ABBREVIATIONS

ACA

Arctic Control Area

AMIS

Aircraft Movement Information

Service

ACAS

Airborne Collision Avoidance

System

AMSCR

Aircraft Movement Surface Condition

Report

AOR

Area of Responsibility

APREQ

Approval Request

APVL

Approval

ARE

Altitude Reservations East

ARTCC

Air Route Traffic Control Center

ARW

Altitude Reservations West

ACC

Area Control Centre

ADC

Air Defence Command

ADCUS

Advise Customs

ADF

Automatic Direction Finding

Equipment

ADIS

Automated Data Interchange

System

ADIZ

Air Defence Identification Zone

ASDE

Airport Surface Detection Equipment

ADMIS

Aircraft Departing with Minimum

Separation (minutes)

ASL

Above Sea Level

AFF

Aircraft Fire Fighting

ATC

Air Traffic Control

AFTN

Aeronautical Fixed
Telecommunications Network

ATC MANOPS Air Traffic Control Manual of

Operations

AGDL

Air-Ground Datalink

ATIS

Automatic Terminal Information

Service

AGL

Above Ground Level

ATS

Air Traffic Services

A.I.P.

Aeronautical Information Publication

AVANA

Approval Void if Aircraft Not Airborne

by (time)

AIRFL

Air Refuelling

ALSF2

High Intensity Approach Lighting

System Category II configuration
with RAIL

AWY

Airway

BDRY

Boundary

ALTRV

Altitude Reservation

CADORS

Civil Aviation Daily Occurrence

Reporting System

ALTRV

APVLAltitude Reservation Approval

CAVOK

Ceiling and Visibility OK (See

Definition)

AMA

Area Minimum Altitude

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Circuit

FIR

Flight Information Region

CELNAV

Celestial Navigation Training

FL

Flight Level

CIRVIS

Communication Instructions for

Reporting Vital Intelligence Sightings

FMS

Flight Management System

FP

Flight Plan

FSS

Flight Service Station

GAATS

Gander Automated Air TrafficSystem

GEOREF

Geographical Reference

GND

Ground

GNE

Gross Navigation Error

GPWS

Ground Proximity Warning System

CIV

Civil

CJS

Controller Jurisdiction Symbol

CST

Coast

CTA

Control Area

CVFR

Controlled VFR

DAH

Designated Airspace Handbook

DC

Dangerous Cargo
HLA

High-Level Airspace

DCPC

Direct Controller-Pilot
Communication

IAS

Indicated Airspeed

DEF

Discrete Emergency Frequency

IATA

International Air Transport

Association

DF

Direction Finding
IBASF

DME

Distance Measuring Equipment

Interval Between Aircraft in StreamType Formation (minutes)

DND

Department of National Defence

IBCSF

Interval Between Cells in StreamType Formation (minutes)

DSCND

Descend
ICAO

DSE

Display Site Equipment

International Civil Aviation

Organization

DTW

Downwind Termination Waypoint

IFPFP

Individual Flight Plan From this Point

DVFR

Defence VFR

IFR

Instrument Flight Rules

ECC

Emergency Coordination Centre

ILS

Instrument Landing System

ECM

Electronic Counter-Measures

IMC

EET

Estimated Elapsed Time

Instrument Meteorological
Conditions

ELT

Emergency Locator Transmitter

INS

Inertial Navigation System

ETA

Estimated Time of Arrival

IPS

Interruptible Power Supply

ETD

Estimated Time of Departure

ISSR

Independent Secondary Surveillance

Radar

ETE

Estimated Time En Route

IVAO

EXCDS

Extended Computer Display System

International Virtual Aviation

Organization

FACF

Final Approach Course Fix

kHz

Kilohertz

FAF

Final Approach Fix

LAHSO

Land and Hold Short Operations

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No Radio

LLA

Low-Level Airspace

NOZ

Normal Operating Zone

LTD

Along Track Distance

NTZ

No Transgression Zone

LVLOF

Level Of

OAC

Oceanic Area Control Centre

MALSR

Medium Intensity Approach Lighting

System with RAIL

OCA

Oceanic Control Area

ODALS
MANOT

Missing Aircraft Notice (See

Definition)

