Airline codes-L
A list of all airline codes. The table lists the IATA airline designators, the ICAO airline designators and the airline call signs (telephony designator). Historical assignments are also included for completeness.
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IATA airline designator
IATA airline designators, sometimes called IATA reservation codes, are two-character codes assigned by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) to the world's airlines in accordance with the provisions of IATA Resolution 762. They form the first two characters of the flight number.
Designators are used to identify an airline for all commercial purposes, including reservations, timetables, tickets, tariffs, air waybills, and in airline interline telecommunications. There are three types of designator: unique, alphanumeric, and controlled duplicate.
IATA maintains two policies to deal with the limited number of available codes:
- After an airline is delisted, the code becomes available for reuse after six months.
- IATA issues "controlled duplicates".
Controlled duplicates are issued to regional airlines whose destinations are not likely to overlap, in such a way that the same code would be shared by two different airlines. The controlled duplicate is denoted here with an asterisk (*) following the code and in IATA literature as well.
ICAO airline designator
The ICAO airline designator is a code assigned by the International Civil Aviation Organization to aircraft operating agencies, aeronautical authorities, and services. The codes are unique by airline which is not true for the IATA airline designator codes.
Each aircraft operating agency, aeronautical authority, and services related to international aviation is allocated both a three-letter designator and a telephony designator. The designators are listed in ICAO Document 8585: Designators for Aircraft Operating Agencies, Aeronautical Authorities and Services. The ICAO codes originally based on a two-letter-system and were identical to the airline codes used by IATA. After an airline joined IATA its existing ICAO-two-letter-code was taken over as IATA code. So in the 1970s the abbreviation BA was the ICAO code and the IATA code of British Airways while non-IATA-airlines like Court Line used their 2-letter-abbreviation as ICAO code only. In the early 1980s ICAO introduced the current three-letter-system due to the increasing number of airlines. It became the official new standard system in November 1987.
An example is:
- Operator: American Airlines
- Three-letter-ICAO-designator: AAL (the original ICAO-two-letter-designator AA was used until 1987 and is also the IATA code of the airline)
Certain combinations of letters are not allocated to avoid confusion with other systems (for example SOS). Other designators (particularly those starting with Y and Z) are reserved for government organizations.
Designator YYY is used for operators that do not have a code allocated.
Call signs
Most airlines employ a distinctive and internationally recognized call sign that is normally spoken during airband radio transmissions as a prefix to the flight number. The flight number is normally then published in their public timetable and appears on the arrivals and departure screens in the airport terminals served by that particular flight. In cases of emergency, the airline name and flight number, rather than the individual aircraft's registration, are normally mentioned by the main news media.
Some call signs are less obviously associated with a particular airline than others. This might be for historic reasons, or possibly to avoid confusion with a call sign used by an established airline.
Not all of these operators of aircraft are civilian and some only operate ad hoc chartered flights rather than scheduled flights; some operate both types of flights. Some cargo airlines specialize in freight transport, an emphasis that may be reflected in the company's name.
Companies' assigned names may change over time as a result of mergers, acquisitions, or change in company name or status. Country names can also change over time and new call signs may be agreed in substitution for traditional ones. The country shown alongside an airline's call sign is that wherein most of its aircraft are believed to be registered, which may not always be the same as the country in which the firm is officially incorporated or registered. There are many other airlines in business whose radio call signs are more obviously derived from the trading name.
The callsign should normally resemble the operators name or function and not be confused with callsigns used by other operators. The callsign should be easily and phonetically pronounceable in at least English, French, Spanish or Russian.
