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ICAO Abbreviations and Codes Eighth Edition — 2010  ABBREVIATIONS DECODE A A Amber AAA (or AAB, AAC . . . etc., in sequence) Amended meteorological message (message type designator) A/A Air-to-air AAD Assigned altitude deviation AAIM Aircraft autonomous integrity monitoring AAL Above aerodrome level ABI Advance boundary information ABM Abeam ABN Aerodrome beacon ABT About ABV Above AC Altocumulus ACARS? (to be pronounced “AY-CARS”) Aircraft communication addressing and reporting system ACAS? Airborne collision avoidance system ACC? Area control centre or area control ACCID Notification of an aircraft accident ACFT Aircraft ACK Acknowledge ACL Altimeter check location ACN Aircraft classification number ACP Acceptance (message type designator) ACPT Accept or accepted ACT Active or activated or activity AD Aerodrome ADA Advisory area ADC Aerodrome chart ADDN Addition or additional ADF? Automatic direction-finding equipment ADIZ? (to be pronounced “AY-DIZ”) Air defence identification zone ADJ Adjacent ADO Aerodrome office (specify service) ADR Advisory route ADS* The address (when this abbreviation is used to request a repetition, the question mark (IMI) precedes the abbreviation, e.g. IMI ADS) (to be used in AFS as a procedure signal) ADS-B? Automatic dependent surveillance — broadcast ADS-C? Automatic dependent surveillance — contract ADSU Automatic dependent surveillance unit ADVS Advisory service ADZ Advise AES Aircraft earth station AFIL Flight plan filed in the air AFIS Aerodrome flight information service AFM Yes or affirm or affirmative or that is correct AFS Aeronautical fixed service AFT . . . After . . . (time or place) AFTN? Aeronautical fixed telecommunication network A/G Air-to-ground AGA Aerodromes, air routes and ground aids AGL Above ground level AGN Again AIC Aeronautical information circular AIDC Air traffic services interfacility data communications AIP Aeronautical information publication AIRAC Aeronautical information regulati