Continental united states

CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES- The 49 States located on the continent of North America and the District of Columbia.
CONTROL AREA [ICAO]- A controlled airspace extending upwards from a specified limit above the earth.

CONUS- Continental United States
CSAF- Chief of Staff of the Air Force, aka the Big Cheese
CSAR- Combat Search and Rescue ...

CONUS: Continental United States
Coordinates: System per a map for location.
"Copy": R/T acknowledgement for "Received and understood."
CORKSCREW: Code name for Allied air assault operation in preparation for the Invasion of Italy.

Convective SIGMET's are issued when there is convection over the continental United States. This SIGMET is issued anytime there is convective activity such as thunderstorms covering an area of more then 3000 square miles.

For Army Aviation Standardization Program purposes, the term includes continental United States (CONUS) Active Component posts, camps, or stations; Army National Guard (ARNG) States; Army Reserve Commands (ARCOMs); overseas corps, divisions, ...

On February 1, 2005, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) awarded a contract for the services provided by the 58 AFSSs in the Continental United States, Puerto Rico, and Hawaii to the Lockheed Martin Corporation.

CONUS is a FAA Acronym for: Continental United States
Related Definitions from Aviation Glossary
GSA
GHA
Military Operations Area (MOA)
ATA - Air Transport Association
MRO ...

Since the first letter of all continental United States airports is "K", it is just omitted from the remaining identification letters.

- An air traffic control facility, usually called an en route 'center.' Centers handle 'en route' traffic, generally flying on instrument flight plans, as they move across the United States. There are 20 centers in the continental United States.

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