---
id: "aircraftnumber"
kind: "datatype"
status: "stable"
is_pii: false
categories: ["objectids", "transport"]
langs: ["common"]
quality: 70
url: "http://registry.apicrafter.io/datatype/aircraftnumber"
---

# Aircraft/tail number (`aircraftnumber`)

An aircraft registration, alternatively called a tail number, is a code unique to a single aircraft, required by international convention to be marked on the exterior of every civil aircraft.

- Personal data (PII): no
- Categories: Objects identifiers (objectids), Transportation (transport)
- Countries: global
- Languages: Common to most languages (common)
- Classification: identifier

## Detection

Regular expression (Python `re`):

```
[A-Z0-9- ]+
```

## Examples

- `N-X-211` — Spirit of St. Louis
- `N736PA` — Clipper Victor

## Mappings

- wikidata: `P426`

## Sources

- wikipedia: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aircraft_registration>
- wikidata: <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P426>

## Quality

Score 70/100. Missing: anchored regexp, negative example, translation, detector coverage.

JSON: <http://registry.apicrafter.io/api/v1/datatypes/aircraftnumber.json> · Edit: <https://github.com/apicrafter/metacrafter-registry/edit/main/data/datatypes/any/transport/air/aircraftnumber.yaml>