Appendix 1. Abbreviations
As used in this order, the abbreviations set forth below must have the meanings indicated.
Abbreviation |
Meaning |
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ACC |
Air Combat Command |
ADCF |
Air Defense Control Facility |
Air Defense Identification Zone |
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ADLO |
Air Defense Liaison Officer |
ADMIS (number) |
Aircraft Departing at (number of minutes/seconds) Intervals |
ADS |
Air Defense Sector |
Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast |
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Aeronautical Information Manual |
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AIP |
Aeronautical Information Publication |
AIRFL |
Air Refuel or Aerial Refueling |
Altitude Reservation |
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ALTRV APVL |
Altitude Reservation Approval |
AMC |
Air Mobility Command |
ANG |
Air National Guard |
ANR |
Alaskan NORAD Region |
AOC |
Aircraft Operations Center (NOAA) |
APREQ |
Approval Request |
APVL |
Approval |
ARCP |
Air Refueling Control Point |
ARCT |
Air Refueling Control Time |
ARIP |
Air Refueling Initial Point |
Air Route Traffic Control Center |
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ARU |
Airborne Radar Unit |
Airport Surveillance Radar |
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ATC |
Air Traffic Control |
ATC Assigned Airspace |
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Air Traffic Control System Command Center |
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ATM |
Air Traffic Management |
ATM |
Air Traffic Manager |
ATREP |
FAA Air Traffic Representative |
ATSC |
Air Traffic Security Coordinator |
AVANA (UTC) |
ALTRV Approval Void for Aircraft Not Airborne by (time) |
AWACS |
Airborne Warning and Control System |
BNDD |
Bounded |
BR |
Branch Route |
C2 |
Command and Control |
CARCAH |
Chief, Aerial Reconnaissance Coordination, All Hurricanes |
CARF |
Central Altitude Reservation Function |
CBP |
Customs Border Protection |
CEDAR |
Comprehensive Electronic Data Analysis and Reporting Program |
CELNAV |
Celestial Navigation Training |
Combined Center/Approach Control |
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CFA |
Controlled Firing Area |
CFR |
Code of Federal Regulations |
CLMB |
Climb |
CMB |
Climb |
CMN |
Common |
CMPS |
Compress |
CONUS |
Continental United States |
Control Area |
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U.S. Control Airspace/Flight Information Region |
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DEN |
Domestic Events Network |
DHS |
Department of Homeland Security |
DoD |
Department of Defense |
DOD |
Department of Defense |
DPRT |
Departure or Depart |
DRCT |
Direct |
DSN |
Defense Switched Network |
DSND |
Descend |
Defense Visual Flight Rules |
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EFTO |
Encrypt For Transmission Only |
ELP |
Emergency Landing Pattern |
ENCAN |
Enter Canadian Airspace |
ENJJPT |
Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training |
ESCAT |
Emergency Security Control of Air Traffic |
ESS |
Electronic Scoring Site |
ETD |
Estimated Time of Departure |
EUCARF |
European Central Altitude Reservation Facility |
EWO |
Emergency War Order |
EXCAN |
Exit Canadian Airspace |
FAA |
Federal Aviation Administration |
FACSFAC |
Fleet Area Control and Surveillance Facility |
Flight Information Region |
|
Flight Information Publication |
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FRD |
Fix/radial/distance |
FRMN |
Formation |
Flight Standards District Office |
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Ground Controlled Approach |
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GCI |
Ground Controlled Intercept |
HCF |
Honolulu Control Facility |
IBASF (number) |
Interval Between Aircraft in Stream Formation is (minutes) |
International Civil Aviation Organization |
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IFPFP |
Individual Flight Plan From This Point |
IFR |
Instrument Flight Rules |
Instrument Meteorological Conditions |
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IP |
Initial Point |
IFR Military Training Route |
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JATOC |
Joint Air Traffic Operations Command |
JCAT |
JATOC Crisis Action |
JCS |
Joint Chiefs of Staff |
KIAS |
Knots Indicated Air Speed |
LOA |
Letter of Agreement |
LOP |
Letter of Procedure |
LOWAT |
Low Altitude Air-to-Air Training |
LVLOF |
Level Off |
Military Authority Assumes Responsibility for Separation of Aircraft |
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MHz |
Megahertz |
MILREP |
Military Representative |
MITO |
Minimum Interval Takeoff |
Military Operations Area |
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MOR |
Mandatory Occurrence Report |
MRU |
Military Radar Unit |
Military Training Route |
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National Airspace System |
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NAVREP |
Navy Representative to the FAA |
NCR |
National Captial Region |
NCRCC |
National Capital Region Coordination Center |
National Flight Data Digest |
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NGA |
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency |
NHOP |
National Hurricane Operations Plan |
NOAA |
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
NOPAR |
Do Not Pass to Air Defense Radar |
NORAD |
North American Aerospace Defense Command |
NWSOP |
National Winter Storm Operations Plan |
ORI |
Operational Readiness Inspection |
PACAF |
Pacific Air Forces |
PACMARF |
Pacific Military Altitude Reservation Facility |
PADS |
Pacific Air Defense Sector |
Precision Approach Radar |
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PR |
Partial Route |
RAPCON |
Radar Approach Control Facility (USAF, USN and USMC) |
RATCF |
Radar Air Traffic Control Facility (USN and USMC) |
RAVEC |
Radar Vector to a Geographical Point |
RCVR |
Receiver Aircraft for Air Refueling |
RDT&E |
Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation |
REQ |
Request |
ROMES |
Reference Our Message |
RSU |
Runway Supervisory Unit |
RTE |
Route |
Search and Rescue |
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Single Frequency Approach |
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SFC |
Surface |
Simulated Flameout |
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SIDOR |
Standard Instrument Departure from Optimum Runway |
SIF |
Special Interest Flight |
SODAR |
Simultaneous Opposite Direction Aerial Refueling |
SOSC |
System Operations Support Center |
SPINS |
Special Instructions |
SUA |
Special Use Airspace |
True Airspeed |
|
Track of Interest |
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TSA |
Transportation Security Administration |
UA |
Unmanned Aircraft |
UAS |
Unmanned Aircraft System |
UFT |
Undergraduate Flying Training |
UPT |
Undergraduate Pilot Training |
USA |
United States Army |
USAF |
United States Air Force |
USCG |
United States Coast Guard |
USINDOPACOM |
U.S. Indo-Pacific Command |
USMC |
United States Marine Corps |
USN |
United States Navy |
UTC |
Coordinated Universal Time |
VFR |
Visual Flight Rules |
Visual Meteorological Conditions |
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VFR Military Training Route |
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WOCC |
Washington Operations Center Complex |
WRA |
Weather Reconnaissance Area |
WX RECON |
Weather Reconnaissance |