Contextual Model Abbreviations
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A | Ampere |
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XMAN | Cross border extended AMAN |
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XCD | Exceptional Condition |
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WXXM | Weather Information Exchange Model |
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WOC | Wing Operation Centre |
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WMS | Web Map Service |
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WMO | World Meteorological Organization |
| WINTEM | Wind and temperature information | |
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WIFO | What-if Flight Object |
| WGS84 | World Geodetic System - 1984 | |
| WGS | World Geodetic System | |
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WFS | Web Feature Service |
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WCS | Web Coverage Service |
| Wb | Weber | |
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WAM | Wide Area Multi-lateration |
| WAFC | World area forecast centre | |
| WAAS | Wide area augmentation system | |
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W3C | World Wide Web Consortium |
| W | Watt | |
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VTT | Variable Taxi Time |
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VSB | Virtual Stop Bars |
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VRNP | Vertical Required Navigation Performance |
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VPA | Variable Profile Area |
| VOR | VHF omnidirectional radio range | |
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VoIP | Voice over Internet Protocol |
| Voice-ATIS | Voice Automatic Terminal Information Service | |
| VNAV | Vertical Navigation | |
| VMC | Visual meteorological conditions | |
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VLJ | Very Light Jet |
| VIP | Very important person | |
| VHF | Very high frequency | |
| VGSI | Visual Glide Slope Indicator | |
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VGA | Variable Geometry Area |
| VFR | Visual flight rules | |
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VDL | VHF Digital Link |
| VASIS | Visual approach slope indicator systems | |
| VAAC | Volcanic Ash Advisory Centre | |
| V | Volt | |
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UUP | Updated Airspace Use Plan |
| UTC | Coordinated Universal Time | |
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UPT | User Preferred Trajectory |
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UPR | User Preferred Route |
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UP4DT | User preferred 4D Trajectory |
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UML | Unified Modeling Language |
| UIR | Upper flight information region | |
| UHF | Ultra high frequency [300 to 3 000 MHz] | |
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UFI | IATA Unique Flight Identifier |
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UDPP | User driven prioritisation process |
| UAV | Unmanned Aerial Vehicle | |
| UAS | Unmanned Aircraft System | |
| UAC | Upper area control centre | |
| TWR | Aerodrome control tower or aerodrome control | |
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TTOT | Target Take-Off Time |
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TTOM | The progressively refined planning time for the flight to be over the Metering Fix. |
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TTOIM | Targeted Time from the Arrival management process at the Metering Fix, taking runway sequence and constraints into account. It is not a constraint but a progressively refined planning time. |
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TTO | Target Time Over (a fix, waypoint, etc) |
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TTL | Time to lose |
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TTG | Time to gain |
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TTA | Target Time of Arrival |
| TSAT | Target Start Up Approval Time | |
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TSA | Temporary Segregated Area |
| TS | Traffic Synchronisation | |
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TRS | Time To Remove From Sequence |
| TREND | Trend forecast | |
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TRACT | Trajectory Adjustment through Constraint of Time |
| TRA | Temporary Reserved Airspace | |
| TR | Track | |
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TPO | Tactical Parallel Offset |
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TP | Trajectory Predictor |
| TORA | Take-off run available | |
| TODAH | Take-off distance available (for helicopters) | |
| TODA | Take-off distance available | |
| TOD | Top of Descent | |
| TOC | Top of Climb | |
| TOBT | Target off-block time | |
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TMR | Trajectory Management Requirement |
| TMA | Terminal control area | |
| TLOF | Touchdown and lift-off area | |
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TLDT | Target Landing Time |
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TL | Traffic Load |
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TIS | Time To Insert In Sequence |
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TIBT | Target In Block time |
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THL | Take-Off Hold Lights |
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TFV | Traffic Flow Volume |
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TD | Traffic Demand |
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TCT | Tactical Controller Tool |
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TCP | Transfer of control point |
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TCM | Traffic Complexity Manager |
| TCAC | Tropical Cyclone Advisory Centre | |
