Regulations last checked for updates: Aug 21, 2026

Title 49 - Transportation last revised: Aug 19, 2026
Appendix Appendix A - Appendix A to Part 220—Recommended Phonetic Alphabet
A—ALFA 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

The letter “ZULU” should be written as “Z” to distinguish it from the numeral “2”.

source: 63 FR 47195, Sept. 4, 1998, unless otherwise noted.