IATA Airline Designators
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IATA Airline Designators are two-letter codes assigned by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) to the world's airlines. These codes form the first two letters of a flight code. Since 1987 the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has been issuing three-letter codes, which are due to be adopted by IATA.
The two character airline designator listed are for use in reservations, timetables, tickets, tariffs, air waybills, schedules publications and in airline interline telecommunications, as well as for the airline industry applications. IATA assigns three types of two character airline designators. Unique, numeric/alpha and controlled duplicate. The designator is used to identify an airline for all commercial purposes. the two character airline designator is assigned by IATA in accordance with the provisions of Resolution 762.
List of designators
Airlines are listed by two-letter designator with nationality in parentheses.
Contents: Top - 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
1
- 1A: Amadeus Global Travel Distribution (Spain)
- 1B: Abacus International (Singapore)
- 1C: EDS Information Business (Switzerland)
- 1D: Radixx Solutions International (United States)
- 1E: Travelsky Technology (China)
- 1F: INFINI Travel Information (Japan)
- 1G: Galileo International (United States)
- 1H: Siren-Travel (Russia)
- 1I: Netjets Aviation (Execjet, United States), Deutsche Rettungsflugwacht (Civil Air Ambulance, Germany), Nova Airlines (Navigator, Sweden), Sky Trek International Airlines (Phazer, United States), Sierra Nevada Airlines (United States), Pegasus Hava Tasimaciligi (Sunturk, Turkey)
- 1J: Axess international (Japan)
- 1K: Sutra (United States), Southern Cross Distribution (Australia)
- 1L: Open Skies (United States)
- 1M: JSC Transport Automated Information Systems (TAIS) (Russia)
- 1N: Navitaire (United States)
- 1P: WorldSpan (United States)
- 1Q: Sirena (Russia)
- 1R: Hainan Phoenix Information Systems (China)
- 1S: Sabre (United States)
- 1T: 1Time Airline (South Africa)
- 1U: Polyot Sirena (Russia)
- 1V: Galileo International (United States)
- 1Y: Electronic Data Systems Corporation (United States)
- 1Z: Sabre Pacific (Australia)
2
- 2A: Deutsche Bahn AG (Germany)
- 2H: Thalys (Belgium, France, Germany, Netherlands)
- 2L: Helvetic Airways
- 2P: Air Philippines (Philippines)
- 2U: Atlas International Airways
- 2V: Amtrak (USA)
3
- 3J: Zip (Canada)
- 3K: Jetstar Asia
- 3Q: China Yunnan Airlines
4
- 4A: Air Kiribati
- 4D: Air Sinai
- 4L: Air Astana
- 4G: Shenzhen Airlines
- 4U: Germanwings
5
- 5G: Skyservice Airlines (Can)
- 5J: Cebu Pacific Air (Philippines)
- 5L: Aerosur (Bolivia)
- 5P: Skyeurope Airlines Hungary
- 5T: Canadian North (Canada)
- 5W: Astraeus (UK)
- 5X: United Parcel Service
6
- 6U: Air Ukraine
- 6W: Saratov
7
- 7B: Krasnojarsky Airlines
- 7F: First Air
- 7K: Kogalymavia Air Company
- 7L: Sun d'Or International Airlines
8
- 8A: Atlas Blue
- 8B: Caribbean Star Airlines
- 8C: Air Transport International/Horizon
- 8D: Expo Aviation/Servant Air/Astair
- 8E: Bering Air
- 8F: Fischer Air
- 8G: Angel Airlines
- 8H: Heli France
- 8I: Myway Airlines (myair.com-Italy)
