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This is a list of aircraft registration prefixes used by civil aircraft.
The 1928 prefixes have been amended and added to over the years, with the current markings being:
Country or region | Registration prefix | Presentation and notes | |
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Afghanistan | YA [1] | YA-AAA to YA-ZZZ | |
Albania | ZA [2] | ZA-AAA to ZA-ZZZ | |
Algeria | 7T [3] |
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Andorra | C3 [2] | C3-AAA to C3-ZZZ | |
Angola | D2 [3] | D2-AAA to D2-ZZZ | |
Anguilla | VP-A [3] | VP-AAA to VP-AZZ | |
Antigua and Barbuda | V2 [3] | V2-AAA to V2-ZZZ | |
Argentina | LV [1] |
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LQ | LQ-AAA to LQ-ZZZ (government/police owned aircraft) | ||
Armenia | EK [3] | EK-10000 to EK-99999 | |
Aruba | P4 [3] | P4-AAA to P4-ZZZ | |
Australia | VH [1] | ||
Austria | OE [1] |
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Azerbaijan | 4K [3] |
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Bahamas | C6 [3] | C6-AAA to C6-ZZZ | |
Bahrain | A9C [3] |
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Bangladesh | S2 [3] | S2-AAA to S2-ZZZ | |
Barbados | 8P [1] | 8P-AAA to 8P-ZZZ | |
Belarus | EW [3] |
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Belgium | OO [1] |
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Belize | V3 [1] | V3-AAA to V3-ZZZ | |
Benin | TY [3] | TY-AAA to TY-ZZZ | |
Bermuda | VP-B [1] |
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VQ-B [1] |
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Bhutan | A5 [3] | A5-AAA to A5-ZZZ | |
Bolivia | CP [1] | CP-1000 to CP-9999 | |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | E7 [1] | E7-AAA to E7-ZZZ | |
Botswana | A2 [3] | A2-AAA to A2-ZZZ | |
Brazil | PP [1] |
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PT [1] |
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PR [1] |
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PU [1] |
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PS [1] |
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British Virgin Islands | VP-L [3] | VP-LAA to VP-LZZ | |
Brunei | V8 [1] |
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Bulgaria | LZ [3] | LZ-AAA to LZ-ZZZ | |
Burkina Faso | XT [3] | XT-AAA to XT-ZZZ | |
Burundi | 9U [1] | 9U-AAA to 9U-ZZZ | |
Cambodia | XU [1] | XU-AAA to XU-ZZZ | |
Cameroon | TJ [1] | TJ-AAA to TJ-ZZZ | |
Canada | C [1] [b] |
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Cape Verde | D4 [3] | D4-AAA to D4-ZZZ | |
Cayman Islands | VP-C [1] | VP-CAA to VP-CZZ | |
VQ-C [1] | VQ-CAA to VQ-CZZ | ||
Central African Republic | TL [3] | TL-AAA to TL-ZZZ | |
Chad | TT [3] | TT-AAA to TT-ZZZ | |
Chile | CC [1] |
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China | B [1] |
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Colombia | HJ [1] | HJ-1000A to HJ-9999Z (microlights) | |
HK [1] | HK-1000A to HK-9999Z | ||
Comoros | D6 [3] | D6-AAA to D6-ZZZ | |
Congo, Republic of | TN [3] | TN-AAA to TN-ZZZ | |
Congo, Democratic Republic of | 9S [d] | 9S-AAA to 9S-ZZZ | |
9T [d] | 9T-AAA to 9T-ZZZ (military) | ||
Cook Islands | E5 [3] | E5-AAA to E5-ZZZ | |
Costa Rica | TI [3] |
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Croatia | 9A [1] |
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Cuba | CU [1] | ||
Cyprus | 5B [3] | 5B-AAA to 5B-ZZZ | |
Czech Republic | OK [1] | ||
Denmark | OY [3] |
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Djibouti | J2 [3] | J2-AAA to J2-ZZZ | |
Dominica | J7 [3] | J7-AAA to J7-ZZZ | |
