This list contains all known International Registration Prefixes for
aircraft, sorted by Country Prefix (Code)
The information in this list was colected from various books and
publications, and many additional information was received from
Rudi Longueville from Belgium, who's e-mail address I don't have, and
Jos Stevens from Amsterdam, the Netherlands, who's e-mail address
is: (stevens@nlr.nl).
Pascal Brugier has a very complete list of registration prefixes available
on the web (in French) at
w3.teaser.fr/~pbrugier, and even has additionally very many
registrations (in zipped text files) for anyone to download.
Explanations and conventions:
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Code = International Registration Prefix, as displayed on the
---- aircraft, but with letters from the Latin alphabet;
(Cyrillic or other alphabets are indicated in {} in the
Description);
Country = English representation of the name of the Contry;
------- (it is indicated, when the government form, like Republic,
etc., is part of the name);
(previous names are listed as 'was OldName');
(equivalent and some indegious spellings/names are listed as
'also OtherName/Spelling');
(prevoius country affiliations are indicated by 'FROM -
TILL OldName');
(Common International Abbreviations are also listed);
Description = Displays and explaines (if available) all the possible
----------- registrations in the form '1 - 999, AAA - ZZZ'; meaning a
registration could be either a number between 1 and 999,
but without leading zeros, or any combination of three
letters like AAA, AAB, AAC, up to ZZZ;
(if letter have a known special meaning, this meaning is
explained);
Current = Y - (Yes) if the code is currently in use;
------- N - (No) if the code is now out of use, either replaced by
another code, or the country ceased to exist;
? - (Unknown) if it is not sure if this code was ever used
or ever assigned to this country;
Time-Frame = Lists the time frame of the validity of this code, form of
---------- registration or existence of country;
(a '(+)' denotes 'at least', a '(?)' denotes 'guessed');
CAPITALS = in Code: as is (the registration prefix);
in Description: represents a range; "AAA - ZZZ" means:
possible registrations are AAA, AAB, etc. up to ZZZ;
the letter 'x' = represents a variable; possible values can be found in
remarks like: (x = A/B/C);
the '-' (dash) = after a Code: ("XX-"): represents the separator, as it is
displayed on the aircraft;
in Description: ("XXX - XXX"): means a range (from - to)
text in () = surrounds explanations or remarks;
text in [] = surrounds optional parts of registrations, which are
either sometimes omitted or which are only sometimes used
as modifiers;
text in {} = represents letter from the cyrillic or other alphabets;
it contains a visual representation of the character,
using other ASCII characters (as far as possible);
This article is (c) 1995, 1997 by Andreas Gehrs-Pahl.
Please send comments, corrections, additions ans suggestions to me at:
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Code Country (Names, Remarks) Current Time-Frame
Descriptions, Remarks (Yes/No/?)
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3A- Monaco (Fiefdom)
? - ? Y ? -
3B- Mauritius
AAA - ZZZ Y 1968 -
3C- Equatorial Guinea (was Rio Muni)
? - ? Y 1969 -
3D- Swaziland
? - ? Y 1968 -
3W- Vietnam (also Viet Nam, was Indochina)
? - ? N ? - 1958 (+)
3X- Guinea
AAA - ZZZ Y 1958 -
4K- Azerbaijan (19.. to 1991 USSR)
? - ? Y 1991 -
4L- Georgia (also Grusinia, 19.. to 1991 USSR)
? - ? Y 1991 -
4R- Sri Lanka (was Ceylon)
AAA - ZZZ Y ? -
4U- United Nations (UN)
? - ? Y ? -
4W- Yemen (Arab Republic, also North Yemen)
AAA - ZZZ N 1967 - 05/22/1990
4X- Israel (was British Protectorate Palestine / Palestina)
AAA - ZZZ Y 1948 (+) -
4YB- Arabic Federation (Iraq and Jordan)
? - ? N 1958 (+) - ?
5A- Libya (Arabic Republic, 1971 to 1979 UAR ?)
AAA - ZZZ Y 1951 -
5B- Cyprus
? - ? Y 1960 -
5H- United Republic of Tanzania (was U.R. of Tanganyika and Zansibar)
AAA - ZZZ Y 04/26/1964 (+) -
5N- Nigeria (was Western Africa)
AAA - ZZZ Y 1960 -
5R- Madagascar (Republic, also Malagasy)
AAA - ZZZ Y 1960 -
5T- Mauritania (Republic, also Mauretania)
AAA - ZZZ Y 1960 -
5U- Niger (Republic)
AAA - ZZZ Y 1960 -
5V- Togo
AAA - ZZZ Y 1960 -
5W- Samoa (also Western Samoa)
? - ? Y 1962 -
5X- Uganda
AAA - ZZZ Y 1962 -
5Y- Kenya
? - ? Y 1963 -
6O- Somalia (Republic, was Somaliland Protectorate)
? - ? Y 1960 (+) -
6OS- Somalia (Republic, was Somaliland Protectorate)
? - ? N 1960 - ?
6V- Senegal
AAA - ZZZ Y 1960 -
6W- Senegal
AAA - ZZZ Y 1960 -
6Y- Jamaica
AAA - ZZZ Y 1962 -
7O- Yemen (1967 to 05/22/1990 separated)
AAA - ZZZ Y 05/22/1990 -
7O- Yemen (People's Democratic Republic, Yemen PDR, also South Yemen)
AAA - ZZZ N 1967 - 05/22/1990
7P- Lesotho (was Basutoland)
? - ? Y 1966 -
7Q- Malawi (was Nyasaland)
? - ? Y 1964 -
7T- Algeria
AAA - ZZZ Y 1962 -
8P- Barbados (Islands)
? - ? Y 1966 -
8Q- Maldives (Islands)
? - ? Y 1965 -
8R- Guyana (was British Guiana)
AAA - ZZZ Y 1958 (+) -
9A- Croatia (Republic, 1918 to 05/22/1991 Yugoslavia)
AAA - ZZZ Y 1991 (+) -
9G- Ghana (was Gold Coast)
AAA - ZZZ Y 1957 (+) -
9H- Malta
AAA - ZZZ Y 1964 -
9J- Zambia (was North Rhodesia)
AAA - ZZZ Y 1964 -
9K- Kuwait
AAA - ZZZ Y 1961 -
9L- Sierra Leone (was Western Africa)
? - ? Y 1961 -
9M- Malaysia (was Malaya, 19.. to 09/16/1963 Federation of Malaya)
AAA - ZZZ Y 1963 -
9N- Nepal
AAA - ZZZ Y ? -
9O- Congo (Congolese People's Republic, was Brazzaville)
? - ? N 1960 - ?
