JO 7210.3 Facility Operation and AdministrationJO 7210.3EE · Change 3 · Effective 7/9/2026
Chapter 1 · Section 2
Order Use
4 Paragraphs1-2-1–1-2-4
1-2-1 POLICY
This order prescribes information necessary to effectively operate and administer air traffic service facilities. When a conflict arises between this order's provisions and those in other agency issuances, management must request clarification from higher authority and/or assistance from the Operations Support Group (OSG), Service Area Director of Air Traffic Operations, or the Flight Services Safety and Operations Group. Procedures for requesting interpretation or clarification to this order are contained in paragraph 1-1-9. In the event a conflict arises between instructions in this order and the terms of a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), management must abide by the CBA.
1-2-2 ANNOTATIONS
Revised, new, or reprinted pages will be marked as follows:
a.
The change number and the effective date are printed on each revised or additional page.
b.
A reprinted page not requiring a change is reprinted in its original form.
c.
Bold vertical lines in the margin of the text mark the location of substantive procedural, operational, or policy changes; e.g., when material affecting the performance of duty is added, revised, or deleted.
d.
Statements of fact of a prefatory or explanatory nature relating to directive material are set forth as notes.
e.
If a facility has not received the order/changes at least 30 days before the above effective dates, the facility must notify its service area office distribution officer.
1-2-3 WORD MEANINGS
As used in this order:
a.
“Must” means a procedure is mandatory.
b.
“Should” means a procedure is recommended.
c.
“May” and “need not” mean a procedure is optional.
d.
“Will” indicates futurity, not a requirement for application of a procedure.
e.
“Must not” means a procedure is prohibited.
f.
Singular words include the plural, and plural words include the singular.
1-2-4 ABBREVIATIONS
As used in this order, the following abbreviations have the meanings indicated: (See TBL 1-2-1.)
TBL 1-2-1 Abbreviations
| Abbreviation | Meaning |
|---|---|
| AAO | Adverse assumption obstacle |
| AAR | Adapted arrival route |
| AAR | Airport arrival rate |
| ACDO | Air Carrier District Office |
| ACE-IDS | ASOS Controller Equipment-Information Display System |
| ACID | Aircraft identification |
| ADAR | Adapted departure arrival route |
| ADC | Aerospace Defense Command |
| ADIZ | Air defense identification zone |
| ADL | Aggregate demand list |
| ADR | Adapted departure route |
| ADR | Airport departure rate |
| ADS-A | Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Addressable |
| ADS-B | Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast |
| AFP | Airspace Flow Program |
| AFRES | Air Force reserve |
| AFTN | Aeronautical fixed telecommunications network |
| AIDC | ATS Interfacility Data Communications |
| AIM | Aeronautical Information Manual |
| AIRAC | Aeronautical Information Regulation and Control |
| AIS | Aeronautical Information Services |
| AISR | Aeronautical Information System Replacement |
| AIT | Automated information transfer |
| ALD | Available landing distance |
| ALS | Approach light system |
| ALTRV | Altitude reservation |
| AMASS | Airport Movement Area Safety System |
| APREQ | Approval request |
| ARAC | Army Radar Approach Control facility (US Army) |
| ARFF | Airport rescue and fire fighting |
| ARINC | Aeronautical Radio, Inc. |
| ARO | Airport Reservations Office |
| ARP | Airport reference point |
| ARSR | Air route surveillance radar |
| ART | ATO Resource Tool |
| ARTCC | Air route traffic control center |
| ARV | Approach Runway Verification |
| ASDE | Airport surface detection equipment |
| ASDE-X | Airport Surface Detection Equipment System - Model X |