Dominican Republic | HI [1] |
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East Timor | 4W [14] | 4W-AAA to 4W-ZZZ | |
Ecuador | HC [3] | HC-AAA to HC-ZZZ | |
Egypt | SU [3] |
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El Salvador | YS [3] | YS-AAA to YS-ZZZ | |
Equatorial Guinea | 3C [3] | 3C-AAA to 3C-ZZZ | |
Eritrea | E3 [3] | E3-AAAA to E3-ZZZZ | |
Estonia | ES [3] |
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Eswatini | 3D, [3] 3DC [2] | 3DC-AAA to 3DC-ZZZ | |
Ethiopia | ET [3] | ET-AAA to ET-ZZZ | |
Falkland Islands | VP-F [3] | VP-FAA to VP-FZZ | |
Fiji | DQ [1] | DQ-AAA to DQ-ZZZ | |
Finland | OH [3] |
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France | F [1] |
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INSEE code |
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French Guiana | F-O [15] | F-OAAA to F-OZZZ for aircraft based outside of mainland France [e] [15] | |
French Polynesia | F-O [15] | F-OAAA to F-OZZZ for aircraft based outside of mainland France [e] [15] | |
French West Indies | F-O [15] | F-OAAA to F-OZZZ for aircraft based outside of mainland France [e] [15] | |
Gabon | TR [3] |
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Gambia | C5 [1] | C5-AAA to C5-ZZZ | |
Georgia | 4L [3] |
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Germany | D [3] |
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Ghana | 9G [3] |
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9GR [3] |
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Gibraltar | VP-G [3] | VP-GAA to VP-GZZ | |
Greece | SX [3] |
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Grenada | J3 [3] | J3-AAA to J3-ZZZ | |
Guatemala | TG [3] | TG-AAA to TG-ZZZ | |
Guernsey | 2 [1] | 2-AAAA to 2-ZZZZ | |
Guinea | 3X [3] | 3X-AAA to 3X-ZZZ | |
Guinea-Bissau | J5 [3] | J5-AAA to J5-ZZZ | |
Guyana | 8R [3] | 8R-AAA to 8R-ZZZ | |
Haiti | HH [3] | HH-AAA to HH-ZZZ | |
Honduras | HR [3] | HR-AAA to HR-ZZZ | |
Hong Kong | B-H [5] |
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B-K [5] |
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B-L [5] |
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Hungary | HA [3] |
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Iceland | TF [3] |
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India | VT [1] | VT-AAA to VT-ZZZ | |
Indonesia | PK [1] |
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Iran | EP [1] | EP-AAA to EP-ZZZ | |
Iraq | YI [3] | YI-AAA to YI-ZZZ | |
Ireland | EI, EJ [1] |
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Isle of Man | M [1] | M-AAAA to M-ZZZZ | |
Israel | 4X [1] [3] | 4X-AAA to 4X-ZZZ | |
4Z [1] [3] | |||
Italy | I [3] |
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Ivory Coast | TU [3] |
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Jamaica | 6Y [3] | 6Y-AAA to 6Y-ZZZ | |
Japan | JA [3] |
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JR [16] |
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Jordan | JY [1] | JY-AAA to JY-ZZZ | |
Jordan and Iraq | 4YB [1] | International operating agency: Arab Air Cargo | |
Kazakhstan | UP [1] | UP-AAA01 to UP-ZZZ99 (Suffix letters refer to aircraft type). Changed from UN to avoid confusion with the United Nations. | |
Kenya | 5Y [3] | 5Y-AAA to 5Y-ZZZ | |
Kiribati | T3 [2] | T3-AAA to T3-ZZZ | |
Kosovo | Z6 plus national emblem [17] | Z6-AAA to Z6-ZZZ | |
Kuwait | 9K [3] | 9K-AAA to 9K-ZZZ | |
Kyrgyzstan | EX [3] |
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Laos | RDPL [1] | RDPL-10000 to RDPL-99999 | |
Latvia | YL [3] |
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LV |
