Appendix B: Acronyms
AIR—Aircraft Certification Service
AIRMET—Airman’s Meteorological Information
ALT ACQ—Altitude Acquire
ALT Hold—Altitude Hold
ANP—Actual Navigation Performance
AOC—Aircraft Operational Communications
APT WP—Airport Waypoint
APV—Approach with Vertical Guidance
ARINC—Aeronautical Radio Incorporated
A-RNAV—Advanced Area Navigation
ARTCC—Air Route Traffic Control Center
ARTS—Automated Radar Terminal System
ASDA—Accelerate-Stop Distance Available
ASDE-X—Airport Surface Detection Equipment-Model X
A-SMGCS—Advanced Surface Movement Guidance and Control System
ASOS—Automated Surface Observing System
ASR—Airport Surveillance Radar
ASRS—Aviation Safety Reporting System
ATA—Air Transport Association
ATC—Air Traffic Control