Contractions List Flashcards
1
Q
AGL
A
Above Ground Level
2
Q
ARR
A
Arrival
3
Q
AARTE
A
Airport Acceptance Rate
4
Q
APCH
A
Approach
5
Q
APREQ
A
Approval Request
6
Q
ASOS
A
Automated Surface Observing Service
7
Q
AWOS System
A
Automated Weather Observing/Reporting System
8
Q
CIC
A
Controller in Charge
9
Q
DBRITE
A
Digital Brite Radar Indicator
10
Q
DEP
A
Departure
11
Q
DOT
A
Department of Transportation
12
Q
EFC
A
Expect Further Clearance
13
Q
ELT
A
Emergency Locator Transmitter
14
Q
Emergency
A
Emergency
15
Q
Equip
A
Equipment
16
Q
ETA
A
Estimated Time of Arrival
17
Q
FAA
A
Federal Aviation Administration
18
Q
FDEP
A
Flight Data Entry and Printout
19
Q
FRC
A
Full Route Clearance
20
Q
Freq
A
Frequency
21
Q
FSS
A
Flight Service Station
22
Q
GA
A
General Aviation
23
Q
GC
A
Ground Control
24
Q
GPS
A
Global Positioning System
25
GOVT
Government
26
GENOT
General Notice
27
ICAO
International Civil Aviation Org
28
Ident
Identify
29
IFR
Instrument Flight Rules
30
ILS
Instrument Landing System
31
KHZ
Kilohertz
32
LC
Local Control
33
LT
Left Turn
34
M
Mach Number
35
METAR
Aviation Routine Weather Report
36
MHZ
Megahertz
37
MIT
Miles In Trail
38
MARSA
Military Assumes Responsibility For Separation Of Aircraft
39
MOCA
Minimum Obstruction Clearance Alt
40
MVA
Minimum Obstruction Clearance ALT
41
MVA
MINUMIM Vectoring Altitude
42
MSL
Mean Sea Level
43
NASA
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
44
NATCA
National Air Traffic Controllers Association
45
NDB
Non Directional Radio Beacon
46
NOTAM
Notice to Airmen
47
NORDO
No Radio
48
NM
Nautical Mile
49
NWS
National Weather Service
50
OJT
On The Job Training
51
OTP
ON TOP
52
PIREP
Pilot Weather Report
53
RADAR
Radio Ranging And Detection
54
RAPCON
Radar Approach Control
55
RNAV
Area Navigation
56
RVR
Runway Visual Range
57
RT
Right Turn
58
RTE
Route
59
SIGMET
Significant Metrological Info
60
SVFR
Special Visual Flight Rules
61
TACAN
Tactical Air Navigation Aid
62
TCAS
Traffic alert and avoidance system
63
TRACAB
Terminal radar approach control in tower CAB
64
TRACON
Terminal Radar Approach Control Facility
65
TWR
Tower
66
UHF
Ultra High Frequency
67
VFR
Visual Flight Rules
68
VHF
Very High Frequency
69
VA
Visual Approach
70
VOR
VHF Omni-directional radio range
71
VORTAC
VOR and Tacan collocated
72
WILCO
I understand and will comply
73
WX
Weather
74
A
Greenwich Mean Time (Zulu Time)