Aviation Terms, Abbreviations, and Acronyms
A Amps, Amperes
ABN Abnormal
AC Advisory Circular, Alternating Current
ACARS Aircraft Communications Addressing and Reporting System
ACC Accuracy
ACFT Aircraft
ACK Acknowledge
ACT, ACTV Active, Activate, Altitude Compensated Tilt
ADAHRS Air Data, Attitude and Heading Reference System
ADC Air Data Computer
ADF Automatic Direction Finder
ADI Attitude Direction Indicator
ADIZ Air Defense Identification Zone
ADM Administrative Domain
ADS-B Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast
ADS-C Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Contract
ADS-R Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Rebroadcast
AEA Aircraft Electronic Association
AF Arc to Fix Leg
AFCS Automatic Flight Control System
AFM Airplane Flight Manual
AFMS Airplane Flight Manual Supplement
AFN ATS Facilities Notification
AFRM Airframe
AFTN Aeronautical Fixed Telecommunication Network
A/G Air-to-Ground
AGL Above Ground Level
AHRS Attitude and Heading Reference System
AIM Aeronautical Information Manual
AIRB Airborne
AIRMET, AIRM Airman's Meteorological Information
AIRREP Air Reports
ALRT Alert, Alerting
ALT Altitude
ALT, ALTN Alternator, Alternate
ALTM Altimeter
ALTS Altitude Select, Selected Altitude Capture Mode
ALTV VNAV Altitude Capture Mode
AM Amplitude Modulation
AMP Amplifier, Ampere
AMPS Amperes
ANN/ANNUNC Annunciation/Annunciator
ANSP Air Navigation Service Provider
ANT Antenna
AOA Angle of Attack, ACARS Over AVLC
AOC Aeronautical Operational Control
AOG Aircraft On Ground
AOPA Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association
AP Autopilot
AP DISC Autopilot Disconnect
APPR, APR Approach, Approach Control
APT Airport, Aerodrome, Automatic Pitch Trim
APTSIGNS Airport Signs
APU Auxiliary Power Unit
APV Approaches with Vertical Guidance
ARINC Aeronautical Radio Incorporated
ARM Arm, Armed
ARR, ARV Arrival
ARSPC Airspace
ARTCC Air Route Traffic Control Center
AS Airspeed
ASB Aviation Support Branch
ASDA Accelerate-Stop Distance Available
ASI Airspeed Indicator
ASOS Automated Surface Observing System
AT Auto Throttle
ATAS ADS-B Traffic Advisory System
ATC Air Traffic Control
ATCRBS ATC Radar Beacon System
ATD Along-Track Distance
ATE Along-Track Error, Automatic Test Equipment
ATIS Automatic Terminal Information Service
ATK Along Track
ATN Aeronautical Telecommunications Network
ATS Air Traffic Services
ATT Attitude
ATZ Aerodrome Traffic Zone
AUD Audio
AUTO Automatic
AUTOSEQ Automatic Sequence
AUX Auxiliary
AVAIL Available
AVG Average
AVLC Aviation VHF Link Control
AWOS Automated Weather Observing System
AWY Airway
AZ Azimuth
B Both Runways
B ALT Barometric Altitude
BC, B/C Back Course
BARO Barometer, Barometric Setting
BATT Battery
Bearing The compass direction from the present position to a destination waypoint.
BFO Beat Frequency Oscillator
BKLT Backlight
BKSP Backspace
BKUP Backup
BLKHD Bulkhead
Bluetooth Wireless standard for data exchange over short distances
BOC Bottom of Climb
BOD Bottom of Descent
BRG see also Bearing
BRK Brake
BTM Bottom
°C Degrees Celsius
C Center Runway
CA Course to Altitude Leg
CAL Calibrated, Calibration
CALC Calculator
Calibrated Airspeed Indicated airspeed corrected for installation and instrument errors.
