Keyword
IAP .
Example

VFP
Example

Definition
Instrument Approach Procedure
!FDC 2/9997 DAL IAP DALLAS LOVE FIELD, DALLAS, TX. ILS OR LOC RWY 31R, AMDT 5... CHART
NOTE: SIMULTANEOUS APPROACH AUTHORIZED WITH RWY 31L. MISSED APPROACH: CLIMB
TO 1000 THEN CLIMBING RIGHT TURN TO 5000 ON HEADING 330 AND CVE R-046 TO FINGR INT/
CVE 36.4 DME AND HOLD. CHART LOC RWY 31L. THIS IS ILS OR LOC RWY 31R, AMDT 5A. YYMMDDHHMM-PERM
Visual Flight Procedures
!FDC X/XXXX JFK VFP JOHN F KENNEDY INTL, NEW YORK, NY. PARKWAY VISUAL RWY 13L/R,
ORIG...WEATHER MINIMUMS 3000 FOOT CEILING AND 3 MILES VISIBILITY. YYMMDDHHMM-
YYMMDDHHMM

ROUTE .
Example

Route
!FDC x/xxxx ZFW ROUTE ZFW ZKC. V140 SAYRE (SYO) VORTAC, OK TO TULSA (TUL) VORTAC,
OK MEA 4300. YYMMDDHHMM-YYMMDDHHMM EST

SPECIAL .
Example

Special
!FDC x/xxxx JNU SPECIAL JUNEAU INTERNATIONAL, JUNEAU, AK. LDA-2 RWY 8 AMDT 9 PROCEDURE TURN NA. YYMMDDHHMM-YYMMDDHHMM

SECURITY
Example

Security
!FDC x/xxxx FDC ...SPECIAL NOTICE... THIS IS A RESTATEMENT OF A PREVIOUSLY ISSUED ADVISORY NOTICE. IN THE INTEREST OF NATIONAL SECURITY AND TO THE EXTENT PRACTICABLE,
PILOTS ARE STRONGLY ADVISED TO AVOID THE AIRSPACE ABOVE, OR IN PROXIMITY TO SUCH
SITES AS POWER PLANTS (NUCLEAR, HYDRO-ELECTRIC, OR COAL), DAMS, REFINERIES, INDUSTRIAL COMPLEXES, MILITARY FACILITIES AND OTHER SIMILAR FACILITIES. PILOTS
SHOULD NOT CIRCLE AS TO LOITER IN THE VICINITY OVER THESE TYPES OF FACILITIES.

GPS
TESTING
Example

Global Positioning System Testing
!GPS 01/028 ZAB NAV GPS (YPG_AZ GPS 21-06)(INCLUDING WAAS, GBAS, AND ADS-B) MAYNOT
BE AVBL WI A276NM RADIUS CENTERED AT 332347N1142221W
(BLH108023) FL400-UNL,
232NM RADIUS AT FL250,
164NM RADIUS AT 100000FT
160NM RADIUS AT 4000FT AGL
126NM RADIUS AT 50FT AGL
DLY 1830-2230
2101281830-2101292230

PRN (GPS)
Example

Pseudo-random noise code used to differentiate GPS satellites. This code allows any receiver to identify exactly
which satellite(s) it is receiving.
!GPS GPS NAV PRN 16 U/S 2109231600-2109242300EST
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Contractions Commonly Found in NOTAMs
AZM Azimuth
ABN
ACFT .
ACT
ADJ
AGL
ALS
AP .
APN
APP
ARST .
ASDA .
ASPH .
AUTH
AVBL .
AVGAS .
AWOS

Preflight

Aerodrome Beacon
Aircraft
Active
Adjacent
Above Ground Level
Approach Light System
Airport
Apron
Approach control office or approach
control or approach control service
Arresting (specify (part of) aircraft
arresting equipment)
Accelerate Stop Distance Available
Asphalt
Authorized or authorization
Available or availability
Aviation gasoline
Automatic Weather Observing System

BA .
BCN
BCST .
BDRY .
BLDG .
BLW
BTN

Braking action
Beacon (aeronautical ground light)
Broadcast
Boundary
Building
Below
Between

C . Center (preceded by runway designator
number to identify a parallel runway)
CD . Clearance delivery
CIV . Civil
CL . Centerline
CLSD . Close or closed or closing
COM . Communication
CONC Concrete

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