Aviation-Ops: Aviation abbreviations and acronyms

Aviation abbreviations and acronyms

The following list of 'abbreviations and acronyms' are commonly used in aviation and may be found throughout aviation legislation, operational manuals, in the AIP, in NOTAMs.

The abbreviations and acronyms have been sourced from various areas, such as ICAO, AIP, the AIS and IATA.

This is the most common abbreviations to use, but not all, of course:-

ABT	About	*AIS*
ABV	Above...	*AIS*
ACFT	Aircraft	*AIS*
A/C	Aircraft
ACK	Acknowledge	*AIS*
ACPT	Accept, accepted	*AIS*
A/D	Aerodrome	*ICAO/AIP*
ADDN	Addition, additional	*AIS*
ADZ	Advise	*AIS*
AFT	After	*AIS*
AGA	Again	*ICAO*
ALTN	Alternate (aerodrome)	*AIS*
A/P	Airplane(US), Aeroplane	*ICAO*
APR	April	*ICAO/AIP*
APRX	Approximate, Approximately	*AIS*
APU	Auxiliary power unit	*ICAO*
ARR	Arrive, Arrival	*AIS*
ASAP	As Soon as Possible	*AIS*
ATA	Actual Time of Arrival	*AIS*
ATC	Air Traffic Control (in general)	*ICAO/AIP*
ATD	Actual Time of Departure	*AIS*
ATS	Air Traffic Service(s)
ATTN	Attention	*AIS*
AUG	August	*AIS*
AVBL	Available	*AIS*
AWY	Airway	*ICAO/AIP*
BLW	Below	*AIS*
CAA	Civil Aviation Authority
CAT	Category	*AIS*
CFM	Confirm, I confirm	*AIS*
CHTR	Charter	*AIS*
CK	Check	*AIS*
CLR	Clear, Cleared to... Clearance	*AIS*
CNL	Cancel	*AIS*
COR	Correct, Correction	*AIS*
DEP	Depart, Departure Message	*AIS*
DEST	Destination	*AIS*
DIST	Distance	*AIS*
DLA	Delay	*ICAO/AIP*
DLY	Daily	*AIS*
EET	Estimated Elapsed Time	*AIS*
EMERG	Emergency	*AIS*
EQPT	Equipment	*AIS*
ETA	Estimated Time of Arrival	*AIS*
ETD	Estimated Time of Departure	*AIS*
EV	Every	*AIS*
EXC	Except	*AIS*
EXP	Expect, Expected	*AIS*
FAC	Facility, Facilities	*AIS*
FCST	Forecast	*AIS*
FEB	February	*AIS*
FIA	Flight Information Area	*AIS*
FIC	Flight Information Centre	*AIS*
FIO	Flight Information Office	*AIS*
FIR	Flight Information Region	*ICAO/AIP*
FLD	Field	*AIS*
FLT	Flight	*ICAO/WATOG/AIP*
FLTCK	Flight check	*ICAO/AIP*
FLW	Follow(s), Following	*AIS*
FM	From	*AIS*
FPL	Filed Flight Plan Message	*AIS*
FPR	Flight Plan Route	*AIS*
FRI	Friday	*ICAO*
FS	Flight Service (in general)	*AIS*
FST	First	*AIS*
GEN	General	*AIS*
GND	Ground	*AIS*
HEL	Helicopter	*AIS*
HOSP	Hospital Aircraft	*AIS*
HR	Hours	*AIS*
IATA	International Air Transport Association
ICAO	International Civil Aviation Organization	*ICAO*
IMG	Immigration	*AIS*
IMT	Immediate, Immediately	*AIS*
INFO	Information	*AIS*
INP	If not possible	*ICAO*
INPR	In progress	*ICAO*
INTL	International	*AIS*
IR	Ice on runway	*ICAO*
JAN	January	*AIS*
JUL	July	*AIS*
JUN	June	*AIS*
KG (kg)	Kilograms	*AIS*
KM (km)	Kilometers	*AIS*
LTD	Limited	*AIS*
LVE	Leave, Leaving	*AIS*
LVL	Level	*AIS*
MAINT	Maintenance	*AIS*
MAR	March	*AIS*
MAX	Maximum	*AIS*
MIL	Military	*AIS*
MIN	Minutes	*AIS*
MISC	Miscellaneous	*AIS*
MNM	Minimum	*AIS*
MNT	Monitor, Monitoring	*AIS*
MNTN	Maintain, Maintained, Maintaining	*AIS*
MON	Monday	*AIS*
MOV	Move, Moved, Moving, Movement	*AIS*
NEG	Negative	*AIS*
NGT	Night	*AIS*
NIL	None	*AIS*
NML	Normal	*AIS*
NOTAM	Notice To Airmen	*AIP*
NTL	National	*AIS*
NXT	Next	*AIS*
PAX	Passengers	*AIS*
PLN	Flight Plan	*AIS*
PPR	Prior Permission Required	*AIS*
PRKG	Parking	*AIS*
PROC	Procedure	*AIS*
PVT	Private	*AIS*
REC	Receive, Receiver, Received	*AIS*
REF	Reference to... Refer to...	*AIS*
REG	Registration	*AIS*
REQ	Request, Requested	*AIS*
RFC	Request for change
RMK	Remark(s)	*AIS*
RQ	Require(d)	*AIS*
RQMNTS	Requirements	*AIS*
RTE	Route	*AIS*
RTN	Return, Returned, Returning	*AIS*
RWY	Runway	*AIS*
SDBY	Standby	*AIS*
SEP	September	*AIS*
SER	Service, Servicing, Served	*AIS*
SKED	Schedule, Scheduled	*AIS*
SLW	Slow, Slowly	*AIS*
STN	Station	*AIS*
SUBJ	Subject to	*AIS*
SUN	Sunday	*AIS*
SWY	Stopway	*AIS*
TAF	Aerodrome Forecast	*AIS*
TAX	Taxiing, Taxi	*AIS*
TBA	To be advised	*AIS*
TFC	Traffic	*AIS*
THRU	Through	*AIS*
THU	Thursday	*AIS*
TIL	Until	*AIS*
TKOF	Take-off	*AIS*
TUE	Tuesday	*AIS*
TWR	Aerodrome Control Tower	*AIS*
TWY	Taxiway	*AIS*
TYP	Type of Aircraft	*AIS*
UNA	Unable	*AIS*
UNICOM	Universal Communications
UNLC	Unlicensed	*AIS*
UNL	Unlimited	*AIS*
UTC	Coordinated Universal Time	*AIS*
VIA	By way of...	*AIS*
VIP	Very Important Person	*AIS*
WED	Wednesday	*AIS*
WO	Without	*AIS*
WRNG	Warning	*AIS*
WX	Weather	*AIS*
YR	Your/s	*AIS*
Z	Coordinated Universal Time (Zulu Time)	*AIS*