Issue the following clearance items, as appropriate, in the order listed below:
Aircraft identification.
Clearance limit.
When the clearance limit is an airport, the word “airport” must follow the airport name.
PHRASEOLOGY
CLEARED TO (destination) AIRPORT.
When the clearance limit is a NAVAID, and the NAVAID type is known, the type of NAVAID must follow the NAVAID
name.
PHRASEOLOGY
CLEARED TO (NAVAID name and type).
When the clearance limit is an intersection or waypoint, and the type is known, the type must follow the
intersection or waypoint name.
PHRASEOLOGY
CLEARED TO (intersection or waypoint name and type).
Standard Instrument Departure (SID) or vectors, where applicable.
Route of flight including ADR/ADAR/AAR when applied.
Altitude data in the order flown.
Mach number, if applicable.
USAF. When issuing a clearance to an airborne aircraft containing an altitude
assignment, do not include more than one of the following in the same transmission:
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