASS GlobalOrbitingNavigation
HR
Satellte System
HS
Global Navigation Satellite
I GLS
System [GNSS] Landing System
I
HST
GMT
Greenwich Mean Time
GND
Ground Control
I HUDLS
I
GND
Surface of the Earth (either land
HX
or water)
Hz
GNSS
Global Navigation Satellite

Sunrise to Sunset

Sunsetto Sunrise
By Operational Requirements
Hectopascal (one hectopascal =

one mllibar)

Hours (period of time)

During Hours of Scheduled

Operations
High Speed Taxiway Turn-off
Head-Up Display Landing

svstet
No Specifc Workng Hours

Hertz (cycles per second)

System

GP
Glidepath
I IAC
GPS
Global Positioning system
rAF
I GPWS
Ground Proximiw Warnino
IAS
system
I
GsGlideslopeI|ATAlnternationalAirTransport
I
G/s
Ground speed
rAWp

lnstrument Approach Charl

rnitiar Approach Fix

lndicated Airspeed

Association
rnitiar Approach waypoint

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LAAS

Local Area Augmentation

System

Organization

LACFT

Large Aircraft

IDENT

ldentification

LAHSO

Land and Hold Short Operatons

IF

lntermedate Fix

LAT

Latitude

IFR

lnstrument Flght Rules

LBCM

Locator Back Course Marker

IGS

lnstrument Guidance System

LBM

Locator Back Marker

tLs

lnstrument Landng System

LBS

Pounds (Weight)

IM

lnner Marker

LCG

Load Classification Group

|MAL

lntegrity Monitor Alarm

LCN

Load Classification Number

lnstrument Meteorological

Lctr

Locator (Compass)

LDA

Landng Distance Available

LDA

Localizer-type Directional Aid

LDI

Landng Direction lndicator

LDIN

Lead-n Light System

LGTH

Length

LIM

Locator lnner Marker

L|RL

Low lntensity Runway Lights

LLWAS

Low Level Wind Shear Alert

System

LMM

Locator Middle Marker

LNAV

Lateral Navigation

LNDG

Landing

LO

Locator at Outer Marker Site

LOC

Localizet

LOM

Locator Outer Marker

LONG

Longitude

LPV

Localizer Performance with

IBN

ldentificaon Beacon

tcAo

rMc

lnternational Civil Aviation

Condtons
IMTA

lntensive Miltary Training Area

INDEFLY

lndefinitely

lN or INS

lnches

INFO

lnformation

INOP

lnoperative

tNs

lnertial Navgation System

INT

lntersection

INTL

lnternational

IORRA

lndian Ocean Random RNAV

Area
IR

lnstrument Restricted Controlled

Airspace
IS

lslands

ITWS

lntegrated Terminal Weather

System

IN

lnstrumenWisual Controlled
Airspace

IJAA

Joint Aviaon Authority

KGS

Kilograms

kHz

Kilohertz

KIAS

Knots lndicated Alrspeed

KM

Kilometers

KMH

Kilomete(s) per Hour

KT

Knots

KTAS

Knots True Arspeed

Locator (Compass)

LAA

Local Arport Advisory

Vertcal Guidance

LSALT

Lowest Safe Altitude

LT

Local Time

LTS

Lights

LVP

Low Visibility Procedures

LWIS

Limited Weather lnformation

System

Meters

MAA

Maximum Authorized Altitde

MAG

Magnetic

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Mssed Approach Holdng Fx

MM

Middle Marker

Medium lntensity Approach

MNM

Minmum

MNPS

Minimum Navigation
Performance Specif ications

Flashing Lights

MOA

Military Operation Area

MALSR

Medium lntensity Approach

Light System with Runway
Alignment lndicator Lights

MOCA

MAP

Missed Approach Point

MAX

MAHF
MALS

Light System
MALSF

Medium lntensity Approach

Light System with Sequenced

Minimum Obstructon Clearance

Altitude
MORA

Minimum Off-Route Altitude

(Grid or Route)

Maximum

MRA

Mnimum Recepton Altitude

MB

Millibars

MSA

Minimum Safe Alttude

MBZ

Mandatory Broadcast Zone

MSL

Mean Sea Level

MCA

Minimum Crossing Altitude

MST

Mountain Standard Time

MCAF

Marine Corps Air Facility

MTA

Military Traning Area

MCAS

Marine Corps Air Station

MTAF

Mandatory Traffic Advisory

Frequency

MCTA

Military Controlled Airspace

MTCA

MDA

Minimum Descent Altitude

Minimum Terrain Clearance

Altitude

MDA(H)

Minimum Descent Altitude

(Heisht)

