Registration Prefixes

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1 Dec, 10

Registration prefixes are issued by the ITU International Telecommunications Union, by virtue of them being used as radio callsigns.  It is beyond the scope of this page (for the time being, at least) to comment further on each registration series – for example we could note previously used prefixes, which countries re-use registrations, and so on.  We have restricted ourselves to noting the sections of registers which are dedicated to helicopters

Afghanistan YA –
Albania ZA –
Algeria 7T –
Andorra C3 –
Angola D2 –
Anguila VP-A –
Antigua & Barbuda V2 –
Argentina LQ, LV –
Armenia EK –
Aruba P4 –
Australia VH –
Austria OE Helicopters were initially in the OE-.X. series but later expanded to OE-X.. as well.  OE-BX. is reserved for government departments, principally the police
Azerbaijan 4K –
Bahamas C6 –
Bahrain A9C –
Bangladesh S2 –
Barbados 8P –
Belarus EW –
Belgium OO –
Belize V3 –
Benin TY –
Bermuda VP-B, VQ-B –
Bhutan A5 –
Bolivia CP –
Bosnia-Herzegovina T9, E7 –
Botswana A2 –
Brazil PP, PR, PT- PP Government (national/state), PR/PT all other
British Virgin Islands VP-LV –
Brunei V8 –
Bulgaria LZ –
Burkina Faso XT –
Burundi 9U –
Cambodia XU –
Cameroon TJ –
Canada C –
Cape Verde D4 –
Cayman Islands VP-C –
Central African Republic TL –
Chad TT –
Chile CC –
China B –
Colombia HK –
Comoros D6 –
Congo (Democratic Republic) 9Q –
Congo (Republic) TN –
Costa Rica TI –
Croatia 9A –
Cuba CU –
Cyprus 5B –
Czech Republic OK –
Denmark OY Helicopters in OY-H.. series
Djibouti J2 –
Dominica J7 –
Dominican Republic HI –
Ecuador HC –
Egypt SU –
El Salvador YS –
Equatorial Guinea 3C –
Eritrea E3 –
Estonia ES –
Ethiopia ET –
Falkland Islands VP-F –
Fiji DQ –
Finland OH Helicopters in OH-H.. series
France F –
French colonies F-O –
Gabon TR –
Gambia C5 –
Georgia 4L –
Germany D Helicopters in D-H.. series
Ghana 9G –
Gibraltar VP-G –
Greece SX Helicopters in SX-H.. series
Grenada J3 –
Guatemala TG –
Guernsey 2 –
Guinea 3X –
Guinea-Bissau J5 –
Guyana 8R –
Haiti HH –
Honduras HR –
Hong Kong B-H –
Hungary HA –
Iceland TF –
India VT –
Indonesia PK –
Iran EP –
Iraq YI –
Ireland EI –
Isle of Man M –
Israel 4X –
Italy I –
Ivory Coast TU –
Jamaica 6Y –
Japan JA –
Jordan JY –
Kazakhstan UN –
Kenya 5Y –
Kiribati T3 –
Korea, North P –
Korea, South HL HL6101 onwards for piston engined helicopters; HL9101 on for single turbines, HL9201 and 9401 on for multi turbines
Kuwait 9K –
Kyrgyzstan EX –
Laos RDPL –
Latvia YL Helicopters in YL-H.. series
Lebanon OD –
Lesotho 7P –
Libya 5A –
Lithuania LY Helicopters in LY-H.. series, one known exception
Luxembourg LX –
Macao B-M Helicopters B-MH. series
Macedonia Z3 –
Madagascar 5R –
Malawi 7Q –
Malaysia 9M –
Maldives 8Q –
Mali TZ –
Malta 9H –
Marshall Islands V7 –
Mauritania 5T –
Mauritius 3B –
Mexico XA to XC XA commercial, XB private, XC government use
Micronesia V6 –
Moldova ER –
Monaco 3A Currently only using 3A-M..
Mongolia JU –
Montenegro 4O –
Montserrat VP-LM –
Morocco CN –
Mozambique C9 –
Myanmar XY, XZ –
Namibia V5 –
Nauru C2 –
Nepal 9N –
Netherlands PH –
Netherlands Antilles PJ –
New Zealand ZK Helicopters in ZK-H.. and ZK-I.. series.  Handful of exceptions
Nicaragua YN –
Niger 5U –
Nigeria 5N –
Norway LN Helicopters in LN-O.. series
Oman A4O –
Pakistan AP –
Palestine SU-YA –
Panama HP –
Papua New Guinea P2 –
Paraguay ZP –
Peru OB –
Philippines RP –
Poland SP –
Portugal CS Helicopters in the CS-H.. series
Qatar A7 –
Romania YR –
Russia RA-, RF –
Rwanda 9XR –
Samoa 5W –
San Marino T7 –
São Tomé e Principé S9 –
Saudi Arabia HZ –
Senegal 6V, 6W –
Serbia YU Helicopters in the YU-H.. series
Seychelles S7 Helicopters in the S7-H.. series
Sierra Leone 9L –
Singapore 9V –
Slovak Republic OM –
Slovenia S5 –
Solomon Islands H4 –
Somalia 6O –
South Africa ZS, ZU –
Spain EC –
Sri Lanka 4R –
St Helena & Ascension VQ-H –
St Kitts & Nevis V4 –
St Lucia J6 –
St Vincent & Grenadines J8 –
Sudan ST –
Surinam PZ –
Swaziland 3D –
Sweden SE Helicopters in SE-H.. and SE-J.. series
Switzerland & Liechtenstein HB Helicopters in the HB-X.. and Z.. series. Historical helicopters in HB-RX.
Syria YK –
Taiwan B –
Tajikistan EY –
Tanzania 5H –
Thailand HS –
Togo 5V –
Tonga A3 –
Trinidad & Tobago 9Y –
Tunisia TS –
Turkey TC Helicopters in the TC-H.. series
Turkmenistan EZ –
Turks & Caicos Islands VQ-T –
Tuvalu T2 –
Uganda 5X –
Ukraine UR –
United Arab Emirates A6 –
United Kingdom G –
Uruguay CX –
USA N –
Uzbekistan UK –
Vanuatu YJ –
Vatican City HV –
Venezuela YV –
Vietnam VN –
Yemen 7O –
Zambia 9J –
Zimbabwe Z –

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