List of aircraft registration prefixes

List of aircraft registration prefixes

This is a list of aircraft registration prefixes used by civil aircraft.

Post-1928 allocations

Current allocations

The 1928 prefixes have been amended and added to over the years, with the current markings being:

<table><thead><tr><th>Country or region</th><th>Registration prefix</th><th>Presentation and notes</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Afghanistan</td><td>YA</td><td>YA-AAA to YA-ZZZ</td></tr><tr><td>Albania</td><td>ZA</td><td>ZA-AAA to ZA-ZZZ</td></tr><tr><td>Algeria</td><td>7T</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Andorra</td><td>C3</td><td>C3-AAA to C3-ZZZ</td></tr><tr><td>Angola</td><td>D2</td><td>D2-AAA to D2-ZZZ</td></tr><tr><td>Anguilla</td><td>VP-A</td><td>VP-AAA to VP-AZZ</td></tr><tr><td>Antigua and Barbuda</td><td>V2</td><td>V2-AAA to V2-ZZZ</td></tr><tr><td>Argentina</td><td>LV</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>LQ</td><td>LQ-AAA to LQ-ZZZ (government-owned aircraft)</td></tr><tr><td>Armenia</td><td>EK</td><td>23 aircraft registered as of July 2017. Formats include "EK" followed by three or five numbers (e.g. EK-225 and EK-65072).</td></tr><tr><td>Aruba</td><td>P4</td><td>P4-AAA to P4-ZZZ</td></tr><tr><td>Australia</td><td>VH</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Austria</td><td>OE</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Azerbaijan</td><td>4K</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Bahamas</td><td>C6</td><td>C6-AAA to C6-ZZZ</td></tr><tr><td>Bahrain</td><td>A9C</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Bangladesh</td><td>S2</td><td>S2-AAA to S2-ZZZ</td></tr><tr><td>Barbados</td><td>8P</td><td>8P-AAA to 8P-ZZZ</td></tr><tr><td>Belarus</td><td>EW</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Belgium</td><td>OO</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Belize</td><td>V3</td><td>V3-AAA to V3-ZZZ</td></tr><tr><td>Benin</td><td>TY</td><td>TY-AAA to TY-ZZZ</td></tr><tr><td>Bermuda</td><td>VP-B</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>VQ-B</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Bhutan</td><td>A5</td><td>A5-AAA to A5-ZZZ</td></tr><tr><td>Bolivia</td><td>CP</td><td>CP-1000 to CP-9999</td></tr><tr><td>Bosnia and Herzegovina</td><td>E7</td><td>E7-AAA to E7-ZZZ</td></tr><tr><td>Botswana</td><td>A2</td><td>A2-AAA to A2-ZZZ</td></tr><tr><td>Brazil</td><td>PP</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>PT</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>PR</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>PU</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>PS</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>British Virgin Islands</td><td>VP-L</td><td>VP-LAA to VP-LZZ</td></tr><tr><td>Brunei</td><td>V8</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Bulgaria</td><td>LZ</td><td>LZ-AAA to LZ-ZZZ</td></tr><tr><td>Burkina Faso</td><td>XT</td><td>XT-AAA to XT-ZZZ</td></tr><tr><td>Burundi</td><td>9U</td><td>9U-AAA to 9U-ZZZ</td></tr><tr><td>Cambodia</td><td>XU</td><td>XU-AAA to XU-ZZZ</td></tr><tr><td>Cameroon</td><td>TJ</td><td>TJ-AAA to TJ-ZZZ</td></tr><tr><td>Canada</td><td>C</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Cape Verde</td><td>D4</td><td>D4-AAA to D4-ZZZ</td></tr><tr><td>Cayman Islands</td><td>VP-C</td><td>VP-CAA to VP-CZZ</td></tr><tr><td>VQ-C</td><td>VQ-CAA to VQ-CZZ</td></tr><tr><td>Central African Republic</td><td>TL</td><td>TL-AAA to TL-ZZZ</td></tr><tr><td>Chad</td><td>TT</td><td>TT-AAA to TT-ZZZ</td></tr><tr><td>Chile</td><td>CC</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>China</td><td>B</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Colombia</td><td>HJ</td><td>HJ-1000A to HJ-9999Z (microlights)</td></tr><tr><td>HK</td><td>HK-1000A to HK-9999Z</td></tr><tr><td>Comoros</td><td>D6</td><td>D6-AAA to D6-ZZZ</td></tr><tr><td>Congo, Republic of</td><td>TN</td><td>TN-AAA to TN-ZZZ</td></tr><tr><td>Congo, Democratic Republic of</td><td>9S</td><td>9S-AAA to 9S-ZZZ</td></tr><tr><td>9T</td><td>9T-AAA to 9T-ZZZ (military)</td></tr><tr><td>Cook Islands</td><td>E5</td><td>E5-AAA to E5-ZZZ</td></tr><tr><td>Costa Rica</td><td>TI</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Croatia</td><td>9A</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Cuba</td><td>CU</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Cyprus</td><td>5B</td><td>5B-AAA to 5B-ZZZ</td></tr><tr><td>Czech