INTERNATIONAL AIRPLANE CODES sorted by Country Name: Country Code Description Status Time-Frame ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Aden VR- AAA - AZZ old (?) Afghanistan (also Afganistan) YA- AAA - ZZZ current Albania ZA- current 1913 - Algeria F- ???? - ???? old - 1962 7T- current 1962 - Andorra C3- current Angola CR- ??? - ??? old - 1975 D2- current 1975 - Anguilla (Windward or Leeward Islands) VP- LAA - LJZ current Antigua & Barbuda (Windward or Leeward Islands) VP- LAA - LZZ old - 1981 V2- AAA - ZZZ current 1981 - Arabic Federation (Iraq and Jordan) 4YB- current 1958 (+) - Argentina (Republic) LQ- AAA - ZZZ current LV- AAA - ZZZ current Armenia (19.. to 1991 USSR) EK- ??? 1991 - (?) RH- ??? 1991 - (?) SSSR- (CCCP), 00001 - 99999 ??? 12/25/1991 - (?) Aruba P4- current Australia VH- AAA - ZZZ current Austria-Hungary ?- ??? - 1918 Austria OE- AAA - ZZZ current 1918 - Azerbaijan (19.. to 1991 USSR) SSSR- (CCCP), 00001 - 99999 ??? 12/25/1991 - (?) 4K- current 1991 - Bahamas VP- BAA - BZZ old - 1973 C6- current 1973 - Bahrain V?- ??? - ??? old - 1971 A9C- current 1971 - Bangladesh (ex Eastern Pakistan) V?- ??? - ??? old - 1972 S2- current 1972 - S3- current 1972 - Barbados VQ- BAA - BZZ old - 1966 8P- current 1966 - Belarus (also Belarussia) (19.. to 1991 USSR) SSSR- (CCCP), 00001 - 99999 current 12/25/1991 - Belgium OO- AAA - ZZZ current Belize (ex British Honduras) VP- HAA - HZZ old - 1966 V3- current 1966 - Benin (People's Republic) (ex Dahomey) F- ???? - ???? old - 1960 TY- AAA - ZZZ current 1960 - Bermuda (Islands) VR- BAA - BZZ current Bhutan (ex Sikkim) A5- current Bolivia CB- ??? CP- 1 - 9999 current Bosnia Herzegowina (1918 to 1992 Yugoslavia) T9- current 1992 - Botswana (Republic) V?- ??? - ??? old - 1966 A2- current 1966 - Brasilien PP- AAA - ZZZ current PT- AAA - ZZZ current British Solomon Islands (Pacific) VP- PAA - PZZ old - 1978 British Virgin Islands (Winward or Leeward Islands) VP- LVA - LZZ old Brunei (ex British Northern Borneo) VR- UAA - UZZ old - 1963 V8- AAA - ZZZ current 1963 - Bulgaria LZ- AAA - ZZZ current 1908 - Burkina Faso (ex Upper Volta) F- ???? - ???? old - 1960 XT- AAA - ZZZ current 1960 - Burundi 9U- AAA - ZZZ current 1962 Cameroon (Federal Republic) TJ- AAA - ZZZ current 1960 - Canada G- CAAA - CAZZ, CYAA - CYZZ (Government & RCAF) old 1920 - 1928 CF- AAA - ZZZ, AAA-G - ZZZ-G, AAA-X - ZZZ-X old 1929 - 1973 C- FAAA - FZZZ, FAAA-X - FZZZ-X, GAAA - GZZZ, GAAA-X - GZZZ-X current 1974 - Newfoundland (Island) (to Canada) VO- AAA - ZZZ old - 1958 Cape Verde (Islands) CR- CAA - CZZ old - 1975 D4- AAA - ZZZ current 1975 - Cayman Islands VR- CAA - CZZ current Central African Republic F- ???? - ???? old - 1960 TL- current 1960 - Chad F- ???? - ???? old - 1960 TT- current 1960 - Chile (Republic) CC- AAA - ZZZ current China (People's Republic, PRC) XT- ??? B- 1 - 99999 current Taiwan (Republic of China) (RoC) (ex Formosa) B- current 1949 - Colombia HK- 1 - 9999, 1G - 9999G, 1X - 9999X, 1-X - 9999-X current Comoros (Islands) (also Comores) F- ???? - ???? old - 1975 D6- current 1975 - Congo (Congolese People's Republic) (Brazzaville) F- ???? - ???? old - 1960 TN- current 1960 - Costa Rica TI- 001 - 999, 001-L - 999-L current Croatia (1918 to 1991 Yugoslavia), (Republic) RC- AAA - ZZZ ??? 1991 - 9A- AAA - ZZZ current 1991 - Cuba CU- T001 - T999 (?) current Cyprus VQ- CAA - CZZ old - 1960 5B- current 1960 - Czechoslovakia L- AAAA - ZZZZ old 1918 - 1928 + Czechoslovakia (CSSR, CSFR, CSR) OK- AAA - ZZZ old - 199. Czech Republic (1918 to 199. CSSR/CSFR/CSR) OK- AAA - ZZZ current 199. - Slovakia (1918 to 199. CSSR/CSFR/CSR) OM- current 199. - Denmark (including Greenland) OY- AAA - ZZZ current Djibouti (ex French Somalia) F- ???? - ???? old - 1977 J2- current 1977 - Dodekanes (Islands) ?- ??? 1912 - 1945 (?) Dominica (Winward Islands) V?- ??? - ??? old - 19.. J7- current 19.. - Dominican Republic HI- 1-AA - 999-ZZ current Ecuador HC- AAA - ZZZ current Egypt (1958 to 1979 temporarily UAR) V?