Codes
| IATA | ICAO | Airline | Call sign | Country | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AOE | Lvingstone Executive | LIVINGSTONE AIR | Italy | ||
| LZF | Lease Fly | SKYLEASE | Portugal | ||
| LBR | Lepl Project Limited (Air Costa) | India | |||
| LHB | Liebherr Geschaeftreiseflugzeug | FAMILY | Germany | ||
| LLD | Lloyd Aviation | Venezuela | |||
| LGA | Logistic Air | LOGAIR | Malaysia | ||
| LGC | Legacy Air | LEGACY AIR | Thailand | ||
| JKA | LeTourneau University | JACKET | United States | ||
| LTY | Liberty Air | SKYDECK | Netherlands | ||
| LWL | Lowlevel | CUB DRIVER | Portugal | ||
| ARE | LAN Colombia | LAN COLOMBIA | Colombia | ||
| LAX | Laminar Air | Spain | |||
| LWA | Libyan Wings | LIBYAN WINGS | Libya | ||
| LCT | Link Conexion Aerea | CONEXION LINK | Mexico | ||
| LYB | Lynden Air Cargo | HIGHLANDS | Papua New Guinea | ||
| LAH | L A Helicopter | STAR SHIP | United States | ||
| LJY | L J Aviation | ELJAY | United States | ||
| LRB | L R Airlines | LADY RACINE | Czech Republic | ||
| PHO | L&L Flygbildteknik | PHOTOFLIGHT | Sweden | ||
| LEX | L'Express Airlines | LEX | United States | ||
| FNT | L-3 Communications Flight International Aviation | FLIGHT INTERNATIONAL | United States | ||
| JF | LAB | L.A.B. Flying Service | LAB | United States | |
| LR | LRC | LACSA | LACSA | Costa Rica | |
| LDE | LADE - Líneas Aéreas Del Estado | LADE | Argentina | ||
| KG | BNX | LAI - Línea Aérea IAACA | AIR BARINAS | Venezuela | |
| LA | LAN | LAN Airlines | LAN CHILE | Chile | |
| 4M | DSM | Aero 2000 | LAN AR | Argentina | |
| LCO | LAN Cargo | LAN CARGO | Chile | ||
| LNC | LAN Dominica | LANCANA | Dominican Republic | ||
| LU | LXP | LAN Express | LANEX | Chile | |
| LP | LPE | LAN Peru | LANPERU | Peru | |
| NI | LANICA | Nicaragua | |||
| LSA | LANSA | INTERNACIONAL | Dominican Republic | ||
| APT | LAP Colombia - Líneas Aéreas Petroleras, S.A. | LAP | Colombia | ||
| OTN | LASTP | LASTP | São Tomé and Príncipe | ||
| LCB | LC Busre | BUSRE | Peru | ||
| L5 | Línea Aérea Cuencana | Ecuador | |||
| LO | LOT | LOT Polish Airlines | POLLOT | Poland | |
| JKA | LeTourneau University | JACKET | United States | ||
| XO | LTE | LTE International Airways | FUN JET | Spain | |
| L3 | LTO | LTU Austria | BILLA TRANSPORT | Austria | |
| LT | LTU | LTU International | LTU | Germany | |
| JFC | LTV Jet Fleet Corporation | JET-FLEET | United States | ||
| LUK | LUKoil-Avia | LUKOIL | Russia | ||
| ASK | La Ronge Aviation Services | AIR SASK | Canada | ||
| LVT | La Valenciana Taxi Aéreo | TAXIVALENCIANA | Mexico | ||
| SKQ | Labcorp | SKYLAB | United States | ||
| LAL | Labrador Airways | LAB AIR | Canada | ||
| N6 | JEV | Lagun Air | Spain | ||
| HCA | Lake Havasu Air Service | HAVASU | United States | ||
| LKL | Lakeland Aviation | LAKELAND | United States | ||
| LKR | Laker Airways | LAKER | United States | ||
| LBH | Laker Airways (Bahamas) | LAKER BAHAMAS | United States | ||
| LMR | Lamra | LAMAIR | Sudan | ||
| TCR | Lanaes Aereas Trans Costa Rica | TICOS | Costa Rica | ||
| ISL | Landsflug | ISLANDIA | Iceland | ||
| PAP | Langtry Flying Group | PROFLIGHT | United Kingdom | ||
| IK | LKN | Lankair | Lankair | Sri Lanka | |
| QL | RLN | Lankan Cargo | AERO LANKA | Sri Lanka | |
| LZA | Lanza Air | AEROLANZA | Spain | ||
| LZT | Lanzarote Aerocargo | BARAKA | Spain | ||
| LLL | Lao Skyway | LAVIE | Lao Peoples Democratic Republic | ||
| QV | LAO | Lao Airlines | LAO | Lao Peoples Democratic Republic | |
