List of airline codes (R) explained

Codes

Airline codes
IATAICAOAirlineCall signCountryComments
RBBRabbit-AirRABBITSwitzerland
ACERace Cargo AirlinesFastcargoGhanadefunct
R6RACSAGuatemala
GBRRader AviationGREENBRIER AIRUnited States
1DRadixxUnited States
BKHRAF Barkston HeathUnited Kingdom
CFNRAF Church FentonCHURCH FENTONUnited KingdomChurch Fenton Flying Training Unit
COHRAF ColtishallCOLTUnited KingdomColtishall Flying Training Unit
CBYRAF ConingsbyTYPHOONUnited KingdomConingsby Flying Training Unit
COTRAF CottesmoreCOTTESMOREUnited KingdomRoyal Air Force (Cottesmore Flying Training Unit) - No longer allocated
CWLRAF CranwellCRANWELLUnited KingdomRoyal Air Force (Cranwell Flying Training Unit)
KINRAF KinlossKINLOSSUnited KingdomRoyal Air Force (Kinloss Flying Training Unit)
LEERAF LeemingJAVELINUnited KingdomRoyal Air Force (Leeming Flying Training Unit)
LCSRAF LeucharsLEUCHARSUnited KingdomRoyal Air Force
LOPRAF Linton-on-OuseLINTON ON OUSEUnited KingdomRoyal Air Force (Linton-on-Ouse Flying Training Unit)
LOSRAF LossiemouthLOSSIEUnited KingdomRoyal Air Force (Lossiemouth Flying Training Unit)
MRHRAF MarhamMARHAMUnited KingdomRoyal Air Force (Marham Flying Training Unit)
NWORAF NorthwoodUnited KingdomRoyal Air Force (Northwood Headquarters)
SMZRAF ScamptonSCAMPTONUnited KingdomRoyal Air Force
STNRAF St AthanSAINT ATHANUnited KingdomRoyal Air Force
SMGRAF St Mawgan Search and RescueUnited KingdomRoyal Air Force
TOFRAF Topcliffe Flying Training UnitTOPCLIFFEUnited KingdomRoyal Air Force
VYTRAF Valley Flying Training UnitANGLESEYUnited KingdomRoyal Air Force
VLLRAF Valley SAR Training UnitUnited KingdomRoyal Air Force
WADRAF WaddingtonVULCANUnited KingdomRoyal Air Force (Waddington FTU)
WITRAF WitteringSTRIKERUnited KingdomRoyal Air Force (Wittering FTU)
MTLRAF-AviaMITAVIALatvia
WESRainbow International AirlinesWEST INDIANUnited States
RJTRA Jet AeroserviciosRA JETMexico
RAJRaji AirlinesRAJIPakistan
RKMRAK AirwaysRAKAIRUnited Arab Emirates
RFARaleigh Flying ServiceRALEIGH SERVICEUnited States
REXRam Air FreightRAM EXPRESSUnited States
RMTRam Aircraft CorporationRAM FLIGHTUnited States
PPKRamp 66PELICANUnited States
RGMRangemile LimitedRANGEMILEUnited Kingdom
MWRRaslan Air ServiceRASLANEgypt
RAQRath AviationRATH AVIATIONAustria
CSMRatkhan AirLORRYKazakhstan
RVRRaven AirRAVENUnited Kingdom
RVNRAVEN U-SUnited StatesQualiflight Training
7HRVFRavn AlaskaRAVEN FLIGHTUnited States2014[1]
REIRay AviationRAY AVIATIONIsrael
RYTRaya JetJordan
RTNRaytheon Aircraft CompanyRAYTHEONUnited States
RCJRaytheon Corporate JetsNEWPINUnited Kingdom
KSSRaytheon Travel AirKANSASUnited States
RCBReal Aero Club De BalearesBALEARESSpain
CDTReal Aero Club de Reus-Costa DoradoAEROREUSSpain
RCDReal Aeroclub De TenerifeAEROCLUBSpain
VCBReal Aero Club de VizcayaSpain
RLVReal AviationREALGhana
XWLUVReally Cool AirlinesREALLY COOL AIRLINE Thailand
RCBReal Aero Club De BalearesBALEARESSpain
REBRebusREBUSBulgaria
RTORectimo Air TransportsRACCOONFrance
RIXRectrix AviationRECTRIXUnited States
PSHRed AviationPASSIONUnited Kingdom(Helidrome Limited)
RBNRed Baron AviationRED BARONUnited States
DEVRed Devils Parachute Display TeamRED DEVILSUnited Kingdom
RDVRed Sea AviationRED AVIATIONEgypt
RSVRed Sky VenturesRED SKYNamibia
