AWM

3 AUG 12 INTRODUCTION

� Jeppesen, 1984, 2012. All Abbreviations Used in Airway

Rights Reserved. Manual

DEFINITIONS

A/A Air to Air

AAF Army Air Field

AAIM Aircraft Autonomous Integrity Monitoring

AAIS Automated Aerodrome Information Service

AAL Above Aerodrome Level

AAS Airport Advisory Service

AAU Authorized Approach UNICOM

AB Air Base

ABM Abeam

ABN Aerodrome Beacon

AC Air Carrier

ACA Arctic Control Area

ACA Approach Control Area

ACAS Airborne Collision Avoidance System

ACARS Airborne Communications Addressing and Reporting System

ACC Area Control Center

ACFT Aircraft

ACN Aircraft Classification Number

AD Aerodrome

ADA Advisory Area

ADF Automatic Direction Finding

ADIZ Air Defense Identification Zone

ADNL Additional

ADR Advisory Route

ADS Automatic Dependent Surveillance

ADV Advisory Area

AEIS Aeronautical Enroute Information Service

AER Approach End of Runway

AERADIO Air Radio

AERO Aerodrome

AF Aux Air Force Auxiliary Field

AFB Air Force Base

AFIS Aerodrome Flight Information Service

AFLD Airfield

AFN American Forces Network

AFRS Armed Forces Radio Stations

AFRU Aerodrome Frequency Response Unit

AFS Air Force Station

AFSS Automated Flight Service Station

A/G Air-to-Ground

AGL Above Ground Level

AGNIS Azimuth Guidance Nose-in-Stand

AH Alert Height

AHP Army Heliport

AIRAC Aeronautical Information Regulation and Control

AIREP Air-Report
AIS Aeronautical Information Services

ALA Aircraft Landing Area

ALF Auxiliary Landing Field

ALS Approach Light System

ALS Low Intensity Approach Lights

ALT Altitude

ALTN Alternate

AMA Area Minimum Altitude

AMSL Above Mean Sea Level

ANGB Air National Guard Base

AOE Airport/Aerodrome of Entry

AOM Airport Operating Minimums

AOR Area of Responsibility

APAPI Abbreviated Precision Approach Path Indicator

APC Area Positive Control

APCH Approach

APP Approach Control

APT Airport

APV Approach Procedure with Vertical Guidance

AR Authorization Required

ARB Air Reserve Base

ARINC Aeronautical Radio, Inc.

ARO Aerodrome Reporting Officer

ARP Airport Reference Point

ARR Arrival

ARTCC Air Route Traffic Control Center

ASDA Accelerate Stop Distance Available

ASOS Automated Surface Observing System

ASR Airport Surveillance Radar

ATA Actual Time of Arrival

ATCAA Air Traffic Control Assigned Airspace

ATCC Air Traffic Control Center

ATCT Air Traffic Control Tower

ATD Actual Time of Departure

ATF Aerodrome Traffic Frequency

ATFM Air Traffic Flow Management

ATIS Automatic Terminal Information Service

ATND SKD Attended Scheduled Hours

ATS Air Traffic Service

ATZ Aerodrome Traffic Zone

AU Approach UNICOM

AUP Airspace Utilization Plane

AUTH Authorized

AUW All-up Weight

AUX Auxiliary

AVBL Available

AWIB Aerodrome Weather Information Broadcast

AWIS Aerodrome Weather Information Service

AWOS Automated Weather Observing System

AWSS Aviation Weather Sensor System

AWY Airway

AZM Azimuth
Baro VNAV Barometric Vertical Navigation

BC Back Course

BCM Back Course Marker

BCN Beacon

BCOB Broken Clouds or Better

BCST Broadcast

BDRY Boundary

BLDG Building

BM Back Marker

BRG Bearing

B-RNAV Basic RNAV

BS Broadcast Station (Commercial)

C ATC IFR Flight Plan Clearance Delivery Frequency

CADIZ Canadian Air Defense Identification Zone

CAE Control Area Extension

CA/GRS Certified Air/Ground Radio Service

CANPA Constant Angle Non-Precision Approach

CARS Community Aerodrome Radio Station

CAT Category

CBA Cross Border Area

CDFA Continuous Descent Final Approach

CDI Course Deviation Indicator

CDR Conditional Route

CDT Central Daylight Time

CEIL Ceiling

CERAP Combined Center/Radar Approach Control

CFIT Controlled Flight Into Terrain

CGAS Coast Guard Air Station

CGL Circling Guidance Lights

CH Channel

CH Critical Height

CHGD Changed

CL Centerline Lights

CMNPS Canadian Minimum Navigation Performance Specification

CMV Converted Met Visibility

CNF Computer Navigation Fix

CO County

COMLO Compass Locator

COMMS Communications

CONT Continuous

CONTD Continued

COORDS Coordinates

COP Change Over Point

CORR Corridor

CP Command Post

CPDLC Controller Pilot Data Link Communications

Cpt Clearance (Pre-Taxi Procedure)

