Acronyms & Abbreviations
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ALP   Aircraft Layout Plan
AOPAAircraft Owners and Pilots Association
CAT          Civil Air Terminal
dB     Decibel
dBA   Decibel filtered to approximate the human ear
DNL   Day-Night Average Sound Level
ESPREnvironmental Status and Planning Report
EXP   Noise EXPosure
FBO   Fleet Based Operator
FICANFederal Interagency Committee on Aviation Noise
GA    General Aviation
GEIR Generic Environmental Impact Report
HATSHanscom Area TownS
HFACHanscom Field Advisory Commisssion
Ldn   Old acronym for Day-Night Average Sound Level
Leq   Equvalent sound Level
NMS Noise Monitoring System
SEL  Sound Exposure Level
SEP  Single Engine Piston aircraft
TA    Time Above