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: Country or regionRegistration prefixPresentation and notes Afghanistan YA YA-AAA to YA-ZZZ Albania ZA ZA-AAA to ZA-ZZZ Algeria 7T Andorra C3 C3-AAA to C3-ZZZ Angola D2 D2-AAA to D2-ZZZ Anguilla VP-A VP-AAA to VP-AZZ Antigua and Barbuda V2 V2-AAA to V2-ZZZ Argentina LV LQ LQ-AAA to LQ-ZZZ (government-owned aircraft) Armenia EK 23 aircraft registered as of July 2017. Formats include "EK" followed by three or five numbers (e.g. EK-225 and EK-65072). Aruba P4 P4-AAA to P4-ZZZ Australia VH Austria OE Azerbaijan 4K Bahamas C6 C6-AAA to C6-ZZZ Bahrain A9C Bangladesh S2 S2-AAA to S2-ZZZ Barbados 8P 8P-AAA to 8P-ZZZ Belarus EW Belgium OO Belize V3 V3-AAA to V3-ZZZ 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 Botswana A2 A2-AAA to A2-ZZZ Brazil PP PTPRPUPS British Virgin Islands VP-L VP-LAA to VP-LZZ Brunei V8 Bulgaria LZ LZ-AAA to LZ-ZZZ Burkina Faso XT XT-AAA to XT-ZZZ Burundi 9U 9U-AAA to 9U-ZZZ Cambodia XU XU-AAA to XU-ZZZ Cameroon TJ TJ-AAA to TJ-ZZZ Canada C Cape Verde D4 D4-AAA to D4-ZZZ Cayman Islands VP-C VP-CAA to VP-CZZVQ-CVQ-CAA to VQ-CZZ Central African Republic TL TL-AAA to TL-ZZZ Chad TT TT-AAA to TT-ZZZ Chile CC China B 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 9T 9T-AAA to 9T-ZZZ (military) Cook Islands E5 E5-AAA to E5-ZZZ Costa Rica TI Croatia 9A Cuba CU Cyprus 5B 5B-AAA to 5B-ZZZ Czech Republic OK Denmark OY Djibouti J2 J2-AAA to J2-ZZZ Dominica J7 J7-AAA to J7-ZZZ Dominican Republic HI East Timor 4W 4W-AAA to 4W-ZZZ Ecuador HC HC-AAA to HC-ZZZ Egypt SU El Salvador YS YS-AAA to YS-ZZZ Equatorial Guinea 3C 3C-AAA to 3C-ZZZ Eritrea E3 E3-AAAA to E3-ZZZZ Estonia ES Eswatini 3D, 3DC 3DC-AAA to 3DC-ZZZ Ethiopia ET ET-AAA to ET-ZZZ Falkland Islands VP-F VP-FAA to VP-FZZ Fiji DQ DQ-AAA to DQ-ZZZ Finland OH France FINSEE code French Guiana F-O F-OAAA to F-OZZZ for aircraft based outside of mainland France French Polynesia F-O F-OAAA to F-OZZZ for aircraft based outside of mainland France French West Indies F-O F-OAAA to F-OZZZ for aircraft based outside of mainland France Gabon TR Gambia C5 C5-AAA to C5-ZZZ Georgia 4L Germany D Ghana 9G9GR Gibraltar VP-G VP-GAA to VP-GZZ Greece SX Grenada J3 J3-AAA to J3-ZZZ Guatemala TG TG-AAA to TG-ZZZ Guernsey 2 2-AAAA to 2-ZZZZ 2-AA to 2-ZZ Guinea 3X 3X-AAA to 3X-ZZZ Guinea-Bissau J5 J5-AAA to J5-ZZZ Guyana 8R 8R-AAA to 8R-ZZZ Haiti HH HH-AAA to HH-ZZZ Honduras HR HR-AAA to HR-ZZZ Hong Kong B-HB-KB-L Hungary HA Iceland TF India VT VT-AAA to VT-ZZZ Indonesia PK Iran EP EP-AAA to EP-ZZZ Iraq YI YI-AAA to YI-ZZZ Ireland EI, EJ Isle of Man M M-AAAA to M-ZZZZ Israel 4X 4X-AAA to 4X-ZZZ4Z Italy I Ivory Coast TU Jamaica 6Y 6Y-AAA to 6Y-ZZZ Japan JAJR Jordan JY JY-AAA to JY-ZZZ 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 Kiribati T3 T3-AAA to T3-ZZZ Kosovo Z6 plus national emblem Z6-AAA to Z6-ZZZ Kuwait 9K 9K-AAA to 9K-ZZZ Kyrgyzstan EX Laos RDPL RDPL-10000 to RDPL-99999 Latvia YLLV Lebanon OD OD-AAA to OD-ZZZ Lesotho 7P 7P-AAA to 7P-ZZZ Liberia A8 A8-AAA to A8-ZZZ. Previously EL was cancelled by the United Nations due to illegal use. 