Omni Directional Approach Lighting

Systems

OIDS
MARSA

Military Assumes Responsibility for

Separation of Aircraft (See
Definition)

Operational Information Display

System

OMNI

Omnirange

MB

Millibars

OSAF

Operational Software
Adaption Facility

MCP

Maintenance Control Position

OSY

Open Skies Treaty designator

MEA

Minimum En Route Altitude

PADRA

Pass to Air Defence Radar

MET

Meteorological or Meteorology
PAL

Peripheral

MHz

Megahertz
PAPI

Precision Approach Path Indicators

MNPS

Minimum Navigation Performance

Specifications

PAR

Precision Approach Radar

MOA

Military Operations Area

PARROT

Position Adjustable Range

Reference Orientation Transponder

MOCA

Minimum Obstruction Clearance

Altitude

PDC

Pre-Departure Clearance

MRA

Minimum Reception Altitude

PED

Position Entry Device

MVA

Minimum Vectoring Altitude

PIREP

Pilot Report of Weather Conditions

Encountered by Aircraft in Flight

NADS

Northern Airspace Display System

PLN

Plan

NAR

North American Route

PPI

Plan Position Indicator

NAT

North Atlantic
PPS

Present Position Symbol

NAVAID

Navigation Aid (See Definition)

PSR

Primary Surveillance Radar

QNH

Altimeter Setting for Altitude Above

Sea Level

RAIL

Runway Alignment Indicator Lights

(Sequenced Flashing Lights)

RBL

Range Bearing Line

NCA

Northern Control Area

NDB

Non-Directional Beacon

NM

Nautical Miles

NOF

International NOTAM Office

NOPAR

Do Not Pass to Air Defence Radar

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Rescue Coordination Centre

TAS

True Airspeed

RCO

Remote Communications Outlet

TAWS

Terrain Awareness and Warning

System

RDPS

Radar Data Processing System

TCAS

RNAV

Area Navigation

Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance

System

RNPC

Required Navigation Performance

Capability

TCU

Terminal Control Unit

TRA

Tower Radar Area

RONLY

Receiver Only
TRP

Tower Radar Plan

RSC

Runway Surface Condition

TSB

Transportation Safety Board

RSE

Radar Site Equipment

TSR

Terminal Service Radar

RSiT

RDPS Situation Display

TVOR

Terminal VOR

RVR

Runway Visual Range

TWR

Control Tower

RVSM

Reduced Vertical Separation

Minimum

UHF

Ultra High Frequency

RWY

Runway

UPS

Uninterruptible Power Supply

SAOC

Sector Air Operations Control Centre

UTC

Coordinated Universal Time

SCA

Southern Control Area

VASIS

Visual Approach Slope Indicator

System

SELCAL

Selective Calling System

VDF

VHF Direction Finding System

SID

Standard Instrument Departure

VFR

Visual Flight Rules

SIR

Scramble, Intercept, and Recovery

VHF

Very High Frequency

SIRO

Simultaneous Intersecting Runway

Operations

VIP

Very Important Person

VMC

Visual Meteorological Conditions

VMI

Vertical Movement Indicator

VOR

VHF Omnidirectional Range

VORTAC

Collocated VOR and TACAN

VSP

Variable System Parameter

WS

Wind Shear

Coordinated Universal

SSALR

Simplified Short Approach Lighting

System with RAIL

SSR

Secondary Surveillance Radar

SST

Supersonic Transport

STAR

Standard Terminal Arrival

STOL

Short Takeoff and Landing

SVFR
TACAN

Special VFR
Tactical Air Navigation Aid

Abbreviations
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