| ASF | Airport stream filters |
| ASI | Altimeter setting indicator |
| ASOS | Automated Surface Observing System |
| ASP | Arrival sequencing program |
| ASPM | Aviation System Performance Metrics |
| ASR | Airport surveillance radar |
| ASSC | Airport Surface Surveillance Capability |
| AT | Air Traffic |
| ATA | Air traffic assistant |
| ATC | Air traffic control |
| ATCAA | Air traffic control assigned airspace |
| ATCRBS | Air traffic control radar beacon system |
| ATCS | Air traffic control specialist |
| ATCSCC | David J. Hurley Air Traffic Control System Command Center |
| ATCT | Airport traffic control tower |
| ATIS | Automatic terminal information service |
| ATM | Air Traffic Manager |
| ATO | Air Traffic Organization |
| ATOP | Advanced Technologies and Oceanic Procedures |
| ATPB | Air Traffic Procedures Bulletin |
| ATREP | Air Traffic representative |
| AWC | Aviation Weather Center |
| AWIS | Automated weather information service |
| AWOS | Automated Weather Observing System |
| CA | Conflict alert |
| CAP | Civil Air Patrol |
| CARF | Central Altitude Reservation Function |
| CAS | Civil Aviation Security |
| CCF | Combined Control Facility |
| CCFP | Collaborative Convective Forecast Product |
| CCSD | Collaborative Constraint Situation Display |
| CD | Clearance delivery |
| CDM | Collaborative decision making |
| CDR | Coded Departure Route(s) |
| CDR | Continuous Data Recording |
| CFR | Code of Federal Regulations |
| CIC | Controller‐in‐charge |
| CIRNOT | Circuit Notice |
| COB | Close of business |
| CONUS | Continental/Contiguous/Conterminous United States |
| COO | Chief Operating Officer |
| COTC | Computer operator terminal console |
| CPDLC | Controller Pilot Data Link Communications |
| CTRD | Certified Tower Radar Display |
| CTA | Controlled times of arrival |
| CWA | Center weather advisory |
| CWSU | Center Weather Service Unit |
| DAS | Delay assignment |
| DASI | Digital altimeter setting indicator |
| DCCWU | ATCSCC Weather Unit |
| DCL | Departure Clearance |
| DDSO | Deputy Director of System Operations |
| DEDS | Data entry display system |
| DEN | Domestic Events Network |
| DLS | Designated Lead Specialist |
| DME | Distance measuring equipment |
| DoD | Department of Defense |
| DOE | Department of Energy |
| DOT | Department of Transportation |
| DP | Instrument Departure Procedure |
| DRT | Diversion Recovery Tool |
| DSP | Departure sequencing program |
| DTM | Digital terrain maps |
| DVA | Diverse vector area |
| DVRSN | Diversion |
| E-MSAW | En Route Minimum Safe Altitude Warning |
| EAM | Emergency altitude map |
| EASL | Existing automation service level |
| EDCT | Expect departure clearance time |
| EDST | En Route Decision Support Tool |
| EI | Early Intent |
| ELT | Emergency locator transmitter |
| EOVM | Emergency obstruction video map |
| EOSH | Environmental and Occupational Safety and Health |
| EPIC | El Paso Intelligence Center |
| ERAM | En Route Automation Modernization |
| ERIDS | En Route Information Display System |
| ERT | Embedded route text |
| ESL | Emergency service level |
| ESP | En Route sequencing program |
| FAA | Federal Aviation Administration |
| FCA | Flow Constrained Area |
| FCFSS | Federal Contract Flight Service Station |
| FDEP | Flight data entry and printout |
| FDIO | Flight data input/output |
| FEA | Flow Evaluation Area |
| FICO | Flight Inspection Central Operations |
| FOIA | Freedom of Information Act |
| FOUO | For Official Use Only |
| FP | Flight plan |
| FPL | Full performance level |
| FRD | Fixed Radial Distance |
| FSA | Flight schedule analyzer |
| FSDO | Flight Standards district office |
| FSL | Full service level |
| FSM | Flight Schedule Monitor |
| FSS | Flight service station |
| GA | General aviation |
| GC | Ground control |
| GDP | Ground delay program(s) |
