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3D PAM |
3D Path Arrival Management |
4D |
Four Dimensional |
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A |
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ACARS |
Aircraft Communications Addressing and Reporting System |
ACTD |
Advanced Concept Technology Development |
ADS-B |
Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast |
ADS-C |
Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Contract |
ADS-R |
Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Re-broadcast |
AGL |
Above Ground Level |
AI |
Aeronautical Information |
AIM |
Aeronautical Information Management |
AIRE |
Atlantic Interoperability Initiative to Reduce Emissions |
AMASS |
Airport Movement Area Safety System |
ANSP |
Air Navigation Service Provider |
AOC |
Airline Operations Center |
API |
Application Programming Interface |
ARTCC |
Air Route Traffic Control Center |
ASDE-X |
Airport Surface Detection Equipment Model X |
ASIAS |
Aviation Safety and Information Analysis and Sharing |
ASPIRE |
Asia and South Pacific Initiative to Reduce Emissions |
ATC |
Air Traffic Control |
ATCT |
Airport Traffic Control Towers |
ATIS |
Automated Terminal Information System |
ATL |
Atlanta International Airport |
ATM |
Air Traffic Management |
ATOP |
Advanced Technology and Oceanic Procedures |
ATOS |
Air Transportation Oversight System |
ATSAP |
Air Traffic Safety Action Program |
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C |
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C&A |
Certification and Authorization |
CAASD |
Center for Advanced Aviation System Development |
CAST |
Certification Authorities Software Team |
CATIII |
Category Three Landing |
CATM |
Collaborative Air Traffic Management |
CAVS |
CDTI Assisted Visual Separation |
CDA |
Continuous Descent Arrival |
CDM |
Collaborative Decision-making |
CDTI |
Cockpit Display of Traffic Information |
CLEEN |
Continuous Low Energy, Emissions and Noise |
CMU |
Communication Management Units |
CNS |
Communication, Navigation and Surveillance |
COI |
Communities of Interest |
CPDLC |
Controller Pilot Data Link Communications |
CSMC |
Cyber Security Management Center |
CSPR |
Closely Spaced Parallel Runways |
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D |
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DA |
Decision Altitude |
DHS |
Department of Homeland Security |
DME |
Distance Measuring Equipment |
DoD |
Department of Defense |
DOJ |
Department of Justice |
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E |
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EFVS |
Enhanced Flight Vision Systems |
EMF |
Event Management Framework |
EMS |
Environmental Management System |
ERAM |
En Route Automation Modernization |
ETA |
Estimated Time of Arrival |
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F |
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FAA |
Federal Aviation Administration |
FANS |
Future Air Navigation System |
FAROS |
Final Approach Runway Occupancy Signal |
FBI |
Federal Bureau of Investigation |
FIS-B |
Flight Information Services-Broadcast |
FMS |
Flight Management System |
FOC |
Flight Operations Centers |
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G |
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GBAS |
Ground Based Augmentation System |
GLS |
GPS Landing System |
GNSS |
Global Navigation Satellite System |
GPS |
Global Positioning System |
GPWS |
Ground Proximity Warning Systems |
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H |
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HF |
Human Factors |
HUD |
Head-up Display |
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I |
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IARD |
Investment Analysis Requirements Document |
ICAO |
International Civil Aviation Organization |
IFR |
Instrument Flight Rules |
ILS |
Instrument Landing System |
IMC |
Instrument Meteorological Conditions |
IMEX |
Information Management and Exchange |
INFOSEC |
Information System Security |
IRU |
Inertial Reference Units |
ISS |
Information Systems Security |
ITP |
In-trail Procedure |
ITWS |
Integrated Terminal Weather System |
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J |
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JPDO |
Joint Planning and Development Office |
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K |
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kHz |
Kilohertz |
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L |
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LAACS |
