international aircraft registration prefixes

Country Marks   Country Marks
Afghanistan YA-   Monaco 3A-
Albania ZA-   Mauritius 3B-
Algeria 7T-   Equatorial Guinea 3C-
Andorra C3-   Swaziland 3D-
Angola D2-   Guinea 3X-
Antigua V2-   Azerbaijan 4K-
Antigua VP-LA   Georgia 4L-
Argentina LV-   Sri Lanka 4R-
Armenia EK-   Israel 4X-
Aruba P4-   Libya 5A-
Australia VH-   Cyprus 5B-
Austria OE-   Tanzania 5H-
Azerbaijan 4K-   Nigeria 5N-
Bahamas C6-   Madagascar 5R-
Bahrain A9C-   Mauritania 5T-
Bangladesh S2-   Niger 5U-
Barbados 8P-   Togo 5V-
Belarus EW-   Western Samoa 5W-
Belgium OO-   Uganda 5X-
Belize V3-   Kenya 5Y-
Benin TY-   Somalia 6O-
Bermuda VP-B   Senegal 6V-
Bhutan A5-   Jamaica 6Y-
Bolivia CP-   Yemen 7O-
Bosnia T9-   Lesotho 7P-
Botswana A2-   Malawi 7Q-
Brazil PP-, PR-, PS-   Algeria 7T-
Brazil PT-, PU-   Barbados 8P-
Brunei V8-   Maldives 8Q-
Bulgaria LZ-   Guyana 8R-
Burkina Faso XT-   Croatia 9A-
Burundi 9U-   Ghana 9G-
Cambodia XU-   Malta 9H-
Cameroon TJ-   Zambia 9J-
Canada C-   Kuwait 9K-
Cape Verde D4-   Sierra Leone 9L-
Cayman Islands VP-C   Malaysia 9M-
Central African Republic TL-   Nepal 9N-
Chad TT-   Congo 9Q-
Chile CC-   Burundi 9U-
China [inc. Hong Kong & Taiwan] B-   Singapore 9V-
Colombia HK-   Rwanda 9XR-
Comores D6-   Trinidad & Tobago 9Y-
Congo 9Q-   Botswana A2-
Congo TN-   Tonga A3-
Costa Rica TI-   Oman A4O-
Croatia 9A-   Bhutan A5-
Cuba CU-   United Arab Emirates A6-
Cyprus 5B-   Qatar A7-
Czech Republic OK- Liberia (from 2002) A8-
Denmark OY- Bahrain A9C-
Djibouti J2-   Pakistan AP-
Dominica J7-   China [inc. Hong Kong & Taiwan] B-
Dominican Republic HI-   Canada C-
Dutch Antilles PJ-   Nauru C2-
Ecuador HC-   Andorra C3-
Egypt SU-   The Gambia C5-
Eire EI-   Bahamas C6-
El Salvador YS-   Mozambique C9-
Equatorial Guinea 3C-   Chile CC-
Eritrea E3-   Morocco CN-
Estonia ES-   Bolivia CP-
Ethiopia ET-   Portugal CS-
Falkland Islands VP-F   Cuba CU-
Fiji DQ-   Uruguay CX-
Finland OH-   Germany D-
France F-   Angola D2-
Gabon TR-   Cape Verde D4-
Georgia 4L-   Comores D6-
Germany D-   Fiji DQ-
Ghana 9G-   Eritrea E3-
Gibraltar VP-G   Spain EC-
Greece SX-   Eire EI-
Grenada J3-   Armenia EK-
Guatemala TG-   Liberia (until 2002) EL-
Guinea 3X-   Iran EP-
Guinea-Bissau J5-   Moldova ER-
Guyana 8R-   Estonia ES-
Haiti HH-   Ethiopia ET-
Honduras HR-   Belarus EW-
Hungary HA-   Kyrgyzstan EX-
Iceland TF-   Tajikistan EY-
India VT-   Turkmenistan EZ-
Indonesia PK-   France F-
Iran EP-   United Kingdom G-
Iraq YI-   Soloman Islands H4-
Israel 4X-   Hungary HA-
Italy I-   Switzerland HB-
Ivory Coast TU-   Ecuador HC-
Jamaica 6Y-   Haiti HH-
Japan JA   Dominican Republic HI-
Jordan JY-   Colombia HK-
Kazakhstan UN-   South Korea HL
Kenya 5Y-   Panama HP-
Kiribati T3-   Honduras HR-
Kuwait 9K-   Thailand HS-
Kyrgyzstan EX-   The Vatican HV-
Laos RDPL-   Saudi Arabia HZ-
Latvia YL-   Italy I-
Lebanon OD-   Djibouti J2-
Lesotho 7P-   Grenada J3-
Liberia (new prefix as from 2002) A8-   Guinea-Bissau J5-
