Acronyms & Abbreviations
ALP
Aircraft Layout Plan
AOPA
Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association
CAT Civil Air Terminal
dB
Decibel
dBA
Decibel filtered to approximate the human ear
DNL
Day-Night Average Sound Level
ESPR
Environmental Status and Planning Report
EXP
Noise EXPosure
FBO
Fleet Based Operator
FICAN
Federal Interagency Committee on Aviation Noise
GA
General Aviation
GEIR
Generic Environmental Impact Report
HATS
Hanscom Area TownS
HFAC
Hanscom 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