- 8J: Komiinteravia
- 8L: Cargo Plus Aviation/Redhill Aviation
- 8M: Myanmar Airways International/Maxair
- 8N: Nordkalottflyg AB
- 8O: West Coast Air
- 8P: Pacific Coastal Airlines
- 8Q: Onur Air Tasimacilik/Baker Aviation
- 8R: Transporte Aereo Regional do Interior Paulista/Edelweiss Air
- 8S: Scorpio Aviation
- 8T: Air Tindi
- 8U: Afriqiyah Airways
- 8V: Wright Air Service
- 8W: BAX Global
- 8Y: Air Burundi
- 8Z: Linea Aerea de Servicio Ejecutivo Regional
9
- 9D: Perm Airlines
- 9E: Pinnacle Airlines
- 9R: Phuket Air
- 9U: Air Moldova
- 9W: Jet Airways
A
- A2: Cielos del Peru (Argentina)
- A3: Aegean Airways (Greece)
- A4: Southern Winds (Argentina)
- A5: Airlinair (France)
- A6: Air Alps Aviation (Austria)
- A7: Air Comet (Spain)
- A8: Benin Golf Air (Benin)
- A9: Airzena Georgian Airlines (Georgia)
- AA: American Airlines (United States)
- AB: Air Berlin (Germany)
- AC: Air Canada (Canada)
- AD: Air Paradise (Indonesia)
- AE: Mandarin Airlines (Taiwan)
- AF: Air France (France)
- AG: Air Contractors (Ireland)
- AH: Air Algerie (Algeria)
- AI: Air India (India)
- AJ: Aero Contractors Company of Nigeria (Nigeria)
- AK: Air Asia (Malaysia)
- AL: Skyway Airlines/Midwest Connect (United States), Transaviaexport Cargo Airline (Belarus)
- AM: Aeroméxico/Aerovias de Mexico (Mexico)
- AN: Ansett Australia (Australia, now defunct)
- AO: Australian Airlines (Australia)
- AP: Air One (Italy)
- AQ: Aloha Airlines (United States)
- AR: Aerolíneas Argentinas (Argentina)
- AS: Alaska Airlines (United States)
- AT: Royal Air Maroc (Morocco)
- AU: Austral Lineas Aureas-Cielos del Sur (Argentina)
- AV: Avianca (Aerovias Nacionales de Colombia) (Colombia)
- AW: Schreiner Airways (Netherlands), Dirgantara Air Services (Indonesia)
- AX: Trans State Airlines/American Connection (USA)
- AY: Finnair (Finland)
- AZ: Alitalia (Italy)
B
- B2: Belavia (Belarus)
- B3: Beliview Airlines (Nigeria)
- B4: B.A.C.H. Flugbetriebs (Germany), Bankair (United States)
- B5: Amadeus Flugdienst (Germany)
- B6: jetBlue Airways (United States)
- B7: UNI Airways (Taiwan)
- B8: Eritrean Airways (Eritrea)
- B9: Iran Air Tours (Iran), Air Bangladesh (Bangladesh)
- BA: British Airways (United Kingdom)
- BB: Seaborne Airlines (United States)
- BC: Skymark Airlines (Japan)
- BD: British Midland Airways/bmi (United Kingdom)
- BE: Jersey European Airways/Flybe (United Kingdom)
- BF: Bluebird Cargo (Iceland), Aero-Service (Colombia)
- BG: Biman Bangladesh Airlines (Bangladesh)
- BH: Hawkair Aviation Services (Canada)
- BI: Royal Brunei Airlines (Brunei)
- BJ: Nouvelair Tunisia (Tunisia)
- BK: Potomac Air (United States)
- BL: Pacific Airlines (Vietnam)
- BM: Bayu Indonesia Air (Indonesia), Air Sicilia (Italy)
- BN: Forward Air International Airlines (United States), Braniff International Airways (USA) defunct, Horizon Airlines Australia
- BO: Bouraq Indonesia Airlines (Indonesia)
- BP: Air Botswana (Botswana)
- BQ: Aeromar Airlines (Dominican Republic)
- BR: EVA Airways (Taiwan)
- BS: British International Helicopters (United Kingdom)
- BT: Air Baltic (Latvia)
- BU: Braathens (Norway)
- BV: Blue Panorama Airlines (Italy)
- BW: British West Indian Airways (Trinidad and Tobago)
- BX: Coast Air (Norway)
