Airlines / United Arab Emirates
Emirates SkyCargo is an airline from the United Arab Emirates, founded in 1985. Its codes are EK (IATA) and UAE (ICAO), and its radio callsign is “EMIRATES”.
Lifeline
- Emirates SkyCargo 1985–today
What the codes mean
The two-character IATA code is the one on tickets, boarding passes and flight numbers (EK 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 UAE123 is called “EMIRATES one two three”.
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