CAS Crew Alerting System
CAT Clear Air Turbulence
CAVS CDTI Assisted Visual Separation
CLB Climb
CB Circuit Breaker
CCG Current Climb Gradient
CD Course to DME Distance Leg
CDA Current Data Authority
CDI Course Deviation Indicator
CDU Control Display Unit
CDTI Cockpit Display of Traffic Information
CF Course to Fix Leg
CFG Configuration
CFIT Controlled Flight into Terrain
CG Center of Gravity
CH, CHNL Channel
CHK Check
CHKLIST Checklist
CHRG Charge
CHT Cylinder Head Temperature
CI Course to Intercept Leg
CIP Current Icing Potential
CL Class, Centerline
CLB Climb
CLD Cloud
CLG Ceiling
CLR Clear
CLS Close
CLTR Clutter
CM Centimeter, Context Management, Configuration Module
CMC Central Maintenance Computer
CMPRTR Comparator
CN Canada
CNCL Cancel
CNFM Confirm
CNI Communication, Navigation, & Identification
CNS Communication, Navigation, & Surveillance
CNXT Connext®
CO Carbon Monoxide
COM Communication Radio
COMP Compensated, Compensation
CONFIG Configuration
CONUS Continental United States
COOL Coolant
COPLT Copilot
CORR Correct, Corrected, Correction
Course The line between two points to be followed by the aircraft.
Course to Steer The recommended direction to steer in order to reduce course error or stay on course. Provides the most efficient heading to get back to the desired course and proceed along the flight plan.
CP Copilot, Control Panel
CPDLC Controller Pilot Datalink Communications
CPL Couple
CR Course to Radial Leg
CRC Cyclic Redundancy Check
CRG Cockpit Reference Guide
CRNT Current
Crosstrack Error The distance the aircraft is off a desired course in either direction, left or right.
CRS see also Course, Course to Steer
CRSR Cursor
CRU, CRZ Cruise
CSA Conflict Situational Awareness
CSC Current Speed Control
CSTR Constraint
CTA Control Area
CTAF Common Traffic Advisory Frequency
CTR Center, Controlled Traffic Region
CTRL Control
Cumulative, CUM The total of all legs in a flight plan.
CVDR Cockpit Voice Data Recorder
CVFP Charted Visual Flight Procedure
CVR Cockpit Voice Recorder
CVRG Coverage
CVS Combined Vision System
CWS Control Wheel Steering
CYC CTR Cyclic Centering
CYL Cylinder
CZ Control Zone
D->,
Direct-To
D/A Digital to Analog Converter
D ALT Density Altitude
D-ATIS Digital Automatic Terminal Info Service
DA Decision Altitude, Drift Angle
DB, DBASE Database
DBZ Decibels 'Z' (Radar Return)
DCL Departure Clearance
DCLTR, DECLTR Declutter
DEC Declination
DEC FUEL Decrease Fuel
DEG Degree
DEIC, DEICE De-icing
DEL Delete
DEP Departure, Departure Control
DESC Descent
Desired Track The desired course between the active "from" and "to" waypoints.
DEST, DES Destination, Destination Airport Identifier
DET Detect, Detected, Detection, Detector
DEV Deviation
DF Direction Finder, Direct-to Fix Leg
DFLT Default
DG Directional Gyro
DGPS Differential GPS
DGRD Degrade
DH Decision Height
DIFF Differential
DIG Digital
Dilution of Precision A measure of GPS satellite geometry quality on a scale of one to ten (lower numbers equal better geometry, where higher numbers equal poorer geometry).
DIR Direction
DIS Distance
DISC Disconnect
DISENG Disengage
DISP, DSPL Display
Distance The 'great circle' distance from the present position to a destination waypoint.
DIV Divert, Diversion
DL LTNG Datalink Lightning
DLS Data Link System
DME Distance Measuring Equipment
DN Down
DNALT Density Altitude
DNGR Danger
DNLK Downlink
DOD Department of Defense
DOP see also Dilution of Precision
DOPP Doppler
DP Departure Procedure, Differential Pressure
DPRT Departure
DQR Data Quality Requirements
DR Dead Reckoning
DSBL Disabled
DSP Display, Datalink Service Provider, Digital Signal Processor
DTG Distance To Go, Remaining distance to last active FPL waypoint
DTK see also Desired Track
DWNGRADE Downgrade
E Empty, East
EAS Engine and Airframe Systems
EC Error Correction
ECC Error Correcting Code
ECL Electronic Checklist
ECR Excessive Closure Rate
ECS Environmental Control System, or Electrical Control System
ECU Engine Control Unit
EDM Emergency Descent Mode
EDR Excessive Descent Rate
EEP Expanded Envelope Protection
EFB Electronic Flight Bag
EFC Expected Further Clearance
EFVS Enhanced Flight Vision System
EGNOS European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service
EGT Exhaust Gas Temperature
EHS Enhanced Surveillance
EICAS Engine Indication and Crew Alerting System
EIS Engine Indication System
ELEC Electrical
ELEV Elevation, Elevator
ELT Emergency Locator Transmitter
EMER, EMERG, EMERGCY Emergency
EMI Electromagnetic Interference
END, ENDUR Endurance
Endurance Flight endurance, or total possible flight time based on available fuel on board.
