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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.
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[edit] 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, numeric/alpha and controlled duplicate.
Since 1987 the (ICAO) has been issuing three-letter codes, which are due to be adopted by IATA.[citation needed]
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.
[edit] ICAO airline designator
The ICAO airline designator is a code assigned by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) 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.
[edit] 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.
[edit] Codes
| IATA | ICAO | Airline or company | Callsign | Country | Comments |
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| RJT | RA Jet Aeroservicios | RA JET | Mexico | ||
| R6 | RACSA | Guatemala | |||
| BKH | RAF Barkston Heath | United Kingdom | |||
| CFN | Church Fenton Flying Training Unit | CHURCH FENTON | United Kingdom | ||
| COH | Coltishall Flying Training Unit | COLT | United Kingdom | ||
| CBY | Coningsby Flying Training Unit | TYPHOON | United Kingdom | ||
| COT | Cottesmore Flying Training Unit | COTTESMORE | United Kingdom | ||
| CWL | Cranwell Flying Training Unit | CRANWELL | United Kingdom | ||
| KIN | Kinloss Flying Training Unit | KINLOSS | United Kingdom | ||
| LEE | Leeming Flying Training Unit | JAVELIN | United Kingdom | ||
| LCS | RAF Leuchars | LEUCHARS | United Kingdom | ||
| LOP | Linton-on-Ouse Flying Training Unit | LINTON ON OUSE | United Kingdom | ||
| LOS | Lossiemouth Flying Training Unit | LOSSIE | United Kingdom | ||
| MRH | Marham Flying Training Unit | MARHAM | United Kingdom | ||
| NWO | Northwood Headquarters (RAF | United Kingdom | |||
| SMZ | RAF Scampton | SCAMPTON | United Kingdom | ||
| STN | RAF St Athan | SAINT ATHAN | UNited Kingdom | ||
| SMG | RAF St Mawgan Search and Rescue | United Kingdom | |||
| TOF | RAF Topcliffe Flying Training Unit | TOPCLIFFE | United Kingdom | ||
| VYT | RAF Valley Flying Training Unit | ANGLESEY | United Kingdom | ||
| VLL | RAF Valley SAR Training Unit | United Kingdom | |||
| WAD | Waddington FTU | VULCAN | United Kingdom | ||
| WIT | Wittering FTU | STRIKER | United Kingdom | ||
| MTL | RAF-Avia | MITAVIA | Latvia | ||
| RKM | RAK Airways | RAKAIR | United Arab Emirates | ||
| RWL | RWL Luftfahrtgesellschaft | RHEINTRAINER | Germany | ||
| RBB | Rabbit-Air | RABBIT | Switzerland | ||
| ACE | Race Cargo Airlines | Fastcargo | Ghana | ||
| GBR | Rader Aviation | GREENBRIER AIR | United States | ||
| 1D | Radixx Solutions International | United States | |||
| RAJ | Raji Airlines | RAJI | Pakistan | ||
| RFA | Raleigh Flying Service | RALEIGH SERVICE | United States | ||
| REX | Ram Air Freight | RAM EXPRESS | United States | ||
| RMT | Ram Aircraft Corporation | RAM FLIGHT | United States | ||
| PPK | Ramp 66 | PELICAN | United States | ||
| RGM | Rangemile Limited | RANGEMILE | United Kingdom | ||
| MWR | Raslan Air Service | RASLAN | Egypt | ||
| RAQ | Rath Aviaton | RATH AVIATION | Austria | ||
| CSM | Ratkhan Air | LORRY | Kazakhstan | ||
