| Acronym | Meaning |
| ERTS | Earth Resources Technology Satellite |
| AO | Administrative Order |
| PACX | Private Automatic Computer Exchange |
| KOFSE | Kuwait Oil-Fire Smoke Experiment |
| JAWS | Joint Airport Weather Studies |
| NIGEC | National Institute For Global Environmental Change |
| AP | Amparo |
| METAR | Meteorological Aviation Reports |
| VORTAC | Very High Frequency (omnirange) TACAN (tactical Air Navigation System) |
| AIP | Additions In Progress |