ENG Engine
ENGA Engage
ENGD Engaged
ENR Enroute; ETE to Final Destination
Enroute Safe Altitude (ESA) Uses Grid MORAs to find a safe altitude within ten miles left or right of the desired course on an active flight plan or direct-to.
ENT Enter
EP Envelope Protection
EPE see also Estimated Position Error
EPU Estimated Position Uncertainty
ERR Error
ES Extended Squitter
ESA Emergency Safe Altitude, see also Enroute Safe Altitude
ESOSP Electronic Stability Overspeed Protection
Garmin ESP™ Electronic Stability and Protection
Estimated Position Error (EPE) A measure of horizontal GPS position error derived by satellite geometry conditions and other factors.
Estimated Time Enroute (ETE) The estimated time it takes to reach the destination waypoint from the present position, based upon current groundspeed.
Estimated Time of Arrival (ETA) The estimated time at which the aircraft should reach the destination waypoint, based upon current speed and t rack.
ET Elapsed Time
ETA see also Estimated Time of Arrival
ETD Estimated Time of Departure
ETE see also Estimated Time Enroute
EVS Enhanced Vision Sensor
EXCIT Excitation
EXP Expand
EXPIRD Expired
EXT External
EXTD Extend, Extended
EXTING Extinguish, Extinguisher
EXTR Extract, Extraction
°F Degrees Fahrenheit
FA Course From Fix to Altitude Leg
FAA Federal Aviation Administration
FADEC Full Authority Digital Engine Control
FAF Final Approach Fix
FAIL Failure
FANS Future Air Navigation System
FAP Final Approach Point
FAPP Final Approach
FAR Federal Aviation Regulations
FBO Fixed Base Operator
F/C Flight Crew
FC Course From Fix to Distance Leg
FCC Federal Communication Commission
FCE Flight Control Equipment
FCST Forecast
FCTN Function
FD Flight Director, Course From Fix to DME Distance Leg
FDE Fault Detection and Exclusion
FDR Flight Data Recorder
FF, FFLOW see also Fuel Flow
FIS-B Flight Information Services-Broadcast
FISDL Flight Information Service Data Link
FIT Flight Into Terrain
FL Flight Level
FLC, FLCH Flight Level Change
FLT Flight, Flight Timer
FLTA Forward Looking Terrain Avoidance
FLW Follow, Following
FM Course From Fix to Manual Termination Leg
FMS Flight Management System
FOB see also Fuel On Board
FOD see also Fuel Over Destination
FPA Flight Path Angle
FPBFD Flight Path Based Flight Director
FPL Flight Plan
FPM Feet Per Minute, Flight Path Marker
FR From
FREQ Frequency
FRMT Format
FRT Front
FRZ Freezing
FS Flight Stream
FSD Full-Scale Deflection
FSM Flight System Messages
FSS Flight Service Station
FT Foot/Feet
Fuel Flow The fuel flow rate, expressed in units of fuel per hour.
Fuel On Board The total amount of usable fuel on board the aircraft.
Fuel Over Destination The estimated fuel remaining when the aircraft reaches the destination waypoint, based upon current fuel flow.
