ATC Abbreviations PDF

7/16/2019 Abbreviations - IVAO - International Virtual Aviation Organisation
ABBREVIATIONS
A
ACA
Arctic Control Area
ACAS
Airborne Collision Avoidance System
ACC
Area Control Centre
ADC
Air Defence Command
ADCUS
Advise Customs
ADF
Automatic Direction Finding equipment
ADIS
Automated Data Interchange System
ADIZ
Air Defence Identification Zone
ADMIS
Aircraft Departing with Minimum Separation (minutes)
AFF
Aircraft Fire Fighting
AFTN
Aeronautical Fixed Telecommunications Network
AGDL
Air-Ground Datalink
AGL
Above Ground Level
A.I.P.
Aeronautical Information Publication
AIRFL
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Air Refuelling
ALSF2
High Intensity Approach Lighting System Category II configuration with RAIL
ALTRV
Altitude Reservation
ALTRV
APVLAltitude Reservation Approval
AMA
Area Minimum Altitude
AMIS
Aircraft Movement Information Service
AMSCR
Aircraft Movement Surface Condition Report
AOR
Area of Responsibility
APREQ
Approval Request
APVL
Approval
ARE
Altitude Reservations East
ARTCC
Air Route Traffic Control Center
ARW
Altitude Reservations West
ASDE
Airport Surface Detection Equipment
ASL
Above Sea Level
ATC
Air Traffic Control
ATC
MANOPS Air Traffic Control Manual of Operations
ATIS
Automatic Terminal Information Service
ATS
Air Traffic Services
AVANA
Approval Void if Aircraft Not Airborne by (time)
AWY
Airway
B
BDRY
Boundary
C
CADORS
Civil Aviation Daily Occurrence Reporting System
CAVOK
Ceiling and Visibility OK
CCT
Circuit
CELNAV
Celestial Navigation Training
CIRVIS
Communication Instructions for Reporting Vital Intelligence Sightings
CIV
Civil
CJS
Controller Jurisdiction Symbol
CST
Coast
CTA
Control Area
CVFR
Controlled VFR
D
DAH
Designated Airspace Handbook
DC
Dangerous Cargo
DCPC
Direct Controller-Pilot Communication
DEF
Discrete Emergency Frequency
DF
Direction Finding
DME
Distance Measuring Equipment
DND
Department of National Defence
DSCND
Descend
DSE
Display Site Equipment
DTW
Downwind Termination Waypoint
DVFR
Defence VFR
E
ECC
Emergency Coordination Centre
ECM
Electronic Counter-Measures
EET
Estimated Elapsed Time
ELT
Emergency Locator Transmitter
ETA
Estimated Time of Arrival
ETD
Estimated Time of Departure
ETE
Estimated Time En Route
EXCDS
Extended Computer Display System
F
FACF
Final Approach Course Fix
FAF
Final Approach Fix
FIR
Flight Information Region
FL
Flight Level
FMS
Flight Management System
FP
Flight Plan
FSS
Flight Service Station
G
GAATS
Gander Automated Air Traffic System
GEOREF
Geographical Reference
GND
Ground
GNE
Gross Navigation Error
GPWS
Ground Proximity Warning System
H
HLA
High-Level Airspace
I
IAS
Indicated Airspeed
IATA
International Air Transport Association
IBASF
Interval Between Aircraft in StreamType Formation (minutes)
IBCSF
Interval Between Cells in StreamType Formation (minutes)
ICAO
International Civil Aviation Organization
IFPFP
Individual Flight Plan From this Point
IFR
Instrument Flight Rules
ILS
Instrument Landing System
IMC
Instrument Meteorological Conditions
INS
Inertial Navigation System
IPS
Interruptible Power Supply
ISSR
Independent Secondary Surveillance Radar
IVAO
International Virtual Aviation Organization
K
KHZ
kiloHertz
L
LAHSO
Land and Hold Short Operations
LLA
Low-Level Airspace
LTD
Along Track Distance
LVLOF
Level Of
M
MALSR
Medium Intensity Approach Lighting System with RAIL
MANOT
Missing Aircraft Notice
MARSA
Military Assumes Responsibility for Separation of Aircraft