STRRed StarSTARLINEUnited Arab Emirates
8LRHCRedhill AviationREDAIRUnited Kingdom
VRDVirgin AmericaREDWOODUnited States
RAVReed AviationREED AVIATIONUnited Kingdom
REFReef AirREEF AIRNew Zealand
V4REKReem AirREEM AIRKyrgyzstan
RVVReeve Aleutian AirwaysREEVEUnited Statesdefunct
RBHRegal Bahamas International AirwaysCALYPSOBahamas
RGYRegency AirlinesREGENCYUnited States
RAHRegent AirREGENTCanada
RXRGERegent AirwaysREGENTBangladeshdefunct; code reassigned to Riyadh Air
RAGRegio AirGERMAN LINKGermany
RGRRegion AirREGIONAIRCanada
YSRAERégionalREGIONAL EUROPEFrance
TSHR1 Airlines, previously Regional 1TRANSCANADACanada
RILRegional AirMauritania
REWRegional Air ExpressREGIONAL WINGSGermany
REGRegional Air ServicesREGIONAL SERVICESTanzania
FNRGLRegional Air LinesMAROC REGIONALMorocco
ZLRXARegional ExpressREXAustralia
JJMRegional Geodata AirGEODATASpain
P7REPRegional ParaguayaREGIOPARParaguayDefunct
3CCEARegionsAirCORP-XUnited Statesformerly Corporate Airlines
RELReliance AviationRELIANCE AIRUnited States
RLIReliant AirRELIANTUnited States
RTSRelief Transport ServicesRELIEFUnited Kingdom
RANRenanRENANMoldova
QQROAReno AirRENO AIRUnited Statesdefunct
RGSRenown AviationRENOWNUnited States
RCREPRepublic AirlinesREPUBLICUnited Statesdefunct; 1979–1986, merged with Northwest Airlines
RWRPARepublic AirwaysBRICKYARDUnited States
RHRPHRepublic Express AirlinesPUBLIC EXPRESSIndonesia
RBCRepublicairREPUBLICAIRMexico
RSTResort AirRESORT AIRUnited States
RUTReut AirwaysYADIDIsrael
RGVRG AviationVenezuela2014
RDSRhoades AviationRHOADES EXPRESSUnited States
RIURiau AirlinesRIAU AIRIndonesia
RIARich International AirwaysRICHAIRUnited States
RVCRichards AviationRIVER CITYUnited States
RICRichardson's AirwayRICHARDSONUnited States
RCARichland AviationRICHLANDUnited States
WHHRichy SkylarkSri Lanka2014
HPRRick Lucas HelicoptersHELIPRONew Zealand
C7RLERico Linhas AéreasRICOBrazil
RIDRidder AviaAKRIDKazakhstan
RAKRiga AirclubSPORT CLUBLatvia
RAZRijnmond Air ServicesRIJNMONDNetherlands
POLRikspolisstyrelsenSweden
RIMRimrock AirlinesRIMROCKUnited States
SKARio Air ExpressRIO EXPRESSBrazil
REORio AirwaysRIOUnited States
E2GRNRio Grande AirGRANDEUnited Statesdefunct
RLRIORio Linhas AéreasRIOBrazil
SLRSLRio Sul Serviços Aéreos RegionaisRIO SULBrazildefunct
RVMRiver Ministries Air CharterRIVERSouth Africa
RGPRiver State Government of NigeriaGARDEN CITYNigeria
UNRRivne Universal AviaRIVNE UNIVERSALUkraine
RXRXIRiyadh AirRIYADH AIRSaudi ArabiaLaunching in 2025
RDLRoadair LinesROADAIRCanada
RBTRobinton AeroROBINDominican Republic
V2RBYVision AirlinesRUBYUnited StatesCharter Airline and Las Vegas Tours
ROXRoblex AviationROBLEXUnited States
RKWRockwell Collins AvionicsROCKWELLUnited States
ROCRocky Mountain AirlinesCanada
RMARocky Mountain AirwaysROCKY MOUNTAINUnited States
LIFRocky Mountain HoldingsLIFECAREUnited States
RDZRodze AirRODZE AIRNigeria
FADRog-AirAIR FRONTIERCanada
RRZRollright AviationROLLRIGHTUnited Kingdom
RRLMERLINUnited KingdomMilitary Aviation
BTURolls-Royce plcROLLSUnited KingdomRolls-Royce Bristol Engine Division
ROFRomanian Air ForceROMAFRomania
RMVRomaviaAEROMAVIARomania
RNSRonsoRONSOMexico
RORRoraima AirwaysRORAIMAGuyana
KRSRosen AviationJapan2014
RNBRosneft-BaltikaROSBALTRussia
NRGRoss AviationENERGYUnited States
