CAP GEN Abbreviations & Acronyms Flashcards

Pages 3-8 of the CAP GEN Oct 2023

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AAE

A

Above Aerodrome Elevation

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AB

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Alberta

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ACC

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Area Control Centre

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acft

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aircraft

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A/D

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Aerodrome

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AD

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Aerodrome

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ADF

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Automatic Direction Finding

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adj

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adjacent

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advsy

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advisory

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AFB

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Air Force Base

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A/G

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Air/Ground

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AGCC

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Aerodrome Geometric Centre Coordinates

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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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alt

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altitude

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altm

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altimeter

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altn

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alternate

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APAPI

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Abbreviated Precision Approach Path Indicator

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apch

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approach

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APD

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Aircraft Parking/Docking

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APGM

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Airport General Manager

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aprt

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airport

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aprx

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approximately

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APV

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Approach Procedure with Vertical Guidance

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AR

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Authorization Required

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ARCAL

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Aircraft Radio Control of Aerodrome Lighting

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ARP

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Aerodrome Reference Point

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ARR

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Arrival

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ASDA

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Accelerate Stop Distance Available

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ASDE

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Aerodrome Surface Detection Equipment

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ASL

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Above Sea Level

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ASR

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Airport Surveillance Radar

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ATB

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Airport Terminal Building

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ATC

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Air Traffic Control

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ATD

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Along Track Distance

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ATF

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Aerodrome Traffic Frequency

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ATIS

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Automatic Terminal Information Service

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ATS

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Air Traffic Services

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AU

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Approach UNICOM

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auth

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authorized/authorization

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AUTO

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Automated Weather Observation System (Not owned by NAV CANADA or DND)

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AVASIS

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Abbreviated Visual Approach Slope Indicator System

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avbl

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available

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AWOS

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Automated Weather Observation System (Owned by NAV CANADA or DND)

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Baro

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Barometric

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BC

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British Columbia

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bcst

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broadcast

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bil

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bilingual

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bldg

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building

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BM

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Back Marker

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BPOC

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Before Proceeding On Course

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brg

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bearing

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C

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Celsius

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CAP

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Canada Air Pilot

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CAR

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Canadian Aviation Regulation

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CARS

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Community Aerodrome Radio Station

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cat/CAT

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category

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ccw

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counter-clockwise

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CDA

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Constant Descent Angle

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CDF

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Central De-Icing Facility

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CDI

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Course Deviation Indicator

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CFS

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Canada Flight Supplement

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ch

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channel

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clb

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climb

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clnc

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clearance

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clsd

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closed

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co

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county

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comm

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communicate/communications

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cont

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continuous/continue

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coord

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coordinate/coordinates/coordination

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crs

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course

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ctc

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contact

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ctl

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control, controlled

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ctr

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centre

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cw

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clockwise

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CYA

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Advisory Area

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CYR

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Restricted Area

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cz

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control zone

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D/D/I

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DME/DME/IRU

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DA

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Decision Altitude

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dct

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direct

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del

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delivery

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dep

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departure

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DH

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Decision Height

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direc

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direct or directional

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dist

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distance

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DME

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Distance Measuring Equipment

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DND

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Department of National Defence

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DP

A

Departure Procedure

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DRCO

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Dial-up Remote Communications Outlet

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DT

A

Daylight Saving Time

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DTW

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Downwind Termination Waypoint

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E

A

East

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EET

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Estimated Elapsed Time

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eff

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effective

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elev

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elevation

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emerg

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emergency

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En

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English

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Eng

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English

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ETA

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Estimated Time of Arrival

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FACF

A

Final Approach Course Fix

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FAF

A

Final Approach Fix

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FAS

A

Flight Advisory Service

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FATO

A

Final Approach and Take-Off Area

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FAWP

A

Final Approach Waypoint

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FL

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Flight Level

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FMS

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Flight Management System

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FOD

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Foreign Object Damage

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fpm

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feet per minute

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Fr

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French

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freq

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frequency

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FSS

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Flight Service Station

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ft

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feet

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G

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Grid

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GFA

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Graphic Area Forecast

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116
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GM

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Ground Movement

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gnd

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ground

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GND ADV

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Ground Advisory Service

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GNSS

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Global Navigation Satellite System

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GP

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Glide Path

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GPA

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Glide Path Angle

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GPH

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DND Flight Information Publication