- ??? - ??? old - 1922 SU- AAA - ZZZ current 1922 - El Salvador YS- 00A - 99Z (?) current Equatorial Guinea (ex Rio Muni) 3C- current 1969 - Estonia (19.. to 1929 ?, 1939 to 1991 USSR) SSSR- (CCCP), 00001 - 99999 old 12/25/1991 - (?) ES- AAA - ZZZ current 1991 - Ethiopia ET- current Falkland Islands (also Malvinas) VP- FAA - FZZ current Fiji (Islands) VQ- FAA - FZZ old - 1970 DO- ??? 1970 - DQ- current 1970 - Finland OH- AAA - ZZZ current 1917 - France F- AAAA - NZZZ, PAAA - ZZZZ current France (French Overseas Departments & Territories) F- OAAA - OZZZ current Gabon F- ???? - ???? old - 1960 TR- AAA - ZZZ current 1960 - Gambia (ex Western Africa) VP- XAA - XZZ old - 1965 C5- current 1965 - Georgia (also Grusinia) (19.. to 1991 USSR) SSSR- (CCCP), 00001 - 99999 ??? 12/25/1991 - (?) 4L- current 1991 - Germany (German Reich, Third Reich) D- 1 - 9999, AAAA - ZZZZ, (often without dash: D 1 - D 9999) old - 1945 Germany (Federal Republic) (FRG) (1990 re-unified) D- 0001 - 9999, xAAA - xZZZ (x-class = A/B/C/E/F/G/H/I/K/L/M/O) current 1955 - Germany (Democratic Republic) (GDR) DDR- 1001 - 4001, xAA - xZZ, (x = A/S/T/U/V/W/Z), (101 - 551) old 1952 - 1956, 1981 - 10/03/1990 DM- 1001 - 4001, xAA - xZZ, (x = A/S/T/U/V/W/Z), (101 - 551) old 1956 - 1981 Saarland (1947 - 1959) (to Germany) SL- old 1947 - 1959 Ghana (ex Gold Coast) VP- AAA - AZZ old - 1957 9G- AAA - ZZZ current 1957 - Gibraltar VR- GAA - GZZ current Great Britain (also United Kingdom) (GB / UK) G- AAAA - ZZZZ, 1-1 - 99-999 current Greece SX- current Grenada VQ- GAA - GZZ old - 1974 J3- current 1974 - Guatemala TG- AAA - ZZZ current Guinea F- ???? - ???? old - 1958 3X- AAA - ZZZ current 1958 - Guinea Bissau CR- GAA - GZZ old - 1975 J5- current 1975 - Guyana VP- GAA - GZZ old - 19.. 8R- AAA - ZZZ current 19.. - Haiti (Republic) HH- current Honduras XH- AAA - ZZZ ??? HR- AAA - ZZZ current Hong Kong VR- HAA - HZZ current - 1997 Hungary HA- AAA - ZZZ current 1918 - Iceland TF- AAA - ZZZ current 1918 - India VT- AAA - ZZZ current 1947 - Indonesia (Republic) (also Irian Jaya, West Irian) P?- ??? - ??? old - 1949 PK- AAA - ZZZ current 1949 - Iran (ex Persia, till 1935) EP- AAA - ZZZ current Iraq YI- AAA - ZZZ current 1932 - Ireland (also Eire) EI- AAA - ZZZ current 1922 - EJ- AAA - ZZZ current 1922 - Israel 4X- AAA - ZZZ current 1948 - Italy I- AAAA - ZZZZ current Ivory Coast (also Cote d'Ivoire) VP- AAA - AZZ old - 1960 TU- AAA - ZZZ current 1960 - Jamaica VP- JAA - JZZ old - 1962 6Y- AAA - ZZZ current 1962 - Japan (also Nippon) JA 0001 - 9999 current Johore VR- JAA - JZZ old - 1963 Jordan JY- current 1946 - Kampuchea (ex Cambodia) (ex Indochina) F- ???? - ???? old - 1954 XU- 001 - 999 current 1954 - Kazakhstan (19.. to 1991 USSR) SSSR- (CCCP), 00001 - 99999 ??? 12/25/1991 - (?) UN- current 1991 - Kenya VP- KAA - KZZ old - 1963 5Y- current 1963 - Kirgisia (also Kirgistan) (19.. to 1991 USSR) SSSR- (CCCP), 00001 - 99999 current 12/25/1991 - Kiribati (also Gilbert Islands) (Pacific) VP- PAA - PZZ old - 1979 T3- current 1979 - Korea (People's Republic) (also North Korea) P- current 1948 - Korea (Republic) (RoK) (also South Korea) HL- 1 - 9999 current 1948 - Kuwait V?- ??? - ??? old - 1961 9K- current 1961 - Laos (Democratic People's Republic) (ex Indochina) RDPL- current 1954 - XW- current 1954 - Latvia (19.. - 1929 ?, 1939 to 1991 USSR) SSSR- (CCCP), 00001 - 99999 old 12/25/1991 - (?) YL- current 1929 - 1939 (?), 1991 - Lebanon (Republic) OD- AAA - ZZZ current 1941 - Lesotho V?- ??? - ??? old - 1966 7P- current 1966 - Liberia EL- current Libya (Arabic Republic) (1971 UAR) 5A- AAA - ZZZ current 1951 - Lithuania (19.. to 1929 ?, 1939 to 1991 USSR) SSSR- (CCCP), 00001 - 99999 old 12/25/1991 - (?) LY- AAA - ZZZ current 19929 - 1939 (?), 1991 - Luxembourg LX- AAA - ZZZ, N90442 - N90459 current Macau CR- MAA - MZZ current - 1991 Macedonia (1918 to 199. Yugoslavia) Z3- current 199. - Madagascar (Republic) (also Malagasy) F- ???? - ???? old - 1960 5R- AAA - ZZZ current 1960 - Malawi (ex Nyassaland) VP- NAA - NZZ old - 1964 7Q- current 1964 - Malaysia (ex Malaya) VR- RAA - RZZ old - 1963 9M- AAA - ZZZ current 1963 - Maldives (Islands) V?