Airlines / Malaysia
AirAsia is an airline from Malaysia, founded in 1993. Its codes are AK (IATA) and AXM (ICAO), and its radio callsign is “RED CAP”.
Lifeline
- AirAsia 1993–today
What the codes mean
The two-character IATA code is the one on tickets, boarding passes and flight numbers (AK 123). The three-letter ICAO code is used in flight plans and by air traffic control. The radio callsign is what pilots and controllers say on the radio: a flight filed as AXM123 is called “RED CAP one two three”.
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