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GeneralGeneral From Latin brevis, meaning short Shortened form of a word or phrase Usually, but not always, it consists of a letter or group of letters taken from the word or phrase abbreviation abbr. For example, the word abbreviation can itself be represented by the abbreviation abbr.

Aeronautical abbreviations In aviation, there are hundreds of abbreviations List of them can be found in Regulation L 8400 and AIP Their use is very common and occur in, e.g.: Flight plan NOTAM Code ATC messages Plain language meteorological messages Aeronautical charts etc. Their knowledge is necessary!!!

ExamplesExamples ATC ATCo MACC APP PAR TWR GCI FIR CTA TMA CTR IFR VFR IMC VMC ARR DEP SID STAR TRA TSA ARO… AD ARP RWY THR APN TWY CWY TORA TODA ASDA… AD R-N EQUIPMENT METEO ILS DME VOR PAR PAPI NDB PSR SSR ALS… WX CLD CAVOK QNH QFE FEW SCT BKN OVC RA SN DR FG MIFG BCFG BASE…