- ??? - ??? old - 1965 8Q- current 1965 - Mali (Republic) F- ???? - ???? old - 1960 TZ- AAA - ZZZ current 1960 - Malta VP- MAA - MZZ old - 1964 9H- AAA - ZZZ current 1964 - Mandschukuo ?- ??? 1934 - 1945 Marshall Islands MI- current Mauritania (Republic) (also Mauretania) F- ???? - ???? old - 1960 5T- AAA - ZZZ current 1960 - Mauritius VQ- MAA - MZZ old - 1968 3B- AAA - ZZZ current 1968 - Mexico XA- AAA - ZZZ current XB- AAA - ZZZ current XC- AAA - ZZZ current Micronesia (Federate States) (associated with USA) ? ??? Moldawia (19.. to 1991 USSR) SSSR- (CCCP), 00001 - 99999 current 12/25/1991 - Monaco (Fiefdom) CZ- old 3A- current Mongolia (People's Republic) HMAY- 1 - 9999 old 1945 - 198. BNMAU- current 1945 - MPR- current 1945 - MT- current 1945 - Monte Carlo MC- ??? Montserrat (Windward or Leeward Islands) VP- LMA - LUZ current Morocco F- DAAA - DZZZ old - 1956 CN- AAA - ZZZ current 1956 - Sahara (occupied by Morocco) (ex Rio de Oro) CN- current Mozambique CR- ??? - ??? old - 1975 C9- current 1975 - Myanmar (ex Birma / Burma) XY- AAA - ZZZ current 1948 - XZ- AAA - ZZZ current 1948 - Namibia V5- current 03/31/1991 - Nauru V?- ??? - ??? old - 1968 C2- current 1968 - Nepal 9N- AAA - ZZZ current Netherlands (also Holland) H- AAA - ZZZ prior to 1929 PH- AAA - ZZZ 1929 - current Netherlands Antilles PJ- AAA - ZZZ current Netherlands New Guinea JZ- AAA - ZZZ old - 1963 New Zealand ZK- AAA - ZZZ current ZL- AAA - ZZZ current ZM- AAA - ZZZ current Nicaragua AN- old YN- current Niger (Republic) F- ???? - ???? old - 1960 5U- current 1960 - Nigeria (ex Western Africa) VR- NAA - NZZ old - 1960 5N- AAA - ZZZ current 1960 - Norway LN- 1 - 999, AAA - ZZZ current Oman V?- ??? - ??? old - 1970 A40- AA - ZZ current 1970 - Pakistan (ex Belutshistan) V?- ??? - ??? old - 1947 AR- AAA - ZZZ ??? 1947 - AP- AAA - ZZZ current 1947 - Panama RX- old HP- 001 - 999 current Papua New Guinea (also Niugini) VH- ??? - ??? old - 1975 P2- AAA- ZZZ current 1975 - Paraguay ZP- AAA - ZZZ current Peru OB- R-1 - R-9999 (?) current Philippines (Republic) PI- C-1 - C-999 (?) old - 1946 (?) RP- C1 - C999 (?) current 1946 (?) - 198. Poland SP- AAA - ZZZ current 1918 - Portugal CS- AAA - ZZZ current Portugal (Portuguese Overseas Provinces) CR- AAA - ZZZ old Qatar V?- ??? - ??? old - 1971 A7- AAA - ZZZ current 1971 - Romania (also Rumania) CV- AAA - ZZZ old YR- AAA - ZZZ current Russia (1917 to 1991 USSR) (Russian Federation) SSSR- (CCCP), 00001 - 99999 ??? 12/25/1991 - (?) RF- ??? 1991 - (?) RA- 00001 - 99999 current 1991 - Rwanda 9XR- current 1962 - Saint Helena (Island) VQ- HAA - HZZ current Saint Kitts & Nevis Islands (Winward or Leeward Islands) VP- LKA - LLZ old - 1983 V4- current 1983 - Saint Lucia (Windward Islands) VQ- LAA - LZZ old - 1979 J6- current 1979 - Saint Vincent & Grenadines (Windward Islands) VP- VAA - VZZ old - 1979 J8- current 1979 - Samoa (also Western Samoa) 5W- current 1962 - San Marino (Republic) T7- current Sansibar (Island) VP- ZAA - ZZZ old - 1964 Sao Tome & Principe (Islands) CR- SAA - SZZ old - 1975 SN- ??? 1975 - (?) S9- current 1975 - Saudi Arabia (1920 to 1932 Nedjd) HZ- 001 - 999, AAA - ZZZ current 1920 (?) - Senegal F- ???? - ???? old - 1960 6V- AAA - ZZZ current 1960 - 6W- current 1960 - Senegambia (Confederation of Senegal and Gambia) ?- ??? Seychelles (Islands) VQ- SAA - SZZ old - 1976 S7- current 1976 - Sierra Leone (ex Western Africa) VR- LAA - LZZ old - 1961 9L- current 1961 - Singapore (1963 to 1965 Malaysia) VR- SAA - SZZ old - 1959 (?) 9V- AAA - ZZZ current 1959 (?) - Slovenia (1918 to 1991 Yugoslavia) SL- ??? 1991 - (?) S5- current 1991 - Solomon Islands H4- current 1978 - Somalia (Republic) VP- SAA - SZZ old - 1960 6O- current 1960 - South Africa (Republic) ZS- AAA - ZZZ current 1961 - ZT- AAA - ZZZ current 1961 - ZU- AAA - ZZZ current 1961 - Soviet Union (USSR) SSSR- (CCCP), x-1 - x-99999, (x-cyrillic = A/K/L/N/Sh/U) old 1917 - 195. - (?) SSSR- (CCCP), 00001 - 99999 old 195. (?) - 12/25/1991 Soviet Union (USSR) / Germany (Deruluft) R- AAAA - ZZZZ old 05/01/1922 - 1924 + RR- 1 - 999 (?) ??? 