Civil air ensign

A civil air ensign is a flag (or a variation thereof) which represents civil aviation in a country or organization. Typically, it is flown from buildings connected with the administration of civil aviation and it may also be flown by airlines of the appropriate country.[1] A civil air ensign is the equivalent of the civil ensign which represents merchant shipping. Not all countries have civil air ensigns and those without usually fly their national flags instead.

List of civil air ensigns

Countries

FlagCountryDateNameDescription
Australia 1948present Australian Civil Aviation Ensign An ensign based on the British Civil Air Ensign with the stars of the Southern Cross superimposed
Fiji 1970present Fijian Civil Air Ensign An ensign based on the British Civil Air Ensign with the Fijian coat of arms superimposed.
Ghana 1957present Ghanaian Civil Air EnsignA light blue ensign with the Flag of Ghana in the canton and the national star in the fly.
Guyana 1966present Guyanese Civil Air EnsignAn ensign based on the British Civil Air Ensign with the Flag of Guyana in the canton.
Luxembourg ?present Roude Léiw (Red Lion)An ensign based on the Coat of arms of Luxembourg. Also used as the Luxembourgish civil ensign.[2]
New Zealand 16 November 1938 present New Zealand Civil Air Ensign An ensign based on the British Civil Air Ensign with the stars of the Southern Cross as seen from New Zealand in the fourth quarter
Pakistan 1951present Pakistani Civil Air Ensign A light blue ensign with the Flag of Pakistan in the canton influenced by the British design.[3]
United Kingdom 11 August 1931 present British Civil Air Ensign A light blue ensign with the Union Flag in the canton and a dark blue Latin cross fimbriated white placed overall.
Zambia 1965present Zambian Civil Air Ensign On a field of sky blue an alighting eagle gold set within a ring quartered in the colours of the Republic of Zambia thus. In the first quarter green, on the hoist side orange, in the fly side red and in the base black.

Organizations

FlagEntityDateNameDescription
International Civil Aviation Organization 19 March 1993-present International Civil Aviation Organization flag A flag bearing the ICAO emblem similar in size, colour and general layout as the United Nations flag.[4]

List of former civil air ensigns

FlagCountryDateNameDescription
Australia 19351948 Australian Civil Aviation Ensign An ensign based on the British Civil Air Ensign with the stars of the Southern Cross superimposed in gold.
Canada 19221923 Canadian Civil Aviation Ensign Light blue, in the dexter canton the Union and in the centre of the fly of the flag on a red shield edged with white, an albatross, white, with wings extended over three maple leaves conjoined on one stem, proper. Briefly used by the Air Board.
Ghana 19641966 Ghanaian Civil Air Ensign A light blue ensign with the Flag of Ghana in the canton and the national star in the fly.
Greece 19351978 Greek Civil Air Ensign A white cross on a blue field with a Greek roundel in the centre. Also used as the ensign of the Hellenic Air Force (1973–1978).
South Africa 19351994 South African Civil Air Ensign An ensign based on the British Civil Air Ensign with the 1928 flag of South Africa in the canton; used during the Apartheid era.

References

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