Airlines / Nigeria
Arik Air is an airline from Nigeria. Its codes are W3 (IATA) and ARA (ICAO), and its radio callsign is “ARIK AIR”.
What the codes mean
The two-character IATA code is the one on tickets, boarding passes and flight numbers (W3 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 ARA123 is called “ARIK AIR one two three”.
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