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TC-SA | Trajectory Control by Ground Based Speed Adjustments |
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TBS | Time Based Separation (Wake Vortex) |
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TBO | Time based operation |
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TAWS | Terrain Avoidance Warning System |
| TAS | True airspeed | |
| TAR | Terminal Airspace Radar | |
| TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast | |
| TACAN | UHF tactical air navigation aid | |
| TAA | Terminal Arrival Altitude | |
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t�C | Celsius Temperature |
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T-DPI | Target Departure Planning Information |
| T | Tesla | |
| t | Tonne | |
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SYSCO | System Supported Coordination |
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SWM | Slot Improvement Proposal Wanted Message |
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SWIM | System Wide Information Management |
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SVS | Synthetic Vision System |
| Sv | Sievert | |
| SUP | Supplement (AIP Supplement) | |
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STTT | Scheduled Turn-round Time |
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STCA | Short Term Conflict Alert |
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STATFOR | Statistics and Forecast Service (EUROCONTROL) |
| STAR | Standard instrument arrival | |
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STANAG | Standardization Agreement (NATO) |
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STAM | Short Term ATFCM Measures |
| STA | Straight-in Approach | |
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SSRP | Service Status Reporting Period |
| SSR | Secondary surveillance radar | |
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SRM | Slot Revision Message |
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SRJ | Slot Improvement Proposal Rejection message |
| SRE | Surveillance radar element of precision | |
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SPR | Safety and Performance Requirements |
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SPO | Single Person Operations |
| SPECI | Aerodrome special meteorological report (in meteorological code) | |
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SPA | Slot Improvement Proposal Acceptance message. |
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SOP | Standard Operational Procedures |
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SOBT | Scheduled Off-Block Time |
| SNOCLO | Aerodrome closed due to snow (used in METAR/SPECI) | |
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SNI | Simultaneous Non-Interfering |
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SMT | Shared Mission Trajectory |
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SMM | Slot Missed Message |
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SMAN | Surface Manager |
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SLS | SBAS Landing System |
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SLC | Slot Cancellation message |
| SLA | Seaplane Landing Area | |
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SIT1 | CFMU Slot Issue Time |
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SIP | Slot Improvement Proposal |
| SIGMET | Information concerning en-route weather phenomena which may affect the safety of aircraft operations | |
| SID | Standard instrument departure | |
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SIBT | Scheduled In-Block Time |
| SHF | Super high frequency [3 000 to 30 000 MHz] | |
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SGV | Surface Ground Vector |
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SFP | Selective Flight Protection |
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SFL | Supplementary Flight Level |
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SESAR | Single European Sky ATM Research |
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SES | Single European Sky |
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SelH | Selected Heading |
| SELCAL | Selective Calling System | |
| SEL | Sound Exposure Level | |
| SDF | (i) Step down fix (ii) Simplified Directional Facility | |
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SBVR | Semantics of Business Vocabulary and Rules |
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SBT | Shared Business Trajectory |
| SBAS | Satellite-based augmentation system | |
| SAR | Search and Rescue | |
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SAM | Slot Allocation Message |
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SAL | Slot Allocation List |
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SAE | Society of Automobile Engineers |
| S | Siemens | |
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RWY | Runway |
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RWSL | Runway Status Light |
| RVSM | Reduced Vertical Separation Minimum | |
| RVR | Runway visual range | |
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RTSA | Real-Time Status of Airspace |
| RTODAH | Rejected take-off distance available (for helicopters) | |
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RTM | Remote Tower Modules |
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RTFM | Regulated Tactical Flight Model |
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RTCA | Radio Technical Commission for Aeronautics |
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RTA | Required Time of Arrival |
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RT | Radio Telephony |
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RSP | Required Surveillance Performance |
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RSMC | Regional Specialized Meteorological Centre |
