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Aircraft Callsigns

This page lists some of the aircraft callsigns that are routinely used within the New Zealand FIR. This is not an exhaustive list, listing only New Zealand specific, military or virtual airline callsigns.

Civilian

ICAO RTF Designator Operator
ADY Academy NZ ICPA
AHB Hawke Air Hawkes Bay
AMD Airmed GCH Aviation
ANZ New Zealand Air New Zealand
AWK Airwork Airwork
CAP Capital Helilink*
CFL Careflight Helicopter Services
CGE College Nelson Aviation College
CVA Chatham Air Chathams
EAG Eagle Eagle Airways*
FDC Fly Doc GCH Aviation
GBA Barrier Barrier Air
GBY Golden Bay Golden Bay Air
GIS Gismed Air Gisborne
LFT Life Flight Air Freight NZ
MDK Medicare Air Whanganui
MER Merlin Merlin Labs
MLD Mainland Mainland Air
MSY Massey Massey Aviation
NOR Northern Rescue Northen Rescue/Westpac
NPR Air Napier Air Napier
NTL National Air National*
NZM Mount Cook Mount Cook Airlines*
OGN Origin Origin Air
PLB Polyblue Polynesian Blue*
PBN Bluebird Polynesian Pacific*
PLC Police NZ Police
PHA Parsec ASL Australia
QFA Qantas Qantas Airways
QNZ Qantas Jetconnect Jetconnect*
RLK Link Air Nelson*
SAV Sunair Sunair
SCR Southern Cross Jetstar*
SDA Sounds Air Sounds Air
SKL Sky SkyLine Aviation
SUY Survey Aerial Surveys
TNZ Texel Cargo Texel Air
TMN Tasman Tasman Cargo Airlines
VOZ Velocity Virgin Australia
WPR Westpac Rescue Westpac Rescue*
XFX Aircorp Airways Corporation

*Callsign has been superseded and no longer used within NZ Airspace in real life.

Military

ICAO RTF Designator Operator
BOE Boeing RNZAF
KIW Kiwi RNZAF
KRC Kiwi Rescue RNZAF
PDN Poseidon RNZAF
ORI Orion RNZAF
HER Herc RNZAF
CDT Cadet RNZAF
TEX Texan RNZAF
KAH Kahu RNZAF
FAL Falcon RNZAF
KNG King Air RNZAF
STG Stirling RNZAF
MAK Mako RNZAF
WRR Warrior RNZAF
SEA Seasprite RNZAF
IRO Iroquois RNZAF
RCH Reach USAF
ICE Ice Various
ASY Aussie RAAF

Super Wake Turbulence Category

Aircraft that fall within the J or 'Super' Wake Turbulence Category must have the RTF "Super" appended to the callsign in every transmission.

At present, only one aircraft falls within this category - the Airbus A380 (A388).

RTF Example for a Super Aircraft

Christchurch Approach: "Emirates 3 Hotel Juliet Super, continue descent via the STAR to 8,000 feet. Christchurch Information OSCAR is current."
UAE3HJ: "Descend by the STAR to 8,000 feet. We have Information OSCAR. Emirates 3 Hotel Juliet Super."

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