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Definition
|
Contraction
|
Usage
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FAA
Contract Weather Observing Station
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FCWOS
|
GEN
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FAA
requirements
|
FAAR
|
GEN
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|
facilitation
of international air transport
|
FAL
|
ICAO
|
|
facility
|
FAC
|
GEN
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|
facility
chief
|
FACF
|
GEN
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|
facility
coordination officer
|
FCO
|
GEN
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facsimile
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FAX
|
GEN
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|
fahrenheit
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F
|
GEN
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|
fahrenheit
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FAH
|
NWS
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falling
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FLG
|
NWS
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familiar
or familiarization
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FAM
|
GEN
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|
familiarization
flight
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FFLT
|
GEN
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|
fan marker
|
FM
|
GEN
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|
fan marker
approach
|
FMAP
|
ATC
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fan marker
located with radio beacon
|
FMH
|
GEN
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farther or
further
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FTHR
|
GEN
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|
Fault
Detection and Isolation
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FDI
|
ATC
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|
feathered
|
FTHRD
|
ATC
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|
federal
aid to airports program
|
FAAP
|
GEN
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|
Federal
Aviation Administration
|
FAA
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GEN
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|
Federal
Aviation Regulations
|
FAR
|
GEN
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|
Federal
Communications Commission
|
FCC
|
GEN
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|
Federal
Telecommunications System
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FTS
|
GEN
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|
feet
|
FT
|
GEN
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|
feet per
minute
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FPM
|
GEN
|
|
field
|
FLD
|
ICAO
|
|
field
condition report
|
FCRP
|
ATC
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|
figure
|
FIG
|
GEN
|
|
filament
|
FIL
|
GEN
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|
filed but
impracticable to transmit
|
FIBI
|
NWS
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|
filed
flight plan
|
FPL
|
ICAO
|
|
filed
flight plan in the air
|
AFIL
|
GEN
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|
filed IFR
flight plan
|
FIFP
|
ATC
|
|
filed VFR
flight plan
|
FVFP
|
ATC
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|
filing
time
|
FT
|
GEN
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|
filling
|
FILG
|
NWS
|
|
final
approach
|
FA
|
ATC
|
|
final
approach
|
FNA
|
ICAO
|
|
final
approach fix
|
FAF
|
GEN
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|
final
approach point
|
FAP
|
ICAO
|
|
fire
warning
|
FWRNG
|
GEN
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|
firing
|
FIRG
|
GEN
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|
firing
|
FRNG
|
ICAO
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|
first
available
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FIRAV
|
GEN
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|
fixed
federal monitoring network
|
FFMN
|
GEN
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|
fixed
pulse radar navigation aid
|
FPN
|
GEN
|
|
fixed wing
special IFR
|
FW/SIFR
|
GEN
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|
fixed wing
special VFR
|
FW/SVFR
|
GEN
|
|
fixedbase
operator
|
FBO
|
GEN
|
|
fixradialdistance
|
FRD
|
ATC
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|
flares
|
FLR
|
ICAO
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|
flash
advisory
|
FL
|
NWS
|
|
flashing
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FLG
|
ICAO
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|
Fleet Area
Controlled and Surveillance Facility
|
FACSFAC
|
ATC
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|
Fleet
Weather Central
|
FWC
|
NWS
|
|
