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The callsign of an aeronautical station consists of the…

  • A

    location of the name and a suffix

  • B

    location of the name and its status

  • C

    prefix and the location of the name

  • D

    location of the name and the frequency

A ground station's call sign comprises 2 elements in this order

  1. The location
  2. The type of unit or service being provided (often referred to as the call sign suffix)

For example,

  • PARIS GROUND
  • PARIS TOWER
  • PARIS APPROACH etc.

Below is a list of the various suffixes:

Unit or service Call sign suffix
Area control centre CONTROL
Radar (in general) RADAR
Approach control APPROACH
Approach control radar arrivals ARRIVAL
Approach control radar departures DEPARTURE
Aerodrome control TOWER
Surface movement control GROUND
Clearance delivery DELIVERY
Precision approach radar PRECISION
Direction-finding station HOMER
Flight information service INFORMATION
Apron control APRON
Company dispatch DISPATCH
Aeronautical station RADIO

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