AirlineIcaoCode

AirlineIcaoCode

Term

AirlineIcaoCode

Business term

Airline ICAO Code

Definition

3 character code as defined by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) Airline.

Allowed values

Reference Document: ICAO document 8585"

  • "AAA" - Three uppercase letters (A-Z). This is according to ICAO rules.

  • "1AA", "11A", "A1A" - Combination of uppercase letters (A-Z) and numbers, but third character must be an uppercase letter. 

Comments

Local (non-ICAO) codes can be added as required as long as they are unique for airlines within the defined context.

ICAO airline codes are normally only uppercase letters, 'A' - 'Z'. However IATA allows for three character airline codes with numbers as part of FlightId. This is typically used for testing purposes.

Status

Approved

XML type

string (3)

AIRM equivalent

AircraftOperator.designatorICAO

NOTE: the AIRM Logical Model has a broader notion of Aircraft Operator, not necessarily restricted to Airlines.

AIDM equivalent

Airline Designator Code