A-5-1. APPROVED NOTAM CONTRACTIONS

CONTRACTIONS

DECODE

SOURCE

ABN

Airport Beacon

ICAO

ABV

Above

ICAO

ACC

Area Control Center (ARTCC)

ICAO

ACCUM

Accumulate

FAA

ACFT

Aircraft

ICAO

ACR

Air Carrier

FAA

ACT

Active

ICAO

ADJ

Adjacent

FAA

ADZD

Advised

ICAO

AFD

Airport Facility Directory

FAA

AGL

Above Ground Level

ICAO

ALS

Approach Lighting System

ICAO

ALT

Altitude

ICAO

ALTM

Altimeter

FAA

ALTN

Alternate

ICAO

ALTNLY

Alternately

FAA

ALSTG

Altimeter Setting

FAA

AMDT

Amendment

ICAO

AMGR

Airport Manager

FAA

AMOS

Automatic Meteorological Observing System

FAA

AP

Airport

ICAO

APCH

Approach

ICAO

AP LGT

Airport Lighting

ICAO

APP

Approach Control

ICAO

ARFF

Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting

FAA

ARR

Arrive, Arrival

ICAO

ASOS

Automatic Surface Observing System

FAA

ASPH

Asphalt

ICAO

ATC

Air Traffic Control

ICAO

ATCCC

Air Traffic Control Command Center

FAA

ATIS

Automatic Terminal Information Service

ICAO

AUTOB

Automatic Weather Reporting System

FAA

AUTH

Authority

ICAO

AVBL

Available

ICAO

AWOS

Automatic Weather Observing/Reporting System

FAA

AWY

Airway

ICAO

AZM

Azimuth

ICAO

BA FAIR

Braking action fair

ICAO

BA NIL

Braking action nil

ICAO

BA POOR

Braking action poor

ICAO

BC

Back Course

FAA

BCN

Beacon

ICAO

BERM

Snowbank(s) Containing Earth/Gravel

FAA

BLW

Below

ICAO

BND

Bound

FAA

BRG

Bearing

ICAO

BYD

Beyond

FAA

CAAS

Class A Airspace

FAA

CAT

Category

ICAO

CBAS

Class B Airspace

FAA

CBSA

Class B Surface Area

FAA

CCAS

Class C Airspace

FAA

CCLKWS

Counterclockwise

FAA

CCSA

Class C Surface Area

FAA

CD

Clearance Delivery

FAA

CDAS

Class D Airspace

FAA

CDSA

Class D Surface Area

FAA

CEAS

Class E Airspace

FAA

CESA

Class E Surface Area

FAA

CFR

Code of Federal Regulations

FAA

CGAS

Class G Airspace

FAA

CHAN

Channel

FAA

CHG

Change or Modification

ICAO

CIG

Ceiling

FAA

CK

Check

ICAO

CL

Centre Line

ICAO

CLKWS

Clockwise

FAA

CLR

Clearance, Clear(s), Cleared to

ICAO

CLSD

Closed

ICAO

CMB

Climb

ICAO

CMSND

Commissioned

FAA

CNL

Cancel

ICAO

CNTRLN

Centerline

FAA

COM

Communications

ICAO

CONC

Concrete

ICAO

CPD

Coupled

FAA

CRS

Course

FAA

CTC

Contact

ICAO

CTL

Control

ICAO

DALGT

Daylight

FAA

DCMSN

Decommission

FAA

DCMSND

Decommissioned

FAA

DCT

Direct

ICAO

DEGS

Degrees

ICAO

DEP

Depart, Departure

ICAO

DEP PROC

Departure Procedure

FAA

DH

Decision Height

ICAO

DISABLD

Disabled

FAA

DIST

Distance

ICAO

DLA

Delay or Delayed

ICAO

DLT

Delete

FAA

DLY

Daily

FAA

DME

Distance Measuring Equipment

ICAO

DMSTN

Demonstration

FAA

DP

Dewpoint Temperature

ICAO

DRFT

Snowbank/s Caused by Wind Action

FAA

DSPLCD

Displaced