- BY: Britannia Airways (United Kingdom)
- BZ: Keystone Air Service (Canada), Blue Dart Aviation (India)
C
- C0: Centralwings (Republic of Poland)
- C2: Air Luxor
- C3: Independent Carrier
- C4: Zimex Aviation Limited
- C5: Champlain Enterprises
- C6: CanJet
- C7: Rico Linhas Aereas
- C8: Chicago Express Airlines
- C9: Cirrus Airlines
- CA: Air China
- CB: Suckling Airways
- CC: Air Atlanta Icelandic/Macair Airlines
- CD: Alliance Air
- CE: Nationwide Airlines (SA)
- CF: City Airline
- CG: Airlines of Paupa New Guinea
- CH: Bermidji Airlines
- CI: China Airlines (ROC (Taiwan))
- CJ: China Northern Airlines
- CK: China Cargo Airlines
- CL: Lufthansa CityLine
- CM: Compania Panamena de Aviacion
- CN: Westward Airways/Islands Nationair
- CO: Continental Airlines (USA)
- CP: Canadian Airlines International/Canadian Pacific Airlinesdefunct
- CQ: Sunshine Express Airlines
- CR: OAG Worldwide (United Kingdom)
- CS: Continental Micronesia (No longer used)
- CU: Cubana
- CV: Cargolux Airlines International
- CW: Air Marshall Islands
- CX: Cathay Pacific Airways
- CY: Cyprus Air
- CZ: China Southern Airlines
D
- D2: Damania Airways
- D3: Daallo Airlines
- D5: Nepc Airlines
- D6: Inter Air
- D7: Dinar Lineas Aereas
- D8: Diamond Sakha Airlines
- D9: Donavia (Rus.)
- DA: Air Georgia
- DB: Brit Air
- DC: Golden Air
- DD: Conti-Flug, Nok Air (Thailand)
- DE: Prime Air Inc.
- DF: Condor
- DG: Eastern Pacific
- DH: Independence Air/DHL
- DI: Deutsche BA
- DJ: Virgin Blue (Aus.)
- DK: Eastland Air
- DL: Delta Airlines
- DM: Maersk (Denmark)
- DN: Air Exel Belgique
- DO: Dominicana
- DP: Air 2000
- DQ: Coastal Air Transport
- DR: Hyères Aero Services
- DS: Air Senegal
- DT: TAAG Angola Airlines
- DU: Hemus Air
- DV: Nantucket Airlines
- DW: Helicopter Shuttle
- DX: Danish Air Transport
- DY: Norwegian Air Shuttle
- DZ: Air Metro North
E
- E2: Edelweiss Holdings
- E3: Domodedovo Airlines
- E4: Aero Asia International (Pakistan)
- E5: Samara Airlines
- E7: European Aviation Air/Estafeta Carga Aerea
- E8: ALPI Eagles S.p.A.
- E9: Boston-Maine Airways
- EA: European Air Express
- EC: Avialeasing Aviation
- ED: Airblue
- EE: Aero Airlines
- EF: Far Eastern Air Transport
- EG: Japan Asia Airways
- EH: SAETA Sociedad Anónima Ecuatoriana de Transportes Aéreos
- EI: Aer Lingus
- EJ: New England Airlines
- EK: Emirates
- EL: Air Nippon
- EM: Empire Airlines/Aero Benin
- EN: Air Dolomiti
- EO: Express One International/Hewa Bora Airways
- EP: Iran Asseman Airlines
- EQ: TAME (Transportes Aéreos Militares Ecuatorianos); slogan: "La línea aérea del Ecuador"
- ER: Astar Air Cargo
- ES: DHL International
- ET: Ethiopian Airlines
- EU: Ecuatoriana [de Aviación]
- EV: Atlantic Southeast Airlines
- EW: Eurowings
- EX: Aerolineas Santo Domingo
- EY: Etihad Airways/Eagle Air
- EZ: Evergreen International Airlines/Sun Air of Scandinavia
F
- F9: Frontier Airlines
- FB: Bulgaria Air
- FD: Thai AirAsia
- FG: Ariana Afghan Airlines
- FI: Icelandair
- FJ: Air Pacific
- FL: AirTran Airways
- FM: Federal Express
- FQ: Thomas Cook Airlines Belgium
- FR: Ryanair / Centre-South (Rus.)
- FV: Pulkovo Aviation (Russia)
- FW: Fairinc (Jap.)
- FX: Fedex
G
- G0: Ghana International Airlines
- G4: Allegiant Air (United States)
- G5: Enkor (Rus.)
