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Airline AWB prefix list

The first three digits of an air waybill number are the issuing airline's prefix, its IATA airline accounting code. Find an airline by prefix, name or code.

Common prefixes: 526 Southwest Cargo, 001 AA Cargo, 016 United Cargo, 006 Delta Cargo, 020 LH Cargo, 235 Turkish Cargo, 014 AC Cargo, 027 Alaska Air Cargo, 057 AF Cargo, 074 KLM Cargo, 125 IAG Cargo, 176 SkyCargo.

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Prefix	Airline	IATA	Country	Official tracking
001	American Airlines Cargo	AA	US	Track
006	Delta Cargo	DL	US	Track
014	Air Canada Cargo	AC	CA	Track
016	United Cargo	UA	US	Track
020	Lufthansa Cargo	LH	DE	Track
027	Alaska Air Cargo	AS	US	Track
045	LATAM Cargo	LA	CL	Track
047	TAP Air Cargo	TP	PT	Track
057	Air France Cargo	AF	FR	Track
072	Gulf Air Cargo (Falcon Cargo)	GF	BH	Track
074	KLM Cargo	KL	NL	Track
081	Qantas Freight	QF	AU	Track
086	Air New Zealand Cargo	NZ	NZ	Track
098	Air India Cargo	AI	IN	Track
112	China Cargo Airlines	CK	CN	Track
125	British Airways (IAG Cargo)	BA	GB	Track
131	Japan Airlines Cargo (JALCARGO)	JL	JP	Track
147	Royal Air Maroc Cargo	AT	MA	Track
157	Qatar Airways Cargo	QR	QA	Track
160	Cathay Cargo	CX	HK	Track
172	Cargolux	CV	LU	Track
173	Hawaiian Air Cargo	HA	US	Track
176	Emirates SkyCargo	EK	AE	Track
180	Korean Air Cargo	KE	KR	Track
205	ANA Cargo	NH	JP	Track
230	Copa Airlines Cargo	CM	PA	Track
235	Turkish Cargo	TK	TR	Track
272	Kalitta Air	K4	US	Track
297	China Airlines Cargo	CI	TW	Track
369	Atlas Air	5Y	US	Track
403	Polar Air Cargo	PO	US	Track
526	Southwest Cargo	WN	US	Track
607	Etihad Cargo	EY	AE	Track
618	Singapore Airlines Cargo	SQ	SG	Track
695	EVA Air Cargo	BR	TW	Track
724	Swiss WorldCargo	LX	CH	Track
729	Avianca Cargo	QT	CO	Track
781	China Eastern Airlines	MU	CN	Track
810	Amerijet International	M6	US	Track
932	Virgin Atlantic Cargo	VS	GB	Track
988	Asiana Cargo	OZ	KR	Track
996	Air Europa Cargo	UX	ES
999	Air China Cargo	CA	CN	Track

About AWB prefixes

IATA assigns each airline a three-digit accounting code, and the airline uses it as the prefix on every air waybill it issues. The prefix identifies the issuing carrier. On interline shipments, another airline may fly some legs, but tracking still starts with the issuing airline.

This list covers 43 carriers, each checked against the airline's own site. Last updated 2026-11-12.

Questions

What does AWB 176 mean?

Prefix 176 belongs to Emirates. Any air waybill starting 176- was issued by Emirates SkyCargo.

Where is the prefix on my number?

It's the first three digits, often printed separately: 176-1234 5675.

Can two airlines share a prefix?

No. Each code belongs to one airline. When airlines merge or hand off cargo to a partner, the old prefix can lead to the partner's tracking.