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Lebanon | OD [1] | OD-AAA to OD-ZZZ | |
Lesotho | 7P [3] | 7P-AAA to 7P-ZZZ | |
Liberia | A8 [3] | A8-AAA to A8-ZZZ. Previously EL was cancelled by the United Nations due to illegal use. [18] | |
Libya | 5A [3] | 5A-AAA to 5A-ZZZ | |
Liechtenstein | HB plus national emblem [1] | HB-AAA to HB-ZZZ. Shares allocation with Switzerland. | |
Lithuania | LY [3] | LY-AAA to LY-ZZZ | |
Luxembourg | LX [1] |
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Macau | B-M [2] |
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Madagascar | 5R [3] | 5R-AAA to 5R-ZZZ | |
Malawi | 7Q [1] | 7Q-AAA to 7Q-ZZZ | |
Malaysia | 9M [1] |
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Maldives | 8Q [3] | 8Q-AAA to 8Q-ZZZ | |
Mali | TZ [3] | TZ-AAA to TZ-ZZZ | |
Malta | 9H [3] |
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Marshall Islands | V7 [3] | V7-0001 to V7-9999 | |
Martinique | F-O [15] | F-OAAA to F-OZZZ for aircraft based outside of mainland France [e] [15] | |
Mauritania | 5T [3] | 5T-AAA to 5T-ZZZ | |
Mauritius | 3B [3] | 3B-AAA to 3B-ZZZ | |
Mexico | XA plus national emblem [1] | XA-AAA to XA-ZZZ (commercial) | |
XB plus national emblem | XB-AAA to XB-ZZZ (private) | ||
XC plus national emblem | XC-AAA to XC-ZZZ (government) [19] | ||
Micronesia | V6 [3] | V6-AAA to V6-ZZZ | |
Moldova | ER [3] |
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Monaco | 3A-M [1] | 3A-MAA to 3A-MZZ | |
Mongolia | JU [1] | JU-1000 to JU-9999 | |
Montenegro | 4O [3] | 4O-AAA to 4O-ZZZ | |
Montserrat | VP-M [3] | VP-MAA to VP-MZZ | |
Morocco | CN [1] |
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Mozambique | C9 [3] | C9-AAA to C9-ZZZ | |
Myanmar | XY [3] | XY-AAA to XY-ZZZ | |
XZ [3] | XZ-AAA to XZ-ZZZ (not used) | ||
Namibia | V5 [3] | V5-AAA to V5-ZZZ | |
Nauru | C2 [3] | C2-AAA to C2-ZZZ | |
Nepal | 9N [3] | 9N-AAA to 9N-ZZZ (commercial aircraft) 9N-RAA to 9N-RZZ (government aircraft) | |
Netherlands | PH [3] |
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Netherlands Antilles | PJ [3] | PJ-AAA to PJ-ZZZ | |
New Zealand | ZK [1] |
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ZL | ZL-AAA to ZL-ZZZ | ||
ZM | ZM-AAA to ZM-ZZZ | ||
Nicaragua | YN [1] | YN-AAA to YN-ZZZ | |
Niger | 5U [3] | 5U-AAA to 5U-ZZZ | |
Nigeria | 5N [1] | 5N-AAA to 5N-ZZZ | |
North Korea | P [1] | P-500 to P-999 | |
North Macedonia | Z3 [1] |
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Norway | LN [3] |
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Oman | A4O [3] |
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Pakistan | AP [3] | AP-AAA to AP-ZZZ | |
Panama | HP [1] | HP-1000AAA to HP-9999ZZZ. The three letters (AAA–ZZZ) stand for the ICAO code of the airline, such as CMP for Copa Airlines and PST for Air Panama. | |
Papua New Guinea | P2 [3] | P2-AAA to P2-ZZZ | |
Paraguay | ZP [3] | ZP-AAA to ZP-ZZZ | |
Peru | OB [1] |
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Philippines | RP [1] |
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Poland | SP [1] |
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SN [21] |
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Portugal | CR [1] |
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CS [1] |
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Qatar | A7 [1] |
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Réunion | F-O [15] | F-OAAA to F-OZZZ for aircraft based outside of mainland France [e] [15] | |
Romania | YR [1] |
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Russia | RA [1] |