| RSA | Runway safety area | |
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RRP | Rerouting Proposal Message |
| RPL | Repetitive flight plan | |
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RPAS | Remotely Piloted Aircraft System |
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ROT | Runway Occupancy Time |
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RNP AR APCH | RNP Authorisation Required Approach |
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RNP APCH | RNP Approach |
| RNP | Required Navigation Performance | |
| RNAV | Area navigation | |
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RMT | Reference Mission Trajectory |
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RJT | Rerouting Rejection Message |
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RIL | Runway Intersection Lights |
| RIF | Reclearance in flight | |
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RFL | Requested Flight Level |
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RFI | Request for direct improvement message |
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RF | Radius to Fix |
| RESA | Runway end safety area | |
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ReqMT | Requested Mission Trajectory |
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REL | Runway Entrance Lights |
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REA | Ready (to depart) Message |
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RD | Regulated Demand |
| RCP | Required Communications Performance | |
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RBT | Reference Business Trajectory |
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RAD | Route Availability Document |
| RA | Resolution Advisory | |
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R/T | Radio Telephony |
| QNH | Altimeter sub-scale setting to obtain elevation when on the ground | |
| QFE | Atmospheric pressure at aerodrome elevation (or at runway threshold) | |
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PWS | Pair Wise Separation |
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PTOT | Provisional take-off time |
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PTC | Precision Trajectory Clearances |
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PT | Predicted Trajectory |
| PSR | Primary surveillance radar | |
| PRP | Point-in-space reference point | |
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POAS | Post Operations Analysis |
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PO-ASAS | Principles of Operation for the use of ASAS, FAA/EUROCONTROL |
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PMS | Point Merge System |
| PIREP | Pilot Report | |
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PINS | Point IN Space |
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PinS | Point In Space Approach |
| PIB | Pre-flight information bulletin | |
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PDI | Performance Driver Indicator |
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PC | Planning Controller |
| PBN | Performance Based Navigation | |
| PAX | Passenger(s) | |
| PAR | Precision Approach Radar | |
| PAPI | Precision approach path indicator | |
| PANS | Procedures for air navigation services | |
| PA | Precision Approach | |
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P-RNAV | Precision Area Navigation |
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OTMV | Occupancy Traffic Monitoring Value |
| OPMET | Operational meteorological (information) | |
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OMG | Object Management Group |
| OLDI | On-line data interchange | |
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OISTEP | Operational Improvement Step |
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OGC | Open Geospatial Consortium |
| OFZ | Obstacle free zone | |
| OFIS | Operational Flight Information Service | |
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OFA | Operational Focus Area |
| OCH | Obstacle Clearance Height | |
| OCA | Obstacle Clearance Altitude | |
| OBST | Obstacle | |
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OATTS | Operational Air Traffic Transit Service |
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OATA | Overall Target Architecture Activity |
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OAT | Operational Air Traffic |
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OASIS | Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards |
| O | Ohm | |
| NTZ | No transgression zone | |
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NRA | Non radar airspace |
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NPR | Noise Preferential Routes |
| NPA | Non-precision approach | |
| NOZ | Normal operating zone | |
| NOTAM | Notice to Airmen | |
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NOP | Network Operations Plan |
| NOF | International NOTAM Office | |
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NOAA | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
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NMF | Network Management Function |
| NM | Nautical miles | |
| NDB | Non-directional radio beacon | |
| NAV | Navigation | |
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NATO | North Atlantic Treaty Organization |
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NATMC | NATO ATM Committee |
| NAT | North Atlantic | |
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NAS | National Airspace System Note - This is an FAA term. |
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NAF | NATO Architecture Framework |
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missing data | Number Above |
| N | Newton | |
| MWO | Meteorological Watch Office | |
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MVPA | Military Variable Profile Area |
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MV | Monitoring Value |