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GPS

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Global Positioning System

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GS

A

Glide Slope

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HAA

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Height Above Aerodrome

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HAS

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Height Above the Surface

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HAT

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Height Above TDZE

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HATh

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Height Above Threshold

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hdg

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heading

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HI

A

Enroute High Altitude Chart

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HIAL

A

High Intensity Approach Lighting

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HIRO

A

High Intensity Runway Operations

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HJ

A

Sunrise to Sunset

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HN

A

Sunset to Sunrise

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HP

A

Heliport

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hr

A

hours

137
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HRP

A

Heliport Reference Point

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HS

A

Hot Spot

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IAF

A

Initial Approach Fix

140
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IAIP

A

Integrated Aeronautical Information Package

141
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IAP

A

Instrument Approach Procedure

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IAWP

A

Initial Approach Waypoint

143
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IAWPC

A

Initial Approach Waypoint Centre

144
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IAWPL

A

Initial Approach Waypoint Left

145
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IAWPR

A

Initial Approach Waypoint Right

146
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ICAO

A

International Civil Aviation Organization

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ident

A

identification

148
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IDF

A

IDF

149
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IF

A

Intermediate Fix

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IFR

A

Instrument Flight Rules

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ILS

A

Instrument Landing System

152
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IMC

A

Instrument Meteorological Conditions

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inbd/INBD

A

inbound

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inop

A

inoperative

155
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INS

A

Inertial Navigation System

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intl

A

international

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INTRM

A

Interim

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intxn

A

intersection

159
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IRS

A

Inertial Reference System

160
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IRU

A

Inertial Reference Unit

161
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ISA

A

International Standard Atmosphere

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IWP

A

Intermediate Waypoint

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kg

A

kilograms

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KIAS

A

Knots Indicated Airspeed

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kt

A

knots

166
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LB

A

Lead Bearing

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lb

A

pounds

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lczr

A

localizer

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LDA

A

Landing Distance Available

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lgt

A

light or lighting

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lgtd

A

lighted

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LNAV

A

Lateral Navigation

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LO

A

Enroute Low Altitude Chart

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LOC

A

Localizer (For non-precision approach procedures predicated on a localizer facility)

