Alfa Time Zone (A) is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). This time zone is a military time zone.
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Alfa Time Zone is often used in aviation and the military as another name for UTC +1. Alfa Time Zone is also commonly used at sea between longitudes 7.5° East and 22.5° East.
The letter A may be used as a suffix to denote a time being in the Alfa Time Zone, such as 08:00A or 0800A. This is spoken as "zero eight hundred Alfa".
The letter A may be used as a suffix to denote a time being in the Alfa Time Zone, such as 08:00A or 0800A. This is spoken as "zero eight hundred Alfa".
Some places with the same time as Alfa Time Zone
Other Time Zones in UTC +1
Some time zones exist that have the same offset as A, but can be found under a different name: