ABBREVIATIONS-:
C= Current allocation. PNU = Possibly not used
#= Aviation use
Allocation blocks not shown..EG:E8a-E9Z are currently not allocated by the ITU
# A-(figures) Austria Civil 1919-1939
C AAA-ALZ United States
AC3-/AC4-/AC5 used by Sikim/Tibet/Bhutan for Amatuer Radio
# ADEN-(figs) Aden Civil -1939
# A-Hxxx Hedjaz Civil -1939
C AMA-AOZ Spain
# A-Nxxx Nicaragua Civil 1919-1929
# AN-xxx Nicaragua Civil 1929-1982
C APA-ASZ Pakistan
C # AP-xxx Pakistan civil 1947-
C # AP-Mxxx Pakistan.Microlights civil 20??-
C # AQ-xxx Pakistan Military1973-
C # AR-xxx Pakistan.Naval Aviation 1992-
C # AS-xxx Pakistan Military1947-
C ATA-AWZ India
C AXA-AXZ Australia
C AYA-AZZ Argentina
C A2A-A2Z Botswana
C # A2-xxx Botswana Civil 1968-
C A3A-A3Z Tonga
C # A3-xxx Tonga Civil
C A4A-A4Z Sultanate of Oman
C # A40-xx Sultanate of Oman Civil 1973-
C A5A-A5Z Bhutan
C # A5-xxx Bhutan Civil 2000(?)-
C A6A-A6Z United Arab Emirates
C # A6-xxx United Arab Emirates Civil 1973-
C A7A-A7Z Qatar
C # A7-xxx Qatar Civil 1973-
C A8A-A8Z Liberia
C # A8-xxx Liberia Civil 2000(?)-
C A9A-A9Z Bahrain
C # A9C-xx Bahrain Civil 1977-
C # A9-xxx Bahrain Civil 2000(?)-
C # A9C-xxx Bahrain Air Force Military 1977-
C BAA-BZZ China
C # B-(figures) Peoples Rep China Civil 1975-
Also with a last letter suffix eg:B-651L
Including Hong Kong and Macau
C # B-xxxx Peoples Republic of China
(only one example known) Civil 2000?
C # B-(figures) Taiwan Civil 1949-
C # B-Hxx Hong Kong Civil 1997-
C # B-Kxx As above
C # B-Lxx As above
C # B-MAx Macau (Fixed Wing) Civil 2000(?)-
C # B-MHx Macau (helicopters) Civil 2000(?)-
# B-Axxx Albania Civil 1946-1946
# B-Bxxx Bulgaria Civil poss 1920s
# BH-xxx North Vietnam ? ?
# B-Lxxx Latvia Civil 1919-1929
C? # BNMAU-(figs) Mongolia Civil 1945-
# BR-xxx Burundi Civil 1962-1965
# C-(figures) Columbia Civil 1929-1946
C CAA-CEZ Chile
# C-Bxxx Bolivia Civil 1919-1929
# CB-(figures) Bolivia Civil 1929-1954
# C-Cxxx Cuba Civil -1929
C # CC-xxx Chile Civil 1929-
Used various suffix combinations of up to 4 letters,
or 3 letters and 3 figures but using 3 letter suffixes.
# CCCP-(figs) USSR Civil -1992
CCCP = cyrillic SSSR.Some reg'ns had a
letter between the prefix and the number.
EG: CCCP-Л5400
C CFA-CKZ Canada
C # CF-xxx Canada Civil 1929-
Used with CF-xxx-X suffix for experimental aircraft
C # C-Fxxx Canada Civil 1974-
C # C-Gxxx Canada Civil 1974-
CH-(figures) Switzerland Civil 1929-1934
# CH-xxx Canada Air Cushion Vehicles 1968-
# C-Ixxx Canada Microlite aircraft 1983(?)-
# CIS-(Figures) Commonwealth of Independant States (1992)PNU
C CLA-CMZ Cuba
C CNA-CNZ Morocco
C # CN-xxx Morocco Civil 1952-
# CN-Mxx Morocco Military and Government 1952-
# CN-Axx Morocco Military 1952-
NB: sometimes presented as CNA-xx
C COA-COZ Cuba
# C-Pxxx Portugal Civil 1919-1929
C CPA-CPZ Bolivia
C # CP-(figures) Bolivia Civil 1954-
C CQA-CUZ Portugal
# CR-AAA to CR-BZZ Mozambique Civil 1929-1975
# CR-Cxx Cap Verde Is. Civil 1929-197x
# CR-Gxx Portuguese Guinea Civil 1929-197x
# CR-Ixx Goa Civil 1929-1948
# CR-Lxx Angola Civil 1929-1975
C? # CR-Mxx Macao Civil 1929-
# CR-Sxx Sao Tome Civil 1929-1975
# CR-Txx Timor Civil 1929-
C # CS-xxx Portugal Civil 1929-
C # CS-Uxx Ultralights
C # CT-xxx Portugal Air Force 1929-
# CT-xxx Mali Civil 1960-1960
# CT-xxx Senegal Civil 1960-1960
# C-Uxxx Uraguay PNU Civil -1929
C # CU-x-(Figures) Cuba(EG: CU-T933) Civil 1945-
C CVA-CXZ Uraguay
# CV-xxx Romania Civil 1929-1936
C # CX-xxx Uraguay Civil 1929-
Also at least one example of alpha-numeric use CX-71
on a Cessna F150J
C CYA-CZZ Canada
# CY-xxx Ceylon Civil 1948-1954
# CZ-xxx Monaco Civil 1929-1954
# CZ-(fig) Canal Zone(Panama) CIVIL(?)1939-45(?)
C C2A-C2Z Nauru
C # C2-xx-(Figure) Nauru Civil 1972-
C C3A-C3Z Andorra
C # C3-xxx Andorra Civil
C C4A-C4Z Cyprus
C C5A-C5Z Gambia
C # C5-xxx Gambia Civil 197?-
C # C6-xxx Bahamas Civil 197?-
C # C6A-C6Z Bahamas .
C C7A-C7Z World Meteorological Organization
C C8A-C9Z Mozambique
C # C9-xxx Mozambique Civil 1976-
C # D-(name) Germany Free Balloons Civil 1952-
C DAA-DRZ Germany
# D-xxx(figs) Germany Civil 1919-1945
D-6xx Reserved for "competition" aircraft
# D-xxxx Germany Civil 1919-1945
# D-(figures) Germany Civil 1919-1945
C # D-(Figures) W.Germany,later Germany.Gliders Civil 1952-
C # D-95xx W.Germany,later Germany.
A/c op by Government Agencies 1952-
C # D-(name) W Germany,later Germany.Balloons.Civil 1952-
# D-Axxx Germany,Multi-engine a/c 5000Kg+.Civil 1919-1945
C # D-Axxx W.Germany.later Germany.
A/c over 20 tonnes. Civil 1952-
# D-Bxxx to D-Zxxx Germany Civil 1919-1945
C # D-Bxxx W.Germany,later Germany,
A/c 14 to 20 tonnes . Civil 1952-
C # D-Cxxx W Germany.later Germany,
A/c 5.7 to 14 tonnes. Civil 1952-
# DDR-(figs) E Germany, Civil 1956-1956
# DDR-xxx E Germany, Civil -1980
# D-Exxx Germany,landplanes 500 to 1000 kg,
and seaplanes 600 to 2200 kg Civil 1919-1945
C # D-Exxx W Germany,later Germany
single engined a/c up to 2 tonnes.Civil 1952-
C # D-Fxxx W Germany,later Germany,
Single engined a/c,2-5.7tonnes Civil 1952-
C # D-Gxxx W Germany,later Germany,Multi -engined ,
up to 2 tonnes Civil 1952-
C # D-Hxxx W Germany,- Germany.Helicopters. Civil 1952-
# D-Ixxx Germany,landplanes 100 to 2500 kgs
and seaplanes2200-5500kgs Civil 1919-1945
C # D-Ixxx W Germany,later Germany,
Multi-engined 2 to 5.7 tonnes. Civil 1952-
# D-Jxxx Germany 1000 to 2500 kgs Civil 1919-1945
# D-Kxxx W.Germany later Germany,
Powered Gliders Civil 1952-
C # D-Lxxx W Germany,later Germany.Airships.Civil 1952-
# DM-xxx East Germany Civil 1956-1988
C # D-Mxxx Germany Microlites Civil 198?-
# D-Oxxx Germany,Transport a/c 1-8 seats
landplanes 2500-5000kgs & seaplanes 5500kg+
Civil 1919-1945
# D-Oxxx/D-Txxx reserved for East Germany.PNU Civil 1956-1988
C # D-Oxxx Germany Free Balloons Civil 1956-
C # DQ-xxx Fiji Civil 1971
C DSA-DTZ Republic of Korea
# D-Uxxx Germany, Single engined transport
a/c over 5000 kgs Civil 1919-1952
# D-Yxxx Germany, A/c less than 50 HP,
less than 500kg(land)600kg(sea) Civil 1919-1945
C DUA-DZZ Philippines
C D2A-D3Z Angola
C # D2-xxx Angola Civil 1976-
C D4A-D4Z Cape Verde Islands
C # D4-xxx Cape Verde Islands Civil 1976-
C D5A-D5Z Liberia
C D6A-D6Z Comores
C # D6-xxx Comores Civil 197?-
C D7A-D9Z Republic of Korea
# E-Axxx Estonia Civil -1929
C EAA-EHZ Spain
# EB-xxx Eire,possibly used for Irish AF Mil Callsigns
C # EC-xxx Spain Civil 1929-
C # EC-Sxx Spain ,Government Helicopters
C # ECT-(Figs) Spain,class 2 registrations 1977-
# EC-(figs) Spain,Class 2 , 1974-1977
# EC-W(figs) Spain,Class 2 -1974
C # EC-Zxx Spain Air Force
C # EC-xx(fig) Spain Microlites Civil
C # EC-Yxx Spain Sailwing Microlites Civil
# E-Exxx Ecuador PNU Civil -1929
C EIA-EJZ Eire
C # EI-xxx Eire Civil 1929-
C # EI-(figs) Eire Gliders Civil 1929-
C # EJ-xxx Eire ? 1950-
EKA-EKZ Japan 1929-1945
EKA-EKZ USSR 1945-
C EKA-EKZ Armenia 199?-
C # EK-figs Armenia Civil 1991-
C ELA-ELZ Liberia
C # EL-xxx Liberia Civil 1952-
EMA-EOZ Japan 1929-1945
EMA-EOZ USSR 1945-199?
C EMA-EOZ Ukraine 199?-
C EPA-EQZ Iran(Persia) 1944-
C # EP-xxx Iran Civil 1944-
ERA-ERZ Japan 1929-1945
ERA-ARZ USSR 1945-199?
C ERA-ERZ Moldava 199?-
C # ER-(figs) Moldava Civil 1991-
C # ER-xxx Moldava Civil 1991(?)-
ESA-ESZ Estonia 1929-1939
# ES-xxx Estonia Civil 1929-1939
ESA-ESZ USSR 1939-199?
C ESA-ESZ Estonia 199?-
ES-xxx Estonia Civil 199?-
C # ES-Uxx Ultralights Civil 200?-
C ETA-ETZ Ethiopia(Abyssinia) 1929-
C # ET-xxx Ethiopia(Abyssinia) Civil 1929-
Originally used ET-x-(Figs).eg ET-T-10,
where "T" was Transport
and "P" was Private.Later restarted at ET-AAA
EUA-EWZ Japan 1929-1945
EUA-EWZ USSR 1945-199?
C EUA-EWZ Belarus(Bylorussia) 199?-
C # EW-(figs) Belarus Civil 1991-
EXA-EXZ Japan 1929-1945
EXA-EXZ USSR 1945-199?
C EXA-EXZ Kyrgyzstan 199?-
C # EX-(figs) Kyrgyzstan Civil 1991-
EYA-EYZ Japan 1929-1945
EYA-EYZ USSR 1945-199?
C EYA-EYZ Tajikistan 199?-
EY-(figs) Tajikistan Civil 1991-
# EZ-xxx Saarland Civil 1919-1936
EZA-EZZ USSR 1936-199?
C EZA-EZZ Turkmenistan 199?-
C # EZ-(figs) Turkmenistan Civil 1991-
Also alpha-numeric eg:EZ-A107
C E2A-E2Z Thailand
C E3A-E3Z Eritrea
C # E3-xxx Eritrea Civil
C E4A-E4Z Palestine Provisional Allocation 2000-
C E5A-E5Z Cook Islands
C # E5-xxx Cook Islands Civil 2000(?)-
C E7A-E7Z Bosnia and Herzegovina
(allotted July 2007)
# F-xxxx France. Any 4 letters Civil 1919-1929
C FAA-FZZ France 1929-
# F-Axxx France Civil 1929-1939
C # F-AZxx France Historical Aircraft
(including some replicas) Civil 1973-
C # F-Bxxx France Civil 1940-
Letter"W" not used in last three
# FC-xxx Free France 1940-1945
C # F-Cxxx France Gliders Civil 1929-
# FD-xxx French Morocco Civil 1929-1952
# F-Dxxx French Citizens in Morocco Civil 1952-?
C # F-Dxxx France ,based outside France Civil 2001-
EG:TBM700 F-DIKE based Luxembourg
# F-ESxx France.Experimental("Essais) Civil circa 1920s
EG:F-ESFD CAMS38-used in 1923 Schneider Trophy Race
Series abandoned(when?)
# F-ETxx France.Imported a/c
on which customs duty unpaid. Civil 1973-?
# F-EXAA France,aircaft for export.
This the only example known. Civil 197?
# F-Fxxx France Military
C # F-Gxxx France Civil 1976-
C # F-Hxxx France, Civil 2002
# F-KHxx Cambodia Civil 1929-1954
C # F-Jxxx France.Homebuilt aircraft Civil 2002-
These are used as callsigns by ultralights actually registered
in the microlight register (see below)
C # F-LAxx Laos Civil 1929-1954
C # F-Mxxx France ALAT/Gendarmerie a/c Military
C # F-Oxxx France-outre-Mer Civil 1929-
Marks used for French overseas territories ,
most of which have long since become
independant states,These include
Grand Liban(Lebanon),Syria,
Issacoast& Affars(French Somaliland-now Djibouti)
# F-OMxx Martinique -1958
The three immediately below are still in use
C # F-ODxx New Caledonie Civil 1929-
C # F-OGxx Guadeloupe and Martinique Civil 1929-
C # F-OHxx Tahiti Civil 1929-
# FOTAN-(figs)NATO Aero Clubs in France Civil 1950/60s
C # F-Pxxx France CNRA Register-restricted CofAs ,
all amatuer built aircraft . Civil
C # F-Rxxx France Air Force Transport a/c Military
C # F-Sxxx France Air Force,Liason a/c Military
# FT-xxx Sudan Unconfirmed Civil 1956-?
C # F-Txxx France Air Force,Training a/c Military
C # F-Uxxx France Air Force,Fighter a/c Military
# F-VNxx Vietnam Civil 1929-1954
# F-Vxxx France Delivery Reg for Piper a/c Civil 1974-?
C # F-Wxxx France Experimental and Prototypes Civil
C # F-Xxxx France Aeronavale,operational a/c Military
C # F-Yxxx France Aeronavale,Communications a/c Military
C # F-Zxxx France Military Prototypes,C.E.V,DTI,
Protection Civile,Customs etc. Military
C # F-(dept No)-(xx)France, Microlights(EG: F-07-CS). Civil 198?-
...the Nationality letter "F" is seldom carried
on micro/ultralights.
However see the F-Jxxx sequence above.
C GAA-GZZ U.K.
C # G-Axxx U.K.Included a/c from Bahrein,Gibraltar,Kuwait
until961,Cyprus until 1952,TransJordan until
Muscat and Oman until 1973 Civil 1929-
By 1972 the initial,very rigorously maintained
block had reached G-AZZZ,
Since then more or less any four letter
is allowed within the range G-AAAA to G-ZZZZ
However(with a few exceptions) a previously used
reg'n can not be reallocated .Letter"Q" not used
In the early days of Concorde
operations by British Airways,as a matter of
convenience to satisfy the US authorities,who
were reluctant to allow operation into
the US of non-US reg'd supersonic aircraft,
the Concordes were registered both in the
US and UK and carried the marks thus GN-94AC etc.
# G-AUxx Australia Civil 1919-1929
# G-Cxxx Canada Civil 1919-1929
# G-Exxx Great Britain and Northern Ireland(U.K.)
Civil 1919-1929
# G-Fxxx U.K.Airships Civil 1929-193?
# G-Gxxx U.K. Gliders
Used only a small number of times Civil 1929-?
times.British gliders do not normally carry
conventional reg'ns,using instead a number
allotted by the British Gliding Assoc,known
as the BGA No.(EG: BGA.1765).A very small
number received registrations within the
normal G-Axxx block during the early 50s
However, commencing in 2005 gliders are once
again to be registered with the CAA, but this
time within the normal G-xxxx blocks.
The intention is that all gliders will be
registered by Sept 2008 (with the exception of
approx 275 exempt aircraft).
# GH-(figs) UK Air Cushion Vehicles 1972-
# G-Ixxx India Civil 1919-1929
C # G-Mxxx UK Microlites.System full. 1981-1998
continued in main sequence
# G-N(figs)xx UK Civil 1979-?
Convenience registration of BA Concordes to
conform with US requirements for SST flight into USA
# G-NZxx New Zealand Civil 1919-1929
# G-UAxx Union of South Africa Civil 1919-1929
C # G-(figs)-(figs) UK Class "B" reg'ns.Used by manufacturers etc
for test flying , deliveries etc
FULL LIST BELOW Civil 1948-
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
BRITISH CLASS B REGISTRATIONS Pre- 1st Jan 1948
The very first system of "class B" registrations used during 1917/18,
was really a quasi-military system .The letter "X" followed by a figure
was used for non-government funded private venture prototypes.The system
reached X25 before going out of use.
The system in use from 23rd December 1923 until 1st Jan 1948
consisted of a letter allocated to the aircraft manufacturer,followed
by a number(Most manufacturers started with "1" - moving forward
numerically).
From 17th Oct 1940,the registrations were required to be expanded to
have 5 digits.The first figure after the initial letter had to be a 0,
the last three digits could be any combination of figures,excluding 0 or 1
(to avoid confusion with the letters I or O).
When WW2 finished most users reverted to the shorter form .
On 1st Jan 1948 the current system (G-1- etc.) came into use.
Allocations to Manufacturers in the first(letter prefix) system are
shown below.Unless otherwise shown the allocation was made on 23-12 1929
and used until 1-1-48 when the new system started .
A Armstrong Whitworth
B Blackburn
C Boulton Paul
D Bristol Aeroplane. not taken up-used "R" instead
D Cunliffe Owen Aircraft Co.Not taken up -used "Y" instead
D Portsmouth Aviation .From 1947
E De Haviland
F Fairey
G Gloster Aircraft
H Handley Page.
I Hawker Aircraft
J Goerge Parnelll and Co.Cancelled 1946
J Reid And Sigrist .From 1947
K A V Roe
L Saunders Roe Ltd
M Short Bros
N Supermarine
O Vickers(Aviation)Ltd
P Westland Aircraft Co.
R Bristol Aeroplane Co.
S Spartan Aircraft.from 30-08-30 to 29-02-36
S Heston Aircraft Ltd. from 15-05-36
T General Aircraft Ltd.from 08-05-33
U Phillips & Powis (Miles) from 05-02-34
V Airspeed Co.from 27-06-34
W G & J Wier Ltd .from 08-05-33 to 1946
X Percival Aircraft .from 21-01-36
Y British Aircraft Manufacturing Ltd .from 1936 to 1938
Y Cunliffe Owen Aircraft Co.from 28-10-40
Z Auster Aircraft .from 12-01-46
AB Slingsby Sailplanes.from 1947
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UK Class "B" Manufacturers Allocations since 1-1-48
# G-1- Armstrong-Whitworth.Later Hawker Siddely Avn 1948-1967
# G-1- Rolls Royce(Bristol Engine Div'n) 1967-
# G-2- Blackburn Aircraft.Later Hawker Siddely Avn 1948-
# G-3- Boulton-Paul 1948-1973
# G-4- Portsmouth Aviation Co 1948-1949
# G-4- Miles Aviation and Transport 1969-
# G-5- De Havilland.Hawker Siddely Avn from 1965 1948-
# G-6- Fairey.To Westland from 1960 1948-1969
# G-7- Gloster Aircraft 1948-1961
# G-7- Slingsby Sailplanes 1971-
# G-8- Handley Page 1948-1970
# G-08-* Bae Systems(Operations)LTD.Prestwick current 2007
# G-9- Hawker Aircraft 1948-
# G-10- Reid and Sigrist Ltd PNU 1948-1953
# G-11- A V Roe and Co ,Hawker Siddely from 1963 1948-
# G-12- Saunders Roe Ltd(SARO).Westlands 1960,BHC 1966. 1948-1967
# G-13- not allocated
# G-14- Short Bros 1948-
# G-15- Supermarine(became Vickers-Armstrong) 1948-1968
# G-16- Vickers Aviation, to BAC 1964 1948-
# G-17-* Westland Aircraft 1948-
# G-18- Bristol Aeroplane Co, to BAC 1964 1948-1975
# G-19- Heston Aircraft Ltd PNU 1948-1960
# G-20- General Aircraft Ltd PNU 1948-1949
# G-21- Miles Aircraft,became Handley Page 1948 1948-1963
# G-22- Airspeed division of De Havilland 1948-1952
# G-23- Percival/Hunting ,to BAC 1964 1948-1966
# G-24- Cunliffe-Owen PNU 1948-1949
# G-25- Auster Aircraft,>Beagle Auster Aircraft 1961 1948-1962
# G-26- Slingsby Sailplanes 1948-1949
# G-27- English Electric,to BAC 1964 1948-
# G-28- British European Airways,to BA Helicopters 1948-
# G-29- D Napier and Sons 1948-1962
# G-30- Pest Control.later Fisons Pest Control 1955 1948-1957
# G-31- Scottish Aviation 1948-
# G-32- Cierva Autogiro Ltd PNU 1948-1951
# G-33- Flight Refuelling Ltd 1948-1972
# G-34- Chrislea Aircraft Ltd PNU 1948-1952
# G-35- F G Miles Ltd,became Beagle Aircraft 1961 1951-1970
# G-36-* Cranfield Institute of Technology 1954-
# G-37 Rolls Royce Ltd 1954-1971
# G-38- De Havilland Propellers,to H S Dynamics PNU 1954-1975
# G-39- Folland Aircraft Ltd,to H S Aviation 1963 1954-1975
# G-40- Wiltshire School of Flying ?-?c 1956
# G-41- Aviation Traders 1956-1976
# G-42- Armstrong Siddely Motors Ltd 1956-1959
# G-43- Edgar Percival Aircraft Ltd 1956-1959
# G-44- Agricultural Aviation Co. 1959-1959
# G-45- Bristol Siddely Engines Ltd 1959-1969
# G-46- Saunders- Roe Ltd,became Westland Aircraft 1960 1959-1962
# G-47- Lancashire Aircraft Co, 1960-?
# G-48- Westland Aircraft/Helicopters 1960-1969
# G-49- F G Miles Engineering Ltd PNU 1965-1969
# G-50- Alvis Ltd PNU 1967-1975
# G-51-* Britten-Norman(and successors) 1967-
# G-52-* Marshalls of Cambridge 1968-
# G-53- NDN Aircraft 1977-
# G-54- Cameron Balloons
# G-55- W.Vinten.Used on Libelle autogyro .more info needed
# G-56- Edgeley Aircraft ltd 1984 -
# G-57- Airship Industries 1985-
# G-58 Island Aircraft
# G-59- used on Kolb Twinstar III PFA 205-12110
G-MWWF prior to 4/10/91
# G-60- FR Aviation Ltd 1990-
# G-61- AMF Microlights- later Aviation Enterprises LTD
# G-62- Curtiss and Green Ltd
# G-63- Thunder and Colt Balloons
# G-64- Brooklands Aerospace Group PLC
# G-65- Solar Wings Aviation Ltd
# G-66- Aerial Arts Ltd
# G-67-* Atlantic Engineering Ltd became Tenencia Ltd
# G-68-* Medway Microlights(Mr C Draper)
# G-69- Cyclone Airsports Ltd
# G-70- FLA Aerospace(Lovaux) Ltd
# G-71-* F R Aviation
# G-72- Lindstrand Balloons Ltd
# G-73- Aviation (Scotland) Ltd.(ARV)
# G-74- Fleaplanes UK Ltd
# G-75- Chichester Miles Consultants Ltd
# G-76- Police Aviation Services Ltd
# G-77-* Thruster Air Services Ltd
# G-78- Bristow Helicopters Ltd
# G-79-* McAlpine Helicopters Ltd
# G-80- British Microlight Aircraft Association
# G-81- Cooper Aerial Services
# G-82- European Helicopters Ltd
# G-83- Alan Mann Group(Engineering ) Ltd
# G-84- Intora- Firebird PLC
# G-85- CFM Aircraft Ltd
# G-86- Advanced Technologies Group Ltd
# G-87- CHC Scotia Ltd
# G-88- Air Hanson Engineering Ltd
# G-89-* Cosmik Aviation Ltd
# G-90- Fly Buy Ultralights Ltd -renamed...
# G-90-* Aerosport Ltd
"*" shown as current in the latest
CAP475 Directory of CAA approved Orgisations Oct 2006
The last part of the registration(the individual aircraft
identity) may be 1,2.3 or 4 figures.