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MTTT | Minimum Turn-round Time |
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MTOW | Maximum Take-off Weight |
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MTOS | Mountain Obscuration |
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MTF | Medium Term Forecast |
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MTCD | Medium Term Conflict Detection |
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MT | Mission trajectory |
| MSSR | Monopulse secondary surveillance radar | |
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MSPSR | Multi-Static Primary Surveillance Radar |
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MSP | Multi Sector Planner/Planning |
| MSL | Mean sea level | |
| MSA | Minimum Sector Altitude | |
| MPS | Metres per second | |
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MPRTT | Most Penalising Regulation Target Time |
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MPR | Most Penalising Regulation |
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MP | Metering Point |
| MOPS | Minimum Operational Performance Standards | |
| MOCA | Minimum obstacle clearance altitude | |
| MNPS | Minimum navigation performance specifications | |
| MNM | Minimum | |
| MMS | Mission Management System | |
| MLS | Microwave landing system | |
| MKR | Marker Radio Beacon | |
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MIT | Miles In Trail |
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MIP | Merge Initiation Point |
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MINIT | Minutes In Trail |
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MIDS | Multifunctional Information Distribution System (Link 16). A military data link system. |
| MHZ | Megahertz | |
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MF | Metering Fix |
| METAR | Aviation routine weather report (in aeronautical meteorological code) | |
| MET REPORT | Local routine meteorological report (in abbreviated plain language) | |
| MET | Meteorological or meteorology | |
| MEA | Minimum en-route altitude | |
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MDT | Mission development trajectory |
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MDIs | Minimum Departure Intervals |
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MDI | Minimum Distance Interval |
| MDH | Minimum descent height | |
| MDCRS | Meteorological Data Collection and Reporting System | |
| MDA | Minimum descent altitude | |
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MCDM | Measure Collaborative Decision Making |
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MCA | Minimum Crossing Altitude |
| MAX | Maximum | |
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MASPS | Minimum Aviation System Performance Standards |
| MAPT | Missed approach point | |
| MAHF | Missed approach holding fix | |
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MA | Missed Approach |
| m | Metre | |
| LVP | Low Visibility Procedures | |
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LVO | Low Visibility Operations |
| LVL | Level | |
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LVC | Low Visibility Condition |
| LTP | Landing threshold point | |
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LTO | Landing Take-off |
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LTM | Local Traffic Management role |
| LPV | Localizer Precision approach with Vertical guidance | |
| LORAN | long range air navigation system | |
| lm | Lumen | |
| LLWS | Low Level Wind Shear | |
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Lden | Day Evening Night Level |
| LDAH | Landing distance available (for helicopters) | |
| LDA | Landing Distance Available | |
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LAmax | Maximum Value |
| L | Litre | |
| KW | Kilowatts | |
| KT | Knot | |
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KPA | Kilopascal Note � also means Key Performance Area in SESAR |
| KMH | Kilometres per hour | |
| KM | Kilometres | |
| KHZ | Kilohertz | |
| KG | Kilogram | |
| K | Kelvin | |
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JAR | Joint Aviation Requirements |
| J | Joule | |
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ITP | In Trail Procedure |
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ITM | In-Trail Merge |
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ITF | In-Trail Follow |
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ISO/TS | International Organization for Standardization/Technical Specification |
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ISO | International Organization for Standardization |
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iSMT | Initial Shared Mission Trajectory |
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iSBT | Initial Shared Business Trajectory |
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iRMT | Initial Reference Mission Trajectory |
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iRBT | Initial Reference Business Trajectory |
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IPA | Independent Parallel Approaches |
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IOP | Interoperability (between ground systems) |
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INSPIRE | Infrastructure for Spatial Information in the European Community |
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INAP | Integrated Network Management and extended ATC Planning Function |
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IMP | Initial Metering Point |
| IMC | Instrument meteorological conditions | |
| ILS | Instrument landing system | |
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IGS | Increased Glide Slope |
| IFR | Instrument flight rules | |
| IFPS | Integrated Initial Flight Plan Processing System | |
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IFPL | Initial Flight Plan |