- GA: Garuda Indonesia
- GB: ABX Air (USA)
- GC: Gambia International Airlines
- GF: Gulf Air
- GH: Ghana Airways
- GM: Air Slovakia
- GN: Air Gabon
- GQ: Big Sky Airlines (United States)
- GT: GB Airways (Spain)
- GW: Kubun Airlines
H
- H5: Magadan Airlines
- H8: Dalavia
- HG: Niki
- HM: Air Seychelles
- HP: America West Airlines
- HV: Transavia Holland
- HY: Uzbekistan Airways
I
- IB: Iberia
- IC: Indian Airlines Corporation
- IG: Meridiana (Italy)
- IN: Macedonian Airlines
- IR: Iran Air
- IW: AOM French Airlines
- IY: Yemenia (Yemen Airways)
- IZ: Arkia Israeli Airlines
J
- J2: Azal Azerbaijan Airlines
- J7: Centre-Avia
- JJ: Aviogenex
- JK: Spanair
- JL: Japan Airlines
- JM: Air Jamaica
- JO: JALways
- JP: Adria Airways
- JQ: Jetstar Airways
- JS: Air Koryo
- JT: Lion Air
- JU: Jat Airways
- JW: Arrow Cargo (USA)
K
- KA: Dragonair
- KB: Druk Air (Bhutan)
- KE: Korean Airlines (South Korea)
- KF: former Air Botnia Blue1 (Finland)
- KL: KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
- KM: Air Malta
- KQ: Kenya Airways
- KU: Kuwait Airways
- KV: Kavminvodyavia (Russia)
- KW: Kelowna Flightcraft
- KX: Cayman Airways (Cayman Islands)
- KZ: Nippon Cargo Airlines
L
- L4: Lauda Italy
- LA: Lan Chile
- LB: Lloyd Aereo Boliviano (Bolivia)
- LD: Air Hong Kong
- LG: Luxair
- LH: Lufthansa
- LJ: Sierra National Airlines (Liberia)
- LK: Air Luxor
- LL: Lineas Aeras Allegro (Mexico)
- LN: Libyan Arab Airlines
- LO: Lot Polish Airlines
- LP: LAN Peru
- LR: Lacsa/TACA
- LS: Channel Express Air Services Ltd. (D.B.A. Jet2.com)
- LT: LTU International Airways
- LX: Swiss International Air Lines (formerly Crossair)
- LY: Elal-Israel Airlines
- LZ: Balkan Bulgarian Airlines
M
- MA: MALÉV Hungarian Airlines
- MB: MNG Cargo Airlines
- MD: Air Madagascar
- ME: Middle East Airlines
- MH: Malaysia Airlines
- MI: Silkair
- MK: Air Mauritius Ltd
- MM: Euroatlantic Airways
- MP: Martinair Holland
- MR: Air Mauritania
- MS: Egypt Air
- MT: Thomas Cook Airlines UK
- MU: China Eastern Airlines
- MV: Armenian International Airways
- MZ: Merpati Nusantara Airlines
- MX: Mexicana de Aviación (Mexico)
N
- N3: Omskavia
- NB: Sterling
- NE: Skyeurope Airlines
- NG: Lauda Air
- NH: All Nippon Airways
- NI: Portugalia
- NK: Spirit Airlines (United States)
- NL: Shaheen (Pakistan)
- NQ: Air Japan
- NV: Air Central (JPN)
- NW: Northwest Airlines (USA)
- NZ: Air New Zealand
O
- OA: Olympic Airlines
- OB: Astrahan Airlines (Rus.)
- OK: (CSA) Czech Airlines
- OM: MIAT (Mongolian Airlines)
- OO: SkyWest
- OS: Austrian Airlines
- OU: Croatia Airlines
- OV: Estonian Air
- OW: Executive Airlines (USA)
- OX: Orient Thai Airlines
- OZ: Asiana Airlines (Republic of Korea)
P
- P2: UTair (Rus.)
- P7: EastLine (Rus.)