CRC Cyclical Redundancy Check

CRP Compulsory Reporting Point

CRS Course

CST Central Standard Time

CTA Control Area

CTAF Common Traffic Advisory Frequency

CTL Control

CTOT Calculated Take-off Time

CTR Control Zone

CVFP Charted Visual Flight Procedure

CVFR Controlled VFR

D Day

DA Decision Altitude

DA (H) Decision Altitude (Height)

D-ATIS Digital ATIS

DCL Data Link Departure Clearance Service

DCT Direct

DECMSND Decommissioned

DEG Degree

DEP Departure Control/Departure Procedures

DER Departure End of Runway

DEWIZ Distance Early Warning Identification Zone

DF Direction Finder

DISPL THRESH Displaced Threshold

DIST Distance

DME Distance-Measuring Equipment

DOD Department of Defense

DOM Domestic

DP Obstacle Departure Procedure

DRCO Dial-up Remote Communications Outlet

E East or Eastern
EAT Expected Approach Time

ECOMS Jeppesen Explanation of Common Minimum Specifications

EDT Eastern Daylight Time

EET Estimated Elapsed Time

EFAS Enroute Flight Advisory Service

EFF Effective

EFVS Enhanced Flight Vision System

EH Eastern Hemisphere

ELEV Elevation

EMAS Engineered Materials Arresting System

EMERG Emergency

ENG Engine

EOBT Estimated Off Block Time

EST Eastern Standard Time

EST Estimated

ETA Estimated Time of Arrival

ETD Estimated Time of Departure

ETE Estimated Time Enroute

ETOPS Extended Range Operation with two-engine airplanes

EVS Enhanced Vision System

FAA Federal Aviation Administration

FACF Final Approach Course Fix

FAF Final Approach Fix

FAIL Failure

FANS Future Air Navigation System

FAP Final Approach Point

FAR Federal Aviation Regulation

FAS DB Final Approach Segment Datablock

FAT Final Approach Track

FATO Final Approach and Take-off Area

FCP Final Control Point

FIA Flight Information Area

FIC Flight Information Center

FIR Flight Information Region

FIS Flight Information Service

FL Flight Level (Altitude)

FLARES Flare Pots or Goosenecks

FLD Field

FLG Flashing

FLT Flight

FM Fan Marker

FMC Flight Management Computer

FMS Flight Management System

FPM Feet Per Minute

FPR Flight Planning Requirements

FRA Free Route Airspace

FREQ Frequency

FSS Flight Service Station

FT Feet

FTS Flexible Track System

G Guards only (radio frequencies)

GA General Aviation
GBAS Ground-Based Augmentation System

GCA Ground Controlled Approach (radar)

GCO Ground Communication Outlet

GEN General

GLONASS Global Orbiting Navigation Satellite System

GLS Global Navigation Satellite System [GNSS] Landing System

GMT Greenwich Mean Time

GND Ground Control

GND Surface of the Earth (either land or water)

GNSS Global Navigation Satellite System

GP Glidepath

GPA Glidepath Angle

GPS Global Positioning System

GPWS Ground Proximity Warning System

GS Glide Slope

G/S Ground Speed

GWT Gross Weight

H Non-Directional Radio Beacon or High Altitude

H24 24 Hour Service

HAA Height Above Airport

HALS High Approach Landing System

HAS Height Above Site

HAT Height Above Touchdown

HC Critical Height

HDG Heading

HF High Frequency (3-30 MHz)

HGS Head-up Guidance System

HI High (altitude)

HI High Intensity (lights)

HIALS High Intensity Approach Light System

HIRL High Intensity Runway Edge Lights

HIRO High Intensity Runway Operations

HIWAS Hazardous Inflight Weather Advisory Service

HJ Sunrise to Sunset

HN Sunset to Sunrise

HO By Operational Requirements

hPa Hectopascal (one hectopascal = one millibar)

HR Hours (period of time)

HS During Hours of Scheduled Operations

HST High Speed Taxiway Turn-off

HUD Head-up Display

HUDLS Head-Up Display Landing System

HX No Specific Working Hours

Hz Hertz (cycles per second)

