4/20/23
AIM
Keyword
Definition
IAP
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Example
Instrument Approach Procedure
!FDC 2/9997 DAL IAP DALLAS LOVE FIELD, DALLAS, TX. ILS OR LOC RWY 31R, AMDT 5... CHART
NOTE: SIMULTANEOUS APPROACH AUTHORIZED WITH RWY 31L. MISSED APPROACH: CLIMB
TO 1000 THEN CLIMBING RIGHT TURN TO 5000 ON HEADING 330 AND CVE R
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046 TO FINGR INT/
CVE 36.4 DME AND HOLD. CHART LOC RWY 31L. THIS IS ILS OR LOC RWY 31R, AMDT 5A. YYM-
MDDHHMM
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PERM
VFP
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Example
Visual Flight Procedures
!FDC X/XXXX JFK VFP JOHN F KENNEDY INTL, NEW YORK, NY. PARKWAY VISUAL RWY 13L/R,
ORIG...WEATHER MINIMUMS 3000 FOOT CEILING AND 3 MILES VISIBILITY. YYMMDDHHMM
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YYMMDDHHMM
ROUTE
. . . . .
Example
Route
!FDC x/xxxx ZFW ROUTE ZFW ZKC. V140 SAYRE (SYO) VORTAC, OK TO TULSA (TUL) VORTAC,
OK MEA 4300. YYMMDDHHMM
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YYMMDDHHMM EST
SPECIAL
. . .
Example
Special
!FDC x/xxxx JNU SPECIAL JUNEAU INTERNATIONAL, JUNEAU, AK. LDA
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2 RWY 8 AMDT 9 PROCE-
DURE TURN NA. YYMMDDHHMM
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YYMMDDHHMM
SECURITY
. .
Example
Security
!FDC x/xxxx FDC ...SPECIAL NOTICE... THIS IS A RESTATEMENT OF A PREVIOUSLY ISSUED ADVI-
SORY NOTICE. IN THE INTEREST OF NATIONAL SECURITY AND TO THE EXTENT PRACTICABLE,
PILOTS ARE STRONGLY ADVISED TO AVOID THE AIRSPACE ABOVE, OR IN PROXIMITY TO SUCH
SITES AS POWER PLANTS (NUCLEAR, HYDRO
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ELECTRIC, OR COAL), DAMS, REFINERIES, IN-
DUSTRIAL COMPLEXES, MILITARY FACILITIES AND OTHER SIMILAR FACILITIES. PILOTS
SHOULD NOT CIRCLE AS TO LOITER IN THE VICINITY OVER THESE TYPES OF FACILITIES.
GPS
Global Positioning System Testing
TESTING
!GPS 01/028 ZAB NAV GPS (YPG_AZ GPS 21
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06)(INCLUDING WAAS, GBAS, AND ADS
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B) MAYNOT
Example
BE AVBL WI A276NM RADIUS CENTERED AT 332347N1142221W
(BLH108023) FL400
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UNL,
232NM RADIUS AT FL250,
164NM RADIUS AT 100000FT
160NM RADIUS AT 4000FT AGL
126NM RADIUS AT 50FT AGL
DLY 1830
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2230
2101281830
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2101292230
PRN (GPS)
Example
Pseudo
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random noise code used to differentiate GPS satellites. This code allows any receiver to identify exactly
which satellite(s) it is receiving.
!GPS GPS NAV PRN 16 U/S 2109231600
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2109242300EST
TBL 5
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1
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2
Contractions Commonly Found in NOTAMs
A
ABN . . . . . . . . . . Aerodrome Beacon
ACFT . . . . . . . . . Aircraft
ACT . . . . . . . . . . Active
ADJ . . . . . . . . . . Adjacent
AGL . . . . . . . . . . Above Ground Level
ALS . . . . . . . . . . Approach Light System
AP . . . . . . . . . . . Airport
APN . . . . . . . . . . Apron
APP . . . . . . . . . . Approach control office
or
approach
control
or
approach control service
ARST . . . . . . . . . Arresting
(specify (part of) aircraft
arresting equipment)
ASDA . . . . . . . . . Accelerate Stop Distance Available
ASPH . . . . . . . . . Asphalt
AUTH . . . . . . . . Authorized
or
authorization
AVBL . . . . . . . . . Available
or
availability
AVGAS . . . . . . . Aviation gasoline
AWOS . . . . . . . . Automatic Weather Observing System
AZM . . . . . . . . . . Azimuth
B
BA . . . . . . . . . . . Braking action
BCN . . . . . . . . . . Beacon
(aeronautical ground light)
BCST . . . . . . . . . Broadcast
BDRY . . . . . . . . . Boundary
BLDG . . . . . . . . . Building
BLW . . . . . . . . . . Below
BTN . . . . . . . . . . Between
C
C . . . . . . . . . . . . . Center
(preceded by runway designator
number to identify a parallel runway)
CD . . . . . . . . . . . Clearance delivery
CIV . . . . . . . . . . . Civil
CL . . . . . . . . . . . Centerline
CLSD . . . . . . . . . Close
or
closed
or
closing
COM . . . . . . . . . Communication
CONC . . . . . . . . Concrete
Preflight
5
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1
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7