[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 47, Volume 5]
[Revised as of October 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 47CFR87.171]

[Page 215]
 
                       TITLE 47--TELECOMMUNICATION
 
                         COMMISSION (CONTINUED)
 
PART 87--AVIATION SERVICES--Table of Contents
 
                         Subpart E--Frequencies
 
Sec. 87.171  Class of station symbols.

    The two or three letter symbols for the classes of station in the 
aviation services are:

                       Symbol and class of station

AX--Aeronautical fixed
AXO--Aeronautical operational fixed
DGP--Differential GPS
FA--Aeronautical land (unspecified)
FAU--Aeronautical advisory (unicom)
FAC--Airport control tower
FAE--Aeronautical enroute
FAM--Aeronautical multicom
FAP--Civil Air Patrol
FAR--Aeronautical search and rescue
FAS--Aviation support
FAT--Flight test
FAW--Automatic weather observation
MA--Aircraft (Air carrier and Private)
MA1--Air carrier aircraft only
MA2--Private aircraft only
MOU--Aeronautical utility mobile
MRT--ELT test
RL--Radionavigation land (unspecified)
RLA--Marker beacon
RLB--Radiobeacon
RLG--Glide path
RLL--Localizer
RLO--VHF omni-range
RLS--Surveillance radar
RLT--Radionavigation land test
RLW--Microwave landing system
TJ--Aircraft earth station in the Aeronautical Mobile-Satellite Service

[53 FR 28940, Aug. 1, 1988, as amended at 57 FR 45750, Oct. 5, 1992; 64 
FR 27475, May 20, 1999]