FWD Forward
G/A Ground to Air
G/S Glideslope
GA Go-Around
GAGAN GPS Aided GEO Augmented Navigation
GAGL GPS AGL Altitude
GAL, GL Gallon(s)
GBAS Ground Based Augmentation System
GBOX Gearbox
GBT Ground Based Transceiver
GCS Ground Clutter Suppression
GCSS Garmin Connext Satellite Services
GCU Garmin Control Unit
GDC Garmin Air Data Computer
GDL Garmin Satellite Data Link
GDM Garmin Distance Measuring Equipment
GDR Garmin Data Radio
GDU Garmin Display Unit
GEA™ Garmin Engine/Airframe Unit
GEAR Landing Gear
GEN Generator
GEO Geographic
GFC Garmin Flight Control
GHD™ Garmin Head Up Display
GHZ Gigahertz
GIA Garmin Integrated Avionics Unit
GIFD Garmin Integrated Flight Deck
GLONASS Global Orbiting Navigation Satellite Landing System
GLS Global Navigation Satellite Landing System
GMA™ Garmin Audio Panel System
GMC Garmin Mode Controller
GMT Greenwich Mean Time
GMU Garmin Magnetometer Unit
GND Ground
GNSS Global Navigation Satellite System
GOLD Global Operational Data Link
GP Glidepath
GPH Gallons per Hour
GPN Garmin Part Number
GPS Global Positioning System
GPWS Ground Proximity Warning System
GRA™ Garmin Radar Altimeter
GRC Garmin Remote Control
Grid MORA (Minimum Off-Route Altitude) One degree latitude by one degree longitude in size and clears the highest elevation reference point in the grid by: a) 1,000 feet where the highest elevation is <5001MSL or b) 2,000 feet where the highest elevation is >5000MSL
Ground Track See Track Groundspeed The velocity the aircraft is traveling relative to a ground position.
GRP Geographic/Ground Reference Point
GRS Garmin Reference System
GRT Garmin Radio Transceiver
GS Ground Speed, Glideslope
GSA Garmin Servo Adapter
GSB™ Garmin USB Ports
GSD Glideslope/Glidepath Deviation, Garmin Data Concentrator
GSL Geometric/Geodetic Sea Level
GSR Garmin Satellite Radio
GSU Garmin Sensor Unit
GTC Garmin Touchscreen Controller
GTS™ Garmin Traffic System
GTX™ Garmin Transponder
GW Gross Weight
GWX™ Garmin Weather Radar
H Hours
H+MM Hours and Minutes
HA Hold Terminating at Altitude Leg
HAL Horizontal Alert Limit
HAT Height Above Threshold
HDD Head Down Display
HDG see also Heading
HDOP Horizontal Dilution of Precision
Heading The direction an aircraft is pointed, based upon indications from a magnetic compass or a properly set directional gyro.
HF High Frequency, Hold Terminating at Fix Leg
HFOM see also Horizontal Figure of Merit
HG Mercury
HI High
HI SENS High Sensitivity
HLD Hold, Holding, Holding Pattern
HM Hold with Manual Termination Leg
HNS Hybrid Navigation Sensor
Horizontal Figure of Merit A measure of the uncertainty in the aircraft's horizontal position.
HOV Hover
HOV-P Hover Prediction
HP High Pressure, Horsepower
HPA Hectopascal
HPI Hover Power Indicator
HPL Horizontal Protection Level
HR Hour
HRZN HDG Horizon Heading
HSC High Speed Cruise
HSDB High-Speed Data Bus
HSI Horizontal Situation Indicator
HT Heat, Height
HTR Heater
HUD Head Up Display
HUL Horizontal Uncertainty Level
HWND Headwind
HYD Hydraulic
HZ Hertz (cycles per second)
HZN Horizon
I Inner Marker
IAF Initial Approach Fix
IAP Instrument Approach Procedure
IAS Indicated Air Speed
IAT Indicated Air Temperature
IATA International Air Transport Association
IAU Integrated Avionics Unit
IBD, INBD Inboard
ICAO International Civil Aviation Organization
ICE Icing
ICS Intercom System
ID Identification/Morse Code Identifier
IDENT, IDNT Identification
IEEE Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers
IF Initial Fix
IFR Instrument Flight Rules
IG Imperial Gallon
IGE In Ground Effect
IGRF International Geomagnetic Reference Field
IGW Increased Gross Weight
ILI Imminent Line Impact
ILS Instrument Landing System
IM Inner Marker
IMC Instrument Meteorological Conditions
IN Inch
IN HG, "HG Inches of Mercury
INACTV Inactive
INBD Inboard
INBND Inbound
INC FUEL Increase Fuel
IND Indicator, Indicated
Indicated Information provided by properly calibrated and set instrumentation on the aircraft panel.
