Explanations of NOTAM format:

C0174/91 — the NOTAM number;

NOTAMN — a NOTAM containing new information;

A) — name of aerodrome;

AD — information relating to aerodromes, or facilities thereon,

9106140900 — year/date/time of issue of NOTAM, in ten figures

B) 9106211000 — commencement of occurrence;

C) 9106211600 — cessation of occurrence and notification;

E) — the text of the NOTAM expressed as concisely as possible.

GENERAL WORD ABBREVIATIONS AND PHRASE CONTRACTIONS TO MINIMISE

APRIL APR
Abbreviated T-VASIS AT-VASIS
Abbreviated VASI A-VASIS
Abeam ABM
About ABT
Above Aerodrome level AAL
Above ground level AGL
Above mean sea level AMSL
Accelerate-stop distance available ASDA
Accept or accepted ACPT
Active, activated, activity ACT
Actual time of arrival ATA
Actual time of departure ATD
Addition or additional ADDN
Adjacent ADJ
Advise A DZ
Aerodrome AD
Aerodrome Diagrams ADDGM
Aerodrome beacon ABN
Aerodrome control or aerodrome control tower TWR
Aerodrome Frequency Response Unit AFRU
Aerodrome obstruction chart AOC
Aerodrome reference point ARP
Aeronautical Information Circular AIC
Aeronautical Information Publication AIP
Aeronautical Information Service AIS
After....(time or place) AFT
Again AGN
Air Traffic Control (in general) ATC
Air traffic services ATS
Aircraft ACFT
Aircraft classification number ACN
Airport AP
Airway AWY
All-up-weight AUW
Alternate(Aerodrome) ALTN
Alternate or alternating (light alternates in colour) ALTN
Altimeter sub-scale setting to obtain elevation or altitude QNH
Altitude ALT
Amend(ed) AMD
Amendment (AIP Amendment) AMDT
Approach APCH
Approach lighting system ALS
Approximate(ly) APRX
Arrange ARNG
Arrive, or arrival ARR
As soon as possible SAP
Asphalt ASPH
Associated with ASSW
Attention ATTN
Aircraft landing area (previously known as Authorised landing area) ALA
Authorised or authorisation AUTH
Automatic terminal information service ATIS
Auxiliary AUX
Available AVBL
Average AVG
Aviation gasoline AVGAS
Azimuth AZM
Beacon (aeronautical ground light) BCN
Bearing BRG
Becoming BECMG
Before BFR
Below BLW
Between BTN
Blue B
Boundary BDRY
Braking BRKG
Broken BKN
Building BLDG
By way of.. VIA
Calibration CLBG
Callsign (used to request a callsign) CSGN
Category CAT
Caution CTN
Celsius (Centigrade) C
Centreline C/L
Centimetre CM
Centre(runway) C
Change frequency to... CF
Channel CH
Check CK
Civil CIV
Clear, cleared to, clearance CLR
Clearway CWY
Close or closed or closing CLSD
Code number (runway) CN
Commissioned CMSD
Common Traffic Advisory Frequency CTAF
Communications COM
Completion or completed or complete CMPL
Concrete CONC
Condition COND
Confirm(ing) or I confirm CFM
Conical surface COS
Construction or constructed CONST
Contact CTC
Continue(s) or continued CONT
Continuous day and night service H24
Continuous(ly) CONS
Co-ordinated Universal Time UTC
Correction or correct or corrected COR
Cover or covered or covering COV
Cross X
Crossbar (of approach lighting system) XBAR
Crossing XNG
Customs CUST
Danger or dangerous DNG
Decommissioned DCMSD
Degrees DEG
Delay or delayed DLA
Depart or departure DEP
Departure and Approach procedures DAP
Depth DPT
Destination DEST
Deteriorate, deteriorating DTRT
Deviation or deviated DEV
Direct DCT
Displaced DISP
Distance DIST
Distance measuring equipment DME
Divert or diverting or diversion DIV
Docking DOCK
Document DOC
Domestic DOM
Doppler VOR DVOR
Duration DUR
During DRG
Dust DU
Duststorm DS
East north-east ENE
East or east longitude E
East south-east ESE
Eastbound EB
Effective operational length EOL
Elevation ELEV
Emergency EMERG
Enroute Supplement Australia (AIP) ERSA
En route ENRT
Engine ENG
Equipment EQPT
Estimate or estimated EST
Estimated/estimating time of arrival ETA
Estimated/estimating time of departure ETD
Every EV
Except EXC
Exercises or exercising or to exercise EXER
Expect(ed)(ing) EXP
Expected approach time EAT
Extend(ed)(ing) EXTD
FEBRUARY FEB
