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Air Traffic Management Abbreviation Compendium List of Aviation, Aerospace and Aeronautical Acronyms DLR-IB-FL-BS-2021-1 Institute of Air Traffic Management Abbreviation Compendium Flight Guidance Document properties Title Air Traffic Management Abbreviation Compendium Subject List of Aviation, Aerospace and Aeronautical Acronyms Institute Institute of Flight Guidance, Braunschweig, German Aerospace Center, Germany Authors Nikolai Rieck, Marco-Michael Temme IB-Number DLR-IB-FL-BS-2021-1 Date 2021-01-28 Version 1.0 Title: Air Traffic Management Abbreviation Compendium Date: 2021-01-28 Page: 2 Version: 1.0 Authors: N. Rieck & M.-M. Temme Institute of Air Traffic Management Abbreviation Compendium Flight Guidance Index of contents 2.1. Numbers and Punctuation Marks _______________________________________________________ 6 2.2. Letter - A ___________________________________________________________________________ 7 2.3. Letter - B ___________________________________________________________________________ 55 2.4. Letter - C __________________________________________________________________________ 64 2.5. Letter - D _________________________________________________________________________ 102 2.6. Letter - E __________________________________________________________________________ 128 2.7. Letter - F __________________________________________________________________________ 152 2.8. Letter - G _________________________________________________________________________ 170 2.9. Letter - H _________________________________________________________________________ 181 2.10. Letter - I _________________________________________________________________________ 191 2.11. Letter - J _________________________________________________________________________ 210 2.12. Letter - K ________________________________________________________________________ 213 2.13. Letter - L _________________________________________________________________________ 215 2.14. Letter - M ________________________________________________________________________ 226 2.15. Letter - N ________________________________________________________________________ 249 2.16. Letter - O ________________________________________________________________________ 264 2.17. Letter - P _________________________________________________________________________ 276 2.18. Letter - Q ________________________________________________________________________ 297 2.19. Letter – R ________________________________________________________________________ 300 2.20. Letter – S ________________________________________________________________________ 322 Title: Air Traffic Management Abbreviation Compendium Date: 2021-01-28 Page: 3 Version: 1.0 Authors: N. Rieck & M.-M. Temme Institute of Air Traffic Management Abbreviation Compendium Flight Guidance 2.21. Letter – T ________________________________________________________________________ 360 2.22. Letter – U ________________________________________________________________________ 380 2.23. Letter – V ________________________________________________________________________ 386 2.24. Letter – W _______________________________________________________________________ 394 2.25. Letter – X ________________________________________________________________________ 400 2.26. Letter – Y ________________________________________________________________________ 403 2.27. Letter – Z ________________________________________________________________________ 404 3.1. The Convention on International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) ________________________ 405 3.2. Aeronautical Radio Incorporated ______________________________________________________ 406 3.3. Certification Specifications ___________________________________________________________ 411 3.4. American City Acronym List __________________________________________________________ 413 Title: Air Traffic Management Abbreviation Compendium Date: 2021-01-28 Page: 4 Version: 1.0 Authors: N. Rieck & M.-M. Temme Institute of Air Traffic Management Abbreviation Compendium Flight Guidance Introduction As in all fields of work, an unmanageable number of abbreviations are used today in aviation for terms, definitions, commands, standards and technical descriptions. This applies in general to the areas of aeronautical communication, navigation and surveillance, cockpit and air traffic control working positions, passenger and cargo transport, and all other areas of flight planning, organization and guidance. In addition, many abbreviations are used more than once or have different meanings in different languages. In order to obtain an overview of the most common abbreviations used in air traffic management, organizations like EUROCONTROL, FAA, DWD and DLR have published lists of