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26 FEB 16 INTRODUCTION
DEFINITIONS
AB Air Base
ABM Abeam
AC Air Carrier
ACFT Aircraft
AD Aerodrome
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ADNL Additional
AERO Aerodrome
AFLD Airfield
A/G Air-to-Ground
AH Alert Height
AIREP Air-Report
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ALT Altitude
ALTN Alternate
APCH Approach
APT Airport
AR Authorization Required
ARR Arrival
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AU Approach UNICOM
AUTH Authorized
AUX Auxiliary
AVBL Available
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AWY Airway
AZM Azimuth
BC Back Course
BCN Beacon
BCST Broadcast
BDRY Boundary
BLDG Building
BM Back Marker
BRG Bearing
CAT Category
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CEIL Ceiling
CH Channel
CH Critical Height
CHGD Changed
CL Centerline Lights
CO County
COMMS Communications
CONT Continuous
CONTD Continued
COORDS Coordinates
CORR Corridor
CP Command Post
CRS Course
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CTL Control
D Day
DA Decision Altitude
DCT Direct
DECMSND Decommissioned
DEG Degree
DF Direction Finder
DIST Distance
DOM Domestic
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E East or Eastern
EFF Effective
EH Eastern Hemisphere
ELEV Elevation
EMERG Emergency
ENG Engine
EST Estimated
FAIL Failure
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FLD Field
FLG Flashing
FLT Flight
FM Fan Marker
FREQ Frequency
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FT Feet
GA General Aviation
GEN General
GP Glidepath
GS Glide Slope
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HC Critical Height
HDG Heading
HI High (altitude)
HJ Sunrise to Sunset
HN Sunset to Sunrise
HO By Operational Requirements
I Island
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IDENT Identification
IF Intermediate Fix
IM Inner Marker
INDEFLY Indefinitely
IN or INS Inches
INFO Information
INOP Inoperative
INT Intersection
INTL International
IS Islands
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KGS Kilograms
kHz Kilohertz
KM Kilometers
KT Knots
L Locator (Compass)
LAT Latitude
LGTH Length
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LNDG Landing
LOC Localizer
LONG Longitude
LP Localizer Performance
LT Local Time
LTS Lights
M Meters
MAG Magnetic
MALSF Medium Intensity Approach Light System with Sequenced Flashing Lights
MALSR Medium Intensity Approach Light System with Runway Alignment Indicator
Lights
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MAX Maximum
MB Millibars
MEML Memorial
MET Meteorological
MF Mandatory Frequency
MHz Megahertz
MIL Military
MIM Minimum
MIN Minute
MM Millimeter
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MM Middle Marker
MNM Minimum
MUN Municipal
NA Not Authorized
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NATL National
NE Northeast
NM Nautical Mile(s)
No Number
NW Northwest
OCNL Occasional
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OM Outer Marker
O/R On Request
OTS Out-of-Service
PA Precision Approach
PARK Parking
PERF Performance
PERM Permanent
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PROC Procedure
QFE Height above airport elevation (or runway threshold elevation) 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
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REF Reference
REV Reverse
RF Radius to Fix
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RTE Route
RTF Radiotelephony
RW Runway
RWY Runway
S South or Southern
SE Southeast
SEC Seconds
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SKD Scheduled
SM Statute Miles
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
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Std Standard
ST-IN Straight-in
SUPP Supplemental/Supplementary
SW Southwest
SYS System
°T True (degrees)
TA Transition Altitude
TEMP Temporary
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THR Threshold
TL Transition Level
TML Terminal
TMN Terminates
TP Turning Point
TRANS Transition(s)
TWY Taxiway
U Unknown/Unrestricted/Unspecified
U UNICOM
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UNCT’L Uncontrolled
UNL Unlimited
U/S Unserviceable
USN US Navy
V Visibility
VE Visual Exempted
VIS Visibility
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VV Vertical Visibility
W West or Western
WH Western Hemisphere
W/O Without
WX Weather
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