Facility, facilities FAC
Facsimile transmission FAX
Feet (dimensional unit) FT
Field FLD
First FST
Flares FLR
Flight FLG
Flight information service FIS
Flight service (in general) FS
Flight service centre FSC
Flight service unit FSU
Flight plan (domestic) PLN
Fluctuating, fluctuation, fluctuated FLUC
Fly or flying FLY
Fog FG
Follow(s), following FLW
Forecast FCST
Frequency FREQ
Frequent FRQ
Friday FRI
From FM
General GEN
General Aviation AWK or PVT
General Aviation Airport Procedures GAAP
Glide path GP
Glider GLD
Glider flying GLY
Gradual(ly) GRADU
Gravel GRVL
Green G
Ground GND
Hazard beacon HBN
Haze HZ
Heading HDG
Heavy HVY
Height or height above HGT
Helicopter HEL
Helicopter Landing Site HLS
Hertz (cycle per second) HZ
High intensity approach lighting HIAL
Higher HYR
Hold(ing) HLDG
Homestead HS
Horizontal surface HZS
Hour(s) HR
ICAO standard atmosphere ISA
Immediate(ly) IMT
Immigration IMM
Improve(ment), improving IMPR
Inbound INBD
Information INFO
Inner marker IM
Inoperative INOP
Install or installed or installation INSTL
Instrument INSTR
Instrument approach and landing charts IAL
Instrument approach chart IAC
Instrument flight rule IFR
Instrument landing system ILS
Instrument meteorological conditions IMC
Intensify(ing) INTSF
Intensity INTST
Intermittent(ly) INTER
International INTL
International Civil Aviation Organisation ICAO
Interrupt(ion)(ed) INTRP
Intersection INT
Isolated ISOL
JANUARY JAN
JULY JUL
JUNE JUN
Jet barrier JBAR
Jet stream JTST
Kilogram KG
Kilometres KM
Kilometres per hour KMH
Kilopascals KPA
Kilowatts KW
Knots KT
Landing LDG
Landing direction indicator LDI
Landing distance available LDA
Latitude LAT
Leave or leaving LVE
Left (runway identification) L
Length LEN
Level LVL
Light or lighting LGT
Lighted LGTD
Limited LTD
Local mean time LMT
Local, locally, location, located LOC
Localiser LLZ
Longitude LONG
Magnetic MAG
Magnetic bearing QDR
Magnetic orientation of runway QFU
Magnetic variation VAR
Maintain(ed)(ing) MNTN
Maintenance MAINT
Mandatory Broadcast Zone MBz
Manual MAN
Marker radio beacon MKR
Maximum MAX
Maximum brakes release weight MBRW
Maximum landing weight MLW
Maximum take off weight MTOW
Maximum tyre pressure MTP
Mean sea level MSL
Medical MED
Megahertz MHZ
Men and equipment MAE
Message MSG
Method of working plan MOWP
Metres (preceded by figures) M
Metres per second MPS
Microwave landing system MLS
Mid-point (related to RVR) MID
Middle marker MM
Military MIL
Minimum MNM
Minimum eye height over threshold (VASI system) MEHT
Minimum obstacle clearance (required) MOC
Minus MS
Minutes MIN
Miscellaneous MISC
Missed approach point MAPT
Mist BR
Moderate(ly) MOD
Modification CHG
Monitor(ed and ing) MNT
Mountain MT
Move(d)(ment), moving MOV
Nautical mile NM
Navigation NAV
Near or over large town CIT
Next NXT
Night NGT
Night visual flight rule NV
Non scheduled commercial transport CHTR
No SAR action required NOSAR
No change NC
No or negative or permission not granted or that is not correct NEG
No specific working hours HX
Non-directional radio beacon NDB
None or nothing NIL
North north-east NNE
North north-west NNW
North or north latitude N
North-west NW
Northbound NB
NOTAM Office NOF
Not before NBFR
Notice to airmen NOTAM
Number NR
Open(ed)(ing) OPN
Obscure(d) OBSC
Observe(d), observation OBS
Obstacle OBST
Obstacle clearance altitude/height OCA/H
Obstacle clearance limit OCL
Obstruction OBSTR
Occasional(ly) OCNL
Occulting (light) OCC
On request O/R
On top OTP
Operate, operator, operative, operating, operational OPR
Operation OPRT
Operations OPS
Outbound OUBD
Outer marker OM
Overhead OHD
Parallel PARL
Parking PRKG
Passengers PAX
Passing PSG
Pavement classification number PCN
Performance PER
Persons on board POB
Pilot activated lighting PAL
Plus PS
Position PSN
Power PWR
Precision approach path indicator PAPI
Prior notice required PN
Probable, probability PROB
Procedure(s) PROC
Procedures for air navigation services PANS
