FT Feet

TBL 5-1-2

Contractions Commonly Found in NOTAMs
ABN
ABV
ACFT .
ACT
ADJ
AGL
ALS
ALT
ALTN/ALTNLY .
AMDT
APCH .
ARFF .
ASDA .
ASOS .
ASPH .
ATC
ATIS

Aerodrome Beacon
Above
Aircraft
Active
Adjacent
Above Ground Level
Approach Light System
Altitude
Alternate/Alternately
Amendment
Approach
Aircraft Rescue & Fire Fighting
Accelerate Stop Distance Available
Automated Surface Observing System
Asphalt
Air Traffic Control
Automated Terminal Information
Service
AVBL . Available
AWOS Automatic Weather Observing System
AZM Azimuth

BTN Between

CAT
CH .
CL .
CLSD .
COM .
CONC
CONT .
CTL

Category
Channel
Centerline
Closed
Communication
Concrete
Continue/Continuously
Control

DCT
DEP
DH .
DLA/DLAD
DME
DWPNT .

Direct
Depart/Departure
Decision Height
Delay/Delayed
Distance Measuring Equipment
Dew Point Temperature

E .............
EB .
ELEV .
ENG
EST
EXC

East
Eastbound
Elevate/Elevation
Engine
Estimated
Except

FAC
FAF .
FDC
FICON
FREQ .
FSS .

Facility
Final Approach Fix
Flight Data Center
Field Condition
Frequency
Flight Service Station

5-1-6

GCA
GP .
GPS
GRVL .

Ground Controlled Approach
Glide Path
Global Positioning System
Gravel

HEL Helicopter
HIRL . High Intensity Runway Lights
HR . Hour

ID
IFR .
ILS .
IM
IN
INOP .
INST
INT .
INTST

Identify/Identifier
Instrument Flight Rules
Instrument Landing System
Inner Marker
Inch/Inches
Inoperative
Instrument
Intersection
Intensity

L .............
LB .
LDA
LDG
LGT/LGTD
LIRL
LNDG
LOC

Left
Pound/Pounds
Landing Distance Available
Landing
Light/Lighted
Low Intensity Runway Edge Lights
Landing
Localizer

MALS Medium Intensity Approach Lighting
System
MALSF . Medium Intensity Approach Lighting
System with Sequenced Flashers
MALSR . Medium Intensity Approach Lighting
System with Runway Alignment
Indicator Lights
MCA . Minimum Crossing Altitude
MDA . Minimum Descent Altitude
MEA Minimum En Route Altitude
MIRL . Medium Intensity Runway Edge Lights
MKR . Marker
MM Middle Marker
MNM . Minimum
MOA . Military Operations Area
MOCA Minimum Obstruction Clearance
Altitude
MSG Message
MSL Mean Sea Level
MU . Designate a Friction Value Representing
Runway Surface Conditions

N.............
NDB
NE .
NM .
NTAP .

North
Nondirectional Radio Beacon
Northeast
Nautical Mile/s
Notice To Airmen Publication

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