Regulations last checked for updates: Feb 03, 2026

Title 49 - Transportation last revised: Jan 27, 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.