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A
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ACA
Arctic Control Area
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ACAS
Airborne Collision Avoidance System
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ACC
Area Control Centre
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ADC
Air Defence Command
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ADCUS
Advise Customs
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ADF
Automatic Direction Finding equipment
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ADIS
Automated Data Interchange System
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ADIZ
Air Defence Identification Zone
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ADMIS
Aircraft Departing with Minimum Separation (minutes)
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AFF
Aircraft Fire Fighting
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AFTN
Aeronautical Fixed Telecommunications Network
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AGDL
Air-Ground Datalink
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AGL
Above Ground Level
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A.I.P.
Aeronautical Information Publication
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AIRFL
Air Refuelling
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ALSF2
High Intensity Approach Lighting System Category II configuration with RAIL
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ALTRV
Altitude Reservation
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ALTRV
APVLAltitude Reservation Approval
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AMA
Area Minimum Altitude
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AMIS
Aircraft Movement Information Service
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AMSCR
Aircraft Movement Surface Condition Report
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AOR
Area of Responsibility
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APREQ
Approval Request
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APVL
Approval
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ARE
Altitude Reservations East
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ARTCC
Air Route Traffic Control Center
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ARW
Altitude Reservations West
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ASDE
Airport Surface Detection Equipment
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ASL
Above Sea Level
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ATC
Air Traffic Control
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ATC
MANOPS Air Traffic Control Manual of Operations
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ATIS
Automatic Terminal Information Service
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ATS
Air Traffic Services
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AVANA
Approval Void if Aircraft Not Airborne by (time)
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AWY
Airway
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B
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BDRY
Boundary
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C
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CADORS
Civil Aviation Daily Occurrence Reporting System
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CAVOK
Ceiling and Visibility OK
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CCT
Circuit
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CELNAV
Celestial Navigation Training
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CIRVIS
Communication Instructions for Reporting Vital Intelligence
Sightings
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CIV
Civil
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CJS
Controller Jurisdiction Symbol
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CST
Coast
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CTA
Control Area
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CVFR
Controlled VFR
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D
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DAH
Designated Airspace Handbook
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DC
Dangerous Cargo
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DCPC
Direct Controller-Pilot Communication
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DEF
Discrete Emergency Frequency
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DF
Direction Finding
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DME
Distance Measuring Equipment
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DND
Department of National Defence
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DSCND
Descend
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DSE
Display Site Equipment
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DTW
Downwind Termination Waypoint
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DVFR
Defence VFR
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E
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ECC
Emergency Coordination Centre
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ECM
Electronic Counter-Measures
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EET
Estimated Elapsed Time
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ELT
Emergency Locator Transmitter
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ETA
Estimated Time of Arrival
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ETD
Estimated Time of Departure
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ETE
Estimated Time En Route
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EXCDS
Extended Computer Display System
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F
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FACF
Final Approach Course Fix
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FAF
Final Approach Fix
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FIR
Flight Information Region
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FL
Flight Level
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FMS
Flight Management System
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FP
Flight Plan
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FSS
Flight Service Station
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G
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GAATS
Gander Automated Air Traffic System
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GEOREF
Geographical Reference
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GND
Ground
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GNE
Gross Navigation Error
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GPWS
Ground Proximity Warning System
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H
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HLA
High-Level Airspace
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I
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IAS
Indicated Airspeed
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IATA
International Air Transport Association
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IBASF
Interval Between Aircraft in StreamType Formation (minutes)
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IBCSF
Interval Between Cells in StreamType Formation (minutes)
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ICAO
International Civil Aviation Organization
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IFPFP
Individual Flight Plan From this Point
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IFR
Instrument Flight Rules
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ILS
Instrument Landing System
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IMC
Instrument Meteorological Conditions
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INS
Inertial Navigation System
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IPS
Interruptible Power Supply
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ISSR
Independent Secondary Surveillance Radar
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IVAO
International Virtual Aviation Organization
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K
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kHz
kiloHertz
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L
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LAHSO
Land and Hold Short Operations
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LLA
Low-Level Airspace
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LTD
Along Track Distance
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LVLOF
Level Of
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M
