Civil aviation dictionary
Aviation glossary
Terms, abbreviations and procedures explained without unnecessary jargon, with English names and clear definitions.
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- MeteorologyAtmospheric pressure
Pressure exerted by the air, used in setting a barometric altimeter.
- AbbreviationATS Interfacility Data Communications
ADIC stands for ATS Interfacility Data Communications in FAA terminology.
- Abbreviationauthentication maneuver
ATM stands for authentication maneuver in FAA terminology.
- Abbreviationauthorization for interceptor operations
AFIO stands for authorization for interceptor operations in FAA terminology.
- Abbreviationauthorized or authorization
AUTH stands for authorized or authorization in FAA terminology.
- Flying skillsAUTOLAND APPROACH
An autoland system aids by providing control of aircraft systems during a precision instrument approach to at least decision altitude and possibly all the way to touchdown, as well as in some cases, through the landing rollout.
- AbbreviationAutomated En-Route Air Traffic Control
AERA stands for Automated En-Route Air Traffic Control in FAA terminology.
- Abbreviationautomated flight information service
FISA stands for automated flight information service in FAA terminology.
- AbbreviationAutomated Flight Inspection System
AFIS stands for Automated Flight Inspection System in FAA terminology.
- AbbreviationAutomated Flight Service Station
AFSS stands for Automated Flight Service Station in FAA terminology.
- AbbreviationAutomated International Flight Service
AIFSS stands for Automated International Flight Service in FAA terminology.
- AbbreviationAutomated Meteorological Observation Station
AMOS stands for Automated Meteorological Observation Station in FAA terminology.
- AbbreviationAutomated Radar Terminal System
ARTS stands for Automated Radar Terminal System in FAA terminology.
- AbbreviationAutomated Radar Terminal Systems
ARTS stands for Automated Radar Terminal Systems in FAA terminology.
- OperationsAUTOMATED UNICOM
Provides completely automated weather, radio check capability and airport advisory information on an Automated UNICOM system.
- AbbreviationAutomated Weather Observing System
AWOS stands for Automated Weather Observing System in FAA terminology.
- AbbreviationAutomated Weather Observing System Data Acquisition System
ADAS stands for Automated Weather Observing System Data Acquisition System in FAA terminology.
- AbbreviationAutomated Weather Sensors System
AWSS stands for Automated Weather Sensors System in FAA terminology.
- MeteorologyAUTOMATED WEATHER SYSTEM
Any of the automated weather sensor platforms that collect weather data at airports and disseminate the weather information via radio and/or landline.
- Radio communications and ATCAUTOMATIC DEPENDENT SURVEILLANCE (ADS)
BROADCAST (ADS‐B)- A surveillance system in which an aircraft or vehicle to be detected is fitted with cooperative equipment in the form of a data link transmitter.
- Abbreviationautomatic dependent surveillance unit
ADSU stands for automatic dependent surveillance unit in FAA terminology.
- AbbreviationAutomatic Dependent Surveillance–Broadcast
Automatic broadcasting of aircraft position and related information.
- AbbreviationAutomatic Direction Finder
An airborne radio-direction-finding receiver indicating the bearing of a station.
- Abbreviationautomatic direction finder approach
ADFAP stands for automatic direction finder approach in FAA terminology.