Supported ICAO types

vCareer maps every aircraft to an ICAO type designator — the four-character code (A320, B738, PC12) that air-traffic-control uses. No payware-specific entries, no per-livery variants. One ICAO type = one rating = one slot in the hangar.

What we mean by "ICAO type"

The ICAO type designator is the manufacturer's airframe identifier flight-plans use — for example, A20N for the A320neo, B738 for the 737-800, C25A for the Citation CJ4. It does not encode engine variant beyond what affects performance, nor cabin configuration, nor livery.

The full official list is published by ICAO under DOC 8643. vCareer maintains a subset — the types that map cleanly to aircraft you can actually fly on VATSIM and that fit one of the eight categories below.

Categories vCareer uses

Categories drive type-rating price (see Ratings → Price table) and which classes the aircraft can take missions for.

Curated catalog

The catalog lives in the AircraftRef table. Around 80 entries at MVP, weighted toward types that are common on VATSIM in Europe and North America. Every entry carries:

• ICAO type designator (the PK).
• Human-readable display name (e.g. "Airbus A320neo").
• Category.
• Type-rating cost (computed from category).
• Classes the aircraft can take missions for (many-to-many via AircraftRefClass).

What we don't catalog

• Per-livery variants. "Inibuilds A320neo" vs "Fenix A320neo" are both A20N in the hangar.
• Engine sub-variants unless they change the ICAO type. A320 (CFM/V2500) and A20N (LEAP/PW1100) are separate types because ICAO codes them separately.
• Gliders, helicopters, ultralights. Out of scope for the current class set.
• Military types. Out of scope.

Requesting an addition

Type missing? Open a request via the contact page with the ICAO designator + a note on which class(es) it should be flyable for. We expand the catalog continuously.