Hong Kong Express Airways (UO)
An at-a-glance profile of Hong Kong Express Airways, the active carrier registered in Hong Kong SAR of China under IATA code UO. Includes its callsign, ICAO identifier, and a sample of routes filed under this code.
Carrier facts
- Legal/common name: Hong Kong Express Airways
- Country of registration: Hong Kong SAR of China
- ATC callsign: HONGKONG SHUTTLE
- ICAO code: HKE
Hong Kong Express Airways 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 UO. Each row links to both endpoints' airport pages and to a dedicated route page.
| From | To | Route | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BKI | Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia | HKG | Hong Kong, Hong Kong | BKI→HKG |
| CNX | Chiang Mai, Thailand | HKG | Hong Kong, Hong Kong | CNX→HKG |
| FUK | Fukuoka, Japan | HKG | Hong Kong, Hong Kong | FUK→HKG |
| HKG | Hong Kong, Hong Kong | BKI | Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia | HKG→BKI |
| HKG | Hong Kong, Hong Kong | CNX | Chiang Mai, Thailand | HKG→CNX |
| HKG | Hong Kong, Hong Kong | FUK | Fukuoka, Japan | HKG→FUK |
| HKG | Hong Kong, Hong Kong | HKT | Phuket, Thailand | HKG→HKT |
| HKG | Hong Kong, Hong Kong | HND | Tokyo, Japan | HKG→HND |
| HKG | Hong Kong, Hong Kong | ICN | Seoul, South Korea | HKG→ICN |
| HKG | Hong Kong, Hong Kong | KIX | Osaka, Japan | HKG→KIX |
| HKG | Hong Kong, Hong Kong | KMG | Kunming, China | HKG→KMG |
| HKG | Hong Kong, Hong Kong | PEN | Penang, Malaysia | HKG→PEN |
| HKG | Hong Kong, Hong Kong | RMQ | Taichung, Taiwan | HKG→RMQ |
| HKT | Phuket, Thailand | HKG | Hong Kong, Hong Kong | HKT→HKG |
| HND | Tokyo, Japan | HKG | Hong Kong, Hong Kong | HND→HKG |
| ICN | Seoul, South Korea | HKG | Hong Kong, Hong Kong | ICN→HKG |
| KIX | Osaka, Japan | HKG | Hong Kong, Hong Kong | KIX→HKG |
| KMG | Kunming, China | HKG | Hong Kong, Hong Kong | KMG→HKG |
| PEN | Penang, Malaysia | HKG | Hong Kong, Hong Kong | PEN→HKG |
| RMQ | Taichung, Taiwan | HKG | Hong Kong, Hong Kong | RMQ→HKG |
Top destinations in the sample
| IATA | Airport | City | Country | Sample frequency |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HKG | Hong Kong International Airport | Hong Kong | Hong Kong | 10 |
| BKI | Kota Kinabalu International Airport | Kota Kinabalu | Malaysia | 1 |
| CNX | Chiang Mai International Airport | Chiang Mai | Thailand | 1 |
| FUK | Fukuoka Airport | Fukuoka | Japan | 1 |
| HKT | Phuket International Airport | Phuket | Thailand | 1 |
| HND | Tokyo Haneda International Airport | Tokyo | Japan | 1 |
| ICN | Incheon International Airport | Seoul | South Korea | 1 |
| KIX | Kansai International Airport | Osaka | Japan | 1 |
| KMG | Kunming Changshui International Airport | Kunming | China | 1 |
| PEN | Penang International Airport | Penang | Malaysia | 1 |
| RMQ | Taichung Ching Chuang Kang Airport | Taichung | Taiwan | 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.