| Country |
Letters |
Followed by |
| Afghanistan |
YA |
three letters |
| Albania |
ZA |
three letters e.g. ZA-ADE |
| Algeria |
7T |
three letters |
| Andorra |
C3 |
three letters |
| Angola |
D2 |
three letters |
| Anguilla |
VP-A |
AB |
| Antigua & Barbuda |
V2 |
three letters |
| Argentina |
LV |
three letters |
| Armenia |
EK |
up to five arabic numbers |
| Aruba |
P4 |
three letters |
| Australia |
VH |
three letters |
| Austria |
OE |
4 figures for (motor) gliders and UL e.g. OE-5321 or 3 letter for other aircraft e.g. OE-ABC |
| Azerbaijan |
4K |
5 or 3 figures or 2 letters & 2 figures e.g. 4K-85329, 4K-727 or 4KAZ17 |
| Bahamas |
C6 |
three letters |
| Bahrain |
A9C |
AB |
| Bangladesh |
S2 |
three letters |
| Barbados |
8P |
three letters |
| Belarus |
EW |
three letters |
| Belgium |
OO |
three letters e.g. OO-SDN |
| Belize |
V3 |
three letters |
| Benin |
TY |
three letters |
| Bermuda |
VP-B |
AB |
| Bhutan |
A5 |
three letters |
| Bolivia |
CP |
three letters |
| Bosnia-Herzegovina |
T9 |
three letters |
| Botswana |
A2 |
three letters |
| Botswana |
A2 |
three letters |
| Brazil |
PP |
ABC |
| Brazil |
PR |
ABC |
| Brazil |
PT |
ABC |
| British Virgin Islands |
VP-L |
AB |
| Brunei |
V8 |
three letters |
| Bulgaria |
LZ |
three letters e.g. LZ-ABC |
| Burkina Faso |
XT |
three letters |
| Burundi |
9U |
three letters |
| Cambodia |
XU |
123 |
| Cameroon |
TJ |
three letters |
| Canada |
C |
ABCD |
| Cape Verde Islands |
D4 |
three letters |
| Cayman Islands |
VP-C |
AB |
| Central African Rep. |
TL |
three letters |
| Chad |
TT |
three letters |
| Chile |
CC |
three letters |
| China |
B |
1234 |
| Christmas Island |
VH |
three letters |
| Cocos Islands |
VH |
three letters |
| Colombia |
HK |
1234A |
| Comoros |
D6 |
three letters |
| Congo Brazzavile |
TN |
three letters |
| Congo Kinshasa |
9Q |
three letters |
| Congo Kinshasa |
9T |
three letters |
| Cook Islands |
ZK |
three letters |
| Costa Rica |
TI |
three letters |
| Croatia |
9A |
three letters e.g. 9A-ABA |
| Cuba |
CU |
1234 |
| Cyprus |
5B |
three letters e.g. 5B-DAR |
| Czech Republic |
OK |
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 |
| Denmark |
OY |
three letters e.g. OY-ABC; OY-H for helicopter, OY-X for glider, OY-B for hot-air balloons |
| Djibouti |
J2 |
three letters |
| Dominica |
J7 |
three letters |
| Dominican Republic |
HI |
123AB |
| Ecuador |
HC |
three letters |
| Egypt |
SU |
three letters |
| El Salvador |
YS |
three letters |
| Equatorial Guinea |
3C |
three letters |
| Eritrea |
E3 |
three letters |
| Estonia |
ES |
three letters e.g. ES-ABC or four numbers e.g. ES-1234 |
| Ethiopia |
ET |
three letters |
| Falkland Islands |
VP-F |
AB |
| Faroe Islands |
OY |
three letters |
| Fiji |
DQ |
three letters |
| Finland |
OH |
three letters e.g. OH-AAA; three/four numbers; UL the letter U and three numbers e.g. OH-U123 |
| France |
F |
four letters e.g. F-BHZR |
| Gabon |
TR |
three letters |
| Gambia |
C5 |
three letters |
| Georgia |
4L |
followed by several numbers |
| Germany |
D |
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 |