| LKA | Lao Capricorn Air | NAKLOA | Lao Peoples Democratic Republic | ||
| L7 | LPN | Laoag International Airlines | LAOAG AIR | Philippines | |
| LRD | Laredo Air | LAREDO AIR | United States | ||
| LTC | LatCharter | LATCHARTER | Latvia | defunct | |
| LAF | Latvian Air Force | LATVIAN AIRFORCE | Latvia | ||
| NG | LDA | Lauda Air | LAUDA AIR | Austria | |
| LDI | Lauda Air Italy | LAUDA ITALY | Italy | ||
| LEP | Laughlin Express | LAUGHLIN EXPRESS | United States | ||
| LSU | Laus | LAUS AIR | Croatia | ||
| LAR | Lawrence Aviation | LAWRENCE | United States | ||
| LAY | Layang-Layang Aerospace | LAYANG | Malaysia | ||
| LPL | Lease-a-Plane International | LEASE-A-PLANE | United States | ||
| LQ | LAQ | Lebanese Air Transport | LAT | Lebanon | |
| LAT | Lebanese Air Transport (charter) | LEBANESE AIR | Lebanon | ||
| LAD | Lebanon Airport Development Corporation | LADCO-AIR | United States | ||
| LEB | Lebap | LEBAP | Turkmenistan | ||
| LCA | Leconte Airlines | LECONTE | United States | ||
| LI | LIA | Leeward Islands Air Transport | LIAT | Antigua and Barbuda | |
| LGD | Legend Airlines | LEGENDARY | United States | ||
| LWD | Leisure Air | LEISURE WORLD | United States | ||
| LEN | Lentini Aviation | LENTINI | United States | ||
| LOR | Leo-Air | LEO CHARTER | South Africa | ||
| LEL | Leonsa De Aviación | LEONAVIA | Spain | ||
| LYW | Libyan Airlines | LIBYAN AIRWAYS | Libya | ||
| LN | LAA | Libyan Arab Airlines | LIBAIR | Libya | |
| LCR | Libyan Arab Air Cargo | LIBAC | Libya | ||
| LIQ | Lid Air | Sweden | |||
| LCG | Lignes Aeriennes Congolaises | CONGOLAISE | Democratic Republic of the Congo | ||
| LKD | Lignes Aeriennes Du Tchad | LATCHAD | Chad | ||
| LME | Lignes Mauritaniennes Air Express | LIMAIR EXPRESS | Mauritania | ||
| GCB | Lignes Nationales Aeriennes - Linacongo | LINACONGO | Republic of the Congo | ||
| GDQ | Lincoln Air National Guard | United States | |||
| LRT | Lincoln Airlines | Australia | |||
| LSY | Lindsay Aviation | LINDSAY AIR | United States | ||
| NOT | Línea Aérea Costa Norte | COSTA NORTE | Chile | ||
| LMC | Línea Aérea Mexicana de Carga | LINEAS DECARGA | Mexico | ||
| L7 | LNP | Línea Aérea SAPSA | SAPSA | Chile | |
| NEG | Línea Aérea de Fumig Aguas Negras | AGUAS NEGRAS | Chile | ||
| QL | LER | Línea Aérea de Servicio Ejecutivo Regional | LASER | Venezuela | |
| LSE | Línea De Aeroservicios | Chile | |||
| TUY | Línea Turística Aereotuy | AEREOTUY | Venezuela | ||
| ALR | Líneas Aéreas Alaire S.L. | AEROLAIRE | Spain | ||
| ZE | LCD | Líneas Aéreas Azteca | LINEAS AZTECA | Mexico | defunct |
| LCN | Líneas Aéreas Canedo LAC | CANEDO | Bolivia | ||
| LCM | Líneas Aéreas Comerciales | LINEAS COMERCIALES | Mexico | ||
| EDD | Líneas Aéreas Ejectuivas De Durango | LINEAS DURANGO | Mexico | ||
| EDR | Líneas Aéreas Eldorado | ELDORADRO | Colombia | ||
| FED | Líneas Aéreas Federales | FEDERALES | Argentina | ||
| LMN | Líneas Aéreas Monarca | LINEAS MONARCA | Mexico | ||
| LIJ | Líneas Aéreas San Jose | LINEAS JOSE | Mexico | ||
| UMA | Líneas Aéreas del Humaya | HUMAYA | Mexico | ||
| LEC | Linex | LECA | Central African Republic | ||
| SMS | Linhas Aéreas Santomenses | SANTOMENSES | São Tomé and Príncipe | ||
| TM | LAM | Linhas Aéreas de Moçambique | MOZAMBIQUE | Mozambique | |
| LAW | Link Airways of Australia | Australia | |||
| WGT | Lion Air Services | WORLDGATE | United Kingdom | ||
| JT | LNI | Lion Mentari Airlines | LION INTER | Indonesia | |
| LEU | Lions-Air | LIONSAIR | Switzerland | ||
| LYF | Lithuanian Air Force | LITHUANIAN AIRFORCE | Lithuania | Safety Department | |
