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This is a list of aircraft registration prefixes used by civil aircraft:
The 1928 markings 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 | YA-AAA to YA-ZZZ. | |
Albania | ZA[1] | ZA-AAA to ZA-ZZZ. | |
Algeria | 7T[2] |
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Andorra | C3 | C3-AAA to C3-ZZZ | |
Angola | D2 | D2-AAA to D2-ZZZ. Colonial allocation CR-L. | |
Anguilla | VP-A | VP-AAA to VP-AZZ | |
Antigua and Barbuda | V2 | V2-AAA to V2-ZZZ. Colonial allocation Leeward Islands VP-L. | |
Argentina | LV |
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LQ | LQ-AAA to LQ-ZZZ (Government/police owned aircraft). | ||
Armenia | EK | EK-10000 to EK-99999 | |
Aruba | P4 | P4-AAA to P4-ZZZ | |
Australia | VH |
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Austria | OE |
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Azerbaijan | 4K |
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Bahamas | C6 | C6-AAA to C6-ZZZ. Colonial allocation VP-B. | |
Bahrain | A9C |
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Bangladesh | S2 | S2-AAA to S2-ZZZ | |
Barbados | 8P | 8P-AAA to 8P-ZZZ. Historically VQ-B prior to 1968. | |
Belarus | EW |
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Belgium |
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Belize | V3 | V3-AAA to V3-ZZZ. Colonial allocation British Honduras VP-H. | |
Benin | TY | TY-AAA to TY-ZZZ | |
Bermuda | VP-B, VQ-B | ||
Bhutan | A5 | A5-AAA to A5-ZZZ | |
Bolivia | CP | CP-1000 to CP-9999. | |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | E7 | E7-AAA to E7-ZZZ. Previously T9-. | |
Botswana | A2 | A2-AAA to A2-ZZZ. Colonial allocations VQ-ZE, VQ-ZH. | |
Brazil | PP, PT, PR, PU, PS |
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British Virgin Islands | VP-L | VP-LAA to VP-LZZ. | |
Brunei | V8 |
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Bulgaria | LZ | LZ-AAA to LZ-ZZZ | |
Burkina Faso | XT | XT-AAA to XT-ZZZ | |
Burundi | 9U | 9U-AAA to 9U-ZZZ. Historically BR- prior to 1939; OO-C as part of Ruanda-Urundi to 1962. | |
Cambodia | XU | XU-AAA to XU-ZZZ. Colonial allocation F-KH. Temporary KW-. | |
Cameroon | TJ | TJ-AAA to TJ-ZZZ. Colonial allocation VR-N. | |
Canada | C |
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Cape Verde | D4 | D4-AAA to D4-ZZZ. Colonial allocation Cape Verde Islands CR-C. | |
Cayman Islands | VP-C, VQ-C | VP-CAA to VP-CZZ, VQ-CAA to VQ-CZZ. Colonial allocation VR-C. | |
Central African Republic | TL | TL-AAA to TL-ZZZ | |
Chad | TT | TT-AAA to TT-ZZZ | |
Chile | CC |
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China | B |
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Colombia | HJ | HJ-1000A to HJ-9999Z (Microlights) | |
HK | HK-1000A to HK-9999Z | ||
Comoros | D6 | D6-AAA to D6-ZZZ | |
Congo, Republic of | TN | TN-AAA to TN-ZZZ | |
Congo, Democratic Republic of | 9S | 9S-AAA to 9S-ZZZ. Historically OO-C as Belgian Congo to 1960; 9O 1961 to 1963; 9Q 1963 to 2016. | |
9T | 9T-AAA to 9T-ZZZ (Military) | ||
Cook Islands | E5 | E5-AAA to E5-ZZZ | |
Costa Rica | TI |
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Croatia | 9A |
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Cuba | CU | ||
Cyprus | 5B | Colonial allocation VQ-C. | |
Czech Republic | OK | ||
Denmark | OY |
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Djibouti | J2 | J2-AAA to J2-ZZZ | |
Dominica | J7 | J7-AAA to J7-ZZZ | |
Dominican Republic | HI |
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East Timor | 4W[14] | 4W-AAA to 4W-ZZZ. Colonial allocation CR-T. | |
Ecuador | HC | HC-AAA to HC-ZZZ | |
Egypt | SU |