FAA

E

East

ICAO

EB

Eastbound

ICAO

EFAS

En Route Flight Advisory Service

FAA

ELEV

Elevation

ICAO

ENG

Engine

ICAO

ENRT

En Route

ICAO

ENTR

Entire

FAA

EXC

Except

ICAO

FAC

Facility or Facilities

ICAO

FAF

Final Approach Fix

ICAO

FAN MKR

Fan Marker

ICAO

FDC

Flight Data Center

FAA

FI/T

Flight Inspection Temporay

FAA

FI/P

Flight Inspection Permanent

FAA

FM

From

ICAO

FNA

Final Approach

ICAO

FPM

Feet Per Minute

ICAO

FREQ

Frequency

ICAO

FRH

Fly Runway Heading

FAA

FRI

Friday

FAA

FRZN

Frozen

FAA

FSS

Automated/Flight Service Station

ICAO

FT

Foot, Feet

ICAO

GC

Ground Control

FAA

GCA

Ground Control Approach

ICAO

GCO Ground Communications Outlet FAA

GOVT

Government

FAA

GP

Glide Path

ICAO

GPS

Global Positioning System

FAA

GRVL

Gravel

ICAO

HAA

Height Above Airport

FAA

HAT

Height Above Touchdown

FAA

HDG

Heading

ICAO

HEL

Helicopter

ICAO

HELI

Heliport

FAA

HIRL

High Intensity Runway Lights

FAA

HIWAS

Hazardous Inflight Weather Advisory Service

FAA

HLDG

Holding

ICAO

HOL

Holiday

ICAO

HP

Holding Pattern

FAA

HR

Hour

ICAO

IAF

Initial Approach Fix

ICAO

IAP

Instrument Approach Procedure

FAA

INBD

Inbound

ICAO

ID

Identification

ICAO

IDENT

Identify, Identifier, Identification

ICAO

IF

Intermediate Fix

ICAO

ILS

Instrument Landing System

ICAO

IM

Inner Marker

ICAO

IMC

Instrument Meteorological Conditions

ICAO

IN

Inch, Inches

ICAO

INDEFLY

Indefinitely

FAA

INFO

Information

ICAO

INOP

Inoperative

ICAO

INSTR

Instrument

FAA

INT

Intersection

ICAO

INTL

International

ICAO

INTST

Intensity

ICAO

IR

Ice On Runway(s)

ICAO

KT

Knots

ICAO

L

Left

ICAO

LAA

Local Airport Advisory

FAA

LAT

Latitude

ICAO

LAWRS

Limited Aviation Weather Reporting Station

FAA

LB

Pound(s)

FAA

LC

Local Control

FAA

LOC

Local, Locally, Location

ICAO

LCTD

Located

FAA

LDA

Localizer Type Directional Aid

FAA

LGT

Light or Lighting

ICAO

LGTD

Lighted

FAA

LIRL

Low Intensity Runway Lights

FAA

LLWAS

Low Level Wind Shear Alert System

FAA

LM

Compass Locator at ILS Middle Marker

ICAO

LDG

Landing

ICAO

LLZ

Localizer

ICAO

LO

Compass Locator at ILS Outer Marker

ICAO

LONG

Longitude

ICAO

LRN

Long Range Navigation

FAA

LSR

Loose Snow on Runway(s)

FAA

LT

Left Turn

FAA

MAG

Magnetic

ICAO

MAINT

Maintain, Maintenance

ICAO

MALS

Medium Intensity Approach Light System

FAA

MALSF

Medium Intensity Approach Light System with Sequenced Flashers

FAA

MALSR

Medium Intensity Approach Light System with Runway Alignment Indicator Lights

FAA

MAPT

Missed Approach Point

ICAO

MCA

Minimum Crossing Altitude

ICAO

MDA

Minimum Descent Altitude

ICAO

MEA

Minimum En Route Altitude

ICAO

MED

Medium

FAA

MIN

Minute(s)