Each user seems to please themselves.
Some use the a/c c/n.some allot a sequential number ,
and some use one number over and over again.
Presentation of the registration varies ,
sometimes with or without either or both hyphens
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
# GL-??? Greenland(unconfirmed report)
# H-xxxx Haiti Civil 1929-193?
C HAA-HAZ Hungary
C # HA-xxx Hungary Civil 1936-
C # HA-(figs)-(figs)Hungary.Microlights( EG:HA-22-55)
C # HA-Y-xxx Hungary Experimental aircraft Civil (2004)
Also used for Ultralights eg:HA-YSVB
C # HA-(Figs) Hungary Gliders Civil 1936-
C HBA-HBZ Switzerland
C # HB-xxx Switzerland Civil 1930-
C # HB-Bxx Switzerland Balloons Civil
C # HB-Ixx Switzerland Transport a/c Civil
C # HB-Vxx Switzerland Exec Jets Civil
C # HB-Xxx Switzerland Helicopters Civil
Experimental/Prototypes use HB-xxx-X
C # HB-(figs) Switzerland Gliders
C # HB-Lxx Liechtenstein Civil 1930-
C HCA-HDZ Ecuador
C # HC-xxx Ecuador Civil 1929-
C HEA-HEZ Switzerland
C HFA-HFZ Poland
C HGA-HGZ Hungary
C HHA-HHZ Haiti
# H-Hxxx Haiti Civil ?-1929
C # HH-xxx Haiti Civil 193?-
C # HH-(figs) Haiti Military
C # HIA-HIZ Dominican Republic
# HI-xxx Dominican Republic Civil 1929-?
C # HI-(figs) Dominican Republic(Also letter fig combinations
eg:HI-393CT Civil ?-
C HJA-HKZ Columbia
C # HJ-(figs) Columbia Civil-first noted use 2006
C # HK-(figs)x Columbia Civil 1929-
Micro/Ultralights use ULA-fig-(3figs)
HLA-HMZ Japan reallocated
C HLA-HLZ Republic of Korea
C # HL-(figs) Republic of Korea Civil 1948-
S-(4 figs) Ultralights - unconfirmed)
C HMA-HMZ Korea (DPRK)
# H-Mxxx Hungary Civil 1919-1936
C # HMAY(figs) Mongolia Civil
# H-Nxxx Netherlands & North East Indies Civil 1919-1929
C HNA-HNZ Iraq
C HOA-HPZ Panama
C # HP-(figs) Panama sometimes with terminal letter.Civil 1952-
C HQA-HRZ Honduras
C HR-xxx Honduras,also with figures
or both figs and letters Civil 1957-
C HSA-HSZ Thailand
# H-Sxxx Siam PNU ?-1929
C # HS-xxx Thailand from 1945-51 used final suffix (figs)
eg:HS-TA-180.
The 2 letters usually related to the operator
Civil 1929-
Ultralights use UP-figs
C # HTA-HTZ Nicaragua
# HT-xxx used as test prefix in Singapore(when?)
C HUA-HUZ El Salvador
C HVA-HVZ Vatican City
C HWA-HYZ France
C HZA-HZZ Saudi Arabia
C # HZ-xxx Saudi Arabia(Hedjaz),
also with alpha-numeric suffixes Civil 1945-
eg; HZ-AA9 from 1976 or up to 4 assorted digits
C H2A-H2Z Cyprus
C H3A-H3Z Panama
C H4A-H4Z Solomon Islands
C # H4-xxx Solomon Islands Civil 1978-
C H6A-H7Z Nicaragua
C H8A-H9Z Panama
C IAA-IZZ Italy
C # I-xxxx Italy and provinces
(included Libya 1929-1951) Civil 1919-
C # I-xxxx(figs) Italy - Ultralights
# IS-(figs) Russia Unofficial.Unconfirmed Civil 1991-1991
# ISLAND-(figs) Iceland Civil 1930-1937
C JAA-JSZ Japan
# J-xxxx Japan Civil 1919-1945
C # JA(figs) Japan Civil 1952-
allocated thus-
JA0001-2000 Primary Gliders
JA2000-2999 Sailplanes
JA3000-4999 Single engined a/c
JA5001-5999 Twin piston a/c
JA6001-6999 4 Piston a/c
JA7001-7999 Piston engined helicopters
JA8001-8201 4 engine Jets
JA8301-8399 3 engine jets
JA8401-8499 Twinjets
JA8601-8699 Twin Turboprops
JA9000-9499 Turbojet Helicopters
JA9500-9999 Twin Turbojet Helicopters
JAA001- Balloons
Note that figures 04,09,42,44 49 not used as last two of reg'n
Recently special out-of-sequence marks with one or two
letter suffixes following 1,2 or 3 figures have started to appear
C # JE-(figs) Japan Gyrocopters .Uncertain if in current use.
# JG-(figs) Japan used as prefix by some JGSDF a/c 1952-?
C # JQ(figs) Japan Experimental/Test a/c 1952-
C JTA-JVZ Mongolia
C # JUA-JUZ Mongolia(ICAO allocation)
C # JU-Figs Mongolia Civil(current 2005)
C JWA-JXZ Norway
C # JW-xxx Norway Some AF transports Military
C # JX-(figs) Japan ,Helicopters .
poss expt'l, uncertain if still in use.
C JYA-JYZ Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
C # JY-xxx Jordan Civil 1952-
C # JY-xx(fig) Jordan (EG:JY-HS2) Civil
C JZA-JZZ Indonesia
# JZ-xxx Dutch East Indies(Guinea) Civil 1945-?
C J2A-J2Z Djibouti
C # J2-xxx Djibouti Civil ?-
C # J2-Mxx Djibouti Military ?-
C J3A-J3Z Grenada
C # J3-xxx Grenada Civil ?-
C J4A-J4Z Greece
C J5A-J5Z Guinea-Bissau
C # J5-xxx Guinea-Bissau Civil 1978-
C J6A-J6Z St.Lucia
C # J6-xxx St.Lucia Civil ?-
C J7A-J7Z Dominica
C J8A-J8Z St Vincent and the Grenadines
C # J8-xxx St Vincent and the Grenadines Civil ?-
C KAA-KZZ USA
# K(figs) Great Britain temporary system post WW1
Civil 1919-1919
# K-xxxx USA Used for A/c WT Callsigns,
poss only pre WW2.
One well known example was Amelia Earharts
Lockheed Electra NR16020/KHAQQ
# K-Axxx Kuwait Civil 1967-1968
# K-Axxx Congo Air Force temporary system Military ?-?
# KA-xxx Katanga Civil/Military 1961-1963
# KH-xxx Cambodia Civil 1954-?
# KS-xxx Finland Civil 193?-?
# KW-xxx Cambodia Civil 1954-?
C LAA-LNZ Norway
C # LA-(figs) Norway .Microlights 20??-
# L-Bxxx Czechoslovakia Civil 1919-192
# L-Gxxx Guatamala PNU Civil -1929
# LG-xxx Guatamala Civil 1929-1945
# L-Lxxx Liberia Civil ?-?
# LI-xxx Liberia Civil 1929-1952
C # LN-xxx Norway Civil 1931-
C # LN-Gxx Norway Gliders Civil
C # LN-Yxx Norway Microlites civil
C LOA-LWZ Argentina
C # LQ-xxx Argentina VIP a/c & Military Callsigns 1939-
# LR-xxx Lebanon Civil 1944-1954
# LR-M(figs) Lebanon Military 1944-1954
C # LV-xxx Argentina Civil 1932-
LV-Pxx Delivery Reg'ns
LV-W/LV-X/LV-Y as above, no longer used as such
LV-X(figs) Experimental Prototypes
LV-X(3 figs) Microlight/Ultralights
C LXA-LXZ Luxemburg
C # LX-xxx Luxemburg Civil 1946-
C LYA-LYZ Lithuania
# LY-(figs) Argentina Homebuilt a/c Civil ?-
C # LY-xxx Lithuania Civil 1929-1939
and 1991-
LY-Xxx = Utralights
C LZA-LZZ Bulgaria
C # LZ-xxx Bulgaria Civil 1929-
C # LZ-(figs) Bulgaria Civil -
C # LZ(figs) Bulgaria Class"B",
Gliders and some Military a/c Civil1929-
C L2A-L9Z Argentina
C MAA-MZZ United Kingdom
C # M-xxxx United Kingdom.Some Military a/c Callsigns
Military 193?-?
