| AAR | Airport Arrival Rate |
| ACARS | Airborne Collision Avoidance Radar System |
| ACC | Area Control Center |
| ACP | Aviation Cooperation Program |
| ACU | Area Control Unit |
| ADCC | Aviation Data Communication Corporation |
| ADR | Airport Departure Rate |
| ADS | Automatic Dependent Surveillance |
| ADS-B | Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast |
| AF | Airway Facilities |
| AFMI | Area Flow Management Initiative |
| AFMU | Area Flow Management Unit |
| AFP | Airspace Flow Program |
| AFSM | Airport Flight Schedule Monitor |
| AFTN | Aeronautical Fixed Telecommunications Network |
| AIS | Aeronautical Information Services |
| AMP | Area Monitoring Position |
| ANSP | Air Navigation Service Provider |
| AOC | Airline Operations Center |
| APP | Approach Control Unit |
| APREQ | Approved Request |
| ASM | Airspace Management |
| ASSG | ATFM System Study Group |
| ATC | Air Traffic Control |
| ATCT | Airport Traffic Control Tower |
| ATFM | Air Traffic Flow Management |
| ATM | Air Traffic Management |
| ATMB | Air Traffic Management Bureau |
| ATN | Aeronautical Telecommunication Network |
| ATNC | AEROTELENET Co., Ltd. |
| ATS | Air Traffic Service |
| ATSD | Air Traffic Situation Display |
| AUCP | Airspace User Coordination Position |
| CAAC | Civil Aviation Authority of China |
| CANSO | Civil Air Navigation Services Organization |
| CAT | Category |
| CATA | China Air Transport Association |
| CBT | Computer-Based Training |
| CCAR | China Civil Aviation Regulations |
| CDM | Collaborative Decision Making |
| CDR | Critical Design Review |
| CDRL | Contract Document Requirements List |
| CFMS | China Flow Management System |
| CFPS | Consolidated Flight Plan System |
| CFR | (ATCSCC) Code of Federal Regulations |
| (CAAC) | Call for Release |
| CGAA | China General Aviation Association |
| CI | Configuration Item |
| CIWS | Corridor Integrated Weather System |
| CNS | Communication, Navigation, and Surveillance |
| COMC | CAAC Operations Management Center |
| Conops | Concept of Operations |
| CONUS | Continental United States |
| COTS | Common Off the Shelf |
| CP | Capacity Position |
| CPL | Current Flight Plan |
| CTD | Controlled Time of Departure |
| CTOT | Calculated Takeoff Time |
| DBMS | Database Management System |
| DIC | Director In Charge |
| EDCT | Expected Departure Clearance Time |
| EI | Early Intent |
| ETD | Estimated Time of Departure |
| ETOT | Estimated Takeoff Time |
| FAA | Federal Aviation Administration |
| FAT | Factory Acceptance Test |
| FCA | Flow Constrained Areas |
| FCM | Flow Contingency Management |
| FDP | Flight Data Processing |
| FEA | Flow Evaluation Area |
| FIR | Flight Information Region |
| FL | Flight Level |
| FLR | Flight Level Restriction |
| FMI | Flow Management Initiative |
| FMP | Flow Management Position |
| FMS | Flow Management Specialist |
| FMU | Flow Management Unit |
| FPDL | Flight Plan Data List |
| FPL | Filed Flight Plan |
| FPMD | Flight Plan Management Department |
| FPMS | Flight Plan Management System |
| GA | General Aviation |
| GDP | Ground Delay Programs |
| GRIB | Gridded Winds/Temperature Database |
| GS | Ground Stop |
| GSI | Gridpoint Statistical Interpolation |
| HFDS | Human Factors Design Standard |
| IATA | International Air Transport Association |
| ICAO | International Civil Aviation Organization |
| ICD | Interface Control Documents |
| ICP | International Coordination Position |
| IDS | Information Distribution System |
