| Abkürzung | Beschreibung |
|---|
| C | Centigrade |
| CAA | Civil Aviation Authority (Great Britain) |
| CAAC | Civil Aviation Authority of China |
| CAB | Civil Aeronautics Board |
| CAME | Continuous Airworthiness Maintenance Exposition |
| CAP | Combat Air Patrol |
| CAS | Calibrated (Computed) Air Speed |
| CAS | Close Air Support (tactical) |
| CASA | Construcciones Aeronáuticas S.A. (Part of EADS) |
| CASE | Computer Aided Software Engineering |
| CAT | Clear Air Turbulence |
| CAT | Computer Aided Testing |
| CBT | Computer Based Training |
| CBU | Cluster Bomb Unit |
| CDI | Course Deviation Indicator |
| CDTI | Cockpit Display of Traffic Information |
| CDU | Control display unit |
| CFIT | Controlled Flight Into Terrain |
| CG | Center of Gravity |
| CGS | Centimeter-gram-second |
| CIT | Compressor Inlet Temperature |
| Cl | Cost Index |
| CLB | Climb Detent of the Thrust Levers |
| CLR | Clear |
| CMC | Central Maintenance Computer |
| CNS | Communications Navigations and Surveillance |
| CofA | Certificate of Airworthiness |
| CofAE | Certificate of Airworthiness for Export |
| COM | Cockpit Operating Manual |
| COM | Communication |
| CON | Continuous |
| COTR | Contracting Officer's Technical Representative |
| COTS | Commercial Off The Shelf |
| CP | Control Panel |
| CPCS | Cabin Pressure Control System |
| CPDLC | Controller Pilot Datalink Communications |
| CPL | Commercial Pilot Licence |
| CPU | Central Processing Unit |
| CRC | Cyclic Redundancy Check |
| CRM | Cockpit Resource Management |
| CRM | Crew Research Management |
| CRS | Certificate of Release to Service |
| CRS | Course |
| CRT | Cathode Ray Tube |
| CRZ | Cruise |
| CSD | Constant Speed Drive |
| CTA | Control Area (ICAO Term) |
| CTA | Controlled-Time of Arrival |
| CTAS | Center TRACON Automation System |
| CTC | Centralized Train Central |
| CTOL | Conventional Take Off and Landing |
| CTR | Center |
| CTR | Civil Tilt Rotor |
| CTRL | Control |
| CWS | Control Wheel Steering |
Luftfahrt Glossar 