MB
Millibars
MCP
Maintenance Control Position
MEA
Minimum En Route Altitude
MET
Meteorological or Meteorology
MHZ
Megahertz
MNPS
Minimum Navigation Performance Specifications
MOA
Military Operations Area
MOCA
Minimum Obstruction Clearance Altitude
MRA
Minimum Reception Altitude
MVA
Minimum Vectoring Altitude
N
NADS
Northern Airspace Display System
NAR
North American Route
NAT
North Atlantic
NAVAID
Navigation Aid
NCA
Northern Control Area
NDB
Non-Directional Beacon
NM
Nautical Miles
NOF
International NOTAM Office
NOPAR
Do Not Pass to Air Defence Radar
NORDO
No Radio
NOZ
Normal Operating Zone
NTZ
No Transgression Zone
O
OAC
Oceanic Area Control Centre
OCA
Oceanic Control Area
ODALS
Omni Directional Approach Lighting Systems
OIDS
Operational Information Display System
OMNI
Omnirange
OSAF
Operational Software Adaption Facility
OSY
Open Skies Treaty designator
P
PADRA
Pass to Air Defence Radar
PAL
Peripheral
PAPI
Precision Approach Path Indicators
PAR
Precision Approach Radar
PARROT
Position Adjustable Range Reference Orientation Transponder
PDC
Pre-Departure Clearance
PED
Position Entry Device
PIREP
Pilot Report of Weather Conditions Encountered by Aircraft in Flight
PLN
Plan
PPI
Plan Position Indicator
PPS
Present Position Symbol
PSR
Primary Surveillance Radar
Q
QNH
Altimeter Setting for Altitude Above Sea Level
R
RAIL
Runway Alignment Indicator Lights (Sequenced Flashing Lights)
RBL
Range Bearing Line
RCC
Rescue Coordination Centre
RCO
Remote Communications Outlet
RDPS
Radar Data Processing System
RNAV
Area Navigation
RNPC
Required Navigation Performance Capability
RONLY
Receiver Only
RSC
Runway Surface Condition
RSE
Radar Site Equipment
RSIT
RDPS Situation Display
RVR
Runway Visual Range
RVSM
Reduced Vertical Separation Minimum
RWY
Runway
S
SAOC
Sector Air Operations Control Centre
SCA
Southern Control Area
SELCAL
Selective Calling System
SID
Standard Instrument Departure
SIR
Scramble, Intercept, and Recovery
SIRO
Simultaneous Intersecting Runway Operations
SSALR
Simplified Short Approach Lighting System with RAIL
SSR
Secondary Surveillance Radar
SST
Supersonic Transport
STAR
Standard Terminal Arrival
STOL
Short Takeoff and Landing
SVFR
Special VFR
T
TACAN
Tactical Air Navigation Aid
TAS
True Airspeed
TAWS
Terrain Awareness and Warning System
TCAS
Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System
TCU
Terminal Control Unit
TRA
Tower Radar Area
TRP
Tower Radar Plan
TSB
Transportation Safety Board
TSR
Terminal Service Radar
TVOR
Terminal VOR
TWR
Control Tower
U
UHF
Ultra High Frequency
UPS
Uninterruptible Power Supply
UTC
Coordinated Universal Time
V
VASIS
Visual Approach Slope Indicator System
VDF
VHF Direction Finding System
VFR
Visual Flight Rules
VHF
Very High Frequency
VIP
Very Important Person
VMC
Visual Meteorological Conditions
VMI
Vertical Movement Indicator
VOR
VHF Omnidirectional Range
VORTAC
Collocated VOR and TACAN
VSP
Variable System Parameter
W
WS
Wind Shear
Z
Z
Coordinated Universal Time
SEE ALSO
None
REFERENCE
None
AUTHOR
VID 150259 - Creation
VID 200696 - Wiki Integration
DATE OF SUBMISSION
05:23, 11 July 2019
COPYRIGHT
This documentation is copyrighted as part of the intellectual property of the International Virtual
Aviation Organisation.
DISCLAIMER
The content of this documentation is intended for aviation simulation only and must not be used for
real aviation operations.

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