Aviation Acronyms

A
A A/A A/G A&P AAA AACC AAD AAIM AAIS AAL ABAS ABI ABM ABN ABT ABV AC AC ACARS ACAS ACC ACCID ACD ACFT ACJ-XXX ACK ACL ACN ACPT ACROB Amber Air to air Air-to-ground Airframes and Powerplants Amended meterological message Area approach control centre Assigned altitude deviation Aircraft Autonomous Integrity Monitor Automatic aerodrome information service Above aerodrome level Aircraft Based Augmentation System Advance boundary information Abeam Aerodrome beacon About Above... Advisory Circular Altocumulus (met) Aircraft communication addressing and reporting system (pronounced 'AY-CARS') Airborne Collision Avoidance System Area control centre Initial notification of an aircraft accident Airways clearance delivery Aircraft Advisory Circular Joint (issued by the JAA, can be followed by a country code) Acknowledge Altimeter check location Aircraft classification number Accept, accepted Acrobatics ICAO/AIP AIS ICAO AIS AIS AIS AIS JAA AIS ICAO ICAO AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS ICAO AIS AIS FAA ICAO AIS AIS

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ACT AD AD ADA ADC ADDGM ADDN ADF ADIZ ADJ ADO ADQ ADR ADS ADS ADS-B ADS-C ADSU ADZ AEP AERIS AFCS AFIL AFIS AFM AFM AFRU AFS AFT AFTN Ag AGA AGE

Active, activated, activity Aerodrome Airworthiness Directive Advisory area Aerodrome chart Aerodrome diagrams Addition, additional Automatic Direction Finding (equipment) Air Defence Identification Zone Adjacent Aerodrome office Adequate aerodrome Advisory route

AIS ICAO/AIP FAA, EASA ICAO AIS AIS AIS AIS ICAO/AIS AIS ICAO AIS

The address (when this abbreviation is used to request a repetition, the question (IMI) precedes the ICAO/AIP abbreviation, eg IMI ADS) (to be used in AFS as a procedure signal) Automatic Dependent Surveillance Automatic Dependent Surveillance - Broadcast Automatic Dependent Surveillance - Contract Automatic Dependent Surveillance Unit Advise Aerodrome emergency plan Automatic en route information service Automatic flight control system AIP/ICAO AIP AIP ICAO AIS AIS AIS ICAO

Flight notification: - filed in the air, or - indicating the AIS position at which ATS services will first be required Aerodrome flight information service Aircraft Flight Manual Yes, affirm, affirmative, that is correct Aerodrome Frequency Response Unit Aeronautical fixed service After Aeronautical fixed telecommunication network Agriculture Again Aircraft Ground Equipment ICAO WATOG ICAO/AIP ICAO AIS AIS ICAO/AIP AIS ICAO

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AGL AH AH AIC AIDC AIP AIP ENR AIRAC AIRC AIREP AIRMET AIS AL ALA ALA ALA/HLS ALARP ALERFA ALI ALM ALR ALRS ALS ALT ALTN ALTN AMA AMC AMD AMDT AME AME AMM

Above Ground Level After hours Artificial Horizon Aeronautical Information Circular Air traffic services inter-facitility data communications Aeronautical Information Publication Aeronautical Information Publication En-route Aeronautical Information Regulation and Control Aeronautical Information and Control Air-Report Information in plain language concerning weather significant to light aircraft operations at or below 10,000FT Aeronautical Information Service Approach Lights Aircraft Landing Area (for purpose of CAR 1988 92(1)(d)) Alighting area Aircraft Landing Area/Helicopter Landing Site As Low as Reasonably Practical Alert phase Airworthiness Limitation Item Aircraft Landing Minima Alerting Message Approach lighting system Approach Lighting System Altitude Alternate, Alternating (light alternates in colour) Alternate (aerodrome) Area minimum altitude Acceptable Means of Compliance Amend, Amended Amendment (AIP amendment) Aircraft Maintenance Engineer Aviation Medical Examiner Aircraft Maintenance Manual

ICAO/AIP AIS AIP ICAO ICAO/AIP ICAO/AIP ICAO AIP/ICAO AIS AIP AIS AIP ICAO AIS AIS AIS AIS ICAO AIS AIS AIS AIS ICAO EASA AIS ICAO/AIP

WATOG

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AMO AMP AMPA AMS AMSL AMSS AMT ANA ANC ANCS ANO ANS ANVIS AO AOC AOC AOG AOPA AP APAPI APCH APDC APN APP APR APRX APSG APU APV APV AQZ ARC ARC ARFFS

Approved Maintenance Organisation Aircraft Maintenance Program Authorised Maintenance Personnel Assessor Aircraft Maintenance Specialist Above Mean Sea Level Aeronautical mobile satellite service Aircraft Maintenance Technician Air Navigation Act Aeronautical Chart 1:50,000 (followed by name/title) AIS Aeronautical navigation chart - small scale (followed ICAO by name/title and scale) Air Navigation Order Answer Aviator Night Vision Imaging Systems Air Operator Aerodrome Obstacle Chart (followed by name/title) Air Operators Certificate Aircraft On Ground Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association Airport Abbreviated Precision Approach Path Indicator (pronounced 'AY-PAPI') Approach Aircraft Parking/Docking Chart (followed by name/title) Apron Approach Control April Approximate, Approximately After Passing Auxillary power unit Approach with Vertical Guidance Approve, Approved, Approval Area QNH Zone Airworthiness Review Certificate Area Chart Aerodrome Rescue and Fire Fighting Service AIS AIS EASA ICAO/AIP AIS AIS AIS AIS ICAO/AIP AIS ICAO/AIP AIS AIS ICAO WATOG AIS/AIP UK CAA ICAO AIS ICAO

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(sometimes referred to as RFFS) ARFL ARFO ARG ARM ARM ARN ARNG ARO ARP ARP ARQ ARR ARS ARST AS ASAP ASC ASDA ASE ASE ASEPTA ASF ASH ASI ASI ASIR ASPH ASR ASSI ASTM AT-VASIS AT... Aeroplane Reference Field Length Area Forecast Aviation Reform Group Airspace Risk Model Aircraft Recovery Manual Aviation Reference Number Arrange Air traffic services reporting office Aerodrome reference point Air-Report (message type designator) Automatic error correction Arrive, Arrival Special Air-Report (message type designator) Arresting (specify (part of) aircraft arresting equipment) Altostratus (meteorological) As Soon as Possible Ascend to or ascending Accelerate-stop distance available Airborne Support Equipment Altimetry System Error Approved Single-engine Turbine Aeroplane Aviation Safety Forum Aviation Services Handbook Air Speed Indicator Aviation Safety Index Aviation Safety Incident Report Asphalt Area Surveillance Radar Air Safety Support International- a wholly-owned subsidiary of the UK Civil Aviation Authority American Society for Testing Materials Abbreviated 'T' Visual Approach Slope Indicator System (pronounced 'AY-TEE-VASIS') At (followed by time at which weather change is forecast to occur) AIS ICAO ICAO AIS UKCAA AIS ICAO WATOG CASA/AIP AIS ICAO ICAO/AIP ICAO/AIP ICAO AIS AIS ICAO ICAO/AIP AIS ICAO ICAO WATOG ICAO/AIP AIS