Provisional PROV
Public Holidays PH
Quadrant(al) QUAD
Radial RDL
Radius RAD
Ragged RAG
Rain RA
Rapid or rapidly RAPID
Reach or reaching RCH
Read back RB
Recent (to qualify other abbreviations) RE
Reference REF
Reference datum height (for ILS) RDH
Registration REG
Remarks RMK
Report(ed)(ing)(ing point) REP
Requested REQ
Require(d) RQ
Requirements RQMNTS
Reroute RERTE
Rescue and Fire Fighting Services RFFS
Rescue Coordination Centre RCC
Rescue Sub Centre RSC
Restriction(s) RESTR
Return to service RTS
Return(ed)(ing) RTN
Review REV
Route RTE
Runway RWY
Runway centreline RCL
Runway edge light(s) REDL
Runway end light(s) RENL
Runway lead in lighting system RLLS
Runway strip RWS
Runway surface condition RSCD
Runway threshold light(s) RTHL
Runway touchdown zone light(s) RTZL
Runway visual range RVR
Rules of the air and air traffic services (associated with AIP) RAC
Sand SA
Sandstorm SS
Scattered SCT
Scheduled SKED
Scheduled commercial air transport S
Search and Rescue SAR
Second(ary) SRY
Secondary surveillance radar SSR
Seconds SEC
Sector SECT
Service available during scheduled hours of operation HS
Service available to meet operational requirements HO
Service(ing), served SER
Serviceable SVCBL
Severe SEV
Short take-off and landing STOL
Showers SH
Simple approach lighting system SALS
Simultaneous(ly) SIMUL
Simultaneous Runway Operations SIMOPS
Slow(ly) SLW
Smoke FU
Snow SN
South or south latitude S
South south-east SSE
South south-west SSW
South-east SE
South-west SW
Southbound B
Special series NOTAM (message type designator) SNOWTAM
Sport aviation SPA
Standard STD
Standard instrument arrival STAR
Standard instrument departure SID
Standard departure clearance SDC
Standby SDBY
Start of TORA(take-off run available) SOT
Start of climb SOC
Station STN
Stationary STNR
Status STS
Stop-end(related to RVR) END
Stopway SWY
Stopway light(s) STWL
Straight in approach STA
Subject to SUBJ
Sunrise SR
Sunrise to sunset HJ
Sunset SS
Sunset to sunrise HN
Supplement (AIP Supplement) SUP
Supplementary take-off distance STODA
Surface SFC
Surface movement control SMC
Surface movement radar SMR
“T” visual approach slope indicator system T-VASIS
Take-off TKOF
Take-off distance available TODA
Take-off run available TORA
Taxiing guidance system TGS
Taxiing or taxi TAX
Taxiway TWY
Taxiway link TWYL
Technical reason TECR
Telephone TEL
Temperature T
Temporary TEMPO
Terminal area surveillance radar TAR
Terminal control area TMA
Threshold THR
Threshold crossing height TCH
Through THRU
Thunderstorm TS
Thursday THU
Time limited WIP (work in progress) TLW
Time search action required SARTIME
To be advised TBA
Tornado TDO
Touchdown zone TDZ
Track TR
Traffic TFC
Transitional surface TNS
Trend or tending to TEND
Tropical cyclone TC
True bearing QTE
Turbulence TURB
Type of aircraft TYP
Typhoon TYPH
UHF tactical air navigation aid TACAN
Ultra high frequency (300-3000mhz) UHF
Unable UNA
Unable to approve UNAP
Unlimited UNL
Unserviceable U/S
Until TIL
Until advised by UAB
Until further notice UFN
Upper limits UL
VHF omni-direction radio range VOR
Variable VRB
Vertical VER
Vertical take-off and landing VTOL
Very high frequency (30-300mhz) VHF
Very important person VIP
Very low frequency (3-30 Khz) VLF
Vicinity VCY
Visibility VIS
Visual approach slope indicator system VASIS
Visual en route chart VEC
Visual flight rules VFR
Visual meteorological conditions VMC
Visual terminal chart VTC
Warning WRNG
We agree or it is correct OK
Weaken(ing) WKN
Weather WX
Weight WT
West north-west WNW
West or west longitude W
West south-west WSW
White W
Widespread WID
Wind direction indicator WDI
Wind shear WS
With effect from, or effective from WEF
Within WI
With immediate effect WIE
Without WO
Work in progress WIP
World Aeronautical Chart (1:1,000,000) WAC
Yards YD
Yellow caution zone (runway lighting) YCZ
Yes or affirm or affirmative or that is correct AFM
Yours YR