|
3DAAP |
Three-dimensional airspace analysis program |
|
3PL |
Third Party Logistics |
|
3PLP |
Third Party Logistics Providers |
|
4PL |
Fourth Party Logistics |
|
A |
|
|
AAAE |
American Association of Airport Executives |
|
AC |
Advisory Circular |
|
ACAS |
Automated card access system |
|
ACC (1) |
Area Control Centre (air) |
|
ACC (2) |
Adaptive Cruise Control (road) |
|
ACCC |
Airport command control center |
|
ACFT |
Aircraft |
|
ACI |
Airports Council International |
|
ACM |
Airport certification manual |
|
ACO |
Aircraft certification office |
|
ACTS |
Advanced Communication Technologies and Services |
|
AD |
Airport design |
|
ADA |
Americans with Disabilities Act |
|
ADAS (1) |
Action Data System. System in use in some European Coast Guards |
|
ADAS (2) |
Advanced driver assistance system (road) |
|
ADF |
Automatic direction finder |
|
ADG |
Airplane design group |
|
ADGS |
Aircraft docking guidance system |
|
ADO |
Airport District Office (FAA) |
|
ADRT |
Alternate departure route |
|
ADS-B |
Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (air) |
|
AEP |
Airport emergency plan |
|
AF |
Airway Facilities (FAA) |
|
AFIS |
Automated flight inspection system |
|
AFS |
Airways facilities sector |
|
AFSFO |
Airways facilities sector field office |
|
AFSO |
Airways facilities sector office |
|
AFSS |
Automated flight service station |
|
AGL |
Above ground level |
|
AGTS |
Automated ground transportation system |
|
AIC |
Airport information system |
|
AILS |
Automatic instrument landing system |
|
AIMS |
Airport integrated mapping system |
|
AIP |
Airport Improvement Program |
|
AIS (1) |
Aeronautical Information Services (air) |
|
AIS (2) |
Automatic Identification System (waterborne, road) |
|
AIS |
Automated information security |
|
ALP |
Airport layout plan |
|
ALS |
Approach lighting system |
|
ALSF-1 |
Standard 2400’ high-intensity approachlighting system with
sequenced flashers (Category Iconfiguration) |
|
ALSF-2 |
Standard 2400’ high-intensity approachlighting system with
sequenced flashers (Category IIconfiguration) |
|
ALT |
Altitude |
|
AMC |
Airspace Management Cell (air) |
|
AMF |
Air mail facility |
|
AMGR |
Airport manager |
|
ANG |
Army National Guard |
|
ANT |
Antenna |
|
AOA |
At or above; aircraft operational area |
|
AOB |
At or below |
|
AOC |
Airline Operations Centre (air) |
|
AOR |
Airport operational readiness |
|
AP |
Airports Division (FAA) |
|
APL |
Airport lights |
|
APPM |
Accident prevention program manager |
|
APS |
Advanced Planning and Scheduling: a function within -> SCM |
|
ARAC |
Army radar approach control facility |
|
ARC |
Archive System of CFMU (air) |
|
ARC |
Airport reference code |
|
ARCC |
Air Rescue Co-ordination Centre (air) |
|
ARFF |
Aircraft rescue and firefighting |
|
ARP |
Airport reference point |
|
ARPA |
Automatic Radar Plotting Aid |
|
ARPT |
Airport |
|
ARSA |
Airport radar service area |
|
ARSC |
Air Rescue Sub Centre, respons. for aeronautical accidents and
incidents (air) |
|
ARSR |
Air route surveillance radar |
|
ARTCC |
Air Route Traffic Control Center |
|
ARTEMIS |
Project management software |
|
ARTS |
Automated radar terminal system |
|
ASAP |
As soon as possible |
|
ASDA |
Accelerate-stop distance available |
|
ASDE |
Airport surface detection equipment |
|
ASL |
Above sea level |
|
ASM |
Airspace Management (air) |
|
ASOS |
Automatic surface observing system |
|
ASP |
Airport security plan; airspace |
|
ASPH |
Asphalt |
|
ASR |
Airport surveillance radar |
|
ASV |