| IEEE | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers |
| ILS | Instrument Landing System |
| IMS | Integrated Master Schedule |
| ISO | International Organization for Standardization |
| ITWS | Integrated Terminal Weather System |
| KMIT | Kilometers In Trail |
| KOW | Ganzhou VOR |
| LECP | Large (Special) Event Coordinator Position |
| LLWAS | Low Level Wind Shear Alert System |
| LMN | Longmen VOR |
| LOA | Letter of Agreement |
| MCP | Military Coordinator Position |
| MDCRS | Meteorological Data Collection and Reporting System |
| METAR | Meteorological Aviation Report |
| MID | Meteorological Information Display |
| MINIT | Minutes-in-Trail |
| MIT | Miles-in-Trail |
| MLACC | Medium and Lower Area Control Center |
| NAVAIDS | Navigational Aid |
| NCEP | National Center for Environmental Prediction |
| NESACC | North, East, and South Area Control Centers |
| NEXRAD | Next Generation Weather Radar |
| NOAA | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
| NOTAM | Notice to Airmen |
| NWS | National Weather Service |
| OAG | Official Airline Guide |
| OMC | Operation Management Center |
| OPP | Operations Planning Position |
| PANS-ATM | Procedures for Air Navigation Services-ATM |
| PDR | Preliminary Design Review |
| PERT | Program Evaluation Review Technique |
| PIP | Post Analysis & Information Dissemination Position |
| PMI | Project Management Institute |
| PMR | Program Management Review |
| PTR | Problem/Trouble Reporting |
| RFI | Request for Information |
| RFP | Request for Proposals |
| RKSI | Seoul |
| RMA | Reliability, Maintainability, and Availability |
| ROI | Return on Investment |
| ROMC | Regional Operations Management Center |
| RPL | Repetitive Flight Plan |
| RR | Rapid Refresh |
| RUC | Rapid Update Cycle |
| RVR | Runway Visual Range |
| SARP | Standards and Recommended Practices |
| SAT | Site Acceptance Test |
| SATFSC | State Air Traffic Flow Supervisory Center |
| SD | Situation Display |
| SELC | Systems Engineering Life Cycle |
| SFP | Special Flight Position |
| SID | Standard Instrument Departure |
| SITA | Societe Internationale de Telecommunication Aeronautiques |
| SMS | Safety Management System |
| SNOTAM | Special NOTAM |
| SOA | Service Oriented Architecture |
| SOO | Statement of Objectives |
| SOW | Statement of Work |
| SRR | System Requirements Review |
| SSR | Secondary Surveillance Radar |
| SSS | System/Subsystem Specification |
| STAR | Standard Terminal Arrival |
| SUA | Special Use Airspace |
| TAF | Terminal Area Forecast |
| TCP/IP | Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol |
| TDWR | Terminal Doppler Weather Radar |
| TELECON | Telephone Conference |
| TFM | Traffic Flow Management |
| TFMS | Tower FMS |
| TIM | Technical Interchange Meeting |
| TMA | Traffic Management Advisor |
| TMI | Traffic Management Initiative |
| TRACON | Terminal Radar Approach Control |
| TWR | Air Traffic Control Tower |
| UACC | Upper Area Control Center |
| UFO | Unidentified Flying Object |
| USTDA | U.S. Trade and Development Agency |
| UTC | Universal Time Coordinated |
| VIP | Very Important Person |
| VOIP | Voice Over Internet Protocol |
| WBS | Work Breakdown Structure |
| WRF | Weather Research and Forecasting |
| WXP | Weather Position |
| XML | eXtensible Markup Language |
| YIN | Yingde VOR |
| ZBAA | Beijing Capital Airport |
| ZBAC | Beijing ACC |
| ZGAC | Guangzhou ACC |
| ZGGG | Guangzhou Baiyun Airport |
| ZGJD | Zhuhai TMA |
| ZLAC | Xi'an ACC |
