Airlines / Israel
El Al is an airline from Israel, founded in 1948. Its codes are LY (IATA) and ELY (ICAO), and its radio callsign is “ELAL”.
Lifeline
- El Al 1948–today
What the codes mean
The two-character IATA code is the one on tickets, boarding passes and flight numbers (LY 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 ELY123 is called “ELAL one two three”.
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