I Island

IAC Instrument Approach Chart

IAF Initial Approach Fix

IAML Integrity Monitor Alarm

IAP Instrument Approach Procedure

IAS Indicated Airspeed

IATA International Air Transport Association

IAWP Initial Approach Waypoint

IBN Identification Beacon

ICAO International Civil Aviation Organization

IDENT Identification

IF Intermediate Fix

IFBP Inflight Broadcast Procedure

IFR Instrument Flight Rules

IGS Instrument Guidance System

ILS Instrument Landing System

IM Inner Marker

IMAL Integrity Monitor Alarm

IMC Instrument Meteorological Conditions

IMTA Intensive Military Training Area

INDEFLY Indefinitely

IN or INS Inches

INFO Information

INOP Inoperative

INS Inertial Navigation System

INT Intersection

INTL International

IORRA Indian Ocean Random RNAV Area

IR Instrument Restricted Controlled Airspace

IS Islands

ITWS Integrated Terminal Weather System

I/V Instrument/Visual Controlled Airspace

JAA Joint Aviation Authorities

JAR-OPS Joint Aviation Requirements–Operations

KGS Kilograms

kHz Kilohertz

KIAS Knots Indicated Airspeed

KM Kilometers

KMH Kilometer(s) per Hour

KT Knots

KTAS Knots True Airspeed

L Locator (Compass)

LAA Local Airport Advisory

LAAS Local Area Augmentation System

LACFT Large Aircraft

LAHSO Land and Hold Short Operations

LAT Latitude

LBCM Locator Back Course Marker

LBM Locator Back Marker

LBS Pounds (Weight)

LCG Load Classification Group

LCN Load Classification Number

Lctr Locator (Compass)

LDA Landing Distance Available

LDA Localizer-type Directional Aid

LDI Landing Direction Indicator

LDIN Lead-in Light System

LGTH Length

LIM Locator Inner Marker

LIRL Low Intensity Runway Lights

LLWAS Low Level Wind Shear Alert System

LMM Locator Middle Marker

LNAV Lateral Navigation

LNDG Landing

LO Locator at Outer Marker Site

LOC Localizer

LOM Locator Outer Marker

LONG Longitude

LPV Localizer Performance with Vertical Guidance

LSALT Lowest Safe Altitude

LT Local Time

LTP Landing Threshold Point

LTS Lights

LVP Low Visibility Procedures

LWIS Limited Weather Information System

M Meters

MAA Maximum Authorized Altitude

MAG Magnetic

MAHF Missed Approach Holding Fix

MALS Medium Intensity Approach Light System

MALSF Medium Intensity Approach Light System with Sequenced Flashing Lights

MALSR Medium Intensity Approach Light System with Runway Alignment Indicator
Lights

MAP Missed Approach Point

MAX Maximum

MB Millibars
MCA Minimum Crossing Altitude

MCAF Marine Corps Air Facility

MCAS Marine Corps Air Station

MCTA Military Controlled Airspace

MDA Minimum Descent Altitude

MDA(H) Minimum Descent Altitude (Height)

MDT Mountain Daylight Time

MEA Minimum Enroute Altitude

MEHT Minimum Eye Height Over Threshold

MEML Memorial

MET Meteorological

MF Mandatory Frequency

MFA Minimum Flight Altitude

MHA Minimum Holding Altitude

MHz Megahertz

MI Medium Intensity (lights)

MIALS Medium Intensity Approach Light System

MIL Military

MIM Minimum

MIN Minute

MIPS Military Instrument Procedure Standardization

MIRL Medium Intensity Runway Edge Lights

MKR Marker Radio Beacon

MLS Microwave Landing System

MM Middle Marker

MNM Minimum
MNPS Minimum Navigation Performance Specifications

MOA Military Operation Area

MOCA Minimum Obstruction Clearance Altitude

MORA Minimum Off-Route Altitude (Grid or Route)

MRA Minimum Reception Altitude

MROT Minimum Runway Occupancy Time

MSA Minimum Safe/Sector Altitude

MSL Mean Sea Level

MST Mountain Standard Time

MTA Military Training Area

MTAF Mandatory Traffic Advisory Frequency

MTCA Minimum Terrain Clearance Altitude

MTMA Military Terminal Control Area

MTOW Maximum Take-off Weight

MUN Municipal

MVA Minimum Vectoring Altitude

N Night, North or Northern

NA Not Authorized

NAAS Naval Auxiliary Air Station

NADC Naval Air Development Center

NAEC Naval Air Engineering Center

NAF Naval Air Facility

NALF Naval Auxiliary Landing Field

NAP Noise Abatement Procedure

NAR North American Routes

NAS Naval Air Station

NAT North Atlantic Traffic

NAT/OTS North Atlantic Traffic/Organized Track System

NATL National

NAVAID Navigational Aid

NCA Northern Control Area

NCRP Non-Compulsory Reporting Point

NDB Non-Directional Beacon/Radio Beacon

NE Northeast

NM Nautical Mile(s)