C # M-xxxx Isle of Man Civil 1st May 2007-
# MC-xxx Monte Carlo Civil 1929-1959
# MI(figs) Marshall Islands Civil 198?-1993
# M-Mxxx Spain Civil 1919-1929
# M-Cxxx Spain Civil 1919-1929
# MONGOL-(figs) Mongolia Civil 1945-?
# MPR-(figs) Mongolia Civil 1945-?
# MT-(figs) Mongolia Civil 1945-?
# M-Sxxx Mexico Civil 1919-1929
# MR-xxx Monte Carlo-Royal a/c. Civil early 1950s
# M-figs Manchuria Civil c1930 -1944
Used with & without the M- prefix
# N-(figs) Norway Civil -1929
# NM(Figs) Cuba Civil 1939-1945
# NP(figs) Philipines Civil ?-1945
# NPC(figs) Philipines CIvil 1939-1945
C NAA-NZZ USA
# N-xxxx USA Civil 1921-1929
Used only a few times(less than 50 in total)...
C # N(Figs)(letters)USA Suffix of 1 to maximum 5 digits
comprising 1,2,3,4 figures
with 0,1 or 2letters,or 5 figures with no letters
Letters I and O not to be used.
The N prefix was often not shown on a/c until 1948,but a
qualifying letter following the N was often used.These
letters were-:
C Commercial(1929-1948)
L Limited(1946-1948
R Restricted (1946-1948)
S State-owned(1929-1937)
X Experimental(1929-1948)
G Glider(1929-1937)used C thereafter till 1948
In recent years ,many vintage aircraft have used the
prefixes for authenticity.
C # N(figs)xxx USA Microlights
unconfirmed as 2 figs and 3 letters 20??-
C OAA-OCZ Peru
# O-Axxx Peru Civil 1919-1929
# OA-xxx Peru Civil 1929-1950
# O-Bxxx Belgium Civil 1919-1929
# OB-xxx-(figs) Peru Civil 1929-1964
C # OB-R-(figs) Peru Civil 1964-
C # OB-(figs) Peru(sometimes with letter at end Civil 199?-
C ODA-ODZ Lebanon
C # OD-xxx Lebanon Civil 1952-
C OEA-OEZ Austria
C # OE-xxx Austria Civil 1945-
OE-Fxx State owned a/c
C # OE-(figs) Austria Gliders Civil 1945-
C OFA-OJZ Finland
C # OH-xxx Finland Civil 1933-
OH-Xxx Experimental
C # OH-U(figs) Finland .Microlights
OKA-OLZ Czechoslovakia
C OKA-OLZ Czech Republic
C # OK-xxx Czech Republic Civil 1929-
C # OK-(figs) Czech Republic.3 figures = experimental
4 figures = gliders/balloons
C # OK-xxx-(figs) Czech Republic.Microlights
(alway includes letter U or H EG:OK-YUU-52 ,OK-HHA-09
C OMA-OMZ Slovak Republic
C # OM-xxx Slovak Republic Civil 1992-
C # OM-xxxx Slovak Republic Ultralights Civil 200x-
C # OM-(figs) Slovak Republic Gliders Civil 1992-
C ONA-OTZ Belgium
C # OO-xxx Belgium Civil 1929-
C # OO-(figs) Belgium Restricted CofA Civil 1929-
C # OO-x-(figs) Belgium Microlites Civil
# OO-Cxx Belgian Congo Civil 1929-1960
# O-Pxxx Peru PNU Civil -1929
C # OQ-xxx Belgium , Microlites Civil 200?-
callsigns allocated to Pilot rather than aircraft
C # OT-xxx Belgium A.F.Callsigns Military 1929-
C OUA-OZZ Denmark
C # OV-xxx Denmark A.F.callsigns Military 1929-
C # OY-xxx Denmark Civil 1929-
reg'ns containing "X" are sailplanes
C # Ultralights use a system of one figure -
then 3 figs
(EG: 9-109)No nationality prefix
C # OY-(figs) Denmark Primary Gliders Civil 1929-
C # P-(figs) Korea(DPRK) Civil 198?-
C PAA-PIZ Netherlands
C # PA-xxx Netherlands Naval a/c Callsigns Military
# P-Bxxx Brazil Civil 1919-1932
C # PE-xxx Netherlands Air Force Callsigns Military
C # PH-xxx Netherlands Civil 1929-
C- # PH-(figs) Netherlands Gliders Civil 1929-
C # PH-(fig)x(fig) Netherlands Microlites Civil 198?-
Note :letter"J" not used
PH-Zxx Used for test etc.
# PI-(figs) Philippines Civil 1941-1975
PI-C(figs) for all a/c except state a/c which omit the "C"
C PJA-PJZ Netherlands Antilles
C # PJ-xxx Curacao Civil 1929-
C PKA-POZ Indonesia
# PK-xxx Dutch East Indies Civil 1929-1940
C # PK-xxx Indonesia Civil 1945-
C PPA-PYZ Brazil
# P-Pxxx Poland Civil 1919-1929
C # PP-xxx Brazil Civil 1929-
PP-Zxx Prototypes
C # PR-xxx Brazil Civil 200?-
C # PT-xxx Brazil (came into use in 1950) Civil 1929-
PT-Hxx Helicopters
PT-Pxx Gliders
C # PU-xxx Brazil Microlites, from 18 June 02
Also uses U + 4 figs.
C PZA-PZZ Surinam
C # PZ-xxx Surinam Civil 1929-
C P2A-P2Z Papua New Guinea
C # P2-xxx Papua New Guinea Civil 1974-
C P3A-P3Z Cyprus
C P4A-P4Z Aruba
C # P4-xxx Aruba Civil 198?-
C P5A-P9Z Korea (DPRK)
C QAA-QZZ INTERNATIONAL Q CODE
C RAA-RZZ Russia
# R-(figs) Argentina Civil 1919-1932
# R- Russia Civil -1929
# R-(figs) Panama Civil 1929-1943
C # RA-(figs) Russia Civil 1992-
# RC-xxx Croatia Civil 1992-199?
C # RDPL-(figs) Laos Civil 1977-
# RF-(figs) Russia,Light Aircraft Civil 1991-
# RH-(figs?) Armenia Unofficial Civil 1991
# RI-(figs) Indonesia Air force Military 1948-?
# RI-(figs) Indonesia Civil 1948-1949
# RM-(figs) Moldava Civil 1991
C # RP-x(figs) Philippines Civil 1975-
# R-Rxxx Russia PNU Civil -1929
# RR-xxx(or figs) Russia Civil 1921-1929
# RR-xxx Lithuania UNCONFIRMED Civil 1929-1939
# RV-xxx Lithuania UNCONFIRMED Civil 1929-1939
# RV-xxx Persia Civil 1929-1944
# RX-(figs) Panama Civil 1929-1952
# RY-xxx Lithunia Civil 1929-1939
# R-Zxxx Lithunia UnConfirmed Civil 1929-1939
C SAA-SMZ Sweden
# S-Axxx Sweden Civil 1919-1929
# SA-xx-(figs) Saudi Arabia Civil 1948-?
NB :still in use on Royal a/c in 70s
C # SA-xxx Sweden Air Force callsigns Military
# SB-xxx Bangladesh Incorrect usage July 1971 only
C # SE-xxx Sweden Civil 1929-
SE-Sxx Gliders
SE-Xxx Restricted CofA
SE-(figs) Prototypes
SE-x(figs) Delivery/ferry reg'ns
# S-Gxxx Greece Civil -1929
# SL-xxx Saarland Not used until 1953 Civil 1945-1959
# SL-xxx Slovenia Civil 1992-1993
C SNA-SRZ Poland
# SN-xxx Sudan Civil 1929-1959
# S-Pxxx Panama Unconfirmed Civil -1929
# S-Pxxx Poland PNU Civil -1929
C # SP-xxx Poland Civil 1929-
SP-Yxx Utralights
C # SP-xxxx Poland Ultralights Civil 200?-
C # SP-(figs) Poland Gliders Civil 1929-
# SR-A-(figs) Syria Civil 1946-1952
C SSA-SSM Egypt
C SSN-STZ Sudan
C # ST-xxx Sudan Civil 1959-
C SUA-SUZ Egypt
C # SU-xxx Egypt Civil 1931-
C # SU-(figs) Egypt Gliders Civil
SU-Z(figs) Military a/c(delivery flights?)
