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AB airport rotating beacon, 61
ABV above
ACC area control center - ARTCC
ACCUM accumulate/accumulation, 36
ACFT aircraft, 91,95
ACR air carrier, 32,56,95
ACT active, 93,96
AD aerodrome (a NOTAM keyword)
ADIZ air defense identification zone
ADJ adjacent, 22
ADZD advized, 91,94-95
AFD airport facility directory
AFSS Automated Flight Service Station, 83
AGL above ground level, 26,63
AIRSAPCE airspace (a NOTAM keyword)
ALS approach light system, 58,68
ALT altitude
ALTM altimeter
ALTN alternate
ALTNLY alternately, 48
ALSTG altimeter setting 87
AMDT amendment, 101
AMGR airport manager
AMOS Automatic Meteorological Observing System
AP airport, 31,32,56,60,95
APCH approach
AP LGT airport lighting, 60
APP approach control
APRON apron (a NOTAM keyword)
APV approaches with vertical guidance - WAAS
ARFF aircraft rescue and fire fighting, 56
ARSR air route surveillance RADAR, 75
ARTCC Air Route Traffic Control Center, 83
ARR arrive, arrival
ASDA accelerate-stop distance available
ASDE airport surface detection equipment
ASOS Automatic Surface Observing System, 88
ASPH asphalt, 31
ASR approach surveillance RADAR
ASR antenna structure registration, 63
ATC air traffic control, 84
ATCCC Air Traffic Control Command Center, 85
ATSCC Air Traffic System Command Center
ATIS Automatic Terminal Information Service, 77
AUTH authority
AUTOB Automatic Weather Reporting System
AVBL available, 35,87
AWOS Automatic Weather Observing System, 86,87,88
AWY airway
AZM azimuth, 69,71,72
BA FAIR braking action fair, 49
BA NIL braking action nil, 49
BA POOR braking action poor, 46,49
BC back course
BCN beacon
BERM snowbank/s containing earth/gravel, 47
BLW below, 65,66,67,69,90,91,92,94,95
BND bound, 93
BOW Bowmonk Decelerometer, 51 - plus see 50-52
BRD Brakemeter-Dynometer, 51 - plus see 50-52
BRG bearing
BYD beyond, 65,66,69
C center, 36
CAAS Class A Airspace
CARF central altitude reservation function, 96,97
CAT category, 68
CBAS Class B Airspace, 94
CBSA Class B Surface Area, 94
CCAS Class C Airspace, 94
CCLKWS counterclockwise
CCSA Class C Surface Area, 94
CD clearance delivery, 77,82
CDAS Class D Airspace, 94
CDSA Class D Surface Area, 94
CEAS Class E Airspace, 94
CESA Class E Surface Area, 93,94
CFR Code of Federal Regulations
CGAS Class G Airspace
CHAN channel, 69
CHG change or modification
CIG ceiling, 87
CK check
CL center line
CLKWS clockwise
CLR clearance, clear/s, cleared to
CLSD closed, 31-36,48,81,95
CMB climb
CMSN commissioned, 58,59,66,69,86
CMSND commissioned, 31,62
CNL cancel
CNTRLN centerline, 22
COM communications, 94 (also a NOTAM keyword)
CONC concrete
CPD coupled
CRS course, 67
CTAF common traffic advisory frequency
CTC contact
CTL control
DALGT daylight
DCMSN decommission, 66,69
DCMSND decommissioned, 31
DCT direct
DEGS degrees
DEP depart, departure
DEP PROC departure procedure
DH decision height
DISABLD disabled
DIST distance
DLA delay or delayed, 84
DLT delete
DLY daily, 27,62,81,82,93,94,96
DME distance measuring equipment, 68,70,71
DMSTN demonstration, 95
DP departure procedure, 23,96,100
DP dewpoint temperature
DRFT snowbank/s caused by wind action, 44
DSPLCD displaced, 33
DW dual wheel - on aircraft
DTW dual tandem wheels - on aircraft
E east, 55,93
EB eastbound
EFAS Enroute Flight Advisory Service, 79
ELEV elevation, 69
ENG engine
ENRT en route
ENTR entire
ERD Electronic Recording Decelerometer, 51, 50-52
EXC except, 32,95
FAC facility or facilities
FAF final approach fix
FAN MKR fan marker
FDC flight data center, 19,23,100-107
FICON field condition 37,39,41-47,53-55

FI/P flight inspection permanent, 23,100
FI/T flight inspection temporary, 23,100-102
FL flight level, 26
FM from
FNA final approach
FPM feet per minute
FREQ frequency
FRH fly runway heading
FRI Friday, 27,32,80,81
FRZ flight restricted zone
FRZN frozen, 42,43
FSS Flight Service Station
FT foot or feet
GC ground control, 81
GCA ground control approach, 75
GCO ground communication outlet
GP glide path, 66-68
GPS Global Position System, 109,110
GRT Griptester, 51 - plus see 50-52
GRVL gravel
HAA height above airport
HAT height above touchdown
HDG heading
HEL helicopter
HELI heliport, 31