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El Salvador | YS | YS-AAA to YS-ZZZ | |
Equatorial Guinea | 3C | 3C-AAA to 3C-ZZZ. Colonial allocation VQ-ZI. | |
Eritrea | E3 | E3-AAAA to E3-ZZZZ | |
Estonia | ES |
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Eswatini | 3DC | 3DC-AAA to 3DC-ZZZ | |
Ethiopia | ET | ET-AAA to ET-ZZZ | |
Falkland Islands | VP-F | VP-FAA to VP-FZZ | |
Faroe Islands | data-sort-value="OY" | See Denmark | |
Fiji | DQ | DQ-AAA to DQ-ZZZ. Colonial allocation VQ-F. | |
Finland | OH |
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France | F |
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French Guiana | F-O | Outside mainland France is F-OAAA to F-OZZZ | |
French Polynesia | F-O[15] | Outside mainland France is F-OAAA to F-OZZZ. Was F-OH. | |
French West Indies | F-O | Outside mainland France is F-OAAA to F-OZZZ | |
Gabon | TR |
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Gambia | C5 | C5-AAA to C5-ZZZ. Colonial allocation VP-X. | |
Georgia | 4L |
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Germany | D |
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Ghana | 9G, 9GR |
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Gibraltar | VP-G | VP-GAA to VP-GZZ. Colonial allocation VR-G. | |
Greece | SX |
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Greenland | data-sort-value="OY" | Previously GL. | |
Grenada | J3 | J3-AAA to J3-ZZZ. Colonial allocation VQ-G. | |
Guatemala | TG | TG-AAA to TG-ZZZ | |
Guernsey | 2 | 2-AAAA to 2-ZZZZ. Since 2013. | |
Guinea | 3X | 3X-AAA to 3X-ZZZ. | |
Guinea-Bissau | J5 | J5-AAA to J5-ZZZ. Colonial allocation Portuguese Guinea CR-G. | |
Guyana | 8R | 8R-AAA to 8R-ZZZ. Colonial allocation VP-G. | |
Haiti | HH | HH-AAA to HH-ZZZ | |
Honduras | HR | HR-AAA to HR-ZZZ | |
Hong Kong | B-H, B-K, B-L[16] |
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Hungary | HA |
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Iceland | TF |
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India | VT | VT-AAA to VT-ZZZ. Colonial allocation (Portuguese State of India, incorporated into India in 1961) CR-I. | |
Indonesia | PK |
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Iran | EP | EP-AAA to EP-ZZZ. Previously RV-. | |
Iraq | YI | YI-AAA to YI-ZZZ | |
Ireland | EI, EJ |
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Isle of Man | M | M-AAAA to M-ZZZZ | |
Israel | 4X, 4Z | 4X-AAA to 4X-ZZZ. Colonial allocation (Mandate) Palestine VQ-P. | |
Italy | I |
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Ivory Coast | TU |
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Jamaica | 6Y | 6Y-AAA to 6Y-ZZZ. Colonial allocation VP-J. | |
Japan | JA, JR[17] |
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Jersey | ZJ | ZJ-AAA to ZJ-ZZZ | |
Jordan | JY | JY-AAA to JY-ZZZ. Historically TJ-. | |
Jordan and Iraq | 4YB | International operating agency: Arab Air Cargo | |
Kazakhstan | UP | UP-AAA01 to UP-ZZZ99 (Suffix letters refer to aircraft type). Changed from UN to avoid confusion with the United Nations. | |
Kenya | 5Y | 5Y-AAA to 5Y-ZZZ. Colonial allocation VP-K. | |
Kiribati | T3 | T3-AAA to T3-ZZZ | |
Kosovo | Z6 plus national emblem[19] | Z6-AAA to Z6-ZZZ | |
Kuwait | 9K | 9K-AAA to 9K-ZZZ. | |
Kyrgyzstan | EX |
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Laos | RDPL | RDPL-10000 to RDPL-99999. Previously F-L, XW-. | |
Latvia | YL |
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Lebanon | OD | OD-AAA to OD-ZZZ. Previously LR-. | |
Lesotho | 7P | 7P-AAA to 7P-ZZZ. Colonial allocation VQ-ZA, VQ-ZD. | |
Liberia | A8 | A8-AAA to A8-ZZZ. Previously EL was cancelled by the United Nations due to illegal use.[20] | |
