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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

[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:

  1. after an airline is delisted, the code becomes available for reuse after six months;
  2. 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

Airline codes
IATA ICAO Airline Callsign Country Comment
LAH L A Helicopter STAR SHIP United States
LJY L J Aviation ELJAY United States
LRB L R Airlines LADY RACINE Czech Republic
PHO L&L Flygbildteknik PHOTOFLIGHT Sweden
LEX L'Express LEX United States
FNT L-3 Communications Flight Internation Aviation FLIGHT INTERNATIONAL United States
JF LAB L.A.B. Flying Service LAB United States
LR LRC LACSA LACSA Costa Rica
LDE LADE - Lineas Aereas Del Estado LADE Argentina
KG BNX LAI - Linea Aerea IAACA AIR BARINAS Venezuela
LA LAN LAN Airlines LAN Chile
4M DSM Aero 2000 LAN AR Argentina
LCO LAN Cargo LAN CARGO Chile
LNC LAN Dominica LANCANA Dominican Republic
LU LXP LAN Express LANEX Chile
LP LPE LAN Peru LANPERU Peru
LSA LANSA INTERNACIONAL Dominican Republic
APT LAP Colombia - Lineas Aereas Petroleras, S.A. LAP Colombia
OTN LASTP LASTP São Tomé and Príncipe
LCB LC Busre BUSRE Peru
LO LOT LOT Polish Airlines POLLOT Poland
XO LTE LTE International Airways FUN JET Spain
L3 LTO LTU Austria BILLA TRANSPORT Austria
LT LTU LTU International LTU Germany
JFC LTV Jet Fleet Corporation JET-FLEET United States
LUK LUKoil-Avia LUKOIL Russia
ASK La Ronge Aviation Services AIR SASK Canada
LVT La Valenciana Taxi Aereo TAXIVALENCIANA Mexico
SKQ Labcorp SKYLAB United States
LAL Labrador Airways LAB AIR Canada
N6 JEV Lagun Air Spain
HCA Lake Havasu Air Service HAVASU United States
LKL Lakeland Aviation LAKELAND United States
LKR Laker Airways LAKER United States
LBH Laker Airways (Bahamas) LAKER BAHAMAS United States
LMR Lamra LAMAIR Sudan
TCR Lanaes Aereas Trans Costa Rica TICOS Costa Rica
ISL Landsflug ISLANDIA Iceland
PAP Langtry Flying Group PROFLIGHT United Kingdom
IK LKN Lankair Lankair Sri Lanka
LZA Lanza Air AEROLANZA Spain
LZT Lanzarote Aerocargo BARAKA Spain
LLL Lao Air Company LAVIE Lao Peoples Democratic Republic
QV LAO Lao Airlines LAO Lao Peoples Democratic Republic
LKA Lao Capricorn Air NAKLOA Lao Peoples Democratic Republic
L7 LPN Laoag International Airlines LAOAG AIR Philippines
LRD Laredo Air LAREDO AIR United States
LTC LatCharter LATCHARTER Latvia
LAF Latvian Air Force LATVIAN AIRFORCE Latvia
NG LDA Lauda Air LAUDA AIR Austria
LDI Lauda Air Italy LAUDA ITALY Italy
LEP Laughlin Express LAUGHLIN EXPRESS United States
LSU Laus LAUS AIR Croatia
LAR Lawrence Aviation LAWRENCE United States
LAY Layang-Layang Aerospace LAYANG Malaysia
LPL Lease-a-Plane International LEASE-A-PLANE United States
LQ LAQ Lebanese Air Transport LAT Lebanon
LAT Lebanese Air Transport (Charter) LEBANESE AIR Lebanon
LAD Lebanon Airport Development Corporation LADCO-AIR United States
LEB Lebap LEBAP Turkmenistan
LCA Leconte Airlines LECONTE United States
LI LIA Leeward Islands Air Transport LIAT Antigua and Barbuda
LGD Legend Airlines LEGENDARY United States
LWD Leisure Air LEISURE WORLD United States
LEN Lentini Aviation LENTINI United States
LOR Leo-Air LEO CHARTER South Africa
LEL Leonsa De Aviacion LEONAVIA Spain
LYW Libyan Airlines LIBYAN AIRWAYS Libya
LN LAA Libyan Arab Airlines LIBAIR Libya
LCR Libyan Arab Air Cargo LIBAC Libya
LIQ Lid Air Sweden
LCG Lignes Aeriennes Congolaises CONGOLAISE Democratic Republic of the Congo
LKD Lignes Aeriennes Du Tchad LATCHAD Chad
LME Lignes Mauritaniennes Air Express LIMAIR EXPRESS Mauritania
GCB Lignes Nationales Aeriennes - Linacongo LINACONGO Republic of the Congo
GDQ Lincoln Air National Guard United States
