Airlines / Cuba
Cubana de Aviación is an airline from Cuba, founded in 1929. Its codes are CU (IATA) and CUB (ICAO), and its radio callsign is “CUBANA”.
Lifeline
- Cubana de Aviación 1929–today
What the codes mean
The two-character IATA code is the one on tickets, boarding passes and flight numbers (CU 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 CUB123 is called “CUBANA one two three”.
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