RFSRossairAustralia
RSSRossairROSS CHARTERSouth Africa
ROSRossair EuropeCATCHERNetherlands
FVSDMRossiyaRUSSIARussiaAirline merged with Pulkovo Aviation Enterprise and renamed to Rossiya
RALRoswell AirlinesROSWELLUnited States
GZRARAir RarotongaAIR RAROTONGACook Islands
RTRRotaturROTATURBrazil
RKTRotormotionROCKETUnited Kingdom
JCRRotterdam Jet CenterROTTERDAM JETCENTERNetherlands
ROVRover Airways InternationalROVERAIRUnited States
VOSRovos AirROVOSSouth Africa
RCGRoyal Air CargoROYAL CARGOSouth Africa
RRRFRRoyal Air ForceRAFAIRUnited Kingdom
RSMJNRoyal Air Force of OmanMAJANOman
ACWAIR CADETUnited KingdomAir Cadet Schools
RRRRoyal Air ForceASCOTUnited KingdomRAF HQSTC (Air Transport)
RRFRoyal Air ForceKITTYUnited KingdomRAF positioning flights
SHFRoyal Air ForceVORTEXUnited KingdomSupport Helicopter Force
RAXRoyal Air FreightAIR ROYALUnited States
ATRAMRoyal Air MarocROYALAIR MAROCMorocco
R0RPKRoyal AirlinesROYAL PAKISTANPakistan
RLMRoyal American AirwaysROYAL AMERICANUnited States
V5RYLRoyal Aruban AirlinesROYAL ARUBANAruba
ASYRoyal Australian Air ForceAUSSIEAustraliaUsed by RAAF units internationally
RXPRoyal Aviation ExpressROY EXPRESSCanada
RYBRoyal Bahrain AirlinesROYAL BAHRAINBahrain
BIRBARoyal Brunei AirlinesBRUNEIBrunei
KDRRoyal Daisy AirlinesDARLINESUganda
RGARoyal Ghanaian AirlinesROYAL GHANAGhana
ROJRoyal JetROYALJETUnited Arab Emirates
RJRJARoyal JordanianJORDANIANJordan
RJZRoyal Jordanian Air ForceJORDAN AIR FORCEJordan
RKRCTSkyview AirwaysGREENSKYTHAILAND2014
RKRKHRoyal Khmer AirlinesKHMER AIRCambodia
RMFRoyal Malaysian Air ForceANGKASAMalaysia
NVYRoyal NavyNAVYUnited Kingdom
NRNRoyal Netherland NavyNETHERLANDS NAVYNetherlandsKoninklijke Marine
NAFRoyal Netherlands Air ForceNETHERLANDS AIR FORCENetherlands
KIWRoyal New Zealand Air ForceKIWINew Zealand
NOWRoyal Norwegian Air ForceNORWEGIANNorway
ROPRoyal Oman PoliceOman
RLPPWRoyal Phnom Penh AirwaysPHNOM-PENH AIRCambodia
RRARoyal Rwanda AirlinesROYAL RWANDARwanda
RSFRoyal Saudi Air ForceARSAFSaudi Arabia
RRRYSBuzz (Ryanair)MAGIC SUNPoland
RSNRoyal Swazi National AirwaysSWAZI NATIONALEswatini
WRHRHRoyal Tongan AirlinesTONGA ROYALTonga
RWERoyal West AirlinesROYAL WESTUnited States
RSBRubystarRUBYSTARBelarus
RLHRuili AirlinesSENDIChina
RMGRumugu Air & Space NigeriaRUMUGU AIRNigeria
RURRusaeroRussia
KLERussiaCentre for Civil Aviation Services
CGIRusair JSACCGI-RUSAIRRussia
RUHRusich-TRussia
RLURuslineRUSLINE AIRRussia
MIGRussian Aircraft Corporation-MiGMIG AVIARussia
RFFRussian Federation Air ForceRUSSIAN AIRFORCERussia
P7ESLRussian Sky AirlinesRADUGARussia
RUZRusuertolROSTUERTOLRussia
5RRUCRutacaRUTACAVenezuela
RNDRutland AviationRUTLANDUnited Kingdom
RUARwanda AirlinesRwanda
RWARwanda AirwaysRwanda
WBRWDRwandair ExpressRWANDAIRRwanda
RWLRWL LuftfahrtgesellschaftRHEINTRAINERGermany
7SRYARyan Air ServicesRYAN AIRUnited States
RDRYNRyan International AirlinesRYAN INTERNATIONALUnited Statesdefunct 2013
FRRYRRyanairRYANAIRIreland
RKRUKRyanair UKBLUEMAXUnited Kingdom
RYZRyazan State Air EnterpriseRYAZAN AIRRussia
RAARynes AviationRYNES AVIATIONUnited States
REVRVL GroupENDURANCEUnited Kingdom
RTBUGUVT AeroRussia
WJJESJetsmart ArgentinaSMARTBIRDArgentina

Notes and References

  1. Web site: FAA Document JO 7340.2E.