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F

Definition

Contraction

Usage

FAA Contract Weather Observing Station

FCWOS

GEN

FAA requirements

FAAR

GEN

facilitation of international air transport

FAL

ICAO

facility

FAC

GEN

facility chief

FACF

GEN

facility coordination officer

FCO

GEN

facsimile

FAX

GEN

fahrenheit

F

GEN

fahrenheit

FAH

NWS

falling

FLG

NWS

familiar or familiarization

FAM

GEN

familiarization flight

FFLT

GEN

fan marker

FM

GEN

fan marker approach

FMAP

ATC

fan marker located with radio beacon

FMH

GEN

farther or further

FTHR

GEN

Fault Detection and Isolation

FDI

ATC

feathered

FTHRD

ATC

federal aid to airports program

FAAP

GEN

Federal Aviation Administration

FAA

GEN

Federal Aviation Regulations

FAR

GEN

Federal Communications Commission

FCC

GEN

Federal Telecommunications System

FTS

GEN

feet

FT

GEN

feet per minute

FPM

GEN

field

FLD

ICAO

field condition report

FCRP

ATC

figure

FIG

GEN

filament

FIL

GEN

filed but impracticable to transmit

FIBI

NWS

filed flight plan

FPL

ICAO

filed flight plan in the air

AFIL

GEN

filed IFR flight plan

FIFP

ATC

filed VFR flight plan

FVFP

ATC

filing time

FT

GEN

filling

FILG

NWS

final approach

FA

ATC

final approach

FNA

ICAO

final approach fix

FAF

GEN

final approach point

FAP

ICAO

fire warning

FWRNG

GEN

firing

FIRG

GEN

firing

FRNG

ICAO

first available

FIRAV

GEN

fixed federal monitoring network

FFMN

GEN

fixed pulse radar navigation aid

FPN

GEN

fixed wing special IFR

FW/SIFR

GEN

fixed wing special VFR

FW/SVFR

GEN

fixed­base operator

FBO

GEN

fix­radial­distance

FRD

ATC

flares

FLR

ICAO

flash advisory

FL

NWS

flashing

FLG

ICAO

Fleet Area Controlled and Surveillance Facility

FACSFAC

ATC

Fleet Weather Central

FWC

NWS

flight

FLT

GEN

flight check

FLTCK

GEN

flight data

FDAT

GEN

Flight Data Center

FDC

GEN

flight data entry and printout

FDEP

ATC

flight data input/output

FDIO

ATC

flight data input/output repeater

FDIOR

ATC

flight data position

FLIDAP

GEN

Flight data processing system

FDPS

ICAO

flight engineer

FE

GEN

flight information (permanent)

FI/P

GEN

flight information (temporary)

FI/T

GEN

Flight Information Center

FIC

GEN

flight information publication

FLIP

GEN

Flight Information Region

FIR

GEN

Flight Information Region Boundary

FIRB

GEN

flight information service

FIS

GEN

flight inspection

F

GEN

Flight Inspection District Office

FIDO

GEN

Flight Inspection Field Office

FIFO

GEN

Flight Inspection Field Office ­ High Altitude

FIFO­H

GEN

flight inspection group

FIG

GEN

flight level

FL

GEN

Flight management system

FMS

ICAO

flight orders

FLTO

GEN

flight path deviation indicator

FPDI

GEN

flight plan

FP

GEN

flight plan

PLN

ICAO

flight plan area

FPA

ATC

flight plan not received

FPNO

GEN

flight plan route

FPR

GEN

flight progress board

FPB

ATC

flight schedule monitor

FSM

ATC

Flight Service Station

FSS

GEN

Flight Standards District Office

FSDO

GEN

Flight Standards National Field Office

FSNFO

GEN

flight strip printer

FSP

GEN

flight watch area

FWA

GEN

flight watch control station

FWCS

GEN

flight watch outlet

FLTWO

GEN

flight watch point

FWP

GEN

flight watch specialist

FWS

GEN

flight watch unit

FWU

GEN

flood stage

FLDST

NWS

flood warning issued

FLWIS

NWS

florescan instrument landing system

FILS

GEN

flow control time of arrival

FCTA

ATC

flow management unit

FMU

ICAO

fluctuating

FLUC

ICAO

fluctuation

FLCTN

GEN

fluorescent runway lighting (floodlight system)

FLORL

GEN

flurry

FLRY

NWS

fly runway heading

FRH

ATC

fog

FG

METAR

fog dispersal operations

DENEB

ICAO

fog in vicinity

VCFG

METAR

fog partial

PRFG

METAR

fog patches

BCFG

NWS

follow

FLW

GEN

following amendment authorized effective

FAMAE

GEN

following transmitted as received (message handling)

FTAR

GEN

foot

FT

GEN

for an approach to

FAA

ATC

for further clearance

FFC

ATC

for possible reclearance

FPRC

ATC

for your information

FYI

GEN

forecast upper wind and temperature for aviation

WINTEM

ICAO

forecast

FCST

GEN

forecast upper wind and temperature at specified points