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MAX Maximum

MAY May

MBST Microburst

MDA Minimum descent altitude

MDH Minimum descent height

MEA Minimum en-route altitude

MEHT Minimum eye-height over threshold

MESZ Central European Summertime

MET Meteorological or meteorlogy

METAR Aviation routine weather report (in aeronautical meteorological code)

MEZ Central European Time

MF Medium frequency (300 to 3000 kHz)

MHz Megahertz

MIFG Shallow fog

Mil Military

MIN Minute(s)

MKR Marker radio beacon

MLS Microwave landing system

MM Middle marker

MNM Minimum

MNPS Minimum navigation perfomance specifications

MNT Maintain

MOC Minimum obstacle clearance (required)

MOD Moderate (used to qualify icing, turbulence, interference or static reports)

Mon Monday

MOTNE Meteorological Operational Telecommunications Network Europe

Mpa Megapascal

MPH Statue mile(s) per hour

mps Metre(s) per second

MPW Maximum permissible weight

MRA Minimum reception altitude

MRG Medium range (SAR aircraft)

MRP ATS /MET reporting point

MRVA Minimum radar vectoring altitude

MS Minus

MSA Minimum safe altitude

MSA Minimum sector altitude

MSG Message

MSL Mean sea level

MT Mountain

MTOM Maximum take-off mass

MTOW Maximum take-off weight

MTW Mountain wave

MWO Meteorological watch office

MX Mixed type of ice formation (white and clear)

N North or northern latitude

NAV Navigation

NC No change

NE Northeast

NfL Nachricht(en) für Luftfahrer

NGT Night

NLFS Night Low Flying System

NM Nautical mile(s)

NMC National Meteorological Forecast Centre

NML Normal

NNE Nort-northeast

NNW North-northwest

NOF International NOTAM office

NOSIG No significant change (used in trend-type landing forecast)

NOTAM A notice containing information concerning the establishment, condition or change on any aeronautical facility, service, procedure or hazard, the timely knowledge of which is essential to personnel concerned with flight operations

NOV November

Nr./No. Number

NS Nimbostratus

NW Northwest

NXT Next

OAT Operational air traffic

OBS Observe or observed or observation

OBS Omni bearing selector

OBSC Obscure or obscured or obscuring

OBST Obstacle

OCA Obstacle clearance altitude

OCH Obstacle clearance height

OCNL Occasional or occasionally

OCS Obstacle clearance surface

OCT October

OFZ Obstacle free zone

OM Outer marker

OPA Opaque, with type of ice formation

OPMET Operational meteorological (information)

OPN Open or opening or opened

OPR Operator or operate or operative or operating or operational

OPS Operations

O/R On request

ORCAM Originating Region Code Assignment Method

OTP On top

P… Prohibited area (followed by identification)

PANS Procedures for air navigation services

PAPI Precision Approach Path Indicator

PAR Precision Approach Radar system

PCN Pavement classification number

PDG Procedure design gradient

PERM Permanent

PJE Parachute jumping exercise

PL Ice pellets

PLA Practice low approach

PLN Flight plan

PN Prior notice required

PO Dust/sand whirls (dust devils)

POB Persons on board

PPI Plan position indicator

PPR Prior permission required

PRFG Aerodrome partially covered by fog

PRKG Parking

PROB Probability

PROC Procedure

PROV Provisional

PS Plus

PSN Position

PSP Pierced steel plank

PTN Procedure turn

PWR Power

QDM Magnetic heading (zero wind)

QDR Magnetic bearing

QFE Atmospheric pressure at aerodrome elevation (or at runway threshold)

QFU Magnetic orientation of runway

QNH Atmospheric pressure reduced to MSL by ICAO Standard Atmosphereand altimeter sub-scale setting to obtain aerodrome elevation when on the ground

QTE True bearing from the station

R Red

R… Restricted area (followed by identification)

R… Radial (followed by Mag track

R Right (runway identification)

RA Rain

RAF Royal Air Force

RAG Runway arresting gear

RASN Moderate rain and snow

RCA Reach cruising altitude

RCAF Royal Canadian Air Force

RCC Rescue coordination centre

RCF Radio communication failure message

RCL Runway centre line

RDH Reference datum height (for ILS )

RDL Radial

RDO Radio

RE Recent (used to qualify weather phenomena such as rain, e.g. recent rain = RERA)

REC Receive or receiver

REF Reference to… or to …

REG Registration

REP Reporting point

REQ Request or requested

RFL Requested flight level

RFP Replacement Flight Plan

RG Range (lights)

RIF Reclearance öin flight

RMK Remark

RNAV Area Navigation

RNG Radio Range

ROFOR Route forecast (in aeronautical meteorological code)

RON Receiving only

RPL Repetitive flight plan

RPS Radar position symbol

RPT Repeat or I repeat

RQS Request supplementary flight plan message

RSC Rescue sub-centre

RSP Responder beacon

RSR En-route surveillance radar

RT Right turn

RTD Delayed (used to indicate delayed meteorological messages)

RTF Radiotelephone

RTG Radiotelegraph

RTT Radioteletypewriter

RUT Standard regional route transmitter frequencies

RV Rescue vessel

RVRRunway visual range

RWY Runway

S South or southern latitude

SA Duststorm, sandstorm, rising dust or rising sand

SAP As soon as possible

SAR Search and Rescue

SARPS Standards and Recommended Practices (ICAO)

Sat Saturday

SB Self-Briefing

SC Straticumulus

SCT Scattered

SE Southeast

SEC Seconds

SELCAL Selective Calling System ( A system which permits the selective calling of individual aircraft over radiotelephony channels linking a ground station with the aircraft)

SEP September

SEV Severe (used e.g. to qualify icing and turbulence reports)

SFC Surface

SG Snow grains

SH Showers

SHF Super high frequency (3000 –30000 MHz)

SHRA Moderate rain shower

SHRASN Moderate shower with rain and snow

SHSN Moderate snow shower

SID Standard instrument departure

SIF Selective identification feature

SIGMET Information concerning en-route weather phenomena which may affect the safety of aircraft operations

SIGWX Significant weather

SIMUL Simultaneous or simultaneously

SIWL Single isolated wheel load

SKC Sky clear

SKED Schedule or scheduled

SLAP Slot Allocation Procedure

SMC Surface movement control

SMR Surface movement radar

SN Snow

SNOWTAM A special series NOTAM notifying the presence or removal of hazardous conditions due to snow, ice, slush or standing water associated with snow, slush and ice on the movement area, by means of specific format

SPECI Aviation selected special weather report (in aeronautical meteorological code)

SPL Supplementary flight plan message

SPOC SAR point of contact

SQ Squall

SQL Squall line

SR Sunrise

SRE Surveillance Radar

SRG Short range

SRR Search and rescue region