No Number

NoPT No Procedure Turn

NOTAM Notices to Airmen

NOTSP Not Specified

NPA Non-Precision Approach

NW Northwest

NWC Naval Weapons Center

OAC Oceanic Area Control

OAS Obstacle Assessment Surface

OCA Oceanic Control Area

OCA (H) Obstacle Clearance Altitude (Height)

OCL Obstacle Clearance Limit

OCNL Occasional

OCTA Oceanic Control Area

ODALS Omni-Directional Approach Light System

ODP Obstacle Departure Procedure

OFZ Obstacle Free Zone

OM Outer Marker

OPS Operations or Operates

O/R On Request

O/T Other Times

OTR Oceanic Transition Route

OTS Out-of-Service

PA Precision Approach

PAL Pilot Activated Lighting

PANS-OPS Procedures for Air Navigation Services - Aircraft Operations

PAPI Precision Approach Path Indicator

PAR Precision Approach Radar

PARK Parking

PCL Pilot Controlled Lighting

PCN Pavement Classification Number

PCZ Positive Control Zone

PDC Pre-Departure Clearance

PDG Procedure Design Gradient

PDT Pacific Daylight Time

PERF Performance

PERM Permanent

PinS Point In Space

PISTON Piston Aircraft

PJE Parachute Jumping Exercise

PLASI Pulsating Visual Approach Slope Indicator

PNR Prior Notice Required

POFZ Precision Obstacle Free Zone

PPO Prior Permission Only

PPR Prior Permission Required

PRA Precision Radar Approach

PRM Precision Radar Monitor

P-RNAV Precision RNAV

PROC Procedure

PROP Propeller Aircraft

PSP Pierced Steel Planking

PST Pacific Standard Time

PTO Part Time Operation

PVT Private Operator

QDM Magnetic bearing to facility

QDR Magnetic bearing from facility

QFE Height above airport elevation (or runway threshold elevation) based on
local station pressure

QNE Altimeter setting 29.92" Hg or 1013.2 Mb.

QNH Altitude above sea level based on local station pressure

R R-063 or 063R

Magnetic Course (radial) measured as 063 from a VOR station. Flight can
be inbound or outbound on this line.

RA Radio Altimeter

RAI Runway Alignment Indicator

RAIL Runway Alignment Indicator Lights

RAIM Receiver Autonomous Integrity Monitoring

RAPCON Radar Approach Control

RASS Remote Altimeter Source

RCAG Remote Communications Air Ground

RCC Rescue Coordination Center

RCL Runway Centerline

RCLM Runway Center Line Markings

RCO Remote Communications Outlet

REF Reference

REIL Runway End Identifier Lights

REP Reporting Point

RESA Runway End Safety Area

REV Reverse

REP Ramp Entrance Point

RF Radius to Fix

RL Runway (edge) Lights

RNAV Area Navigation

RNP Required Navigation Performance

RNP AR Required Navigation Performance Authorization Required

RNPC Required Navigation Performance Capability

ROC Rate of Climb

RON Remain Overnight

RPT Regular Public Transport

RSA Runway Safety Area

RTE Route

RTF Radiotelephony

RTS Return to Service

RVR Runway Visual Range

RVSM Reduced Vertical Separation Minimum

RVV Runway Visibility Values

RW Runway

RWSL Runway Status Lights

RWY Runway

S South or Southern

SAAAR Special Aircraft and Aircrew Authorization Required

SALS Short Approach Light System

SALSF Short Approach Light System with Sequenced Flashing Lights

SAP Stabilized Approach

SAR Search and Rescue

SATCOM Satellite voice air-ground calling

SAWRS Supplementary Aviation Weather Reporting Station

SBAS Satellite-Based Augmentation System

SCA Southern Control Area

SCOB Scattered Clouds or Better

SDF Simplified Directional Facility

SE Southeast

SEC Seconds

SELCAL Selective Call System

SFC Surface of the earth (either land or water)

