When communicating by radio, the pilot-in-command of a New Zealand registered aircraft may use the approved call sign of the aircraft operator, followed by the flight identification.
If their use has been identified as international, they have been registered with ICAO and published in ICAO Doc 8585 Designators for aircraft operating agencies, aeronautical authorities and services. Domestic use cases are not registered with ICAO and may be used only within the New Zealand FIR.
To apply for an approved call sign, use our form 24091/05 Application for RTF and Three Letter Designator [PDF 22 KB].
Civil Aviation Rule 91.249 Aircraft callsigns
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3 Letter Designator |
Call Sign | Operator | Use |
| ADY | Academy | NZ International Commercial Pilot Academy | Domestic |
| AFN | Air Freight | Air Freight New Zealand Ltd | Domestic |
| AHB | Hawke | Air Hawkes Bay Ltd | Domestic |
| AMD | Airmed | Garden City Helicopters Ltd | Domestic |
| ANZ | New Zealand | Air New Zealand Ltd | International |
| APK | AIRPAK | Airwork Flight Operations Ltd | Domestic |
| ASL | Seaplane | Auckland Seaplanes Ltd | Domestic |
| ATT | Airtothere | Air2There.com(2008) Ltd | Domestic |
| AWC | Air West | Air West Coast Ltd | Domestic |
| AWK | Airwork | Airwork Holding Ltd | International |
| BOI | Bay | Bay of Islands Aero Club (Inc) | Domestic |
| CAC | Canterbury | Canterbury Aero Club (Inc) | Domestic |
| CAP | Capital | Helilink Ltd | Domestic |
| CAT | CAT | CTC Aviation Training (NZ) Ltd | Domestic |
| CFL | Care Flight | Helicopter Services (BOP) Ltd | Domestic |
| CGD | Coast Guard | Coastguard Northern Region | Domestic |
| CGE | College | Nelson Aviation College Ltd | International |
| CGS | Coastguard South | Southern Wings Ltd | Domestic |
| CHN | Christian | David W & Margaret R Brown | Domestic |
| CIV | Civair | Civil Aviation Authority of New Zealand | International |
| CVA | Chatham | Air Chathams Ltd | International |
| DIS | Discovery | Air Discovery Ltd | Domestic |
| EAG | Eagle | Eagle Airways Ltd | Domestic |
| EBA | East Bay | East Bay Aviation Ltd | Domestic |
| FCP | Flightcorp | Nelson Aviation College Ltd | International |
|
FDC |
FLYDOC | GCH Aviation | Domestic |
| FMD | FlightMed | Flight Training Manawatu Ltd | Domestic |
| GBA | Barrier | Great Barrier Airlines Flight Operations Ltd | Domestic |
| GBY | Golden Bay | Golden Bay Air Ltd | Domestic |
| GIS | Gismed | Air Gisborne Ltd | Domestic |
| HCP | Helicorp | Helicopter Corporation Ltd | Domestic |
| HLM | Helimed | Northland Emergency Services Trust Ltd | Domestic |
| HLR | Helilink Rescue | Helilink Ltd | Domestic |
| HPR | Helipro | Rick Lucas Helicopters Ltd | International |
| HTN | News | Auckland City Helicopters Ltd | Domestic |
| HTZ | Helitranz | Auckland City Helicopters Ltd | Domestic |
| ILD | Island | Commercial Helicopters Ltd | Domestic |
| INF | Inflite | Airwork Flight Operations Ltd | Domestic |
| JPS | Jetplus | Air National Corporate Ltd | International |
| KIW | Kiwi | Headquarters NZ Defence Force | International |
| KRC | Kiwi Rescue | Headquarters NZ Defence Force | International |
| KRL | Regional | Kiwi Regional Airlines | Domestic |
| LFT | Life Flight | Air Freight NZ Ltd | Domestic |
| MAP | Mapping | NZ Aerial Mapping Ltd | Domestic |
| MDK | Medicare | Air Wanganui Commuter Ltd | Domestic |
| MDL | Medilift | Air Freight NZ Ltd | Domestic |
| MLD | Mainland | Mainland Air Services (2010) Ltd | Domestic |
| MSY | Massey | Massey University School of Aviation | International |
| NAR | North Air Rescue | Airwork Holdings Ltd | Domestic |
| NLD | Air Patrol | Northland Coastguard Air Patrol Inc | Domestic |
| NPR | Air Napier | Air Napier Ltd | International |
| NTA | Northern | Auckland Aero Club (Inc) | Domestic |
| NTL | National | Air National Corporate Ltd | Domestic |
| NZM | Mount Cook | Mount Cook Airline Ltd | International |
| OGN | Origin | Originair Ltd | Domestic |
| PBN | Bluebird | Virgin Australia Airlines (NZ) Ltd | International |
| PGS | Pegasus | Tauranga Aero Club (Inc) | International |
| PHL | Philips | Search and Rescue Ltd | Domestic |
| PLB | Polyblue | Virgin Australia Airlines (NZ) Ltd | International |
| PLC | Police | New Zealand Police (Hornby) | Domestic |
| PST | Post | Airwork Holdings Ltd | Domestic |
| QNZ | QANTAS Jet Connect | Jetconnect Ltd | International |
| RAA | Ridgeair | RidgeAir Ltd | Domestic |
| RKU | Rakiura | South East Air Ltd | Domestic |
| RLK | Link | Air Nelson Ltd | International |
| SAV | Sunair | Sunair Aviation Ltd | International |
| SCR | Southern Cross | Eastern Australian Airlines – JETSTAR Q300 | Domestic |
| SDA | Soundsair | Sounds Air Travel and Tourism Ltd | Domestic |
| SKL | SKY | Skyline Aviation Ltd | Domestic |
| SKY | Skycam | Galtech Models Ltd | Domestic |
| SRI | Airsafari | Air Safaris & Services (NZ) Ltd | International |
| SSA | SouthEast | South East Air Ltd | Domestic |
| STK | Stark | Stark Airlines Ltd – Flystark.com | Domestic |
| SWT | Skywest | Skywest Aviation Ltd | Domestic |
| SUY | Survey | Aerial Surveys Ltd | Domestic |
| VOL | Volcanic | Volcanic Air Safaris Ltd | Domestic |
| WAR | Warbirds | New Zealand Warbirds Association 1987 (Inc) | International |
| WPR | Westpac Rescue | Auckland Regional Rescue Helicopter Trust | International |
| XFX | Aircorp | Airways Corporation of New Zealand Ltd | International |