05/01/1922 - 1924 + URSS- x001 - x999, (x-not-cyrilic = D/M/N) old 1924 (?) - 1937 + Spain (also Espania) EC- 001 - 999, AAA - ZZZ current Sri Lanka (ex Ceylon) V?- ??? - ??? old - 1948 CY- old 1948 - 4R- AAA - ZZZ current Sudan V?- ??? - ??? old - 1956 SN- ??? 1956 - (?) ST- AAA - ZZZ current 1956 - Surinam (ex Netherlands Guyana) PZ- AAA - ZZZ current Swaziland V?- ??? - ??? old - 1968 3D- current 1968 - Sweden SE- 001 - 999, AAA - ZZZ, A00 - Z99 current Switzerland CH- 1 - 999 (?) old HB- AAA - ZZZ current Lichtenstein (Fiefdom) HB- AAA - ZZZ current Syria (1958 to 1979 temporarily UAR) YK- current 1941 - Tadjikistan (19.. to 1991 USSR) SSSR- (CCCP), 00001 - 99999 ??? 12/25/1991 - (?) YT- current 1991 - Tanger ?- ??? 1911 - 19.. (?) Tannu-Tuva (1921 to 1944 independent) ?- ??? 1921 - 1944 Tanzania (ex Tanganyika, till 1964) VR- TAA - TZZ old - 1961 5H- AAA - ZZZ current 1961 - Thailand (ex Siam) HS- current Timor CR- TAA - TZZ current Togo F- ???? - ???? old - 1960 5V- AAA - ZZZ current 1960 - Tongo V?- ??? - ??? old A3- current Triest ?- ??? 1945 - 1954 Trinidad & Tobago (Islands) VP- TAA - TZZ old - 1962 9Y- AAA - ZZZ current 1962 Tunisia F- ???? - ???? old - 1956 TS- AAA - ZZZ current 1956 - Turkey TC- AAA - ZZZ current Turkmenistan (19.. to 1991 USSR) SSSR- (CCCP), 00001 - 99999 ??? 12/25/1991 - (?) EZ- current 1991 - Turks & Caicos Islands VQ- TAA - TZZ current Tuvalu (Ellice Islands) V?- ??? - ??? old - 1978 T2- current 1978 - Uganda VP- UAA - UZZ old - 1962 5X- AAA - ZZZ current 1962 - Ukraine (19.. to 1991 USSR) SSSR- (CCCP), 00001 - 99999 ??? 12/25/1991 - (?) UR- 00001 - 99999 current 1991 - United Arab Emirates V?- ??? - ??? old - 1971 A6- AAA - ZZZ current 1971 - United Arab Republics (UAR) (Egypt, Syria, Libya) ?- ??? 1958/79, 1958/79, 1971/79 United Nations 4U- ??? United States of America (USA) N 1 - 99999, 1A - 9999Z, 1AA - 999ZZ, (also prefix: C/L/R/X) current Uruguay (Republic) CX- AAA - ZZZ current Uzbekistan (19.. to 1991 USSR) SSSR- (CCCP), 00001 - 99999 ??? 12/25/1991 - (?) UK- current 1991 - Vanuatu (also New Hebrides) (Islands) VP- PAA - PZZ old - 1980 YJ- current 1980 - Vatican (also Vatican City) HV- current Venezuela YV- 1A - 999Z, 1AA - 999ZZ, AAA - ZZZ, C-AAA - C-ZZZ current Vietnam (People's Republic) (ex Viet Nam) VN- A001 - Z999 (?) old - 1954, 1976 - Vietnam (also South Vietnam) (ex Viet Nam) VN- A001 - Z999 (?) old 1954 - 1976 Vietnam (People's Republic) (also North Vietnam) XV- current 1954 - 1976 Yemen (1968 to 1990 separated) YE- AAA - ZZZ old - 1968 7O- current 05/22/1990 - Yemen (Arab Republic) (also North Yemen) 4W- AAA - ZZZ old 1968 - 05/22/1990 Yemen (People's Republic) (also South Yemen) 7O- old 1968 - 05/22/1990 Yugoslavia (now only Serbia and Montenegro) YU- AAA - ZZZ current 1918 - Zaire (ex Belgian Congo) 9O- AAA - ZZZ ??? 1960 - 9Q- AAA - ZZZ current 1960 - 9T- AAA - ZZZ current 1960 - Zambia (ex North Rhodesia) 9J- current 1964 - VP- RAA - RZZ old - 1964 Zara ?- ??? Zimbabwe (ex Rhodesia, till 1979) VP- WAA - WZZ old - 1979 VP- YAA - YZZ old - 1979 Z- AAA - ZZZ current 1979 - *************************************************************************** INTERNATIONAL AIRPLANE CODES sorted by Registration Prefix (Code): Code Country Current Time-Frame Description ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3A- Monaco (Fiefdom) Y 3B- Mauritius Y 1968 - AAA - ZZZ 3C- Equatorial Guinea (ex Rio Muni) Y 1969 - 3D- Swaziland Y 1968 - 3X- Guinea Y 1958 - AAA - ZZZ 4K- Azerbaijan (19.. to 1991 USSR) Y 1991 - 4L- Georgia (also Grusinia) (19.. to 1991 USSR) Y 1991 - 4R- Sri Lanka (ex Ceylon) Y AAA - ZZZ 4U- United Nations ? 