Acronyms

ACRP

Airport Cooperative Research Program

AIP

Airport Improvement Program

ARTCC

Air Route Traffic Control Center

ATADS

Air Traffic Activity Data System

CLR

Classical Linear Regression

FAR

Federal Aviation Regulations

FBO

Fixed-base operator

ICAO

International Civil Aviation Organization

IFR

Instrument flight rules

NAS

National Airspace System

NPIAS

National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems

OAG

Official Airline Guide

TAF

Terminal area forecast

VFR

Visual flight rules

VLJ

Very light jet

Abbreviations

Abbreviations used without definitions in TRB publications

AAAE

American Association of Airport Executives

AASHO

American Association of State Highway Officials

AASHTO

American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials

ACI-NA

Airports Council International-North America

ACRP

Airport Cooperative Research Program

ADA

Americans with Disabilities Act

APTA

American Public Transportation Association

ASCE

American Society of Civil Engineers

ASME

American Society of Mechanical Engineers

ASTM

American Society for Testing and Materials

ATA

Air Transport Association

ATA

American Trucking Associations

CTAA

Community Transportation Association of America

CTBSSP

Commercial Truck and Bus Safety Synthesis Program

DHS

Department of Homeland Security

DOE

Department of Energy

EPA

Environmental Protection Agency

FAA

Federal Aviation Administration

FHWA

Federal Highway Administration

FMCSA

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

FRA

Federal Railroad Administration

FTA

Federal Transit Administration

IEEE

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

ISTEA

Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991

ITE

Institute of Transportation Engineers

NASA

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

NASAO

National Association of State Aviation Officials

NCFRP

National Cooperative Freight Research Program

NCHRP

National Cooperative Highway Research Program

NHTSA

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

NTSB

National Transportation Safety Board

SAE

Society of Automotive Engineers

TCRP

Transit Cooperative Research Program

TEA-21

Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (1998)

TRB

Transportation Research Board

TSA

Transportation Security Administration

U.S.DOT

United States Department of Transportation