| RVR | Raven Air | RAVEN | United Kingdom | ||
| RVN | Raven Air | RAVEN U-S | United States | Qualiflight Training | |
| REI | Ray Aviation | RAY AVIATION | Israel | ||
| RYT | Raya Jet | Jordan | |||
| RTN | Raytheon Aircraft Company | RAYTHEON | United States | ||
| RCJ | Raytheon Corporate Jets | NEWPIN | United Kingdom | ||
| KSS | Raytheon Travel Air | KANSAS | United States | ||
| RCB | Real Aero Club De Baleares | BALEARES | Spain | ||
| CDT | Real Aero Club de Reus-Costa Dorado | AEROREUS | Spain | ||
| RCD | Real Aeroclub De Ternerife | AEROCLUB | Spain | ||
| RLV | Real Aviation | REAL | Ghana | ||
| REB | Rebus | REBUS | Bulgaria | ||
| PSH | Red Aviation | PASSION | United Kingdom | (Helidrome Limited) | |
| RBN | Red Baron Aviation | RED BARON | United States | ||
| DEV | Red Devils Parachute Display Team | RED DEVILS | United Kingdom | ||
| RDV | Red Sea Aviation | RED AVIATION | Egypt | ||
| RSV | Red Sky Ventures | RED SKY | Namibia | ||
| STR | Red Star | STARLINE | United Arab Emirates | ||
| 8L | RHC | Redhill Aviation | REDAIR | United Kingdom | |
| RAV | Reed Aviation | REED AVIATION | United Kingdom | ||
| REF | Reef Air | REEF AIR | New Zealand | ||
| V4 | REK | Reem Air | REEM AIR | Kyrgyzstan | |
| RVV | Reeve Aleutian Airways | REEVE | United States | Defunct | |
| RBH | Regal Bahamas International Airways | CALYPSO | Bahamas | ||
| RGY | Regency Airlines | REGENCY | United States | ||
| RAH | Regent Air | REGENT | Canada | ||
| RAG | Regio Air | GERMAN LINK | Germany | ||
| RGR | Region Air | REGIONAIR | Canada | ||
| TSH | Regional 1 Airlines | TRANSCANADA | Canada | ||
| RIL | Regional Air | Mauritania | |||
| REW | Regional Air Express | REGIONAL WINGS | Germany | ||
| RGL | Regional Air Lines | MAROC REGIONAL | Morocco | ||
| REG | Regional Air Services | REGIONAL SERVICES | Tanzania | ||
| FN | Regional Airlines | Morocco | |||
| ZL | RXA | Regional Express 2 | Australia | Australia Wide Airlines | |
| JJM | Regional Geodata Air | GEODATA | Spain | ||
| 3C | CEA | RegionsAir | CORP-X | United States | formerly Corporate Airlines |
| REL | Reliance Aviation | RELIANCE AIR | United States | ||
| RLT | Reliant Airlines | RELIANT | United States | ||
| RTS | Relief Transport Services | RELIEF | United Kingdom | ||
| RAN | Renan | RENAN | Moldova | ||
| ROA | Reno Air | RENO AIR | United States | defunct | |
| RGS | Renown Aviation | RENOWN | United States | ||
| RW | RPA | Republic Airlines | BRICKYARD | United States | |
| RH | RPH | Republic Express Airlines | PUBLIC EXPRESS | Indonesia | |
| RBC | Republicair | REPUBLICAIR | Mexico | ||
| RST | Resort Air | RESORT AIR | United States | ||
| RDS | Rhoades Aviation | RHOADES EXPRESS | United States | ||
| RIU | Riau Airlines | RIAU AIR | Indonesia | ||
| RIA | Rich International Airways | RICHAIR | United States | ||
| RVC | Richards Aviation | RIVER CITY | United States | ||
| RIC | Richardson's Airway | RICHARDSON | United States | ||
| RCA | Richland Aviation | RICHLAND | United States | ||
| HPR | Rick Lucas Helicopters | HELIPRO | New Zealand | ||
| C7 | RLE | Rico Linhas Aéreas | RICO | Brazil | |