MTMA

Military Termnal Control Area

MTOW

Maxmum Take-off Weight

MDT

Mountain Daylight Time

MUN

Municipal

MEA

Minimum Enroute Allitude

MVA

Minimum Vectoring Altitude

MEHT

Mnimum Eye Height Over

Night, North or Northern

Not Authorized

Threshold
MEML

Memorial

NA

MET

Meteorologcal

NAAS

Naval Auxiliary Air Staton

MF

Mandatory Frequency

NADC

Naval Ar Development Center

MFA

Minmum Flight AltitHde

NAEC

Naval Air Engineering Center

MHA

Mnimum Holding Altitude

NAF

Naval Air Faclity

MHz

Megahertz

NALF

Naval Auxiliary Landing Feld

MI

Medium lntensity (lights)

NAP

Noise Abatement Procedure

MIALS

Medium lntensty Approach

Light System

NAR

North American Routes

NAS

Naval Air Staton

NAT

North Atlantic Traffic

NAT/OTS

North Atlantic Traffic/Organized

Track System

MIL

Miltary

MIM

Minmum

MIN

Minute

MIRL

Medium lntensity Runway Edge

Lights

MKR

Marker Radio Beacon

MLS

Microwave Landing System

NATL

National

NAVAID

Navigational Aid

NCA

Northern Control Area

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NCRP

Non-Compulsory Reportng

PDC

Pre-Departure Clearance

PDG

Procedure Design Gradient

Pont

Non-Directonal Beacor/Radio
Beacon

NDB

NE

Northeast

NM

Nautical Mile(s)

No

Number

NoPT

No Procedure Turn

NOTAM

Notces to Airmen

NPA

Non-Precision Approach

NW

Northwest

NWC

Naval Weapons Center

olA

On or About

oAc

Oceanic Area Control

OAS

Obstacle Assessment Surface

ocA

Oceanic Control Area

I
I

PDT

Pacific Daylight Time

PERM

Permanent

PinS

Point ln Space

PISTON

Piston Aircraft

PJE

Parachute Jumping Exercse

PLASI

Pulsating Vsual Approach Slope

lndicator
PPO

Prior Permisson Only

PPR

Pror Permisson Required

PRA

Precsion Radar Approach

PRM

Precision Radar Monitor

P-RNAV

Precision RNAV

PRoc

Procedure

PROP

Propeller Aircraft

Obstacle Clearance Altitude

(Height)

PSP

Pierced Steel Planking

ocL

Obstacle Clearance Limit

PST

Pacific Standard Time

OCNL

Occasonal

PTO

Part Time Operation

OCTA

Oceanic Control Area

PVT

Private Operator

ODALS

Omni-Directional Approach Light

System

QDM

Magnetic bearing to facility

ODB

Magnetic bearing from faclty

OM

Outer Marker

QFE

OPS

Operations or Operates

Heght above airport elevation

(or runway threshold elevation)
based on local station pressure

o/R

On Request
QNE

otT

Other Timls

Altimeter setting 29.92" Hg or

1013.2 Mb.

OTR

Oceanic Transition Route

QNH

Altitude above sea level based

on local staton pressure

OTS

Out-of-Service

PA

Precision Approach

PAL

Pilot Activated Lighting

PANS-OPS

Procedures for Air Navigation

Services - Aircraft Operations

PAPI

Precision Approach Path

ocA

(H)

lndicator
PAR

Precision Approach Radar

PCL

Pilot Controlled Lghtng

PCN

Pavement Classif ication Number

PCZ

Postive Control Zone

R-063 or 063R
Magnetic Course (radial)
measured as 063 from a VOR
station. Flight can be inbound or
outbound on this line.

