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A list of all Airline codes. The table lists the IATA airline designators, the ICAO airline designators and the airline call signs (telephony designator). Historical assignments are also included for completeness.
Airline codes for airlines beginning with: All – 0–9 – A – B – C – D – E – F – G – H – I – J – K – L – M – N – O – P – Q – R – S – T – U – V – W – X – Y – Z
IATA airline designator
IATA airline designators, sometimes called IATA reservation codes, are two-character codes assigned by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) to the world's airlines in accordance with the provisions of IATA Resolution 762. They form the first two characters of the flight number.
Designators are used to identify an airline for all commercial purposes, including reservations, timetables, tickets, tariffs, air waybills, and in airline interline telecommunications. There are three types of designator: unique, alpha/numeric, and controlled duplicate.
IATA maintains two policies to deal with the limited number of available codes:
- after an airline is delisted, the code becomes available for reuse after six months;
- IATA issues "controlled duplicates".
Controlled duplicates are issued to regional airlines whose destinations are not likely to overlap, in such a way that the same code would be shared by two different airlines. The controlled duplicate is denoted here with an asterisk (*) following the code and in IATA literature as well.
ICAO airline designator
The ICAO airline designator is a code assigned by the International Civil Aviation Organization to aircraft operating agencies, aeronautical authorities, and services. The codes are unique by airline which is not true for the IATA airline designator codes.
Each aircraft operating agency, aeronautical authority, and services related to international aviation is allocated both a three-letter designator and a telephony designator. The designators are listed in ICAO Document 8585: Designators for Aircraft Operating Agencies, Aeronautical Authorities and Services.
An example is:
- Three-letter designator – AAL
- Telephony designator – AMERICAN
- Operator – American Airlines
Certain combinations of letters are not allocated to avoid confusion with other systems (for example SOS). Other designators (particularly those starting with Y and Z) are reserved for government organizations.
Designator YYY is used for operators that do not have a code allocated.
Call signs
Most airlines employ a distinctive and internationally recognized call sign that is normally spoken during airband radio transmissions as a prefix to the flight number. The flight number is normally then published in their public timetable and appears on the arrivals and departure screens in the airport terminals served by that particular flight. In cases of emergency, the airline name and flight number, rather than the individual aircraft's registration, are normally mentioned by the main news media.
Some call signs are less obviously associated with a particular airline than others. This might be for historic reasons, or possibly to avoid confusion with a call sign used by an established airline.
Not all of these operators of aircraft are civilian and some only operate ad hoc chartered flights rather than scheduled flights; some operate both types of flights. Some cargo airlines specialize in freight transport, an emphasis that may be reflected in the company's name.
Clearly companies' names will change over time, normally due to bankruptcies or mergers occurring. Country names can also change over time and new call signs may be agreed in substitution for traditional ones. The country shown alongside an airline's call sign is that wherein most of its aircraft are believed to be registered, which may not always be the same as the country in which the firm is officially incorporated or registered. There are many other airlines in business whose radio call signs are more obviously derived from the trading name.
The callsign should normally resemble the operators name or function and not be confused with callsigns used by other operators. The callsign should be easily and phonetically pronounceable in at least English, French, Spanish or Russian.
Codes