9Q- Congo (Democratic Republic of Congo, was Zaire, was Belgian Congo)
AAA - ZZZ Y 1960 -
9T- Congo (Democratic Republic of Congo, was Zaire, was Belgian Congo)
AAA - ZZZ Y 1960 -
9U- Burundi
AAA - ZZZ Y 1962 (+) -
9V- Singapore (09/16/1963 to 09/05/1965 Malaysia)
AAA - ZZZ Y 1959 (?) -
9XR- Rwanda
? - ? Y 1962 -
9Y- Trinidad and Tobago (also Trinidad & Tobago Islands)
AAA - ZZZ Y 1962 -
A- Austria (also Oestereich, was Austria-Hungary)
? - ? N 1918 - ?
A- Hejaz (now Saudi Arabia)
HAAA - HZZZ N ? - ?
A- Nicaragua
NAAA - NZZZ N ? - ?
A2- Botswana (Republic, was Bechuanaland)
? - ? Y 1966 -
A3- Tonga (also Tongo)
? - ? Y ? -
A4O- Oman
AA - ZZ (?) Y 1970 -
A5- Bhutan (was Sikkim)
? - ? Y ? -
A6- United Arab Emirates (UAE)
AAA - ZZZ Y 1971 -
A7- Qatar
AAA - ZZZ Y 1971 -
A9C- Bahrain
AA - ZZ (?) Y 1971 -
AN- Nicaragua
AAA - ZZZ N ? - 1958 (+)
AP- Pakistan (was Belutshistan)
AAA - ZZZ Y 1947 -
B- Albania
AAAA - AZZZ N ? - ?
B- Bulgaria
BAAA - BZZZ N ? - ?
B- Latvia (19.. - 1929 ?, 1939 to 1991 USSR)
LAAA - LZZZ N 1929 - 1939 (?)
B- China (People's Republic of China, PRC)
1 - 9999 Y 1958 (+) -
(the '-' dash as separator is sometimes omitted)
B- Taiwan (Republic of China, RoC, was Formosa)
1 - 99999 Y 1949 (+) -
BNMAU- Mongolia (People's Republic)
? - ? Y 1945 (+) -
BR- Burundi
? - ? N ? - ?
C- Cuba
CAAA - CZZZ N ? - ?
C- Portugal
PAAA - PZZZ N ? - ?
C- Romania (also Rumania)
RAAA - RZZZ N ? - ?
C- Uruguay (Republic)
UAAA - UZZZ N ? - ?
C- Bolivia
VAAA - VZZZ N ? - ?
C- Colombia
? - ? N ? - ?
C- Canada
xAAA[-X] - xZZZ[-X], (x = F/G/I) Y 1974 -
x = category (?): F = maybe originally for 'France'
G = maybe originally for 'Great Britain'
I = used for Ultra Lights
[-X] maybe used for temporairy/ferry registrations?
C2- Nauru
? - ? Y 1968 -
C3- Andorra
? - ? Y ? -
C5- Gambia (was Western Africa)
? - ? Y 1965 -
C6- Bahamas (Islands)
? - ? Y 1973 -
C9- Mozambique (was Portoguese East Africa)
? - ? Y 1975 -
CB- Bolivia
? - ? N ? - ?
CC- Chile (Republic)
001 - 999, AAA - ZZZ Y ? -
CF- Canada
AAA[-x] - ZZZ[-x]
(x = G/X/... temporairy registrations ?) N 1929 - 1973
the 'CF-xxx' layout is allowed to be used only Y 1974 -
by aircraft which were build before 1956, but
there are also newer ones
CH- Switzerland (Schweiz)
1 - 999 N 191. - 1934/36
CN- Morocco (was French Morocco)
AAA - ZZZ Y 1956 -
CP- Bolivia
1 - 9999 Y ? -
CR- Portuguese Overseas Provinces (only Macau left after 1991)
AAA - ZZZ Y ? - 1997 (?)
CR- Portuguese East Africa (to Mozambique)
AAA - BZZ N ? - 1975
CR- Cape Verde (Islands)
CAA - CZZ N ? - 1975
CR- Guinea-Bissau (was Portuguese Guinea)
GAA - GZZ N ? - 1974
CR- Portuguese India (also Goa, now part of India)
IAA - IZZ N ? - ?
CR- Portuguese West Africa (to Angola)
LAA - LZZ N ? - 1975
CR- Macau (back to PRC ?)
MAA - MZZ N ? - 1991
CR- Sao Tome and Principe (Islands)
SAA - SZZ N ? - 07/12/1975
CR- Timor (also East Timor, Portuguese Prot., occupied by Indonesia 1975)
TAA - TZZ N ? - 1975 (?)
CS- Portugal
AAA - ZZZ Y ? -
CU- Cuba
x[-]001 - x[-]999 Y ? -
(x = C/P/T/..., depicting usage ?)
CV- Romania (also Rumania)
AAA - ZZZ N ? - ?
CX- Uruguay (Republic)
AAA - ZZZ Y ? -
CY- Ceylon (to Sri Lanka)
? - ? N 1948 - ?
CZ- Monaco (Fiefdom)
? - ? N ? - ?