- PE: Air Europe SPA
- PG: Bangkok Airways
- PK: Pakistan International Airlines
- PO: Polar (USA)
- PR: Philippine Airlines
- PS: Ukraine International Airlines
- PX: Air Niugini
Q
- Q3: PB Air (Thailand)
- Q5: 40-Mile Air (USA)
- QF: Qantas Airways (Australia)
- QQ: Alliance Airlines, Reno Air (USA) defunct
- QR: Qatar Airways
- QS: Travel Service Airlines
- QV: Lao Airlines
- QX: Horizon Air (USA)
- QZ: Air Canada Jazz (Canada)
R
- R2: Orenburg Airlines (Rus.)
- R4: Russia Airline
- RA: Royal Nepal Airlines Corporation
- RB: Syrian Arab Airlines
- RC: Atlantic Airways
- RE: Aer Arann
- RG: Varig (Brazilian Airlines)
- RI: Mandala Airlines
- RJ: Royal Jordanian
- RQ: Kam Air (Afghanistan)
- RN: Air Horizons
- RO: Tarom Romanian Air Transport
S
- S4: SATA International
- S7: Siberia Airlines
- S9: East African Safari Air
- SA: South African Airways
- SC: Shandong Ailines
- SD: Sudan Airways
- SG: Jetsgo
- SJ: Freedom Air
- SK: Scandinavian Airlines System
- SN: SN Brussels Airlines
- SQ: Singapore Airlines
- SR: (formerly) Swissair
- SU: Aeroflot Russian Airlines
- SV: Saudi Arabian Airlines
- SY: Sun Country Airlines
T
- T4: Hellas Jet
- T5: Turkmenistan/Akhal
- T7: Twin Jet
- T9: TransMerridian Airlines (USA)
- TE: Lithuanian Airlines
- TG: Thai Airways International
- TL: Trans Mediterranean Airways (TMA)
- TK: Turkish Airlines
- TN: Air Tahiti Nui
- TP: Tap Air Portugal
- TQ: Tandem Aero
- TR: Tiger Airways
- TS: Air Transat
- TT: Air Lithuania
- TU: Tunisair
- TX: Air Caraibes
- TZ: ATA Airlines
U
- U2: easyJet (UK)/UFS (USA)
- U5: USA 3000 Airlines
- U6: Ural Airlines
- U8: Armavia
- U9: Tatarstan JSC Aircompany
- UA: United Airlines Inc.
- UB: Myanmar Airways
- UL: Air Lanka
- UM: Air Zimbabwe
- UN: Transaero Airlines (Russia)
- UQ: O'Connor Airlines (Aus)
- US: US Airways
- UU: Air Austral
- UX: Air Europa Lineas Aereas
- UY: Cameroon Airlines
V
- V7: Air Senegal
- V9: Bashkir Airlines
- VA: Volare Airlines/VIASA (Venezolana Internacional de Avacion)
- VD: Air Liberte
- VF: Valuair
- VH: Aeropostal (Venezuela)
- VI: Volga-Dnepr
- VN: Vietnam Airlines
- VR: Cape Verde Airlines (TACV)
- VS: Virgin Atlantic
- VV: Aerosvit
- VZ: MyTravel Airways (UK)
W
- W5: Mahan Air
- WF: Widerøe
- WH: China Northwest Airlines (China)
- WN: Southwest Airlines
- WS: WestJet (Can.)
- WW: BMI Regional
- WX: CityJet (Ireland)
- WY: Oman Air
X
- X3: Hapag-Lloyd Express (Germany)
- X5: Afrique Airlines
- X7: Chitaavia (Rus.)
- XF: Vladivostok Avia
- XJ: Mesaba Airlines
- XK: CCM Airlines
- XM: J-Air (Jap.)
- XO: LTE International Airways
- XS: SITA (Fra.)
- XT: KLM Exel
Y
- YK: Air Kibris (Turkish Airlines)
- YL: Yamal Airlines (Rus.)
- YM: Montenegro Airlines (SCG)
- YS: Régional Compagnie Aerienne Européenne
- YT: Air Togo
- YV: Mesa Airlines (USA)
- YW: Air Nostrum
- YX: Midwest Airlines
Z
- Z4: Zoom Airlines (Canada)
- ZA: Astair (Rus.)
- ZE: Líneas Aéreas Azteca (Mexico)
- ZI: Aigle Azur (France)
- ZL: Regional Express
- ZN: Air Bourbon
- ZS: Azzura Air
- ZU: Helios Airways
See Also
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