Republic</td><td>OK</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Denmark</td><td>OY</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Djibouti</td><td>J2</td><td>J2-AAA to J2-ZZZ</td></tr><tr><td>Dominica</td><td>J7</td><td>J7-AAA to J7-ZZZ</td></tr><tr><td>Dominican Republic</td><td>HI</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>East Timor</td><td>4W</td><td>4W-AAA to 4W-ZZZ</td></tr><tr><td>Ecuador</td><td>HC</td><td>HC-AAA to HC-ZZZ</td></tr><tr><td>Egypt</td><td>SU</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>El Salvador</td><td>YS</td><td>YS-AAA to YS-ZZZ</td></tr><tr><td>Equatorial Guinea</td><td>3C</td><td>3C-AAA to 3C-ZZZ</td></tr><tr><td>Eritrea</td><td>E3</td><td>E3-AAAA to E3-ZZZZ</td></tr><tr><td>Estonia</td><td>ES</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Eswatini</td><td>3D, 3DC</td><td>3DC-AAA to 3DC-ZZZ</td></tr><tr><td>Ethiopia</td><td>ET</td><td>ET-AAA to ET-ZZZ</td></tr><tr><td>Falkland Islands</td><td>VP-F</td><td>VP-FAA to VP-FZZ</td></tr><tr><td>Fiji</td><td>DQ</td><td>DQ-AAA to DQ-ZZZ</td></tr><tr><td>Finland</td><td>OH</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>France</td><td>F</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>INSEE code</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>French Guiana</td><td>F-O</td><td>F-OAAA to F-OZZZ for aircraft based outside of mainland France</td></tr><tr><td>French Polynesia</td><td>F-O</td><td>F-OAAA to F-OZZZ for aircraft based outside of mainland France</td></tr><tr><td>French West Indies</td><td>F-O</td><td>F-OAAA to F-OZZZ for aircraft based outside of mainland France</td></tr><tr><td>Gabon</td><td>TR</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Gambia</td><td>C5</td><td>C5-AAA to C5-ZZZ</td></tr><tr><td>Georgia</td><td>4L</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Germany</td><td>D</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Ghana</td><td>9G</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>9GR</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Gibraltar</td><td>VP-G</td><td>VP-GAA to VP-GZZ</td></tr><tr><td>Greece</td><td>SX</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Grenada</td><td>J3</td><td>J3-AAA to J3-ZZZ</td></tr><tr><td>Guatemala</td><td>TG</td><td>TG-AAA to TG-ZZZ</td></tr><tr><td>Guernsey</td><td>2</td><td>2-AAAA to 2-ZZZZ</td></tr><tr><td>Guinea</td><td>3X</td><td>3X-AAA to 3X-ZZZ</td></tr><tr><td>Guinea-Bissau</td><td>J5</td><td>J5-AAA to J5-ZZZ</td></tr><tr><td>Guyana</td><td>8R</td><td>8R-AAA to 8R-ZZZ</td></tr><tr><td>Haiti</td><td>HH</td><td>HH-AAA to HH-ZZZ</td></tr><tr><td>Honduras</td><td>HR</td><td>HR-AAA to HR-ZZZ</td></tr><tr><td>Hong Kong</td><td>B-H</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>B-K</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>B-L</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Hungary</td><td>HA</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Iceland</td><td>TF</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>India</td><td>VT</td><td>VT-AAA to VT-ZZZ</td></tr><tr><td>Indonesia</td><td>PK</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Iran</td><td>EP</td><td>EP-AAA to EP-ZZZ</td></tr><tr><td>Iraq</td><td>YI</td><td>YI-AAA to YI-ZZZ</td></tr><tr><td>Ireland</td><td>EI, EJ</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Isle of Man</td><td>M</td><td>M-AAAA to M-ZZZZ</td></tr><tr><td>Israel</td><td>4X</td><td>4X-AAA to 4X-ZZZ</td></tr><tr><td>4Z</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Italy</td><td>I</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Ivory Coast</td><td>TU</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Jamaica</td><td>6Y</td><td>6Y-AAA to 6Y-ZZZ</td></tr><tr><td>Japan</td><td>JA</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>JR</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Jordan</td><td>JY</td><td>JY-AAA to JY-ZZZ</td></tr><tr><td>Jordan and Iraq</td><td>4YB</td><td>International operating agency: Arab Air Cargo</td></tr><tr><td>Kazakhstan</td><td>UP</td><td>UP-AAA01 to UP-ZZZ99 (Suffix letters refer to aircraft type). Changed from UN to avoid confusion with the United Nations.</td></tr><tr><td>Kenya</td><td>5Y</td><td>5Y-AAA to 5Y-ZZZ</td></tr><tr><td>Kiribati</td><td>T3</td><td>T3-AAA to T3-ZZZ</td></tr><tr><td>Kosovo</td><td>Z6 plus national emblem</td><td>Z6-AAA to Z6-ZZZ</td></tr><tr><td>Kuwait</td><td>9K</td><td>9K-AAA to 9K-ZZZ</td></tr><tr><td>Kyrgyzstan</td><td>EX</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Laos</td><td>RDPL</td><td>RDPL-10000 to RDPL-99999</td></tr><tr><td>Latvia</td><td>YL</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>LV</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Lebanon</td><td>OD</td><td>OD-AAA to OD-ZZZ</td></tr><tr><td>Lesotho</td><td>7P</td><td>7P-AAA to 7P-ZZZ</td></tr><tr><td>Liberia</td><td>A8</td><td>A8-AAA to A8-ZZZ. Previously EL was cancelled by the United Nations due to illegal use.