C SVA-SZZ Greece
C # SX-xxx Greece Civil 1929-
SX-Axx Private
SX-Bxx 2 engined aircraft
SX-Cxx 3 engined aircraft
SX-Dxx 4 engined aircraft
SX-Exx Government a/c
SX-Hxx Helicopters
C S2A-S3Z Bangladesh
C # S2-xxx Bangladesh Civil 1971-
C # S3-xxx Bangladesh PNU
C S5A-S5Z Slovenia
C # S5-xxx Slovenia Civil 1993-
C # S5-(figs) Slovenia .Gliders Civil 1993-
Microlites use a wholly numerical system
of 2 figures,hyphen ,figures-however some have
been noted using S5-Pxx
C S6A-S6Z Singapore
C S7A-S7Z Seychelles
C # S7-xxx Seychelles Civil 1977-
C S8A-S8Z South Africa
C S9A-S9Z Sao Tome and Principe
C # S9-xxx Sao Tome and Principe Civil 1975-
C TAA-TCZ Turkey
C # TC-xxx Turkey Civil 1929-
Known to have used up to 7 digits in the past
EG: TC-THKAY TCTHK24.Now uses conventional
5 letter system
Ultralights use 2figs- 2 figs EG: 12-34
# T-Dxxx Denmark Civil 1919-1929
C TDA-TDZ Guatemala
C TEA-TEZ Costa Rica
C TFA-TFZ Iceland
C # TF-xxx Iceland Civil 1937-
C # TF-(figs) Iceland - Ultralights
C TGA-TGZ Guatemala
C # TG-xxx Guatemala Civil 1945-
Known to have used up to 8 digits in the past
EG:TG-H-COK-CP,TG-AZI-36.Now uses conventional
5 letter system
C THA-THZ France
C TIA-TIZ Costa Rica
C # TI-xxx Costa Rica Civil 1929-
Used letters 1929-1945,then figures till '73,then
reverted to conventional 5 letter system
C TJA-TJZ Cameroon
# T-Jxxx Cameroon Civil 1960-1960
# TJ-xxx Transjordan Civil 1946-1955
C # TJ-xxx Cameroon Civil 1960-
C # TJ-Xxx Cameroon Military a/c Military1960-
TKA-TZZ France and Colonies
C TKA-TKZ France
C TLA-TLZ Central African Republic
C # TL-xxx Central African Republic Civil 1960-
C # TL-Kxx Central African Republic Air Force Military1960-
C TMA-TMZ France
C # TN-xxx Congo Republic Civil 1960-
C # TN-Kxx Congo Republic Air Force Military1960-
C # TN-(figs) Congo Republic Air Force Military1960-
C TOA-TQZ France
C TRA-TRZ Gabon
C # TR-xxx Gabon Civil 1960-
C # TR-Kxx Gabon Air Force Military1960-
C TSA-TSZ Tunisia
# TS-xxx Saar Territory Unofficial Civil 1930-1931
C # TS-xxx Tunisia Civil 1960-
TS-Cxx Gliders
C TTA-TTZ Chad
C # TT-xxx Chad Civil 1960-
C # TT-Kxx Chad Military a/c Military 1960-
C # TT-Lxx Chad Military a/c Military 1960-
C TUA-TUZ Ivory Coast
C # TU-xxx Ivory Coast Civil 1960-
C # TU-Vxx Ivory Coast Military a/c Military1960-
C TVA-TXZ France
C TYA-TYZ Benin (previously called Dahomey)
C # TY-Axx Benin Military1960-
C # TY-xxx Benin Civil 1960-
C TZA-TZZ Mali
C # TZ-xxx Mali Civil 1960-
C # TZ-(figs) Mali Air Force Military 1971-
C T2A-T2Z Tuvalu
C # T2-xxx Tuvalu Civil 1978-
C T3A-T3Z Kiribati
C # T3-xxx Kiribati Civil 1979-
C T4A-T4Z Cuba
C T5A-T5Z Somali Republic
C T6A-T6Z Afghanistan
C T7A-T7Z San Marino
C # T7-xxx San Marino Civil
C T8A-T8Z Palau
C T9A-T9Z Bosnia and Herzegovina
According to the ITU this allocation
was withdrawn 7th August 2007
C # T9-xxx Bosnia and Herzogovina Civil 1992-
# U-(figs) USSR Civil 1929-1944
# U-xxxx(figs) Brazil Microlights until June 2002
Replaced by PU-xxx
C # U-xxx Thailand Microlights( suffix=letter + 2 figures)
UAA-UZZ USSR
C UAA-UIZ Russian Federation
# UH-xxx Hedjaz(Saudi Arabia) Civil 1932-1944
C UJA-UMZ Uzbekistan
C # UK-(figs) Uzbekistan Civil 1991-
C # UL-(figs) Uzbekistan Ultralights (?) unconfirmed
# UL-xxx Luxemburg Civil 1929-1939
# UN-xxx Yugoslavia Civil 1929-1935
# UNO(figs) United Nation Aircraft ,sometimes written "ONU"
C UNA-UQZ Kazakstan
C # UN-(figs) Kazakstan Civil 1991-
C # UN-B(figs) Kazakstan Civil 200?-
C URA-UZZ Ukraine
C # UR-(figs) Ukraine Civil 1992-
Ultralights use *A-(4 figs)(*Cyrillic characters)
C # UR-xxx Ukraine Civil 200?-
# URSS-(figs) USSR Civil 1929-1944
# USSR-(figs) USSR Civil 1929-1944
C VAA-VGZ Canada
# VC-xxx Canada RCAF Military 1947-1951
# VG-xxx Canada RCN Military 1947-1951
C VHA-VNZ Australia
C # VH-xxx Australia .
Also some paramilitary callsigns Civil 1929-
NB:Microlites do not use convential regns,instead
use a numerical system .EG: 28-1877
The first 2 figures denote applicable A.N.O.
[Air navigation Order] under which
it is registered, followed by a hyphen
and an individual a/c number.
The register was initially maintained by the
Australian Ultralight Federation
- since 2004 had been maintained by Recreational
Aircraft Australia.
C # VJ-xxx Australia R.Aust.Naval a/c Military
C # VM-xxx Australia RAAF a/c Military
C # VN-x-(figs) Vietnam Civil 1977-?
VN-A-(figs) Jets
VN-B-(figs) Turboprops
VN-C0(figs) Piston engined a/c
C VOA-VOZ Canada
# VO-xxx Newfoundland Civil 1929-1949
C VPA-VQZ United Kingdom,Territories,Colonies,Protectorates
# VP-Axx Gold Coast - Ashanti Civil 1929-1957
C # VP-Axx Angiulla Civil 2006-
# VP-Bxx Bahamas Civil 1929-1975
C # VP-Bxx Bermuda Civil 199?-
# VP-Cxx Ceylon civil 1929-1948
C # VP-Cxx Cayman Is. Civil
C # VP-Fxx Falkland Islands Civil 1929-
# VP-Gxx British Guiana Civil 1929-1967
# VP-Hxx British Honduras Civil 1929-1966
# VP-Jxx Jamaica Civil 1929-1962
# VP-Kxx Kenya Civil 1929-1963
# VP-LAA to LJZ Leeward and Windward Is. Civil 1929-?
# VP-LKA to LLZ St Kitts and Nevis Civil 1929-1983
C # VP-LMA to LUZ Montserrat Civil 1929-
C # VP-LVA to LZZ British Virgin Is Civil 1929-
# VP-Mxx Malta Civil 1929-1968
# VP-Nxx Nyasaland Civil 1929-1953
# VP-Pxx Islands of the
Pacific High Commission Civil 1929-1979
# VP-Rxx Rhodesia Civil 1929-1953
# VP-Sxx Somaliland Civil 1929-1960
# VP-Txx Trinidad and Tobago Civil 1929-1962
# VP-Uxx Uganda Civil 1929-1962
# VP-Vxx St Vincent and Grenadines Civil 1929-1979
# VP-Wxx Wei-Hai-Wei Civil 1929-1939
# VP-Wxx Rhodesia Civil 1963-?
# VP-Xxx Gambia Civil 1929-1945
# VP-Yxx Southern Rhodesia Civil 1929-1964
# VP-YZx Southern Rhodesia
Rhodesian Air Force Military1929-?
