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
Australia1948–presentAustralian Civil Aviation EnsignAn ensign based on the British Civil Air Ensign with the Commonwealth Star and the five stars of the Southern Cross superimposed.[2]
Fiji1970–presentFijian Civil Air EnsignAn ensign based on the British Civil Air Ensign with the Fijian coat of arms superimposed.
Ghana1957–presentGhanaian Civil Air EnsignA light blue ensign with the Flag of Ghana in the canton and the national star in the fly.
Guyana1966–presentGuyanese Civil Air EnsignAn ensign based on the British Civil Air Ensign with the Flag of Guyana in the canton.
Luxembourg1972–presentRoude LéiwAn ensign as the banner of arms of Luxembourg. Also used as the Luxembourgish civil ensign.[3]
New Zealand1938–presentNew Zealand Civil Air EnsignAn ensign based on the British Civil Air Ensign with the stars of the Southern Cross as seen from New Zealand in the fourth quarter
Pakistan1951–presentPakistani Civil Air EnsignA light blue ensign with the Flag of Pakistan in the canton influenced by the British design.[4]
United Kingdom1931–presentBritish Civil Air EnsignA light blue ensign with the Union Flag in the canton and a dark blue Saint George's cross fimbriated white placed overall.
Zambia1965–presentZambian Civil Air EnsignOn 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 Organization1993–presentInternational Civil Aviation Organization flagA flag bearing the ICAO emblem similar in size, colour and general layout as the United Nations flag.[5]

List of former civil air ensigns
FlagCountryDateNameDescription
Australia1935–1948Australian Civil Aviation EnsignAn ensign based on the British Civil Air Ensign with the Commonwealth Star quarter and the five stars of the Southern Cross superimposed in gold.
Canada1922–1923Canadian Civil Aviation EnsignLight 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.
Ghana1964–1966Ghanaian Civil Air EnsignA light blue ensign with the Flag of Ghana in the canton and the national star in the fly.
Greece1935–1978Greek Civil Air EnsignA 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 Africa1930sSouth African Civil Air EnsignAn ensign based on the British Civil Air Ensign with the 1928 flag of South Africa in the canton.
Soviet Union1961-1991Flag of the Aeroflot

References
  1. "Dictionary of Vexillology: C (Cinquefoil - Civil Jack)".
  2. http://www.airwaysmuseum.com/Civil%20Air%20Ensign.htm
  3. "Luxembourg: Air ensign and roundel".
  4. "Radioprotezione.it".
  5. "The Postal History of ICAO". www.icao.int. Archived from the original on 2015-05-13.
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