D- Germany (G. Reich, D. Kaiser Reich, Weimarer Republic, Third Reich)
1 - 9999, AAAA - ZZZZ, LZ1 - LZ999 (airships) N 192. - 1945
up to the 1930's often displayed without '-'
(dash), but with a space, like: "D 123"
first only numbers were used, later mainly letters
D- Germany (Federal Republic of Germany, FRG, Deutschland, re-united)
0001 - 9999, xAAA - xZZZ Y 1955 -
(x-class = A/B/C/E/F/G/H/I/K/L/M/O)
0001 - 9499 = glider/sailplanes without engine
9500 - 9999 = government / semi-military aircraft and
prototypes, mainly during 1960's - 1980's
classes: A = multi-engine, MTOW > 20,000 kg
B = multi-engine, MTOW > 14,000 kg - 20,000 kg
C = multi-engine, MTOW > 5,700 kg - 14,000 kg
E = single-engine, MTOW <= 2,000 kg
F = single-engine, MTOW > 2,000 kg - 5,700 kg
G = multi-engine, MTOW <= 2,000 kg
H = all rotory-wing / helicopter, (Hubschrauber)
I = multi-engine, MTOW > 2,000 kg - 5,700 kg
K = all powered gliders
L = all airships / blimps, (Luftschiff)
M = all ultra lights (UL)
O = all manned free balloons
D2- Angola (was Portuguese West Africa)
AAA - ZZZ Y 1975 -
D4- Cape Verde (Islands)
AAA - ZZZ Y 1975 -
D6- Comoros (also Comores, Comoro Islands)
? - ? Y 1975 -
DDR- Germany (Democratic Republic of Germany, GDR)
1001 - 4001, xAA - xZZ, (101 - 551) N 1952 - 1956
(x = A/E/S/T/U/V/W/Z) N 1981 - 10/03/1990
(101 - 551) = glider, without the 'DDR-' prefix
1001 - 4001 = glider, sailplanes (with or without engines)
letters didn't have a specific meaning
DM- Germany (Democratic Republic of Germany, GDR)
1001 - 4001, xAA - xZZ, (101 - 551) N 1956 - 1981
(x = A/S/T/U/V/W/Z)
(101 - 551) = glider, without the 'DM-' prefix
1001 - 4001 = glider, sailplanes (with or without engines)
letters didn't have a specific meaning
DQ- Fiji (Islands)
? - ? Y 1970 -
DZ- Danzig (now Gdansk, Free Hanse City, was part of Germany, now Poland)
? - ? N ? - ?
E- Estonia (19.. to 1929 ?, 1939 to 1991 USSR)
AAA - AZZ N 1929 - 1939 (?)
E- Ecuador
EAA - EZZ N ? - ?
E3- Eritrea (19.. to 1993 Ethiopia)
? - ? Y 1993 -
EC- Spain (also Espania)
001 - 999, AAA - ZZZ Y ? -
EI- Ireland (also Eire)
AAA - ZZZ Y 1922 -
EJ- Ireland (also Eire)
AAA - ZZZ N 1922 - ?
EK- Armenia (1917 to 12/25/1991 USSR)
? - ? Y 1991 -
EL- Liberia
AAA - ZZZ Y ? -
EP- Iran (was Persia, till 1935)
AAA - ZZZ Y ? -
ER- Eritrea (19.. to 1993 Ethiopia)
? - ? N ? - ?
ER- Republic of Moldova (also Moldovia, Moldavia, 19.. to 1991 USSR)
? - ? Y 1991 (+) -
ES- Estonia (19.. to 1929 ?, 1939 to 1991 USSR)
AAA - ZZZ Y 1991 -
ET- Ethiopia
? - ? Y ? -
EW- Belarus (also Byelorussia, White Russia, 19.. to 1991 USSR)
00001 - 99999 Y 1991 -
EX- Kyrgyz Republic (also Kyrgyzstan, Kirghizia, 19.. to 1991 USSR)
? - ? Y 1991 -
EY- Tajikistan (also Tadjikistan, 19.. to 1991 USSR)
? - ? Y 1991 -
EZ- Saar (also Saarland, 1947 - 1959, belongs now to Germany)
? - ? N ? - ?
EZ- Turkmenistan (19.. to 1991 USSR)
? - ? Y 1991 -
F- Algeria
???? - ???? N ? - 1962
F- Brazzaville (to Congo, Congolese People's Republic)
???? - ???? N ? - 1960
F- Central African Republic
???? - ???? N ? - 1960
F- Chad
???? - ???? N ? - 1960
F- Comoros (also Comores, Comoro Islands)
???? - ???? N ? - 1975
F- Dahomey (to People's Republic of Benin)
???? - ???? N ? - 1960
F- Gabon
???? - ???? N ? - 1960
F- Guinea
???? - ???? N ? - 1958
F- Madagascar (Republic, also Malagasy)
???? - ???? N ? - 1960
F- Mali (Republic)
???? - ???? N ? - 1960
F- Mauritania (Republic, also Mauretania)
???? - ???? N ? - 1960
F- Niger (Republic)
???? - ???? N ? - 1960
F- Senegal
???? - ???? N ? - 1960
F- French Somalia (to Djibouti)
???? - ???? N ? - 1977
F- Togo
???? - ???? N ? - 1960
F- Tunisia
???? - ???? N ? - 1956
F- Upper Volta (to Burkina Faso)
???? - ???? N ? - 1960
F- Morocco (was French Morocco)
DAAA - DZZZ N ? - 1956
F- Indochina (to Cambodia, also Kampuchea)
KHAA - KHZZ N ? - 1955 (+)
F- Indochina (to Laos, Lao People's Democratic Republic, LPDR)
LAAA - LAZZ N ? - 1955 (+)
F- Vietnam (also Viet Nam, was Indochina)
VNAA - VNZZ N ? - 1958 (+)
F- France (Europe, with Corsica and other Islands)
AAAA - ZZZZ Y ? -
F- French Overseas Departments & Territories
OAAA - OZZZ Y ? -
F- Guadeloupe (Islands)
OGAA - OGZZ Y ? - 1958 (+)
F- Martinique (Island)
OMAA - OMZZ Y ? - 1958 (+)
FC- Free France (1940 - 1945 ?)