Liberia (old prefix phases out during 2002) EL-   Saint Lucia J6-
Libya 5A-   Dominica J7-
Lithuania LY-   Saint Vincent J8-
Luxembourg LX-   Japan JA
Macedonia Z3-   Jordan JY-
Madagascar 5R-   Norway LN-
Malawi 7Q-   Argentina LV-
Malaysia 9M-   Luxembourg LX-
Maldives 8Q-   Lithuania LY-
Mali TZ-   Bulgaria LZ-
Malta 9H-   Mongolia MT-
Marshall Islands V7-   United States N
Mauritania 5T-   Peru OB-
Mauritius 3B-   Lebanon OD-
Mexico XA-   Austria OE-
Mexico XB-   Finland OH-
Mexico XC-   Czech Republic OK-
Micronesia V6-   Slovakia OM-
Moldova ER-   Belgium OO-
Monaco 3A-   Denmark OY-
Mongolia MT-   North Korea P-
Montserrat VP-LM   Papua New Guinea P2-
Morocco CN-   Aruba P4-
Mozambique C9-   The Netherlands PH-
Myanmar XY-   Dutch Antilles PJ-
Namibia V5-   Indonesia PK-
Nauru C2-   Brazil PP-, PR-, PS-
Nepal 9N-   Brazil PT-, PU-
New Zealand ZK-   Surinam PZ-
Nicaragua YN-   Russia RA-
Niger 5U-   Laos RDPL-
Nigeria 5N-   The Philippines RP-
North Korea P-   Bangladesh S2-
Norway LN-   Slovenia S5-
Oman A4O-   Seychelles S7-
Pakistan AP-   Sao Tome S9-
Panama HP-   Sweden SE-
Papua New Guinea P2-   Poland SP-
Paraguay ZP-   Sudan ST-
Peru OB-   Egypt SU-
Poland SP-   Greece SX-
Portugal CS-   Tuvalu T2-
Qatar A7-   Kiribati T3-
Romania YR-   San Marino T7-
Russia RA-   Bosnia-Herzegovina T9-
Rwanda 9XR-   Turkey TC-
Saint Lucia J6-   Iceland TF-
Saint Vincent J8-   Guatemala TG-
San Marino T7-   Costa Rica TI-
Sao Tome S9-   Cameroon TJ-
Saudi Arabia HZ-   Central African Republic TL-
Senegal 6V-   Congo TN-
Seychelles S7-   Gabon TR-
Sierra Leone 9L-   Tunisia TS-
Singapore 9V-   Chad TT-
Slovakia OM-   Ivory Coast TU-
Slovenia S5-   Benin TY-
Soloman Islands H4-   Mali TZ-
Somalia 6O-   Uzbekistan UK-
South Africa ZS-   Kazakhstan UN-
South Korea HL   Ukraine UR-
Spain EC-   Antigua V2-
Sri Lanka 4R-   Belize V3-
St Kitts & Nevis V4-   St Kitts & Nevis V4-
Sudan ST-   Namibia V5-
Surinam PZ-   Micronesia V6-
Swaziland 3D-   Marshall Islands V7-
Sweden SE-   Brunei V8-
Switzerland HB-   Australia VH-
Syria YK-   Vietnam VN-
Tajikistan EY-   Bermuda VP-B
Tanzania 5H-   Cayman Islands VP-C
Thailand HS-   Falkland Islands VP-F
The Gambia C5-   Gibraltar VP-G
The Netherlands PH-   Antigua VP-LA
The Philippines RP-   Montserrat VP-LM
The Vatican HV-   Virgin Islands VP-LV
Togo 5V-   Turks & Caicos VQ-T
Tonga A3-   India VT-
Trinidad & Tobago 9Y-   Mexico XA-
Tunisia TS-   Mexico XB-
Turkey TC-   Mexico XC-
Turkmenistan EZ-   Burkina Faso XT-
Turks & Caicos VQ-T   Cambodia XU-
Tuvalu T2-   Myanmar XY-
Uganda 5X-   Afghanistan YA-
Ukraine UR-   Iraq YI-
United Arab Emirates A6-   Vanuatu YJ-
United Kingdom G-   Syria YK-
United States N   Latvia YL-
Uruguay CX-   Nicaragua YN-
Uzbekistan UK-   Romania YR-
Vanuatu YJ-   El Salvador YS-
Venezuela YV-   Yugoslavia YU-
Vietnam VN-   Venezuela YV-
Virgin Islands VP-LV   Zimbabwe Z-
Western Samoa 5W-   Macedonia Z3-
Yemen 7O-   Albania ZA-
Yugoslavia YU-   New Zealand ZK-
Zambia 9J-   Paraguay ZP-
Zimbabwe Z-   South Africa ZS-