RA

Radio Altimeter

BAI

Runway Alignment lndicator

RAIL

Runway Alignment lndicator

Lights

RAIM

Receiver Autonomous lntegrity

Monitoring

RAPCON

Radar Approach Confol

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I
I

Satellite voice air-ground calling

RASS

Remote Altimeter Source

SATCOM

RCAG

Remote Communications Air

Ground

SAWRS

RCC

Rescue Coordination Center

RCL

Runway Centerline

BCLM

Runway Center Line Markings

RCO

Remote Communcations Outlet

REF

Reference

REIL

Runway End ldentifier Lights

REP

Reporting Pont

RESA

Runway End Safety Area

REV

Reverse

REP

Ramp Entrance Pont

RL

Runway (edge) Lights

RNAV

Area Navigaton

RNP

Required Navgaton
Performance

RNPC

Required Navigation
Performance Capability

ROC

Rate of Climb

RPT

Regular Public Transport

RSA

Runway Safety Area

RTE

Route

RTF

Radiotelephony

SMSA

Segment Minimum Safe Altitude

RTS

Return to Service

soc

Start of Climb

RVR

Runway Visual Range

SODALS

RVSM

Reduced Vertlcal Separaton

Mnimum

SPAR

French Light Precision Approach

Radar

RVV

Runway Visiblity Values

SRA

Special Rules Area

FW

Runway

SBA

Surveillance Radar Approach

RWY

Runway

SRE

Surveillance Radar Element

South or Southern

SR-SS

Sunrise-Sunset

SAAAR

Special Aircrew and Aircraft

Authorization Required

SSALF

SALS

Short Approach Light System

Simplified Short Approach Light

System with Sequenced
Flashing Lights

SALSF

Short Approach Light System

with Sequenced Flashing Lights

SSALR

Simplified Short Approach Light

System with Runway Algnment

sAP

Stablized Approach

SAR

Search and Rescue

Supplementary Aviation

Weather Reporting Station

sBAs

Satellte-Based Au gmentation
System

SCA

Southern Control Area

scoB

Scattered Clouds or Better

SDF

Simplified Directional Facility

SE

Southeast

SEC

Seconds

SELCAL

Selective Call System

SFL

Sequenced Flashing Lights

SFL-V

Sequenced Flashing Lights Varable Light lntensity

F|rt

Standard lnstrument Departure

SIWL

Single lsolated Wheel Load

SKD

Scheduled

SLP

Speed Limitng Point

SM

statute Miles

SMA

Segment Minimum Alttude

SMGCS

Surface Movement Guidance

and Control System

Simplified Omnidirectional

Approach Lighting System

lndicator Lights.
SSALS

Simplified Short Approach Light

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SSB
SSR

FmF|
SfD

$
!o

Std
ST-IN
STOL
SW
SW
I sYS
"T
T

T
T-VASI

TA
I TAA
Tl\A
TACAN
TAS
TCA
rcAS
TCH
TCTA
TDWR
fDZ
TDZE
TEMP

rERPs
THR

Single

Sdeband

TIBA

Traffic lnformaton Broadcast by

Aircraft
Secondary Survellance Radar
(in U.S.A.

TL
TMA
Standard Terminal Arrival Route
(usA)
TML
Standard lnstrument Arrival
(ICAO)
TMN
lndicaton of an altimeter set to
fMZ
29.92" H9 or 1013.2 Mb without
TNA
temperature correction
TODA
Standard
TORA
Straight-in
Short Take-otf and Landing
I TP
TRACON
Single Wheel Landing Gear
ATCRBS)

Southwest

system
True (degrees)
Terrain clearance

altitude

(MocA)
Transmits only
frequencies)

(radio

Tee Visual Approach Slope

lndicator
Transition Altitude
Terminal Arrival Alttude

I TRANS
TRANS ALT
TRANS

Transiton Level
Terminal Control Area
Terminat
Terminates
Transponder Mandatory Zone
Transition Area
Take-off Distance Available
Take-otf Run Available
Turning Point
Terminal Radar Approach
Control
Transition(s)
Transition Altitude
Transition Level

LEVEL

TRCV

Tri-Color Visual Approach Slope

lndicator

TSA
TVOR
TWEB
TWIP

TemporarySegregatedArea
Terminal VOR
Transcribed Weather Broadcast

Terminalweatherlnformationfor
Pilots

Terminal Arrival Area

Tactical Air Navgation (bearing
and distance

station)
True Air Speed
Termnal Control Area
*"'.'on
X#,i""ll*a*o

Heght
Transcontinental Control Area
Terminal Doppler Weather

TWR

Taxiway

U
U
UFN
UHF

Threshold Crossing

UIR
UNCT'L
Radar
UNICOM
Touchdown Zone
I UNICOM (A)
TouchdownZone Elevaton
UNL
Temporary
U/S
YJ''ffl"tJfltff"t#1Tl"t"%"," usAF
Threshold

Tower (Aerodrome Control)

USB

Unspecified
UNICOM
Until Further Notice
Ultra High Frequency (300-3000
MHz)
Upper Flight lnformation Region
Uncontrolled

AeronauticalAdvisoryService
Automated UNICOM
Unlimited
Unservicable

us Air Force
UPPer Sideband

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USN
UTA
UTC
VAR
VASI
VDP
VE
VFR
VGSI
VHA
VHF

,, US Navy

VIS
VMC

Visibility

UpperOontrolArea
Coordinated Unwrsal Time
Magnetic Varao
Visual Approach Slope

lndicator

"

'

Visual Descent Point

Visual Exempted
Visual Flght Rules
Visual Glide Slope lndicator
Volcanic Hazard Area
Very High Frequency (30-300
MHz)

Visual Meteorological
Condions

VNAP

Vertical Nose Abatement

Procedures

VNAV
VOLMET

Vertical

VOR
VORTAC
VOT
VPA
W
VN
I WAAS

Navigation

.,

Meteorologcallnformationfor
Aircraft in Flight
VHF Omnidirectional Range
VOR and TACAN co-located
Radiated Test Signal VOR
Vertical Path Angle
Vertical Visiblity
Vertical Velocty or speed
Wide Area Augmentation

system

W
W/O
WP
I WSP

West or Western

Without
Area Navigaon (RNAV)
Waypoint
Weaer Systems Processor
Weather

X
Z
Z

On Request
Zulu Time

Coordinatsd Unirersal Time

(urc)

IO

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