Aviation-Glossary
Abbreviations for controlled airspaces
| German Name | English Name | |
| ATZ | Flugplatzverkehrszone | Aerodrome Traffic Zone |
| MATZ | Militärische Flugplatzverkehrszone | Military Aerodrome Traffic Zone |
| CTA | Kontrollbezirk | Controlled Area |
| CTR | Kontrollzone | Control Zone |
| MCTR | Militärische Kontrollzone | Military Control Zone |
| FIR | Fluginformationsgebiet | Flight Information Region |
| SRA | Überwachter Luftraum mit speziellen Regeln | Special Rules Area |
| TMA | Nahkontrollbezirk | Terminal Control Area |
| MTMA | Militärischer Nahkontrollbezirk | Military Terminal Control Area |
Abbreviations for weather conditions
| German Name | English Name | |
| BCFG | Nebelschwaden | fog batches |
| BLSN | Schneewehen | blowing snow |
| BR | feiner Nebel | mist |
| DRSN | Schneewehen | low drifting snow |
| FZRA | gefrierender Regen | freezing rain |
| FZFG | gefrierender Nebel | freezing fog |
| FU | Rauch | smoke |
| GR | Hagel | hail |
| HZ | Dunst | dust haze |
| MIFG | leichter Nebel | shallow fog |
| RA | Regen | rain |
| RASN | Regen und Schnee | rain and snow |
| TSGR | Gewitter mit Hagel | thunderstorm with hail |
| XXRA | heftiger Regen | heavy rain |
| XXSN | starker Schneefall | heavy snow |
Abbreviations for clouds
| German Name | English Name | |
| AC | Altocumulus | Altocumulus |
| AS | Altostratos | Altostratos |
| CB | Cumulonimbus | Cumulonimbus |
| CC | Cirrocumulus | Cirrocumulus |
| CI | Cirrus | Cirrus |
| CS | Cirrostratos | Cirrostratos |
| CU | Cumulus | Cumulus |
| NS | Nimbostratos | Nimbostratos |
| SC | Stratocumulus | Stratocumulus |
| ST | Stratus | Stratus |
| TCU | Towering Cumulus/ Cumulus Congestus | Towering Cumulus aka Cumulus Congestus |