| Ghana |
9G |
three letters |
| Gibraltar |
VP-G |
AB |
| Great Britain |
G |
four letters e.g. G-BAAA |
| Greece |
SX |
three letters |
| Greenland |
OY |
three letters e.g. OY-ABC |
| Grenada |
J3 |
three letters |
| Guadeloupe |
F |
see France |
| Guam |
N |
see USA |
| Guatemala |
TG |
three letters |
| Guernsey |
G |
four letters e.g. G-BAAA |
| Guinea |
3X |
three letters |
| Guinea Bissau |
J5 |
three letters |
| Guyana |
8R |
three letters |
| Guyane |
F |
see France |
| Haiti |
HH |
three letters |
| Honduras |
HR |
three letters |
| Hong Kong |
B-H |
AB |
| Hungary |
HA |
three letters e.g. HA-LEK |
| Iceland |
TF |
three letters e.g. TF-ABC |
| India |
VT |
three letters |
| Indonesia |
PK |
three letters |
| Iran |
EP |
three letters |
| Iraq |
YI |
three letters |
| Ireland |
EI/EJ |
three letters e.g. EI-ABC |
| Isle of Man |
M |
own registry since May 1st 2007, before G-XXXX |
| Israel |
4X |
three letters |
| Italy |
I |
ABCD |
| Ivory Coast |
TU |
three letters |
| Jamaica |
6Y |
three letters |
| Japan |
JA |
1234 or 123A or 12AB or A123 |
| Jersey |
G |
four letters e.g. G-BAAA |
| Jordan |
JY |
three letters |
| Kazakhstan |
UN |
12345 |
| Kenya |
5Y |
three letters |
| Kiribati |
T3 |
three letters |
| Kirimati |
VH |
three letters |
| Korea North |
P |
123 |
| Korea South |
HL |
1234 |
| Kosovo |
BK |
NONE |
| Kuwait |
9K |
three letters |
| Kyrgyzstan |
EX |
12345 or 123 |
| Laos |
RDPL |
12345 |
| Latvia |
YL |
three letters e.g. YL-AAA |
| Lebanon |
OD |
three letters |
| Lesotho |
7P |
three letters |
| Liberia |
A8 |
three letters |
| Libya |
5A |
three letters |
| Lichtenstein |
HB |
three letters e.g. HB-ABC; (motor)gliders HB plus up to four figures |
| Liechtenstein |
HB |
see Switzerland |
| Lithuania |
LY |
three letters e.g. LY-ABC |
| Luxembourg |
LX |
three letters |
| Luxemburg |
LX |
three letters e.g. LX-LAA |
| Macau |
B-M |
three letters |
| Macedonia |
Z3 |
three letters e.g. Z3-ABC; (motor)gliders Z3-1234 |
| Madagascar |
5R |
three letters |
| Malawi |
7Q |
three letters |
| Malaysia |
9M |
three letters |
| Maldives |
8Q |
three letters |
| Mali |
TZ |
three letters |
| Malta |
9H |
three letters e.g. 9H-AAA |
| Marshall Islands |
V7 |
1234 |
| Martinique |
F |
see France |
| Mauritania |
5T |
three letters |
| Mauritius |
3B |
three letters |
| Mayotte |
F |
see France |
| Mexico |
XA |
three letters |
| Mexico |
XB |
three letters |
| Mexico |
XC |
three letters |
| Micronesia |
V6 |
three letters |
| Miquelon |
F |
see France |
| Moldova |
ER |
three letters e.g. ER-ABC or five figures e.g. ER-12345 |
| Monaco |
3A |
three letters |
| Mongolia |
JU |
1234 |
| Montenegro |
YU |
three letters |
| Montserrat |
VP-M |
AB |
| Morocco |
CN |
three letters |
| Mozambique |
C9 |
three letters |
| Myanmar |
XY |
three letters |
| Namibia |
V5 |
three letters |
| Nauru |
C2 |
three letters |
| Nepal |
9N |
three letters |
| Netherlands |
PH |
three letters e.g. PH-ABC; (motor)gliders 3-4 figures; microlight aeroplane figure/letter combination |
| Netherlands Antilles |
PJ |
three letters |
