ICAO Abbreviations and Codes
ICAO Abbreviations and Codes
ICAO Abbreviations and Codes
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1-26 <strong>ICAO</strong> <strong>Abbreviations</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Codes</strong> (PANS-ABC)<br />
Instrument meteorological conditions<br />
Intensify or intensifying<br />
Intensity<br />
Intermediate approach fix<br />
International<br />
International general aviation<br />
International NOTAM office<br />
International st<strong>and</strong>ard atmosphere<br />
International system of units<br />
Interrogation sign (question mark)<br />
(to be used in AFS as a procedure<br />
signal)<br />
Interrogator<br />
Interrupt or interruption or interrupted<br />
Intersection<br />
Intersection of air routes<br />
In valleys<br />
Isolated<br />
J<br />
January<br />
Jet stream<br />
July<br />
June<br />
K<br />
Kilograms<br />
Kilohertz<br />
Kilometres<br />
Kilometres per hour<br />
Kilopascal<br />
Kilowatts<br />
Knots<br />
Knots indicated airspeed<br />
L<br />
L<strong>and</strong>ing<br />
L<strong>and</strong>ing direction indicator<br />
L<strong>and</strong>ing distance available<br />
L<strong>and</strong>ing distance available, helicopter<br />
IMC‡<br />
INTSF<br />
INTST<br />
IF<br />
INTL<br />
IGA<br />
NOF<br />
ISA<br />
SI<br />
IMI*<br />
INTRG<br />
INTRP<br />
INT<br />
IAR<br />
VAL<br />
ISOL<br />
JAN<br />
JTST<br />
JUL<br />
JUN<br />
KG<br />
KHZ<br />
KM<br />
KMH<br />
KPA<br />
KW<br />
KT<br />
KIAS<br />
LDG<br />
LDI<br />
LDA<br />
LDAH<br />
L<strong>and</strong>ing threshold point<br />
LTP<br />
L<strong>and</strong>line teletypewriter<br />
LTT<br />
Lateral navigation (to be pronounced<br />
“EL-NAV”)<br />
LNAV†<br />
Latitude<br />
LAT<br />
Layer or layered<br />
LYR<br />
Leave or leaving<br />
LVE<br />
Left (preceded by runway designation<br />
number to identify a parallel runway) . . . L<br />
Length<br />
LEN<br />
Level<br />
LVL<br />
Light (used to indicate the intensity of<br />
weather phenomena, interference or<br />
static reports, e.g. light rain = FBL<br />
RA)<br />
FBL<br />
Light or lighting<br />
LGT<br />
Light <strong>and</strong> variable (relating to wind) LV<br />
Light intensity high<br />
LIH<br />
Light intensity low<br />
LIL<br />
Light intensity medium<br />
LIM<br />
Lighted<br />
LGTD<br />
Limited<br />
LTD<br />
Line (used in SIGMET)<br />
LINE<br />
Local or locally or location or located LCA<br />
Local mean time<br />
LMT<br />
Local routine meteorological report<br />
(in abbreviated plain language) MET REPORT<br />
Local special meteorological report<br />
(in abbreviated plain language) SPECIAL†<br />
Localizer<br />
LOC<br />
Localizer performance with vertical<br />
guidance<br />
LPV<br />
Locator<br />
L<br />
Locator, middle<br />
LM<br />
Locator, outer<br />
LO<br />
Logical acknowledgement (message type<br />
designator)<br />
LAM<br />
Long (used to indicate the type of<br />
approach desired or required) LNG<br />
Longitude<br />
LONG<br />
Long range<br />
LRG<br />
LORAN (long range air navigation<br />
system)<br />
LORAN†<br />
Low drifting (followed by DU = dust,<br />
SA = s<strong>and</strong> or SN = snow) DR . . .<br />
Low frequency [30 to 300 kHz] LF<br />
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† When radiotelephony is used, the abbreviations <strong>and</strong> terms are transmitted as spoken words.<br />
‡ When radiotelephony is used, the abbreviations <strong>and</strong> terms are transmitted using the individual letters in non-phonetic form.<br />
* Signal is also available for use in communicating with stations of the maritime mobile service.<br />
# Signal for use in the teletypewriter service only.<br />
18/11/10
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