| IF | Intermediate Approach Fix | |
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IEC | International Electrotechnical Commission |
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IDF | Initial Departure Fix |
| ID | Identifier or identify | |
| ICAO | International Civil Aviation Organization | |
| IATA | International Air Transport Association | |
| IAS | Indicated airspeed | |
| IAP | Instrument Approach Procedure | |
| IAF | Initial Approach Fix | |
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I4D | Initial 4D |
| HZ | Hertz (cycle per second) | |
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HP | Human Performance |
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HMI | Human Machine Interface |
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HLAPB | High Level Airspace Policy Body |
| HGT | Height or height above | |
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HFDL | High Frequency Data Link |
| HAPI | Helicopter approach path indicator | |
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H24 | Continuous day and night service |
| H | Henry | |
| H | Orthometric Height | |
| GUFI | Globally Unique Flight Identifier | |
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GSSP | Ground Station Status Reporting Period |
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GS | Ground Stop |
| GRIB | Processed meteorological data in the form of grid point values expressed in binary form (aeronautical meteorological code) | |
| GPS | Global positioning system | |
| GNSS | Global navigation satellite system | |
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GLS | GBAS Landing System |
| GLONASS | Global orbiting navigation satellite system | |
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GDP | Ground Delay Program |
| GBAS | Ground-Based Augmentation System | |
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GAT | General Aviation Traffic |
| GARP | GBAS azimuth reference point | |
| GANIS | Global Air Navigation Industry Symposium | |
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GA/R | General Aviation and Rotorcraft |
| GA | General Aviation | |
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FUM | Flight Update Message |
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FUA | Flexible Use of Airspace |
| FTP | Fictitious threshold point | |
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FTFM | Filed Tactical Flight Model |
| ft | Feet (dimensional unit) | |
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FSF | Flight Safety Foundation |
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FRT | Fixed Radius Transition |
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FRDS | Flight Related Data Set |
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FRA | Free Route Airspace |
| FPL | Filed Flight Plan | |
| FPAP | Flight path alignment point | |
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FOIPS | Flight Object Interoperability Proposed Standard |
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FOC | Flight Operational Control / Flight Operations Centre |
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FO | Flight Object |
| FMS | Flight management system | |
| FMP | Flow Management Position | |
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FL | Flight Level |
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FIXM | Flight Information Exchange Model |
| FIS | Flight information service | |
| FIR | Flight information region | |
| FIC | Flight Information Centre | |
| FF-ICE | Flight and Flow Information for a Collaborative Environment | |
| FDPS | Flight data processing system | |
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FDA | Fleet Delay Assignment |
| FATO | Final approach and take-off area | |
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FAP | Final Approach Point |
| FANS | Future Air Navigation System | |
| FAF | Final approach fix | |
| FAC | Facilities | |
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FABEC | Functional Airspace Block Europe Central |
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FAB | Functional Airspace Block |
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FAA | Federal Aviation Administration |
| F | Farad | |
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EXOT | Estimated Taxi-Out Time |
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EXOP | Estimated Outbound Taxi Time |
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EXIT | Estimated Taxi-In Time |
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EUROCAE | European Organization for Civil Aviation Equipment |
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EUACA | European Airport Coordinators Association |
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EU | European Union |
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ETTT | Estimated Turn-round Time |
| ETOT | Estimated Take-Off Time | |
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ETOM | The time at which it is estimated that the flight will pass the Metering Fix. |
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eTOD | Electronic Terrain and Obstacle Database |
| ETO | Estimated time over e.g. significant point | |
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ETMA | Extended Terminal Manoeuvring Area |
| ETD | Estimated time of departure or estimating departure | |
| ETA | Estimated time of arrival or estimating arrival | |
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ET | Estimated Time |
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ESWP | Expected Stand Waiting Period |
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ERZT | Estimated Ready for De-icing Time |
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ERWP | Expected Runway Waiting Period |
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ERBP | Expected Runway Delay Buffer |
| EPR | Engine pressure ratio | |