| GENOT | General notice |
| GI | General information message |
| GS | Ground stop(s) |
| HIRL | High intensity runway lights |
| HRPM | Human Resource Policy Manual |
| IAFDOF | Inappropriate Altitude for Direction of Flight |
| IC | Initial contact |
| ICAO | International Civil Aviation Organization |
| ICR | Integrated Collaborative Rerouting |
| ICSS | Integrated communication center |
| IDS | Information Display System |
| IFR | Instrument flight rules |
| ILS | Instrument landing system |
| INS | Immigration and Naturalization Service |
| IR | IFR MTR |
| ITWS | Integrated Terminal Weather System |
| LAA | Local airport advisory |
| LAANC | Low Altitude Authorization Notification Capability |
| LAAS | Low altitude alert system |
| LADP | Local Airport Deicing Plan |
| LAHSO | Land and hold short operations |
| LAWRS | Limited aviation weather reporting station |
| LC | Local control |
| LLWAS | Low level wind shear alert system |
| LLWAS NE | Low Level Wind Shear Alert System Network Expansion |
| LLWAS-RS | Low Level Wind Shear Alert System Relocation/Sustainment |
| LLWS | Low Level Wind Shear |
| LOA | Letter of agreement |
| LOGT | Log/tally print time |
| LTA | Letter to Airmen |
| MA | Monitor alert |
| MALS/RAIL | Medium approach light system and runway alignment indicator lights |
| MAPPS | Management Association for Private Photogrammetric Surveyors |
| MCI | Mode C intruder |
| MDM | Main display monitor |
| MEA | Minimum en route IFR altitude |
| MEARTS | Micro En Route Automated Radar Tracking System |
| METAR | Aviation Routine Weather Report |
| MIA | Minimum IFR altitude |
| MIAWS | Medium Intensity Airport Weather System |
| MIT | Miles-in-trail |
| MOA | Military operations area |
| MOCA | Minimum obstruction clearance altitude |
| MOR | Mandatory Occurrence Report |
| MOU | Memorandum of understanding |
| MSL | Mean sea level |
| MTI | Moving target indicator |
| MTM | Maintenance TDLS Menu |
| MTR | Military training route |
| MVA | Minimum vectoring altitude |
| NAA | National aeronautical association |
| NADIN | National airspace data interchange network |
| NAR | National Automation Request |
| NAR | North American Routes |
| NAS | National Airspace System |
| NASA | National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
| NASE | National Airway Systems Engineering |
| NAVAID | Navigational aid |
| NCIC | National crime information center |
| NFDD | National Flight Data Digest |
| NHOP | National hurricane operations plan |
| NM | Nautical mile |
| NNCC | National Network Control Center |
| NOAA | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
| NOM | National Operations Manager |
| NORAD | North American Aerospace Defense Command |
| NOS | National Ocean Service |
| NOTAM | Notice to Airmen |
| NRP | North American Route Program |
| NTML | National Traffic Management Log |
| NTMO | National Traffic Management Officer |
| NTSB | National Transportation Safety Board |
| NWS | National Weather Service |
| NWSOP | National winter season operations plan |
| OASIS | Operational and Supportability Implementation System |
| OM | Operations Manager |
| OMIC | Operations Manager‐in‐Charge |
| OPR | Office of primary responsibility |
| OS | Operations Supervisor |
| OSIC | Operations Supervisor-in-Charge |
| P-ACP | Prearranged coordination procedures |
| PAR | Precision approach radar |
| PB | Pilot briefing |
| PCS | Power Conditioning System |
| PDC | Pre-Departure Clearance |
| PIC | Pilot‐in‐command |
| PIREPs | Pilot weather reports |
| POC | Point of Contact |
| PVD | Planned view display |
| RA | Radar Associate |
| RAA | Remote Airport Advisory |
| RADLO | Regional air defense liaison officer |
| RAIL | Runway alignment indicator lights |
| RAIS | Remote Airport Information Service |
| RAPCON | Radar Approach Control facility (USAF, USN and USMC) |
