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Published: 
August 8, 2024

Air Waybill Prefix Codes

Air freight is tracked using air waybill numbers which are made up of a three digit prefix that identifies the airline transporting the cargo, and an eight digit identifier unique to your shipment.

Lookup AWB prefixes for the world's major cargo airlines using the list below.

Airline Name Air Waybill Prefix Carrier Code
ABSA Cargo Airline / LATAM Cargo Brasil 549 M3
Aegean Airlines 390 A3
Aer Lingus Cargo 053 EI
Aeroflot 555 SU
Aerolineas Argentinas 044 AR
Aeromexico Cargo 139 AM
AeroUnion 873 6R
Afriqiyah Airways 546 8U
Air Algerie 124 AH
Air Arabia 514 G9
Air Astana 465 KC
Air Baltic 657 BT
Air Belgium 142 KF
Air Caledonie International 063 SB
Air Canada 014 AC
Air China 999 CA
Air Europa Cargo 996 UX
Air France 057 AF
Air Hong Kong 288 LD
Air India 098 AI
Air Malta 643 KM
Air Mauritius 239 MK
Air Moldova 572 9U
Air New Zealand 086 NZ
Air Niugini 656 PX
Air Premia 350 6M
Air Senegal 490 HC
Air Serbia (JAT) 115 JU
Air Seychelles 061 HM
Air Tahiti Nui 244 TN
Air Transat 649 TS
AirAsia 843 D7
AirAsia Berhad 807 AK
AirBridge Cargo 580 RU
Airclass Lineas Aereas 510 VZ
Alaska Airlines 027 AS
Alitalia 055 AZ
Allied Air 574 4W
American Airlines 001 AA
Amerijet International 810 M6
ANA All Nippon Cargo 205 NH
Asiana Airlines 988 OZ
Asky Airlines 032 ZU
ASL Airlines Belgium 756 3V
Astral Aviation 485 8V
Atlas Air 369 5Y
Avianca 729 AV
Avianca Costa Rica 133 LR
Avient Aviation 757 Z3
Azores Airlines 331 S4
Azul Brazilian Airlines 577 AD
Batik Air 938 ID
Biman Bangladesh 997 BG
Bringer Air Cargo 417 E6
Bulgaria Air 623 FB
CAL Cargo Air Lines 700 5C
Capital Airlines 898 DF
Cargojet Airways 489 W8
Cargolux Airlines 172 CV
Cargolux Italia 356 C8
Carpatair 021 V3
Cathay Dragon 043 KA
Cathay Pacific Airways 160 CX
Cebu Air 203 5J
Challenge Airlines 744 X7
China Airlines 297 CI
China Cargo Airlines 112 CK
China Central Airlines Co., Ltd 959 LE
China Southern Airlines 784 CZ
CMA CGM Air Cargo 003 2C
Condor 881 DE
Copa Airlines Cargo 230 CM
Corsair 923 SS
Croatia Airlines 831 OU
Czech Airlines 064 OK
Delta Air Lines 006 DL
DHL 155 DH
DHL 936 IJ
DHL Aero Expreso 992 D5
DHL Aviation / European Air Transport 615 QY
DHL de Guatemala 947 L3
Egypt Air 077 MS
EL AL 114 LY
Emirates 176 EK
Ethiopian Airlines 071 ET
ETIHAD Airways 607 EY
Eva Airways 695 BR
Express Air Cargo 336 7A
Fedex 023 FX
Fiji Airways 260 FJ
Finnair 105 AY
Fly One 130 5F
flydubai cargo 141 FZ
Flylal - Lithuanian Airlines 022 5U
Frenchbee 396 BF
Garuda Indonesia 126 GA
Georgian Airlines 606 A9
Global AIr Transport 301 5S
Gulf Air 072 GF
Hainan Airlines 880 HU
Hawaiian Airlines 173 HA
Hong Kong Air Cargo 828 RH
Hong Kong Airlines 851 HX
Hong Kong Express 128 UO
IAG Cargo 125 BA
Iberia 075 IB
Iberia Express 060 YC
Icelandair 108 FI
IndiGo CarGo 312 6E
Japan Airlines 131 JL
Jeju Air 806 7C
Jin Air 718 VD
Juneyao Air 018 HO
Kalitta Air 272 K4
Kenya Airways 706 KQ
KLM Cargo 074 KL
Korean Air 180 KE
Kuwait Airways 229 KU
LAN Chile Cargo 145 UC
Lanco 985 L7
LATAM Air Colombia 035 4C
LATAM Airlines 045 LA
Lineas Aereas Suramericanas 174 MR
LOT Polish Airlines 080 LO
Lufthansa Cargo AG 020 LH
Magma Aviation 259 YD
Mahan Airlines 537 W5
Malaysian Airline 232 MH
Malindo Airways 816 OD
MASAir 865 M7
Mercury Americas 805 4X
Middle East Airlines 076 ME
MNG Airlines 716 MB
Neos SPA 703 NO
Niger Air Cargo 519 NO
Nippon Cargo Airlines 933 KZ
Oman Air 910 WY
Pakistan International Airlines 214 PK
Pegasus Cargo 624 PC
Philippine Airlines 079 PR
Precision Air 031 PW
Qantas Airways 081 QF
Qatar Airways 157 QR
Quito Test Airline 666 BO
Raya Airways 539 TH
Royal Air Maroc 147 AT
Royal Brunei Airlines 672 BI
Royal Jordanian 512 RJ
RwandAir 459 WB
SAS-Scandinavian Airlines 117 SK
Saudi Arabian Airlines 065 SV
SF Airlines 921 O3
Shenzhen Airlines 479 ZH
Sichuan Airlines 876 3U
Silk Way West Airlines 501 7L
Singapore Airlines 618 SQ
Sky Work Cargo 906 E5
Skyways AB 752 JZ
South African Airways 083 SA
Southwest Airlines 526 WN
SpiceJet 775 SG
Sri Lankan Airlines 603 UL
Stabo Air 242 4E
Starlux Cargo 189 JX
Sunclass Airlines 630 DK
Suparana Airlines 871 Y8
Swiss 724 LX
TAAG Angola Airlines 118 DT
TACA International Airlines S.A. 202 TA
TAP Portugal 047 TP
Tarom 281 RO
Thai Airasia X 940 V9
Thai Airways 217 TG
TUI Airlines 612 TB
Turkish Airlines 235 TK
United Airlines Cargo 016 UA
UPS Air Cargo 406 5X
Uzbekistan Airways 250 HY
VARIG 042 RG
VietJet Air 978 VG
Vietnam Airlines 738 VN
Virgin Atlantic 932 VS
Vistara Cargo 228 UK
Volaris 036 Y4
Westjet Cargo 838 WS
XiamenAir 731 MF
YTO Cargo Airlines 860 YG

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