| New Caledonia |
F |
see France |
| New Zealand |
YK |
three letters |
| Nicaragua |
YN |
three letters |
| Niger |
5U |
three letters |
| Nigeria |
5N |
three letters |
| Norfolk & Coreal Sea |
VH |
three letters |
| Northern Cyprus |
TC |
three letters |
| Northern Mariana Isl. |
N |
see USA |
| Norway |
LN |
three letters e.g. LN-ABC |
| Oman |
A4O |
AB |
| Pakistan |
AP |
three letters |
| Palau |
T8A |
AB |
| Palestine |
SU-Y |
AB |
| Panama |
HP |
1234AB |
| Papua New Guinea |
P2 |
three letters |
| Paraguay |
ZP |
three letters |
| Peru |
OB |
1234 |
| Philippines |
RP |
1234 |
| Poland |
SP |
three letters e.g. SP-LKD |
| Polynesia |
F |
see France |
| Portugal |
CS |
three letters e.g. ADC |
| Puerto Rico |
N |
see USA |
| Qatar |
A7 |
three letters |
| Reunion |
F |
see France |
| Romania |
YR |
three letters e.g. YR-IMA |
| Russian Federation |
RA |
12345 or 1234K |
| Russian Federation |
RF |
12345 or 1234K |
| Rwanda |
9XR |
AB |
| Saint-Pierre |
F |
see France |
| Saint. Barthelemy |
F |
see France |
| Saint Helena |
VQ-H |
AB |
| Samoa |
5W |
three letters |
| San Marino |
T7 |
three letters |
| Sao Tome & Principe |
S9 |
three letters |
| Saudi Arabia |
HZ |
ABC or AB1 or AB12 or ABC1 |
| Senegal |
6V |
three letters |
| Serbia |
YU |
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 |
| Seychelles |
S7 |
three letters |
| Sierra Leone |
9L |
three letters |
| Singapore |
9V |
three letters |
| Slovakia |
OM |
three letters |
| Slovenia |
LJ |
three letters e.g. S5-ABC; (motor)gliders S5-1234 |
| Solomon Islands |
H4 |
three letters |
| Somalia |
6O |
three letters |
| South Africa |
ZS |
three letters |
| South Africa |
ZU |
three letters |
| Spain |
EC |
three letters e.g. EC-ABC |
| Sri Lanka |
4R |
three letters |
| St. Kitts & Nevis |
V4 |
three letters |
| St. Lucia |
J6 |
three letters |
| St. Vinc.&Grenadines |
J8 |
three letters |
| Sudan |
ST |
three letters |
| Suriname |
PZ |
three letters |
| Swaziland |
3D |
three letters |
| Sweden |
SE |
three letters e.g. SE-ABC |
| Switzerland |
HB |
three letters e.g. HB-ABC; (motor)gliders HB plus up to four figures |
| Syria |
YK |
three letters |
| Taiwan |
B |
12345 |
| Tajikistan |
EY |
12345 |
| Tanzania |
5H |
three letters |
| Thailand |
HS |
three letters |
| Togo |
5V |
three letters |
| Tonga |
A3 |
three letters |
| Trinidad & Tobago |
9Y |
three letters |
| Tunisia |
TS |
three letters |
| Turkey |
TC |
three letters e.g. ABC |
| Turkmenistan |
EZ |
A123 |
| Turks & Caicos Islan. |
VQ-T |
AB |
| Tuvalu |
T2 |
three letters |
| Uganda |
5X |
three letters |
| Ukraine |
UR |
three letters e.g. UR-GAA or five figures e.g. UR-85700 |
| United Arab Emirates |
A6 |
three letters |
| Uruguay |
CX |
three letters |
| USA |
N |
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. |
| Uzbekistan |
UK |
12345 |
| Vanuatu |
YJ |
AB1 or AB12 |
| Vatican |
HV |
three letters |
| Venezuela |
YV |
123 |
| Vietnam |
VN |
1234 |
| Virgin Islands |
N |
see USA |
| Wallis & Futuna |
F |
see France |
| Yemen |
7O |
three letters |
| Zambia |
9J |
three letters |
| Zimbabwe |
Z |
ABCD |