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 Macau B-M Madagascar 5R 5R-AAA to 5R-ZZZ Malawi 7Q 7Q-AAA to 7Q-ZZZ Malaysia 9M Maldives 8Q 8Q-AAA to 8Q-ZZZ Mali TZ TZ-AAA to TZ-ZZZ Malta 9H Marshall Islands V7 V7-0001 to V7-9999 Martinique F-O F-OAAA to F-OZZZ for aircraft based outside of mainland France Mauritania 5T 5T-AAA to 5T-ZZZ Mauritius 3B 3B-AAA to 3B-ZZZ 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) Micronesia V6 V6-AAA to V6-ZZZ Moldova ER Monaco 3A-M 3A-MAA to 3A-MZZ Mongolia JU JU-1000 to JU-9999 Montenegro 4O 4O-AAA to 4O-ZZZ Montserrat VP-M VP-MAA to VP-MZZ Morocco CN Mozambique C9 C9-AAA to C9-ZZZMyanmar 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 Netherlands Antilles (currently used by Curaçao and Sint Maarten) PJ PJ-AAA to PJ-ZZZNew CaledoniaF-OF-OAAA to F-OZZZ for aircraft based outside of mainland France New Zealand ZK 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 North Korea P P-500 to P-999 North Macedonia Z3 Norway LN Oman A4O Pakistan AP AP-AAA to AP-ZZZ Panama HP 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. Papua New Guinea P2 P2-AAA to P2-ZZZ Paraguay ZP ZP-AAA to ZP-ZZZ Peru OB Philippines RPPoland SP SN Portugal CRCS Qatar A7 Réunion F-O F-OAAA to F-OZZZ for aircraft based outside of mainland France Romania YRRussia RA RF RF-00001 to RF-99999 (state-owned aircraft; first two digits indicate owner) Rwanda 9XR 9XR-AA to 9XR-ZZ Saint Helena/Ascension VQ-H VQ-HAA to VQ-HZZ Saint Kitts and Nevis V4 V4-AAA to V4-ZZZ Saint Lucia J6 J6-AAA to J6-ZZZ Saint Vincent and the Grenadines J8 J8-AAA to J8-ZZZ Samoa 5W 5W-AAA to 5W-ZZZ San Marino T7 São Tomé and Príncipe S9 S9-AAA to S9-ZZZ Saudi Arabia HZSenegal 6V 6V-AAA to 6V-ZZZ 6W Serbia YU Seychelles S7 S7-AAA to S7-ZZZ Sierra Leone 9L 9L-AAA to 9L-ZZZ Singapore 9V 9V-AAA to 9V-ZZZ Slovakia OM Slovenia S5 Solomon Islands H4 H4-AAA to H4-ZZZ Somalia 6O 6O-AAA to 6O-ZZZSouth Africa ZS ZS-AAA to ZS-ZZZ (type certified aircraft) ZT ZU ZU-AAA to ZU-ZZZ (non-type certified aircraft) South Korea HL South Sudan Z8 Z8-AAA to Z8-ZZZ Spain EC plus national emblem EM EM-AAA to EM-ZZZ (military) Sri Lanka 4R 4R-AAA to 4R-ZZZ Sudan ST ST-AAA to ST-ZZZ Suriname PZ Sweden SE Switzerland HB plus national emblem Syria YK YK-AAA to YK-ZZZ Taiwan B B-00000 to B-99999 Tajikistan EY EY-10000 to EY-99999 Tanzania 5H 5H-AAA to 5H-ZZZ Thailand HS HS-AAA to HS-ZZZ U U-A00 to U-Z99 (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 Tunisia TS TS-AAA to TS-ZZZ Turkey TC 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 Ukraine UR United Arab Emirates A6 DUDU-001 to DU-999 (Dubai Police aircraft) United Kingdom G United States N FAFA3####### (UAVs under ) Uruguay CX CX-AAA to CX-ZZZ Uzbekistan UK UK10000 to UK99999 Vanuatu YJ YJ-AA1 to YJ-ZZ99 Venezuela YV Vietnam VN Yemen 7O 7O-AAA to 7O-ZZZ Zambia 9J Zimbabwe Z

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