List of aviation terms

For an arriving flight leg, the UniqueFlightLegId of the linked departing flight leg.

For a departing flight leg, the UniqueFlightLegId of the linked arriving flight leg.

The Gate an incoming flight leg uses. Arrival data for the flight leg.

The Gate an outgoing flight leg uses. Departure data for the flight leg.

System specific value indicating the type of a customer, typically identified by CustomerId.

Status of a specific system (SystemName). Typically used for reference data.

Specific name of a system. Typically used for reference data.

System specific identifier of a party, typically a company, but can be a person.

System specific usage. Typically to indicate that the relevant data set is test data. 

The actual noise certificate. 

NOx emissions. The sum (in grammes) of the amounts of the nitric oxide and nitrogen dioxide that an aircraft of this type typically emits during the LTO (landing-takeoff) cycle under normal operating conditions.

Indicates if the Aircraft has winglets or not. Used for instance in rules for Aircraft parking.

The source of the AircraftMTOW for a given Aircraft. This will typically be from Aircraft type reference data (AircraftTypeIataCode, AircraftTypeIcaoCode) or from more specific documentation for this Aircraft body. 

The source of the AircraftSeatingCapacity (number of seats) for a given Aircraft. This will typically be from Aircraft type reference data (AircraftTypeIataCode, AircraftTypeIcaoCode) or from more specific documentation for this Aircraft body.

System specific information that indicates the source of an actual data element (attribute | entity).

An Airport/System specific group this Aircraft belongs to. Used for instance to simplify rules for Aircraft parking.

Installation/customer specific set of flight service types. Typically used when the defined set in FlightServiceType isn't specific enough. Encoded as integer to clearly separate it from FlightServiceType.

"2 or 3 character code as designated by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) to uniquely designate an airline operator. Local (non-ICAO) codes can be added as required as long as they are unique for airline operators within the defined context.

ICAO defined code for the company owning the aircraft. Ex: SAS, NAX. Two or three characters. IATA and ICAO codes can be identical. The ICAO standard uses 3 character codes, but in cases where no ICAO standard code exists, an alternative code can be used. This can often be the 2 character IATA code if one exists.

Reference Document: ICAO document 8585"

IATA based identifier for this flight, usually issued long before the flight actually takes place.

FlightId is normally the concatenation of OperatingAirlineIATA, FlightNumber and OperationalSuffix.

FlightId typically identifies a flight to the majority of systems, but it is not unique across time. It's unique only in conjunction with FlightDepartureDate.

Exception: Some airlines use their ICAO code (OperatingAirlineICAO) instead of OperatingAirlineIATA. This might be because they aren't an IATA member or because they just prefer the ICAO code. Regardless, this means that it is allowed to use OperatingAirlineICAO as part of FlightId.

FlightId is then defined as the concatenation of AirlineIATAorICAO, FlightNumber and OperationalSuffix.

IATA code which uniquely defines an airport. Where an official IATA code does not exist for an airport, it is the standard to use the ICAO code. Where neither exist, pseudo-codes can be created if required (e.g. oil rigs, grass strips, etc.)
The standard codes are defined in the ""Airline Coding Directory"".

ICAO code which uniquely defines an airport. Where an official ICAO code does not exist for an airport, it is the standard to use the IATA code. Where neither exist, pseudo-codes can be created if required (e.g. oil rigs, grass strips, etc.)
The standard codes are defined in ICAO Document 7910.

Also known as WOOP, weeks of operation. Allowed values are:

• 1: The ScheduleFlightDays pattern repeats every week.
• 2: The ScheduleFlightDays pattern repeats every second week. ScheduleStartDate is always in the first week the pattern applies.

A rate of change measured as millimeters per hour.

Codes describing the contaminant type affecting the RunwaySurfaceConditionCode. For example frost, ice, snow slush or standing water.

The estimated number of passengers and passive crew on board the plane, infants excluded. 
Estimated value for PaxSeatedOnBoard.

Proposal

Identifies the party, typically a company, that operates something. 

Identifies the party, typically a company, that owns something. 

The name string as it appears on a ticket. Can contain multiple names.

A textual description of ServiceErrorCode.

An integer code representing a service specific error. The actual values are described in the service definition.

List of text codes indicating valid type(s) of identification that may be required for the specified carrier. Typically used to identify passengers when dropping a bag at a self serve bag drop station. Legal values are system specific.

Identifies a load unit type aircrafts. Typically used for baggage and cargo.
See https://vrr.aero/knowledge-center/uld-info/uld-id-code/ and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unit_load_device for details.

Identifies an actual load unit, ref. LoadUnitType.

The relevant flight leg has been deleted, not cancelled. 

Estimated arrival time for something at the relevant location.

The maximum weight, in Gram, a bag can be before it must be sent as special (oversize, overweight) baggage.

The weight of any BHS tub used. To compensate for total weight at airports where tub is used. The BhsTubWeight will be substracted from the bag weight.

Weight tolerance margin (gram) between subsequent weight requests. The different measurements must be within BhsStableWeightTolerance to be accepted.

Number of weight requests to provide stable weight (will be 1 if bag drop scale always delivers stable weight). 

Weight tolerance margin (gram) to be subtracted from measured stable weight.  

The interval (duration) between multiple (BhsStableWeightRequests) weight requests to provide stable weight.

The BagLocation where this batch is to be loaded. 

Unique identifier, for a given period of time, that identifies a batch of bags on a given airport. 

TimestampUTC when the relevant BHS batch event occurred.

Descriptive text for an event (BhsBatchEventCode) that happened to a BHS batch. The descriptions are system specific, and there can be multiple descriptions for the same BhsBatchEventCode.

Code for an event that happened to a BHS batch, typically identified with BhsBatchId. Some events are predefined, see "Legal values" below. Other, system specific, events can be added as needed.

The number of bags in a batch, at a given point in time.

The precise weight, in Gram, of a bag.

The FlightDepartureDate of the flight the bag is planned to depart on from a given airport. Always DateUTC. 

A codes indicating the status of a bag check in attempt. Legal values are system specific.

The number of the flight.
Unique for one day within one operator, but not necessarily unique across operators. The part of the FlightId excluding the operator code (see "OperatingAirlineIATA"). This is sometimes referred to as the "Trip Number". Reference: IATA Standard Schedules Information Manual, Feb 1997, 2.2.62. Flight Numbers are assigned by a carrier as a multi-purpose reference in connection with the planning and control of the operation of flights.

The maximum bag weight, one individual bag, this carrier supports.

Additional information about which detailed type of SSM this is.

Additional information about which detailed type of ASM this is.

XML date always in UTC.

The numeric, SYNOP, code describing the present weather condition. 
See Present Weather Codes, WMO SYNOP 4680, WMO 4678 for SYNOP codes.

The SYNOP code representing the weather condition for the last 60 minutes. 

The numeric code for the weather condition the last 60 minutes. 

The SYNOP code representing the weather condition for the last 15 minutes. 

The numeric code for the weather condition the last 15 minutes.