# VP-Zxx Zanzibar Civil 1929-1964
# VQ-Bxx Barbados Civil 1929-1968
# VQ-Cxx Cyprus Civil 1952-1960
# VQ-Fxx Fiji Civil 1929-1972
# VQ-Gxx Grenada Civil 1929-1974
# VQ-Hxx St.Helena Civil 1929-
# VQ-Lxx St.Lucia Civil 1929-1979
# VQ-Mxx Mauritius Civil 1929-1970
# VQ-Pxx Palestine Civil 1929-1948
# VQ-Sxx Seychelles Civil 1929-1976
# VQ-ZEA to ZDZ Basutoland Civil 1929-1967
# VQ-ZEA to ZHZ Bechuanaland Civil 1929-1968
# VQ-ZIA to ZIZ Swaziland Civil 1929-1971
# VQ-ZJA to ZZZ Swaziland Civil 1970-1971
VRA-VRZ United Kingdom,
Terrirories,Colonies and Protectorates -1997
C VRA-VRZ China and Hong Kong
# VR-Axx Aden Civil 1939-1969
# VR-Bxx Bermuda Civil 1939-1997
# VR-Gxx Gibraltar Civil 1929-1939
# VR-Hxx Hong Kong Civil 1929-1997
# VR-Jxx Johore Civil 1929-1963
# VR-Lxx Sierra Leone Civil 1929-1961
# VR-Nxx Nigeria/British Camerouns Civil 1929-1961
# VR-Oxx North Borneo Civil 1929-196?
# VR-Qxx Johore.Allotted then cancelled Civil 1929-1929
Contravened I.C.A.N. Rules re
use of "Q" in 3 letter groups.
# VR-Rxx Malaya Civil 1929-1963
# VR-Sxx Singapore Civil 1929-1965
# VR-Txx Tanganyika Civil 1929-1964
# VR-Uxx Brunei Civil 1929-1963
# VR-Wxx Sarawak Civil 1929-1963
C VSA-VSZ United Kingdom,Territories,Colonies,Protectorates
C VTA-VWZ India(Included Pakistan and Burma until 1948)
C # VT-Axx India Civil 1929-
VT-Xxx Experimental a/c
VT-Gxx Gliders
VT-Uxx Ultralights
C # VU-xxx India Air Force a/c callsigns Military
C VXA-VYZ Canada
C VZA-VZZ Australia
C V2A-V2Z Antigua and Barbuda
C # V2-xxx Antigua and Barbuda Civil 1981-
C V3A-V3Z Belize
C # V3-xxx Belize Civil 1966-
C V4A-V4Z St.Kitts and Nevis
C # V4-xxx St.Kitts and Nevis Civil 1983-
C V5A-V5Z Namibia
C # V5-xxx Namibia Civil
C V6A-V6Z Micronesia
C # V6-(figs)xx Micronesia(EG:V6-01FM) Civil 200?-
C V7A-V7Z Marshall Islands
V7-xxx Marshall Islands Civil 199?-
V7-(figs) Marshall Islands Civil 200?-
C V8A-V8Z Brunei
C # V8-xxx Brunei Civil
C WAA-WZZ USA
# W-xxxx USA Used as WT callsigns by a small number of
aircraft in the 40s Civil? 1945-194?
# X-xxxx China Civil 1919-1929
XGA-XIZ China reallocated
C XAA-XIZ Mexico
# X-Axxx Mexico Civil 1919-1939
C # XA-xxx Mexico Commercial a/c Civil 1939-
# X-Bxxx Mexico Civil 1919-1939
C # XB-xxx Mexico Private a/c Civil 1939-
Ultraliights noted using XB-Hxx
# X-Cxxx China Civil ?
C # XC-xxx Mexico Government a/c Civil 1939-
Some aircraft recently noted using
XC-xx followed by two Figures (EG XC-AA70)
# X-Hxxx Honduras Civil 1929-?
# XH-xxx Honduras Civil ?-1957
C XJA-XOZ Canada
C XPA-XPZ Denmark
C XQA-XRZ Chile
C XSA-XSZ China
# X-Sxxx Yugoslavia Civil 1919-1929
C XTA-XTZ Burkino Faso
XTA-XTZ Wei-Hai-Wei
# XT-xxx China (also used XT-(figs) Civil 1929-1949
# XT-(figs) China- Peoples Republic Civil 1949-1958?
C # XT-xxx Upper Volta/Burkino Faso Civil 1960-
C # XT-Mxx Upper Volta/Burkino Faso Military 1960-
C XUA-XUZ Cambodia Civil 1954-
C # XU-xxx/(figs) Cambodia/Kampuchea Civil 1955-
C XVA-XVZ Vietnam
# XV-xxx Vietnam Civil 1954-197?
# XV-Fxx Vietnam Military Callsigns 1954-197?
XWA-XWZ France reallocated
C XWA-XWZ Laos
# XW-xxx Laos Civil 1954-?
C XXA-XXZ Portugal- reallocated as below
C XXA-XXZ Macao Allotted 2/2/2005
C XYA-XZZ Burma/Myanmar
C # XY-xxx Burma/Myanmar Civil 1948-
C # Burma/Myanmar,microlites use U-letter/figs
C YAA-YAZ Afghanistan
C # YA-xxx Afghanistan.
Used letter/fig combination,then letters.
Civil 1929-
YBA-YHZ Dutch East Indies
C YBA-YHZ Indonesia
# YEMEN-xxx Yemen Civil -1955
# YE-(figs) Yemen later used YE-xxx letters Civil 1955-1969
C YIA-YIZ Iraq
C # YI-xxx Iraq Civil 1932-
YI-Zxx Delivery Flights
C YJA-YJZ New Hebrides/Vanuatu
C # YJ-xxx New Hebrides/Vanuatu Civil 1929-
C # YJ-xx(fig fig) New Hebrides/Vanuatu (EG YJ-RV19) Civil 200x-
YKA-YKZ USSR Reallocated
C YKA-YKZ Syria
C # YK-xxx Syria Civil 1952-
C YLA-YLZ Latvia
# YL-xxx Latvia Civil 1929-1939
# YL-(fig fig) Latvia Gliders Civil 1929-1939
C # YL-xxx Latvia Civil 1992-
# Y-Mxxx Danzig Civil 1919-1929
# YM-xxx Danzig Civil 1929-1939
YMA-YMZ East Germany reallocated
C YMA-YMZ Turkey
C YNA-YNZ Nicaragua
# YN-xxx Nicaragua Civil 1929-1936
C # YN-xxx Nicaragua Civil 1982-
C YOA-YRZ Romania
C # YR-xxx Romania Civil 1929-
C # YR-(figs) Romania Gliders Civil 1929-
C YSA-YSZ El Salvador
C # YS-xxx El Salvador.
In 30s changed to figure suffix,later to
mixture of figs/letters EG:YS-01C Civil 1929-
# YT-xxx Tadjikstan Unofficial Civil 1991
C YTA-YUZ Yugoslavia to Serbia 11/05/2007
C # YU-xxx Yugoslavia Civil 1935-
YU-Hxx Helicopters
C # YU-(figs) Yugoslavia Gliders Civil 1935-
C # YU-M(figs) Yugoslavia Motor Gliders Civil ?-
C YVA-YWZ Venezuala
C # YV-xxx Venezuala Used letters 1929-193?,
then a system using both
letters and figures in various combinations.EG:
YV-C-MOP-12,YV-T-TA7.In 1975 changed to
using figures with a letter suffix EG YV-1020C
.
Civil 1929-
YXA-YYZ USSR reallocated
C YXA-YYZ Venezuala
YZA-YZZ USSR reallocated
C YZA-YZZ Yugoslavia Allocation withdrawn 15/5/2007
YZA-YZZ ITU not allocated
C Y2A-Y9Z Germany Originally East Germany
# Z-xxxx Lithuania Civil 1919-1929
C # Z-xxx Zimbabwe Civil ?-
C ZAA-ZAZ Albania
C # ZA-xxx Albania Civil 194?-
C ZBA-ZJZ United Kingdom
C ZKA-ZMZ New Zealand
C # ZK-xxx New Zealand Civil 1929-
ZK-AMA-AMZ Marine a/c
ZK-Gxx Gliders
ZK-Hxx Helicopters
ZK-Nxx NZNAC a/c
NB: terminal letter "R" not used
Aircraft which are incapable of trans-oceanic
flight do not have
to show the National ZK prefix
# ZM-xxx New Zealand,
used for Pou-de Ciels during the 1930s,Civil 193?
C # ZM-xxx New Zealand RNZAF/RNZN a/c callsigns. Military
C ZNA-ZOZ United Kingdom
C ZPA-ZPZ Paraguay
C # ZP-xxx Paraguay Civil 1929-
C ZQA-ZQZ United Kingdom
C ZRA-ZUZ South Africa
C # ZS-xxx South Africa Civil 1931-
ZS-xxx-X Restricted/no C of A
ZS-Hxx Helicopters
ZS-Xxx Delivery Marks(?)