abbreviations in the past, which have also been included in this document. In addition, abbreviations from some larger international projects related to aviation have been included to provide users with a directory as complete as possible. Using a general internet search engine will of course always provide many hits when searching for abbreviations, but it is often not entirely clear whether the abbreviation is from aviation or another area of expertise. ATM- specialized internet sites offer online directories, which, however, can only be accessed with an existing internet connection. At this point, the Air Traffic Management Abbreviation Compendium would like to offer a supplement to the existing reference possibilities. The present document contains mainly English abbreviations, but some common standard abbreviations from the French and Spanish language areas have been included. In addition, short lists of Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Annex titles, Aeronautical Radio Incorporated Specifications, Certification Specifications and a short American City Acronym List are included at the end of the document. In order to quickly find a keyword in this document with around 16,500 abbreviations, we recommend using the term search, which can be accessed in many PDF viewers using the key combination CTRL+f. If the first hit is not the abbreviation you are looking for, you can usually continue the search by pressing the F3 function key. Some PDF viewers also offer a comfortable backward search with the key combination Shift+F3. We would like to take this opportunity to thank all colleagues from a wide range of disciplines who have helped to create and systematize the abbreviations. Without this national and international help, a list of abbreviations of this scope would not have been possible. Title: Air Traffic Management Abbreviation Compendium Date: 2021-01-28 Page: 5 Version: 1.0 Authors: N. Rieck & M.-M. Temme Institute of Air Traffic Management Abbreviation Compendium Flight Guidance Acronyms 2.1. Numbers and Punctuation Marks 2-D 2-dimensional 2B1Q 2-binary 1 Quaternary 2W 2wire 3-D 3-dimensional 3A Mode 3 or Mode A 3A/C Mode 3A and Mode C 3D 3-dimensional 4-D 4-dimensionl 4-MAST 4-MAST Group 4B3T 4-binary 3 Ternary 4D 4-dimensional 4D-CARMA 4-dimensional Cooperative Arrival Manager 4D-NAV 4-D Navigation 4DPP 4D Trajectory Flight Profile Calculation for planning purposes Service 4EC Initiative Four En-Route Centre Initiative 4GL Fourth Generation Language 4NSAs Four States National Supervisory Authorities (MUAC 4W 4wire 5GSO Group of Senior Officials - Four States and Maastricht UAC ANSPs (5GSO) 5LNC Unique Five-letter Pronounceable "Name-code" 5NM 5 Nautical Miles 5ST-RSG 5 States Route Structure Group 5YP 5 Year Plan Title: Air Traffic Management Abbreviation Compendium Date: 2021-01-28 Page: 6 Version: 1.0 Authors: N. Rieck & M.-M. Temme Institute of Air Traffic Management Abbreviation Compendium Flight Guidance 2.2. Letter - A A-AMGCS Advanced Air Movement Guidance and Control System A-CDM Airport Collaborative Decision Making A-CLDL Acknowledged Connectionless Data Link A-CWP Advanced Controller Working Position A-DPI Airport-Departure Planning Information A-DPI ATC - DPI A-ENPRM Advanced EUROCONTROL Notice of Proposed Rule-making A-G Air to Ground A-iCWP Advanced Integrated Tower Controller Working Position A-ITSM Agency IT Service Management System A-law PCM Companding Algorithm Used in Europe A-NPA Advance Notice of Proposed Amendments A-PNT Alternative Positioning Navigation and Timing A-QPSK Aviation Quadrature Phase Shift Keying A-R Advanced-RNP 1 A-S Anti-spoofing A-S Anti-spoofing Mode A-SMGCS Advanced Surface Movement Guidance and Control System A-VDGS Advance Visual Docking Guidance System A.M. Anti Meridiem A&E Architecture and Engineering A/A Air-air; Air to Air; Air/Air A/C Aircraft A/C Aircraft Call A/C Alpha/Charlie A/C/S Alpha/Charlie/Select A/D Analogue to Digital (Converter) A/G Air-ground; Air to Ground; Air/Ground A/GCS Air/Ground Communications Sublayer A/H Altitude/Height A/I Accident/Incident A/L Auto Land A/M Above-mentioned A/N Affirm/Negative (CPDLC Response Value) A/P Autopilot A/T Auto Throttle A/V Aircraft/Vehicle A300 Network Identity of The Frankfurt AFTN Switching Centre A4E Airlines for Europe A6 A6 Alliance A Ampere A Austria A Analysis Title: Air Traffic Management Abbreviation Compendium Date: 2021-01-28 Page: 7 Version: 1.0 Authors: N. Rieck & M.-M. Temme Institute of Air Traffic Management Abbreviation Compendium Flight Guidance A Airplane A Indicator for QNH in Inches AA Autonomous Aircraft AA Approved Agencies AA Active AA Approved Agency AA Address Announced AA Aircraft Address AAA Advanced ATC System Amsterdam AAA Advanced Airborne Applications AAA AIP Audit Assistant AAA Airport Airspace