INDX Index
INFO Information
INH, INHIB Inhibit
INIT Initialization
INOP Inoperative
INS Inertial Navigation System
INSTR Instrument
INT Intersection(s), Internal
INTEG Integrity (RAIM unavailable)
INTERN, INTRL Internal
INV Invalid
IOI Imminent Obstacle Impact
IR Infrared
IrDA, IRDA Infrared Data Association
IRST Infrared Surveillance and Tracking
ISA International Standard Atmosphere; ISA Relative Temperature
ISO International Standards Organization
ISOL Isolation
ITI Imminent Terrain Impact
ITT Inter-Turbine Temperature, Interstage Turbine Temperature
KEYSTK Key Stuck
KG Kilogram
KHZ Kilohertz
KIAS Knots Indicated Airspeed
KM Kilometer
KT Knot
L Left, Left Runway
LAHSO Land And Hold Short Operations
LAT Latitude, Lateral
LB Pound
LBL Label
LCD Liquid Crystal Display
LCL Local
LDA Landing Distance Available, Localizer Type Directional Aid
LDG Landing, ETA at Final Destination
LED Light Emitting Diode
Leg The portion of a flight plan between two waypoints.
LEN Length
LGND Legend
LIFR Low Instrument Flight Rules
LI-ION Lithium Ion
LIM Limit
LMM Locator Middle Marker
LNAV Lateral Navigation
LO Low
LOA Letter of Authorization
LOC Localizer
LOI Loss of Integrity (GPS)
LOM Locator Outer Marker
LON, LONG Longitude, Longitudinal
LP Localizer Performance, Low Pressure
LPV Localizer Performance with Vertical Guidance
LRC, LRCR Long Range Cruise
LRG Large
LRU Line Replaceable Unit
LSB V Lower Sideband Voice
LT Left, Light
LTNG Lightning
LVL Level
M Meter, Middle Marker, Mach
Mach Number the ratio of the true airspeed to the speed of sound.
MAG Magnetic
MAG VAR Magnetic Variation
MAHP Missed Approach Hold Point
MAINT Maintain
MAL Malfunction
MAN Manual
MAN IN Manifold Pressure (inches Hg)
MAN SQ Manual Squelch
MANSEQ Manual Sequence
MAP Missed Approach Point
MAPROC Missed Approach Procedure
MASQ Master Avionics Squelch
MAX Maximum
MAXSPD Maximum Speed (overspeed)
MB Marker Beacon, Millibar(s)
MCDU Multifunction Control and Display Unit
MCLB Maximum Climb Thrust
MCP Maximum Continuous Power
MCRZ Maximum Cruise Thrust
MCT Maximum Continuous Thrust
MDA Barometric Minimum Descent Altitude
MEA Minimum Enroute Altitude
MEM Memory
MEPT Manual Electric Pitch Trim
MERT Manual Electric Roll Trim
MET Manual Electric Trim
METAR Aviation Routine Weather Report
METRO Metropolitan
MEYT Manual Electric Yaw Trim
MFI Multi-Function Instrument
MFD Multi Function Display
MFW Multi Function Window
MGRS Military Grid Reference System
MGT Measured Gas Temperature
MHz Megahertz
MIC Microphone
MID Middle
MIN Minimum, Minute
MKR Marker Beacon
MM Middle Marker
MMO (VMO) Maximum Speed
MOA Military Operations Area
MOD Modification, Modify
MON Monitor, Monitored, Monitoring
MORA Minimum Off-Route Altitude
MOV Movement
MPEL Maximum Permissible Exposure Level
MPM Meters per Minute
MSA Minimum Safe Altitude
MSAS Multi-functional Satellite Augmentation System
MSG Message
MSL Mean Sea Level
MT, M Meter
MTG Mounting
MTN Mountain
MTOGW Maximum Takeoff Gross Weight
MTOW Maximum Takeoff Weight
MV Millivolt(s)
MVFR Marginal Visual Flight Rules
MXCR Maximum Cruise
N North
NATS North Atlantic Tracks System
NAV Navigation
NAVAID Navigation Aid
NCR Negative Climb Rate
NDA Next Data Authority
NDB Non-Directional Beacon
NEG Negative
NEXRAD Next Generation Radar
NG Gas Producer Rotation Speed
NM Nautical Mile(s)