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EPP | Extended Projected Profile |
| EOBT | Estimated off-block time | |
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EOBD | Estimated Off Block Date |
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ENV | Environment |
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EMAN | En-route Manager |
| ELT | Emergency Locator Transmitter | |
| ELEV | Elevation | |
| ELDT | Estimated Landing Time | |
| EIBT | Estimated In-Block Time | |
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EFPL | Extended Flight Plan |
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EEZT | Estimated End of De-icing Time |
| EET | Estimated Elapsed Time | |
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EDR | Eddy dissipation rate |
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EDIT | Estimated De-icing Time |
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ED | EUROCAE Document |
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ECZT | Estimated Commencement of De-icing Time |
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ECAC | European Civil Aviation Conference |
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EC | European Community |
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EATMN | European air traffic management network |
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EASA | European Aviation Safety Agency |
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EAP | Extended ATC Planner |
| eAIP | Electronic AIP | |
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E-UUP | European Updated Airspace Use Plan |
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E-DPI | Early Departure Planning Information |
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E-AUP | European Airspace Use Plan |
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E-AMAN | E-AMAN Extended Arrival Manager |
| DVOR | Doppler VOR | |
| DSLT | Airport Departure Slot | |
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DROT | Departure runway occupancy time |
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DPI | Departure Planning Information |
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DOD | Detailed Operational Description |
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DMEAN | Dynamic Management of the European Airspace Network |
| DME | Distance measuring equipment | |
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DMAN | Departure Manager |
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DMA3 | Dynamic Mobile Area Type 3 |
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DMA2 | Dynamic Mobile Area Type 2 |
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DMA1 | Dynamic Mobile Area Type 1 |
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DMA | Dynamic Mobile Area |
| DLIC | Data link initiation capability | |
| DIC | Diplomatic Clearance | |
| DH | Decision Height | |
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DGIWG | Digital/Defense Geospatial Information Working Group |
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DES | De-Suspension Message |
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dDCB | Dynamic Demand and Capacity Balancing |
| DCT | Direct (in relation to flight-plan clearances and type of approach) | |
| DCP | Datum Crossing Point | |
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DCN | Diplomatic Clearance Number |
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DCB | Demand and Capacity Balancing |
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DAP | Down-linked Aircraft Parameters |
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DAC | Dynamic Airspace Configuration |
| DA | Decision Altitude | |
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D-TAXI | Taxi services via data link |
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D-RVR | Datalink Runway Visual Range Service |
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D-OTIS | Data Link Operational Terminal Information Service |
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D-HZWX | Datalink Hazardous Weather Service |
| D-ATIS | Data link automatic terminal information service | |
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CWP | Controller Working Position |
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CTR | Control zone |
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CTOT | Calculated take-off time |
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CTOM | The CTO constraint applied to the event of passing the Metering Fix. |
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CTO | Controlled Time Over |
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CTFM | Current Tactical Flight Model |
| CTA | Control Area | |
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CSAR | Combat Search and Rescue |
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CRS | Closer Routes Spacing |
| CPL | Current flight plan (message type designator) | |
| CPDLC | Controller-pilot data link communications | |
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CORA | Conflict Resolution Assistant |
| COP | Change-over point | |
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COP | Coordination point |
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CONOPS | Concept of Operations |
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COMAO | Composite Air Operation |
| COM | Communications | |
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CO2 | Carbon Dioxide |
| CNS | Communications, navigation and surveillance | |
| CFMU | Central Flow Management Unit | |
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CFIT | Controlled Flight Into Terrain |
| CDTI | Cockpit Display of Traffic Information | |
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CDR | Conditional Route |
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CDR | Conflict detection and resolution |
| CDO | Continuous Descent Operations (defined by ICAO) | |
