IATA Airline Designators

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.

List of codes

Probably incomplete

AA: American Airlines
AB: Air Berlin
AC: Air Canada
AD: Air Paradise
AE: Mandarin Airlines (Taiwan)
AF: Air France
AG: Air Contractors UK
AH: Air Algerie
AI: Air India
AJ: Aero Contractors Company of Nigeria
AK: Air Asia (Malaysia)
AL: Skyway Airlines (USA) and Transaviaexport Cargo Airline (Belarus)
AM: Aerovias de Mexico
AO: Australian Airlines
AP: Air One (Italy)
AQ: Aloha Airlines (USA)
AR: Aerolineas Argentinas
AS: Alaska Airlines
AT: Royal Air Maroc
AU: Cielos del Sur (Arg.)
AV: Aerovias Nacionales de Colombia
AW: Schreiner Airways (Neth.) and Dirgantara Air Services (Indonesia)
AX: Trans State Airlines (USA)
AY: Finnair
AZ: Alitalia
A2: Cielos del Peru (Argentina)
A3: Aegean Airways
A4: Southern Winds (Argentina)
A5: Airlinair
A6: Air Alps Aviation (Austria)
A7: Air Plus Comet
A8: Benin Golf Air
A9: Air Zena (Georgian Airlines)
BA: British Airways
BD: British Midland
BE: British European
BG: Bangladesh Biman Airlines
BI: Royal Brunei Airlines
BR: EVA Air (China)
BT: Air Baltic
BU: Braathens
BW: British West Indian Airways
BX: Coast Air
BY: Britannia Airways
CA: Air China
CE: Nationwide Airlines (SA)
CI: China Airlines
CO: Continental Airlines (USA)
CP: Canadian Airlines International
CS: Continental Micronesia (No longer used)
CU: Cubana
CV: Cargolux Airlines International
CX: Cathay Pacific Airways
CY: Cyprus Air
CZ: China Southern Airlines
C6: CanJet
DA: Air Georgia
DB: Brit Air
DC: Golden Air
DD: Conti-Flug
DE: Prime Air Inc.
DF: Condor
DG: Eastern Pacific
DH: Atlantic Coast/United Express
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: Hyeres Aero Services
DS: Air Senegal
DT: TAAG Angola Airlines
DU: Hemus Air
DV: Nantucket Airlines
DW: Helicopter Shuttle
DX: Danish Air Transport
DY: Air Norway
DZ: Air Metro North
D2: Damania Airways
D3: Daallo Airlines
D5: Nepc Airlines
D6: Inter Air
D7: Dinar Lineas Aereas
D8: Diamond Sakha Airlines
D9: Donavia (Rus.)
EG: Japan Asia Airways
EI: Aer Lingus
EK: Emirates Airlines
EL: Air Nippon
ET: Ethiopian Airlines
EY: Etihad
E3: Domodedovo (Rus.)
E5: Samara Airlines (Rus.)
FB: Bulgaria Air
FI: Icelandair
FJ: Air Pacific
FM: Federal Express Corporation
FQ: Thomas Cook Airlines Belgium
FR: Ryanair / Centre-South (Rus.)
FV: Pulkovo Aviation (Russia)
FW: Fairinc (Jap.)
GA: Garuda Indonesia
GC: Gambia International Airlines
GF: Gulf Air
GH: Ghana Airways
GM: Air Slovakia
GN: Air Gabon
GT: GB Airways (Spain)
GW: Kubun Airlines
G5: Enkor (Rus.)
HM: Air Seychelles
HP: America West Airlines
HV: Transavia Holland
HY: Uzbekistan Airways
H5: Magadan Airlines
H8: Dalavia (Rus.)
IB: Iberia
IC: Indian Airlines Corporation
IG: Meridiana (Italy)
IR: Iran Air
IW: AOM French Airlines
IY: Yemenia (Yemen Airways)
IZ: Arkia Israeli Airlines
JJ: TAM Linhas Aereas
JK: Spanair
JL: Japan Airlines
JM: Air Jamaica
JO: JALways
JP: Adria Airways
JQ: Jetstar Airways
JS: Air Koryo Korean Airways
JU: Jat Yugoslav Airlines (JAT)
J2: Azal Azerbaijan Airlines
J7: Centre-Avia
KA: Dragonair
KB: Druk Air
KE: Korean Airlines
KF: Air Botnia
KL: KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
KM: Air Malta