</td></tr><tr><td>Libya</td><td>5A</td><td>5A-AAA to 5A-ZZZ</td></tr><tr><td>Liechtenstein</td><td>HB plus national emblem</td><td>HB-AAA to HB-ZZZ. Shares allocation with Switzerland.</td></tr><tr><td>Lithuania</td><td>LY</td><td>LY-AAA to LY-ZZZ</td></tr><tr><td>Luxembourg</td><td>LX</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Macau</td><td>B-M</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Madagascar</td><td>5R</td><td>5R-AAA to 5R-ZZZ</td></tr><tr><td>Malawi</td><td>7Q</td><td>7Q-AAA to 7Q-ZZZ</td></tr><tr><td>Malaysia</td><td>9M</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Maldives</td><td>8Q</td><td>8Q-AAA to 8Q-ZZZ</td></tr><tr><td>Mali</td><td>TZ</td><td>TZ-AAA to TZ-ZZZ</td></tr><tr><td>Malta</td><td>9H</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Marshall Islands</td><td>V7</td><td>V7-0001 to V7-9999</td></tr><tr><td>Martinique</td><td>F-O</td><td>F-OAAA to F-OZZZ for aircraft based outside of mainland France</td></tr><tr><td>Mauritania</td><td>5T</td><td>5T-AAA to 5T-ZZZ</td></tr><tr><td>Mauritius</td><td>3B</td><td>3B-AAA to 3B-ZZZ</td></tr><tr><td>Mexico</td><td>XA plus national emblem</td><td>XA-AAA to XA-ZZZ (commercial)</td></tr><tr><td>XB plus national emblem</td><td>XB-AAA to XB-ZZZ (private)</td></tr><tr><td>XC plus national emblem</td><td>XC-AAA to XC-ZZZ (government)</td></tr><tr><td>Micronesia</td><td>V6</td><td>V6-AAA to V6-ZZZ</td></tr><tr><td>Moldova</td><td>ER</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Monaco</td><td>3A-M</td><td>3A-MAA to 3A-MZZ</td></tr><tr><td>Mongolia</td><td>JU</td><td>JU-1000 to JU-9999</td></tr><tr><td>Montenegro</td><td>4O</td><td>4O-AAA to 4O-ZZZ</td></tr><tr><td>Montserrat</td><td>VP-M</td><td>VP-MAA to VP-MZZ</td></tr><tr><td>Morocco</td><td>CN</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Mozambique</td><td>C9</td><td>C9-AAA to C9-ZZZ</td></tr><tr><td>Myanmar</td><td>XY</td><td>XY-AAA to XY-ZZZ</td></tr><tr><td>XZ</td><td>XZ-AAA to XZ-ZZZ (not used)</td></tr><tr><td>Namibia</td><td>V5</td><td>V5-AAA to V5-ZZZ</td></tr><tr><td>Nauru</td><td>C2</td><td>C2-AAA to C2-ZZZ</td></tr><tr><td>Nepal</td><td>9N</td><td>9N-AAA to 9N-ZZZ (commercial aircraft) 9N-RAA to 9N-RZZ (government aircraft)</td></tr><tr><td>Netherlands</td><td>PH</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Netherlands Antilles (currently used by Curaçao and Sint Maarten)</td><td>PJ</td><td>PJ-AAA to PJ-ZZZ</td></tr><tr><td>New Caledonia</td><td>F-O</td><td>F-OAAA to F-OZZZ for aircraft based outside of mainland France</td></tr><tr><td>New Zealand</td><td>ZK</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>ZL</td><td>ZL-AAA to ZL-ZZZ</td></tr><tr><td>ZM</td><td>ZM-AAA to ZM-ZZZ</td></tr><tr><td>Nicaragua</td><td>YN</td><td>YN-AAA to YN-ZZZ</td></tr><tr><td>Niger</td><td>5U</td><td>5U-AAA to 5U-ZZZ</td></tr><tr><td>Nigeria</td><td>5N</td><td>5N-AAA to 5N-ZZZ</td></tr><tr><td>North Korea</td><td>P</td><td>P-500 to P-999</td></tr><tr><td>North Macedonia</td><td>Z3</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Norway</td><td>LN</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Oman</td><td>A4O</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Pakistan</td><td>AP</td><td>AP-AAA to AP-ZZZ</td></tr><tr><td>Panama</td><td>HP</td><td>HP-1000AAA to HP-9999ZZZ. The three letters (AAA–ZZZ) stand for the ICAO code of the airline, such as CMP for Copa Airlines and PST for Air Panama.</td></tr><tr><td>Papua New Guinea</td><td>P2</td><td>P2-AAA to P2-ZZZ</td></tr><tr><td>Paraguay</td><td>ZP</td><td>ZP-AAA to ZP-ZZZ</td></tr><tr><td>Peru</td><td>OB</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Philippines</td><td>RP</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Poland</td><td>SP</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>SN</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Portugal</td><td>CR</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>CS</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Qatar</td><td>A7</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Réunion</td><td>F-O</td><td>F-OAAA to F-OZZZ for aircraft based outside of mainland