List of aviation, aerospace and aeronautical abbreviations

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A glossary of abbreviations used in relation to aviation, in alphabetical order.

[edit] A

Abbreviation	Term
A/C	aircraft
ACAS	Airborne Collision Avoidance System
ACARS	Aircraft Communication and Addressing Reporting System
ACMS	Aircraft Condition Monitoring System
ACC	Area Control Centre
AD	Airworthiness Directive
ADC	Air Data Computer
ADF	Automatic Direction Finder
ADI	Attitude Director lndicator
ADS	Automatic Dependent Surveillance
AFCS	Automatic Flight Control System
AFDS	Autopilot Flight Director System
A/D	aerodrome
agl	Above ground level
AIP	Aeronautical Information Publication
ALS	Approach Lighting System
AMSL	Above Mean Sea Level
ANSP	Air Navigation Service Provider
AOA	Angle of Attack
AOC	Air Operator's Certificate
AOM	Airport/Aerodrome Operating Minima
APU	Auxiliary Power Unit
A/P	airplane (USA), aeroplane (ICAO)
ARINC	Aeronautical Radio Inc.
ARTCC	Air Route Traffic Control Centers
ASAS	Airborne Separation Assurance System
ASI	Airspeed Indicator
asl	Above sea level
ASM	Airspace management
ATC	Air Traffic Control
ATFM	Air Traffic Flow Management
ATIS	Automatic Terminal Information Service
ATM	Air Traffic Management
ATS	Air Traffic Services

[edit] B

• BC Back Course

[edit] C

• CAA Civil Aviation Authority
• CAS Calibrated airspeed
• CFIT Controlled Flight Into Terrain
• CG Center of Gravity
• CMV Converted Meteorological Visibility
• CPDLC Controller Pilot Data Link Communications
• CVR Cockpit Voice Recorder

[edit] D

• DA/H Decision Altitude / Height (rel. to THR) See Instrument Landing System
• DER Departure End of RWY
• DME Distance Measuring Equipment
• DR Dead reckoning

[edit] E

• EAS Equivalent airspeed
• ECAM Electronic Centralised Aircraft Monitor
• EICAS Engine Indicator and Crew Alert System
• E-LSA Experimental light-sport aircraft
• ELT Emergency Locator Transmitter
• ESA Emergency Safe Altitude
• EFIS Electronic Flight Instrument System

[edit] F

• FADEC Full Authority Digital Engine Control
• FAF Final Approach Fix
• FANS Future Air Navigation System
• FAP Final Approach Point
• FEP Final End Point
• FDR Flight Data Recorder (also known as black box)
• FIR Flight Information Region
• FL Flight Level
• FMS Flight Management System
• FPL Filed Flight Plan
• FMC Flight Management Computer
• FSF Flight Safety Foundation

[edit] G

• GND Ground
• GP Glide Path
• GPS Global Positioning System
• GPWS Ground Proximity Warning System
• EGPWS Enhanced Ground Proximity Warning System
• GA Go-Around
• GS Glideslope
• GSE Ground Service Equipment

[edit] H

• H Heavy
• HL Height Loss
• HSI HOrizontal situation Indicator
• HUD Head-up display

[edit] I

• IAF Initial Approach Fix
• IAS Indicated airspeed
• ICAO International Civil Aviation Organization
• IF Intermediate Approach Fix
• IFR Instrument Flight Rules
• ILS Instrument Landing System
• IMC Instrument Meteorological Conditions
• INS Inertial Navigation System
• IRS Inertial Reference System
• ISA International Standard Atmosphere
• IRS Inertial Reference System

[edit] L

• LCN Load Classification Number
• LHO Live Human Organs
• LLZ Localizer (ILS)
• LNAV Lateral Navigation
• LOFT Line Oriented Flight Training
• LM Land and Marine

[edit] M

• MAPt Missed Approach Point
• MATS Manual of Air Traffic Services
• MDA/H Minimum Descent Altitude/Height
• MLS Microwave Landing System
• MM Middle Marker
• MOC Minimum Obstacle Clearance
• MSA Minimum Safe Altitude/Minimum Sector Altitude
• MSL Mean Sea Level
• MTOW Maximum Take-Off Weight

[edit] N

• NDB Non-Directional Beacon

[edit] O

• OCA/H Obstacle Clearance Altitude/Height
• OM Outer Marker
• OBE Overcome By Events

[edit] P

• PANS-OPS Procedures for Air Navigation Services - Aircraft Operations
• PAPI Precision Approach Path Indicator
• PAR Precision Approach Radar
• PDG Procedure Design Gradient
• PFAF Precision Final Approach Fix

[edit] Q

• QFE the Q-code for: Atmospheric pressure at a/d elevation (or at THR)
• QNH the Q-code for: Altimeter sub-scale setting to obtain elevation when on the ground, ie altitude above MSL

[edit] R

• RAS Rectified Air Speed
• RDH Reference Datum Height for ILS
• RNAV Area navigation
• RSR En-route Surveillance Radar
• RVR Runway Visual Range
• RWY Runway

[edit] S

• SIGMET Significant Meteorological Advisory
• SOC Start of Climb at Missed Approach
• SID Standard Instrument Departure
• SR Sunrise
• SS Sunset
• STAR Standard Terminal Arrival Route

[edit] T

• TAA Terminal Arrival Area
• TAS True airspeed
• TAR Terminal Approach Radar
• TCAS Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System
• TCH Threshold Crossing Height
• TERPS Terminal Procedures
• THR RWY Threshold
• TOD Top of Descent
• TOW Take-off weight
• TP Turning Point at Missed Approach
• TRA Temporary Reserved Airspace
• TRACON Terminal Radar Approach Control
• TWR Tower

[edit] U

• UHF Ultra High Frequency
• UIR Upper Information Region

[edit] V

• VASI Visual Approach Slope Indicator
• VDP Visual Descent Point
• VFR Visual flight rules
• VHF Very High Frequency
• VNAV Vertical Navigation
• VOR VHF omnidirectional range

[edit] V speeds

• V_fe Maximum flaps extended speed
• V_le Maximum landing gear extension speed
• V_lo Maximum landing gear operating speed
• V_mo Maximum operating speed
• V_ne Never-exceed speed
• V_no Normal operating speed limit
• V_s stall speed

[edit] X

• XMIT Transmit
• XPDR Transponder
• XPNDR Transponder

[edit] Z

• Z Zulu Time (Universal Coordinated Time or UTC)

[edit] References

• Aerospace acronyms Terms and Glossary
• Aviada Terminaro, verkita de Gilbert R. LEDON, 286 pagxoj.