NMPG Nautical Miles per Gallon
NoPT No Procedure Turn Required (procedure shall not be executed without ATC clearance)
NORM Normal
NOTAM Notice To Air Missions
NP Power Turbine Speed
NPA Non-Precision Approach
NR Rotor Speed
NRST Nearest
NWHL Nosewheel
NWS National Weather Service, Nosewheel Steering
O Outer Marker
OAT Outside Air Temperature
OBD, OUTBD Outboard
OBS Omni Bearing Selector, Observation, Observe, Observed
OBSCR Obscuration
OCL Oceanic Clearance
OEM Original Equipment Manufacturer
OFST Offset
OGE Out of Ground Effect
OM Outer Marker
OOOI Out of the gate, Off the ground, On the ground, and In the gate
OROCA Off Route Obstacle Clearance Altitude
OSP Overspeed Protection
OUTBD Outboard
OUTBND Outbound
OVBD Overboard
OVFL Overflow
OVFLY Overfly, Overflying
OVHD Overhead
OVHT Overheat
OVLIM Overlimit
OVLD Overload
OVPR Overpressure
OVR, OVRD Override
OVRN Overrun
OVSPD Overspeed
OVTMP Overtemperature
OXY Oxygen
P ALT Pressure Altitude
P-ATT Pitch Attitude
PA Precision Approach, Passenger Address, Proximity Advisory
PB Push Button
PASS, PAX Passenger(s)
PC Personal Computer
PCL Pilot Controlled Lighting
PDA Premature Descent Alerting
PDC Pre-Departure Clearance
PED Portable Electronic Device
PERF Performance
PFD Primary Flight Display
PFT Preflight Test
PFW Primary Flight Window
PG Pilot's Guide
PI Procedure Turn to Course Intercept Leg
PIREP Pilot Report
PIT, PTCH Pitch
PLT Pilot
PNR Prior Notice Required
POA Plain Old ACARS
POB Persons (Souls) on Board
POF Phase of Flight
POH Pilot's Operating Handbook
POHS Pilot's Operating Handbook Supplement
POS, POSN Position
POSS Possible
PPH Pounds per Hour
PPM Parts per Million
PPOS, P. POS Present Position
PREFLT Preflight
PRES, PRESS, P Pressure
PREV Previous
PRI, PRIM Primary
PRL Parallel
PRN Pseudo Random Noise
PROC Procedure(s), Procedure Turn
PROP Propeller
PROX Proximity
PSI Pounds per Square Inch, Power Situation Indicator
PT Procedure Turn, Part Time
PTK Parallel Track
PTT Push-to-Talk
PWR Power
Q Engine Torque
QFE Field Elevation Pressure
QNE Pressure Altitude
QNH Sea Level Pressure
QTY Quantity
R Right, Right Runway
RA Resolution Advisory, Radio Altimeter, Radar Altimeter
RAD Radial
RAD ALT Radio Altimeter, Radar Altimeter
RAIM Receiver Autonomous Integrity Monitoring
RAM Random Access Memory
RAT Ram Air Temperature
RCR Recommended Cruise
RCVR Receiver
R/D Radial/Distance
RDR Radar
REC Record, Recorder
RECIRC Recirculate/Recirculating
REF Reference
REGL Regulator
REM Remaining (fuel remaining), Reminder, Removed, Remote
REQ Request
REQD, REQ'D Required
RES Reserve (fuel reserve entered by pilot)
REST Restricted, Restriction
RET Return
RETD Retard
REV Reverse, Revision, Revise
RF Radio Frequency, Constant Radius Turn to Fix Leg
RFM Rotorcraft Flight Manual
RLC Required Line Clearance
RMI Radio Magnetic Indicator
RMT Remote
RNAV Area Navigation
RNG Range
RNP Required Navigation Performance
RNWY, RWY Runway
ROA Runway Occupancy Awareness
ROAAS Runway Overrun Awareness and Alerting System
ROC Required Obstacle Clearance, Rate of Climb
ROD Rate of Descent
ROL Roll
ROM Read Only Memory
ROT Rotary
RPM Revolutions Per Minute
RQRD Required
RST FUEL Reset Fuel
RSV Reserve (fuel reserve entered by pilot)
RT Right
RTC Required Terrain Clearance
RTE Route
RTR Router
RUDICS Router-Based Unrestricted Digital Interworking Connectivity Solution
