Civil aviation dictionary
Aviation glossary
Terms, abbreviations and procedures explained without unnecessary jargon, with English names and clear definitions.
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- Abbreviationairport lights
APL stands for airport lights in FAA terminology.
- Abbreviationairport manager
AMGR stands for airport manager in FAA terminology.
- AirportsAIRPORT MARKING AIDS
Markings used on runway and taxiway surfaces to identify a specific runway, a runway threshold, a centerline, a hold line, etc.
- AbbreviationAirport Movement Area Safety System
AMASS stands for Airport Movement Area Safety System in FAA terminology.
- AbbreviationAirport Network Simulation Model
AIRNET stands for Airport Network Simulation Model in FAA terminology.
- AbbreviationAirport Noise and Capacity Act
ANCA stands for Airport Noise and Capacity Act in FAA terminology.
- Abbreviationairport of entry
AOE stands for airport of entry in FAA terminology.
- AbbreviationAirport Planning Guidance
APG stands for Airport Planning Guidance in FAA terminology.
- AbbreviationAirport Planning Standard
APS stands for Airport Planning Standard in FAA terminology.
- Abbreviationairport radar service area
ARSA stands for airport radar service area in FAA terminology.
- Abbreviationairport rescue and fire fighting alarm checked
ARFFOK stands for airport rescue and fire fighting alarm checked in FAA terminology.
- AbbreviationAirport Reservation Function
ARF stands for Airport Reservation Function in FAA terminology.
- Organisations and programmesAIRPORT RESERVATION OFFICE
Office responsible for monitoring the operation of slot controlled airports.
- Abbreviationairport reservation position
ARP stands for airport reservation position in FAA terminology.
- AbbreviationAirport Reservations Office
ARO stands for Airport Reservations Office in FAA terminology.
- AirportsAIRPORT ROTATING BEACON
A visual NAVAID operated at many airports. At civil airports, alternating white and green flashes indicate the location of the airport.
- AbbreviationAirport Service Radar Area
ARSA stands for Airport Service Radar Area in FAA terminology.
- AirportsAIRPORT SURFACE DETECTION EQUIPMENT (ASDE)
Surveillance equipment specifically designed to detect aircraft, vehicular traffic, and other objects, on the surface of an airport, and to present the image on a tower display.
- AbbreviationAirport Surface Target Identification System
ATIDS stands for Airport Surface Target Identification System in FAA terminology.
- AbbreviationAirport Surface Traffic Automation
ASTA stands for Airport Surface Traffic Automation in FAA terminology.
- AirportsAIRPORT SURVEILLANCE RADAR
Approach control radar used to detect and display an aircraft's position in the terminal area.
- AbbreviationAirport Surveillance Radar-Weather System Processor
ASR-WSP stands for Airport Surveillance Radar-Weather System Processor in FAA terminology.
- Abbreviationairport system plan
ASP stands for airport system plan in FAA terminology.
- AbbreviationAirport Traffic Control Tower
ATCT stands for Airport Traffic Control Tower in FAA terminology.