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Air Traffic Control Abbreviations Flashcards

1
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AAL

A

Above airport level

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ACAS

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aircraft collision avoidance system

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ACC

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area control centre or area control

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ADF

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automatic direction-finding equipment

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ADR

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advisory route

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AFIS

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aerodrome flight information service

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AGL

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above ground level

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AIP

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aeronautical information publication

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AIRAC

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aeronautical information regulation and control

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AIS

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aeronautical information services

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AMSL

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above mean sea level

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APV

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approach procedure with vertical guidance

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ATC

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air traffic control (in general)

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ATD

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actual time of departure

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ATIS

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automatic terminal information service

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ATS

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ai traffic services

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ATZ

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aerodrome traffic zone

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CAVOL

A

ceiling and visibility OK. Visibility, cloud and present weather better than prescribed values or conditions

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CTR

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control zone

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D-ATIS

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data link automatic terminal iformation service

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DME

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distance meausring equipement

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EET

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Estimated elapsed time

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ETA

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estimated time of arrival or estimating arrival

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ETD

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estimated time of departure or estimating departure

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fFIC

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flight information centre

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FIR

A

flight information region

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FIS

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flight information service

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GCA

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ground controlled approach system or ground controlled approach

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HF

A

high frequency (stricly 3 to 30 MHz)

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H24

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continuous day and night service

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HJ

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sunrise to sunset

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HN

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sunset to sunrise

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HO

A

by operational requirements

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IFR

A

instrument flight rules

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ILS

A

instrument landing system

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IMC

A

instrument meteorological conditions

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INFO

A

information

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INS

A

inertial navigation system

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LPV

A

localiser performance with vertical guidance

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LORAN

A

long-range air navigation system

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MET

A

meteorological or meteorology

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METAR

A

meteoroloical aerdrome report

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MLS

A

microwave landing system

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MNPS

A

minimum navigation performance specifications

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NDB

A

non-directional radio beacon

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NIL

A

none or I have nothing to send you

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NOTAM

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a notice containing information concerning the establishment, condition or change in any aeronauticval facility, service, procedure or hazard, the timely knowledge of which is essential to personnel concerned with flightoperations

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PAPI

A

precision approach path indicators

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QFE

A

atmospheric pressure at aerodrome elevation (or at runway theshold)

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QNH

A

altimiter sub-scale setting to obtain elevation when on the ground

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RCC

A

rescue co-ordination centre

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RNAV

A

aera navigation

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RVSM

A

reduced vertical separation minima

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RVR

A

rwy visual range

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SELCAL

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a system which permits the selective calling of individual aircraft over radio, telephe channels linking a ground station with the aircraft

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SID

A

standard instrument departure

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SIGMET

A

information concerning en-route operation weather phenomena which may affect the safety of aircraft

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SNOWTAM

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a special series NOTAM notifying the presence or removal of hazardous conditions due to snow, ice, slush or standing water associated with snow, slush and ice on the movement area, by means of a specific format

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SPECIAL

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special meteorological report

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SSR

A

secondary surveillance radar

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SST

A

supersonic transport

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STAR

A

standard instrument arrival

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TACAN

A

UHF tactical air navigation aid

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TAF

A

aerodrome forcast

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TCAS

A

traffic collision avoidance system

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TMA

A

terminal control area

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UHF

A

ultra-high frequency (300 to 3000 MHz)

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UIR

A

upper flight information region

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UTA

A

upper control area

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UTC

A

co-ordinated universal time

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VASIS

A

visual approach slope indicator system

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VFR

A

visual flight rules

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VHF

A

very high frequency

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VDF

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very high frequency direction-finding station (30 to 300 MHz)

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VIP

A

very important person

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VMC

A

visual meteorological conditions

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VOLMET

A

meteorological information for aircraft in flight

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VOR

A

VHF omni-direction radio range

090 Coms (2 decks)

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