RVRSNRY Reversionary
RVSI Required Vertical Speed Indicator
RVSM Reduced Vertical Separation Minimums
RX Receive
S South
SA Selective Availability
SAIB Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin
SAR Search and Rescue
SAT Static Air Temperature
SATCOM Satellite Communication
SBAS Satellite-Based Augmentation System
S-CLB Step Climb
SC Short Circuit
SCIT Storm Cell Identification and Tracking
S-DES Step Descent
SD Secure Digital
SDF Simplified Directional Facility
SEC Second(s), Secondary
SECT Section
SEG Segment
SEL, SLCT Select
SELCAL Selective Calling
SENS Sense, Sensitivity, Sensor
SEQ Sequence, Sequencing
SERL Serial
SERV Service, Servicing, Served
SET Setup
SFC Surface
SFD Standby Flight Display
SHT Short
SIAP Standard Instrument Approach Procedures
SID Standard Instrument Departure
SIG Signal
SIG/AIR SIGMET/AIRMET
SIGM SIGMET
SIGMET Significant Meteorological Information
SIM Simulator
SITA Societe Internationale de Telecommunications
SLD Supercooled Large Droplet
SLP/SKD Slip/Skid
SLW Slow
SM Statute Mile
SMBL Symbol
SMK Smoke
SMS Short Message System
SNGL Single
SOB Souls on Board
SPBK Speed Brake
SPC Space
SPD Speed
SPI Special Position Identification
SPKR Speaker
SQ, SQL Squelch
SRVC, SVC Service
SSEC Static Source Error Correction
SSID Wireless Service Set Identifier
SSR Secondary Surveillance Radar
STAB Stabilization
STAL Stall
STAR Standard Terminal Arrival Route
STAT Status
STATS Statistics
STBY Standby
STC Sensitivity Time Constant, Supplemental Type Certificate
STD Standard
STN Station
STR Strip
STRMSCP Stormscope®
SUA Special Use Airspace
SUB Substitute
SUPPRESS Suppression
SURF Surface
SUSP Suspend
SVBL Serviceable
SVO Servo
SVT™™ Synthetic Vision Technology
SW Software
SWPS Stall Warning Protection System
SYN TERR Synthetic Terrain
SYN VIS Synthetic Vision
SYNC Synchronize
SYNTH Synthesizer
SYS System
T True
T HDG True Heading
T/R Thrust Reverser
TA Traffic Advisory, Transition Altitude
TAC Tactical, Terminal Area Chart
TACAN, TCN Tactical Air Navigation System
TAF Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
TAS True Airspeed, Traffic Advisory System
TAT Total Air Temperature
TAWS Terrain Awareness and Warning System
TC Table of Contents
TCA Terminal Control Area
TCAS Traffic Alert Collision Avoidance System
TCH Threshold Crossing Height
TCS Touch Control Steering
TD Touchdown
TEL Telephone
TEMP, TMP Temperature
TERM Terminal
TERR Terrain
T/F To/From
TF Track Between Two Fixes Leg
TFR Temporary Flight Restriction
TGT Target
TH True Heading
THLD Threshold
THR Thrust
TIS Traffic Information Service
TIS-B Traffic Information Service-Broadcast
TIT Turbine Inlet Temperature
TIZ Traffic Information Zone
TKE see also Track Angle Error
TL Transition Level
TLA Throttle Lever Angle, Thrust Lever Angle
TMA Terminal Maneuvering Area
TMR/REF Timer/Reference
TNK Tank
TO To, Takeoff
TOC Top of Climb, Table of Contents
TOD Top of Descent, Time to TOD
TOGA, TO/GA Take-Off, Go-Around
TOLA Takeoff and Landing Assistant
TOLD Takeoff and Landing Data
TOPO Topographic
TORA Takeoff Run Available
TOT Total
TPA Traffic Pattern Altitude
Track Direction of aircraft movement relative to a ground position; also 'Ground Track'.
Track Angle Error The angle difference between the desired track and the current track.
