Definitions:
ALP: Airport Layout Plan
ATC: Air Traffic Control
CEQ: Council on Environmental Quality
DEIS: Draft Environmental Impact Statement
EIS: Environmental Impact Statement
FAA: Federal Aviation Administration
FHWA: Federal Highway Administration
IFR: Instrument Flight Rules
IMC: instrument meteorological conditions
MUP: Master Plan Update
NCDOT: North Carolina Department of Transportation
NEPA: National Environmental Policy Act of 1969
NOI: Notice of Intent
PTAA: Piedmont Triad Airport Authority (Owners of PTIA)
PTIA: Piedmont Triad International Airport
RFP: Request for Proposals
ROD: Record of Decision
VMC: visual meteorological conditions