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RF [d] | RF-00001 to RF-99999 (state-owned aircraft; first two digits indicate owner) | ||
Rwanda | 9XR [1] | 9XR-AA to 9XR-ZZ | |
Saint Helena/Ascension | VQ-H [1] | VQ-HAA to VQ-HZZ | |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | V4 [1] | V4-AAA to V4-ZZZ | |
Saint Lucia | J6 [1] | J6-AAA to J6-ZZZ | |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | J8 [1] | J8-AAA to J8-ZZZ | |
Samoa | 5W [1] | 5W-AAA to 5W-ZZZ | |
San Marino | T7 [1] | ||
São Tomé and Príncipe | S9 [1] | S9-AAA to S9-ZZZ | |
Saudi Arabia | HZ [1] |
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Senegal | 6V plus national emblem [1] | 6V-AAA to 6V-ZZZ | |
6W | |||
Serbia | YU [1] |
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Seychelles | S7 [1] | S7-AAA to S7-ZZZ | |
Sierra Leone | 9L [1] | 9L-AAA to 9L-ZZZ | |
Singapore | 9V [1] | 9V-AAA to 9V-ZZZ | |
Slovakia | OM [1] |
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Slovenia | S5 [1] |
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Solomon Islands | H4 [1] | H4-AAA to H4-ZZZ | |
Somalia | 6O [1] | 6O-AAA to 6O-ZZZ | |
South Africa | ZS [1] | ZS-AAA to ZS-ZZZ (type certified aircraft) | |
ZT [1] | |||
ZU [1] | ZU-AAA to ZU-ZZZ (non-type certified aircraft) | ||
South Korea | HL [1] |
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South Sudan | Z8 [1] | Z8-AAA to Z8-ZZZ | |
Spain | EC plus national emblem [1] |
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EM [d] | EM-AAA to EM-ZZZ (military) | ||
Sri Lanka | 4R [1] | 4R-AAA to 4R-ZZZ | |
Sudan | ST [1] | ST-AAA to ST-ZZZ | |
Suriname | PZ [1] |
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Sweden | SE [1] |
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Switzerland | HB plus national emblem [1] |
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Syria | YK [1] | YK-AAA to YK-ZZZ | |
Taiwan | B [2] [25] | B-00000 to B-99999 [25] | |
Tajikistan | EY [1] | EY-10000 to EY-99999 | |
Tanzania | 5H [1] | 5H-AAA to 5H-ZZZ | |
Thailand | HS [1] | HS-AAA to HS-ZZZ | |
U [d] [ citation needed ] | U-A00 to U-Z99 (ultralight aircraft) | ||
Togo | 5V [1] | 5V-AAA to 5V-ZZZ | |
Tonga | A3 [1] | A3-AAA to A3-ZZZ | |
Trinidad and Tobago | 9Y [1] | 9Y-AAA to 9Y-ZZZ | |
Tunisia | TS [1] | TS-AAA to TS-ZZZ | |
Turkey | TC [1] |
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Turkmenistan | EZ [1] | EZ-A100 to EZ-Z999 | |
Turks and Caicos | VQ-T [1] | VQ-TAA to VQ-TZZ | |
Tuvalu | T2 [2] | T2-AAA to T2-ZZZ | |
Uganda | 5X [1] | 5X-AAA to 5X-ZZZ | |
Ukraine | UR [1] |
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United Arab Emirates | A6 [1] |
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DU [d] [ citation needed ] | DU-001 to DU-999 (Dubai Police aircraft) | ||
United Kingdom | G [1] |
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United Nations [g] | 4U [d] [ citation needed ] | 4U-AAA to 4U-ZZZ | |
United States | N [1] |
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FA [26] [27] | FA3####### (UAVs under 55 lb (25 kg)) | ||
Uruguay | CX [1] | CX-AAA to CX-ZZZ | |
Uzbekistan | UK [1] | UK10000 to UK99999 | |
Vanuatu | YJ [1] | YJ-AA1 to YJ-ZZ99 | |
Venezuela | YV [1] |
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Vietnam | VN [2] |
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Yemen | 7O [1] | 7O-AAA to 7O-ZZZ | |
Zambia | 9J [1] |
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Zimbabwe | Z [1] |
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Some post-1928 prefixes have been retired due to various reasons, including decolonization and the dissolution of sovereign states.
