Civil aviation dictionary
Aviation glossary
Terms, abbreviations and procedures explained without unnecessary jargon, with English names and clear definitions.
- Total entries
- 2480
- Terms
- 435
- Abbreviations
- 2045
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- AbbreviationAirworthiness Directive
AD stands for Airworthiness Directive in FAA terminology.
- AbbreviationAlaskan Air Command
AAC stands for Alaskan Air Command in FAA terminology.
- Abbreviationall air carrier field offices
ALACFO stands for all air carrier field offices in FAA terminology.
- Abbreviationall air defense liaison officers in service area
ALADLO stands for all air defense liaison officers in service area in FAA terminology.
- Abbreviationall air route traffic control centers in service area
ALARTC stands for all air route traffic control centers in service area in FAA terminology.
- Abbreviationall air traffic (area) supervisors in service area
ALATAS stands for all air traffic (area) supervisors in service area in FAA terminology.
- Abbreviationall air traffic combined station/centers in service area
ALCS/C stands for all air traffic combined station/centers in service area in FAA terminology.
- AbbreviationAll air traffic combined station/towers in service area
ALCS/T stands for All air traffic combined station/towers in service area in FAA terminology.
- Abbreviationall air traffic field facilities
ALATF stands for all air traffic field facilities in FAA terminology.
- Abbreviationall air traffic field offices
ALATFO stands for all air traffic field offices in FAA terminology.
- Abbreviationall air traffic service personnel in service area
ALAT stands for all air traffic service personnel in service area in FAA terminology.
- Abbreviationall ATC towers in service area
ALTWR stands for all ATC towers in service area in FAA terminology.
- Abbreviationall flight service stations in service area
ALFSS stands for all flight service stations in service area in FAA terminology.
- Abbreviationall flight standards field offices
ALFSFO stands for all flight standards field offices in FAA terminology.
- Abbreviationall international aeronautical telecommunication switching centers
ALIATSC stands for all international aeronautical telecommunication switching centers in FAA terminology.
- Abbreviationall international air traffic switching centers
AIATSC stands for all international air traffic switching centers in FAA terminology.
- Abbreviationall international flight service stations in service area
ALIFSS stands for all international flight service stations in service area in FAA terminology.
- Abbreviationall quadrants
ALQDS stands for all quadrants in FAA terminology.
- Abbreviationall radar ATC facilities in service area
ALRAFAC stands for all radar ATC facilities in service area in FAA terminology.
- Abbreviationall weather landing
AWL stands for all weather landing in FAA terminology.
- Abbreviationallowable take-off gross weight
ATOG stands for allowable take-off gross weight in FAA terminology.
- Abbreviationalternate (aerodrome)
ALTN stands for alternate (aerodrome) in FAA terminology.
- Abbreviationalternate departure route
ADRT stands for alternate departure route in FAA terminology.
- Abbreviationaltimeter
ALTM stands for altimeter in FAA terminology.