| Letters |
Country |
Followed by |
| 3A |
Monaco |
three letters |
| 3B |
Mauritius |
three letters |
| 3C |
Equatorial Guinea |
three letters |
| 3D |
Swaziland |
three letters |
| 3X |
Guinea |
three letters |
| 4K |
Azerbaijan |
5 or 3 figures or 2 letters & 2 figures e.g. 4K-85329, 4K-727 or 4KAZ17 |
| 4L |
Georgia |
followed by several numbers |
| 4R |
Sri Lanka |
three letters |
| 4X |
Israel |
three letters |
| 5A |
Libya |
three letters |
| 5B |
Cyprus |
three letters e.g. 5B-DAR |
| 5H |
Tanzania |
three letters |
| 5N |
Nigeria |
three letters |
| 5R |
Madagascar |
three letters |
| 5T |
Mauritania |
three letters |
| 5U |
Niger |
three letters |
| 5V |
Togo |
three letters |
| 5W |
Samoa |
three letters |
| 5X |
Uganda |
three letters |
| 5Y |
Kenya |
three letters |
| 6O |
Somalia |
three letters |
| 6V |
Senegal |
three letters |
| 6Y |
Jamaica |
three letters |
| 7O |
Yemen |
three letters |
| 7P |
Lesotho |
three letters |
| 7Q |
Malawi |
three letters |
| 7T |
Algeria |
three letters |
| 8P |
Barbados |
three letters |
| 8Q |
Maldives |
three letters |
| 8R |
Guyana |
three letters |
| 9A |
Croatia |
three letters e.g. 9A-ABA |
| 9G |
Ghana |
three letters |
| 9H |
Malta |
three letters e.g. 9H-AAA |
| 9J |
Zambia |
three letters |
| 9K |
Kuwait |
three letters |
| 9L |
Sierra Leone |
three letters |
| 9M |
Malaysia |
three letters |
| 9N |
Nepal |
three letters |
| 9Q |
Congo Kinshasa |
three letters |
| 9T |
Congo Kinshasa |
three letters |
| 9U |
Burundi |
three letters |
| 9V |
Singapore |
three letters |
| 9XR |
Rwanda |
AB |
| 9Y |
Trinidad & Tobago |
three letters |
| A2 |
Botswana |
three letters |
| A2 |
Botswana |
three letters |
| A3 |
Tonga |
three letters |
| A4O |
Oman |
AB |
| A5 |
Bhutan |
three letters |
| A6 |
United Arab Emirates |
three letters |
| A7 |
Qatar |
three letters |
| A8 |
Liberia |
three letters |
| A9C |
Bahrain |
AB |
| AP |
Pakistan |
three letters |
| B |
China |
1234 |
| B |
Taiwan |
12345 |
| B-H |
Hong Kong |
AB |
| BK |
Kosovo |
NONE |
| B-M |
Macau |
three letters |
| C |
Canada |
ABCD |
| C2 |
Nauru |
three letters |
| C3 |
Andorra |
three letters |
| C5 |
Gambia |
three letters |
| C6 |
Bahamas |
three letters |
| C9 |
Mozambique |
three letters |
| CC |
Chile |
three letters |
| CN |
Morocco |
three letters |
| CP |
Bolivia |
three letters |
| CS |
Portugal |
three letters e.g. ADC |
| CU |
Cuba |
1234 |
| CX |
Uruguay |
three letters |
| D |
Germany |
D-A more than 20 t MTOW
D-B 14 - 20 t MTOW
D-C 5,7 - 14 t MTOW
D-E single engine plane up to 2 t MTOW
D-F single engine plane between 2 and 5,7 t MTOW
D-G multiengine planes up to 2 t MTOW
D-H Helicopter
D-I multiengine planes between 2 and 5,7 t MTOW
D-K motor glider
D-L Blimps, Zeppelins
D-M Ultralights up to 472,5 kg MTOW
D-N Ultralight glider
D-O hot-air ballons
D-1234 Glider |
| D2 |
Angola |
three letters |
| D4 |
Cape Verde Islands |
three letters |
| D6 |
Comoros |
three letters |
| DQ |
Fiji |
three letters |
| E3 |
Eritrea |
three letters |
| EC |
Spain |
three letters e.g. EC-ABC |
| EI/EJ |
Ireland |
three letters e.g. EI-ABC |
| EK |
Armenia |
up to five arabic numbers |
| EP |
Iran |
three letters |
| ER |
Moldova |
three letters e.g. ER-ABC or five figures e.g. ER-12345 |
| ES |
Estonia |
three letters e.g. ES-ABC or four numbers e.g. ES-1234 |
| ET |
Ethiopia |
three letters |
| EW |
Belarus |
three letters |
| EX |
Kyrgyzstan |
12345 or 123 |
| EY |
Tajikistan |