KQ: Kenya Airways
KU: Kuwait Airways
KV: Kavminvodyavia (Rus.)
KW: Kelowna Flightcraft
KZ: Nippon Cargo Airlines
LA: Lan Chile
LD: Air Hong Kong
LG: Luxair
LH: Lufthansa
LJ: Sierra National Airlines (Liberia)
LK: Air Luxor
LN: Libyan Arab Airlines
LO: Lot Polish Airlines
LR: Lacsa/TACA
LS: Channel Express Air Services Ltd.
LT: LTU International Airways
LX: Swiss International Airlines (formerly Crossair)
LY: Elal-Israel Airlines
LZ: Balkan Bulgarian Airlines
L4: Lauda Italy
MA: Malev Hungarian Airlines
MB: MNG Cargo Airlines
MD: Air Madagascar
ME: Middle East Airlines
MH: Malaysia Airlines
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
NB: Sterling
NE: Skyeurope Airlines
NG: Lauda Air
NH: All Nippon Airways
NI: Portugalia
NQ: Air Japan
NV: Nakanihon (Jap.)
NW: Northwest Orient Airlines (USA)
NZ: Air New Zealand
N3: Omskavia
OA: Olympic Airways
OB: Astrahan Airlines (Rus.)
OK: Csa Czech Airlines
OM: MIAT (Mongolian Airlines)
OS: Austrian Airlines
OU: Croatia Airlines
OV: Estonian Air
OZ: Asiana Airlines
PE: Air Europe SPA
PG: Bangkok Airways
PK: Pakistan International Airlines
PR: Philippine Airlines
PS: Ukraine International Airlines
P2: UTair (Rus.)
P7: EastLine (Rus.)
QF: Qantas Airways
QQ: Alliance Airlines
QR: Qatar Airways
QS: Travel Service Airlines
QV: LAO Aviation
RA: Royal Nepal Airlines Corporation
RB: Syrian Arab Airlines
RC: Atlantic Airways
RE: Aer Arann
RG: Varig (Brazilian Airlines)
RJ: Royal Jordanian
RN: Air Horizons
RO: Tarom Romanian Air Transport
R2: Orenburg Airlines (Rus.)
R4: Russia Airline
SA: South African Airways
SD: Sudan Airways
SG: Jetsgo
SJ: Freedom Air
SK: Scandinavian Airlines System
SN: Sn Brussels
SQ: Singapore Airlines LTD.
SR: (formerly) Swissair
SU: Aeroflot Russian Airlines
SV: Saudi Arabian Airlines
S4: SATA International
S7: Siberia Airlines
S9: East African Safari Air
TE: Lithuanian Airline
TG: Thai Airways International
TL: Trans Mediterranean Airways (TMA)
TK: Turkish Airlines
TN: Air Tahiti Nui
TP: Tap Air Portugal
TQ: Tandem Aero
TS: Air Transat
TU: Tunisair
TX: Air Caraibes
T4: Hellas Jet
T5: Turkmenistan/Akhal
T7: Twin Jet
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
U6: Ural Airlines
U8: Armavia
U9: Tatarstan JSC Aircompany
VA: Volare Airlines
VD: Air Liberte
VN: Vietnam Airways
VR: Cape Verde Airlines (TACV)
VS: Virgin Atlantic
VV: Aerosvit
VZ: MyTravel Airways
V7: Air Senegal
V9: Bashkir Airlines
WF: Widerøe
WS: WestJet (Can.)
WW: BMI Regional
WY: Oman Air
W5: Mahan Air
XK: CCM Airlines
XM: J-Air (Jap.)
XO: LTE International Airways
XT: KLM Exel
X5: Afrique Airlines
X7: Chitaavia (Rus.)
YK: Air Kibris (Turkish Airlines)
YL: Yamal Airlines (Rus.)
YS: Régional Compagnie Aerienne Européenne
YT: Air Togo
YW: Air Nostrum
YX: Midwest Connect
ZA: Astair (Rus.)
ZI: Aigle Azur
ZL: Regional Express
ZN: Air Bourbon
ZS: Azzura Air
ZU: Helios Airways
2U: Atlas International Airways
3Q: China Yunnan Airlines
4D: Air Sinai
4L: Air Astana
5G: Skyservice Airlines (Can)
5P: Skyeurope Airlines Hungary
6W: Saratov
7B: Krasnojarsky Airlines
7F: First Air
7K: Kogalymavia Air Company
7L: Sun d'Or International Airlines
8U: Afriqiyah Airways
9D: Perm Airlines
9R: Phuket Air
9U: Air Moldova