4W- Yemen (Arab Republic) (also North Yemen) N 1968 - 5/22/1990 AAA - ZZZ 4X- Israel Y 1948 - AAA - ZZZ 4YB- Arabic Federation (Iraq and Jordan) Y 1958 (+) - 5A- Libya (Arabic Republic) (1971 UAR) Y 1951 - AAA - ZZZ 5B- Cyprus Y 1960 - 5H- Tanzania (ex Tanganyika, till 1964) Y 1961 - AAA - ZZZ 5N- Nigeria (ex Western Africa) Y 1960 - AAA - ZZZ 5R- Madagascar (Republic) (also Malagasy) Y 1960 - AAA - ZZZ 5T- Mauritania (Republic) (also Mauretania) Y 1960 - AAA - ZZZ 5U- Niger (Republic) Y 1960 - 5V- Togo Y 1960 - AAA - ZZZ 5W- Samoa (also Western Samoa) Y 1962 - 5X- Uganda Y 1962 - AAA - ZZZ 5Y- Kenya Y 1963 - 6O- Somalia (Republic) Y 1960 - 6V- Senegal Y 1960 - AAA - ZZZ 6W- Senegal Y 1960 - 6Y- Jamaica Y 1962 - AAA - ZZZ 7O- Yemen (People's Republic) (also South Yemen) Y 1968 - 5/22/1990 7O- Yemen (1968 to 1990 separated) Y 5/22/1990 - 7P- Lesotho Y 1966 - 7Q- Malawi (ex Nyassaland) Y 1964 - 7T- Algeria Y 1962 - 8P- Barbados Y 1966 - 8Q- Maldives (Islands) Y 1965 - 8R- Guyana Y 19.. - AAA - ZZZ 9A- Croatia (1918 to 1991 Yugoslavia), (Republic) Y 1991 - AAA - ZZZ 9G- Ghana (ex Gold Coast) Y 1957 - AAA - ZZZ 9H- Malta Y 1964 - AAA - ZZZ 9J- Zambia (ex North Rhodesia) Y 1964 - 9K- Kuwait Y 1961 - 9L- Sierra Leone (ex Western Africa) Y 1961 - 9M- Malaysia (ex Malaya) Y 1963 - AAA - ZZZ 9N- Nepal Y AAA - ZZZ 9O- Zaire (ex Belgian Congo) ? 1960 - AAA - ZZZ 9Q- Zaire (ex Belgian Congo) Y 1960 - AAA - ZZZ 9T- Zaire (ex Belgian Congo) Y 1960 - AAA - ZZZ 9U- Burundi Y 1962 AAA - ZZZ 9V- Singapore (1963 to 1965 Malaysia) Y 1959 (?) - AAA - ZZZ 9XR- Rwanda Y 1962 - 9Y- Trinidad & Tobago (Islands) Y 1962 AAA - ZZZ A2- Botswana (Republic) Y 1966 - A3- Tongo Y A40- Oman Y 1970 - AA - ZZ A5- Bhutan (ex Sikkim) Y A6- United Arab Emirates Y 1971 - AAA - ZZZ A7- Qatar Y 1971 - AAA - ZZZ A9C- Bahrain Y 1971 - AN- Nicaragua N AP- Pakistan (ex Belutshistan) Y 1947 - AAA - ZZZ AR- Pakistan (ex Belutshistan) ? 1947 - AAA - ZZZ B- Taiwan (Republic of China) (RoC) (ex Formosa) Y 1949 - B- China (People's Republic, PRC) Y 1 - 99999 BNMAU- Mongolia (People's Republic) Y 1945 - C- Canada Y 1974 - FAAA - FZZZ, FAAA-X - FZZZ-X, GAAA - GZZZ, GAAA-X - GZZZ-X C2- Nauru Y 1968 - C3- Andorra Y C5- Gambia (ex Western Africa) Y 1965 - C6- Bahamas Y 1973 - C9- Mozambique Y 1975 - CB- Bolivia Y CC- Chile (Republic) Y AAA - ZZZ CF- Canada N 1929 - 1973 AAA - ZZZ, AAA-G - ZZZ-G, AAA-X - ZZZ-X CH- Switzerland ? 1 - 999 (?) CN- Sahara (occupied by Morocco) (ex Rio de Oro) Y CN- Morocco Y 1956 - AAA - ZZZ CP- Bolivia Y 1 - 9999 CR- Portugal (Portuguese Overseas Provinces) N AAA - ZZZ CR- Cape Verde (Islands) N - 1975 CAA - CZZ CR- Guinea Bissau N - 1975 GAA - GZZ CR- Macau Y - 1991 MAA - MZZ CR- Sao Tome & Principe (Islands) N - 1975 SAA - SZZ CR- Timor Y TAA - TZZ CR- Angola N - 1975 ??? - ??? CR- Mozambique N - 1975 ??? - ??? CS- Portugal Y AAA - ZZZ CU- Cuba Y T001 - T999 (?) CV- Romania (also Rumania) N AAA - ZZZ CX- Uruguay (Republic) Y AAA - ZZZ CY- Sri Lanka (ex Ceylon) N 1948 - CZ- Monaco (Fiefdom) N D- Germany (German Reich, Third Reich) N - 1945 1 - 9999, AAAA - ZZZZ, (often without dash: D 1 - D 9999) D- Germany (Federal Republic) (FRG) (1990 re-unified) Y 1955 - 0001 - 9999, xAAA - xZZZ (x-class = A/B/C/E/F/G/H/I/K/L/M/O) D2- Angola Y 1975 - D4- Cape Verde (Islands) Y 1975 - AAA - ZZZ D6- Comoros (Islands) (also Comores) Y 1975 - DDR- Germany (Democratic Republic) (GDR) N 1952 - 1956, 1981 - 10/3/1990 1001 - 4001, xAA - xZZ, (x = A/S/T/U/V/W/Z), (101 - 551) DM- Germany (Democratic Republic) (GDR) N 1956 - 1981 1001 - 4001, xAA - xZZ, (x = A/S/T/U/V/W/Z), (101 - 551) DO- Fiji (Islands) ? 1970 - DQ- Fiji (Islands) Y 1970 - EC- Spain (also Espania) Y 001 - 999, AAA - ZZZ EI- Ireland (also Eire) Y 1922 - AAA - ZZZ EJ- Ireland (also Eire) Y 1922 - AAA - ZZZ EK- Armenia (19.. to 1991 USSR) ? 