Airline codes IATA ICAO Airline Call Sign Country Comments NLG NEL Cargo NELCARGO Ivory Coast NHG NHT Linhas Aéreas HELGA Brazil WAR NZ Warbirds Association WARBIRDS New Zealand ANL Nacoia Lda AIR NACOIA Angola NHZ Nada Air Service NADA AIR Chad BFN Compangnie Nationale Naganagani Burkina Faso NAH Nahanni Air Services Ltd NAHANNI Canada NKL Nakheel Aviation NAKHEEL United Arab Emirates MRE Namibia Commercial Aviation MED RESCUE Namibia NDF Namibian Defence Force NAMIBIAN AIR FORCE Namibia CNJ Nanjing Airlines NINGHANG China DV ACK Nantucket Airlines ACK AIR United States WAS 9k NYA Nanyah Aviation NANYAH Israel NAP Napier Air Service Inc NAPIER United States NCM Nas Air AIR BANE Angola P9 Nas Air Mali UE NAS Nasair NASAIRWAYS Eritrea Nas Air Saudi Arabia NJC Nashville Jet Charters NASHVILLE JET United States NCO Natalco Air Lines NATALCO São Tomé and Príncipe NTK National Air Traffic Controllers Association NATCA United States NSR National Air Charter NASAIR Indonesia RFI National Air Traffic Services SHERLOCK United Kingdom NAN National Airlines NATION AIR United States defunct N4 NCN National Airlines Chile N7 ROK National Airlines RED ROCK United States defunct NA NAL National Airlines NATIONAL United States defunct KUS National Airlines KUSWAG South Africa 9O National Airways Cameroon Cameroon LFI National Airways Corporation AEROMED South Africa GTY National Aviation Company Egypt TNC National Aviation Consultants NATCOM Canada NXT National Express NATIONAL FREIGHT United States Texas Air Charters GRD National Grid plc GRID United Kingdom JTE National Jet Express JETEX Australia AND National Jet Service AIR INDIANA United States NC NJS National Jet Systems NATIONAL JET Australia NAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOAA United States NOL National Overseas Airlines Company NAT AIRLINE Egypt NLS Nationale Luchtvaartschool PANDER Netherlands NAE Nations Air Express Inc NATIONS EXPRESS United States CE NTW Nationwide Airlines NATIONWIDE South Africa NWZ Nationwide Airlines (Zambia) ZAMNAT Zambia EVM Natural Environment Research Council SCIENCE United Kingdom NRR Natureair NATUREAIR Costa Rica NRK Naturelink Charter NATURELINK South Africa ON RON Nauru Air Corporation AIR NAURU Nauru NVC NAV CANADA NAV CAN Canada NAV Nav Flight Planning NAV DISPATCH Czech Republic NVP Navegacao Aérea De Portugal Portugal NAY Navegación Servicios Aéreos Canarios S.A. NAYSA Spain IRI Navid NAVID Iran NVM Naviera Mexicana NAVIERA Mexico NVL Navigator Airlines NAVLINES Armenia XNV Navinc Airlines Services United States Tigin Limited 1N Navitaire United States XNS Navtech System Support Canada NZA Nayzak Air Transport Libya NEB State of Nebraska NEBRASKA United States NEC Necon Air NECON AIR Nepal NCG Nederlandse Kustwacht NETHERLANDS COASTGUARD Netherlands NFT Nefteyugansk Aviation Division NEFTEAVIA Russia NLA Neiltown Air NEILTOWN AIR Canada NLC Nelair Charters NELAIR South Africa CGE Nelson Aviation College COLLEGE New Zealand RA RNA Nepal Airlines ROYAL NEPAL Nepal was Royal Nepal Airlines NO NOS Neos MOONFLOWER Italy TOX Neosiam Airways SKY KINGDOM Thailand NSL Neric NERICAIR United Kingdom 1I EJA NetJets EXECJET United States NET Network Aviation Services NETWORK Nigeria NEZ New England Air Express ENGAIR United States EJ NEA New England Airlines NEW ENGLAND United States NHT New Heights 291 NEWHEIGHTS South Africa NWD New World Jet Corporation NEW WORLD United States NYH New York Helicopter NEW YORK United States GRY New York State Police GRAY RIDER United States KRC New Zealand Air Defence Force KIWI RESCUE New Zealand HVA Newair HAVEN-AIR United States NLT Newfoundland Labrador Air Transport NALAIR Canada 2N NTJ NextJet NEXTJET Sweden NXF Nextflight Aviation NEXTFLIGHT United States NXS Nexus Aviation NEXUS AVIATION Nigeria NIS Nicaragüense de Aviación NICA Nicaragua NCN Nicon Airways NICON AIRWAYS Nigeria NGA Nigeria Airways NIGERIA Nigeria NGR Nigerian Air Force NIGERIAN AIRFORCE Nigeria NGX Nigerian Global AIR GLOBAL Nigeria EXT Night Express EXECUTIVE Germany HG NLY Niki FLYNIKI Austria NKV Nikolaev-Air AIR NIKOLAEV Ukraine Airline of Special Purpose NSA Nile Safaris Aviation NILE SAFARIS Sudan NVA Nile Valley Aviation Company Egypt NLW Nile Wings Aviation Services NILE WINGS Sudan NBS Nimbus Aviation NIMBUS United Kingdom KZ NCA Nippon Cargo Airlines NIPPON CARGO Japan NVK Nizhnevartovskavia VARTOSKAVIA Russia SRG Search and Rescue 202 United Kingdom SRD Search and Rescue 22 United Kingdom NOH No. 32 (The Royal) Squadron RAF NORTHOLT United Kingdom AKG 84 Squadron Royal Air Force @ RAF Akrotiri GRIFTER United