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ATA ATA ATC ATD ATE ATFM ATIS ATM ATN ATO ATO ATP ATPL ATS ATTN ATZ AUG AUTH AUW AUX AVBL AVG AVGAS AVM AWB AWIB AWK AWS AWTA AWY AZM

Actual Time of Arrival Air Transport Association Air Traffic Control (in general) Actual Time of Departure Automatic Test Equipment Air Traffic Flow Management Automatic terminal information service Air traffic management Aeronautical telecommunications network Aviation Testing Officer Aviation Training Organisation At.. (time or place) Airline Transport Pilot Licence Air Traffic Service(s) Attention Aerodrome traffic zone August Authorised, Authorisation All Up Weight Auxiliary Available Average Aviation Gasoline Abrupt Vertical Manoeuvres (by the MIL) Airworthiness Bulletin Aerodrome Weather Information Broadcast Aerial Work (Air work - general aviation) Automatic Weather Station Advise as to what time is available Airway Azimuth

AIS ICAO/AIP AIS WATOG AIS ICAO ICAO/AIP ICAO

ICAO

AIS ICAO AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS ICAO ICAO/AIP ICAO/AIP

B
B BA BASA Blue Braking action Bilateral Aviation Safety Agreement ICAO/AIP ICAO

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BASE BBGA BCFG BCN BCST BDRY BECMG BETA BFR BITE BKN BL... BLDG BLO BLW BOM BOMB BR BRF BRG BRKG BRW BS BTL BTN

Cloud Base (met) British Business & General Aviation Association Fog Patches (met) Beacon (aeronautical ground light) Broadcast Boundary Becoming Manually controlled mode for constant speed propellers or turbo prop aircraft Before Built In Test Equipment Broken (cloud descriptor) (met) Blowing (followed by DU=dust, SA=sand or SN=snow) Building Below Clouds Below Bureau of Meteorology Bombing Mist Short (used to indicate type of approach) Bearing Braking Brakes release weight Broadcasting Station (Commercial) Between Layers Between

AIS BBGA AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS

AIS WATOG AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS

C
C C CA CAA CAGRO CAMO CAMP CAS Degrees Celsius (Centigrade) Centre (Runway) Course Acquisition Civil Aviation Authority Certified Air Ground Radio Operation Continuous Airworthiness Maintenance Program Calibrated air speed ICAO AIP Continuing Airworthiness Management Organisation EASA AIS AIS

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CASA CAT CAT CAVOK CB CBT CC CCA CCF CCTS CD CDCCL CDI CDN CEN CEO CET CF CFI CFIT CFL CFM CG CGL CH CHG CHTR CI CIDIN CIT CIV CK

Civil Aviation Safety Authority (Australia) Category Clear Air Turbulence Visibility, cloud and present weather better than prescribed values or conditions Cumulonimbus (met) Competency-based Training Cirrocumulus (met) Corrected meteorological message (for CCB, CCC..etc in sequence) (message type designator) Capability Check Flight Circuits Candela Critical Design Configuration Control Limit Course Direction Indicator Coordination (message type designator) En Route and Area ATC unit Chief Executive Officer Clearance Expiry Time Change Frequency to Chief Flying Instructor Controlled Flight into Terrain Cleared Flight Level Confirm, I confirm Centre of gravity Circling guidance light(s)

CASA AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS ICAO

AIS ICAO

ICAO AIS AIS AIS

AIS AIS ICAO ICAO

This is a channel continuity check of transmission to permit comparision of your record of channelICAO sequence numbers of messages received on the channel (to be used in AFS as a procedure signal) Modification (message type designator) Charter Cirrus (met) Common ICAO data interchange network Near, Over Large Town(s) Civil Check ICAO AIS AIS ICAO AIS AIS AIS

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CL CLA CLBR CLD CLG CLIAS CLMAX CLR CLSD CM (cm) CMB CMM CMPL CMPL CMR CMSD CNL CNL CNS CoA COM CONC COND CONS CONST CONT COOR COORD COP CoR COR COS COT COV CP CPDLC

Centre Line Clear type of ice formation Calibration Cloud (met) Calling Climbing Indicated Airspeed Maximum Co-efficient of Lift Clear, Cleared to... Clearance Closed, Close, Closing Centimetre Climb to or Climbing to Component Maintenance Manual Configuration, Maintenance and Procedures Completion, Completed, or Complete Certification Maintenance Requirements Commissioned Cancel Flight plan cancellation message Communications, Navigation and Surveillance Certificate of Airworthiness Communications Concrete Condition Continuous Construction, Constructed Continue(s), Continued Coordinate, Coordinated Coordinates Change over point Certificate of Registration Correct, Corrected, Correction Conical Surface At the Coast, Coastal Cover, Covered, Covering Chief Pilot Controller-Pilot Data Link Communication

AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS WATOG AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS ICAO AIS AIS AIS AIS ICAO/AIP

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CPL CPL CRC CRM CRZ CS CS CSDD CSU CTA CTAF CTAF(R) CTAM CTC CTL CTN CTR CU CUF CUST CVR CW CWY

Commercial Pilot Licence Current flight plan Cyclic redundancy check Crew Resource Management Cruise Cirrostratus (met) Call sign Common Support Data Dictionary published by the Air Transport Association of America (ATA). The CSDD replaces the WATOG. Constant Speed Unit Control Area Common Traffic Advisory Frequency Common Traffic Advisory Frequency - (Radio) Climb to and maintain Contact Control Caution Control Zone Cumulus (met) Cumuliform (met) Customs Cockpit voice recorder Carrier Wave Clearway AIS ICAO ICAO/AIP AIS AIS AIP AIS AIS AIS ICAO/AIP ICAO AIS AIS ICAO ICAO ICAO AIS AIS AIS

