Aircraft Tail Registration Codes
Spot a plane overhead or tracking on Flightradar24? Decipher the country of origin from tail prefixes like N, TC-, G-, D-, and F-.
Often called "N-number". All civilian, commercial, and private planes registered in the US start with N.
Originates from "Great Britain". Followed by 4 letters.
Originates from "Deutschland". First letter after hyphen denotes weight class (e.g., D-A for >20 tonnes).
Followed by 4 letters, widely seen across Air France and Airbus test flight liveries.
Stands for "Türkiye Cumhuriyeti". Assigned by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation.
Followed by 4 alphanumeric characters (historically 4 digits).
Managed by Transport Canada Civil Aviation.
Followed by 3 letters; VH prefix has represented Australia in international aviation since 1929.
Used across Greater China: 4 digits in mainland China, 5 digits in Taiwan, B-H/B-K/B-L in Hong Kong.
Originates from "España Civil".
Followed by 4 letters representing Italy.
Stands for "Viceroy Territory" (historical colonial prefix retained post-independence).
Seen worldwide on Emirates and Etihad long-haul fleets.