The list of civil aviation acronyms and abbreviations.

All civil aviation related acronyms and abbreviations.

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FAA:
Federal Aviation Administration(Transportation planning)
14
ATC:
Air Traffic Control(Air Transport, Air transport industry, Civil aviation)
9
ILS:
Instrument Landing System(Air transport industry, Air Transport)
8
PIN:
Personal Identification Number(Us taxes, Computer technology)
7
OEM:
Original Equipment Manufacturer(Ebay, Online auction, CORPORATE)
7
IFR:
Instrument Flight Rules(Canadian aviation, Civil aviation, Flight)
6
ETA:
Estimated Time of Arrival(Civil aviation, Firefighting, Internet jargon)
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SOP:
Standard Operating Procedure(Canadian aviation, Hurricane management)
4
VFR:
Visual Flight Rules(Civil aviation, Aviation, Army)
3
SOPs:
Standard Operating Procedures(Civil aviation, Aviation, Army)
2
FOD:
Foreign Object Damage(Us navy, United States Navy, Civil aviation)
0
A/C:
Aircraft(World War II, Civil aviation, Royal military)
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BU:
Broken Up(Civil aviation, Royal military, Armed Forces)
0
PAX:
Passengers(Civil aviation, Hospitality, Tourism)
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T/O:
Take Off(Civil aviation, Royal military, Armed Forces)
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