APPENDIX 1 - ABBREVIATIONS
AAAE AAD AAGR AC ACAIS ACI ADA ADG AF AFS AFSS AGL AIP ALP ALS ALSF-1 ALSF-2 AMASS AMP ANG ARC ARFF ARP ARSA ARTCC ARTS ASM ASOS ASR ATA ATC ATCT ATIS ATS AWOS American Association of Airport Executives Average Annual Delay Average Annual Growth Rate Advisory Circular Air Carrier Activity Information System Airports Council International Americans with Disabilities Act or Air Defense Area Airplane Design Group Airway Facilities Airway Facilities Sector Automated Flight Service Station Above Ground Level Airport Improvement Plan Airport Layout Plan Approach Lighting System ALS with Sequenced Flashers I ALS with Sequenced Flashers II Airport Movement Area Safety System Airport Master Plan Air National Guard Airport Reference Code Airport Rescue and Firefighting Airport Reference Point Airport Radar Service Area Air Route Traffic Control Center Automated Radar Terminal System Available Seat Mile Automated Surface Observation System Airport Surveillance Radar Air Transport Association of America Air Traffic Control Airport Traffic Control Tower Automated Terminal Information Service Air Traffic Service Automated Weather Observation System A BCA BCR BEA BMP BRL CAT CEQ Benefit/Cost Analysis Benefit/Cost Ratio Bureau of Economic Analysis Best Management Practices Building Restriction Line Category or Clear Air Turbulence Council on Environmental Quality B C PAGE A1-I
CFC CFCS CIP CM CTA CTAF Central Flow Control Central Flow Control Service Capital Improvement Plan Commercial Service Airport Central Terminal Area Common Traffic Advisory Frequency C DBMS DEA DEIS DEP DGPS DH DME DME/P DOI DOT EFIS EIS EPA FAA F&E FAC FAF FAP FAR FBO FCC FEIS FL FMS FOMO FSDO FSS GA GADO GAMA GCA GDP Data Base Management System Drug Enforcement Agency Draft Environmental Impact Statement Departure Differential Global Positioning Satellite (System) Decision Height Distance Measuring Equipment Precision Distance Measuring Equipment Department of Interior Department of Transportation Electronic Flight Information Systems Environmental Impact Statement Environmental Protection Agency Federal Aviation Administration Facilities and Equipment Facility Final Approach Fix Final Approach Point Federal Aviation Regulation Fixed Base Operator Federal Communications Commission Final Environmental Impact Statement Flight Level Flight Management System Fixed or Movable Object Flight Standards District Office Flight Service Station D E F G General Aviation General Aviation District Office General Aviation Manufacturers Association Ground Control Approach Gross Domestic Product PAGE A1-II
GIS GNSS gpm GPS GSI GSA GSE Geographic Information System Global Navigation Satellite System Gallons Per Minute Global Positioning System Glide Slope Indicator General Services Administration Ground Support Equipment G HAA HAT HIRL HITL HOV HUD Height Above Airport Height Above Touchdown High Intensity Runway Lighting High Intensity Taxiway Lighting High Occupancy Vehicle Housing and Urban Development H IAP IATA ICAO IFR ILS IM ISTEA Instrument Approach Procedures International Air Transport Association International Civil Aviation Organization Instrument Flight Rules Instrument Landing System Inner Marker Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act I JNU Juneau J K LAA LDA LDIN LOC LOCID LOI MALS MALSF MALSR MAP MDA MEA Local Airport Advisory Localizer Directional Aid or Landing Directional Aid Lead-in Lights Localizer Location Identifier Letter of Intent L M Medium Intensity Approach Lighting System MALS with Sequenced Flashers MALS with Runway Alignment Indicator Lights Million Annual Passengers Minimum Descent Altitude Minimum En Route Altitude PAGE A1-III
MGTOW Maximum Gross Takeoff Weight MIRL Medium Intensity Runway Lighting MITL Medium Intensity Taxiway Lighting MSL Mean Sea Level MM Middle Marker MOU Memorandum of Understanding MOS Modification of Standards MP Master Plan MSA Minimum Safe Altitude MSL Mean Sea Level NAS NASA NASP NAVAID NBAA NDB NEPA NM NOAA NOTAM NPDES NPIAS NTSB NWS O&D OAG ODAL OFA OFZ OM OMB N National Airspace System or Naval Air Station National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Airspace System Plan Navigation Aid National Business Aircraft Association Non-Directional Radio Homing Beacon National Environmental Policy Act Nautical Mile National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Notice to Airmen National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems National Transportation Safety Board National Weather Service O Origination and Destination Official Airline Guide Omni-directional Approach Lighting System Object Free Area Obstacle Free Zone Outer Marker Office of Management and Budget PAPI PAR PCI PFC PR RAIL Precision Approach Path Indicator Precision Approach Radar Pavement Condition Index Passenger Facility Charge Primary Commercial Service Airport Runway Alignment Indicator Lights P Q R PAGE A1-IV
RAPCON Radar Approach Control (FAA) REIL Runway End Identification Lights RF Radio Frequency RL General Aviation Reliever Airport RNAV Area Navigation RNP Required Navigation Performance ROD Record of Decision RPZ Runway Protection Zone RSA Runway Safety Area RT Remote Transmitter RTR Remote Transmitter/Receiver RVR Runway Visual Range RW Runway SATCOM Satellite Communications SEL Single Event Level/Sound Exposure Level SHPO State Historic Preservation Officer SID Standard Instrument Departure SIGMET Significant Meteorological Information SIMMOD Airport and Airspace Simulation Model SM Statute Mile STD Standard TACAN Tactical Aircraft Control and Navigation TAF Terminal Area Forecast TCA Traffic Control Area or Terminal Control Area TCAS Traffic Alert And Collision Avoidance System TEA-21 Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century TERPS Terminal Instrument Procedures TH Threshold TL Taxilane TODA Takeoff Distance Available TORA Take-off Run Available TRACON Terminal Radar Approach Control Facility TSA Transportation Security Administration or Taxiway Safety Area TVOR Terminal VHF Omni-directional Range TW Taxiway S T UHF USAF VASI VFR VHF Ultra High Frequency United States Air Force Visual Approach Slope Indicator Visual Flight Rules Very High Frequency U V PAGE A1-V
VLF Very Low Frequency VMC Visual Meteorological Conditions VOR VHF Omni-directional Range VOR/DME VHF Omni-directional Range with Distance Measuring Equipment VORTAC VOR collocated with TACAN WAAS WX Wide Area Augmentation System Weather W X Y Z PAGE A1-VI