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title: "SERA.14020 Word spelling in radiotelephony — ANNEX: Rules of the Air, SERA · Avioverse"
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# SERA.14020 Word spelling in radiotelephony

ANNEX: Rules of the Air · Regulation (EU) No 923/2012 · EAR revision 26 Aug 2025

IR Implementing rule

## SERA.14020 Word spelling in radiotelephony

When proper names, service abbreviations and words of which the spelling is doubtful are spelled out in [radiotelephony](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/radiotelephony), the alphabet in the Table S14-2 shall be used.

| Table S14-2                          |          |                                                           |
| ------------------------------------ | -------- | --------------------------------------------------------- |
| The radiotelephony spelling alphabet |          |                                                           |
| Letter                               | Word     | Approximate pronunciation (Latin alphabet representation) |
| A                                    | Alfa     | AL FAH                                                    |
| B                                    | Bravo    | BRAH VOH                                                  |
| C                                    | Charlie  | CHAR LEE or SHAR LEE                                      |
| D                                    | Delta    | DELL TAH                                                  |
| E                                    | Echo     | ECK OH                                                    |
| F                                    | Foxtrot  | FOKS TROT                                                 |
| G                                    | Golf     | GOLF                                                      |
| H                                    | Hotel    | HO TELL                                                   |
| I                                    | India    | IN DEE AH                                                 |
| J                                    | Juliett  | JEW LEE ETT                                               |
| K                                    | Kilo     | KEY LOH                                                   |
| L                                    | Lima     | LEE MAH                                                   |
| M                                    | Mike     | MIKE                                                      |
| N                                    | November | NO VEM BER                                                |
| O                                    | Oscar    | OSS CAH                                                   |
| P                                    | Papa     | PAH PAH                                                   |
| Q                                    | Quebec   | KEH BECK                                                  |
| R                                    | Romeo    | ROW ME OH                                                 |
| S                                    | Sierra   | SEE AIR RAH                                               |
| T                                    | Tango    | TANG GO                                                   |
| U                                    | Uniform  | YOU NEE FORM or OO NEE FORM                               |
| V                                    | Victor   | VIK TAH                                                   |
| W                                    | Whiskey  | WISS KEY                                                  |
| X                                    | X-ray    | ECKS RAY                                                  |
| Y                                    | Yankee   | YANG KEY                                                  |
| Z                                    | Zulu     | ZOO LOO                                                   |

In the approximate representation using the Latin alphabet, syllables to be emphasised are underlined.

IR · SERA.14020 — Regulation (EU) No 923/2012 · Regulation (EU) 2016/1185 · SERA Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 26 Aug 2025

[All rules in SECTION 14 Voice communication procedures](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/sera/annex-rules-of-the-air/section-14)

Consolidated from the EASA Easy Access Rules (revision 26 Aug 2025, extracted 13 Oct 2026) for convenience. Not the official publication — verify against the Official Journal of the European Union and the EASA publications before operational use.