D
D D D-ATIS Deleted AIS Downward (tendency in RVR (Runway visual range) ICAO during previous 10 minutes) Data Link Automatic Terminal Information Service (pronounced'DEE-ATIS') Danger Area (followed by identification) Decision Altitude Decision Altitude/Height Dry Adiabatic Lapse Rate AIS AIS AIS AIS AIP

D-VOLMET Data Link VOLMET D... DA DA/H DALR

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DAME DAO DAP DCA DCD DCKG DCMSD DCPC DCS DCT DE DEC DEG DEP DER DER DES DEST DEV DF DFDR DFTI DH DIF DISP DIST DIV DLA DLIC DLY DMC DME DMEN

Designated Aviation Medical Examiner Designated Aviation Ophthamologist Departure and Approach Procedures Department of Civil Aviation Double channel duplex Docking Decommissioned Direct Controller-Pilot Communications Double channel simplex Direct (in relation to flight plan clearances and type of approach) Form (used to preceed the call sign of the calling station) (to be used in AFS as a procedure signal) December Degrees ICAO AIS AIS AIS ICAO AIS ICAO/AIP AIS AIS AIP

Depart, Departure, Departed, Departing, Departure AIS Message Departure End of Runway Designated Engineering Representative Descend to, Descending to Destination Deviation, Deviating Direction Finder/ Finding Digital Flight Data Recorder Distance from touchdown indicator Decision Height Diffuse Displaced Distance Diversion, Divert, Diverting Delay (message type designator) Data Link Initiation Capability Daily Direct Maintenance Cost Distance Measuring Equipment DME (International) AIP FAR AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS ICAO ICAO AIS AIS AIS AIS ICAO/AIP AIS AIS WATOG ICAO/AIP AIS

DETRESFA Distress Phase

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DMEP DNG DOC DOC DoD DOM DP DPT DR DR... DRG DS DSB DTAM DTG DTHR DTRT DTW DU DUC DUPE DUR DVOR DW DZ

DME (International Precision used in conjunction with Microwave Landing System) Danger, Dangerous Direct Operating Cost Documents Department of Defence Domestic Dew Point Temperature Depth Dead Reckoning (navigation) Low drifting (followed by DU=dust, SA=sand or SN=snow) During Dust storm Double sideband Descend to And Maintain Date-Time Group Displaced Runway Threshold Deteriorate, Deteriorating Dual tandem wheels Dust Dense Upper Cloud (met) This is a duplicate message (to be used in Aeronautical Fixed Service as a procedure signal) Duration Doppler VOR Dual wheels Drizzle

AIS AIS WATOG AIS US Govt AIS ICAO/AIP AIS ICAO AIS AIS AIS ICAO AIS AIS AIS AIS ICAO AIS AIS ICAO AIS AIS ICAO AIS

E
E E E E EASA EAT EB EBAA EBACE East, East Longitude Error (to be used in AFS as a procedure signal) European Aviaton Safety Agency Expected Approach Time Eastbound European Business Aviation Association European Business Aviation Convention and AIS AIS EBAA EBAA AIS ICAO

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Exhibition ECAR EDTO EET EFB EFC EGNOS EGPWS EHF ELBA ELEV ELR ELT EM EM EM EMBD EMERG EMS EMS END ENDCE ENE ENG ENR ENRC EOBT EPA EPIRB EQPT ER ERC ERP ES European Civil Aviation Requirement (formerly JAR) Extended Diversion Time Operations Estimated Elapsed Time Electronic Flight Bag Expect further clearance European Geostationary Navigation Overlay System Enhanced Ground Proximity Warning System Emergency locator beacon-aircraft Elevation Extra Long Range Emergency Locator Transmitter Engine Manual Explanatory Memorandum (submitted to EXCO with regulation amendment) Emission Embedded in a Layer (to indicate cumulonimbus embedded in layers of other clouds) Emergency Emergency Medical Service Environment Management System Stop-end (related to RVR) Endurance East North-East Engine En Route En Route Chart (followed by name/title) Estimated off Blocks Time Environment Protection Agency ICAO AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS US Govt AIS AIS AIS ICAO ICAO AIS AIS ICAO WATOG Extremely high frequency (30,000 to 300,000 MHz) ICAO/AIP ICAO AIS

Electronic Position Indicating Radio Beacon (marine AIS term.) Equipment Here..or herewith En-route Chart Emergency Response Plan Explanatory Statement (tabled with regulations in AIS ICAO AIS

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Parliament) ESD ESDE ESE ESIR EST ETA ETCM ETD ETO ETOPS ETP ETT EV EXC EXER EXP EXTD Electrostatic sensitive discharge ESD equipment East Southeast Electronic safety incident report Estimate or estimated or estimate (message type designator) Estimated Time of Arrival, Estimating Arrival Engine trend and condition monitoring Estimated Time of Departure, Estimating Departure AIS Estimated Time Over significant point Extended range operations by turbine-engined aeroplanes Equi Time Interval Estimated Time Interval Every Except Exercises, Exercising, to exercise Expect, Expected, Expecting Extend, Extending, Extended AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS ICAO AIS AIS AIS

F
F FAA FAC FADEC FAF FAL FAP FARs FATO FAWP FAX FBL FC Fixed (chart symbol) Federal Aviation Administration of the USA Facility, Facilities Full Authority Digital Engine Control Final Approach Fix Facilitation of International Air Final Approach Point Federal Aviation Regulations (Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, USA) Final approach and take-off area Final Approach Waypoint Facsimile Transmission ICAO/AIP AIS AIS AIP/ICAO AIS AIP/ICAO AIS AIS

Light (used to indicate the intensity of WX phenomena, interference or static reports, eg BL RA AIS = light rain) Funnel Cloud (tornado or water spout) AIS

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FCST FCT FD FDE FDL FDPS FDS FEB FEW FFR FG FIA FIC FIO FIR FISA FISS FIX FL FLD FLG FLIR FLR FLT FLTCK FLUC FLW FLY FM FM... FMS FMS FMS FMU

Forecast Friction coefficient Fault Detection Fault detection and exclusion (in relation to GPS equipment) Fixed Distance Lighting Flight Data Processing system Flight Director System February Few (cloud descriptor) Flood, Fire Relief Fog Flight Information Area Flight Information Centre Flight Information Office Flight Information Region Flight information service (automated) Flight Information Service Station Fault Isolation Manual Flight Level Field Flashing Forward Looking Infra Red Flares Flight Flight check Fluctuating, Fluctuation, Fluctuated Follow(s), Following Fly, Flying From From (followed by time weather change is forecast to begin) Flight Management System Fatigue management system Flight management system Flow Management Unit