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CDM | Collaborative Decision Making |
| CDL | Configuration Deviation List | |
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CDA | Continuous Descent Approach |
| cd | Candela | |
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CCO | Continuous Climb Operations |
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CCFP | Collaborative Convective Forecast Product |
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CCD | Continuous Climb Departure |
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CBO | Cross Border Operations |
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CBA | Cross Border Area |
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CAVS | CDTI Assisted Visual Separation |
| CAVOK | Visibility, cloud and present weather better than prescribed values or conditions (Ceiling and visibility OK). | |
| CAT | Category | |
| CAS | Calibrated Airspeed | |
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CAPP | CDTI Assisted Pilot Procedure |
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CADF | Centralised Airspace Data Function |
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C-DPI | Cancel Departure Planning Information |
| C | Coulomb | |
| C | Degrees Celsius (Centigrade) | |
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BT | Business trajectory |
| Bq | Becquerel | |
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BDT | Business development trajectory |
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BADA | Base of Aircraft Data |
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B2B | Business to Business |
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AXOT | Actual Taxi-Out Time |
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AXIT | Actual Taxi-In Time |
| AWY | Airway | |
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AWACS | Airborne Warning and Control System |
| AW | Aerial Work | |
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AUP | Airspace Use Plan |
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AU | Airspace User |
| ATZ | Aerodrome Traffic Zone | |
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ATV | Airport Transit View |
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ATTT | Actual Turn-round Time |
| ATSU | ATS unit | |
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ATSAW | Airborne Traffic Situational Awareness |
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ATSA�VSA | Airborne Traffic Situational Awareness � Enhanced Visual Separation on Approach |
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ATSA-SURF | Airborne Traffic Situational Awareness � Surface |
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ATSA-ITP | Airborne Traffic Situational Awareness - In-Trail Procedure |
| ATS | Air traffic services | |
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ATOT | Actual Take-Off Time |
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ATOM | The time at which the flight actually overflies the Metering Fix. |
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ATOIM | The time at which the flight passes the Metering Fix. |
| ATN | Aeronautical Telecommunications Network | |
| ATM | Air traffic management | |
| ATIS | Automatic terminal information service | |
| ATFM | Air traffic flow management | |
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ATFCM | Air Traffic Flow and Capacity Management |
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ATCOP | AMAN Planned time at coordination point. |
| ATCO | Air traffic controller | |
| ATC | Air traffic control (in general) | |
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ASTERIX | All Purpose STructured Eurocontrol SuRveillance Information Exchange |
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ASRT | Actual Start Up Request Time |
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ASRN | Aerodrome Surface Routing Network |
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ASR | Airport surveillance radar |
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ASPA-IM-SM | Airborne Spacing - Interval Management-Sequencing & Merging |
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ASPA SM | Airborne Spacing Sequencing and Merging |
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ASPA | Airborne Spacing |
| ASM | Airspace Management | |
| ASLT | Airport Arrival Slot | |
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ASEP | Airborne Separation |
| ASDA | Accelerate-stop distance available | |
| ASBU | Aviation Service Block Upgrade (ICAO) | |
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ASBT | Actual Start Boarding Time |
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ASAT | Actual Start Up Approval Time |
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ASAS-SM | ASAS Sequencing and Merging |
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ASAS | Airborne Separation Assistance Systems |
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ARZT | Actual Ready for De-icing Time |
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ARSR | Air Route Surveillance Radar |
| ARP | Aerodrome Reference Point | |
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AROT | Arrival runway occupancy time |
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ARN | ATS Routes Network |
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ARES | Airspace Reservation or Airspace Restriction |
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ARDT | Actual Ready Time (for Movement) |
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ARAP | multiple runway aiming points |
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APW | Area proximity warning |
| APV | Approach procedure with vertical guidance | |
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APU | Auxiliary Power Unit |
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APTT | AMAN Planned Threshold Time |