France</td></tr><tr><td>Romania</td><td>YR</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Russia</td><td>RA</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>RF</td><td>RF-00001 to RF-99999 (state-owned aircraft; first two digits indicate owner)</td></tr><tr><td>Rwanda</td><td>9XR</td><td>9XR-AA to 9XR-ZZ</td></tr><tr><td>Saint Helena/Ascension</td><td>VQ-H</td><td>VQ-HAA to VQ-HZZ</td></tr><tr><td>Saint Kitts and Nevis</td><td>V4</td><td>V4-AAA to V4-ZZZ</td></tr><tr><td>Saint Lucia</td><td>J6</td><td>J6-AAA to J6-ZZZ</td></tr><tr><td>Saint Vincent and the Grenadines</td><td>J8</td><td>J8-AAA to J8-ZZZ</td></tr><tr><td>Samoa</td><td>5W</td><td>5W-AAA to 5W-ZZZ</td></tr><tr><td>San Marino</td><td>T7</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>São Tomé and Príncipe</td><td>S9</td><td>S9-AAA to S9-ZZZ</td></tr><tr><td>Saudi Arabia</td><td>HZ</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Senegal</td><td>6V plus national emblem</td><td>6V-AAA to 6V-ZZZ</td></tr><tr><td>6W</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Serbia</td><td>YU</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Seychelles</td><td>S7</td><td>S7-AAA to S7-ZZZ</td></tr><tr><td>Sierra Leone</td><td>9L</td><td>9L-AAA to 9L-ZZZ</td></tr><tr><td>Singapore</td><td>9V</td><td>9V-AAA to 9V-ZZZ</td></tr><tr><td>Slovakia</td><td>OM</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Slovenia</td><td>S5</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Solomon Islands</td><td>H4</td><td>H4-AAA to H4-ZZZ</td></tr><tr><td>Somalia</td><td>6O</td><td>6O-AAA to 6O-ZZZ</td></tr><tr><td>South Africa</td><td>ZS</td><td>ZS-AAA to ZS-ZZZ (type certified aircraft)</td></tr><tr><td>ZT</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>ZU</td><td>ZU-AAA to ZU-ZZZ (non-type certified aircraft)</td></tr><tr><td>South Korea</td><td>HL</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>South Sudan</td><td>Z8</td><td>Z8-AAA to Z8-ZZZ</td></tr><tr><td>Spain</td><td>EC plus national emblem</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>EM</td><td>EM-AAA to EM-ZZZ (military)</td></tr><tr><td>Sri Lanka</td><td>4R</td><td>4R-AAA to 4R-ZZZ</td></tr><tr><td>Sudan</td><td>ST</td><td>ST-AAA to ST-ZZZ</td></tr><tr><td>Suriname</td><td>PZ</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Sweden</td><td>SE</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Switzerland</td><td>HB plus national emblem</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Syria</td><td>YK</td><td>YK-AAA to YK-ZZZ</td></tr><tr><td>Taiwan</td><td>B</td><td>B-00000 to B-99999</td></tr><tr><td>Tajikistan</td><td>EY</td><td>EY-10000 to EY-99999</td></tr><tr><td>Tanzania</td><td>5H</td><td>5H-AAA to 5H-ZZZ</td></tr><tr><td>Thailand</td><td>HS</td><td>HS-AAA to HS-ZZZ</td></tr><tr><td>U</td><td>U-A00 to U-Z99 (ultralight aircraft)</td></tr><tr><td>Togo</td><td>5V</td><td>5V-AAA to 5V-ZZZ</td></tr><tr><td>Tonga</td><td>A3</td><td>A3-AAA to A3-ZZZ</td></tr><tr><td>Trinidad and Tobago</td><td>9Y</td><td>9Y-AAA to 9Y-ZZZ</td></tr><tr><td>Tunisia</td><td>TS</td><td>TS-AAA to TS-ZZZ</td></tr><tr><td>Turkey</td><td>TC</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turkmenistan</td><td>EZ</td><td>EZ-A100 to EZ-Z999</td></tr><tr><td>Turks and Caicos</td><td>VQ-T</td><td>VQ-TAA to VQ-TZZ</td></tr><tr><td>Tuvalu</td><td>T2</td><td>T2-AAA to T2-ZZZ</td></tr><tr><td>Uganda</td><td>5X</td><td>5X-AAA to 5X-ZZZ</td></tr><tr><td>Ukraine</td><td>UR</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>United Arab Emirates</td><td>A6</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>DU</td><td>DU-001 to DU-999 (Dubai Police aircraft)</td></tr><tr><td>United Kingdom</td><td>G</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>United States</td><td>N</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>FA</td><td>FA3####### (UAVs under 55 lb (25 kg))</td></tr><tr><td>Uruguay</td><td>CX</td><td>CX-AAA to CX-ZZZ</td></tr><tr><td>Uzbekistan</td><td>UK</td><td>UK10000 to UK99999</td></tr><tr><td>Vanuatu</td><td>YJ</td><td>YJ-AA1 to YJ-ZZ99</td></tr><tr><td>Venezuela</td><td>YV</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Vietnam</td><td>VN</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Yemen</td><td>7O</td><td>7O-AAA to 7O-ZZZ</td></tr><tr><td>Zambia</td><td>9J</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Zimbabwe</td><td>Z</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

Retired allocations

Some post-1928 prefixes have been retired due to various reasons, including decolonization and the dissolution of sovereign states.

<table><thead><tr><th>Country/territory or region</th><th>Registration prefix</th><th>Adopted</th><th>Retired</th><th>Replaced with</th><th>Presentation and notes</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Aden</td><td>VR-A</td><td>1939</td><td>1939</td><td></td><td>British colonial allocation</td></tr><tr><td>Algeria</td><td>F-O</td><td>1929</td><td>1962</td><td>7T</td><td>French colonial allocation</td></tr><tr><td>Angola</td><td>CR-L</td><td>1929</td><td>1975</td><td>D2</td><td>Portuguese colonial allocation</td></tr><tr><td>Argentina</td><td>R</td><td>1929</td><td>1932</td><td>LV</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Austria</td><td>A</td><td>1929</td><td>1939</td><td>OE</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Bahamas</td><td>VP-B</td><td>1929</td><td>1975</td><td>C6</td><td>British colonial allocation</td></tr><tr><td>Barbados</td><td>VQ-B</td><td>1952</td><td>1968</td><td>8P</td><td>British colonial allocation</td></tr><tr><td>Basutoland</td><td>VQ-ZA, VQ-ZD</td><td>1929</td><td>1967</td><td>7P</td><td>British colonial allocation</td></tr><tr><td>Bechuanaland</td><td>VQ-ZE, VQ-ZH</td><td>1929</td><td>1968</td><td>A2</td><td>British protectorate allocation</td></tr><tr><td>Bermuda</td><td>VR-B</td><td>1931</td><td></td><td>VP-B</td><td>British colonial allocation</td></tr><tr><td>Bosnia and Herzegovina</td><td>T9</td><td></td><td></td><td>E7</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Brunei</td><td>VR-U</td><td>1929</td><td></td><td>V8</td><td>British colonial allocation</td></tr><tr><td>Burundi</td><td>BR</td><td>1962</td><td>1965</td><td>9U</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Cambodia</td><td>F-KH</td><td>1945</td><td>1954</td><td>KW</td><td>French colonial allocation</td></tr><tr><td>KW</td><td>1954</td><td></td><td>XU</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Cameroon</td><td>F-O</td><td>1929</td><td>1960</td><td>TJ</td><td>French colonial allocation</td></tr><tr><td>VR-N</td><td>1929</td><td>1958</td><td>TJ, 5N</td><td>British colonial allocation</td></tr><tr><td>Canada</td><td>CF</td><td>1929</td><td>1974</td><td>C</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Cape Verde</td><td>CR-C</td><td>1929</td><td></td><td>D4</td><td>Portuguese colonial allocation</td></tr><tr><td>Cayman Islands</td><td>VR-C</td><td>1968</td><td></td><td>VP-C</td><td>British colonial allocation</td></tr><tr><td>Ceylon</td><td>VP-C</td><td>1929</td><td>1948</td><td>CY</td><td>British colonial allocation</td></tr><tr><td>CY</td><td>1948</td><td>1954</td><td>4R</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Chad</td><td>F-O</td><td>1929</td><td>1960</td><td>TT</td><td>French colonial allocation</td></tr><tr><td>China</td><td>XT</td><td>1929</td><td>1949</td><td>B</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Colombia</td><td>C</td><td>1929</td><td>1946</td><td>HK</td><td>C was reallocated to Canada in 1974</td></tr><tr><td>Congo</td><td>F-O</td><td>1929</td><td>1960</td><td>TN</td><td>French colonial allocation</td></tr><tr><td>OO-C</td><td>1929</td><td>1960</td><td>9O</td><td>Belgian colonial allocation</td></tr><tr><td>Cote D'Ivoire</td><td>F-O</td><td>1929</td><td>1960</td><td>TU</td><td>French colonial allocation</td></tr><tr><td>Cyprus</td><td>VQ-C</td><td>1952</td><td>1960</td><td>5B</td><td>British colonial allocation</td></tr><tr><td>Czechoslovakia</td><td>OK</td><td>1929</td><td>1993</td><td></td><td>Following dissolution, the allocation of OK went to the Czech Republic, while Slovakia was allocated the new prefix OM</td></tr><tr><td>Dahomey/Benin</td><td>F-O</td><td>1929</td><td>1960</td><td>TY</td><td>French colonial allocation</td></tr><tr><td>Danzig</td><td>YM</td><td>1929</td><td>1939</td><td>D</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Dutch East Indies</td><td>JZ</td><td>1945</td><td></td><td></td><td>Dutch colonial allocation</td></tr><tr><td>East Germany</td><td>DDR</td><td>1945</td><td>1956</td><td>DM</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>DM</td><td>1956</td><td></td><td>D</td><td>Replaced with D after German