Libya | 5A | 5A-AAA to 5A-ZZZ | |
Liechtenstein | HB plus national emblem | HB-AAA to HB-ZZZ. Shares allocation with Switzerland. | |
Lithuania | LY | LY-AAA to LY-ZZZ | |
Luxembourg | LX |
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Macau | B-M |
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Madagascar | 5R | 5R-AAA to 5R-ZZZ | |
Malawi | 7Q | 7Q-AAA to 7Q-ZZZ. Colonial allocation VP-Y. | |
Malaysia | 9M |
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Maldives | 8Q | 8Q-AAA to 8Q-ZZZ | |
Mali | TZ | TZ-AAA to TZ-ZZZ | |
Malta | 9H | 9H-AAA to 9H-ZZZZZ. Colonial allocation VP-M.9H-111 to 9H-99999 a group of three to five characters, which characters can be a combination of capital letters in Romancharacter and/or Arabic numbers | |
Marshall Islands | V7 | V7-0001 to V7-9999 | |
Martinique | F-O | Outside mainland France is F-OAAA to F-OZZZ | |
Mauritania | 5T | 5T-AAA to 5T-ZZZ | |
Mauritius | 3B | 3B-AAA to 3B-ZZZ. Colonial allocation VQ-M. | |
Mexico | XA plus national emblem | 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)[21] | ||
Micronesia | V6 | V6-AAA to V6-ZZZ | |
Moldova | ER |
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Monaco | 3A-M | 3A-MAA to 3A-MZZ. Previously M-O, CZ-, MC-. | |
Mongolia | JU | JU-1000 to JU-9999. Previously MT-, HMAY-. | |
Montenegro | 4O | 4O-AAA to 4O-ZZZ | |
Montserrat | VP-M | VP-MAA to VP-MZZ | |
Morocco | CN |
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Mozambique | C9 | C9-AAA to C9-ZZZ. Colonial allocations CR-A, CR-B. | |
Myanmar | XY | XY-AAA to XY-ZZZ | |
XZ | XZ-AAA to XZ-ZZZ (Not Used) | ||
Namibia | V5 | V5-AAA to V5-ZZZ | |
Nauru | C2 | C2-AAA to C2-ZZZ | |
Nepal | 9N | 9N-AAA to 9N-ZZZ (commercial aircraft) 9N-RAA to 9N-RZZ (government aircraft) | |
Netherlands | PH |
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Netherlands Antilles | PJ | PJ-AAA to PJ-ZZZ | |
New Zealand | ZK |
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ZL | ZL-AAA to ZL-ZZZ | ||
ZM | ZM-AAA to ZM-ZZZ | ||
Nicaragua | YN | YN-AAA to YN-ZZZ. | |
Niger | 5U | 5U-AAA to 5U-ZZZ | |
Nigeria | 5N | 5N-AAA to 5N-ZZZ. Colonial allocation VR-N. | |
North Korea | P[23] | P-500 to P-999 | |
North Macedonia | Z3 |
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Norway | LN |
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Oman | A4O |
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Pakistan | AP | AP-AAA to AP-ZZZ, civil aircraft, from 1947 | |
Palestine | SU-Y | SU-YAA to SU-YZZ (Temporary assignment of Egyptian prefix) | |
E4 | E4-AAA to E4-ZZZ. Colonial allocation VQ-P. Israel 4X-. | ||
Panama | HP | HP-1000AAA to HP-9999ZZZ. Previously RX. 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 | P2-AAA to P2-ZZZ | |
Paraguay | ZP | ZP-AAA to ZP-ZZZ | |
Peru | OB |
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Philippines | RP |
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Poland | SP - civil |
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SN - government [24] |
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Portugal | CR, CS |
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Qatar | A7 |
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Réunion | F-O | Outside mainland France is F-OAAA to F-OZZZ | |
Romania | YR |
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Russia | RA |
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RF | RF-00001 to RF-99999 (state-owned aircraft; first two digits indicate owner). | ||
Rwanda | 9XR | 9XR-AA to 9XR-ZZ. Historically OO-C as part of Ruanda-Urundi to 1962. | |