ZS-Gxx Gliders
# ZS-(figs) South Africa- two examples only known
XS-38 & ZS40 Both Slingsby Gliders
# ZU-xxx South Africa Civil 1931-?
C # ZU-xxx South Africa Mainly used by "preserved"
and vintage a/c or
Ultralight a/c. 199?-
C ZVA-ZZZ Brazil
C Z2A-Z2Z Zimbabwe
C Z3A-Z3Z Macedonia
C # Z3-xxx Macedonia Civil 199?-
C 2AA-2ZZ United Kingdom
C 3AA-3AZ Monaco
C # 3A-xxx Monaco Civil 1959-
3BA-3BZ Canada reallocated
C 3BA-3BZ Mauritius
C # 3B-xxx Mauritius Civil 1968-
C 3CA-3CZ Equitorial Guinea
C # 3C-xxx Equitorial Guinea Civil 1972-
C 3DA-3DM Swaziland
C # 3D-xxx Swaziland Civil 1975-
C 3DN-3DZ Fiji
C 3EA-3FZ Panama
C 3GA-3GZ Chile
C 3HA-3UZ China
C 3VA-3VZ Tunisia
C 3WA-3WZ Vietnam
# 3W-xxx Vietnam Civil 1954-1959
C 3XA-3XZ Republic of Guinea
C # 3X-xxx Republic of Guinea Civil 1958-
C # 3X-Kxx Republic of Guinea Military 1958-
C 3YA-3YZ Norway
C 3ZA-3ZZ Poland
C 4AA-4CZ Mexico
C 4DA-4IZ Philippines
C 4JA-4KZ Azerbaijan
C # 4K-(figs) Azerbaijan Civil 1992-
C # 4K-AZxx(Figs) Azerbaijan Civil 2000(?)-
C 4LA-4LZ Georgia
C # 4L-figs) Georgia Civil 1992-
C # 4L-xxx Georgia Civil 2005(?)-
C 4MA-4MZ Venezuala
C 4NA-4OZ Yugoslavia ...Reallocated
4NA-4NZ Presently unallocated
C 4OA-4OZ Serbia & Montenegro from May 2007
C 4PA-4SZ Sri Lanka
C # 4R-xxx Sri Lanka Civil 1954-
C 4TA-4TZ Peru
C 4UA-4UZ United Nations
C 4VA-4VZ Haiti
# 4W-xxx South Yemen/Yemen Arab Republic Civil 1969-2000
C 4WA-4WZ United Nations
C 4XA-4XZ Israel
C # 4X-xxx Israel Civil 1948-
4X-Gxx Gliders
4X-Bxx Helicopters
4X-Hxx Microlights
C # 4X-Fxx Israel Air Force Callsigns Military 1948-
C 4YA-4YZ International Civil Aviation Organization
# 4YB-xxx Jordan-Iraq Confederation Agency,
Used twice in late 70s,Allocation still current
2007 for use by operating agency"Arab Air Cargo"
C 4ZA-4ZZ Israel
C 5AA-5AZ Libya
C # 5A-xxx Libya civil 1951-
C 5BA-5BZ Cyprus
C # 5B-xxx Cyprus Civil 1960-
C 5CA-5GZ Morocco
# 5C-xxx Equitorial Guinea Civil 1978-1978
C 5HA-5IZ Tanzania
C # 5H-xxx Tanzania Civil 1964-
C 5JA-5KZ Columbia
C 5LA-5MZ Liberia
C 5NA-5OZ Nigeria
C # 5N-xxx Nigeria Civil 1961-
During the Biafra conflict various
false markes were used
EG:5N- fig fig letter(EG 5N83H Constellation)
C 5PA-5QZ Denmark
C 5RA-5SZ Madagascar
C # 5R-xxx Madagascar Civil 1960-
C # 5R-Mxx Madagascar Military 1960-
C 5TA-5TZ Mauritania
C # 5T-xxx Mauritania Civil 1960-
C # 5T-Mxx Mauritania Military 1960-
C 5UA-5UZ Niger
C # 5U-xxx Niger Civil 1960-
C # 5U-Mxx Niger Military 1960-
C 5VA-5VZ Togo
C # 5V-xxx Togo Civil 1960-
C # 5V-Mxx Togo Military 1960-
C 5WA-5WZ Western Samoa
# 5W-xxx Western Samoa Civil 1962-
C 5XA-5XZ Uganda
C # 5X-xxx Uganda Civil 1962-
C 5YA-5ZZ Kenya
C # 5Y-xxx Kenya Civil 1963-
C # 5Z-xxx Kenya Military 1963-
C 6AA-6BZ Egypt
C 6CA-6CZ Syria
C 6DA-6JZ Mexico
C 6KA-6NZ Korea
C 6OA-6OZ Somalia
# 6OS-xxx Somalia Civil 1960-1971
C # 6O-xxx Somalia Civil 1971-
C 6PA-6SZ Pakistan
C 6TA-6UZ Sudan
C 6VA-6WZ Senegal
C # 6V-xxx Senegal Civil 1960-
C # 6W-xxx Senegal MIlitary
C 6YA-6YZ Jamaica
C # 6Y-xxx Jamaica Civil 1962-
C 6ZA-6ZZ Liberia
C 7AA-7IZ Indonesia
C 7JA-7NZ Japan
C 7OA-7OZ Yemen Republic(previously called South Yemen)
C # 7O-xxx Yemen Republic
previously called South Yemen) Civil 1969-
C 7PA-7PZ Lesotho
C # 7P-xxx Lesotho Civil 1967-
C 7QA-7QZ Malawi
C # 7Q-xxx Malawi Civil 1964-
C 7RA-7RZ Algeria
C 7SA-7SZ Sweden
C 7TA-7YZ Algeria
C # 7T-xxx Algeria Civil 1962-
C # 7T-Wxx Algeria Military 1962-
C 7ZA-7ZZ Saudi Arabia
C 8AA-8IZ Indonesia
C 8JA-8NZ Japan
C 8OA-8OZ Botswana
C 8PA-8PZ Barbados
C # 8P-xxx Barbados Civil 1968-
C 8QA-8QZ Maldives
C # 8Q-xx-(figs) Maldives Civil 1976-
C 8RA-8RZ Guyana
C # 8R-xxx Guyana Civil 1967-
C 8SA-8SZ Sweden
C 8TA-8YZ India
C 8ZA-8ZZ Saudi Arabia
9AA-9AZ San Marino reallocated
C 9AA-9AZ Croatia
# 9A-xxx Croatia Civil
C # 9A-Dxx Croatia Motorgliders Civil 200?-
C # 9A-Uxx Croatia Ultralights Civil 200?-
C # 9C-xxx Croatia Civil 1992-
C 9BA-9DZ Iran
C 9EA-9FZ Ethiopia
C 9GA-9GZ Ghana
C # 9G-xxx Ghana Civil 1957-
9G-Hxx Helicopters
C # 9G-Sxx Ghana Air Force call signs Military 1957-
C 9HA-9HZ Malta
C # 9H-xxx Malta Civil 1968-
C # 9H-Uxx Malta.Microlights
C 9IA-9JZ Zambia
C # 9J-xxx Zambia Civil 1964-
C # 9J-Wxx Zambia Air Force a/c Military 1964-
C 9KA-9KZ Kuwait
C # 9K-xxx Kuwait Civil 1961-
C 9LA-9LZ Sierra Leone
C # 9L-xxx Sierra Leone Civil 1961-
C 9MA-9MZ Malaysia
C # 9M-xxx Malaysia Civil 1963-
9M-Exx Kitplanes 1997-
9M-Uxx Microlites
# 9M-Bxx Malaysia Military a/c Military
C # 9M-Exx Malaysia Military a/c Military
C 9NA-9NZ Nepal
C # 9N-xxx Nepal Civil 1961-
# 9N-xx-(figs) Nepal Royal Flight a/c 1961-
C 9OA-9TZ Congo Republic(Zaire)
# 9O-xxx Congo(Leopoldville) Civil 1960-1966
C # 9Q-xxx Congo Republic Civil 1960-
# 9R-xxx Mozambique Civil 1975 only
C # 9T-xxx Congo Republic
Military a/c,(Helicopters use a mixed
figure and letter suffix Military 1960-
C 9UA-9UZ Burundi
# 9U-xxx Ruanda Civil 1962-1965
C # 9U-xxx Burundi not used until Civil 1965-
C 9VA-9VZ Singapore
C # 9V-xxx Singapore Civil 1965-
C 9WA-9WZ Malaysia
C 9XA-9XZ Rwanda
C # 9XR-xx Rwanda(previously known as Ruanda and Burundi)
Civil 1965-
9YA-9ZZ Trinidad and Tobago
C # 9Y-xxx Trinidad and Tobago Civil 1962-
OTHER SYSTEMS
Mainland China ,for many years after WW2 ,
used a numerical system with no prefix.
As Chinese aircraft were
seldom seen outside China,a prefix was not needed .
The system used only even numbers.
North Korea used a similar system in the 50s and 60s
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