Noise Abatement Acronyms

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | L | M | N | R | S | T | U | V

A

AAIA Airport and Airway Improvement Act
AGL Above Ground Level (altitude)
AIP Airport Improvement Plan
ALP Airport Layout Plan
ALS Approach Lighting System
ANAC Airport Noise Abatement Advisory Committee
APE Area of Potential Effect
ARTCC Air Route Traffic Control Center
ARTS Automated Radar Terminal System (radar tracks)
ASR Airport Surveillance Radar
ATC Air Traffic Control
ATSCC Air Traffic Control Systems Command Center
ATCT Air Traffic Control Tower

B

BDL Bradley International Airport

C

CD-ROM Compact Disk – Read Only Memory (laser-encoded disk)
CFR Code of Federal Regulations
CPA Closest Point of Approach

D

dB See Decibel (in Glossary), a unit of sound level, noise level or noise exposure level
DNL Day-Night Average Sound Level
DOT Department of Transportation

E

EA Environmental Assessment
EIS Environmental Impact Statement
EPA Environmental Protection Agency

F

FAA Federal Aviation Administration of the US Department of Transportation
FAR Federal Aviation Regulation
FEIS Final Environmental Impact Statement
FICON Federal Interagency Committee on Noise
FMS Flight Management System

G

GA General Aviation

H

HUD Department of Housing and Urban Development

I

IFR Instrument Flight Rules
ILS Instrument Landing System
INM Integrated Noise Model
INS Inertial Navigation System

L

LAMax Maximum A-weighted Noise Level (noise metric for a single event)
LAPC Local Area of Particular Concern
LTO Landing/Takeoff Cycle

M

MSL Mean Sea Level (altitude)
MTW Maximum Take-off Weight

N

NADP Noise Abatement Departure Profile (AV-91-53A)
NAVAIDs Navigational Aids
NCP Noise Compatibility Program
NDB Non-Directional Beacon
NEM Noise Exposure Map
NEPA National Environmental Policy Act
NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NPD Noise-power-distance (curve or table)

R

RAPCON Radar Approach Control
ROA Record of Approval
RPZ Runway Protection Zone
RSA Runway Safety Area

S

SEL Sound Exposure Level (noise metric for a single event)
STARS Standard Automation Replacement System

T

TACAN Tactical Air Navigation
TCA Terminal Control Area
TERPS Terminal Instrument Procedures
TM Traffic Management
TRACON Terminal Radar Approach Control
TVOR Terminal Very High Frequency Omni-Directional Range

U

US United States
USDOT US Department of Transportation
USEPA US Environmental Protection Agency
USGS US Geological Survey

v

VFR Visual Flight Rules
VORTAC Very High Frequency Omnidirectional Range with Tactical Air Navigation
VOR Very High Frequency Omnidirectional Radio Range Station