Ramp Safety Practices: Update (2026)
Chapter: Abbreviations
Abbreviations
AC |
Advisory circular |
AHP |
Analytic Hierarchy Process |
AIP |
Airport Improvement Program |
AMA |
Airport movement area |
ANC |
Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport, Anchorage, AK |
AOA |
Air operations area |
ARFF |
Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting |
AUS |
Austin–Bergstrom International Airport, Austin, TX |
BTS |
Bureau of Transportation Statistics |
CFR |
Code of Federal Regulations |
CLT |
Charlotte Douglas International Airport, Charlotte, NC |
DEN |
Denver International Airport, Denver, CO |
FMS |
Fatigue management system |
FOD |
Foreign object debris |
GA |
General aviation |
GSE |
Ground support equipment |
GSP |
Ground service provider |
IATA |
International Air Transportation Association |
ISAGO |
IATA Safety Audit for Ground Operations |
JMS |
Jamestown Regional Airport, Jamestown, ND |
LBE |
Arnold Palmer Regional Airport, Westmoreland County, PA |
MEM |
Memphis International Airport, Memphis, TN |
MSCAA |
Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority |
NPIAS |
National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems |
OSHA |
Occupational Safety and Health Administration |
PFC |
Passenger Facility Charges |
PPE |
Personal protective equipment |
SAV |
Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport, Savannah, GA |
SMF |
Sacramento International Airport, Sacramento, CA |
SMGCS |
Surface movement guidance and control system |
SMS |
Safety management system |
SMSS |
Surface movement surveillance system |
SRS |
Safety reporting system |
USGAO |
United States Government Accountability Office |
