IATA 5X

United Parcel Service

Airline IATA designator 5X — AWB prefix 406.

5X · UPSCargo AirlineUnited States
United Parcel Service
IATA Code
5X
2-letter airline designator
ICAO Code
UPS
3-letter airline designator
AWB Prefix
406
Air Waybill number prefix
Callsign
UPS
Radio telephony callsign
Country
United States
Air Waybill Prefix
406

Air Waybill numbers issued by United Parcel Service begin with 406. For example, a typical AWB number would be 406-12345678.

Operates: Operating — basis: the carrier's own page. Checked 2026-08-11.

VerificationVerified recordchecked 2026-08-11

Identifiers verified against carrier-published pages and FAA Order JO 7340.2 — per-field sources below.

FreightUtils airline code compilation (public sources)checked 2026-05-13pending-verification

The call returns the same answer, with its source and its status: Verified.

The same answer in your agent
{"tool":"airline_lookup","arguments":{"iata":"5X"}}
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Through the API
# United Parcel Service — IATA 5X.
curl 'https://www.freightutils.com/api/airlines?iata=5X'
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