| RATCF | Radar Air Traffic Control Facility (USN and USMC) |
| RCAG | Remote center air/ground facility |
| RCC | Rescue coordination center |
| RMT | Route Management Tool |
| ROC | Regional operations center |
| ROG | Route Options Generation |
| ROT | Runway occupancy time |
| RSU | Runway supervisory unit |
| RVR | Runway visual range |
| SAA | Special activity airspace |
| SAMS | Special Use Airspace Management System |
| SATCOM | Satellite Communication(s) |
| SAWS | Stand Alone Weather System |
| SDP | Surveillance Data Processing |
| SE | Systems engineer |
| SECM | Safety and Environmental Compliance Manager |
| SGI | Special Government Interest |
| SIA | Status information area |
| SID | Standard Instrument Departure |
| SIGMET | Significant meteorological information |
| SMGCS | Surface movement guidance and control system |
| SMIS | Safety Management Information System |
| SMO | System Management Office |
| SMR | Surface Movement Radar |
| SOP | Standard operating procedure |
| SP | Support Specialist(s) |
| SPECI | Nonroutine (Special) Aviation Weather Report |
| STARS | Standard terminal automation replacement system |
| STMC | Supervisor Traffic Management Coordinator |
| STMCIC | Supervisory Traffic Management Coordinator-in-Charge |
| STMP | Special traffic management program |
| SUA | Special use airspace |
| sUAS | Small Unmanned Aircraft System(s) |
| SVFR | Special visual flight rules |
| SWAP | Severe weather avoidance plan |
| SWS | Surface Weather System |
| T&A | Time and attendance |
| TAC | Terminal area chart |
| TACAN | Tactical air navigation aid |
| TAS | TDLS Application Specialist |
| TCA | Tactical Customer Advocate |
| TCAS | Traffic alert collision and avoidance system |
| TCDD | Tower cab digital display |
| TCF | Traffic Flow Management Convective Forecast Produce |
| TCW | Terminal Controller Workstation |
| TDLS | Terminal Data Link System |
| TDW | Tower Display Workstation |
| TDWR | Terminal Doppler weather radar |
| TEC | Tower en route control |
| TELCON | Telephone Conference |
| TERPS | Terminal instrument procedures |
| TFMS | Traffic Flow Management System |
| TFR | Temporary flight restriction |
| TM | Traffic management |
| TMC | Traffic management coordinator |
| TMI | Traffic management initiatives |
| TMO | Traffic Management Officer |
| TMU | Traffic management unit |
| TO | Technical Operations |
| TOC | Transfer of communication |
| TRACAB | Terminal radar approach control in tower cab |
| TRACON | Terminal radar approach control |
| TRSA | Terminal Radar Service Area |
| TSD | Traffic situation display |
| UA | routine PIREPs |
| UAS | Unmanned Aircraft System(s) |
| UASFM | Unmanned Aircraft System(s) Facility Map |
| UAP | Unidentified anomalous phenomena |
| UHF | Ultrahigh frequency |
| UPT | User Preferred Trajectory |
| USAF | United States Air Force |
| USN | United States Navy |
| USS | Unmanned Aircraft System(s) Service Supplier |
| UTC | Coordinated universal time |
| UUA | urgent PIREPs |
| VAR | Volcanic activity report |
| VASI | Visual approach slope indicator |
| VCE | VSCS/Console Equipment |
| VEARS | VSCS Emergency Access Radio System |
| VFR | Visual flight rules |
| VHF | Very high frequency |
| VMC | Visual meteorological conditions |
| VOR | Omnidirectional VHF navigational aid |
| VORTAC | Collocated VOR and TACAN navigational aid |
| VR | VFR MTR |
| VSCS | Voice Switching and Control System |
| VTABS | Voice switching and control system training and backup system |
| WC | Weather coordinator |
| WFO | Weather Forecast Office |
| WINGS | Weather Information and Navigational Graphics System |
| WMSCR | Weather Message Switching Center Replacement |
| WRA | Weather Reconnaissance Area |
| WSD | Web Situation Display |
| WSO | Weather Service Office |
| WSP | Weather System Processor |