HIBAL high altitude balloon, 93
HIRL high intensity runway lights, 59
HIWAS Hazardous Inflight Weather Advisory Service, 79
HLDG holding
HOL holiday
HP holding pattern
HR hour
HRS hours, 94
IAF initial approach fix
IAP instrument approach procedure
INBD inbound
ID identification
IDENT identify, identifier, identification
IF intermediate fix
ILS Instrument Landing System, 66-68,102
IM inner marker, 68
IMC instrument meteorological conditions
IN inch, inches, 38,40-47,53-55
INDEFLY indefinitely
INFO information
INOP inoperative
INST instrument, 48
INSTR instrument
INT intersection, 96
INTL international
INTST intensity, 62
IR ice on runway/s, 42,43,46
KT knots
L left, 36
LAA local airport advisory, 78
LAT latitude
LAWRS Limited Aviation Weather reporting Station
LB pound/s
LC local control, 81,82
LOC local, locally, location
LCTD located
LDA localizer type directional aid, 70
LDA landing distance available
LGT/S light/s or lighting, 22,60-63
LGTD lighted, 31
LIRL low intensity runway lights
LLWAS Low Level Wind Shear Alert System, 88
LM compass locator at ILS middle marker
LDG landing
LLZ localizer67,68
LNAV Lateral Navigation - WAAS, 109
LNDG landing, 34
LO compass locator at ILS outer marker, 68,73,74
LONG longitude
LORAN Long Range Navigation
LPV vertical approach minima - WAAS, 109
LRN long range navigation
LSR loose snow on runway/s, 41,42,44,47
LT left turn
M missing
MAG magnetic
MAINT maintain, maintenance
MALS medium intensity approach light system
MALSF medium intensity approach light system with sequenced flasher indicator lights
MALSR medium intensity approach light system with
runway alignment, 58
MAP/MAPT missed approach point
MCA minimum crossing altitude
MDA minimum descent altitude
MEA minimum enroute altitude, 101
MED medium
MIN minute/s
MIRL medium intensity runway lights
MKR marker
MLS microwave landing system, 69
MM middle marker, 68
MNM minimum
MNT monitor, monitoring, monitored
MOC minimum obstruction clearance
MON Monday, 27,32,80,81
MRA minimum reception altitude
MSA minimum safe altitude or minimum sector altitude
MSAW minimum safe altitude warning
MSG message, 85
MSL mean sea level, 26,63
MU mu friction value or meters, 50-52
MUD mud, 53,54
MUM Mark 4 Mu Meter, 51 - plus see 50-52
MUNI municipal
N north
NA not authorized, 68
NAV navigation (also a NOTAM keyword)
NB Northbound
NDB nondirectional radio beacon, 73,74
NE northeast
NGT night
NM nautical miles
NMR nautical mile radius, 90,91,92,94,95
NMRS numerous
NONSTD nonstandard,33
NOPT no procedure turn required
NR number
NTAP notice to airmen publication, 24,25,84
NW northwest,36,54
O other aeronautical information (a NOTAM keyword)
OBSC obscured, obscure, obscuring, 59
OBST obstruction, obstacle (also a NOTAM keyword)
OM outer marker, 67,68
OPR operate, operator, operative
OPS operation/s
ORIG original
OTS out of service - used throughout in examples
OVR over, 34,42,43
PAEW personnel and equipment working, 21,22
PAX passenger/s, 56
PAPI precision approach path indicator, 21,22
PAR precision approach radar, 75
PARL parallel, 35
PAT pattern
PCL pilot controlled lighting, 61,62
PERM permanent, 31
PJE parachute jumping exercise, 90,91
PLA practice low approach, 35
PLW plow, plowed, 45,47
PN prior notice required
PPR prior permission required, 32
PRN psuedo random noise, 110
PROC procedure
PROC NA procedure not authorized, 101
PROP propeller
PSR packed snow on runway/s, 41,42,45
PTCHY patchy, 39,41,45,53
PTN procedure turn
PVT private
R right, 36,67
RAIL runway alignment indicator lights, 58,68
RAIM Receiver Autonomous Integrity Monitoring, 110
RAMOS Remote Automatic Meteorological Observing System
RAMP ramp (also a NOTAM keyword)
RCAG Remote Communications Air/Ground Facility, 79
RCL runway center line
RCLL runway center line lights, 60,68
RCO remote communications outlet, 77
REC receive or receiver
RELCTD relocated
RENL runway end lights, 21,22
REP report, 87
RFT Runway friction tester, 51 - plus see 50-52
RLLS runway lead-in light system, 60
RMNDR remainder, 45,46
RMK remark/s
RNAV area navigation
RPLC replace
RQRD required, 24,84
RRL runway remaining lights
RSR en route surveillance radar
RSVN reservation, 84
RT right turn