reunification</td></tr><tr><td>Estonia</td><td>ES</td><td>1929</td><td>1939/1940</td><td>СССР</td><td>Allocation restored following the dissolution of the Soviet Union</td></tr><tr><td>Fiji</td><td>VQ-F</td><td>1929</td><td>1971</td><td>DQ</td><td>British colonial allocation</td></tr><tr><td>Finland</td><td>K-S</td><td>1919</td><td>1931</td><td>OH</td><td>Prefix carried over from pre-1928 allocation</td></tr><tr><td>France</td><td>FC</td><td>1940</td><td>1944</td><td>F</td><td>Free France</td></tr><tr><td>Gabon</td><td>F-O</td><td>1929</td><td>1960</td><td>TR</td><td>French colonial allocation</td></tr><tr><td>Gambia</td><td>VP-X</td><td>1929</td><td>1945</td><td></td><td>British colonial/protectorate allocation</td></tr><tr><td>Gold Coast</td><td>VP-A</td><td>1929</td><td>1957</td><td>9G</td><td>British colonial allocation</td></tr><tr><td>Gibraltar</td><td>VR-G</td><td>1929</td><td>1939</td><td>G</td><td>British colonial allocation</td></tr><tr><td>Grenada</td><td>VQ-G</td><td>1962</td><td></td><td>J3</td><td>British colonial allocation</td></tr><tr><td>Guatemala</td><td>LG</td><td>1936</td><td>1948</td><td>TG</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Guiana</td><td>VP-G</td><td>1929</td><td>1967</td><td>8R</td><td>British colonial allocation</td></tr><tr><td>Guinea</td><td>F-O</td><td>1929</td><td>1958</td><td>3X</td><td>French colonial allocation</td></tr><tr><td>Guinea-Bissau/Guinea</td><td>CR-G</td><td>1929</td><td>1975</td><td>J5</td><td>Portuguese colonial allocation</td></tr><tr><td>Honduras</td><td>XH</td><td>1929</td><td>1960</td><td>HR</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>British Honduras</td><td>VP-H</td><td>1947</td><td></td><td>V3</td><td>British colonial allocation</td></tr><tr><td>Hong Kong</td><td>VR-H</td><td>1929</td><td></td><td>B-H</td><td>British colonial allocation</td></tr><tr><td>India</td><td>CR-I</td><td>1929</td><td>1961</td><td>VT</td><td>Portuguese colonial allocation</td></tr><tr><td>Indochina</td><td>F-VN</td><td>1929</td><td>1954</td><td>XV</td><td>French colonial allocation</td></tr><tr><td>Iran</td><td>RV</td><td>1929</td><td>1944</td><td>EP</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Jamaica</td><td>VP-J</td><td>1930</td><td>1964</td><td>6Y</td><td>British colonial allocation</td></tr><tr><td>Japan</td><td>J</td><td>1929</td><td>1945</td><td>JA, JR</td><td>Japanese aviation was temporarily banned following the end of WWII</td></tr><tr><td>Jersey</td><td>ZJ</td><td>2015</td><td>2022</td><td></td><td>ZJ-AAA to ZJ-ZZZ, excluding combinations only containing the letters I, O, or S. Only four aircraft were registered with this prefix.</td></tr><tr><td>Johor</td><td>VR-J</td><td>1929</td><td>1963</td><td>9M</td><td>British protectorate allocation</td></tr><tr><td>Kampuchea</td><td>XU</td><td>1954</td><td>1979</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Katanga</td><td>KA</td><td>1961</td><td>1963</td><td>9O</td><td>Unofficial separatist allocation</td></tr><tr><td>Kenya</td><td>VP-K</td><td>1929</td><td>1963</td><td>5Y</td><td>British colonial allocation</td></tr><tr><td>Kuwait</td><td>K</td><td>1967</td><td>1968</td><td>9K</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Laos</td><td>F-L</td><td>1945</td><td>1954</td><td>XW</td><td>French colonial allocation</td></tr><tr><td>XW</td><td>1954</td><td>1975</td><td>RDPL</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Latvia</td><td>YL</td><td>1929</td><td>1939/1940</td><td>СССР</td><td>Allocation restored following the dissolution of the Soviet Union</td></tr><tr><td>Lebanon</td><td>LR</td><td>1944</td><td>1954</td><td>OD</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Leeward and Windward Islands</td><td>VP-L</td><td>1929</td><td></td><td>V2</td><td>British colonial allocation</td></tr><tr><td>Liberia</td><td>LI</td><td>1929</td><td>1952</td><td>EL</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>EL</td><td>1952</td><td>c. 2002</td><td>A8</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Lithuania</td><td>LY</td><td>1929</td><td>1939/1940</td><td>СССР</td><td>Allocation restored following the