AIS ICAO

AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS ICAO/AIP ICAO AIS WATOG ICAO/AIP AIS AIS AIS ICAO/WATOG/AIP ICAO/AIP AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS ICAO AIS

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FNA FNPT FOD FOI FPD FPL FPM FPR FR FREQ FRI FRM FRMS FRNG FRONT FRQ FS FSL FSP FSS FST FT FTD FTE FTO FU FXD FZ FZDZ FZFG FZL FZRA

Final Approach Flight and Navigation Procedures Trainer Foreign Object Damage Flying Operations Inspector Flight Plan Designator Filed Flight Plan Message Feet per Minute Flight Plan Route Fuel Remaining Frequency Friday Fault Reporting Manual Fatigue Risk Management System Firing Front (relating to weather) Frequent Flight Service (in general) Full Stop Landing Fish Spotting Flight service station First Feet Flight training device Full time equivalent Flight Training Organisation Smoke Fixed Freezing Freezing Drizzle Freezing Fog Freezing Level Freezing Rain

AIS ICAO WATOG AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS ICAO WATOG AIS ICAO AIS AIS AIS AIS ICAO AIS AIS

AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS

G
G G Gravity Green AIS

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G/A G/A/G GA GA GAAP GAMET GAPAN GBAS GCA GDOP GEN GEO GES GFY GHA GIVD GLD GLOC GLONASS GM GMC GND GNDCK GNS GNSS GP GP GPI GPS GPWS GR GRAD GRAS GRASS

Ground-to-air Ground-to-air and air-to-ground

ICAO ICAO

Go ahead, resume sending (to be used in AFS as a ICAO procedure signal) General Aviation General Aviation Aerodrome Procedures Area forecast for low-level flights Guild of Air Pilots and Navigators Ground Based Augmentation System Ground Controlled Approach Geometric Dilution of Precision General Geographic, true Ground Earth Station Glider Flying Ground handling agents Gravity Induced Vestibular Dysfunction Glider Gravity Induced Loss of Consciousness Global Orbiting Navigation Satellite System (pronounced 'GLO-NAS') Guidance Material Ground Movement Chart (followed by name/title) Ground Ground Check Global Navigation System Global navigation satellite system Glide Path AIS AIS AIS AIS ICAO/AIP ICAO/AIP AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS ICAO AIS ICAO

FLG Group Flashing (number) (used in conjunction AIS with aerodrome lighting) Glide Path Intercept Global positioning system (see GNSS) Ground proximity warning system Hail Minimum Required Climb Gradient Ground Based Regional Augmentation System Grass Landing Area AIS AIS AIS AIS

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GRIB GRVL GS GS GSE GUND

Processed meteoroglogical data in the form of grid point values expressed in binary form (aeronautical ICAO/AIP meterological code) Gravel Groundspeed Small Hail and/or Snow Pellets Ground Support Equipment Geoid Undulation AIS AIS AIS WATOG AIS

H
H24 HAA HAPI HAT HBN HDF HDG HDS HEL HF HFEM HGS HGT HIAL HIOL HIRL HJ HLDG HLS HMI HN HO HOFO HOL HOSP HOTAS HOTC Continuous day and night service Height Above Aerodrome Helicopter approach path indicator Height Above Threshold Hazard Beacon High frequency direction-finding station Heading Hours of Daylight Saving Helicopter High Frequency (3000 to 30,000 KHZ) Human Factor and Error Management System Heads-up Guidance System Height, Height Above High Intensity Approach Lighting High Intensity Obstacle Lights High Intensity Runway Lighting Sunrise to Sunset Holding Helicopter Landing Site Human-machine Interface Sunset to Sunrise Service available to meet operational requirements Head of Flying Operations Holiday Hospital Aircraft Head of Training and Standards Head of Training and Checking AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS ICAO AIS AIS ICAO AIS AIS AIS AIS

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HP HPA HR HS HS HSL HUD HURCN HVDF HVY HVY HX HYR HZ HZ (hz) HZS

Horse Power HectoPascal Hours Homestead Service available during hours of scheduled operations Hold Short Lights Heads Up Display Hurricane High and very high frequency direction finding stations (at the same location) Heavy Heavy (used to indicate the intensity of WX phenomena, eg HVY RA = heavy rain) No specific working hours Higher Haze Hertz Horizontal Surface AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS

I
IA IAC IAF IAL IAO IAOPA IAP IAR IAS IATA IAW IAWP IBAC IBN IC ICA Inspection authorisation Instrument approach chart (followed by name/title) Initial Approach Fix Instrument Approach and Landing Chart In and out of clouds Instrument Approach Plate Intersection of air routes Indicated air speed International Air Transport Association In Accordance With Initial Approach Way-point International Business Aviation Council Identification Beacon Ice Crystals (MET code) Instructions for continuing airworthiness (issued by AIS IBAC AIS AIS ICAO ICAO FAR ICAO/AIP AIS AIS AIS

International Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association AOPA

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manufacturer or designer) ICAO ICE ICUS ID IDENT IF IF IFF IFR IFSD IG ILS IM IMC IMC IMG IMI IMPR IMT INA INBD INC INCERFA INFO INOP INP INPR INS INSTL INSTR INT INTER INTL INTRG International Civil Aviation Organization Icing, Ice In-command Under Supervision Identifier, identify Identification Instrument Flight Intermediate Approach Fix Identification Friend/Foe Instrument flight rules In-flight Shutdown Implementation Group Instrument Landing System Inner Marker Instrument meteorological conditions (other than VMC) Indirect Maintenance Cost Immigration Interrogation sign Improve, Improving, Improvement Immediate, Immediately Initial approach Inbound In Cloud Uncertainty Phase Information Inoperative If not possible In progress Inertial Navigation System Install, Installed, Installation Instrument Intersection Intermittent, Intermittently (meteorological) International Interrogator AIS AIS UK CAA WATOG AIS ICAO AIS AIS ICAO AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS ICAO ICAO AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS ICAO/AIP AIS AIS ICAO AIS

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INTRP INTSF INTST IOC IOE IPC IR IREX IRM IRS ISA ISB IS-BAO ISIM ISO9000 ISOL ITT IWI IWP

Interrupt, Interruption, Interrupted Intensify, Intensifying Intensity Indirect Operating Cost Initial Operational Experience Illustrated Parts Catalogue Ice on runway Instrument Training Examination Immediately Reportable Matters Internal Reporting System International Standard Atmosphere Independent Sideband International Standard for Business Aircraft Operations Integrated Safety Investigation Methodology International Organization for Standardization Isolated Interstage Turbine Temperature Illuminated Wind Indicator Intermediate Way-point

