UNDERSTANDING AVIATION LANGUAGE


The language of aviation came about from a need for safety. To avoid pilots and controllers mishearing each other and potentially creating an accident, a language of aviation terms and phrases were compiled in the Pilot/Controller Glossary.

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LETTERS

  • A - Alpha
  • B - Bravo
  • C - Charlie
  • D - Delta
  • E - Echo
  • F - Foxtrot
  • G - Golf
  • H - Hotel
  • I - India
  • J - Juliet
  • K - Kilo
  • L - Lima
  • M - Mike
  • N - November
  • O - Oscar
  • P - Papa
  • Q - Quebec
  • R - Romeo
  • S - Sierra
  • T - Tango
  • U - Uniform
  • V - Victor
  • W - Whiskey
  • X - Xray
  • Y - Yankee
  • Z - Zulu

NUMBERS

  • 0 - "Zero"
  • 1 - "Wun"
  • 2 - "Two"
  • 3 - "Tree" (pronounced like a Scandinavian)
  • 4 - "Fower"
  • 5 - "Fife"
  • 6 - "Six"
  • 7 - "Seven"
  • 8 - "Eight"
  • 9 - "Niner"
  • 100 - "Wun hundred"
  • 1000 - "Wun thousand"
  • 10 000 - "Wun, zero thousand"
  • FL330 - "Flight level tree, tree, zero"

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