LRT Lincoln Airlines Australia
LSY Lindsay Aviation LINDSAY AIR United States
NOT Linea Aerea Costa Norte COSTA NORTE Chile
LMC Linea Aerea Mexicana de Carga LINEAS DECARGA Mexico
L7 LNP Linea Aerea SAPSA SAPSA Chile
NEG Linea Aerea de Fumig Aguas Negras AGUAS NEGRAS Chile
8z LER Linea Aerea de Servicio Ejecutivo Regional LASER Venezuela
LSE Linea De Aeroservicios Chile
LD TUY Linea Turistica Aerotuy AEREOTUY Venezuela
ALR Lineas Aereas Alaire S.L. AEROLAIRE Spain
ZE LCD Lineas Aereas Azteca LINEAS AZTECA Mexico
LCN Lineas Aereas Canedo LAC CANEDO Bolivia
LCM Lineas Aereas Comerciales LINEAS COMERCIALES Mexico
EDD Lineas Aereas Ejectuivas De Durango LINEAS DURANGO Mexico
EDR Lineas Aereas Eldorado ELDORADRO Colombia
FED Lineas Aereas Federales FEDERALES Argentina
LMN Lineas Aereas Monarca LINEAS MONARCA Mexico
LIJ Lineas Aereas San Jose LINEAS JOSE Mexico
UMA Lineas Aereas del Humaya HUMAYA Mexico
LEC Linex LECA Central African Republic
SMS Linhas Aereas Santomenses SANTOMENSES São Tomé and Príncipe
LM LAM Linhas Aéreas de Moçambique MOZAMBIQUE Mozambique
LAW Link Airways of Australia Australia
WGT Lion Air Services WORLDGATE United Kingdom
JT LNI Lion Mentari Airlines LION INTER Indonesia
LEU Lions-Air LIONSAIR Switzerland
LYF Lithuanian Air Force LITHUANIAN AIRFORCE Lithuania Safety Department
LRA Little Red Air Service LITTLE RED Canada
LM LVG Livingston LIVINGSTON Italy
LB LLB Lloyd Aereo Boliviano LLOYDAEREO Bolivia
LNA Lnair Air Services ELNAIR Spain
XLG Lockheed Air Terminal United States
LAC Lockeed Aircraft Corporation LOCKHEED United States
XDD Lockheed DUATS United States
CBD Lockheed Martin Aeronautics CATBIRD United States
LNG Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company LIGHTNING United States
LOG Logan Air LOGAN United Kingdom
CLV Lom Praha Flying School AEROTRAINING Czech Republic
LMS Lomas Helicopters LOMAS United Kingdom
LCY London City Airport Jet Centre LONDON CITY United Kingdom
LNX London Executive Aviation LONEX United Kingdom
LOV London Flight Centre (Stansted) LOVEAIR United Kingdom
LHC London Helicopter Centres MUSTANG United Kingdom
LSS Lone Star Airlines LONE STAR United States
ORA Long Island Airlines LONG ISLAND United States
LGT Longtail Aviation LONGTAIL Bermuda
LRR Lorraine Aviation LORRAINE France
LSC Los Cedros Aviacion CEDROS Chile
TAS Lotus Air LOTUS FLOWER Egypt
LTW Luchtvaartmaatschappij Twente TWENTAIR Netherlands
LKE Lucky Air LUCKY AIR China
LUT Luft Carago LUGO South Africa
LVD Luftfahrt-Vermietungs-Dienst AIR SANTE Austria
HE LGW Luftfahrtgesellschaft Walter WALTER Germany
LH DLH Lufthansa LUFTHANSA Germany
LH GEC Lufthansa Cargo LUFTHANSA CARGO Germany
CL CLH Lufthansa CityLine HANSALINE Germany
L1 Lufthansa Systems Germany
LHT Lufthansa Technik LUFTHANSA TECHNIK Germany
DV LTF Lufttaxi Fluggesellschaft Garfield Germany
L5 LTR Lufttransport LUFT TRANSPORT Norway
LHS Luhansk ENTERPRISE LUHANSK Ukraine
UNY Lund University School of Aviation UNIVERSITY Sweden
LG LGL Luxair LUXAIR Luxembourg
LXA Luxaviation RED LION Luxembourg
LUV Luxembourg Air Rescue LUX RESCUE Luxembourg
LFE Luxflight Executive LUX EXPRESS Luxembourg
LXO Luxor Air Egypt
LUZ Luzair LISBON JET Portugal
5V UKW Lviv Airlines UKRAINE WEST Ukraine
LYD Lydd Air LYDDAIR United Kingdom
LCH Lynch Flying Service LYNCH AIR United States
L2 LYC Lynden Air Cargo LYNDEN United States
LXF Lynx Air International LYNX FLIGHT United States
LYX Lynx Aviation LYNX AIR Pakistan
Lynx Aviation United States Part of Frontier Airlines
MJ LPR Líneas Aéreas Privadas Argentinas LAPA Argentina defunct
LAU Líneas Aéreas Suramericanas SURAMERICANO Colombia

* on IATA code indicates a controlled duplicate.

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