Field Manual / Phonetic alphabet / PAPA
PAPA
PHONETICP · Say: PAH-PAH
NATO phonetic alphabet code word for the letter P.
On air
“Call sign P7W: PAPA SEV-EN WHISKEY.”
“I spell: PAPA...”
“Grid three two uniform papa alfa seven seven zero two one one five six. Over.”
“Papa Two, this is Bravo Six. Send your ETA. Over.”
In conversation
In the NATO alphabet, Papa has the stress on the second syllable: pah-PAH.