GENERAL
Acronym Term Definition
AAR Airport Acceptance Arrival capacity of an airport normally
Rate expressed in movements per hour
ADR Airport Departure Rate Departure capacity of an airport normally
expressed in movements per hour
ASD Aircraft Situation ATC Aircraft/Traffic Situation Display
Display
AFIX Arrival Fix A waypoint during the arrival phase of a
flight. In the context of ATFM it could be a
waypoint where an ATFM Measure may be
applied
CDM Collaborative Process which allows decisions to be taken
Decision-Making by amalgamating all pertinent and accurate
sources of information, ensuring that the
data best reflects the situation as known, and
ensuring that all concerned stakeholders are
given the opportunity to influence the
decision. This in turn enables decisions to
best meet the operational requirements of all
concerned.
CDR Conditional Route ATS route that is available for flight
planning and use under specific conditions
DFIX Departure Fix The first published fix/waypoint used after
departure of a flight.
DMAN Departure Manager A planning system to improve the departure
flows at an airport by calculating the Target
Take-Off Time (TTOT) and Target Startup
Approval Time (TSAT) for each flight,
taking multiple constraints and preferences
into account
FCA Flow Constrained Area A sector of airspace where normal flows of
traffic are constrained, which could be
caused by weather, military exercise etc.
FMP Flow Management A position in any ATCC that monitors traffic
Position flows and implements or requests ATFM
measures to be implemented
GDP Ground Delay Program ATFM process where aircraft are held on the
ground in order to manage capacity and
demand in a specific volume of airspace or
at a specific airport. In the process departure
times are assigned and correspond to
available entry slots into the constrained
airspace or arrival slots into the constrained
airport
GS Ground Stop A tactical ATFM measure where some
selected aircraft remain on the ground
MINIT Minutes in Trail A tactical ATFM measure expressed as the
number of minutes required between
successive aircraft. It is normally used in
airspace without air traffic surveillance or
when transitioning from surveillance to
non-surveillance airspace, or even when the
spacing interval is such that it would be
difficult for a sector controller to measure it
in terms of miles
MIT Miles in Trail A tactical ATFM measure expressed as the
number of miles required between aircraft
(in addition to the minimum longitudinal
requirements) to meet a specific criterion
which may be separation, airport, fix,
altitude, sector or route specific. MIT is used
to organize traffic into manageable flows as
well as to provide space to accommodate
additional traffic (merging or departing) in
the existing traffic flows. It will never be
less than the separation minima.
RFIX En-route Fix A waypoint during the en-route phase of a
flight. In the context of ATFM it could be a
waypoint where an ATFM Measure may be
applied
SUB Slot swapping The ability to swap departure slots gives
AUs the possibility to change the order of
flight departures that should fly in a
constrained area
PHASE OF FLIGHT
Acronym Term Definition
SOBT Scheduled Off The time that an aircraft is scheduled to depart
Block Time from the parking position
EOBT Estimated Off Block The estimated time that an aircraft will start
Time movement associated with departure
TOBT Target Off - Block The time that an aircraft Operator or Ground
Time handler estimates that an aircraft will be ready
to start up/pushback immediately upon
reception of clearance from the tower.
TSAT Target Start Up The time provided by ATC taking into account
Approval Time TOBT, CTOT and/or the traffic situation that an
aircraft can expect start up/push back approval
COBT Calculated Off A time calculated and issued by the ATFM Unit,
Block Time as a result of tactical slot allocation, at which a
flight is expected to push back/vacate the
parking position so as to meet a CTOT taking
into account start and taxi time.
AOBT Actual Off Block The time the aircraft pushes back/vacates the
Time parking position (Equivalent to Airline /
Handlers ATD – Actual Time of Departure &
ACARS=OUT)
STOT Scheduled Take Off The estimated take off time derived from an
Time aircraft operators schedule, typically based on a
standard taxi-out time
PTOT Planned Take Off The time the aircraft is expected to take off
Time derived from the flight plan.
TTOT Target Take Off The Target Take off Time taking into account
Time the TOBT/TSAT plus Estimated Taxi-Out Time
CTOT Calculated Take Off A time calculated and issued by the ATFM Unit,
Time as a result of tactical slot allocation, at which a
flight is expected to become airborne
ETOT Estimated Take Off The Estimated take off time taking into account
Time EOBT plus Estimated Taxi-Out Time
ATOT Actual Take Off The time that an aircraft takes off from the
time runway (Equivalent to ATC ATD–Actual Time
of Departure, ACARS = OFF)
SEET Scheduled The estimated elapsed time of a flight derived
Estimated En-route from the aircraft operators schedule
Time
ETO Estimated Time Estimated time at which an aircraft would be
Over over a fix, waypoint or particular location
typically where air traffic congestion is expected
CTO Calculated Time Time calculated and issued by the ATFM Unit,
Over as a result of tactical slot allocation, at which a
flight is expected to be over a fix, waypoint or
particular location typically where air traffic
congestion is expected (referred to in FIXM 2.0
as "Airspace Entry Time - Controlled")
PLDT Planned Landing The expected landing time of a flight derived
Time from the flight plan
SLDT Scheduled Landing Block Time (SIBT) and a standard taxi-in time
Time
TLDT Target Landing Targeted Time from the Arrival Management
Time process at the Threshold, taking runway
sequence and constraints into account;
progressively refined planning time used to
coordinate between arrival and departure
management processes
CLDT Calculated Landing A landing time calculated and issued by the
Time ATFM unit, as a result of tactical slot allocation
at which a flight is expected to land on a runway
ELDT Estimated Landing The estimated time that an aircraft will
Time touch-down on the runway (equivalent to ETA)
ALDT Actual Landing Actual time an aircraft lands on a runway
Time (Equivalent to ATC ATA –Actual Time of
Arrival = landing, ACARS=ON)
SIBT Scheduled In Block The time that an aircraft is scheduled to arrive at
Time its first parking position.
CIBT Calculated In Block An in block time calculated and issued by the
Time ATFM unit, as a result of tactical slot allocation
at which a flight is expected to be at its first
parking position.
AIBT Actual in block time The time that an aircraft arrives in-blocks
(Equivalent to Airline/Handler ATA – Actual
Time of Arrival, ACARS = IN)
SUMMARY TABLE
Phase of Scheduled Flight Target Target ATFM Estimated Actual
Flight Plan (Airline) (ANSP) Measure
Off Block SOBT EOBT TOBT TSAT COBT - AOBT
time
(OBT)
Take-off STOT - - TTOT CTOT ETOT ATOT
time
(TOT)
Time - - - - CTO ETO ATO
Over
(TO)
Landing SLDT - - TLDT CLDT ELDT ALDT
Time
(LDT)
In-Block SIBT - - - CIBT - AIBT
Time
(IBT)