? - ? N 1940 (+) - 1945
FT- Sudan
? - ? N 1956 (+) - (?)
G- Australia
AUAA - AUZZ N ? - ?
G- Canada
CAAA - CAZZ, CYAA - CYZZ (Government & RCAF) N 1920 - 1928
G- India
IAAA - IZZZ N ? - ?
G- New Zealand
NZAA - NZZZ N ? - ?
G- South Africa (part of UK)
UAAA - UZZZ N ? - ?
G- United Kingdom (also Great Britain, UK, GB)
AAAA - ZZZZ, 1-1 - 99-999 Y ? -
numbers used for temporary/ferry registrations
(and maybe company-owned prototypes)
first number aircraft type, second number sequence ?
H- Haiti (Republic)
HAAA - HZZZ N ? - ?
H- Hungary
MAAA - MZZZ N ? - ?
H- Netherlands (also Holland)
NAAA - NZZZ N ? - ?
H- Thailand (was Siam)
SAAA - SZZZ N ? - ?
H4- Solomon Islands (also British Solomon Islands, West Pacific Isles)
? - ? Y 1978 -
HA- Hungary
AAA - ZZZ Y 1918 (+) -
HB- Switzerland (Schweiz)
AAA - ZZZ Y 1935/36 -
HB- Liechtenstein (Fiefdom)
AAA - ZZZ Y ? -
HC- Ecuador
AAA - ZZZ Y ? -
HH- Haiti (Republic)
AAA - ZZZ Y ? -
HI- Dominican Republic
1-AA - 999-ZZ (?) Y ? -
HK- Colombia
1[[-]x] - 9999[[-]x] Y ? -
(x = E/G/P/I/X/..., depicting usage ?)
HL Korea (Republic of Korea, RoK, also South Korea)
1 - 9999, (no '-' dash as separator used) Y 1948 (+) -
HMAY- Mongolia (People's Republic)
1 - 9999 N 1945 (+) - ?
HP- Panama
001 - 999 (?) Y ? -
HR- Honduras
AAA - ZZZ Y ? -
HS- Thailand (was Siam)
[TA-]AAA - [TA-]ZZZ, 000 - 999 (Government) Y ? -
HV- Vatican City (also The Vatican, Vatican State)
? - ? Y ? -
HZ- Saudi Arabia (Kingdom, was Hejaz, 1920 to 1932 Nedjd)
001 - 999, AAA - ZZZ, MS1 - MS999 Y 1920 (?) -
(numeric registrations = military/government ?)
I- Italy
AAAA - ZZZZ Y ? -
IS- Russia (Russian Federation, 1917 to 1991 USSR)
00001 - 99999, (displayed cyrillic as {I/IC}) Y 1991 -
(not official)
J- Japan (also Nippon)
AAAA - ZZZZ N 193. - 1945
J2- Djibouti (was French Somalia)
? - ? Y 1977 -
J3- Grenada
? - ? Y 1974 -
J5- Guinea-Bissau (was Portuguese Guinea)
? - ? Y 1974 -
J6- Saint Lucia (also St. Lucia, Windward Islands)
? - ? Y 1979 -
J7- Dominica (Winward Islands)
? - ? Y 19.. -
J8- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (Windward Is.)
? - ? Y 1979 -
JA Japan (also Nippon)
0001 - 9999, (no '-' dash as separator used) Y 1945 -
JY- Jordan (Kingdom, was Transjordan)
AAA - ZZZ Y 1958 (+) -
JZ- Netherlands East Indies (now part of Indonesia)
AAA - ZZZ N ? - 1963
K- Finland (also Suomi)
SAAA - SZZZ N ? - ?
K- Kuwait
? - ? N ? - ?
KA- Katanga (now part of Zaire or maybe Zambia?)
? - ? N ? - ?
KW- Cambodia (also Kampuchea, was Indochina)
? - ? N 1955 (+) - ?
L- Czechoslovakia (Czech and Slovak (Soc./Fed.) Republic, CSSR/CSFR/CSR)
BAAA - BZZZ N 1918 - 1928 (+)
L- Guatemala
GAAA - GZZZ N ? - ?
L- Liberia
LAAA - LZZZ N ? - ?
L- Luxembourg
UAAA - UZZZ N ? - ?
LG- Guatemala
AAA - ZZZ N ? - ?
LI- Liberia
AAA - ZZZ N ? - ?
LN- Norway
1 - 999, AAA - ZZZ Y ? -
LQ- Argentina (Republic)
AAA - ZZZ Y ? -
LR- Lebanon (Republic)
AAA - ZZZ N ? - ?
LV- Argentina (Republic)
AAA - ZZZ Y ? -
LX- Luxembourg
AAA - ZZZ, N11111 - N99999 (for NATO aircraft) Y ?
LY- Lithuania (19.. to 1929 ?, 1939 to 1991 USSR)
AAA - ZZZ Y 1991 -
LZ- Bulgaria
AAA - ZZZ Y 1908 (+) -
M- Spain (also Espania)
? - ? N ? - ?
M- Mexico
SAAA - SZZZ N ? - ?
MC- Monaco (Fiefdom)
? - ? N ? - ?
MI- Marshall Islands (associated with USA)
? - ? N ? - ?
MONGOL- Mongolia (People's Republic)
? - ? Y 1945 (+) -
MPR- Mongolia (People's Republic)
? - ? N 1945 (+) - ?
MT- Mongolia (People's Republic)
? - ? Y 1945 (+) -
N- Norway
? - ? N ? - ?
N United States of America (USA)
[x]1 - [x]99999, [x]1A - [x]9999Z, Y ? -
[x]1AA - [x]999ZZ, (x = category = C/L/R/S/X)
(letters "I" and "O" are not used, so they can't be confused
with the digits "1" and "0"), the '-' (dash) as separator is
normally not used, but can be sometimes seen applied before
or after the category prefix, which itself was normally
displayed up to the mid-1950s, while today only (some)
oldtimer (are allowed to) show such a prefix, the categories
are: C = Commercial
L = Limited
R = Restricted
S = Standard (?)