Country/territory or region | Registration prefix | Adopted | Retired | Replaced with | Presentation and notes |
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Aden | VR-A [28] | 1939 | 1939 | British colonial allocation | |
Algeria | F-O [28] [a] | 1929 | 1962 | 7T | French colonial allocation |
Angola | CR-L [28] [29] | 1929 | 1975 | D2 | Portuguese colonial allocation |
Argentina | R [28] [b] | 1929 | 1932 | LV | |
Austria | A [28] | 1929 | 1939 | OE | |
Bahamas | VP-B [28] | 1929 | 1975 | C6 | British colonial allocation |
Barbados | VQ-B [28] | 1952 | 1968 | 8P | British colonial allocation |
Basutoland | VQ-ZA, VQ-ZD [28] | 1929 | 1967 | 7P | British colonial allocation |
Bechuanaland | VQ-ZE, VQ-ZH [28] | 1929 | 1968 | A2 | British protectorate allocation |
Bermuda | VR-B [28] | 1931 | VP-B | British colonial allocation | |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | T9 [28] | E7 | |||
Brunei | VR-U [28] | 1929 | V8 | British colonial allocation | |
Burundi | BR [28] | 1962 | 1965 | 9U | |
Cambodia | F-KH [28] | 1945 | 1954 | KW | French colonial allocation |
KW [28] | 1954 | XU | |||
Cameroon | F-O [28] [a] | 1929 | 1960 | TJ | French colonial allocation |
VR-N [28] | 1929 | 1958 | TJ, 5N | British colonial allocation | |
Canada | CF [28] | 1929 | 1974 | C | |
Cape Verde | CR-C [28] | 1929 | D4 | Portuguese colonial allocation | |
Cayman Islands | VR-C [28] | 1968 | VP-C | British colonial allocation | |
Ceylon | VP-C [28] | 1929 | 1948 | CY | British colonial allocation |
CY [28] | 1948 | 1954 | 4R | ||
Chad | F-O [28] [a] | 1929 | 1960 | TT | French colonial allocation |
China | XT [28] | 1929 | 1949 | B | |
Colombia | C [28] | 1929 | 1946 | HK | C was reallocated to Canada in 1974 |
Congo | F-O [28] [a] | 1929 | 1960 | TN | French colonial allocation |
OO-C [28] | 1929 | 1960 | 9O | Belgian colonial allocation | |
Cote D'Ivoire | F-O [28] [a] | 1929 | 1960 | TU | French colonial allocation |
Cyprus | VQ-C [28] | 1952 | 1960 | 5B | British colonial allocation |
Czechoslovakia | OK [28] | 1929 | 1993 | Following dissolution, the allocation of OK went to the Czech Republic, while Slovakia was allocated the new prefix OM | |
Dahomey/Benin | F-O [28] [a] | 1929 | 1960 | TY | French colonial allocation |
Danzig | YM [28] | 1929 | 1939 | D | |
Dutch East Indies | JZ [28] | 1945 | Dutch colonial allocation | ||
East Germany | DDR [28] | 1945 | 1956 | DM | |
DM [28] | 1956 | D | Replaced with D after German reunification | ||
Estonia | ES [28] | 1929 | 1939/1940 | СССР | Allocation restored following the dissolution of the Soviet Union |
Fiji | VQ-F [28] | 1929 | 1971 | DQ | British colonial allocation |
Finland | K-S [28] | 1919 | 1931 | OH | Prefix carried over from pre-1928 allocation |
France | FC [28] | 1940 | 1944 | F | Free France |
Gabon | F-O [28] [a] | 1929 | 1960 | TR | French colonial allocation |
Gambia | VP-X [28] | 1929 | 1945 | British colonial/protectorate allocation | |
Gold Coast | VP-A [28] | 1929 | 1957 | 9G | British colonial allocation |
Gibraltar | VR-G [28] | 1929 | 1939 | G | British colonial allocation |
Grenada | VQ-G [28] | 1962 | J3 | British colonial allocation | |