1991 - (?) EL- Liberia Y EP- Iran (ex Persia, till 1935) Y AAA - ZZZ ES- Estonia (19.. to 1929 ?, 1939 to 1991 USSR) Y 1929 - 1939 (?), AAA - ZZZ 12/25/1991 - ET- Ethiopia Y EZ- Turkmenistan (19.. to 1991 USSR) Y 1991 - F- France Y AAAA - NZZZ, PAAA - ZZZZ F- Morocco N - 1956 DAAA - DZZZ F- France (French Overseas Departments & Territories) Y OAAA - OZZZ F- Algeria N - 1962 ???? - ???? F- Benin (People's Republic) (ex Dahomey) N - 1960 ???? - ???? F- Burkina Faso (ex Upper Volta) N - 1960 ???? - ???? F- Central African Republic N - 1960 ???? - ???? F- Chad N - 1960 ???? - ???? F- Comoros (Islands) N - 1975 ???? - ???? F- Congo (Congolese People's Republic) (Brazzaville) N - 1960 ???? - ???? F- Djibouti (ex French Somalia) N - 1977 ???? - ???? F- Gabon N - 1960 ???? - ???? F- Guinea N - 1958 ???? - ???? F- Kampuchea (ex Cambodia) (ex Indochina) N - 1954 ???? - ???? 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- Togo N - 1960 ???? - ???? F- Tunisia N - 1956 ???? - ???? G- Great Britain (also United Kingdom) (GB / UK) Y AAAA - ZZZZ, 1-1 - 99-999 G- Canada N 1920 - 1928 CAAA - CAZZ, CYAA - CYZZ (Government & RCAF) H4- British Solomon Islands (Pacific) Y 1978 - HA- Hungary Y 1918 - AAA - ZZZ HB- Lichtenstein (Fiefdom) Y AAA - ZZZ HB- Switzerland Y AAA - ZZZ HC- Ecuador Y AAA - ZZZ HH- Haiti (Republic) Y HI- Dominican Republic Y 1-AA - 999-ZZ HK- Colombia Y 1 - 9999, 1G - 9999G, 1X - 9999X, 1-X - 9999-X HL- Korea (Republic) (RoK) (also South Korea) Y 1948 - 1 - 9999 HMAY- Mongolia (People's Republic) N 1945 - 198. 1 - 9999 HP- Panama Y 001 - 999 HR- Honduras Y AAA - ZZZ HS- Thailand (ex Siam) Y HV- Vatican (also Vatican City) Y HZ- Saudi Arabia (1920 to 1932 Nedjd) Y 1920 (?) - 001 - 999, AAA - ZZZ I- Italy Y AAAA - ZZZZ J2- Djibouti (ex French Somalia) Y 1977 - J3- Grenada Y 1974 - J5- Guinea Bissau Y 1975 - J6- St. Lucia (Windward Islands) Y 1979 - J7- Dominica (Winward Islands) Y 19.. - J8- St. Vincent & Grenadines (Windward Islands) Y 1979 - JA Japan (also Nippon) Y 0001 - 9999 JY- Jordan Y 1946 - JZ- Netherlands New Guinea N - 1963 AAA - ZZZ L- Czechoslovakia N 1918 - 1928 + AAAA - ZZZZ LN- Norway Y 1 - 999, AAA - ZZZ LQ- Argentina (Republic) Y AAA - ZZZ LV- Argentina (Republic) Y AAA - ZZZ LX- Luxembourg Y AAA - ZZZ, N90442 - N90459 LY- Lithuania (19.. to 1929 ?, 1939 to 1991 USSR) Y 1929 - 1939 (?), AAA - ZZZ 12/25/1991 - LZ- Bulgaria Y 1908 - AAA - ZZZ MC- Monte Carlo ? MI- Marshall Islands Y MPR- Mongolia (People's Republic) Y 1945 - MT- Mongolia (People's Republic) Y 1945 - N United States of America (USA) Y 1 - 99999, 1A - 9999Z, 1AA - 999ZZ, (also prefix: C/L/R/X) OB- Peru Y R-1 - R-9999 (?) OD- Lebanon (Republic) Y 1941 - AAA - ZZZ OE- Austria Y 1918 - AAA - ZZZ OH- Finland Y 1917 - AAA - ZZZ OK- Czech Republic (1918 to 199. CSSR/CSFR/CSR) Y 199. - AAA - ZZZ OK- Czechoslovakia (CSSR, CSFR, CSR) N - 199. AAA - ZZZ OM- Slovakia (1918 to 199. CSSR/CSFR/CSR) Y 199. - OO- Belgium Y AAA - ZZZ OY- Denmark (including Greenland) Y AAA - ZZZ P- Korea (People's Republic) (also North Korea) Y 1948 - P2- Papua New Guinea (also Niugini) Y 1975 - AAA- ZZZ P4- Aruba Y PH- Netherlands (also Holland) Y AAA - ZZZ PI- Philippines (Republic) N - 1946 (?) C-1 - C-999 (?) PJ- Netherlands Antilles Y AAA - ZZZ PK- Indonesia (Republic) (also Irian Jaya, West Irian) Y 1949 - AAA - ZZZ PP- Brasilien Y AAA - ZZZ PT- Brasilien Y AAA - ZZZ PZ- Surinam (ex Netherlands Guyana) Y AAA - ZZZ P?- Indonesia (Republic) (also Irian Jaya, West Irian) N - 1949 ??? - ??? R- Soviet Union (USSR) / Germany (Deruluft) N 5/1/1922 - 1924 + AAAA - ZZZZ RA- Russia (1917 to 1991 USSR) (Russian Federation) Y 1991 - 00001 - 99999 RC- Croatia (1918 to 1991 Yugoslavia), (Republic) ? 1991 - AAA - ZZZ RDPL- Laos (Democratic People's Republic) (ex Indochina) Y 1954 - RF- Russia (1917 to 1991 USSR) (Russian Federation) ? 1991 - (?) RH- Armenia (19.. to 1991 USSR) ? 1991 - (?) RP- Philippines (Republic) Y 1946 (?) - 198. C001 - C999 (?) RR- Soviet Union (USSR) / Germany (Deruluft) ? 5/1/1922 - 1924 + 1 - 999 (?) RX- Panama N S2- Bangladesh (ex Eastern Pakistan) Y 1972 - S3- Bangladesh (ex Eastern Pakistan) Y 1972 - S5- Slovenia (1918 to 1991 Yugoslavia) Y 1991 - S7- Seychelles (Islands) Y 1976 - S9- Sao Tome & Principe (Islands) Y 1975 - SE- Sweden Y 001 - 999, AAA - ZZZ, A00 - Z99 SL- Saarland (1947 - 1959) (to Germany) N 1947 - 1959 SL- Slovenia (1918 to 1991 Yugoslavia) ? 