ICAO

MIRL

Medium Intensity Runway Lights

FAA

MKR

Marker

FAA

MLS

Microwave Landing System

ICAO

MM

Middle Marker

ICAO

MNM

Minimum

ICAO

MNT

Monitor, Monitoring, or Monitored

ICAO

MOC

Minimum Obstruction Clearance

ICAO

MON

Monday

FAA

MRA

Minimum Reception Altitude

ICAO

MSA

Minimum Safe Altitude, Minimum Sector Altitude

ICAO

MSAW

Minimum Safe Altitude Warning

FAA

MSG

Message

FAA

MSL

Mean Sea Level

ICAO

MU

Mu Meters

FAA

MUD

Mud

FAA

MUNI

Municipal

FAA

N

North

ICAO

NA

Not Authorized

FAA

NAV

Navigation

ICAO

NB

Northbound

ICAO

NDB

Nondirectional Radio Beacon

ICAO

NE

Northeast

ICAO

NGT

Night

ICAO

NM

Nautical Mile(s)

ICAO

NMR

Nautical Mile Radius

FAA

NONSTD

Nonstandard

FAA

NOPT

No Procedure Turn Required

FAA

NR

Number

ICAO

NTAP

Notice to Airmen Publication

FAA

NW

Northwest

ICAO

OBSC

Obscured, Obscure, or Obscuring

ICAO

OBST

Obstruction, Obstacle

ICAO

OM

Outer Marker

ICAO

OPR

Operate, Operator, or Operative

ICAO

OPS

Operation(s)

ICAO

ORIG

Original

FAA

OTS

Out of Service

FAA

OVR

Over

FAA

PAEW

Personnel and Equipment Working

FAA

PAX

Passenger(s)

ICAO

PAPI

Precision Approach Path Indicator

ICAO

PAR

Precision Approach Radar

ICAO

PARL

Parallel

ICAO

PAT

Pattern

FAA

PCL

Pilot Controlled Lighting

FAA

PERM

Permanent

ICAO

PJE

Parachute Jumping Exercise

ICAO

PLA

Practice Low Approach

ICAO

PLW

Plow, Plowed

FAA

PN

Prior Notice Required

ICAO

PPR

Prior Permission Required

ICAO

PRN

Psuedo Random Noise

FAA

PROC

Procedure

ICAO

PROP

Propeller

FAA

PSR

Packed Snow on Runway(s)

FAA

PTCHY

Patchy

FAA

PTN

Procedure Turn

ICAO

PVT

Private

FAA

RAIL

Runway Alignment Indicator Lights

FAA

RAMOS

Remote Automatic Meteorological Observing System

FAA

RCAG

Remote Communication Air/Ground Facility

FAA

RCL

Runway Center Line

ICAO

RCLL

Runway Center Line Lights

ICAO

RCO

Remote Communication Outlet

FAA

REC

Receive or Receiver

ICAO

REIL

Runway End Identifier Lights

FAA

RELCTD

Relocated

FAA

REP

Report

ICAO

RLLS

Runway Lead-In Light System

ICAO

RMNDR

Remainder

FAA

RMK

Remark(s)