RTE route
RTR remote transmitter/receiver, 78
RTS return to service
RUF rough, 42,43
RVR runway visual range, 68,88
RVRM runway visual range midpoint, 68,88
RVRR runway visual range rollout, 68,88
RVRT runway visual range touchdown, 68,88
RWY/S runway/s, 48,59,61,62 (also a NOTAM keyword)
S south, 93
SA sand, sanded, 46
SAT Saturday, 80,81
SAWRS Supplementary Aviation Weather Reporting Station
SB southbound
SDF simplified directional facility, 70
SE southeast
SFC surface, 97,98
SFH Surface friction tester-hi press tire, 51, 50-52
SFL Surface friction tester-lo press tire, 51, 50-52
SFL sequence flashing lights, 58,68
SIAP standard instrument approach procedure, 101
SIMUL simultaneous or simultaneously
SIR packed or compacted snow & ice on runway, 43,45
SKED scheduled or schedule, 32,95
SKH Skiddometer-hi press tire, 51 - plus see 50-52
SKL Skiddometer-lo press tire, 51 - plus see 50-52
SLR slush on runway/s, 43
SN undefined snow, 40,41,42
SNBNK snowbank/s caused by plowing - windrow/s, 47
SNGL single
SPD speed
SSALF simplified short approach lighting with
sequence flashers
SSALR simplified short approach lighting with
runway alignment indicator lights
SSALS simplified short approach lighting system
SSR secondary surveillance RADAR, 75
STA straight-in approach
STAR Standard Terminal Arrival, 23,96,100
SUN Sunday, 80,81
SVC service (also a NOTAM keyword)
SVN satellite vehicle number
SW southwest or single wheel
SWEPT swept or broom/ed, 45
T temperature, 87
TACAN Tactical Air Navigation - azimuth & DME, 70-72
TAP Tapley Decelerometer, 51 - plus see 50-52
TAR terminal area surveillance RADAR, 75
TDWR Terminal Doppler Weather RADAR
TDZ touchdown zone, 60
TDZL LGT touchdown zone lights, 60,68
TEMPO temporary or temporarily, 81
TFC traffic
TFR temporary flight restriction, 100,103-107
TGL touch and go landing/s, 34
THN thin, 38,41,42,45,46,54
THR threshold, 21,22,33
THRU through
THU Thursday
TIL until, 28,56,63,80,81
TKOF takeoff, 34
TM Traffic Management, 84
TMPA Traffic Management Program Alert, 24,25,84,85
TODA take-off distance available
TORA take-off run available
TRMNL terminal
TRNG training
TRSN transition
TSNT transient, 32,34,35
TUE Tuesday
TVOR Terminal VOR, 72
TWR airport control tower, 80,81,82,83
TWY taxiway, 21,22,35 (also a NOTAM keyword)
TY taxiway (misused/improper contraction, sometimes used)
U unverified aeronautical information (a NOTAM keyword)
UAR header contraction for information pertaining
to Standard Terminal Arrivals - STAR and
profile descents, 96
UAV unmanned air vehicles, 94
UFN until further notice, 102,107
UNAVBL unavailable, 56,75,85
UNKN unknown, 63
UNL unlimited, 97,98
UNLGTD unlighted
UNMKD unmarked
UNMNT unmonitored, 65
UNREL unreliable, 87
USD header contraction for information
pertaining to Departure Procedures - DP, 96
UNUSBL unusable, 29,65,66,67,69
VASI Visual Approach Slope Indicator System, 21
VDP visual descent point
VIA by way of, 96
VICE instead of/versus, 79
VIS visibility, 87
VMC visual meteorological conditions, 35
VNAV Vertical Navigation - WAAS, 109
VOL volume
VOR VHF omni-directional radio range, 65,66,70,71,78
VORTAC VOR and TACAN - co-located, 70,71,72
W west, 33
WAAS Wide Area Augmentation System, 108,109,110
WB westbound
WED Wednesday
WEF with effect from or effective from, 28
WI within
WIE with immediate effect, 102,107
WKDAYS Monday through Friday, 27
WKEND Saturday and Sunday, 27
WND wind
work...   work in progress, 48,48A

WPT waypoint
WSR wet snow on runway/s, 41,43
WTR water on runway/s, 53
WX weather
ZAB Albuquerque Center - ARTCC
ZAN Anchorage Center - ARTCC
ZAU Chicago Center - ARTCC
ZBW Boston Center - ARTCC
ZDC Washington Center - ARTCC
ZDV Denver Center - ARTCC
ZFW Fort Worth Center - ARTCC
ZHU Houston Center - ARTCC
ZID Indianapolis Center - ARTCC
ZJX Jacksonville Center - ARTCC
ZKC Kansas City Center - ARTCC
ZLA Los Angeles Center - ARTCC
ZLC Salt Lake City Center - ARTCC
ZMA Miami Center - ARTCC
ZME Memphis Center - ARTCC
ZMP Minneapolis Center - ARTCC
ZNY New York Center - ARTCC
ZOA Oakland Center - ARTCC
ZOB Cleveland Center - ARTCC
ZSE Seattle Center - ARTCC
ZTL Atlanta Center - ARTCC
ZZZ identifier for an urgent special data FDC NOTAM