CO · COACargo AirlineUnited States
Continental Airlines
- IATA Code
- CO
- 2-letter airline designator
- ICAO Code
- COA
- 3-letter airline designator
- AWB Prefix
- 005
- Air Waybill number prefix
- Callsign
- CONTINENTAL
- Radio telephony callsign
- Country
- United States
Air Waybill Prefix
005
Air Waybill numbers issued by Continental Airlines begin with 005. For example, a typical AWB number would be 005-12345678.
VerificationHistoricalchecked 2026-08-11
This carrier has ceased operations. Codes are retained as historical reference and may since have been reassigned.
Continental ceased to exist as a distinct operating airline on the single-operating-certificate date (30 Nov 2011); evidenced from the holding company's own SEC proxy, plus COA gone from FAA and continental.com reassigned. CO/COA/005 retained as historical fact.
- Operating status: United Continental Holdings, Inc. (DEF 14A filed 27 Apr 2012) (2026-08-11) · FAA Order JO 7340.2P Chg 3 (eff 2026-07-09), Chapter 3 (2026-08-11) · domain check (2026-08-11)