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LP

A

Localizer Performance

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LPV

A

Localizer Performance with Vertical Guidance

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LR

A

Lead Radial

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lt

A

left

179
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ltd

A

limited

180
Q

LVO

A

Low Visibility Operations

181
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LWIS

A

Limited Weather Information System

182
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m

A

metres

183
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MAA

A

Maximum Authorized Altitude

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mag/M

A

magnetic

185
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MAHWP

A

Missed Approach Holding Waypoint

186
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maint

A

maintenance

187
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MAP

A

Missed Approach Point

188
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MATWP

A

Missed Approach Turning Waypoint

189
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MAWP

A

Missed Approach Waypoint

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max

A

maximum

191
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MB

A

Manitoba

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MDA

A

Minimum Descent Altitude

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MEA

A

Minimum Enroute Altitude

194
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MEHT

A

Minimum Eye Height Over Threshold

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MF

A

Mandatory Frequency

196
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Mil

A

Military

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min

A

minimum

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min

A

minutes of time

199
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misd

A

missed

200
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MOCA

A

Minimum Obstacle Clearance Altitude

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MSA

A

Minimum Sector Altitudes

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muni

A

municipal

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N

A

North

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N/A

A

Not Applicable

205
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NAD

A

North Americam Datum

206
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NADP

A

Noise Abatement Departure Procedure

207
Q

nav

A

navigation

208
Q

NAVAID

A

Navigational Aid

209
Q

NB

A

New Brunswick

210
Q

NCP

A

Night Circuit Procedure

211
Q

NDA

A

Northern Domestic Airspace

212
Q

NDB

A

Non-Directional Beacon

213
Q

NDHQ

A

National Defence Headquarters

214
Q

NE

A

North East

215
Q

NL

A

Newfoundland & Labrador

216
Q

NM

A

Nautical Miles

217
Q

NOR

A

Noise Operating Restriction

218
Q

nr

A

number

219
Q

NS

A

Nova Scotia

220
Q

NT

A

Northwest Territories

221
Q

NU

A

Nunavut

222
Q

nu

A

not usable

223
Q

NW

A

North West

224
Q

NWS

A

North Warning System

225
Q

obd/OBD

A

outbound

226
Q

obst

A

obstruction

227
Q

OCL

A

Obstruction Clearance Limit

228
Q

OCSL

A

Occasional

229
Q

OM

A

Outer Marker

230
Q

ON

A

Ontario

231
Q

ops

A

operations

232
Q

O/R

A

On Request

233
Q

O/T

A

Other Times

234
Q

PAL

A

Peripheral station

235
Q

PAPI

A

Precision Approach Path Indicator

236
Q

PAR

A

Precision Approach Radar

237
Q

PBN

A

Performance Based Navigation

238
Q

PE

A

Prince Edward Island

239
Q

PinS

A

Point-in-Space

240
Q

PPR

A

Prior Permission Required

241
Q

Proc

A

Procedure

242
Q

Prop

A

Propeller

243
Q

PSR

A

Primary Surveillance Radar

244
Q

PT

A

Procedure Turn

245
Q

pvt

A

private

246
Q

QC

A

Quebec

247
Q

R

A

radial

248
Q

RA

A

Radio Altimeter

249
Q

RAIM

A

Receiver autonomous integrity monitoring

250
Q

RASS

A

Remote Altimeter Setting Source

251
Q

RCAP

A

Restricted Canada Air Pilot

252
Q

RCO

A

Remote Communications Outlet

253
Q

rdo

A

radio

254
Q

RNAV

A

Area Navigation

255
Q

RNP

A

Required Navigation Performance

256
Q

rt

A

right

257
Q

RVO

A

Reduced Visibility Operations

258
Q

RVR

A

Runway Visual Range

259
Q

Rwy/rwy

A

Runway

260
Q

S

A

South

261
Q

SAC

A

Strategic Air Command

262
Q

SDA

A

Southern Domestic Airspace

263
Q

SDWP

A

Step Down Waypoint

264
Q

SE

A

South East

265
Q

sec

A

seconds of time

266
Q

SFC

A

Surface

267
Q

SID

A

Standard Instrument Departure

268
Q

simul

A

simultaneously

269
Q

SK

A

Saskatchewan

270
Q

SM

A

Statute Miles

271
Q

spec

A

specification

272
Q

SPEC

A

Specified

273
Q

SPEC VIS

A

Specified Take-off Minimum Visibility

274
Q

SR

A

Sunrise

275
Q

SS

A

Sunset

276
Q

STAR

A

Standard Terminal Arrival

277
Q

str

A

straight

278
Q

SW

A

South West

279
Q

T

A

True or Terminal Area Chart

280
Q

TAA

A

Terminal Arrival Area

281
Q

TACAN

A

Tactical Air Navigation

282
Q

TAF

A

Aerodrome Forecast

283
Q

TC

A

Transport Canada

284
Q

TCH

A

Threshold Crossing Height

285
Q

TDZ

A

Touchdown Zone

286
Q

TDZE

A

Touchdown Zone Elevation

287
Q

TDZL

A

Touchdown Zone Lighting

288
Q

temp

A

temperature

289
Q

tempo

A

temporary/ily

290
Q

TFC

A

Traffic

291
Q

thld

A

threshold

292
Q

TLOF

A

Touchdown and Lift-Off Area

293
Q

tml

A

terminal

294
Q

TODA

A

Take-off Distance Available

295
Q

TORA

A

Take-off Run Available

296
Q

TP

A

Transport Canada Publication

297
Q

trk

A

track

298
Q

twr/TWR

A

control tower/tower

299
Q

twy

A

taxiway

300
Q

UK

A

Unknown

301
Q

UNICOM

A

Universal Communications(Private Advisory Station)

302
Q

V2

A

Take-off Safety Speed

303
Q

VAC

A

Visual Approach Chart

304
Q

VAGS

A

Visual Alignment Guidance System

305
Q

VAP

A

Visual Approach Procedure

306
Q

var

A

variation

307
Q

VASIS

A

Visual Approach Slope Indicator System

308
Q

VFR

A

Visual Flight Rules

309
Q

VGM

A

Voice Generator Module

310
Q

VGSI

A

Visual Glide Slope Indicator

311
Q

VHF

A

Very High Frequency

312
Q

VIP

A

Very Important Person

313
Q

vis

A

visibility

314
Q

VLF

A

Very Low Frequency

315
Q

VNAV

A

Vertical Navigation

316
Q

VOR

A

VHF Omnidirectional Range

317
Q

VORTAC

A

Combination of VOR and TACAN

318
Q

VPA

A

Vertical Path Angle

319
Q

V/V

A

Vertical Velocity

320
Q

VZF

A

Zero Flap Minimum Safe Manoeuvring Speed

321
Q

W

A

West

322
Q

WAAS

A

Wide Area Augmentation System

323
Q

WGS

A

World Geodetic System

324
Q

win

A

winter

325
Q

WP

A

Waypoint

326
Q

wx

A

weather

327
Q

YT

A

Yukon Territory

328
Q

Z

A

Coordinated Universal Time