Guatemala | LG [28] | 1936 | 1948 | TG | |
Guiana | VP-G [28] | 1929 | 1967 | 8R | British colonial allocation |
Guinea | F-O [28] [a] | 1929 | 1958 | 3X | French colonial allocation |
Guinea-Bissau/Guinea | CR-G [28] | 1929 | 1975 | J5 | Portuguese colonial allocation |
Honduras | XH [28] | 1929 | 1960 | HR | |
British Honduras | VP-H [28] | 1947 | V3 | British colonial allocation | |
Hong Kong | VR-H [28] | 1929 | B-H | British colonial allocation | |
India | CR-I [28] | 1929 | 1961 | VT | Portuguese colonial allocation |
Indochina | F-VN [28] | 1929 | 1954 | XV | French colonial allocation |
Iran | RV [28] | 1929 | 1944 | EP | |
Jamaica | VP-J [28] | 1930 | 1964 | 6Y | British colonial allocation |
Japan | J [28] | 1929 | 1945 | JA, JR | Japanese aviation was temporarily banned following the end of WWII |
Jersey | ZJ [30] [31] | 2015 | 2022 | ZJ-AAA to ZJ-ZZZ, excluding combinations only containing the letters I, O, or S. Only four aircraft were registered with this prefix. | |
Johor | VR-J [28] | 1929 | 1963 | 9M | British protectorate allocation |
Kampuchea | XU [28] | 1954 | 1979 | ||
Katanga | KA [28] | 1961 | 1963 | 9O | Unofficial separatist allocation |
Kenya | VP-K [28] | 1929 | 1963 | 5Y | British colonial allocation |
Kuwait | K [28] | 1967 | 1968 | 9K | |
Laos | F-L [28] | 1945 | 1954 | XW | French colonial allocation |
XW [28] | 1954 | 1975 | RDPL | ||
Latvia | YL [28] | 1929 | 1939/1940 | СССР | Allocation restored following the dissolution of the Soviet Union |
Lebanon | LR [28] | 1944 | 1954 | OD | |
Leeward and Windward Islands | VP-L [28] | 1929 | V2 | British colonial allocation | |
Liberia | LI [28] | 1929 | 1952 | EL | |
EL [32] | 1952 | c. 2002 | A8 | ||
Lithuania | LY [28] | 1929 | 1939/1940 | СССР | Allocation restored following the dissolution of the Soviet Union |
RY [28] | 1929 | 1939 | |||
Luxembourg | UL [28] | 1929 | 1939 | LX | |
Macau | CR-M [28] | 1929 | CS-M | Portuguese colonial allocation | |
CS-M [28] | 1999 | B-M | |||
Madagascar | F-O [28] [a] | 1929 | 1960 | 5R | French colonial allocation |
Malaya | VR-R [28] | 1929 | 1963 | 9M | British colonial allocation |
Mali | F-O [28] [a] | 1929 | 1960 | TZ | French colonial allocation |
Malta | VP-M [28] | 1929 | 1968 | 9H | British colonial allocation |
Mauritania | F-O [28] [a] | 1929 | 1960 | 5T | French colonial allocation |
Mauritius | VQ-M [28] | 1929 | 1968 | 3B | British colonial allocation |
Monaco | CZ [28] | 1929 | 1949 | MC | |
MC [28] | 1949 | 1959 | 3A | ||
Morocco | F-D [28] | 1929 | 1952 | CN | French colonial allocation |
Mozambique | CR-A [28] | 1929 | 1975 | C9 | Portuguese colonial allocation |
CR-B [28] | 1971 | 1975 | |||
New Zealand | ZM [28] | 1929 | 1939 | ZK, ZL, ZM | Allocation later restored |
Newfoundland | VO [28] | 1929 | 1939 | CF | British colonial allocation |
Nicaragua | YN [28] | 1929 | 1936 | AN | Allocation later restored |
AN [28] | 1939 | YN | |||
Niger | F-O [28] [a] | 1929 | 1960 | 5U | French colonial allocation |
North Borneo | VR-O [28] | 1929 | 1963 | 9M | British colonial/protectorate allocation |