1991 - (?) SN- Sao Tome & Principe (Islands) ? 1975 - (?) SN- Sudan ? 1956 - (?) SP- Poland Y 1918 - AAA - ZZZ SSSR- Armenia (19.. to 1991 USSR) ? 12/25/1991 - (?) (CCCP), 00001 - 99999 SSSR- Azerbaijan (19.. to 1991 USSR) ? 12/25/1991 - (?) (CCCP), 00001 - 99999 SSSR- Belarus (also Belarussia) (19.. to 1991 USSR) Y 12/25/1991 - (CCCP), 00001 - 99999 SSSR- Estonia (19.. to 1929 ?, 1939 to 1991 USSR) N 12/25/1991 - (?) (CCCP), 00001 - 99999 SSSR- Georgia (also Grusinia) (19.. to 1991 USSR) ? 12/25/1991 - (?) (CCCP), 00001 - 99999 SSSR- Kazakhstan (19.. to 1991 USSR) ? 12/25/1991 - (?) (CCCP), 00001 - 99999 SSSR- Kirgisia (also Kirgistan) (19.. to 1991 USSR) Y 12/25/1991 - (CCCP), 00001 - 99999 SSSR- Latvia (19.. - 1929 ?, 1939 to 1991 USSR) N 12/25/1991 - (?) (CCCP), 00001 - 99999 SSSR- Lithuania (19.. to 1929 ?, 1939 to 1991 USSR) N 12/25/1991 - (?) (CCCP), 00001 - 99999 SSSR- Moldawia (19.. to 1991 USSR) Y 12/25/1991 - (CCCP), 00001 - 99999 SSSR- Russia (1917 to 1991 USSR) (Russian Federation) ? 12/25/1991 - (?) (CCCP), 00001 - 99999 SSSR- Soviet Union (USSR) N - 12/25/1991 (CCCP), 00001 - 99999 SSSR- Tadjikistan (19.. to 1991 USSR) ? 12/25/1991 - (?) (CCCP), 00001 - 99999 SSSR- Turkmenistan (19.. to 1991 USSR) ? 12/25/1991 - (?) (CCCP), 00001 - 99999 SSSR- Ukraine (19.. to 1991 USSR) ? 12/25/1991 - (?) (CCCP), 00001 - 99999 SSSR- Uzbekistan (19.. to 1991 USSR) ? 12/25/1991 - (?) (CCCP), 00001 - 99999 SSSR- Soviet Union (USSR) N 1917 - (?) (CCCP), x-1 - x-99999, (x-cyrillic = A/K/L/N/Sh/U) ST- Sudan Y 1956 - AAA - ZZZ SU- Egypt (1958 to 1979 temporarily UAR) Y 1922 - AAA - ZZZ SX- Greece Y T2- Tuvalu (Ellice Islands) Y 1978 - T3- Kiribati (also Gilbert Islands) (Pacific) Y 1979 - T7- San Marino (Republic) Y T9- Bosnia Herzegowina (1918 to 1992 Yugoslavia) Y 1992 - TC- Turkey Y AAA - ZZZ TF- Iceland Y 1918 - AAA - ZZZ TG- Guatemala Y AAA - ZZZ TI- Costa Rica Y 001 - 999, 001-L - 999-L TJ- Cameroon (Federal Republic) Y 1960 - AAA - ZZZ TL- Central African Republic Y 1960 - TN- Congo (Congolese People's Republic) (Brazzaville) Y 1960 - TR- Gabon Y 1960 - AAA - ZZZ TS- Tunisia Y 1956 - AAA - ZZZ TT- Chad Y 1960 - TU- Ivory Coast (also Cote d'Ivoire) Y 1960 - AAA - ZZZ TY- Benin (People's Republic) (ex Dahomey) Y 1960 - AAA - ZZZ TZ- Mali (Republic) Y 1960 - AAA - ZZZ UK- Uzbekistan (19.. to 1991 USSR) Y 1991 - UN- Kazakhstan (19.. to 1991 USSR) Y 1991 - UR- Ukraine (19.. to 1991 USSR) Y 1991 - 00001 - 99999 URSS- Soviet Union (USSR) / Germany (Deruluft) N 1924 (?) - 1937 + x001 - x999, (x-not-cyrilic = D/M/N) V2- Antigua & Barbuda (Windward or Leeward Islands) Y 1981 - AAA - ZZZ V3- Belize (ex British Honduras) Y 1966 - V4- St. Kitts & Nevis (Winward or Leeward Islands) Y 1983 - V5- Namibia Y 3/31/1991 - V8- Brunei (ex British Northern Borneo) Y 1963 - AAA - ZZZ VH- Australia Y AAA - ZZZ VH- Papua New Guinea (also Niugini) N - 1975 ??? - ??? VN- Vietnam (People's Republic) (ex Viet Nam) N - 1954, 1976 - A001 - Z999 (?) VN- Vietnam (also South Vietnam) (ex Viet Nam) N 1954 - 1976 A001 - Z999 (?) VO- Newfoundland (Island) (to Canada) N - 1958 AAA - ZZZ VP- Ghana (ex Gold Coast) N - 1957 AAA - AZZ VP- Ivory Coast (also Cote d'Ivoire) N - 1960 AAA - AZZ VP- Bahamas N - 1973 BAA - BZZ VP- Falkland Islands (also Malvinas) Y FAA - FZZ VP- Guyana N - 19.. GAA - GZZ VP- Belize (ex British Honduras) N - 1966 HAA - HZZ VP- Jamaica N - 1962 JAA - JZZ VP- Kenya N - 1963 KAA - KZZ VP- Anguilla (Windward or Leeward Islands) Y LAA - LJZ VP- Antigua & Barbuda (Windward or Leeward Islands) N - 1981 LAA - LZZ VP- St. Kitts & Nevis (Winward or Leeward Islands) N - 1983 LKA - LLZ VP- Montserrat (Windward or Leeward Islands) Y LMA - LUZ VP- British Virgin Islands (Winward / Leeward Islands) N LVA - LZZ VP- Malta N - 1964 MAA - MZZ VP- Malawi (ex Nyassaland) N - 1964 NAA - NZZ VP- British Solomon Islands (Pacific) N - 1978 PAA - PZZ VP- Kiribati (also Gilbert Islands) (Pacific) N - 1979 PAA - PZZ VP- Vanuatu (also New Hebrides) (Islands) (Pacific) N - 1980 PAA - PZZ VP- Zambia (ex North Rhodesia) N - 1964 RAA - RZZ VP- Somalia (Republic) N - 1960 SAA - SZZ VP- Trinidad & Tobago (Islands) N - 1962 TAA - TZZ VP- Uganda N - 1962 UAA - UZZ VP- St. Vincent & Grenadines (Windward Islands) N - 1979 VAA - VZZ VP- Zimbabwe (ex Rhodesia, till 1979) N - 1979 WAA - WZZ VP- Gambia (ex Western Africa) N - 1965 XAA - XZZ VP- Zimbabwe (ex Rhodesia, till 1979) (South Rhodesia) N - 1979 YAA - YZZ VP- Sansibar (Island) N - 1964 ZAA - ZZZ VQ- Barbados N - 1966 BAA - BZZ VQ- Cyprus N - 1960 CAA - CZZ VQ- Fiji (Islands) N - 1970 FAA - FZZ VQ- Grenada N - 1974 GAA - GZZ VQ- St. Helena (Island) Y HAA - HZZ VQ- St. Lucia (Windward Islands) N - 1979 LAA - LZZ VQ- Mauritius N - 1968 MAA - MZZ VQ- Seychelles (Islands) N - 1976 SAA - SZZ VQ- Turks & Caicos Islands Y TAA - TZZ VR- Aden N (?) AAA - AZZ VR- Bermuda (Islands) Y BAA - BZZ VR- Cayman Islands Y CAA - CZZ VR- Gibraltar Y GAA - GZZ VR- Hong Kong Y - 1997 HAA - HZZ VR- Johore N - 1963 JAA - JZZ VR- Sierra Leone (ex Western Africa) N - 1961 LAA - LZZ VR- Nigeria (ex Western Africa) N - 1960 NAA - NZZ VR- Malaysia (ex Malaya) N - 1963 RAA - RZZ VR- Singapore (1963 to 1965 Malaysia) N - 1959 (?) SAA - SZZ VR- Tanzania (ex Tanganyika, till 1964) N - 1961 TAA - TZZ VR- Brunei (ex British Northern Borneo) N - 1963 UAA - UZZ VT- India Y 1947 - AAA - ZZZ V?- Bahrain N - 1971 ??? - ??? V?- Bangladesh (ex Eastern Pakistan) N - 1972 ??? - ??? V?- Botswana (Republic) N - 1966 ??? - ??? V?- Dominica (Winward Islands) N - 19.. ??? - ??? V?- Egypt (1958 to 1979 temporarily UAR) N - 1922 ??? - ??? V?- Kuwait N - 1961 ??? - ??? V?- Lesotho N - 1966 ??? - ??? V?- Maldives (Islands) N - 1965 ??? - ??? V?- Nauru N - 1968 ??? - ??? V?- Oman N - 1970 ??? - ??? V?- Pakistan (ex Belutshistan) N - 1947 ??? - ??? V?- Qatar N - 1971 ??? - ??? V?- Sri Lanka (ex Ceylon) N - 1948 ??? - ??? V?- Sudan N - 1956 ??? - ??? V?- Swaziland N - 1968 ??? - ??? V?- Tongo N ??? - ??? V?- Tuvalu (Ellice Islands) N - 1978 ??? - ??? V?- United Arab Emirates N - 1971 ??? - ??? XA- Mexico Y AAA - ZZZ XB- Mexico Y AAA - ZZZ XC- Mexico Y AAA - ZZZ XH- Honduras ? AAA - ZZZ XT- China (People's Republic, PRC) ? XT- Burkina Faso (ex Upper Volta) Y 1960 - AAA - ZZZ XU- Kampuchea (ex Cambodia) (ex Indochina) Y 1954 - 001 - 999 XV- Vietnam (People's Republic) (also North Vietnam) Y 1954 - 1976 XW- Laos (Democratic People's Republic) (ex Indochina) Y 1954 - XY- Myanmar (ex Birma / Burma) Y 1948 - AAA - ZZZ XZ- Myanmar (ex Birma / Burma) Y 1948 - AAA - ZZZ YA- Afghanistan (also Afganistan) Y AAA - ZZZ YE- Yemen (1968 to 1990 separated) N - 1968 AAA - ZZZ YI- Iraq Y 1932 - AAA - ZZZ YJ- Vanuatu (also New Hebrides) (Islands) (Pacific) Y 1980 - YK- Syria (1958 to 1979 temporarily UAR) Y 1941 - YL- Latvia (19.. - 1929 ?, 1939 to 1991 USSR) Y 1929 - 1939 (?), 12/25/1991 - YN- Nicaragua Y YR- Romania (also Rumania) Y AAA - ZZZ YS- El Salvador Y 00A - 99Z (?) YT- Tadjikistan (19.. to 1991 USSR) Y 1991 - YU- Yugoslavia (now only Serbia and Montenegro) Y 1918 - AAA - ZZZ YV- Venezuela Y 1A - 999Z, 1AA - 999ZZ, AAA - ZZZ, C-AAA - C-ZZZ Z- Zimbabwe (ex Rhodesia, till 1979) Y 1979 - AAA - ZZZ Z3- Macedonia (1918 to 199. Yugoslavia) Y 199. - ZA- Albania Y 1913 - ZK- New Zealand Y AAA - ZZZ ZL- New Zealand Y AAA - ZZZ ZM- New Zealand Y AAA - ZZZ ZP- Paraguay Y AAA - ZZZ ZS- South Africa (Republic) Y 1961 - AAA - ZZZ ZT- South Africa (Republic) Y 1961 - AAA - ZZZ ZU- South Africa (Republic) Y 1961 - AAA - ZZZ ?- Austria-Hungary ? - 1918 ?- Dodekanes (Islands) ? 1912 - 1945 (?) ?- Mandschukuo ? 1934 - 1945 ?- Micronesia (Federate States) (associated with USA) ? ?- Senegambia (Confederation of Senegal and Gambia) ? ?- Tanger ? 1911 - 19.. (?) ?- Tannu-Tuva (1921 to 1944 independent) ? 1921 - 1944 ?- Triest ? 1945 - 1954 ?- United Arab Republics (UAR) (Egypt, Syria, Libya) ? 1958 - 1979 ?- Zara ?