Saint Helena/Ascension | VQ-H | VQ-HAA to VQ-HZZ | |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | V4 | V4-AAA to V4-ZZZ. Colonial allocation Leeward Islands VP-L. | |
Saint Lucia | J6 | J6-AAA to J6-ZZZ. Colonial allocation VQ-L | |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | J8 | J8-AAA to J8-ZZZ. Colonial allocation VP-V. | |
Samoa | 5W | 5W-AAA to 5W-ZZZ, since 1961. | |
San Marino | T7 |
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São Tomé and Príncipe | S9 | S9-AAA to S9-ZZZ. Colonial allocation CR-S. | |
Saudi Arabia | HZ |
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Senegal | 6V | 6V-AAA to 6V-ZZZ | |
6W | |||
Serbia | YU |
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Seychelles | S7 | S7-AAA to S7-ZZZ. Colonial allocation VQ-S. | |
Sierra Leone | 9L | 9L-AAA to 9L-ZZZ. Colonial allocation VR-L until 1961. | |
Singapore | 9V | 9V-AAA to 9V-ZZZ. Colonial allocation VR-S. | |
Slovakia | OM |
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Slovenia | S5 |
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Solomon Islands | H4 | H4-AAA to H4-ZZZ. Colonial allocation VP-P. | |
Somalia | 6O | 6O-AAA to 6O-ZZZ. Previously 6OS. | |
South Africa | ZS | ZS-AAA to ZS-ZZZ (type certified aircraft) | |
ZT | ZT-RAA to ZT-RZZ (type certified rotorcraft) and ZT-TAA to ZT-TZZ (civil RPAS)[26] | ||
ZU | ZU-AAA to ZU-ZZZ (non-type certified aircraft). | ||
South Korea | HL |
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South Sudan | Z8 | Z8-AAA to Z8-ZZZ | |
Spain | EC |
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EM | EM-AAA to EM-ZZZ (Military) | ||
Sri Lanka | 4R | 4R-AAA to 4R-ZZZ. Colonial allocation Ceylon VP-C. Then CY- from 1950 to 1953. | |
Sudan | ST | ST-AAA to ST-ZZZ. Previously SN- and FT-. | |
Suriname | PZ |
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Sweden | SE |
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Switzerland | HB plus national emblem |
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Syria | YK | YK-AAA to YK-ZZZ | |
Taiwan | B | B-00000 to B-99999[28] | |
Tajikistan | EY | EY-10000 to EY-99999 | |
Tanzania | 5H | 5H-AAA to 5H-ZZZ. Colonial allocation Tanganyika VR-T and Zanzibar VP-Z. | |
Thailand | HS | HS-AAA to HS-ZZZ | |
U | U-A00 to U-Z99. Use for ultralight aircraft. | ||
Togo | 5V | 5V-AAA to 5V-ZZZ | |
Tonga | A3 | A3-AAA to A3-ZZZ | |
Trinidad and Tobago | 9Y | 9Y-AAA to 9Y-ZZZ. Colonial allocation VP-T. | |
Tunisia | TS | TS-AAA to TS-ZZZ | |
Turkey | TC |
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Turkmenistan | EZ | EZ-A100 to EZ-Z999 | |
Turks and Caicos | VQ-T | VQ-TAA to VQ-TZZ | |
Tuvalu | T2 | T2-AAA to T2-ZZZ | |
Uganda | 5X | 5X-AAA to 5X-ZZZ. Colonial allocation VP-U prior to 1962. | |
Ukraine | UR |
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United Arab Emirates | A6 |
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DU | DU-001 to DU-999 (Dubai Police aircraft) | ||
United Kingdom |
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United Nations | 4U | 4U-AAA to 4U-ZZZ | |
United States | N |
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Uruguay | CX | CX-AAA to CX-ZZZ. | |
Uzbekistan | UK | UK10000 to UK99999 | |
Vanuatu | YJ | YJ-AA1 to YJ-ZZ99 | |
Venezuela | YV |
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Vietnam | VN |
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Yemen | 7O | 7O-AAA to 7O-ZZZ. Historically 4W- until 1978 (North Yemen, Yemen Arab Republic). Previously YE-. | |
Zambia | 9J |
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Zimbabwe | Z |
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Note: in the suffix pattern, n represents a number, x represents a letter.
Note: This table mistakenly lists Newfoundland pre-1928 as being part of Canada. It should be listed as a separate country. The information listed for Newfoundland is inaccurate and/or incomplete as a result.
Country or region | Registration prefix | Suffix pattern | 1913 radio call letters | |
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Abyssinia | A-B | A-Bxxx | ||
Afghanistan | Y-A | Y-Axxx | ||
Albania | B-A | B-Axxx | ||
Argentina | R-A | R-Axxx | LIA to LRZ | |
Australia | G-AU[29] | G-AUxx | VHA to VKZ | |
Austria-Hungary and Bosnia-Herzegovina | HAA to HFZ, OGA to OMZ and UNA to UZZ | |||
Belgium | O-B | O-Bxxx | ONA to OTZ | |
Bolivia | C-B | C-Bxxx | none | |
Brazil | P-B | P-Bxxx | SNA to STZ | |
Canada | G-C | G-Cxxx, except G-CYxx | VAA to VGZ (Newfoundland: VOA to VOZ) | |
G-CY (government aircraft, including military)[30] | G-CYxx | |||
Bulgaria | B-B | B-Bxxx | LXA to LZZ | |
Chile | B-C | B-Cxxx | COA to CPZ | |
China | X-C | X-Cxxx | none | |
Colombia | C | C-n to C-nnn | none | |
Costa Rica | TI- | TI-xxx | ||
Cuba | C-C | C-Cxxx | none | |
Czechoslovakia | L-B | L-Bxxx | ||
Danzig | ||||
Y-M | Y-Mxxx | Not applicable | ||
Dz | Dz-nnn | |||
Denmark | T-D | T-Dxxx | OUA to OZZ | |
Dominica | Z-D | Z-Dxxx | ||
Dominican Republic | HI | HIxxx | ||
Ecuador | E-E | E-Exxx | ||
Egypt | SUA to SUZ | |||
El Salvador | Y-S | Y-Sxxx | ||
Estonia | E-A | E-Axxx | ||
Finland | K-S | K-Sxxx | ||
France | F | F-xxxx | F and UAA to UMZ | |
Germany | D | D-nnnn | A, D and KAA to KCZ[31] | |
Greece | S-X | S-Xxxx | SVA to SZZ | |
Guatemala | L-G | L-Gxxx | ||
Haiti | H-H | H-Hxxx | ||
Hejaz | A-H | A-Hxxx | ||
Honduras | X-H | X-Hxxx | ||
Hungary | ||||
H-H | H-Hxxx | |||
H-O | H-Oxxx | |||
India | G-I | G-Ixxx | VTA to VWZ | |
Italy | I | I-xxxx | I | |
Japan | J | J-xxxx | J | |
Latvia | B-L | B-Lxxx | ||
Liberia | L-L | L-Lxxx | ||
Lithuania | Z-L | Z-Lxxx | ||
Luxembourg | L-U | L-Uxxx | ||
Mexico | XAA to XCZ | |||
Monaco | M-M | M-Mxxx | CQA to CQZ | |
M-O | M-Oxxx | |||
Morocco | CNA to CNZ | |||
Netherlands | H-N | H-Nxxx | PAA to PMZ | |
New Zealand | G-NZ | G-NZxx | VLA to VMZ | |
Nicaragua | A-N | A-Nxxx | ||
Norway | LAA to LHZ | |||
Panama | S-P | S-Pxxx | ||
Persia | P-I | P-Ixxx | ||
Peru | O-P | O-Pxxx | ||
Poland | P-P | P-Pxxx | ||
Portugal | C-P | C-Pxxx | CRA to CTZ | |
Romania | C-R | C-Rxxx | CVA to CVZ | |
Russia | R-R | R-Rxxx, RR-xxx | R | |
Serbia-Croatia-Slovenia | X-S | X-Sxxx | ||
Siam | H-S | H-Sxxx | HGA to HHZ | |
South Africa | G-UA | G-UAxx | VNA to VNZ | |
Spain | M | M-xxxx | EAA to EGZ | |
Sweden | S-A | S-Axxx | SAA to SMZ | |
Switzerland | HB | HB-nnn | ||
United Kingdom | K[32] | 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 | N-xxxx | KDA to KZZ, N and W | |
Uruguay | C-U | C-Uxxx | CWA to CWZ |