| LRA | Little Red Air Service | LITTLE RED | Canada | ||
| LM | LVG | Livingston | LIVINGSTON | Italy | |
| LB | LLB | Lloyd Aéreo Boliviano | LLOYDAEREO | Bolivia | |
| LNA | Lnair Air Services | ELNAIR | Spain | ||
| XLG | Lockheed Air Terminal | United States | |||
| LAC | Lockeed Aircraft Corporation | LOCKHEED | United States | ||
| XDD | Lockheed DUATS | United States | |||
| CBD | Lockheed Martin Aeronautics | CATBIRD | United States | ||
| LNG | Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company | LIGHTNING | United States | ||
| LC | LOG | Loganair | LOGAN | United Kingdom | |
| CLV | Lom Praha Flying School | AEROTRAINING | Czech Republic | ||
| LMS | Lomas Helicopters | LOMAS | United Kingdom | ||
| LCY | London City Airport Jet Centre | LONDON CITY | United Kingdom | ||
| LNX | London Executive Aviation | LONEX | United Kingdom | ||
| LOV | London Flight Centre (Stansted) | LOVEAIR | United Kingdom | ||
| LHC | London Helicopter Centres | MUSTANG | United Kingdom | ||
| LSS | Lone Star Airlines | LONE STAR | United States | ||
| ORA | Long Island Airlines | LONG ISLAND | United States | ||
| LGT | Longtail Aviation | LONGTAIL | Bermuda | ||
| LRR | Lorraine Aviation | LORRAINE | France | ||
| LSC | Los Cedros Aviación | CEDROS | Chile | ||
| TAS | Lotus Air | LOTUS FLOWER | Egypt | ||
| LTW | Luchtvaartmaatschappij Twente | TWENTAIR | Netherlands | ||
| LKE | Lucky Air | LUCKY AIR | China | ||
| LUT | Luft Carago | LUGO | South Africa | ||
| LVD | Luftfahrt-Vermietungs-Dienst | AIR SANTE | Austria | ||
| HE | LGW | Luftfahrtgesellschaft Walter | WALTER | Germany | |
| LH | DLH | Lufthansa | LUFTHANSA | Germany | |
| LH | GEC | Lufthansa Cargo | LUFTHANSA CARGO | Germany | |
| CL | CLH | Lufthansa CityLine | HANSALINE | Germany | |
| L1 | Lufthansa Systems | Germany | |||
| LHT | Lufthansa Technik | LUFTHANSA TECHNIK | Germany | ||
| DV | LTF | Lufttaxi Fluggesellschaft | Garfield | Germany | |
| L5 | LTR | Lufttransport | LUFT TRANSPORT | Norway | |
| LHS | Luhansk | ENTERPRISE LUHANSK | Ukraine | ||
| UNY | Lund University School of Aviation | UNIVERSITY | Sweden | ||
| LG | LGL | Luxair | LUXAIR | Luxembourg | |
| LXA | Luxaviation | RED LION | Luxembourg | ||
| LUV | Luxembourg Air Rescue | LUX RESCUE | Luxembourg | ||
| LFE | Luxflight Executive | LUX EXPRESS | Luxembourg | ||
| LXO | Luxor Air | Egypt | |||
| LUZ | Luzair | LISBON JET | Portugal | ||
| 5V | UKW | Lviv Airlines | UKRAINE WEST | Ukraine | |
| LYD | Lydd Air | LYDDAIR | United Kingdom | ||
| LCH | Lynch Flying Service | LYNCH AIR | United States | ||
| L2 | LYC | Lynden Air Cargo | LYNDEN | United States | |
| LXF | Lynx Air International | LYNX FLIGHT | United States | ||
| LYX | Lynx Aviation | LYNX AIR | Pakistan | ||
| L4 | SSX | Lynx Aviation | SHASTA | United States | Part of Frontier Airlines |
| Z8 | AZN | Línea Aérea Amaszonas | Bolivia | ||
| MJ | LPR | Líneas Aéreas Privadas Argentinas | LAPA | Argentina | defunct |
| LAU | Líneas Aéreas Suramericanas | SURAMERICANO | Colombia |
* on IATA code indicates a controlled duplicate. italics indicates a defunct airline.
See also
Notes
External links
- International Civil Aviation Organization (official site)
- ICAO On-line Publications Purchasing (official site)
- Airline Designator / Code Database Search (from The Airline Codes Web Site)
- Airline Designator / Code Database Search (from Aviation Codes Central Web Site - Regular Updates)
- Airline Designator/Code Listing (from FAA Web Site)