| RID | Ridder Avia | AKRID | Kazakhstan | ||
| RAK | Riga Airclub | SPORT CLUB | Latvia | ||
| RAZ | Rijnmond Air Services | RIJNMOND | Netherland | ||
| POL | Rikspolisstyrelsen | Sweden | |||
| RIM | Rimrock Airlines | RIMROCK | United States | ||
| SKA | Rio Air Express | RIO EXPRESS | Brazil | ||
| REO | Rio Airways | RIO | United States | ||
| E2 | GRN | Rio Grande Air | GRANDE | United States | DEFUNCT |
| SL | RSL | Rio Sul Serviços Aéreos Regionais | RIO SUL | Brazil | |
| RVM | River Ministries Air Charter | RIVER | South Africa | ||
| RGP | River State Government of Nigeria | GARDEN CITY | Nigeria | ||
| UNR | Rivne Universal Avia | RIVNE UNIVERSAL | Ukraine | ||
| RDL | Roadair Lines | ROADAIR | Canada | ||
| RBT | Robinton Aero | ROBIN | Dominican Republic | ||
| ROX | Roblex Aviation | ROBLEX | United States | ||
| RKW | Rockwell Collins Avionics | ROCKWELL | United States | ||
| ROC | Rocky Mountain Airlines | Canada | |||
| RMA | Rocky Mountain Airways | ROCKY MOUNTAIN | United States | ||
| LIF | Rocky Mountain Holdings | LIFECARE | United States | ||
| RDZ | Rodze Air | RODZE AIR | Nigeria | ||
| FAD | Rog-Air | AIR FRONTIER | Canada | ||
| RRZ | Rollright Aviation | ROLLRIGHT | United Kingdom | ||
| RRL | Rolls-Royce Limited | MERLIN | United Kingdom | Military Aviation | |
| BTU | Rolls-Royce plc | ROLLS | United Kingdom | Rolls Royce Bristol Engine Division | |
| ROF | Romanian Air Force | ROMAF | Romania | ||
| RMV | Romavia | AEROMAVIA | Romania | ||
| RNS | Ronso | RONSO | Mexico | ||
| ROR | Roraima Airways | RORAIMA | Guyana | ||
| RNB | Rosneft-Baltika | ROSBALT | Russia | ||
| NRG | Ross Aviation | ENERGY | United States | ||
| RFS | Rossair | Australia | |||
| RSS | Rossair | ROSS CHARTER | South Africa | ||
| ROS | Rossair Europe | CATCHER | Netherlands | ||
| R4 | Rossiya | Russia | Airline merged with Pulkovo Aviation Enterprise and renamed to Rossiya, and have kept Pulkovo FV code | ||
| RAL | Roswell Airlines | ROSWELL | United States | ||
| GZ | RAR | Rotation International Air Services | ROTATION AIR | Ethiopia | |
| RTR | Rotatur | ROTATUR | Brazil | ||
| RKT | Rotormotion | ROCKET | United Kingdom | ||
| JCR | Rotterdam Jet Center | ROTTERDAM JETCENTER | Netherlands | ||
| ROV | Rover Airways International | ROVERAIR | United States | ||
| VOS | Rovos Air | ROVOS | South Africa | ||
| RCG | Royal Air Cargo | ROYAL CARGO | South Africa | ||
| RR | RFR | Royal Air Force | RAFAIR | United Kingdom | |
| RS | MJN | Royal Air Force of Oman | MAJAN | Oman | |
| ACW | Royal Air Force | AIR CADET | United Kingdom | Air Cadet Schools | |
| RRR | Royal Air Force | ASCOT | United Kingdom | RAF HQSTC (Air Transport) | |
| RRF | Royal Air Force | KITTY | United Kingdom | RAF positioning flights | |
| SHF | Royal Air Force | VORTEX | United Kingdom | Support Helicopter Force | |
| RAX | Royal Air Freight | AIR ROYAL | United States | ||
| AT | RAM | Royal Air Maroc | ROYALAIR MAROC | Morocco | |
| R0 | RPK | Royal Airlines | ROYAL PAKISTAN | Pakistan | |
| RLM | Royal American Airways | ROYAL AMERICAN | United States | ||
| V5 | RYL | Royal Aruban Airline | ROYAL ARUBAN | Aruba | |
