Airline code

G9 Airline Code, Air Arabia

G9 is the IATA airline code for Air Arabia, based in the United Arab Emirates. Its ICAO code is ABY and its radio callsign is "Arabia".

Airline
Air Arabia
Country
United Arab Emirates
Callsign
Arabia
Scheduled routes
130
Rank by routes
#118
Status
Active

What airline is G9?

G9 is the IATA airline code for Air Arabia, based in the United Arab Emirates. Its ICAO code is ABY and its radio callsign is "Arabia".

The open dataset lists 130 scheduled routes for the carrier, placing it at number 118 among airlines worldwide. You will see G9 as the two-character prefix on its flight numbers, for example G9123.

Air Arabia (G9) at a glance
IATA airline codeG9
ICAO airline codeABY
Radio callsignArabia
CountryUnited Arab Emirates
Scheduled routes130 (ranked #118)
Most routes atSHJ Sharjah
StatusActive

What is the airline code for Air Arabia?

The IATA airline code for Air Arabia is G9, and its ICAO code is ABY. The two-character IATA code prefixes the carrier's flight numbers, for example G9123.

IATA airline codes are two characters and can reuse letters over time, so a retired airline's code may later be assigned to another carrier. ICAO codes are three letters and are more stable, which is why flight plans use them.

Which airport does Air Arabia serve most?

Air Arabia (G9) appears on more routes at SHJ, Sharjah, than at any other airport in the open route dataset.

The airports Air Arabia appears at most often in that dataset, most routes first:

Routes flown by Air Arabia

The busiest pairs Air Arabia (G9) is listed as operating in the open route dataset (codeshare-only listings excluded), with distance and typical flight time:

Route and carrier data comes from the OpenFlights open dataset, regenerated here on . It is a historical snapshot of scheduled connections, not a live schedule, and it includes codeshare listings, so some carriers shown may no longer operate the route or exist. How we build this · Data and sources.

Frequently asked questions

What is the ICAO code for Air Arabia?

Air Arabia uses the ICAO airline code ABY and the radio callsign "Arabia". Flight plans and air traffic control use ABY, while tickets and schedules use G9.

What is the radio callsign for Air Arabia?

Air traffic control refers to Air Arabia by the radio callsign "Arabia".

What country is Air Arabia based in?

Air Arabia (G9) is based in the United Arab Emirates.

What is the abbreviation for Air Arabia?

The two-character IATA abbreviation for Air Arabia is G9, and its three-letter ICAO code is ABY.

How many routes does Air Arabia fly?

The open route dataset lists 130 route entries for Air Arabia, codeshare listings included, which ranks the carrier number 118 by that count. The route table below shows only the pairs Air Arabia is listed as operating.

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