X = eXperimental
O- Belgium
BAAA - BZZZ N ? - ?
O- Peru
PAAA - PZZZ N ? - 1966
OA- Peru
AAA[-111] - ZZZ[-999] N ? - ?
OB- Peru
AAA-111 - ZZZ-999 Y ? -
[x-]1 - [x-]9999, (x = M/R/T/..., depicting usage ?)
OD- Lebanon (Republic)
AAA - ZZZ Y 1941 (+) -
OE- Austria (also Oestereich, was Austria-Hungary)
AAA - ZZZ Y 1918 (+) -
OH- Finland (also Suomi)
AAA - ZZZ Y 1917 (+) -
OK- Czechoslovakia (Czech and Slovak (Soc./Fed.) Republic, CSSR/CSFR/CSR)
AAA - ZZZ N 1928 - 12/31/1992
OK- Czech Republic (also Chechia, 1918 to 12/31/1992 Czechoslovakia)
AAA - ZZZ Y 01/01/1993 -
OM- Slovak Republic (also Slovakia, 1918 to 12/31/1992 Czechoslovakia)
AAA - ZZZ Y 01/01/1993 -
OO- Belgium
AAA - ZZZ Y ? -
OO- Belgian Congo (to Zaire, to Democratic Republic of Congo)
CAA - CZZ N ? - 1960
OY- Denmark (including Greenland)
AAA - ZZZ Y ? -
P- Brazil
BAAA - BAZZ, PAAA - PAZZ N ? - ?
P- Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea, DPRK, also North Korea)
? - ? Y 1948 (+) -
P2- Papua New Guinea (also Niugini)
AAA- ZZZ Y 1975 -
P4- Aruba (19.. - 1986 Netherland Antilles, now partial autonomy)
? - ? Y 1986 (+) -
PH- Netherlands (also Holland)
AAA - ZZZ, 1-9999, 1A1 - 9Z9 Y ? -
AAA - ZZZ = aircraft in general, handed out on request
1 - 9999 = glider, handed out in sequence
1A1 - 9Z9 = ultralights, handed out in sequence
PI- Philippines (Republic)
C[-]1 - C[-]9999 N ? - 1948 (+)
PJ- Netherlands Antilles (partial autonomy)
AAA - ZZZ Y ? -
PK- Indonesia (also Irian Jaya, West Irian, was Netherlands New Guinea)
AAA - ZZZ Y 1949 -
PP- Brazil
AAA - ZZZ Y ? -
PT- Brazil
AAA - ZZZ Y ? -
PZ- Suriname (also Surinam, was Netherlands Guyana)
AAA - ZZZ Y ? -
R- Argentina (Republic)
? - ? N ? - ?
R- Panama
? - ? N ? - ?
R- Soviet Union (USSR, also Russia, 1917 - 12/25/1991)
R1 - R999, RAAA - RZZZ N 1922 - 1928 (+)
the '-' dash as separator was sometimes omitted
R- Lithuania (19.. to 1929 ?, 1939 to 1991 USSR)
ZAAA - ZZZZ N 1929 - 1939 (?)
RA- Russia (Russian Federation, 1917 to 1991 USSR)
00001 - 99999 Y 1991 -
RC- Croatia (Republic, 1918 to 05/22/1991 Yugoslavia)
AAA - ZZZ N 05/22/1991 - ?
RDPL- Laos (Lao People's Democratic Republic, LPDR, was Indochina)
? - ? Y 1955 (+) -
RF- Russia (Russian Federation, 1917 to 1991 USSR)
00001 - 99999, (displayed cyrillic as {Pqp}) Y 1991 -
(not official)
RH- Armenia (1917 to 12/25/1991 USSR)
? - ? (not official) Y 1991 -
RM- Republic of Moldova (also Moldovia, Moldavia, 19.. to 1991 USSR)
? - ? N 12/25/1991 - ?
RP- Philippines (Republic)
C1 - C9999 Y 1958 (+) -
RR- Soviet Union (USSR, also Russia, 1917 - 12/25/1991)
1 - 999, AAA - ZZZ N 1922 - 1928 (+)
the '-' dash as separator was sometimes omitted
RV- Iran (was Persia, till 1935)
? - ? N ? - ?
RX- Panama
? - ? N ? - ?
RY- Lithuania (19.. to 1929 ?, 1939 to 1991 USSR)
? - ? N 1991 - ?
S- Sweden
AAAA - AZZZ N ? - ?
S- Greece
GAAA - GZZZ N ? - ?
S- Panama
PAAA - PZZZ N ? - ?
S2- Bangladesh (was Eastern Pakistan)
AAA - ZZZ Y 1972 -
S3- Bangladesh (was Eastern Pakistan)
AAA - ZZZ Y 1972 -
S5- Slovenia (1918 to 06/25/1991 Yugoslavia)
? - ? Y 1991 -
S7- Seychelles (Islands)
? - ? Y 1976 -
S9- Sao Tome and Principe (Islands)
? - ? Y 07/12/1975 -
SE- Sweden
001 - 999, AAA - ZZZ, A00 - Z99 Y ? -
(digits often used for prototypes)
SL- Saar (also Saarland, 1947 - 1959, belongs now to Germany)
? - ? N ? - ?
SL- Slovenia (1918 to 06/25/1991 Yugoslavia)
? - ? (not official) Y 06/25/1991 - ?
SN- Sudan
? - ? N 1956 (+) - ?
SP- Poland
AAA - ZZZ Y 1918 (+) -
SSSR- Soviet Union (USSR, also Russia, 1917 - 12/25/1991)
1 - 999, (displayed cyrillic as {CCCP}) N 1929 (?) - 193. (?)
SSSR- Soviet Union (USSR, also Russia, 1917 - 12/25/1991)
x[-]1 - x[-]99999 N 1931 (?) - 195. (?)