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APTOM | AMAN Planned Time Over Metering Fix |
| APP | Approach Control | |
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APOP | Airport Operator |
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APOC | Airport Operations Centre |
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APCH | Approach |
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APAMS | the Airport Performance Assessment Monitoring System |
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AOR | Area of Responsibility |
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AOP | Airport Operations Plan |
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AoI | Area of Interest |
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AOCC | Airlines Operations and Control Centre |
| AOC | Air Operator Certificate | |
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AOBT | Actual Off-Block Time |
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AO | Aircraft operator |
| ANSP | Air Navigation Services Provider | |
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ANP | Aircraft Noise Performance |
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ANM | ATFCM Notification Message |
| AMSL | Above mean sea level | |
| AMS | Aeronautical Mobile Services | |
| AMDT | Amendment (AIP Amendment) | |
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AMDB | Aerodrome Mapping Database |
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AMDAR | Aircraft Meteorological Data Relay |
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AMD | Aerodrome Mapping Data |
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AMC | Airspace Management Cell |
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AMAN | Arrival Manager |
| ALT | Altitude | |
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ALDT | Actual Landing Time |
| AIXM | Aeronautical Information Exchange Model | |
| AIS | Aeronautical information services | |
| AIRMET | Information concerning en-route weather phenomena which may affect the safety of low-level aircraft operations | |
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AIRM | ATM Information Reference Model |
| AIREP | Air-report | |
| AIRAC | Aeronautical information regulation and control | |
| AIP | Aeronautical information publication | |
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AIM | ATFCM Information Message |
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AIHWG | Aeronautical Information Harmonization Working Group |
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AIFDD | Aeronautical Information Feature Data Dictionary |
| AIC | Aeronautical information circular | |
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AIBT | Actual In-Block Time |
| AGL | Above ground level | |
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AGHT | Actual Ground Handling Time |
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AFUA | Advanced Flexible Use of Airspace |
| AFTN | Aeronautical fixed telecommunication network | |
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AFISO | Aerodrome Flight Information Officer |
| AFIS | Aerodrome Flight Information Service | |
| AFIL | Flight plan filed in the air | |
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AEZT | Actual End of De-icing Time |
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AEW | Airborne Early Warning |
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AEGT | Actual End of Ground handling Time |
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ADST | Departure Airport Slot Time |
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ADS-C EPP | ADS-C Extended Projected Profile |
| ADS-C | Automatic Dependant Surveillance - Contract | |
| ADS-B | Automatic Dependant Surveillance - Broadcast | |
| ADS | Automatic dependent surveillance | |
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ADR | Airspace Data Repository |
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ADQ | Aeronautical Data and Information Quality (ADQ) mandate |
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ADP | ATFM Daily Plan |
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ADIT | Actual De-icing Time |
| ADES | Aerodrome of Destination | |
| ADEP | Aerodrome of Departure | |
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ADD | Aircraft Derived Data |
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ACZT | Actual Commencement of De-icing Time |
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ACWP | Advanced Controller Working Position |
| ACK | Acknowledge | |
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ACGT | Actual Commence of Ground Handling Time |
| ACC | Area control center or area control | |
| ACAS | Airborne collision avoidance system | |
| ACARS | Aircraft communication addressing and reporting system | |
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ABAS | Aircraft-based augmentation system |
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AAST | Airport Arrival Slot Time |
| A-SMGCS | Advanced Surface Movement Guidance and Control System | |
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A-RNP | Advanced RNP |
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A-ICWP | Advanced-Integrated Controller Working Position |
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A-DPI | ATC (Air Traffic Control) Departure Planning Information |
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A-DCB | Airport Demand-Capacity Balancing |
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A-CDO | Advanced Continuous Descent Operations |
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A-CDM | Airport Collaborative Decision Making |
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A-CDA | Advanced Continuous Descent Approach |
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A-CCO | Advanced Continuous Climb Operations |
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A-CCD | Advanced Continuous Climb Departure |