| ASY | Royal Australian Air Force | AUSSIE | Australia | ||
| RXP | Royal Aviation Express | ROY EXPRESS | Canada | ||
| RYB | Royal Bahrain Airlines | ROYAL BAHRAIN | Bahrain | ||
| BI | RBA | Royal Brunei Airlines | BRUNEI | Brunei | |
| KDR | Royal Daisy Airlines | DARLINES | Uganda | ||
| RGA | Royal Ghanaian Airlines | ROYAL GHANA | Ghana | ||
| ROJ | Royal Jet | ROYALJET | United Arab Emirates | ||
| RJ | RJA | Royal Jordanian | JORDANIAN | Jordan | |
| RJZ | Royal Jordanian Air Force | JORDAN AIR FORCE | Jordan | ||
| RK | RKH | Royal Khmer Airlines | KHMER AIR | Cambodia | |
| RMF | Royal Malaysian Air Force | ANGKASA | Malaysia | ||
| NVY | Royal Navy | NAVY | United Kingdom | ||
| RA | RNA | Royal Nepal Airlines | ROYAL NEPAL | Nepal | now Nepal Airlines |
| NRN | Royal Netherland Navy | NETHERLANDS NAVY | Netherlands | Koninklijke Marine | |
| NAF | Royal Netherlands Air Force | NETHERLANDS AIR FORCE | Netherlands | ||
| KIW | Royal New Zealand Air Force | KIWI | New Zealand | ||
| NOW | Royal Norwegian Air Force | NORWEGIAN | Norway | ||
| ROP | Royal Oman Police | Oman | |||
| RL | PPW | Royal Phnom Penh Airways | PHNOM-PENH AIR | Cambodia | |
| RRA | Royal Rwanda Airlines | ROYAL RWANDA | Rwanda | ||
| RSF | Royal Saudi Air Force | ARSAF | Saudi Arabia | ||
| RYS | Royal Sky | ROYAL SKY | Thailand | ||
| RSN | Royal Swazi National Airways | SWAZI NATIONAL | Swaziland | ||
| WR | HRH | Royal Tongan Airlines | TONGA ROYAL | Tonga | |
| RWE | Royal West Airlines | ROYAL WEST | United States | ||
| RSB | Rubystar | RUBYSTAR | Belarus | ||
| RMG | Rumugu Air & Space Nigeria | RUMUGU AIR | Nigeria | ||
| RUR | Rusaero | Russia | |||
| KLE | Rusaero | Russia | Centre for Civil Aviation Services | ||
| CGI | Rusair JSAC | CGI-RUSAIR | Russia | ||
| RUH | Rusich-T | Russia | |||
| RLU | Rusline | RUSLINE AIR | Russia | ||
| MIG | Russian Aircraft Corporation-MiG | MIG AVIA | Russia | ||
| RFF | Russian Federation Air Force | RUSSIAN AIRFORCE | Russia | ||
| P7 | ESL | Russian Sky Airlines | RADUGA | Russia | |
| RUZ | Rusuertol | ROSTUERTOL | Russia | ||
| RUC | Rutas Aereas | RUTACA | Venezuela | ||
| RND | Rutland Aviation | RUTLAND | United Kingdom | ||
| RUA | Rwanda Airlines | Rwanda | |||
| RWA | Rwanda Airways | Rwanda | |||
| WB | RWD | Rwandair Express | RWANDAIR | Rwanda | |
| RCT | Ryan Air Service | ARCTIC TRANPORT | United States | ||
| RYA | Ryan Air Services | RYAN AIR | United States | ||
| RD | RYN | Ryan International Airlines | RYAN INTERNATIONAL | United States | |
| FR | RYR | Ryanair | RYANAIR | Ireland | |
| RYZ | Ryazan State Air Enterprise | RYAZAN AIR | Russia | ||
| RAA | Rynes Aviation | RYNES AVIATION | United States | ||
| YS | RAE | Régional | REGIONAL EUROPE | France |
* on IATA code indicates a controlled duplicate.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- International Civil Aviation Organization (official site)
- ICAO On-line Publications Purchasing (official site)
- ICAO 8585 - Designators for Aircraft Operating Agencies (online version provided by EUROCONTROL)
- Airline Designator / Code Database Search (from The Airline Codes Web Site)
