TBL 5-1-2
Contractions Commonly Found in NOTAMs
A

ABN . . . . . . . . . . Aerodrome Beacon
ABV . . . . . . . . . . Above
ACFT . . . . . . . . . Aircraft
ACT . . . . . . . . . . Active

ADJ . . . . . . . . . . Adjacent

AGL . . . . . . . . . . Above Ground Level

ALS . . . . . . . . . . Approach Light System

ALT . . . . . . . . . . Altitude
ALTN/ALTNLY . Alternate/Alternately
AMDT . . . . . . . . Amendment
APCH . . . . . . . . . Approach
ARFF . . . . . . . . . Aircraft Rescue & Fire Fighting
ASDA . . . . . . . . . Accelerate Stop Distance Available
ASOS . . . . . . . . . Automated Surface Observing System
ASPH . . . . . . . . . Asphalt
ATC . . . . . . . . . . Air Traffic Control
ATIS . . . . . . . . . . Automated Terminal Information
Service
AVBL . . . . . . . . . Available
AWOS . . . . . . . . Automatic Weather Observing System
AWSS . . . . . . . . . Automated Weather Sensor System
AZM . . . . . . . . . . Azimuth
B
BTN . . . . . . . . . . Between
C
CAT . . . . . . . . . . Category
CH . . . . . . . . . . . Channel
CL . . . . . . . . . . . Centerline
CLSD . . . . . . . . . Closed
COM . . . . . . . . . Communication
CONC . . . . . . . . Concrete
CONT . . . . . . . . . Continue/Continuously
CTL . . . . . . . . . . Control
D

DCT . . . . . . . . . . Direct

DEP . . . . . . . . . . Depart/Departure

DH . . . . . . . . . . . Decision Height

DLA/DLAD . . . . Delay/Delayed

DME . . . . . . . . . . Distance Measuring Equipment

DWPNT . . . . . . . Dew Point Temperature

E
E ............. East
EB . . . . . . . . . . . Eastbound
ELEV . . . . . . . . . Elevate/Elevation
ENG . . . . . . . . . . Engine
EST . . . . . . . . . . Estimated
EXC . . . . . . . . . . Except
F
FAC . . . . . . . . . . Facility
FAF . . . . . . . . . . . Final Approach Fix
FDC . . . . . . . . . . Flight Data Center
FICON . . . . . . . . Field Condition
FREQ . . . . . . . . . Frequency

FSS . . . . . . . . . . . Flight Service Station
FT . . . . . . . . . . . . Feet
G
GCA . . . . . . . . . . Ground Controlled Approach
GP . . . . . . . . . . . Glide Path
GPS . . . . . . . . . . Global Positioning System
GRVL . . . . . . . . . Gravel

H

HEL . . . . . . . . . . Helicopter

HIRL . . . . . . . . . High Intensity Runway Lights

HR . . . . . . . . . . . Hour

I
ID . . . . . . . . . . . . Identify/Identifier
IFR . . . . . . . . . . . Instrument Flight Rules
ILS . . . . . . . . . . . Instrument Landing System
IM . . . . . . . . . . . . Inner Marker
IN . . . . . . . . . . . . Inch/Inches
INOP . . . . . . . . . Inoperative
INST . . . . . . . . . . Instrument
INT . . . . . . . . . . . Intersection
INTST . . . . . . . . Intensity
L
L ............. Left
LB . . . . . . . . . . . Pound/Pounds
LDA . . . . . . . . . . Landing Distance Available
LDG . . . . . . . . . . Landing
LGT/LGTD . . . . Light/Lighted
LIRL . . . . . . . . . . Low Intensity Runway Edge Lights
LNDG . . . . . . . . Landing
LOC . . . . . . . . . . Localizer
M
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
N............. North
NDB . . . . . . . . . . Nondirectional Radio Beacon
NE . . . . . . . . . . . Northeast
NM . . . . . . . . . . . Nautical Mile/s