VFR PHONETIC ALPHABET QUICK REFERENCE METAR AND TAF

A
B
Alpha
Bravo
·-
-···
1
2
One
Two
•----
••---
METAR
TAF
AVIATION ROUTINE WEATHER REPORT
TERMiNAL AERODROME FORECAST
C
D
Charlie
Delta
-·-·
-•·
3
4
Three
Four
• • •--
•• ••-
DDhhmm Z
AUTO
COR
Day HH:mm Zulu (UTC)
AUTOMATE D OBSERVATION
CORRECTED OBSERVATION
E Echo WWW SS kt WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED
• 5 Five ••••• WWW SS G SS kt
F Foxtrot WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED GUST SPEED
••-· 6 Six - ••••
G
H
Golf
Hotel
--·
••••
7
8
Seven
Eight
- - •••
---••
VRB SS kt
WWW V WWW
TEMPO hhhh
VARIABLE DIRECTION AND SPEED
WIND DIRECTION VARIABILITY
TEMPORARY CONDITION BETWEEN hh Z AND hh Z
lndia FM hhmm FROM hh:mm Zulu
1 •• 9 Niner ----•
J
K
Juliet
Kilo
·---
-•-
o Zero --~--
BECMG hhhh
PROB4o hhhh
BECOMING FROM hh:00 Z to hh·:oo Z
+o% CHANCE BETWEEN hh:00 Z and hh:00 Z

L Lima •-•· VFR CRUISING ALTITiJDES 0000

9999
visibility < 50 mt
vislbility > 10 km
DU
FG
DUst
FoG (visibility <1000 mt)
M M ike -- Magnetlc Course VVVVN Vlsibllity to North WW mt FU FUme (visibility <3ooomt)
N
o
Novembe r
. oscar
-·
---
oo
(-) Light
(None) Moderate
HZ
SA
HaZe (visibility <3ooomt)
SAnd
p
Q
Papa
Quebec ·
·--·
--·- "
>
·;:;; Even Odd
oo
(+)
BL
DR
Heavy
Blowing
DRlfting
VA
DS
FC
Volcanic Ashes
Dust Storm
Funnel Clouds
R
s
Romeo
Sierra
·-•
•••
v
=
::,
Thousands
Plus 500
Thousands
Plus 500
..
rt
o
.....
'0
FZ
MI
FreeZing
Mlnce
SS
SKC
Sand Storm
Sky clear
o o PR PaRtial FEW Few -- 0-2 eighths
T Tango - O-·
,.,
V\
Feet
(4,500 :
Feet
(3,500:
5"
"c
SH SHower ser Scattered -- 3-4 eighths ,
u Uniform •·- ..,o 6 .500: 5.500: "'
TS ThunderStorm BKN Broken - 5-7 eighths
V Victor ·••-
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DZ DrlZzle OVC Overcast -- 8 eighths
~ GR GRele (R >5 mm) CAVOK Ceiling And Visibility OK
w Whiskey •- - GS GreSII (R <5 mm) TT /M d Temperature and dewpoint
X X-Ray -••- IC lce Crlstal A2984 Current altimeter setting of
y Yankee -•-- 180° PL lce Pellets 29.84 inches Hg.
z Zulu
--·· Magnetic Courses 3.000° AGL
to 18.000° MSL (FL 180)
RA
SG
SN
RAin
Snow Grains
SNow
Q1011

RMK
Current altimeter setting of
1011 hPa or 1011 mb.
The start of the Remarks

kt km/h gallon US llter llter gallon US ft m nautlcal statute km

1 1.85 1 3.79 mlle
1 0 .26 1 0 .30 mlle US
5 9.26 5 18.93 5 1.32 1.52 1 1.15
5 1.85
20 37.04 20 75.71 20 5.28 20 6 .10 5 5.75 9 .26
150 45,72 20 23.02
LIGHT GUN SIGNALS 250 76.20
37.04
50 57.54 92.60
Signal On Ground in Fllght 300 91.44
150 172.62 277.80
Steady Green Clear for Takeoff Clear to Land 750 228.60
250 287.69 463.00
Flashing Green Clear to Ta x i Return t to Land
Steady Red
FlashinQ Red
Stop
Taxi Clear of Runwa y
Give Way
Do not Land
VHF COMMUNICATION FREQUENCIES
Flashing White Return to Ramp Emergency- ELT 406 Lost COM - Squawk 7600
Alternatin~g Mllltary VHF - 12.2.10 Emergency - Squawk 7700
Warning - Use Caution
Red & Green Skyj ack - Squawk 7500

PRESSURE LOCATION INDICATORS (ICAO CODE)

29,50 999
29,55 1.000 ADANA LTAF ERZiNCAN LTCD MARDiN LTCR
29,60 1.002 ADIYAMAN LTCP ERZURUM LTCE MUGLA / Milas-Bodru m LTFE
29,65 1 .00◄
29,70 1.005 AGRI LTCO ESKiŞEH i R /Anadolu
29,75 1.007 LTBY MUGLA/ Dalaman LTBS
29,80 1.009 AMASYA (Merzifon LTAP GAZiANTEP LTAJ MUŞ

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29,85
29,90
29,92
29,95
1.010
1.012
1.013
1.01 ◄
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fa
AN KAM/ Esenbo~a
ANKARA/ Etlmesgut
LTAC
LTAD
HATAY
ISPARTA/ S. Demirel
LTDA
LTFC
NEVŞEHIR/Kapadokya
SAMSUN/ Çarşamba
LTCK
LTAZ
LTFH

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~
30,00
30,05
30,10
30,1S
1.015
1.017
1.019
1.021
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ANTALYA
ANTALYA/ Gazipaşa
BALI KESiR
LTAI
LTFG
LTBF
ISTANBUL / Atatürk
ISTANBUL / Hezarfen
LTBA
LTBW
SiiRT
SiNOP
LTCL
LTCM
30,.20 1.022 ISTANBUL / Sabiha Gökçen LTFJ SiVAS LTAR
30,25 1 .02◄ BALI KESiR / Körfez LTFD
30,30 1.026 BATMAN IZMIR/ Adnan Menderes LTBJ ŞANLIURFA / GAP LTCS
30,35 1,027 LTCJ
30,◄0 1.029 BODRUM/ im sık LTBV IZMIR / Selçuk-Efes LTFB TEKIRDAG /Çorlu LTBU
30,◄5 1.031
30,50 1.032 BURSA/Yen i şehir LTBR KAHRAMANMARAŞ LTCN TOKAT LTAW
30,55 1.03 ◄ KARS LTCF TRABZON
30,60 1.036 ÇANAKKALE LTBH LTCG
Q : Quallfled DENiZLi / Çardak LTAY KAYSERi / Erkilet LTAU UŞAK LTBO
QFE :,(FE) Fleld elevatlon DIYARBAKIR KONYA
QNH : (NH) Natural Horlzon LTCC LTAN VAN/ Ferit Melen LTCI
QNE : (NE) Natural Earth ELAZIG LTCA MALATYA/ Er haç LTAT ZONGULDA K/ Çaycuma LTAS