List of aircraft registration prefixes

This is a list of aircraft registration prefixes for civil aircraft. An is an alphanumeric code assigned to a single aircraft by a 's aviation regulatory authority. An aircraft may only be registered in a single jurisdiction but can be moved from one jurisdiction to another and receive a new registration. Rules vary by country with regard to reusing a registration that has been vacated. The registration code is sometimes called a tail number since it often appears on or near the aircraft's tail. usually follow different identification schemes which vary by country.