ICAO

RNAV

Area Navigation

ICAO

RPLC

Replace

ICAO

RQRD

Required

FAA

RRL

Runway Remaining Lights

FAA

RSR

En Route Surveillance Radar

ICAO

RSVN

Reservation

FAA

RT

Right Turn

FAA

RTE

Route

ICAO

RTR

Remote Transmitter/Receiver

FAA

RTS

Return to Service

ICAO

RUF

Rough

FAA

RVR

Runway Visual Range

ICAO

RVRM

Runway Visual Range Midpoint

FAA

RVRR

Runway Visual Range Rollout

FAA

RVRT

Runway Visual Range Touchdown

FAA

RWY

Runway

ICAO

S

South

ICAO

SA

Sand, Sanded

ICAO

SAT

Saturday

FAA

SAWRS

Supplementary Aviation Weather Reporting Station

FAA

SB

Southbound

ICAO

SDF

Simplified Directional Facility

FAA

SE

Southeast

ICAO

SFL

Sequence Flashing Lights

FAA

SIMUL

Simultaneous or Simultaneously

ICAO

SIR

Packed or Compacted Snow and Ice on Runway(s)

FAA

SKED

Scheduled or Schedule

ICAO

SLR

Slush on Runway(s)

FAA

SN

Snow

ICAO

SNBNK

Snowbank/s Caused by Plowing (Windrow(s))

FAA

SNGL

Single

FAA

SPD

Speed

FAA

SSALF

Simplified Short Approach Lighting with Sequence Flashers

FAA

SSALR

Simplified Short Approach Lighting with Runway Alignment Indicator Lights

FAA

SSALS

Simplified Short Approach Lighting System

FAA

SSR

Secondary Surveillance Radar

ICAO

STA

Straight-In Approach

ICAO

STAR

Standard Terminal Arrival

ICAO

SUN

Sunday

FAA

SVC

Service

ICAO

SVN

Satellite Vehicle Number

FAA

SW

Southwest

ICAO

SWEPT

Swept or Broom(ed)

FAA

T

Temperature

ICAO

TACAN

Tactical Air Navigational Aid (Azimuth and DME)

ICAO

TAR

Terminal Area Surveillance Radar

ICAO

TDWR

Terminal Doppler Weather Radar

FAA

TDZ

Touchdown Zone

ICAO

TDZ LGT

Touchdown Zone Lights

ICAO

TEMPO

Temporary or Temporarily

ICAO

TFC

Traffic

ICAO

TFR

Temporary Flight Restriction

FAA

TGL

Touch-and-Go Landings

ICAO

THN

Thin

FAA

THR

Threshold

ICAO

THRU

Through

ICAO

THU

Thursday

FAA

TIL

Until

ICAO

TKOF

Takeoff

ICAO

TM

Traffic Management

FAA

TMPA

Traffic Management Program Alert

FAA

TRML

Terminal

FAA

TRNG

Training

FAA

TRSN

Transition

FAA

TSNT

Transient

FAA

TUE

Tuesday

FAA

TWR

Airport Control Tower

ICAO

TWY

Taxiway

ICAO

UAV

Unmanned Air Vehicles

FAA

UFN

Until Further Notice

FAA

UNAVBL

Unavailable

FAA

UNLGTD

Unlighted

FAA

UNMKD

Unmarked

FAA

UNMNT

Unmonitored

FAA

UNREL

Unreliable

ICAO

UNUSBL

Unusable

FAA

VASI

Visual Approach Slope Indicator System

ICAO

VDP

Visual Descent Point

FAA

VIA

By Way Of

FAA

VICE

Instead/Versus

FAA

VIS

Visibility

FAA

VMC

Visual Meteorological Conditions

ICAO

VOL

Volume

FAA

VOR

VHF Omni-Directional Radio Range

ICAO

VORTAC

VOR and TACAN (Collocated)

ICAO

W

West

ICAO

WB

Westbound

ICAO

WED

Wednesday

FAA

WEF

With Effect From or Effective From

ICAO

WI

Within

ICAO

WIE

With Immediate Effect or Effective Immediately

ICAO

WKDAYS

Monday through Friday

FAA

WKEND

Saturday and Sunday

FAA

WND

Wind

FAA

WPT

Waypoint

ICAO

WSR

Wet Snow on Runway(s)

FAA

WTR

Water on Runway(s)

FAA

WX

Weather

ICAO