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MALSR
Medium Intensity Approach Lighting System with RAIL
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MANOT
Missing Aircraft Notice
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MARSA
Military Assumes Responsibility for Separation of Aircraft
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MB
Millibars
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MCP
Maintenance Control Position
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MEA
Minimum En Route Altitude
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MET
Meteorological or Meteorology
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MHz
Megahertz
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MNPS
Minimum Navigation Performance Specifications
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MOA
Military Operations Area
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MOCA
Minimum Obstruction Clearance Altitude
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MRA
Minimum Reception Altitude
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MVA
Minimum Vectoring Altitude
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N
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NADS
Northern Airspace Display System
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NAR
North American Route
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NAT
North Atlantic
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NAVAID
Navigation Aid
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NCA
Northern Control Area
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NDB
Non-Directional Beacon
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NM
Nautical Miles
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NOF
International NOTAM Office
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NOPAR
Do Not Pass to Air Defence Radar
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NORDO
No Radio
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NOZ
Normal Operating Zone
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NTZ
No Transgression Zone
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O
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OAC
Oceanic Area Control Centre
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OCA
Oceanic Control Area
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ODALS
Omni Directional Approach Lighting Systems
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OIDS
Operational Information Display System
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OMNI
Omnirange
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OSAF
Operational Software Adaption Facility
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OSY
Open Skies Treaty designator
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P
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PADRA
Pass to Air Defence Radar
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PAL
Peripheral
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PAPI
Precision Approach Path Indicators
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PAR
Precision Approach Radar
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PARROT
Position Adjustable Range Reference Orientation Transponder
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PDC
Pre-Departure Clearance
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PED
Position Entry Device
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PIREP
Pilot Report of Weather Conditions Encountered by Aircraft in Flight
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PLN
Plan
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PPI
Plan Position Indicator
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PPS
Present Position Symbol
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PSR
Primary Surveillance Radar
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Q
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QNH
Altimeter Setting for Altitude Above Sea Level
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R
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RAIL
Runway Alignment Indicator Lights (Sequenced Flashing Lights)
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RBL
Range Bearing Line
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RCC
Rescue Coordination Centre
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RCO
Remote Communications Outlet
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RDPS
Radar Data Processing System
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RNAV
Area Navigation
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RNPC
Required Navigation Performance Capability
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RONLY
Receiver Only
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RSC
Runway Surface Condition
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RSE
Radar Site Equipment
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RSiT
RDPS Situation Display
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RVR
Runway Visual Range
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RVSM
Reduced Vertical Separation Minimum
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RWY
Runway
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S
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SAOC
Sector Air Operations Control Centre
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SCA
Southern Control Area
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SELCAL
Selective Calling System
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SID
Standard Instrument Departure
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SIR
Scramble, Intercept, and Recovery
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SIRO
Simultaneous Intersecting Runway Operations
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SSALR
Simplified Short Approach Lighting System with RAIL
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SSR
Secondary Surveillance Radar
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SST
Supersonic Transport
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STAR
Standard Terminal Arrival
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STOL
Short Takeoff and Landing
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SVFR
Special VFR
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T
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TACAN
Tactical Air Navigation Aid
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TAS
True Airspeed
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TAWS
Terrain Awareness and Warning System
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TCAS
Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System
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TCU
Terminal Control Unit
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TRA
Tower Radar Area
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TRP
Tower Radar Plan
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TSB
Transportation Safety Board
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TSR
Terminal Service Radar
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TVOR
Terminal VOR
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TWR
Control Tower
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U
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UHF
Ultra High Frequency
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UPS
Uninterruptible Power Supply
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UTC
Coordinated Universal Time
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V
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VASIS
Visual Approach Slope Indicator System
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VDF
VHF Direction Finding System
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VFR
Visual Flight Rules
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VHF
Very High Frequency
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VIP
Very Important Person
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VMC
Visual Meteorological Conditions
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VMI
Vertical Movement Indicator
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VOR
VHF Omnidirectional Range
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VORTAC
Collocated VOR and TACAN
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VSP
Variable System Parameter
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W
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WS
Wind Shear
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Z
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Z
Coordinated Universal Time
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