Kingdom NBL Nobil Air NOBIL AIR Moldova DD NOK Nok Air NOK AIR Thailand NRL Nolinor Aviation NOLINOR Canada NMD Nomad Aviation NOMAD AIR Namibia NOC Norcopter Norway NEF Nord-Flyg NORDEX Sweden JH NES Nordeste Linhas Aéreas Regionais NORDESTE Brazil 6N NRD Nordic Regional NORTH RIDER Sweden NVD Nordic Solutions NORDVIND Lithuania NDS Nordstree (Australia) Australia NRT Norestair NORESTAIR Spain N5 Norfolk Air Norfolk Island NCF Norfolk County Flight College COUNTY United Kingdom FNA Norlandair NORLAND Iceland NOA Norontair NORONTAIR Canada HMF Norrlandsflyg LIFEGUARD SWEDEN Sweden NRX Norse Air Charter NORSE AIR South Africa NIR Norsk Flytjeneste NORSEMAN Norway NOR Norsk Helikopter NORSKE Norway DOC Norsk Luftambulanse HELIDOC Norway RTV Nortavia TIC-TAC Portugal NAI North Adria Aviation NORTH-ADRIA Croatia NTM North American Airlines NORTHAM United States HMR North American Charters HAMMER Canada NAJ North American Jet Charter Group JET GROUP United States NAT North Atlantic Air Inc MASS AIR United States NFC North Atlantic Cargo NORTH ATLANTIC Norway NBN North British Airlines TEESAIR United Kingdom NCB North Caribou Flying Service Ltd NORTH CARIBOU Canada NCC North Coast Air Services Ltd NORTH COAST Canada N9 North Coast Aviation Papua New Guinea M3 NFA North Flying NORTH FLYING Denmark NRC North Sea Airways NORTH SEA Netherlands SBX North Star Air Cargo SKY BOX United States NRV North Vancouver Airlines NORVAN Canada NWW North West Airlines HALANT Australia PTO North West Geomatics PHOTO Canada NEN North-East Airlines NORTHEAST SWAN Nigeria VBG North-West Air Transport Company - Vyborg VYBORG AIR Russia HW NWL North-Wright Airways NORTHWRIGHT Canada NLL Northafrican Air Transport NORTHAFRICAN AIR Libya NFL Northaire Feight Lines GREAT LAKES United States NSF Northamptonshire School of Flying NORTON United Kingdom NCE Northcoast Executive Airlines TOP HAT United States NEE Northeast Airlines NORTHEAST United States NPX Northeast Aviation NORTHEAST EXPRESS United States NC NAC Northern Air Cargo YUKON United States BYC Northern Airlines Sanya BEIYA China NDA Northern Airways NORTHERN DAKOTA United States CMU Northern Aviation Service LANNA AIR Thailand U7 Northern Dene Airways Canada NEX Northern Executive Aviation NEATAX United Kingdom NIC Northern Illinois Commuter ILLINOIS COMMUTER United States NTX Northern Jet Management NORTAX United States NTA Northern Thunderbird Air THUNDERBIRD Canada KOE Northland Aviation KOKEE United States NSS Northstar Aviation NORTHSTAR United States NHL Northumbria Helicopters NORTHUMBRIA United Kingdom NAL Northway Aviation Ltd NORTHWAY Canada NWE Northwest Aero Associates United States NW NWA Northwest Airlines NORTHWEST United States defunct
merged with Delta Air LinesFY NWR Northwest Regional Airlines Australia NWT Northwest Territorial Airways TERRITORIAL Canada J3 PLR Northwestern Air POLARIS Canada NWN Northwinds Northern NORTHWINDS Canada NAM Nortland Air Manitoba MANITOBA Canada DY NAX Norwegian Air Shuttle NOR SHUTTLE Norway TFN Norwegian Aviation College SPIRIT Norway XNT Notams International United States BJ LBT Nouvel Air Tunisie NOUVELAIR Tunisia M4 NOV Nova Airline NOVANILE Sudan PTR Nova Scotia Department of Lands and Forests PATROL Canada 1I NVR Novair NAVIGATOR Sweden NVG Novogorod Air Enterprise SADKO AVIA Russia NSP Novosibirsk Aircraft Repairing Plant NARPAIR Russia NBE Novosibirsk Aviaenterprise NAKAIR Russia NPO Novosibirsk Aviation Production Association NOVSIB Russia NOY Noy Aviation NOY AVIATION Israel N6 ACQ Nuevo Continente AERO CONTINENTE Peru Operating license revoked by Chile 10/06/2002; former name: Aero Continente NHR Nuevo Horizonte Internacional NUEVO HORIZONTE Mexico NUN Nunasi-Central Airlines NUNASI Canada NIN Nurman Avia Indopura NURVINDO Indonesia NYS Nyasa Express NYASA Malawi * on IATA code indicates a controlled duplicate.
italics indicates a defunct airline.
See also
- IATA airport code
- ICAO airport code
External links
- International Civil Aviation Organization (official site)
- ICAO On-line Publications Purchasing (official site)
- Airline Designator / Code Database Search (from The Airline Codes Web Site)
- Airline Designator / Code Database Search (from Aviation Codes Central Web Site - Regular Updates)
- Airline Designator/Code Listing (from FAA Web Site)
References
Categories:- ICAO airline designator
- IATA airline designator
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