dissolution of the Soviet Union</td></tr><tr><td>RY</td><td>1929</td><td>1939</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Luxembourg</td><td>UL</td><td>1929</td><td>1939</td><td>LX</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Macau</td><td>CR-M</td><td>1929</td><td></td><td>CS-M</td><td>Portuguese colonial allocation</td></tr><tr><td>CS-M</td><td></td><td>1999</td><td>B-M</td></tr><tr><td>Madagascar</td><td>F-O</td><td>1929</td><td>1960</td><td>5R</td><td>French colonial allocation</td></tr><tr><td>Malaya</td><td>VR-R</td><td>1929</td><td>1963</td><td>9M</td><td>British colonial allocation</td></tr><tr><td>Mali</td><td>F-O</td><td>1929</td><td>1960</td><td>TZ</td><td>French colonial allocation</td></tr><tr><td>Malta</td><td>VP-M</td><td>1929</td><td>1968</td><td>9H</td><td>British colonial allocation</td></tr><tr><td>Mauritania</td><td>F-O</td><td>1929</td><td>1960</td><td>5T</td><td>French colonial allocation</td></tr><tr><td>Mauritius</td><td>VQ-M</td><td>1929</td><td>1968</td><td>3B</td><td>British colonial allocation</td></tr><tr><td>Monaco</td><td>CZ</td><td>1929</td><td>1949</td><td>MC</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>MC</td><td>1949</td><td>1959</td><td>3A</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Morocco</td><td>F-D</td><td>1929</td><td>1952</td><td>CN</td><td>French colonial allocation</td></tr><tr><td>Mozambique</td><td>CR-A</td><td>1929</td><td>1975</td><td>C9</td><td>Portuguese colonial allocation</td></tr><tr><td>CR-B</td><td>1971</td><td>1975</td></tr><tr><td>New Zealand</td><td>ZM</td><td>1929</td><td>1939</td><td>ZK, ZL, ZM</td><td>Allocation later restored</td></tr><tr><td>Newfoundland</td><td>VO</td><td>1929</td><td>1939</td><td>CF</td><td>British colonial allocation</td></tr><tr><td>Nicaragua</td><td>YN</td><td>1929</td><td>1936</td><td>AN</td><td>Allocation later restored</td></tr><tr><td>AN</td><td>1939</td><td></td><td>YN</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Niger</td><td>F-O</td><td>1929</td><td>1960</td><td>5U</td><td>French colonial allocation</td></tr><tr><td>North Borneo</td><td>VR-O</td><td>1929</td><td>1963</td><td>9M</td><td>British colonial/protectorate allocation</td></tr><tr><td>Northern Rhodesia</td><td>VP-R</td><td>1929</td><td>1953</td><td>VP-Y</td><td>British protectorate allocation</td></tr><tr><td>Nyasaland</td><td>VP-N</td><td>1929</td><td>1953</td><td>VP-Y</td><td>British colonial allocation</td></tr><tr><td>VP-Y</td><td>1953</td><td>1964</td><td>7Q, 9J</td><td>British colonial allocation</td></tr><tr><td>Palestine</td><td>VQ-P</td><td>1930</td><td>1948</td><td>4X</td><td>British mandatory allocation. Following the end of the British Mandate, the successor state of Israel was allocated the prefix 4X.</td></tr><tr><td>Panama</td><td>R</td><td>1929</td><td>1943</td><td>RX</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>RX</td><td>1943</td><td>1952</td><td>HP</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Peru</td><td>OA</td><td>1929</td><td>1950</td><td>OB</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Philippines</td><td>PI</td><td>1941</td><td>1975</td><td>RP</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Rhodesia</td><td>VP-Y</td><td>1929</td><td>1964</td><td>7Q, 9J</td><td>British colonial allocation</td></tr><tr><td>VP-W</td><td>1971</td><td></td><td>Z</td><td>British colonial allocation</td></tr><tr><td>Romania</td><td>CV</td><td>1929</td><td>1936</td><td>YR</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Ruanda-Urundi</td><td>OO-C</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Belgian colonial allocation</td></tr><tr><td>Saar Territory</td><td>TS</td><td>1930</td><td>1931</td><td>EZ</td><td>Unofficial British/French mandatory allocation</td></tr><tr><td>EZ</td><td>1929</td><td>1933</td><td>SL</td><td>British/French mandatory allocation</td></tr><tr><td>SL</td><td>1947</td><td>1959</td><td>D</td><td>French protectorate allocation</td></tr><tr><td>Saint Kitts and Nevis</td><td>VP-LK, VP-LL</td><td></td><td></td><td>V4</td><td>British colonial allocation</td></tr><tr><td>Saint