(displayed cyrillic as {CCCP}[-])
(x = capital cyrillic letter: A {A} / F {qp} / I {I/I} /
K {K} / L {JI} or {n} / M {M} / N {H} / S {C} / Sh {W} /
U {Y} / V (or W) {B} / ...)
the '-' (dash) as separator was sometimes omitted, or
replaced by a space, or displayed behind the initial
cyrillic letter (like: {CCCP-N12}, {CCCP N12}, {CCCPN-12})
SSSR- Soviet Union (USSR, also Russia, 1917 - 12/25/1991)
00001 - 99999, (displayed cyrillic as {CCCP}) N 195. - 12/25/1991
SSSR- Armenia (1917 to 12/25/1991 USSR)
00001 - 99999, (displayed cyrillic as {CCCP}) N 12/25/1991 - ?
SSSR- Azerbaijan (19.. to 1991 USSR)
00001 - 99999, (displayed cyrillic as {CCCP}) N 12/25/1991 - ?
SSSR- Belarus (also Byelorussia, White Russia, 19.. to 1991 USSR)
00001 - 99999, (displayed cyrillic as {CCCP}) N 12/25/1991 - ?
SSSR- Estonia (19.. to 1929 ?, 1939 to 1991 USSR)
00001 - 99999, (displayed cyrillic as {CCCP}) N 12/25/1991 - ?
SSSR- Georgia (also Grusinia, 19.. to 1991 USSR)
00001 - 99999, (displayed cyrillic as {CCCP}) N 12/25/1991 - ?
SSSR- Kazakstan (also Kazakhstan, 19.. to 1991 USSR)
00001 - 99999, (displayed cyrillic as {CCCP}) N 12/25/1991 - ?
SSSR- Kyrgyz Republic (also Kyrgyzstan, Kirghizia, 19.. to 1991 USSR)
00001 - 99999, (displayed cyrillic as {CCCP}) N 12/25/1991 - ?
SSSR- Latvia (19.. - 1929 ?, 1939 to 1991 USSR)
00001 - 99999, (displayed cyrillic as {CCCP}) N 12/25/1991 - ?
SSSR- Lithuania (19.. to 1929 ?, 1939 to 1991 USSR)
00001 - 99999, (displayed cyrillic as {CCCP}) N 12/25/1991 - ?
SSSR- Republic of Moldova (also Moldovia, Moldavia, 19.. to 1991 USSR)
00001 - 99999, (displayed cyrillic as {CCCP}) N 12/25/1991 - ?
SSSR- Russia (Russian Federation, 1917 to 1991 USSR)
00001 - 99999, (displayed cyrillic as {CCCP}) N 12/25/1991 - ?
SSSR- Tajikistan (also Tadjikistan, 19.. to 1991 USSR)
00001 - 99999, (displayed cyrillic as {CCCP}) N 12/25/1991 - ?
SSSR- Turkmenistan (19.. to 1991 USSR)
00001 - 99999, (displayed cyrillic as {CCCP}) N 12/25/1991 - ?
SSSR- Ukraine (19.. to 1991 USSR)
00001 - 99999, (displayed cyrillic as {CCCP}) N 12/25/1991 - ?
SSSR- Uzbekistan (19.. to 1991 USSR)
00001 - 99999, (displayed cyrillic as {CCCP}) N 12/25/1991 - ?
ST- Sudan
AAA - ZZZ Y 1956 (+) -
SU- Egypt (Arab Republic of Egypt, 02/21/1958 to 09/02/1971 as UAR)
AAA - ZZZ Y 1922 -
SX- Greece
? - ? Y ? -
T- Denmark (including Greenland)
DAAA - DZZZ N ? - ?
T2- Tuvalu (Ellice Islands)
? - ? Y 1978 -
T3- Kiribati (also Gilbert Islands, West Pacific Isles)
? - ? Y 1979 -
T7- San Marino (Republic)
? - ? Y ? -
T9- Bosnia and Herzegovina (1918 to 04/06/1992 Yugoslavia)
? - ? Y 04/06/1992 -
TC- Turkey
AAA - ZZZ Y ? -
TF- Iceland
AAA - ZZZ Y 1918 (+) -
TG- Guatemala
AAA - ZZZ Y ? -
TI- Costa Rica
001[-L] - 999[-L] (?) Y ? -
TJ- Jordan (Kingdom, was Transjordan)
? - ? N 1946 - 1958 (+)
TJ- Cameroon (Federal Republic, was British Cameroons)
AAA - ZZZ Y 1960 -
TL- Central African Republic
? - ? Y 1960 -
TN- Congo (Congolese People's Republic, was Brazzaville)
? - ? Y 1960 (+) -
TR- Gabon
AAA - ZZZ Y 1960 -
TS- Saar (also Saarland, 1947 - 1959, belongs now to Germany)
? - ? N ? - ?
TS- Tunisia
AAA - ZZZ Y 1956 -
TT- Chad
? - ? Y 1960 -
TU- Ivory Coast (also Cote d'Ivoire)
AAA - ZZZ Y 1960 -
TY- Benin (People's Republic, was Dahomey)
AAA - ZZZ Y 1960 -
TZ- Mali (Republic)
AAA - ZZZ Y 1960 -
UH- Saudi Arabia (Kingdom, was Hejaz, 1920 to 1932 Nedjd)
? - ? N ? - ?
UK- Uzbekistan (19.. to 1991 USSR)
? - ? Y 1991 -
UL- Luxembourg
? - ? N ? - ?
UN- Yugoslavia (now only Serbia and Montenegro left)
? - ? N ? - ?
UN- Kazakstan (also Kazakhstan, 19.. to 1991 USSR)
? - ? Y 1991 -
UR- Ukraine (19.. to 1991 USSR)
00001 - 99999 Y 1991 -
URSS- Soviet Union (USSR, also Russia, 1917 - 12/25/1991)
[x]1 - [x]9999 N 1927 - 1937 +
(x = D/J/M/N/S/..., latin letters, not cyrilic!)
USSR- Soviet Union (USSR, also Russia, 1917 - 12/25/1991)
? - ? N ? - ?