flight
|
FLT
|
GEN
|
|
flight
check
|
FLTCK
|
GEN
|
|
flight
data
|
FDAT
|
GEN
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|
Flight
Data Center
|
FDC
|
GEN
|
|
flight
data entry and printout
|
FDEP
|
ATC
|
|
flight
data input/output
|
FDIO
|
ATC
|
|
flight
data input/output repeater
|
FDIOR
|
ATC
|
|
flight
data position
|
FLIDAP
|
GEN
|
|
Flight
data processing system
|
FDPS
|
ICAO
|
|
flight
engineer
|
FE
|
GEN
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|
flight
information (permanent)
|
FI/P
|
GEN
|
|
flight
information (temporary)
|
FI/T
|
GEN
|
|
Flight
Information Center
|
FIC
|
GEN
|
|
flight
information publication
|
FLIP
|
GEN
|
|
Flight
Information Region
|
FIR
|
GEN
|
|
Flight
Information Region Boundary
|
FIRB
|
GEN
|
|
flight
information service
|
FIS
|
GEN
|
|
flight
inspection
|
F
|
GEN
|
|
Flight
Inspection District Office
|
FIDO
|
GEN
|
|
Flight
Inspection Field Office
|
FIFO
|
GEN
|
|
Flight
Inspection Field Office High Altitude
|
FIFOH
|
GEN
|
|
flight
inspection group
|
FIG
|
GEN
|
|
flight
level
|
FL
|
GEN
|
|
Flight
management system
|
FMS
|
ICAO
|
|
flight
orders
|
FLTO
|
GEN
|
|
flight
path deviation indicator
|
FPDI
|
GEN
|
|
flight
plan
|
FP
|
GEN
|
|
flight
plan
|
PLN
|
ICAO
|
|
flight
plan area
|
FPA
|
ATC
|
|
flight
plan not received
|
FPNO
|
GEN
|
|
flight
plan route
|
FPR
|
GEN
|
|
flight
progress board
|
FPB
|
ATC
|
|
flight
schedule monitor
|
FSM
|
ATC
|
|
Flight
Service Station
|
FSS
|
GEN
|
|
Flight
Standards District Office
|
FSDO
|
GEN
|
|
Flight
Standards National Field Office
|
FSNFO
|
GEN
|
|
flight
strip printer
|
FSP
|
GEN
|
|
flight
watch area
|
FWA
|
GEN
|
|
flight
watch control station
|
FWCS
|
GEN
|
|
flight
watch outlet
|
FLTWO
|
GEN
|
|
flight
watch point
|
FWP
|
GEN
|
|
flight
watch specialist
|
FWS
|
GEN
|
|
flight
watch unit
|
FWU
|
GEN
|
|
flood
stage
|
FLDST
|
NWS
|
|
flood
warning issued
|
FLWIS
|
NWS
|
|
florescan
instrument landing system
|
FILS
|
GEN
|
|
flow
control time of arrival
|
FCTA
|
ATC
|
|
flow
management unit
|
FMU
|
ICAO
|
|
fluctuating
|
FLUC
|
ICAO
|
|
fluctuation
|
FLCTN
|
GEN
|
|
fluorescent
runway lighting (floodlight system)
|
FLORL
|
GEN
|
|
flurry
|
FLRY
|
NWS
|
|
fly runway
heading
|
FRH
|
ATC
|
|
fog
|
FG
|
METAR
|
|
fog
dispersal operations
|
DENEB
|
ICAO
|
|
fog in
vicinity
|
VCFG
|
METAR
|
|
fog
partial
|
PRFG
|
METAR
|
|
fog
patches
|
BCFG
|
NWS
|
|
follow
|
FLW
|
GEN
|
|
following
amendment authorized effective
|
FAMAE
|
GEN
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|
following
transmitted as received (message handling)
|
FTAR
|
GEN
|
|
foot
|
FT
|
GEN
|
|
for an
approach to
|
FAA
|
ATC
|
|
for
further clearance
|
FFC
|
ATC
|
|
for
possible reclearance
|
FPRC
|
ATC
|
|
for your
information
|
FYI
|
GEN
|
|
forecast
upper wind and temperature for aviation
|
WINTEM
|
ICAO
|
|
forecast
|
FCST
|
GEN
|
|
forecast
upper wind and temperature at specified points
|
ARMET
|
GEN
|
|
forecast
wind factor
|
FRWF
|
NWS
|
|
forenoon
|
FORNN
|
NWS
|
|
form
|
FRM
|
GEN
|
|
format
|
FMT
|
GEN
|
|
formation
|
FRMN
|
GEN
|
|
forming
|
FRMG
|
NWS
|
|
forward
|
FWD
|
GEN
|
|
forward
collect
|
FWDC
|
GEN
|
|
forward
visibility (miles)
|
FV
|
ATC
|
|
forward
visibility more than (miles)
|
MFV
|
ATC
|
|
freeze
|
FRZ
|
NWS
|
|
freezing
drizzle
|
FZDZ
|
METAR
|
|
freezing
fog
|
FZFG
|
METAR
|
|
freezing
level
|
FRZLVL
|
NWS
|
|
freezing
rain
|
FZRA
|
METAR
|
|
freezing
rain information not available (weather reports only)
|
ZRNO
|
NWS
|
|
freezing
rain sensor not available
|
FZRANO
|
METAR
|
|
frequency
|
FREQ
|
GEN
|
|
frequency
change approved
|
FCA
|
ATC
|
|
frequency
division data link
|
FDDL
|
GEN
|
|
frequency
management officer
|
FMO
|
GEN
|
|
frequent
|
FQT
|
GEN
|
|
frequent
|
FRQ
|
ICAO
|
|
from
|
FM
|
GEN
|
|
From (used
to precede the call sign of the calling station)
|
DE
|
ICAO
|
|
from
present position
|
FPP
|
ATC
|
|
front
|
FNT
|
NWS
|
|
frontal
passage
|
FROPA
|
NWS
|
|
frontal
surface
|
FROSFC
|
NWS
|
|
frontogenesis
|
FNTGNS
|
NWS
|
|
frontolysis
|
FNTLYS
|
NWS
|
|
frost
|
FRST
|
NWS
|
|
frozen
|
FRZN
|
NWS
|
|
FSS
assumes control of tower frequencies and lights
|
FATFL
|
GEN
|
|
FSS
assumes flightplan area and Service B
|
FAFAB
|
GEN
|
|
FSS
guarding Service B
|
FGSB
|
GEN
|
|
FSS
returns control of tower frequencies and lights
|
FRTFL
|
GEN
|
|
FSS
returns flightplan area and Service B
|
FRFAB
|
GEN
|
|
FSS
returns Service B
|
FRSB
|
GEN
|
|
fuel
advisory
|
FA
|
ATC
|
|
fuel
advisory departure
|
FAD
|
GEN
|
|
fuel on
board
|
FOB
|
GEN
|
|
fuel
remaining
|
FR
|
GEN
|
|
fuel
supply exhausted
|
FEXHA
|
ATC
|
|
fuel
supply unknown
|
FENKN
|
ATC
|
|
fuel
supply until
|
FENTL
|
ATC
|
|
full
performance level
|
FPL
|
ATC
|
|
full route
clearance
|
FRC
|
GEN
|
|
full stop
landing
|
FSL
|
ATC
|
|
function
|
FNCTN
|
GEN
|
|
funnel
cloud
|
FC
|
METAR
|
|
furnish
|
FURN
|
GEN
|
|
further
particulars when available
|
FPWA
|
ATC
|