AIS AIS AIS WATOG WATOG ICAO

AIS AIS IBAC

AIS AIS AIS

J
J-BAR JAA JAN JAR JAR-OPS JF JO JTSO JTST JUL JUN Jet Barrier Joint Aviation Authorities (of Europe) January Joint Aviation Requirements (of the European JAA) JAR Operations Saturday, Sunday and PH Monday to Friday except PH Joint Technical Standard Order Jet Stream July June AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS

K
KDR KG (kg) Knowledge Deficiency Report Kilograms AIS

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KHZ (kHz) KM (km) KPA (kPa) KT (kt) KW (kw)

Kilohertz Kilometers Kilopascals Knots Kilowatts

AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS

KMH (km/h) Kilometers per Hour

L
L L LAAS LAHSO LAME LAN LAT LDA LDG LDI LDP LEN LF LGT LGTD LIH LIL LIM LIOL LIRL LJR LL LLN LLO LLZ LM LMT LO Left (runway identification) Locator (see LM, LO) Local Area Augmentation System Land and Hold Short Operations Licensed Aircraft Maintenance Engineer Inland Latitude Landing distance available Landing Landing Direction Indicator Landing decision point Length Low Frequency (30 to 300 KHZ) Light, Lighting Lighted Light Intensity High Light Intensity Low Light Intensity Medium Low Intensity Obstacle Lights Low Intensity Runway Lights Low Jet Route Lower Limit Low-level Navigation (by the MIL) Low Level Operations (by the MIL) Localizer Locator (middle) Local mean time Locator (outer) AIS AIS ICAO/AIP AIS AIS ICAO AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS

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LOC LOE LONG LOSA LPT LRCS LRG LRI LRNS LRU LSA LSALT LTD LUL LV LVE LVL LYR

Locally, Location, Located, Local Lane of Entry Longitude Line Operations Safety Audit Liquid Penetrant Test Long-range communication system Long Range Line Replaceable Item Long-range navigation system Line Replaceable Unit Light Sport Aircraft Lowest safe altitude Limited Lowest Usable Level Light and Variable (relating to wind) Leave, Leaving Level Layer, Layered

AIS AIS AIS

FAR AIS WATOG FAR WATOG

AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS

M
M M (m) M/E MAAT MAE MAG MAHWP MAINT MAN MAP MAP MAPT MAR MAR MAUW MAWP Mach number (followed by figures ie .02 = Mach .02) Metres (preceded by figures) Multi-engine Manual Authoring and Assessment Tool Men and Equipment Magnetic Missed Approach Holding Way-point Maintenance Manual Aeronautical Maps and Charts Manifold Air Pressure Missed Approach Point At Sea March Maximum All Up Weight Missed Approach Waypoint AIS ICAO/AIP AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS

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MAX MBST MBZ MCC MCM MCUR MCW MDA MDF MEA MED MEL MET MET METAR METRAD MF MHZ (mhz) MIFG MIL MIL-STD MIN MIOL MIRL MISC MKR MLJ MLJR MLS MLW MM MMEL MNM MNT MNTN

Maximum Microburst Mandatory Broadcast Zone Multi-crew Co-ordination Maintenance control manual Mean Cycles Between Unscheduled Removals Modulated Continuous Wave Minimum Descent Altitude Medium Frequency Direction Finding Station Minimum En-route Altitude Medical Minimum equipment list Meteorological, Meteorology REPORT Aviation routine weather report Aviation routine weather report (in aeronautical meteorological code) MET Radar Medium Frequency (300 to 3000 KHZ) Megahertz Shallow Fog Military Military Standard Minutes Medium Intensity Obstacle Lights Medium Intensity Runway Lights Miscellaneous Marker Radio Beacon Military Low Jet Military Low Jet Route Microwave Landing System Maximum Landing Weight Middle Marker Master minimum equipment list Minimum Monitor, Monitoring, Maintain, Maintained, Maintaining

AIS AIS AIP

WATOG AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS ICAO AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS ICAO AIS AIS AIS

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MOA MOC MOD MOD MON MON MOPS MOS MOU MOV MOWP MPD MPI MPL MPS MPT MRB MRBR MRG MRO MRP MS MSA MSAS MSDS MSG MSG MSG-3 MSI MSL MSSR MT MTBF MTBR

Military Operating Area Minimum obstacle clearance (required) Moderate, Moderately Moderate (used to indicate the intensity of WX phenomena, interference or static reports, eg MOD RA = moderate rain). Above Mountains Monday Minimum Operational Performance Standards Manual of Standards Memorandum of understanding Move, Moved, Moving, Movement Method of Working Plan Maintenance Planning Data Magnetic Particle Inspection Multi-crew Pilot Licence (MPL) Metres per Second Magnetic Particle Inspection Technician Maintenance Review Board Maintenance Review Board Report Medium Range Maintenance, repair and overhaul ATS/MET Reporting Point Minus Minimum sector altitude Multi-function Transport Satellite (MTSAT) Satellitebased Augmentation System Material Safety Data Sheets Message Maintenance Steering Group Maintenance Steering Group Logic Process Maintenance Significant Item Mean Sea Level Monopulse Secondary Surveillance Radar Mountain Mean Time Between Failure Mean Time Between Removals

AIS ICAO/AIP AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS CAR 1998 AIS AIS ATA/FAR ICAO AIS ATA/FAR AIS AIS AIS AIP

AIS ATA/FAR WATOG AIS AIS AIS WATOG WATOG

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MTBUR MTO MTOW MTP MTSAT MTTF MTTR MTTUR MTUR MTW MVA MWO MX

Mean Time Between Unscheduled Removals Maintenance training organisation Maximum take-off weight Maximum Tyre Pressure Multi-function Transport Satellite Mean Time To Failure Mean Time To Repair Mean Time To Unscheduled Removal Special Term For Data Transmittal Mountain waves Minimum Vector Altitude Meteorological Watch Office Mixed type of ice formation (white and clear)

WATOG AIP AIS WATOG WATOG WATOG WATOG AIS AIS AIS AIS

N
N N1 N2 NAA NAD NAIPS NANDTB NANU NAP NAS NASC NASIG NAT NAV NAVAID NAWD NB NBFR NC NDB NDI North, North Latitude Gas Generator Speed Second Stage Turbine Speed National Airworthiness Authority Non-acqueous Developer National aeronautical information processing system AIP National Aerospace Non-destructive Testing Board Notice Advisory to NavStar Users Noise Abatement Procedures National Airspace System National AIS System Centre National Airspace System Implementation Group NAVAID Training Navigation Navigation Aid Non-acqueous Wet Developer Northbound Not Before No Change Non-directional Radio Beacon Non-destructive inspection AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS

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NDT NE NEG NFRM NG NGT NIL NM NML NNE NNW NOF NOSIG NOTAM NOV NOZ NP NPA NPA NPC NPRM NSC NTA NTL NTS NTSB NTZ NVD NVED NVFR NVG NVIS NW NXT

Non-destructive testing Northeast AIS Negative, No. Permission not granted or, That is not AIS correct Notice of Final Rule Making Gas Generator Speed Night None Nautical Miles Normal North North-East North North-West International NOTAM Office No Significant Change Notice To Airmen November Normal Operating Zone Propeller Speed Non-precision approach (procedures at aerodromes) Notice of Proposed Amendment Notice of proposed change (consultation for amendment to a MOS) Notice of proposed rule making Nil Significant Cloud No TAF Amendment National Negative Torque Sensing System National Transportation Safety Board (of the USA) No-transgression zone Night Vision Device Night Vision Enhancement Devices Night Visual Flight Rules Night Vision Goggles (by the MIL) Night Vision Imaging Systems North-West Next AIS AIS AIS AIP/ICAO AIS EASA CAR 1998 FAA AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIP AIS AIS FAA

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O
O/R OAT OAT OBPR OBS OBS OBSC OBST OBSTR OC OCA OCA OCC OCH OCNL OCT OCTA OCTR OEI OEM OFZ OHD OHSMS OIS OLC OLD OLDI OLDP OLS OM OM On Request Outside Air Transport Outside Air Temperature Office of Best Practice Regulation Observe, Observed, Observation Omni Bearing Selector Obscure, Obscured, Obscuring Obstacle Obstruction Operating Certificate Obstacle Clearing Altitude Oceanic Control Area Occulting (light) Obstacle Clearance Height Occasional, Occasionally October Outside Control Area Outside Control Zone One Engine Inoperative Original Equipment Manufacturer Obstacle Free Zone Overhead Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems Obstacle Identification Surface Office of Legal Counsel Office of Legislative Drafting (replaced by OLDP) at the Attorney-General's Department On-line Data Interchange Office of Legislative Drafting and Publishing (previously OLD) at the Attorney-General's Department Obstacle Limitation Surface Operations Manual Outer Marker AIS

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OPA OPC OPMET OPN OPN OPR OPS ORR OSIP OT OTAC

Opaque, white type of ice formation Office of Parliamentary Counsel Operational Meteorological Operational Notification Message (message type designator) Open, Opening, Opened Operator, Operate, Operative, Operating, Operational Operations Office of Regulation Review (at the Productivity Commission) Overhaul and Special Inspections Periods Other Times Overseas Territories Aviation Circulars - developed by ASSI, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the UK Civil Air Safety Support Aviation Authority. ASSI oversees aviation safety in International (UK) the UK's overseas territories. Overseas Territories Aviation Requirements developed by ASSI, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the UK Civil Aviation Authority. ASSI oversees aviation safety in the UK's overseas territories. Outlook (used in Sigmet messages for volcanic ash and tropical cyclones) On Top Outboard Overcast Over Water Air Safety Support International (UK)

OTAR

OTLK OTP OUBD OVC OW

P
P.. PA PAL PANS PANS-OPS PAPI PAR PARL PATC Prohibited Area (followed by identification) Precision Approach Pilot Activated Lighting Procedures for Air Navigation Services Procedures for Air Navigation Services - Aircraft Operations (ICAO Doc 8168 Vol I & II) Precision Approach Path Indicator Precision Approach Radar Parallel Precision Approach Terrain Chart (followed by AIS AIS ICAO AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS

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name/title) PAX PBM PC PCATD PCD PCL PCN PDC PDOP PDSE PEC PERM PFC PFR PH PIB PIC PICUS PILS PIREP PJE PL PLN PLVL PMP PN PNR PO POB POH POSS PPI PPL PPR PPS Passengers Power Plant Build-Up Manual Personal Computer Personal Computer-based Aviation Training Device Proceed, Proceeding Pilot Controlled Lighting Pavement classification number Pre-Departure Clearance Positional Dilution of Precision Pre-departure Service Check Pressure Error Correction Permanent Porous Friction Course Preferred Route Public Holiday Pre-flight information bulletin Pilot-in-command Pilot-in-Command Under Supervision Practice ILS Pilot Reports Parachute Jumping Exercise Ice Pellets Flight Plan Present Level Primary Maintenance Process Prior Notice Required Point of No Return Dust Devils Persons on Board Pilot Operating Handbook Possible Plan Position Indicator Private Pilot Licence Prior Permission Required Precise Positioning Service AIS AIS AIS AIS WATOG AIS AIS AIS AIS WATOG AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS ICAO/AIP CAR 1988 AIS AIS ICAO/AIP AIS AIS WATOG

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PPSN PRD PRFG PRI PRKG PRM PRM PROB PROC PROV PS PSG PSN PSP PSR PSYS PTBL PTN PTT PVT PWR

Present Position Prohibited, Restricted and Danger Areas Aerodrome Partially Covered by Fog (MET code) Primary Parking Precision Runway Monitoring Precision runway monitoring Probable, Probability Procedure Provisional Plus Passing Position Pierced Steel Plank Primary Surveillance Radar Pressure System(s) Portable Procedure Turn Push To Talk Private Power

AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIP AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS

Q
QDM QDR QEC QFE QMS QNH QTE QTG QUAD Magnetic Heading (zero wind) Magnetic Bearing Quick Engine Change Unit An altimeter set to QFE will read zero when the aircraft is on the runway Quality Management System Altimeter subscale setting to obtain elevation or altitude True Bearing Qualification test guide Quadrant AIS AIS AIP AIP AIP WATOG

R
R R Red Right (runway system identification) AIS AIS

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R.... R/T RA RAD RAeS RAFC RAG RAG RAI RAIM RAM RAPIC RAS RASC RAT RCA RCA RCC RCH RCL RCLL RCLM RDL RDO RE... REC REDL REF REG RENL REP REQ RERTE RES RESA

Restricted Area (followed by number) Radio Telephone Rain Radius Royal Aeronautical Society Regional Area Forecast Centre Ragged Runway Arresting Gear Runway Alignment Indicator Receiver Autonomous Integrity Monitoring Repair and Maintenance Radar Picture (MET) Radar Advisory Service Regional AIS System Centre RAM Air Turbine Reach Cruising Altitude, Request For Corrective Action Rescue Coordination Centre Reach, Reaching Runway Centre Line Runway Centre Line Lights Runway Centre Line Marking Radial Radio Recent (used to qualify weather phenomena, eg RERA = recent rain) Receive, Receiver, Received Runway Edge Lights Reference to... Refer to... Registration Runway End Lights Report, Reported, Reporting, Reporting Point Request, Requested Re-route Reserve Fuel Runway end safety area

AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS ICAO/AIP

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RESTR REV RFC RFC RFFS RH RHC RIF RIFTO RIS RIS RL RLA RLLS RMIT RMK RMK RNAV RNP ROBEX ROC ROD ROFOR RPI RPI RPL RPM RQ RQMNTS RR RRM RSC RSCD RSP RSR

Restrictions Review Request for change Regional Forecasting Centre (Met) Rescue and Fire Fighting Services Radio Height Right-hand Circuit Reclearance in Flight Restricted Instrument Flight Take-off Regulation Impact Statement Radar information service Report Leaving Relay to Runway Lead-in Lighting Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology Remark(s) Root Mean Square Area navigation Required navigation performance Regional OPMET Bulletin Exchanges Rate of Climb Rate of Descent Route Forecast (in aeronautical meteorological code) Radar Position Indicator Runway Point of Intercept Recognition of prior learning Revolutions Per Minute Require(d) Requirements Report Reaching Routine Reportable Matters Rescue Sub-Centre Runway Surface Condition Responder Beacon En route Surveillance Radar

AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS ORR AIP/ICAO AIS AIS AIS AIS AIP AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS

AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS

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RTB RTCA RTE RTF RTHL RTIL RTN RTO RTS RTZL RVR RVSM RWS RWY

Return to Base Radio Technical Commission for Aeronautics Route Radio Telephone Runway Threshold Light(s) Runway Threshold Identification Lights Return, Returned, Returning Rejected take-off Return to Service Runway Touchdown Zone Light(s) Runway visual range Reduced Vertical Separation Minimum Runway Strip Runway AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIP AIS AIS AIP/ICAO ICAO AIS AIS

S
S S-I S/B S/E SA SA SA SAG SAL SALR SALS SAR SARPs SARTIME SAT SATCOM SB SBAS SC Supplementary Airline Licence Saturated Adiabatic Lapse Rate Simple Approach Lighting System Search and Rescue Standards and Recommended Practices (ICAO) Time search action required Saturday Satellite Communication Southbound Satellite Based Augmentation System Stratocumulus AIS AIS AIS ICAO AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS South, South Latitude Straight-In Service Bulletin Single-engine Sand Selective Availability Situation Awareness AIS AIS AIP WATOG

SARWATCH Search and Rescue Watch

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SCP SCT SDBY SDC SDR SE SEA SEACO SEC SECN SECT SELCAL SEP SER SEV SFC SFL SG SH... SHF SHP SID SIF SIG SIGMET SIL SIMUL SKC SKED SL SLP

Safety Critical Personnel Scattered (meteorological) Standby Standard Departure Clearance Service difficulty report South East Sea (used in connection with sea-surface temperature and state of the sea) Single engine aircraft only Seconds Section Sector Selective Calling System September Service, Servicing, Served Severe (used eg to qualify icing and turbulence report) Surface Sequenced Flashing Lights Snow Grains AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS CAR 1998 AIS AIS

Showers (followed by RA=rain, SN=snow, PL=ice pellets, GR=hail, GS=small hail and/or snow pellets AIS or combinations thereof, eg, SHRASN = showers of rain and snow) Super High Frequency (3,000 to 30,000 MHZ) Shaft Horse Power Standard instrument departure Selective Identification Significant Information concerning en route weather phenomena which may affect the safety of aircraft operations Service Information Letter Simultaneous, or Simultaneously Sky Clear Schedule, Scheduled Service Letter Speed Limiting Point AIS AIS AIS AIS ICAO/AIP AIS AIS AIS AIS

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SLW SM SMC SMR SMS SN

Slow, Slowly Safety Manager Surface Movement Control Surface Movement Radar Safety management system Snow

AIS AIS AIS ICAO AIS

A special series NOTAM notifying the presence or removal of hazardous conditions due to snow, ice, AIS SNOWTAM slush or standing water associated with snow, slush and ice on the movement area SOC SOPS SOT SP SPA SPECI SPFIB SPOT SPS SQ SR SRB SRD SRG SRM SRR SRY SS SS SSB SSCRO SSE SSI SSM SSR Start of Climb Standard Operating Procedures Start of TORA (take-off) Single Pilot Sport Aviation Aviation Special Weather (in aeronautical meteorological code) Specific Preflight Information Bulletin Spotwind Standard Positioning Service Squall Sunrise Safety Review Board Standard Radar Departure Short Range Structural Repair Manual Search and Rescue Region Secondary Sandstorm Sunset Single Sideband Senate Standing Committee on Regulations and Ordinances South South-East Structural Significant Item System Schematics Manual Secondary Surveillance Radar AIS WATOG WATOG AIS AIS AIS WATOG AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS

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SST SSW ST STA STAR STAR STARs STC STD STD STF STN STNR STODA STOL STS STWL SUBJ SUN SUP SUPPS SVCBL SVY SW SWS SWY

Supersonic Transport South South-West Stratus Straight in Approach Standard Arrival Route Standard instrumental arrival Standard terminal arrival routes Supplemental Type Certificate Synthetic training device Standard Stratiform Station Stationary Supplementary Take-off Distance Short Take-off and Landing Status Stopway Light(s) Subject to Sunday Supplement (AIP Supplement) Regional Supplementary Procedures Serviceable Survey Operations South-West Soft Wet Surface Stopway

AIS AIS AIS AIS AIP ICAO

AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS

T
T T-VASIS TA TA TAC TACAN TAF TAF Temperature 'T'Visual Approach Slope Indicator System (pronounced 'TEE-VAR-SIS') Transition Altitude Traffic advisory Terminal Area Chart Tactical Air Navigation Aid Aerodrome Forecast Terminal Area Forcast AIS AIS AIS ICAO/AIP AIS AIS AIS

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TAIL TAR TAS TAT TAWS TAX TBA TBO TC TC TCAC TCAS TCDS TCH TCO TCTA TCU TDO TDZ TECR TEL TEM TEM TEMPO TERPs TFC TFR TGL TGS THR THRU THU TIBA TIL TIP

