Airlines / United Arab Emirates

Airline

Emirates

From

United Arab Emirates

Since

1985

Status

Flying

ICAO

UAE

Callsign

EMIRATES

IATA

EK

Emirates 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

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1. Emirates 1985–today

Fleet

Aircraft families in Emirates’s current fleet as listed on Wikipedia in October 2026, cargo aircraft included:

• Boeing 777e.g. 777-300ER, 73.9 m
• Airbus A350e.g. A350-1000, 73.8 m
• Airbus A380e.g. A380, 72.7 m

Side views drawn to the same scale, one typical variant per family.

Fleet source: Wikipedia. Fleets change; this is a snapshot.

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”.

Airports in the United Arab Emirates

More airlines from the United Arab Emirates

• Etihad Airways
• Air Arabia
• Flydubai
• Emirates SkyCargo

Sources: Wikipedia and Wikidata. A fact is shown only when both agree, or a third source settles it (linked next to the fact). Spotted something wrong? Tell us.