TRFC Traffic
TRK see also Track
TRM Trim
TRN Terrain
TRSA Terminal Radar Service Area
TRUNC Truncated
TSO Technical Standard Order
TST Test
TTA Time-to-Alert
TTK True Track
TTL Total
TTS Text to Speech
TUR Turbine
TURB Turbulence
TURN Procedure Turn
TWND Tailwind
TWIP Terminal Weather Information for Pilots
TWR Tower
TWY Taxiway
TX Transmit
UA Routine PIREP
UAT Universal Access Transceiver
UAV Unmanned Airborne Vehicle
UHF Ultra-High Frequency
UNABL Unable
UNAVAIL Unavailable
UNLIM Unlimited
UPLK Uplink
US United States
USB V Upper Sideband Voice
USP Underspeed Protection
USR User
UTC Coordinated Universal Time
UTM/UPS Universal Transverse Mercator/ Universal Polar Stereographic Grid
UUA Urgent PIREP
V Volts, Vertical
V DEV Vertical Deviation
V, Vspeed Velocity (airspeed)
V1 Takeoff Decision Speed
V2 Takeoff Safety Speed
VA Maneuvering Speed
VA Heading Vector to Altitude Leg
VAC Volts Alternating Current
VAL Vertical Alert Limit
VAPP VOR Approach Mode
VAPP , VAC Approach Climb Speed
VAR Variable, Variation
VCO Voice Call Out
VD Heading Vector to DME Distance Leg
VDC Volts Direct Current
VDI Vertical Deviation Indicator
VDL VHF Datalink
VE, VENR Enroute Climb Speed
VECT Vector
VERT Vertical
Vertical Figure of Merit A measure of the uncertainty in the aircraft's vertical position.
Vertical Speed Required The vertical speed necessary to descend/ climb from a current position and altitude to a defined target position and altitude, based upon current groundspeed.
VFE Maximum Flap Extended Speed
VFOM see also Vertical Figure of Merit
VFR Visual Flight Rules
VHF Very High Frequency
VI Heading Vector to Intercept Leg
VIB Vibration
VLE Maximum Landing Gear Extended Speed
VLNDx Approach Speed (Flaps at x°)
VLO Maximum Landing Gear Operating Speed
VLD Valid
VLOC, VOR/L VOR/Localizer Receiver
VM Heading Vector to Manual Termination Leg
VMC Minimum Control Speed
VMC Visual Meteorological Conditions
VMO (MMO) Maximum Operating Speed
VNAV, VNV Vertical Navigation
VNE Never-Exceed Speed
VOL Volume
VOLT Voltage
VOR VHF Omnidirectional Range
VOR/D VOR/DME
VOR/I VOR/ILS
VORTAC VHF Omnidirectional Range Station and Tactical Air Navigation
VPATH, VPTH Vertical Path
VPL Vertical Protection Level
VPROF VNAV Profile, Vertical Profile
VR Takeoff Rotate Speed
VR Heading Vector to Radial Leg
VREF Landing Approach Speed, Reference Landing Speed
VRP Visual Reporting Point
VS Vertical Speed
VSB Maximum Speedbrake Speed
VSD Vertical Situation Display
VSI Vertical Speed Indicator
VSM Vertical Separation Minima
VSR Stall Speed
VSR, VS REQ see also Vertical Speed Required
VT Takeoff Flap Retraction Speed
VTE Vertical Track Error
VTF Vector to Final
VTK Vertical Track
VTIRE Maximum Tire Speed
VX Best Angle of Climb Speed
VY Best Rate of Climb Speed
VYSE Best Single-Engine Rate of Climb Speed
W Watt(s), West
WAAS Wide Area Augmentation System
WARN Warning
WATCH® Weather Attenuated Color Highlight
WB Weight & Balance
WDIR Wind Direction
WEP Wired Equivalent Privacy
WSPD Wind Speed
WGS-84 World Geodetic System - 1984
WI-FI, WIFI Wireless Local Area Network based on IEEE 802.11
WILCO Will Comply
WNDSHR, WSHEAR Windshear
WL Wings Level
WOG Weight on Gear
WOW Weight on Wheels
WPA Wi-Fi Protected Access
WPT Waypoint(s)
WT Weight
WUXGA Widescreen Ultra Extended Graphics Array
W/V Wind Velocity
WW World Wide
WX Weather
WXR Weather Radar
XFD Crossfeed
XFER, XFR Transfer
XFLOW Crossflow
XM LTNG SiriusXM Lightning
XMIT Transmit
XMSN Transmission
XPDR Transponder
XTALK Cross-Talk
XTE Crosstrack Error
XTK Cross-Track, Crosstrack Error
YD Yaw Damper
Z Reflectivity Factor
ZPL Zero Pitch Line