Tailwind Terminal Area Surveillance Area True Airspeed Terminal Area Thunderstorm Service (meteorological term) Terrain awareness and warning system Taxiing, Taxi To be advised Time Between Overhauls Type Certificate Tropical Cyclone Tropical Cyclone Advisory Centre Traffic alert and collision avoidance system Type certificate data sheet Threshold Crossing Height Training and Checking Organisation Trans-continental Control Area Towering Cumulus (met) Tornado Touchdown Zone Technical Reason Telephone (Illustrated) Tool And Equipment Manual Threat and Error Management Temporary, Temporarily (meteorologically) Terminal and En-route procedures Traffic Terrain Following Radar (by the MIL) Touch & Go Landing Taxiing Guidance System Threshold Through Thursday Traffic Information Broadcasts by Aircraft Until Until Past (place)

AIS AIS AIS AIS ICAO AIS AIS WATOG ICAO AIS ICAO AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS WATOG AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS

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TIS TKOF TLOF TLS TLW TMA TMG TNA TNA TNH TNS TOC TODA TOP TORA TOT TP TR TRA TRAN TRANS Trike TRL TROP TS... TSI TSO TSO TTF TTMRA TUE TURB TWR TWY

Time in service Take-off Touchdown and lift-off area Transponder Landing System Time Limited WIP (work in progress) Terminal Control Area Track Made Good Training Needs Analysis Turn Altitude Turn Height Transitional Surface Top of Climb Take-off distance available Cloud Top Take-off run available Turbine Outlet Temperature Turning Point Track Temporary Reserved Airspace Transition Transmits, Transmitter A manned, powered hang-glider Transition Level Tropopause AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS ICAO AIS ICAO AIS AIS AIS ICAO

Thunderstorm (followed by RA=rain, SN=snow, PE=ice pellets, GR=hail, GS=small hail and/or snow AIS pellets or combinations thereof, eg TSRASN = thunderstorm with rain and snow) Time Since Installation Technical Standard Order Time Since Overhaul Trend Type Forecast Trans Tasman Mutual Recognition Agreement Tuesday Turbulence Aerodrome Control Tower, Aerodrome Control Taxiway AIS AIS AIS AIS WATOG AIS WATOG

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TWYL TYP TYPH

Taxiway Link Type of Aircraft Typhoon

AIS AIS AIS

U
U/S UAB UAV UDF UFIT UFN UHDT UHF UIR UK UL UNA UNAP UNICOM UNL UNLC UNREL US US FAR USA UTA UTC Unserviceable Until Advised By Unmanned aerial vehicles UHF Direction Finding Stations Uncontrolled Flight Into Terrain Until Further Notice Unable Higher Due Traffic Ultra High Frequency (300 to 3,000 MHZ) Upper Flight Information Region United Kingdom Upper Limits Unable Unable to Approve Universal Communications Unlimited Unlicensed Unreliable United States Federal Aviation Regulations (of the USA) United States of America Upper Control Area Coordinated Universal Time AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS

V
V V1 V2 VA VA VAA-H VAAC Velocity Take-off Decision Speed Take-off Safety Speed (Applicable to Larger Multiengine Aircraft) Volcanic Ash Maximum Manoeuvring Speed Visual Approach Area - Helicopter Volcanic Ash Advisory Centre AIS

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VAC VAL VAR VASIS VC VCY VDF VEC VER VFE VFR VHF VHFCOM VIA VIMD VIP VIS VLE VLF VLJ VLO VLO2 VLR VMAN VMC VMC VMCA VMCG VNAV VNE VNO VNO VOLMET

Visual Approach Chart ( followed by name/title) In Valleys Magnetic Variation Visual Approach Slope Indicator System Vicinity of the aerodrome (followed by FG=fog, FC=funnel cloud, PO=dust/sand whirls, BLDU=blowing dust, BLSA=blowing sand or BLSN=blowing snow; eg, VCFG=vicinity fog Vicinity VHF Direction Finding Station Visual En-route Chart Vertical Flap Extension Speed Visual flight rules Very High Frequency (30 to 300 MHZ) Very High Frequency Communications By way of... Maximum Drag Speed Very Important Person Visibility Maximum Speed with Landing Gear Extended Very Low Frequency (3 to 30 KHZ) Veryl Light Jet Landing Gear Operating Landing Gear Operation Down Very Long Range Visual Maneouvre Speed Visual Meteorological Conditions Minimum Control Speed Minimum Control Airspeed Airborne (Red line speed) Minimum Control Airspeed on the Ground Vertical Navigation Never Exceed Speed Maximum Structural Cruising Speed Normal Operating Speed Meteorological Information for Aircraft in Flight

AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS

AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS

AIS AIS

ICAO ICAO AIS

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VOR VP VR VRB VSI VSI VSL VSO VSO VSSE VTC VTOL VTOSS VX VXSE Vy VYSE

VHF Omni-directional Radio Range (OMNI) Variable Pitch Propellers The speed at which the aircraft is rotated to lift off from the runway Variable Vertical Speed Indicator Clean Stall Speed Vertical speed limit Stalling speed, minimum steady flight speed in the landing configuration Stall speed with undercarriage and flap selected Safe single-engine Speed Visual Terminal Chart Vertical take-off and landing Take-off Safely Speed Best Angle of Climb Speed Best Single-engine Angle of Climb Speed Best Rate of Climb Speed Best Single-engine Rate of Climb Speed (Blue line speed)

AIS

AIS

ICAO

AIS ICAO

W
W W W W/V WAAS WAC WAFC WAFS WATIR WATOG WB WBM WDI WDSPR Watt West, West Longitude White Wind Velocity Wide Area Augmentation System World Aeronautical Chart ICAO 1:1,000,000 (followed by name/title) World Area Forecast Centre World Area Forecast System Weather and Terminal Information Rectifier World Airlines Technical Operations Glossary Westbound Weight And Balance Manual Wind Direction Indicator Widespread AIS WATOG AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS

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WED WEF WGS-84 WI WID WIE WILCO WIND WIP WKN WM WMO WNW WO WPT WRNG WS WSW WT WTSPT WWW WX

Wednesday With Effect From, Effective From World Geodetic System 1984 Within Width With Immediate Effect, Effective Immediately Will Comply

AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS

Wind (used in connection with direction and speed) WINTEM Forecast upper wind and temperature at AIS specified points (in aeronautical met code) Work in Progress Weaken, Weakening Wiring Manual World Meteorological Organisation West North-West Without Way-point Warning Wind Shear West South-West Weight Water Spout World Wide Web Weather AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS AIS WATOG

X
X XBAR XNG XS XSEC Cross Crossbar (of approach lighting system) Crossing Atmospherics Extra Section AIS AIS AIS AIS WATOG

Y
Y YCZ YR Yellow Yellow Caution Zone Your/s AIS AIS AIS

Z
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Coordinated Universal Time (in meteorological messages)

AIS

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