Annual service volume |
|
AT |
Air Traffic Division (FAA) |
|
ATA (1) |
Actual Time of Arrival |
|
ATA (2) |
Air Transport Association |
|
ATA |
Air Transport Association of America |
|
ATBA |
Area to be avoided (waterborne) |
|
ATC |
Air Traffic Control (air) |
|
ATC |
Air traffic control |
|
ATCF |
Air traffic control facility |
|
ATCT |
Airport Traffic Control Tower |
|
ATD |
Actual Time of Departure |
|
ATFM |
Air Traffic Flow Management (air) |
|
ATIS |
Airport traffic information service |
|
ATM |
Air Traffic Management (air) |
|
ATM |
Air traffic manager |
|
ATO |
Airline ticket office |
|
ATOG |
Allowable takeoff gross weight |
|
ATS |
Air Traffic Services (air) |
|
AVGAS |
Aviation gasoline |
|
AVI |
Automatic vehicle identification |
|
AVMS |
Automatic Vessel Monitoring System |
|
AVN |
Aviation standards national field office |
|
AWOS |
Automated weather observing system |
|
AZ |
Azimuth |
|
B |
|
|
BCN |
Beacon |
|
BIDS |
Baggage information display system |
|
BMS |
Basic meteorological services |
|
BRITE |
Bright radar indicator tower equipment |
|
BRL |
Building restriction line |
|
BUEC |
Backup emergency communications |
|
BUL |
Bulletin |
|
C |
|
|
C |
Circling (approach and landing charts) |
|
CAA |
Civil Aviation Authorities (air) |
|
CAACE |
Comité des Associations d'Armateurs de la Communauté Européenne |
|
CAD |
Computer aided dispatch |
|
CADD |
Computed aided design and drafting |
|
CAFM |
Computer aided facility management |
|
CAP |
Civil Air Patrol |
|
CAS |
Collision avoidance system; calibrated airspeed |
|
CASFO |
Civil aviation security field office |
|
CAT I, II, III |
Category of ILS approach |
|
CBI |
Computer based instructions |
|
CCR |
Commission Centrale du Rhin (waterborne). Active in creating
standards for waterborne traffic and transport |
|
CCTV |
Closed-Circuit Television |
|
CCTV |
Closed-circuit television |
|
CDM |
Collaborative Decision Making (air) |
|
CEC |
Certificate of Competence |
|
CEN |
CEN - The European Committee for Standardization |
|
CENELEC |
European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization |
|
CEPT |
European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications
Adminstrations |
|
CES |
Coast Earth Station. An Inmarsat communication station on the
earth surface |
|
CFM |
Confirm |
|
CFMU |
Central Flow Management Unit, part of -> EUROCONTROL (air) |
|
CFW |
Center field wind |
|
CHIRP |
Confidential Hazardous Incident Reporting Programme |
|
CIFP |
Cancel IFR flight plan |
|
CIFR |
Cancel IFR clearance previously given |
|
CIP |
Capital improvement program |
|
CLF |
Cableless Linking of intersections for co-ordinated traffic flow
(road) |
|
CMMS |
Computerized maintenance management system |
|
CNS |
Communications, Navigation and Surveillance (air) |
|
CNTRLN |
Centerline |
|
COLREGS |
Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing
Collisions at Sea |
|
CPA |
Closest Point of Approach (waterborne) |
|
CPTY |
Capacity |
|
CRS (1) |
Coast Radio Station (waterborne) |
|
CRS (2) |
Computer Reservation System |
|
CSL-DB |
Common Source Logistics Database (inland waterways) |
|
CSO |
Company Security Officer |
|
CSS |
Coastal Surface Search. A vessel co-ordinating surface -> SAR
(waterborne) |
|
CTGY |
Category |
|
CTLR |
Controller |
|
CTLZ |
Control zone |
|
C-TPAT |
Customs - Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (US Customs) |
|
CTS |
Cordless Telephone System |
|
CUTE |
Common use terminal equipment |
|
CWA |
Coast Watching Unit |
|
CWY |
Clearway |
|
D |