V2- Antigua and Barbuda (Leeward or Windward Islands)
AAA - ZZZ Y 1981 -
V3- Belize (was British Honduras)
? - ? Y 1966 -
V4- Saint Kitts and Nevis (Leeward or Winward Islands)
? - ? Y 1983 -
V5- Namibia (19.. to 03/31/1991 to South Africa)
? - ? Y 03/31/1991 -
V6- Micronesia (Federated States of Micronesia, associated with USA)
? - ? Y ? -
V7- Marshall Islands (associated with USA)
? - ? Y 1991 (?) -
V8- Brunei Darussalam (was British Northern Borneo)
AAA - ZZZ Y 1963 -
VH- Papua New Guinea (also Niugini)
??? - ??? N ? - 1975
VH- Australia
AAA - ZZZ Y ? -
VN- Vietnam (People's Republic, also North Vietnam, re-united 1976)
A001 - Z999 (?) Y 1958 (+) -
VO- Newfoundland (now part of Canada)
AAA - ZZZ N ? - 1958
VP- Gold Coast (to Ghana)
AAA - AZZ N ? - 1957 (+)
VP- Ivory Coast (also Cote d'Ivoire)
AAA - AZZ N ? - 1960
VP- Bahamas (Islands)
BAA - BZZ N ? - 1973
VP- Ceylon (to Sri Lanka)
CAA - CZZ N ? - 1948
VP- Falkland Islands (also Malvinas)
FAA - FZZ Y ? -
VP- British Guiana (to Guyana)
GAA - GZZ N ? - 1958 (+)
VP- British Honduras (to Belize)
HAA - HZZ N ? - 1966
VP- Jamaica
JAA - JZZ N ? - 1962
VP- Kenya
KAA - KZZ N ? - 1963
VP- Antigua and Barbuda (Leeward or Windward Islands)
LAA - LZZ N ? - 1981
VP- Anguilla (Leeward or Windward Islands)
LAA - LJZ Y ? -
VP- Saint Kitts and Nevis (Leeward or Winward Islands)
LKA - LLZ N ? - 1983
VP- Montserrat (Leeward or Windward Islands)
LMA - LUZ Y ? -
VP- British Virgin Islands (Leeward or Windward Islands)
LVA - LZZ Y ? -
VP- Malta
MAA - MZZ N ? - 1964
VP- Nyasaland (to Malawi)
NAA - NZZ N ? - 1964
VP- Kiribati (also Gilbert Islands, West Pacific Isles)
PAA - PZZ N ? - 1979
VP- Solomon Islands (also British Solomon Islands, West Pacific Isles)
PAA - PZZ N ? - 1978
VP- Vanuatu (also New Hebrides Islands, West Pacific Isles)
PAA - PZZ N ? - 1980
VP- North Rhodesia (to Zambia)
RAA - RZZ N ? - 1964
VP- Somaliland Protectorate (to Republic Somalia)
SAA - SZZ N ? - 1960
VP- Trinidad and Tobago (also Trinidad & Tobago Islands)
TAA - TZZ N ? - 1962
VP- Uganda
UAA - UZZ N ? - 1962
VP- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (Windward Islands)
VAA - VZZ N ? - 1979
VP- Wei-Hei-Wei (now ?)
WAA - WZZ N ? - ?
VP- South Rhodesia (Zimbabwe)
WAA - WZZ, YAA - YZZ N ? - 1979
VP- Western Africa (to Gambia)
XAA - XZZ N ? - 1965
VP- Zansibar (also Sansibar, 1961 (+) to 04/26/1964, now part of Tanzania)
ZAA - ZZZ N ? - 04/26/1964 (+)
VQ- Barbados (Islands)
BAA - BZZ N ? - 1966
VQ- Cyprus
CAA - CZZ N ? - 1960
VQ- Fiji (Islands)
FAA - FZZ N ? - 1970
VQ- Grenada
GAA - GZZ N ? - 1974
VQ- St. Helena (Island)
HAA - HZZ Y ? -
VQ- Saint Lucia (also St. Lucia, Windward Islands)
LAA - LZZ N ? - 1979
VQ- Mauritius
MAA - MZZ N ? - 1968
VQ- Palestine (British Protectorate, also Palestina, to Israel)
PAA - PZZ N 1923 - 1948
VQ- Seychelles (Islands)
SAA - SZZ N ? - 1976
VQ- Turks and Caicos Islands (also Turks & Caicos Islands)
TAA - TZZ Y ? -
VQ- Basutoland (to Lesotho)
ZAA - ZZZ N ? - 1966
VQ- Bechuanaland (to Republic Botswana)
ZAA - ZZZ N ? - 1966
VQ- Swaziland
ZAA - ZZZ N ? - 1968
VR- Aden (now part of Yemen)
AAA - AZZ N ? - 1958 (+)
VR- Bermuda (Islands)
BAA - BZZ Y ? -
VR- Cayman Islands
CAA - CZZ Y ? -
VR- Gibraltar
GAA - GZZ Y ? -
VR- Hong Kong (1997 to PRC)
HAA - HZZ Y ? - 1997
VR- Johore (now partially part of Malaysia)
JAA - JZZ N ? - 1963
VR- Johore (now partially part of Singapore)
JAA - JZZ N ? - 1963
VR- Western Africa (to Sierra Leone)
LAA - LZZ N ? - 1961
VR- Saint Lucia (also St. Lucia, Windward Islands)
LAA - LZZ N ? - 1979
VR- Western Africa (to Nigeria)
NAA - NZZ N ? - 1960
VR- British Cameroons (to Federal Republic of Cameroon)
NAA - NZZ N ? - 1979
VR- Borneo (also North Borneo, now part of Malaysia)
OAA - OZZ N ? - 1958 (+)
VR- Malaya (19.. to 09/16/1963 Federation of Malaya, to Malaysia)
RAA - RZZ N ? - 1963
VR- Singapore (09/16/1963 to 09/05/1965 Malaysia)
SAA - SZZ N ? - 1959 (?)
