Aeronautical Stations Call Signs
Aircraft Call Signs
- Type A
Nationality and registration mark (ex. D-ABC)
Name of aircraft manufacturer, nationality and registration mark (ex. CESSNA D-ABC)
Name of aircraft model, nationality and registration mark (ex. CITATION D-ABC)
Abbreviations for Type A;
Nationality mark and at least last 2 figures of the registration mark (ex. D-BC)
Name of aircraft manufacturer and at least last 2 figures of the registration mark (ex. CESSNA BC)
Name of model and at least last 2 figures of the registration mark (ex. CITATION BC)
- Type B
The designator of the operating agency, followed by the last 4 characters of the registration mark (ex. GermanIA AJAX)
Abbreviations for Type B;
The designator of the operating agency, followed by at least the last 2 figures of the registration mark (ex. GermanIA AX or GermanIA JAX)
- Type C
The designator of the operating agency, followed by the flight identification (ex. GermanIA 379)
Abbreviations for Type C;
No abbreviations for type C!
Suffixes HEAVY and SUPER
- Aircraft in wake turbulence categories HEAVY or SUPER shall add that to the end of his call sign (ex. Speedbird 123 HEAVY)
- Currently, SUPER is only used for the airbus A380
SUPER = MCTOM 560.000kg or more
HEAVY = MCTOM 136.000kg up to (but not including) 560.000kg
MEDIUM = MCTOM between 7.000kg and 136.000kg
LIGHT = MCTOM 7.000kg or less
Aircraft Call Signs
- Type A
Nationality and registration mark (ex. D-ABC)
Name of aircraft manufacturer, nationality and registration mark (ex. CESSNA D-ABC)
Name of aircraft model, nationality and registration mark (ex. CITATION D-ABC)
Abbreviations for Type A;
Nationality mark and at least last 2 figures of the registration mark (ex. D-BC)
Name of aircraft manufacturer and at least last 2 figures of the registration mark (ex. CESSNA BC)
Name of model and at least last 2 figures of the registration mark (ex. CITATION BC)
- Type B
The designator of the operating agency, followed by the last 4 characters of the registration mark (ex. GermanIA AJAX)
Abbreviations for Type B;
The designator of the operating agency, followed by at least the last 2 figures of the registration mark (ex. GermanIA AX or GermanIA JAX)
- Type C
The designator of the operating agency, followed by the flight identification (ex. GermanIA 379)
Abbreviations for Type C;
No abbreviations for type C!
Suffixes HEAVY and SUPER
- Aircraft in wake turbulence categories HEAVY or SUPER shall add that to the end of his call sign (ex. Speedbird 123 HEAVY)
- Currently, SUPER is only used for the airbus A380
SUPER = MCTOM 560.000kg or more
HEAVY = MCTOM 136.000kg up to (but not including) 560.000kg
MEDIUM = MCTOM between 7.000kg and 136.000kg
LIGHT = MCTOM 7.000kg or less