12345 |
| EZ |
Turkmenistan |
A123 |
| F |
France |
four letters e.g. F-BHZR |
| F |
Guadeloupe |
see France |
| F |
Guyane |
see France |
| F |
Martinique |
see France |
| F |
Mayotte |
see France |
| F |
Miquelon |
see France |
| F |
New Caledonia |
see France |
| F |
Polynesia |
see France |
| F |
Reunion |
see France |
| F |
Saint. Barthelemy |
see France |
| F |
Saint-Pierre |
see France |
| F |
Wallis & Futuna |
see France |
| G |
Great Britain |
four letters e.g. G-BAAA |
| G |
Guernsey |
four letters e.g. G-BAAA |
| G |
Jersey |
four letters e.g. G-BAAA |
| G (M*) |
Isle of Man |
*own registry since 01.05.2007
|
| H4 |
Solomon Islands |
three letters |
| HA |
Hungary |
three letters e.g. HA-LEK |
| HB |
Liechtenstein |
see Switzerland |
| HB |
Switzerland |
three letters e.g. HB-ABC; (motor)gliders HB plus up to four figures |
| HC |
Ecuador |
three letters |
| HH |
Haiti |
three letters |
| HI |
Dominican Republic |
123AB |
| HK |
Colombia |
1234A |
| HL |
Korea South |
1234 |
| HP |
Panama |
1234AB |
| HR |
Honduras |
three letters |
| HS |
Thailand |
three letters |
| HV |
Vatican |
three letters |
| HZ |
Saudi Arabia |
ABC or AB1 or AB12 or ABC1 |
| I |
Italy |
ABCD |
| J2 |
Djibouti |
three letters |
| J3 |
Grenada |
three letters |
| J5 |
Guinea Bissau |
three letters |
| J6 |
St. Lucia |
three letters |
| J7 |
Dominica |
three letters |
| J8 |
St. Vinc.&Grenadines |
three letters |
| JA |
Japan |
1234 or 123A or 12AB or A123 |
| JU |
Mongolia |
1234 |
| JY |
Jordan |
three letters |
| LJ |
Slovenia |
three letters e.g. S5-ABC; (motor)gliders S5-1234 |
| LN |
Norway |
three letters e.g. LN-ABC |
| LV |
Argentina |
three letters |
| LX |
Luxembourg |
three letters |
| LX |
Luxemburg |
three letters e.g. LX-LAA |
| LY |
Lithuania |
three letters e.g. LY-ABC |
| LZ |
Bulgaria |
three letters e.g. LZ-ABC |
| M |
Isle of Man |
own registry since May 1st 2007, before G-
|
| N |
Guam |
see USA |
| N |
Northern Mariana Isl. |
see USA |
| N |
Puerto Rico |
see USA |
| N |
USA |
The following variants are used: N1 - N9 (FAA intern); N1A - N9Z, N1AA - N9ZZ; N10 - N99 (FAA intern); N10A - N99Z, N10AA - N99ZZ, N100 to N999, N100A - N999Z, N100AA - N999ZZ, N1000 - N9999, N1000A - N9999Z, N10000 TO N99999; Older planes often carry regs like NC12345. In the old days a second letter was used after the N: C (Standard), L (Limited), R (Restricted) and X (Experimental). These categories are no longer used sind the 1950s. NC12345 = N12345. The old regs are very often applied to old planes to make them look more authentic. |
| N |
Virgin Islands |
see USA |
| OB |
Peru |
1234 |
| OD |
Lebanon |
three letters |
| OE |
Austria |
4 figures for (motor) gliders and UL e.g. OE-5321 or 3 letter for other aircraft e.g. OE-ABC |
| OH |
Finland |
three letters e.g. OH-AAA; three/four numbers; UL the letter U and three numbers e.g. OH-U123 |
| OK |
Czech Republic |
power driven acft three letters e.g. OK-ABC; non-power-driven and ultralight (UL) acft four figures; UL on the register of the Aeronautical Amateur Association a combination of three letters and two figures |
| OM |
Slovakia |
three letters |
| OO |
Belgium |
three letters e.g. OO-SDN |
| OY |
Denmark |
three letters e.g. OY-ABC; OY-H for helicopter, OY-X for glider, OY-B for hot-air balloons |
| OY |
Faroe Islands |
three letters |
| OY |
Greenland |
three letters e.g. OY-ABC |
| P |
Korea North |
123 |
| P2 |
Papua New Guinea |
three letters |
