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AIM
Abbreviation/
Acronym
Meaning
LGA . . . . . . . LaGuardia Airport
LIRL . . . . . . . Low Intensity Runway Lights
LLWAS . . . . . Low Level Wind Shear Alert System
LLWAS NE . Low Level Wind Shear Alert System
Network Expansion
LLWAS
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RS . Low Level Wind Shear Alert System
Relocation/Sustainment
LNAV . . . . . . Lateral Navigation
LOC . . . . . . . Localizer
LOP . . . . . . . Line
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of
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position
LORAN . . . . Long Range Navigation System
LP . . . . . . . . . Localizer Performance
LPV . . . . . . . Localizer Performance with Vertical
Guidance
LUAW . . . . . Line Up and Wait
LZ . . . . . . . . . Landing Zone
MAHWP . . . Missed Approach Holding Waypoint
MAP . . . . . . . Missed Approach Point
MAWP . . . . . Missed Approach Waypoint
MDA . . . . . . Minimum Descent Altitude
MEA . . . . . . . Minimum En Route Altitude
MEARTS . . . Micro En Route Automated Radar
Tracking System
METAR . . . . Aviation Routine Weather Report
MGOW . . . . Maximum Gross Operating Weight
MHz . . . . . . . Megahertz
MIRL . . . . . . Medium Intensity Runway Lights
MM . . . . . . . Middle Marker
MOA . . . . . . Military Operations Area
MOCA . . . . . Minimum Obstruction Clearance Altitude
MRA . . . . . . Minimum Reception Altitude
MRB . . . . . . . Magnetic Reference Bearing
MSA . . . . . . . Minimum Safe Altitude
MSAW . . . . . Minimum Safe Altitude Warning
MSL . . . . . . . Mean Sea Level
MTI . . . . . . . Moving Target Indicator
MTOS . . . . . . Mountain Obscuration
MTR . . . . . . . Military Training Route
MVA . . . . . . . Minimum Vectoring Altitude
MWA . . . . . . Mountain Wave Activity
MWO . . . . . . Meteorological Watch Office
NAS . . . . . . . National Airspace System
NASA . . . . . . National Aeronautics and Space
Administration
NAVAID . . . . Navigational Aid
NAVCEN . . . Coast Guard Navigation Center
NCWF . . . . . National Convective Weather Forecast
Abbreviation/
Acronym
Meaning
NDB . . . . . . . Nondirectional Radio Beacon
NEXRAD . . . Next Generation Weather Radar
NGA . . . . . . . National Geospatial
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Intelligence Agency
NM . . . . . . . . Nautical Mile
NMAC . . . . . Near Midair Collision
NOAA . . . . . National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
NOPAC . . . . North Pacific
NoPT . . . . . . No Procedure Turn Required
NPA . . . . . . . Nonprecision Approach
NRS . . . . . . . Navigation Reference System
NSA . . . . . . . National Security Area
NSW . . . . . . . No Significant Weather
NTSB . . . . . . National Transportation Safety Board
NTZ . . . . . . . No Transgression Zone
NWS . . . . . . . National Weather Service
OAT . . . . . . . Outside Air Temperature
OBS . . . . . . . Omni
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bearing Selector
ODP . . . . . . . Obstacle Departure Procedure
OIS . . . . . . . . Operational Information System
OIS . . . . . . . . Obstacle Identification Surface
OM . . . . . . . . Outer Marker
OOP . . . . . . . Operations Over People
ORD . . . . . . . Chicago O’Hare International Airport
P/CG . . . . . . . Pilot/Controller Glossary
PA . . . . . . . . . Precision Approach
PAO . . . . . . . Public Aircraft Operation
PAPI . . . . . . . Precision Approach Path Indicator
PAR . . . . . . . Precision Approach Radar
PAR . . . . . . . Preferred Arrival Route
PC . . . . . . . . . Personal Computer
PDC . . . . . . . Pre
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departure Clearance
PFD . . . . . . . Personal Flotation Device
PIC . . . . . . . . Pilot
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in
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Command
PinS . . . . . . . Point
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in
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Space
PIREP . . . . . . Pilot Weather Report
POB . . . . . . . Persons on Board
POFZ . . . . . . Precision Obstacle Free Zone
POI . . . . . . . . Principal Operations Inspector
PPS . . . . . . . . Precise Positioning Service
PRM . . . . . . . Precision Runway Monitor
PT . . . . . . . . . Procedure Turn
QICP . . . . . . Qualified Internet Communications
Provider
Abbreviations/Acronyms
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