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May 19, 2025
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 |