| P4 |
Aruba |
three letters |
| PH |
Netherlands |
three letters e.g. PH-ABC; (motor)gliders 3-4 figures; microlight aeroplane figure/letter combination |
| PJ |
Netherlands Antilles |
three letters |
| PK |
Indonesia |
three letters |
| PP |
Brazil |
ABC |
| PR |
Brazil |
ABC |
| PT |
Brazil |
ABC |
| PZ |
Suriname |
three letters |
| RA |
Russian Federation |
12345 or 1234K |
| RDPL |
Laos |
12345 |
| RF |
Russian Federation |
12345 or 1234K |
| RP |
Philippines |
1234 |
| S2 |
Bangladesh |
three letters |
| S7 |
Seychelles |
three letters |
| S9 |
Sao Tome & Principe |
three letters |
| SE |
Sweden |
three letters e.g. SE-ABC |
| SP |
Poland |
three letters e.g. SP-LKD |
| ST |
Sudan |
three letters |
| SU |
Egypt |
three letters |
| SU-Y |
Palestine |
AB |
| SX |
Greece |
three letters |
| T2 |
Tuvalu |
three letters |
| T3 |
Kiribati |
three letters |
| T7 |
San Marino |
three letters |
| T8A |
Palau |
AB |
| T9 |
Bosnia-Herzegovina |
three letters |
| TC |
Northern Cyprus |
three letters |
| TC |
Turkey |
three letters e.g. ABC |
| TF |
Iceland |
three letters e.g. TF-ABC |
| TG |
Guatemala |
three letters |
| TI |
Costa Rica |
three letters |
| TJ |
Cameroon |
three letters |
| TL |
Central African Rep. |
three letters |
| TN |
Congo Brazzavile |
three letters |
| TR |
Gabon |
three letters |
| TS |
Tunisia |
three letters |
| TT |
Chad |
three letters |
| TU |
Ivory Coast |
three letters |
| TY |
Benin |
three letters |
| TZ |
Mali |
three letters |
| UK |
Uzbekistan |
12345 |
| UN |
Kazakhstan |
12345 |
| UR |
Ukraine |
three letters e.g. UR-GAA or five figures e.g. UR-85700 |
| V2 |
Antigua & Barbuda |
three letters |
| V3 |
Belize |
three letters |
| V4 |
St. Kitts & Nevis |
three letters |
| V5 |
Namibia |
three letters |
| V6 |
Micronesia |
three letters |
| V7 |
Marshall Islands |
1234 |
| V8 |
Brunei |
three letters |
| VH |
Australia |
three letters |
| VH |
Christmas Island |
three letters |
| VH |
Cocos Islands |
three letters |
| VH |
Kirimati |
three letters |
| VH |
Norfolk & Coreal Sea |
three letters |
| VN |
Vietnam |
1234 |
| VP-A |
Anguilla |
AB |
| VP-B |
Bermuda |
AB |
| VP-C |
Cayman Islands |
AB |
| VP-F |
Falkland Islands |
AB |
| VP-G |
Gibraltar |
AB |
| VP-L |
British Virgin Islands |
AB |
| VP-M |
Montserrat |
AB |
| VQ-H |
Saint Helena |
AB |
| VQ-T |
Turks & Caicos Islan. |
AB |
| VT |
India |
three letters |
| XA |
Mexico |
three letters |
| XB |
Mexico |
three letters |
| XC |
Mexico |
three letters |
| XT |
Burkina Faso |
three letters |
| XU |
Cambodia |
123 |
| XY |
Myanmar |
three letters |
| YA |
Afghanistan |
three letters |
| YI |
Iraq |
three letters |
| YJ |
Vanuatu |
AB1 or AB12 |
| YK |
New Zealand |
three letters |
| YK |
Syria |
three letters |
| YL |
Latvia |
three letters e.g. YL-AAA |
| YN |
Nicaragua |
three letters |
| YR |
Romania |
three letters e.g. YR-IMA |
| YS |
El Salvador |
three letters |
| YU |
Montenegro |
three letters |
| YU |
Serbia |
three letters e.g. YU-ABC; a letter & two figures for gliders & motor kites; two figure & a letter for non-powered aircraft; a letter & three figures for rescue parachutes |
| YV |
Venezuela |
123 |
| Z |
Zimbabwe |
ABCD |
| Z3 |
Macedonia |
three letters e.g. Z3-ABC; (motor)gliders Z3-1234 |
| ZA |
Albania |
three letters e.g. ZA-ADE |
| ZK |
Cook Islands |
three letters |
| ZP |
Paraguay |
three letters |
| ZS |
South Africa |
three letters |
| ZU |
South Africa |
three letters |