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
• AH: Air Algerie (Algeria)
• AI: Air India (India)
• AJ: Aerocontractors Company of Nigeria (Nigeria)
• AK: Air Asia (Malaysia)
• AL: Skyway Airlines (USA) and Transaviaexport Cargo Airline (Belarus)
• AM: Aeroméxico (México)
• AO: Trans Australia Airlines/Australian Airlines (Australia)
• AP: Air One (Italy)
• AQ: Aloha Airlines (USA)
• AR: Aerolíneas Argentinas (Argentina)
• AS: Alaska Airlines (USA)
• AT: Royal Air Maroc (Morocco)
• AU: Austral-Cielos del Sur (Argentina)
• AV: Avianca (Aerovias Nacionales de Colombia) (Colombia)
• AW: Schreiner Airways (Netherlands) and Dirgantara Air Services (Indonesia)
• AX: Trans State Airlines (USA)
• AY: Finnair (Finland)
• AZ: Alitalia (Italy)
• A2: Cielos del Peru (Peru)
• A3: Aegean Airways (Greece)
• A4: Southern Winds (Argentina)
• A5: Airlinair (France)
• A6: Air Alps (Austria)
• A7: Air Plus Comet (Spain)
• A8: Benin Golf Air (Benin)
• A9: Airzena Georgian Airlines (Georgia)

• BA: British Airways
• BD: British Midland
• BE: British European
• BG: Bangladesh Biman Airlines
• BI: Royal Brunei Airlines
• BR: EVA Air (Taiwan ROC)
• BT: Air Baltic
• BU: Braathens
• BW: British West Indian Airways
• BX: Coast Air
• BY: Britannia Airways
• B6: jetBlue

• 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: Independence Air
• 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
• EL: Air Nippon
• ET: Ethiopian Airlines
• EY: Etihad Airways
• E3: Domodedovo (Rus.)
• E5: Samara Airlines (Rus.)

• FB: Bulgaria Air
• FI: Icelandair
• FJ: Air Pacific
• FL: AirTran
• FM: Federal Express Corporation
• FQ: Thomas Cook Airlines Belgium
• FR: Ryanair / Centre-South (Rus.)
• FV: Pulkovo Aviation (Russia)
• FW: Fairinc (Jap.)
• F9: Frontier Airlines

• 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
• TZ: ATA Airlines
• 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
• U5: USA 3000 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
• WN: Southwest Airlines
• 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