Logical Access and Authentication Control Service |
LAAS |
Local Area Augmentation System |
LCGS |
Low Cost Ground Surveillance |
LNAV |
Lateral Navigation |
LPV |
Localizer-performance with Vertical Guidance |
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M |
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MASPS |
Minimum Aviation System Performance Standards |
MDA |
Minimum Descent Altitude |
MFD |
Multi-Function Display |
MHz |
Megahertz |
MIA |
Miami International AIrport |
MIT |
Miles-in-Trail |
MPAR |
Multifunction Phased Array Radar |
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NAS |
National Airspace System |
NASEA |
NAS Enterprise Architecture |
NAVAID |
Navigational Aid |
NDOT |
NextGen Decision Oriented Tools |
NEI |
Network Enabled Infrastructure |
NEO |
Net Enabled Operation |
NextGen |
Next Generation Air Transportation System |
NNEW |
NextGen Network Enabled Weather |
NOAA |
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
NOTAM |
Notice to Airmen |
NVS |
National Airspace System Voice Switch |
NWxP WP1 |
NextGen Weather Processor Work Package 1 |
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O |
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OAG |
Official Airline Guide |
OEP |
Operational Evolution Plan |
OPD |
Optimized Profile Descent |
OTM4D Pre-Departure |
Oceanic Trajectory Management 4-Dimensional Pre-Departure |
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PARTNER |
Partnership for Air Transportation Noise and Emissions Reduction |
PARC |
Performance-Based Operations Advisory Rulemaking Committee |
PATA |
Personal Air Transportation Alliance |
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R |
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RCP |
Required Communications Performance |
RIL |
Runway Intersection Lights |
RIRP |
Runway Incursion Reduction Program |
RLVs |
Reusable Launch Vehicles |
RNAV |
Area Navigation |
RNP |
Required Navigational Performance |
ROA |
Remotely Operated Aircraft |
RPAT |
Parallel Approach Transition |
RPR |
Rulemaking Project Record |
RSP |
Required Surveillance Performance |
RTA |
Required Time of Arrival |
RTCA |
Radio Technical Commission for Aeronautics |
RWSL |
Runway Status Lights |
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S |
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SAAAR |
Special Aircrew and Aircraft Authorization Required |
SAMS |
Special Use Airspace Management System |
SBAS |
Satellite-based Augmentation System |
SBS |
Surveillance Broadcast Services |
SE |
Safety Enhancement |
SIGMET |
Significant Meteorological Information |
SIM |
Security Information Management |
SITS |
Security Integrated Tool Set |
SME |
Subject Matter Expert |
SMS |
Safety Management System |
SOIA |
Simultaneous Offset Instrument Approach |
SSA |
Shared Situation Awareness |
STA |
Scheduled Time of Arrival |
STAR |
Standard Terminal Arrival Route |
SUA |
Special Use Airspace |
SVS |
Synthetic Vision Systems |
SWIM |
System-Wide Information Management |
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TA |
Tailored Arrival |
TAWS |
Terrain Awareness Warning Systems |
TBO |
Trajectory Based Operation |
TCAS |
Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System |
TDLS |
Tower Data Link System |
TDZE |
Touchdown Zone Elevation |
TFM |
Traffic Flow Management |
TFM-M |
Traffic Flow Management-Modernization |
TFMS |
Traffic Flow Management System |
TIS-B |
Traffic Information Service-Broadcast |
TMA |
Traffic Management Advisor |
TMIs |
Traffic Management Initiatives |
TOAC |
Time of Arrival Control |
TSA |
Transportation Security Administration |
TSAFE |
Tactical Separation Assisted Flight Environment |
TSO |
Technical Standard Orders |
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U |
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UAS |
Unmanned Aircraft Systems |
UAT |
Universal Access Transceiver |
URET |
User Request Evaluation Tool |
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V |
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VDL |
Very High Frequency Digital Link |
VFR |
Visual Flight Rules |
VHF |
Very High Frequency |
VLJ |
Very Light Jet |
VMC |
Visual Meteorological Conditions |
VNAV |
Vertical Navigation |
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W |
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WAAS |
Wide Area Augmentation System |
WARP |
Weather and Radar Processor |
WATRS |
Western Atlantic Track System |
WT |
Wake Turbulence |
WTMA |
Wake Turbulence Management for Arrivals |
WTMD |
Wake Turbulence Mitigation for Departures |
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