Airlines / Saudi Arabia
Saudia is an airline from Saudi Arabia, founded in 1945. Its codes are SV (IATA) and SVA (ICAO), and its radio callsign is “SAUDIA”.
Lifeline
- Saudia 1945–today
What the codes mean
The two-character IATA code is the one on tickets, boarding passes and flight numbers (SV 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 SVA123 is called “SAUDIA one two three”.
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