East African (QU)
An at-a-glance profile of East African, the active carrier registered in Uganda under IATA code QU. Includes its callsign, ICAO identifier, and a sample of routes filed under this code.
Carrier facts
- Legal/common name: East African
- Country of registration: Uganda
- ATC callsign: CRANE
- ICAO code: UGX
East African is one of 983 active airlines indexed in this directory. The route sample below comes straight from the OpenFlights routes table. Treat it as a snapshot rather than a complete schedule. It still gives a clear picture of where the carrier flies and which airports it concentrates on.
Route sample
Up to 60 routes filed under QU. Each row links to both endpoints' airport pages and to a dedicated route page.
| From | To | Route | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IEV | Kiev, Ukraine | VKO | Moscow, Russia | IEV→VKO |
| LWO | Lvov, Ukraine | VKO | Moscow, Russia | LWO→VKO |
| VKO | Moscow, Russia | IEV | Kiev, Ukraine | VKO→IEV |
| VKO | Moscow, Russia | LWO | Lvov, Ukraine | VKO→LWO |
Top destinations in the sample
| IATA | Airport | City | Country | Sample frequency |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VKO | Vnukovo International Airport | Moscow | Russia | 2 |
| IEV | Kiev Zhuliany International Airport | Kiev | Ukraine | 1 |
| LWO | Lviv International Airport | Lvov | Ukraine | 1 |
Reading an airline page
An airline's IATA code is the two-character identifier you see on tickets and flight numbers. The ICAO code is the three-letter identifier used in air traffic control and on flight plans. The callsign is the spoken name controllers use on the radio. Together they uniquely fingerprint the carrier across regulatory and operational systems, which is handy when you have a flight number from one source and want to confirm the operator from another.
Route samples here come from a community-maintained snapshot. They aren't a substitute for the airline's official schedule, but they reflect which markets the carrier has historically flown. They're also a fast way to spot a carrier's hubs, since hub airports turn up at the top of both the destination and origin lists.