SFL Sequenced Flashing Lights

SFL-V Sequenced Flashing Lights - Variable Light Intensity

SID Standard Instrument Departure

SIWL Single Isolated Wheel Load

SKD Scheduled

SLP Speed Limiting Point

SM Statute Miles
SMA Segment Minimum Altitude

SMGCS Surface Movement Guidance and Control System

SMSA Segment Minimum Safe Altitude

SOC Start of Climb

SODALS Simplified Omnidirectional Approach Lighting System

SPAR French Light Precision Approach Radar

SRA Special Rules Area

SRA Surveillance Radar Approach

SRE Surveillance Radar Element

SR-SS Sunrise-Sunset

SSALF Simplified Short Approach Light System with Sequenced Flashing Lights

SSALR Simplified Short Approach Light System with Runway Alignment Indicator
Lights

SSALS Simplified Short Approach Light System

SSB Single Sideband

SSR Secondary Surveillance Radar (in U.S.A. ATCRBS)

STAR Standard Terminal Arrival Route (USA)

Standard Instrument Arrival (ICAO)

STD Indication of an altimeter set to 29.92" Hg or 1013.2 hPa (Mb) without

temperature correction

Std Standard

ST-IN Straight-in

STOL Short Take-off and Landing

SUPP Supplemental/Supplementary

SW Single Wheel Landing Gear

SW Southwest

SYS System
�T True (degrees)

T Terrain clearance altitude (MOCA)

T Transmits only (radio frequencies)

T-VASI Tee Visual Approach Slope Indicator

TA Transition Altitude

TAA Terminal Arrival Area (FAA)

TAA Terminal Arrival Altitude (ICAO)

TACAN Tactical Air Navigation (bearing and distance station)

TAR Terminal Area Surveillance Radar

TAS True Air Speed

TCA Terminal Control Area

TCAS Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System

TCH Threshold Crossing Height

TCTA Transcontinental Control Area

TDWR Terminal Doppler Weather Radar

TDZ Touchdown Zone

TDZE Touchdown Zone Elevation

TEMP Temporary

TERPS United States Standard for Terminal Instrument Procedure

THR Threshold

TIBA Traffic Information Broadcast by Aircraft

TIZ Traffic Information Zone

TL Transition Level

TMA Terminal Control Area

TML Terminal

TMN Terminates
TMZ Transponder Mandatory Zone

TNA Transition Area

TODA Take-off Distance Available

TORA Take-off Run Available

TP Turning Point

TRA Temporary Reserved Airspace

TRACON Terminal Radar Approach Control

TRANS Transition(s)

TRANS ALT Transition Altitude

TRANS LEVEL Transition Level

TRCV Tri-Color Visual Approach Slope Indicator

TSA Temporary Segregated Area

TVOR Terminal VOR

TWEB Transcribed Weather Broadcast

TWIP Terminal Weather Information for Pilots

TWR Tower (Aerodrome Control)

TWY Taxiway

U Unspecified

U UNICOM

UAS Unmanned Aerial System

UAV Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

UFN Until Further Notice

UHF Ultra High Frequency (300-3000 MHz)

UIR Upper Flight Information Region

UNCT’L Uncontrolled

UNICOM Aeronautical Advisory Service

UNICOM (A) Automated UNICOM

UNL Unlimited

U/S Unserviceable

USAF US Air Force

USB Upper Sideband

USN US Navy

UTA Upper Control Area

UTC Coordinated Universal Time

VAL Vertical Alert Limit

VAR Magnetic Variation

VASI Visual Approach Slope Indicator

VDA Vertical Descent Angle

VDP Visual Descent Point

VE Visual Exempted

VFR Visual Flight Rules

VGSI Visual Glide Slope Indicator

VHA Volcanic Hazard Area

VHF Very High Frequency (30-300 MHz)

VIBAL Visibilit� Balise (RVR taken by a human observer)

VIS Visibility

VMC Visual Meteorological Conditions

VNAP Vertical Noise Abatement Procedures

VNAV Vertical Navigation

VOLMET Meteorological Information for Aircraft in Flight

VOR VHF Omnidirectional Range

VORTAC VOR and TACAN co-located

VOT Radiated Test Signal VOR

VPA Vertical Path Angle

VV Vertical Visibility

V/V Vertical Velocity or speed

W West or Western

WAAS Wide Area Augmentation System

WATIR Weather and Terminal Information Reciter

WH Western Hemisphere

W/O Without

WP Area Navigation (RNAV) Waypoint

WSP Weather Systems Processor

WX Weather

X On Request

Z Zulu Time/Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)