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V
| Acronym | Meaning | Source |
| V | Velocity | |
| V1 | Take-off Decision Speed | |
| V2 | Take-off Safety Speed (Applicable to Larger Multi-engine Aircraft) | |
| VA | Volcanic Ash | AIS |
| VA | Maximum Manoeuvring Speed | |
| VAA-H | Visual Approach Area - Helicopter | |
| VAAC | Volcanic Ash Advisory Centre | |
| VAC | Visual Approach Chart ( followed by name/title) | AIS |
| VAL | In Valleys | AIS |
| VAR | Magnetic Variation | AIS |
| VASIS | Visual Approach Slope Indicator System | AIS |
| VC | Vicinity of the aerodrome (followed by FG=fog, FC=funnel cloud, PO=dust/sand whirls, BLDU=blowing dust, BLSA=blowing sand or BLSN=blowing snow; eg, VCFG=vicinity fog | AIS |
| VCY | Vicinity | AIS |
| VDF | VHF Direction Finding Station | AIS |
| VEC | Visual En-route Chart | AIS |
| VER | Vertical | AIS |
| VFE | Flap Extension Speed | |
| VFR | Visual flight rules | |
| VHF | Very High Frequency (30 to 300 MHZ) | AIS |
| VHFCOM | Very High Frequency Communications | |
| VHFSUP | VHF System Upgrade | |
| VIA | By way of... | AIS |
| VIMD | Maximum Drag Speed | |
| VIP | Very Important Person | AIS |
| VIS | Visibility | AIS |
| VLE | Maximum Speed with Landing Gear Extended | |
| VLF | Very Low Frequency (3 to 30 KHZ) | AIS |
| VLJ | Veryl Light Jet | |
| VLO | Landing Gear Operating | |
| VLO2 | Landing Gear Operation Down | |
| VLR | Very Long Range | AIS |
| VMAN | Visual Maneouvre Speed | |
| VMC | Visual Meteorological Conditions | AIS |
| VMC | Minimum Control Speed | |
| VMCA | Minimum Control Airspeed Airborne (Red line speed) | |
| VMCG | Minimum Control Airspeed on the Ground | |
| VNAV | Vertical Navigation | |
| VNE | Never Exceed Speed | ICAO |
| VNO | Maximum Structural Cruising Speed | ICAO |
| VNO | Normal Operating Speed | |
| VOLMET | Meteorological Information for Aircraft in Flight | AIS |
| VOR | VHF Omni-directional Radio Range (OMNI) | AIS |
| VP | Variable Pitch Propellers | |
| VR | The speed at which the aircraft is rotated to lift off from the runway | |
| VRB | Variable | AIS |
| VSI | Vertical Speed Indicator | |
| VSI | Clean Stall Speed | |
| VSL | Vertical speed limit | ICAO |
| VSO | Stalling speed, minimum steady flight speed in the landing configuration | CAR 1998 |
| VSO | Stall speed with undercarriage and flap selected | |
| VSSE | Safe single-engine Speed | |
| VTC | Visual Terminal Chart | AIS |
| VTOL | Vertical take-off and landing | ICAO |
| VTOSS | Take-off Safely Speed | |
| VX | Best Angle of Climb Speed | |
| VXSE | Best Single-engine Angle of Climb Speed | |
| Vy | Best Rate of Climb Speed | |
| VYSE | Best Single-engine Rate of Climb Speed (Blue line speed) |