Air Canada (AC) airline code, fares and API for travel agents
- IATA AC
- ICAO ACA
- Star Alliance
- Full-service
Search Air Canada (AC) fares
Air Canada airline codes
- IATA code
- AC
- ICAO code
- ACA
- Main hub
- Toronto (YYZ)
- Alliance
- Star Alliance
- Airline type
- Full-service
- Country
- Canada
About Air Canada
Air Canada is Canada's flag carrier and a founding member of Star Alliance. Toronto Pearson is its largest hub, with Montreal and Vancouver as the other main gateways. Vancouver is the natural connecting point for Asia, while Toronto and Montreal handle most transatlantic flying. The network spans Canadian domestic routes, a large number of US cities, Mexico, the Caribbean, South America, Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Australia. Regional services fly as Air Canada Express, and Air Canada Rouge operates leisure routes. Long-haul aircraft offer Signature Class business, premium economy and economy.
Through IATA.co you can compare Air Canada itineraries with other carriers on the same route. Searches are live, whether you run them in the booking portal or through the flights API, and tickets are paid from a prepaid balance. Air Canada fares appear in your search results whenever our flight suppliers offer them for your route and dates. Its branded fares differ in baggage and change conditions, and those conditions are shown before you confirm.
Air Canada airline codes explained
Air Canada uses the two-letter IATA airline code AC and the three-letter ICAO code ACA. The IATA code AC is the one shown on tickets, fare displays and booking screens, while the ICAO code ACA is used in air traffic control and flight planning.
Air Canada is a full-service carrier, based in Canada, operating mainly from Toronto (YYZ). It is a member of Star Alliance.
Booking Air Canada fares as a travel agent
Travel agents book Air Canada fares on IATA.co without their own IATA accreditation. Activate an agency account, top up a prepaid balance, then search live AC fares in the booking portal: the price, baggage and fare rules are shown with each offer before you confirm, and the amount is deducted from your balance. Air Canada results appear whenever our flight suppliers return them for your route and dates, so what you can book follows live supplier content rather than a direct airline deal.
Search Air Canada (AC) through the flights API
Developers and agencies can run the same Air Canada search from their own site, app or back office through the IATA.co flights API. Filter a search by the carrier code AC and read the fares back as JSON, then book from the same prepaid balance. See the flights API and the API docs for the full reference.
GET /api/v1/flights/search?origin=YYZ&destination=DXB&date=2026-12-14&carrier=AC
Host: iata.co
Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
{
"carrier": "AC",
"flights": [
{ "airline": "AC", "from": "YYZ", "to": "DXB", "price": 148.20 }
]
}Example request and response. Carrier codes filter the search; the full reference is unlocked with your API key.
Air Canada at a glance
- Flag carrier of Canada and founding Star Alliance member
- Hubs at Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver
- Air Canada Rouge flies leisure routes, Air Canada Express regional ones
- Signature Class business, premium economy and economy on long-haul
Air Canada (AC) questions
Air Canada's two-letter IATA airline code is AC, and its three-letter ICAO code is ACA. The IATA code is the one you see on tickets, timetables and booking screens.
Air Canada's ICAO code is ACA. ICAO codes are three letters and are used in air traffic control and flight planning, while the two-letter IATA code AC is used in ticketing and reservations.
Yes. On IATA.co you book Air Canada fares through the platform from a prepaid balance, so you do not need your own IATA accreditation. Air Canada fares appear in your results whenever our flight suppliers offer them for your route and dates.
It depends on what our flight suppliers return. Whenever Air Canada content — including NDC fares — is offered by a connected supplier for your route and dates, it appears in your AC search results and can be booked from your balance or through the flights API.
Toronto Pearson (YYZ) is the largest, followed by Montreal (YUL) and Vancouver (YVR). Calgary is also an important base.
Yes, when available. Air Canada fares appear in API and portal results whenever our flight suppliers offer them for your route and dates.
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