Lucia</td><td>VQ-L</td><td>1965</td><td></td><td>J6</td><td>British colonial allocation</td></tr><tr><td>Saint Vincent and the Grenadines</td><td>VP-V</td><td>1959</td><td></td><td>J8</td><td>British colonial allocation</td></tr><tr><td>Sarawak</td><td>VR-W</td><td>1929</td><td></td><td></td><td>British colonial allocation</td></tr><tr><td>Saudi Arabia</td><td>UH</td><td>1945</td><td></td><td>HZ</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Senegal</td><td>F-O</td><td>1929</td><td>1960</td><td>6V</td><td>French colonial allocation</td></tr><tr><td>Seychelles</td><td>VQ-S</td><td>1929</td><td>1977</td><td>S7</td><td>British colonial allocation</td></tr><tr><td>Sierra Leone</td><td>VR-L</td><td>1929</td><td>1961</td><td>9L</td><td>British protectorate allocation</td></tr><tr><td>Singapore</td><td>VR-S</td><td>1929</td><td>1965</td><td>9V</td><td>British colonial allocation</td></tr><tr><td>Somalia/Somaliland</td><td>VP-S</td><td>1929</td><td>1960</td><td>6OS</td><td>British colonial allocation</td></tr><tr><td>6OS</td><td>1960</td><td>1969</td><td>6O</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>South Vietnam</td><td>XV</td><td>1959</td><td>1975</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Southern Rhodesia</td><td>VP-Y</td><td>1929</td><td>1964</td><td>7Q, 9J</td><td>British colonial allocation</td></tr><tr><td>Soviet Union</td><td>СССР</td><td>1929</td><td></td><td>Multiple</td><td>Written in Cyrillic script, equivalent to "SSSR" in Latin script</td></tr><tr><td>Spain</td><td>M</td><td>1929</td><td>1933</td><td>EC</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Sudan</td><td>SN</td><td>1929</td><td>1953</td><td>ST</td><td>British/Egyptian colonial allocation</td></tr><tr><td>Swaziland</td><td>VQ-ZI</td><td>1929</td><td>1975</td><td>3D</td><td>British colonial allocation</td></tr><tr><td>Switzerland</td><td>CH</td><td>1929</td><td>1936</td><td>HB</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Tonga</td><td>VQ-F</td><td>1929</td><td>1971</td><td>DQ</td><td>British protectorate allocation</td></tr><tr><td>Transjordan</td><td>TJ</td><td>1946</td><td>1954</td><td>JY</td><td>British protectorate allocation</td></tr><tr><td>Trinidad and Tobago</td><td>VP-T</td><td>1931</td><td>1965</td><td>9Y</td><td>British colonial allocation</td></tr><tr><td>Tunisia</td><td>F-O</td><td>1929</td><td>1956</td><td>TS</td><td>French colonial allocation</td></tr><tr><td>Ubangi-Shari</td><td>F-O</td><td>1929</td><td>1960</td><td>TL</td><td>French colonial allocation</td></tr><tr><td>Uganda</td><td>VP-U</td><td>1929</td><td>1962</td><td>5X</td><td>British protectorate allocation</td></tr><tr><td>Upper Volta</td><td>F-O</td><td>1929</td><td>1960</td><td>XT</td><td>French colonial allocation</td></tr><tr><td>Vietnam</td><td>3W</td><td>1954</td><td>1959</td><td>XV</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Weihaiwei</td><td>VP-W</td><td>1929</td><td>1939</td><td></td><td>British colonial allocation</td></tr><tr><td>Western Pacific Territories</td><td>VP-P</td><td>1929</td><td></td><td>H4</td><td>British colonial allocation</td></tr><tr><td>Yemen</td><td>YE</td><td>1955</td><td>1969</td><td>4W</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>4W</td><td>1969</td><td></td><td>7O</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Yugoslavia</td><td>UN</td><td>1929</td><td>1935</td><td>YU</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Zaire</td><td>9O</td><td>1960</td><td>1966</td><td>9Q</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Zanzibar</td><td>VP-Z</td><td>1929</td><td>1964</td><td>5H</td><td>British protectorate allocation</td></tr></tbody></table>

Pre-1928 allocations

List of aircraft registration prefixes

Note: in the suffix pattern, n represents a number, x represents a letter

Country or region	Registration prefix	Suffix pattern	1913 radio call letters
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	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)	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
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	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