Northern Rhodesia | VP-R [28] | 1929 | 1953 | VP-Y | British protectorate allocation |
Nyasaland | VP-N [28] | 1929 | 1953 | VP-Y | British colonial allocation |
VP-Y [28] | 1953 | 1964 | 7Q, 9J | British colonial allocation | |
Palestine | VQ-P [28] | 1930 | 1948 | 4X | British mandatory allocation. Following the end of the British Mandate, the successor state of Israel was allocated the prefix 4X. |
Panama | R [28] [b] | 1929 | 1943 | RX | |
RX [28] | 1943 | 1952 | HP | ||
Peru | OA [28] | 1929 | 1950 | OB | |
Philippines | PI [28] | 1941 | 1975 | RP | |
Rhodesia | VP-Y [28] | 1929 | 1964 | 7Q, 9J | British colonial allocation |
VP-W [28] | 1971 | Z | British colonial allocation | ||
Romania | CV [28] | 1929 | 1936 | YR | |
Ruanda-Urundi | OO-C | Belgian colonial allocation | |||
Saar Territory | TS [28] | 1930 | 1931 | EZ | Unofficial British/French mandatory allocation |
EZ [28] | 1929 | 1933 | SL | British/French mandatory allocation | |
SL [28] | 1947 | 1959 | D | French protectorate allocation | |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | VP-LK, VP-LL [28] | V4 | British colonial allocation | ||
Saint Lucia | VQ-L [28] | 1965 | J6 | British colonial allocation | |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | VP-V [28] | 1959 | J8 | British colonial allocation | |
Sarawak | VR-W [28] | 1929 | British colonial allocation | ||
Saudi Arabia | UH [28] | 1945 | HZ | ||
Senegal | F-O [28] [a] | 1929 | 1960 | 6V | French colonial allocation |
Seychelles | VQ-S [28] | 1929 | 1977 | S7 | British colonial allocation |
Sierra Leone | VR-L [28] | 1929 | 1961 | 9L | British protectorate allocation |
Singapore | VR-S [28] | 1929 | 1965 | 9V | British colonial allocation |
Somalia/Somaliland | VP-S [28] | 1929 | 1960 | 6OS | British colonial allocation |
6OS [28] | 1960 | 1969 | 6O | ||
South Vietnam | XV [28] | 1959 | 1975 | ||
Southern Rhodesia | VP-Y [28] | 1929 | 1964 | 7Q, 9J | British colonial allocation |
Soviet Union | СССР [28] | 1929 | Multiple [c] | Written in Cyrillic script, equivalent to "SSSR" in Latin script | |
Spain | M [28] | 1929 | 1933 | EC | |
Sudan | SN [28] | 1929 | 1953 | ST | British/Egyptian colonial allocation |
Swaziland | VQ-ZI [28] | 1929 | 1975 | 3D | British colonial allocation |
Switzerland | CH [28] | 1929 | 1936 | HB | |
Tonga | VQ-F [28] | 1929 | 1971 | DQ | British protectorate allocation |
Transjordan | TJ [28] | 1946 | 1954 | JY | British protectorate allocation |
Trinidad and Tobago | VP-T [28] | 1931 | 1965 | 9Y | British colonial allocation |
Tunisia | F-O [28] [a] | 1929 | 1956 | TS | French colonial allocation |
Ubangi-Shari | F-O [28] [a] | 1929 | 1960 | TL | French colonial allocation |
Uganda | VP-U [28] | 1929 | 1962 | 5X | British protectorate allocation |
Upper Volta | F-O [28] [a] | 1929 | 1960 | XT | French colonial allocation |
Vietnam | 3W [28] | 1954 | 1959 | XV | |
Weihaiwei | VP-W [28] | 1929 | 1939 | British colonial allocation | |
Western Pacific Territories | VP-P [28] | 1929 | H4 | British colonial allocation | |
Yemen | YE [28] | 1955 | 1969 | 4W | |
4W [28] | 1969 | 7O | |||
Yugoslavia | UN [28] | 1929 | 1935 | YU | |
Zaire | 9O [28] | 1960 | 1966 | 9Q | |