VR- Tanganyika (1961 to 04/26/1964, now part of Tanzania)
TAA - TZZ N ? - 04/26/1964 (+)
VR- British Northern Borneo (to Brunei Darussalam)
UAA - UZZ N ? - 1963
VT- India
AAA - ZZZ Y 1947 -
V?- Dominica (Winward Islands)
??? - ??? N ? - 19..
V?- Egypt (Arab Republic of Egypt, 02/21/1958 to 09/02/1971 as UAR)
??? - ??? N ? - 1922
V?- Belutshistan (to Pakistan)
??? - ??? N ? - 1947
V?- Sudan
??? - ??? N ? - 1956 (+)
V?- Maldives (Islands)
??? - ??? N ? - 1965
V?- Nauru
??? - ??? N ? - 1968
V?- Oman
??? - ??? N ? - 1970
V?- Bahrain
??? - ??? N ? - 1971
V?- Qatar
??? - ??? N ? - 1971
V?- United Arab Emirates (UAE)
??? - ??? N ? - 1971
V?- Eastern Pakistan (to Bangladesh)
??? - ??? N ? - 1972
V?- Tuvalu (Ellice Islands)
??? - ??? N ? - 1978
V?- Tonga (also Tongo)
??? - ??? N ? - ?
X- Mexico
AAAA - BZZZ N ? - ?
X- China (People's Republic of China, PRC)
CAAA - CZZZ N ? - ?
X- Honduras
HAAA - HZZZ N ? - ?
X- Serbia (since 1918 part of Yugoslavia)
SAAA - SZZZ N ? - ?
XA- Mexico
AAA - ZZZ Y ? -
XB- Mexico
AAA - ZZZ Y ? -
XC- Mexico
AAA - ZZZ Y ? -
XH- Honduras
AAA - ZZZ N ? - ?
XT- China (People's Republic of China, PRC)
? - ? N ? - 1958 (+)
XT- Burkina Faso (was Upper Volta)
AAA - ZZZ Y 1960 -
XU- Cambodia (also Kampuchea, was Indochina)
001 - 999 (?) Y 1955 (+) -
XV- Vietnam (also South Vietnam)
? - ? N 1958 (+) - 1976
XW- Laos (Lao People's Democratic Republic, LPDR, was Indochina)
? - ? N 1955 (+) - ?
XY- Myanmar (was Birma / Burma)
AAA - ZZZ Y 1948 -
XZ- Myanmar (was Birma / Burma)
AAA - ZZZ Y 1948 -
Y- Danzig (now Gdansk, Free Hanse City, was part of Germany, now Poland)
MAAA - MZZZ N ? - ?
YA- Afghanistan (also Afganistan)
AAA - ZZZ Y ? -
YE- Yemen (1967 to 05/22/1990 separated)
AAA - ZZZ N ? - 1967
YI- Iraq
AAA - ZZZ Y 1932 -
YJ- Vanuatu (also New Hebrides Islands, West Pacific Isles)
? - ? Y 1980 -
YK- Syria (02/21/1958 to 10/13/1961 as UAR)
? - ? Y 1941 -
YL- Latvia (19.. - 1929 ?, 1939 to 1991 USSR)
AAA - ZZZ Y 1991 -
YN- Nicaragua
? - ? Y 1958 (+) -
YR- Romania (also Rumania)
AAA - ZZZ Y ? -
YS- El Salvador
00A - 99Z (?) Y ? -
YT- Tajikistan (also Tadjikistan, 19.. to 1991 USSR)
? - ? (not official) N 1991 - ?
YU- Yugoslavia (now only Serbia and Montenegro left)
AAA - ZZZ Y 1918 (+) -
YV- Venezuela
111x[x] - 999x[x], (x = C/P/...), Y ? -
[x-]AAA[-1] - [x-]ZZZ[-9], (x = O/P/T/..., depicting usage ?)
Z- Zimbabwe (was South Rhodesia)
AAA - ZZZ Y 1979 -
Z3- Macedonia (Former Rep. of Yugoslavia, TFRYM, 1918 to 199. Yugoslavia)
? - ? Y 199. -
ZA- Albania
? - ? Y ? -
ZK- New Zealand
AAA - ZZZ Y ? -
ZL- New Zealand
AAA - ZZZ Y ? -
ZM- New Zealand
AAA - ZZZ N ? - ?
ZP- Paraguay
AAA - ZZZ Y ? -
ZS- South Africa (Republic)
AAA - ZZZ Y 1961 -
ZT- South Africa (Republic)
AAA - ZZZ Y 1961 -
ZU- South Africa (Republic)
AAA - ZZZ Y 1961 -
?- Mariana Islands (Northern Marana Islands, Guam, associated with USA)
? - ? Y ? -
?- Palau (associated with USA)
? - ? Y 1994 -
?- Dodekanes (Islands)
? - ? N 1912 - 1945 (?)
?- Tangier (also Tanger, now part of Morocco)
? - ? N 1911 - 19.. (?)
?- Tannu-Tuva (now an autonomous Republic of Russia)
? - ? N 1921 - 1944
?- Trieste (now part of Italy)
? - ? N 1945 - 1954
?- Mandschukuo (now part of PRC ?)
? - ? N 1934 - 1945 (?)
?- United Arab Republics (UAR, Egypt and Syria)
? - ? N 1958 - 1961
?- United Arab Republics (UAR, Egypt)
? - ? N 1961 - 1971
?- United Arab Republics (UAR, Libya ?)
? - ? N 1971 - 1979
?- Zara
? - ? N 19.. (?) - ?
?- Bosnian Serb Republic (Republika Srpska, part of Bosnia-Herzegovina)
? - ? ? ? - ?
?- Chechnya (autonomous Republic of Russia)
? - ? ? ? - ?
?- Palestinian Authority (PA)
? - ? ? ? - ?
?- Sahara (also Spanish Sahara, occupied by Morocco, was Rio de Oro)
? - ? ? ? - ?
?- Senegambia (Confederation of Senegal and Gambia)
? - ? ? ? - ?
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