TBL 4-2-1

TBL 4-2-2

Calling a Ground Station

Phonetic Alphabet/Morse Code
Character

Facility
Airport UNICOM
FAA Flight Service Station
Airport Traffic Control
Tower
Clearance Delivery Position
(IFR)
Ground Control Position in
Tower
Radar or Nonradar
Approach Control Position
Radar Departure Control
Position
FAA Air Route Traffic
Control Center

Call Sign
"Shannon UNICOM"
"Chicago Radio"
"Augusta Tower"
"Dallas Clearance
Delivery"
"Miami Ground"
"Oklahoma City
Approach"
"St. Louis Departure"
"Washington Center"

Morse Code

Telephony

Phonic
(Pronunciation)

Alfa

(AL-FAH)

Bravo

(BRAH-VOH)

yy

Charlie

(CHAR-LEE) or
(SHAR-LEE)

Delta

(DELL-TAH)

Echo

(ECK-OH)

Foxtrot

(FOKS-TROT)

yy

Golf

(GOLF)

Hotel

(HOH-TEL)

India

(IN-DEE-AH)

yyy

Juliett

(JEW-LEE-ETT)

yy

Kilo

(KEY-LOH)

Lima

(LEE-MAH)

yy

Mike

(MIKE)

November

(NO-VEM-BER)

yyy

Oscar

(OSS-CAH)

yy

Papa

(PAH-PAH)

yyy

Quebec

(KEH-BECK)

Romeo

(ROW-ME-OH)

Sierra

(SEE-AIR-RAH)

Tango

(TANG-GO)

4-2-7. Phonetic Alphabet

Uniform

(YOU-NEE-FORM) or
(OO-NEE-FORM)

Victor

(VIK-TAH)

The International Civil Aviation Organization
(ICAO) phonetic alphabet is used by FAA personnel
when communications conditions are such that the
information cannot be readily received without their
use. ATC facilities may also request pilots to use
phonetic letter equivalents when aircraft with similar
sounding identifications are receiving communications on the same frequency. Pilots should use the
phonetic alphabet when identifying their aircraft
during initial contact with air traffic control facilities.
Additionally, use the phonetic equivalents for single
letters and to spell out groups of letters or difficult
words during adverse communications conditions.
(See TBL 4-2-2.)

y y

Whiskey

(WISS-KEY)

yy

Xray

(ECKS-RAY)

yyy

Yankee

(YANG-KEY)

yy

Zulu

(ZOO-LOO)

yyyy

One

(WUN)

yyy

Two

(TOO)

yy

Three

(TREE)

Four

(FOW-ER)

Five

(FIFE)

Six

(SIX)

yy

Seven

(SEV-EN)

yyy

Eight

(AIT)

yyyy

Nine

(NIN-ER)

y y y y y Zero

(ZEE-RO)

Radio Communications Phraseology

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