Cargo Airlines

40+ airlines with the identifiers that matter operationally — IATA designator, ICAO code, the 3-digit prefix on every air waybill they issue, and the hub their network is built around.

AWB prefix → airline

139 AM 014 AC 999 CA 057 AF 098 AI 001 AA 205 NH 988 OZ 369 5Y 257 OS 125 BA 172 CV 160 CX 297 CI 112 CK 784 CZ 006 DL 615 QY 114 LY 176 EK 071 ET 607 EY 695 BR 023 FX 126 GA 075 IB 131 JL 074 KL 180 KE 045 LA 020 LH 232 MH 716 MB 933 KZ 081 QF 157 QR 512 RJ 065 SV 618 SQ 083 SA 724 LX 217 TG 235 TK 016 UA 406 5X 738 VN

Combination carriers

Bellyhold capacity under passenger flights, often alongside their own freighters. Widest network reach, capacity that moves with the passenger schedule.

Airline IATA ICAO AWB prefix Hub Country
Aeromexico Cargo AM AMX 139 MEX Mexico
Air Canada Cargo AC ACA 014 YYZ Canada
Air China Cargo CA CCA 999 PEK China
Air France Cargo AF AFR 057 CDG France
Air India Cargo AI AIC 098 DEL India
American Airlines Cargo AA AAL 001 DFW United States
ANA Cargo NH ANA 205 NRT Japan
Asiana Cargo OZ AAR 988 ICN South Korea
Austrian Cargo OS AUA 257 VIE Austria
British Airways Cargo BA BAW 125 LHR United Kingdom
Cathay Cargo CX CPA 160 HKG Hong Kong
China Airlines Cargo CI CAL 297 TPE Taiwan
China Southern Cargo CZ CSN 784 CAN China
Delta Cargo DL DAL 006 ATL United States
El Al Cargo LY ELY 114 TLV Israel
Emirates SkyCargo EK UAE 176 DXB United Arab Emirates
Ethiopian Cargo ET ETH 071 ADD Ethiopia
Etihad Cargo EY ETD 607 AUH United Arab Emirates
EVA Air Cargo BR EVA 695 TPE Taiwan
Garuda Indonesia Cargo GA GIA 126 CGK Indonesia
Iberia Cargo IB IBE 075 MAD Spain
JAL Cargo JL JAL 131 NRT Japan
KLM Cargo KL KLM 074 AMS The Netherlands
Korean Air Cargo KE KAL 180 ICN South Korea
LATAM Cargo LA LAN 045 SCL Chile
Lufthansa Cargo LH GEC 020 FRA Germany
MASkargo MH MAS 232 KUL Malaysia
Qantas Freight QF QFA 081 SYD Australia
Qatar Airways Cargo QR QTR 157 DOH Qatar
Royal Jordanian Cargo RJ RJA 512 AMM Jordan
Saudia Cargo SV SVA 065 JED Saudi Arabia
Singapore Airlines Cargo SQ SIA 618 SIN Singapore
South African Cargo SA SAA 083 JNB South Africa
Swiss WorldCargo LX SWR 724 ZRH Switzerland
Thai Cargo TG THA 217 BKK Thailand
Turkish Cargo TK THY 235 IST Turkey
United Cargo UA UAL 016 ORD United States
Vietnam Airlines Cargo VN HVN 738 SGN Vietnam

All-cargo operators

Freighter-only fleets. Main-deck loading, so they take the outsize, heavy and awkward pieces a bellyhold cannot.

Airline IATA ICAO AWB prefix Hub Country
Atlas Air 5Y GTI 369 CVG United States
Cargolux CV CLX 172 LUX Luxembourg
China Cargo Airlines CK CKK 112 PVG China
MNG Airlines MB MNB 716 IST Turkey
Nippon Cargo Airlines KZ NCA 933 NRT Japan

Express integrators

Own aircraft, own hubs, own ground network. Time-definite door-to-door rather than airport-to-airport.

Airline IATA ICAO AWB prefix Hub Country
DHL Aviation (EAT) QY BCS 615 LEJ Belgium
FedEx Express FX FDX 023 MEM United States
UPS Airlines 5X UPS 406 SDF United States

About this registry

The registry is curated and grows with coverage. AWB prefixes are the widely-published IATA numeric codes for each carrier and are provided for lookup convenience — verify the prefix against the airline's own documentation before issuing a waybill against it.