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F

Acronym	Meaning	Source
F	Fixed (chart symbol)	AIS
FAA	Federal Aviation Administration of the USA
FAAOC	Foreign Aircraft Air Operator's Certificate	CASR Part 129
FAC	Facility, Facilities	AIS
FADEC	Full Authority Digital Engine Control
FAF	Final Approach Fix	AIP/ICAO
FAL	Facilitation of International Air	AIS
FAP	Final Approach Point	AIP/ICAO
FARs	Federal Aviation Regulations (Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, USA)
FATO	Final approach and take-off area	ICAO/AIP
FAWP	Final Approach Waypoint	AIS
FAX	Facsimile Transmission	AIS
FBL	Light (used to indicate the intensity of WX phenomena, interference or static reports, eg BL RA = light rain)	AIS
FC	Funnel Cloud (tornado or water spout)	AIS
FCST	Forecast	AIS
FCT	Friction coefficient	ICAO
FD	Fault Detection
FDE	Fault detection and exclusion (in relation to GPS equipment)
FDL	Fixed Distance Lighting	AIS
FDPS	Flight Data Processing system	AIS
FDS	Flight Director System
FEB	February	AIS
FEW	Few (cloud descriptor)	AIS
FFR	Flood, Fire Relief	AIS
FG	Fog	AIS
FIA	Flight Information Area	AIS
FIC	Flight Information Centre	AIS
FIO	Flight Information Office	AIS
FIR	Flight Information Region	ICAO/AIP
FISA	Flight information service (automated)	ICAO
FISS	Flight Information Service Station	AIS
FIX	Fault Isolation Manual	WATOG
FL	Flight Level	ICAO/AIP
FLD	Field	AIS
FLG	Flashing	AIS
FLIR	Forward Looking Infra Red
FLR	Flares	AIS
FLT	Flight	ICAO/WATOG/AIP
FLTCK	Flight check	ICAO/AIP
FLUC	Fluctuating, Fluctuation, Fluctuated	AIS
FLW	Follow(s), Following	AIS
FLY	Fly, Flying	AIS
FM	From	AIS
FM...	From (followed by time weather change is forecast to begin)	AIS
FMS	Flight Management System	AIS
FMS	Fatigue management system	CAR 1998
FMS	Flight management system	ICAO
FMU	Flow Management Unit	AIS
FNA	Final Approach	AIS
FNPT	Flight and Navigation Procedures Trainer	ICAO
FOD	Foreign Object Damage	WATOG
FOI	Flying Operations Inspector
FPD	Flight Plan Designator	AIS
FPL	Filed Flight Plan Message	AIS
FPM	Feet per Minute	AIS
FPR	Flight Plan Route	AIS
FR	Fuel Remaining	AIS
FREQ	Frequency	AIS
FRI	Friday	ICAO
FRM	Fault Reporting Manual	WATOG
FRMS	Fatigue Risk Management System
FRNG	Firing	AIS
FRONT	Front (relating to weather)	ICAO
FRQ	Frequent	AIS
FS	Flight Service (in general)	AIS
FSL	Full Stop Landing	AIS
FSP	Fish Spotting	AIS
FSS	Flight service station	ICAO
FST	First	AIS
FT	Feet	AIS
FTD	Flight training device	CASR Part 60
FTE	Full time equivalent
FTO	Flight Training Organisation
FU	Smoke	AIS
FUA	Flexible Use of Airspace
FXD	Fixed	AIS
FZ	Freezing	AIS
FZDZ	Freezing Drizzle	AIS
FZFG	Freezing Fog	AIS
FZL	Freezing Level	AIS
FZRA	Freezing Rain	AIS