Zanzibar | VP-Z [28] | 1929 | 1964 | 5H | British protectorate allocation |
Note: in the suffix pattern, n represents a number, x represents a letter
Country or region | Registration prefix | Suffix pattern | 1913 radio call letters |
---|---|---|---|
Abyssinia | A-B [a] | A-Bxxx | |
Afghanistan | Y-A [b] | Y-Axxx | |
Albania | B-A [c] | B-Axxx | |
Argentina | R-A [d] | R-Axxx | LIA to LRZ |
Australia | G-AU [34] | G-AUxx | VHA to VKZ |
Austria-Hungary and Bosnia-Herzegovina | HAA to HFZ, OGA to OMZ and UNA to UZZ[ citation needed ] | ||
Belgium | O-B [e] | O-Bxxx | ONA to OTZ |
Bolivia | C-B [e] | C-Bxxx | none |
Brazil | P-B [e] | P-Bxxx | SNA to STZ |
Canada | G-C [34] | G-Cxxx, except G-CYxx | VAA to VGZ (Newfoundland: VOA to VOZ) |
G-CY (government aircraft, including military) [36] [34] | G-CYxx | ||
Bulgaria | B-B [c] | B-Bxxx | LXA to LZZ |
Chile | B-C [f] | B-Cxxx | COA to CPZ |
China | X-C [e] | X-Cxxx | none |
Colombia | C[ citation needed ] | C-n to C-nnn | none |
Costa Rica | TI- [c] | TI-xxx | |
Cuba | C-C [e] | C-Cxxx | none |
Czechoslovakia | L-B [e] | L-Bxxx | |
Danzig | |||
Y-M [a] | Y-Mxxx | Not applicable | |
Dz | Dz-nnn | ||
Denmark | T-D [g] | T-Dxxx | OUA to OZZ |
Dominica | Z-D [b] | Z-Dxxx | |
Dominican Republic | HI [b] | HIxxx | |
Ecuador | E-E [e] [h] | E-Exxx | |
Egypt | SUA to SUZ[ citation needed ] | ||
El Salvador | Y-S [i] | Y-Sxxx | |
Estonia | E-A [j] | E-Axxx | |
Finland | K-S [j] | K-Sxxx | |
France | F [e] | F-xxxx | F and UAA to UMZ |
Germany | D[ citation needed ] | D-nnnn | A, D and KAA to KCZ [37] |
Greece | S-X [e] | S-Xxxx | SVA to SZZ |
Guatemala | L-G [e] | L-Gxxx | |
Haiti | H-H [e] [h] | H-Hxxx | |
Hejaz | A-H [e] | A-Hxxx | |
Honduras | X-H [e] | X-Hxxx | |
Hungary | |||
H-H [g] | H-Hxxx | ||
H-O [k] | H-Oxxx | ||
India | G-I [34] | G-Ixxx | VTA to VWZ |
Italy | I [e] | I-xxxx | I |
Japan | J [e] | J-xxxx | J |
Latvia | B-L [l] | B-Lxxx | |
Liberia | L-L [e] | L-Lxxx | |
Lithuania | Z-L [h] | Z-Lxxx | |
Luxembourg | L-U [l] | L-Uxxx | |
Mexico | XAA to XCZ [37] | ||
Monaco | M-M [g] | M-Mxxx | CQA to CQZ |
M-O [k] | M-Oxxx | ||
Morocco | CNA to CNZ[ citation needed ] | ||
Netherlands | H-N [m] | H-Nxxx | PAA to PMZ |
New Zealand | G-NZ [34] | G-NZxx | VLA to VMZ |
Nicaragua | A-N [e] | A-Nxxx | |
Norway | LAA to LHZ[ citation needed ] | ||
Panama | S-P [e] | S-Pxxx | |
Persia | P-I [a] | P-Ixxx | |
Peru | O-P [e] | O-Pxxx | |
Poland | P-P [e] | P-Pxxx | |
Portugal | C-P [e] | C-Pxxx | CRA to CTZ |
Romania | C-R [e] | C-Rxxx | CVA to CVZ |
Russia | R-R[ citation needed ] | R-Rxxx, RR-xxx | R |
Serbia-Croatia-Slovenia | X-S [e] | X-Sxxx | |
Siam | H-S [e] | H-Sxxx | HGA to HHZ |
South Africa | G-UA [34] | G-UAxx | VNA to VNZ |
Spain | M [m] | M-xxxx | EAA to EGZ |
Sweden | S-A [c] | S-Axxx | SAA to SMZ |
Switzerland | HB [m] | HB-nnn | |
United Kingdom | K [38] | K-nnn | B, G and M (British colonies not autonomous: VPA to VSZ) |
G-E | G-EAxx, G-EBxx, G-EDCA | ||
G-F (lighter than air craft) | G-FAAx | ||
G-G (gliders) | G-GAAx | ||
United States | N [e] | N-xxxx | KDA to KZZ, N and W |
Uruguay | C-U [e] [h] | C-Uxxx | CWA to CWZ |