FLIGHT PLAN FORMAT GLOSSARY

ACT actual time (crew will fill this in)

A/C aircraft
ACTL actual
AFR actual fuel remaining (crew will fill this in)
ALT alternate
ALTN alternate
ATA actual time of arrival (crew will fill this in)
ATE actual time enroute (crew will fill this in)
AV arrival
AVG average
AVG W/C average wind correction
AV PLD arrival payload
AWY airway
BO brake off
BOW basic operating weight
CHKPNT checkpoint
CKPT checkpoint
CLIMB F/T climb bias fuel (in pounds) / time (in minutes)
COMP component, as in wind component (M or - = headwind, P or + = tailwind)
COORD coordinate
CORR corrected
CPT check point
CRS course
CT cumulative time in minutes
DEP departure
DESCENT F/T descent bias fuel (in pounds) / time (in minutes)
DEST destination
DIS distance
DIST distance
DST distance
DSTR distance remaining
DTG distance remaining (distance to go)
EFR estimated fuel remaining (in hundreds of pounds)
ELAP elapsed (time or distance)
ELEV elevation
ETA estimated time of arrival (crew will fill this in)
ETD estimated time of departure
ETE estimated time in route
ETR estimated time remaining
FF/E fuel flow per engine (in pounds)
FIR/EET fir boundary and crossing time
FIRS fir boundaries
FL flight level
FLOW fuel flow (in pounds)
FLOW / ENGS fuel flow per engine (in pounds)
FLT LVL flight level
FREM fuel remaining
FREQ frequency
F/T fuel and time bias (in pounds and minutes)
FTG fuel remaining (“fuel to go”)
FU fuel used
FUEL/R fuel remaining
GRS ground speed
GS ground speed
HDS heading
HLD hold or holding time
HOLD hold or holding time
LAT latitude
LDWT landing weight
LDGWT landing weight
LONG longitude
LRC long range cruise
M minus (in wind component – M indicates a headwind)
MAXSHEAR maximum wind shear value
MCS magnetic course
MCSE magnetic course
MCT max continuous thrust
MH magnetic heading
MRC max range cruise
MSC max speed cruise
NM / LB nautical miles per pound (format FL)
OPNLWT operational weight
ORIG origination / departure point
OT outside temperature
P plus (in wind component – P indicates a tailwind)
PLD payload
POA point of arrival
PROGS wind progs valid time
PSR point of safe return
PYLD payload
RAMP ramp weight
REMN remaining
REQD required
RES reserve
RESV reserve
S wind shear value
SR wind shear value
T temperature
TAS true airspeed
TCSE true course
TDV temperature deviation from ISA
TOFF take off fuel
TOGWT take off weight
TOT total
TOWT take off weight
TRO height of tropopause in thousands
TROP height of tropopause in thousands
TRS true course
TTL total (example total fuel used in pounds)
TTL AT BO total at brake off
WIND average wind factor (headwind or tailwind)
WIND COMP wind component (M or - = headwind, P or + = tailwind)
WPT waypoint
ZFU fuel used (in pounds or hundreds of pounds)
ZFWT zero fuel weight