Type or paste an air waybill number, with or without the dash. The checker tells you whether its check digit is right and which airline the prefix belongs to.
176-12345675 is a valid air waybill number.
An air waybill number is 3 digits for the airline, then 8 digits. The last of the 8 is a check digit: take the first 7 as one number, divide by 7, and the remainder must equal the last digit.
For 176-12345675: 1,234,567 ÷ 7 = 176,366 remainder 5, and the last digit is 5, so the number is valid. 176 is the prefix of Emirates.
An AWB number has 11 digits: a 3-digit airline prefix (176 is Emirates, 157 Qatar Airways), then an 8-digit serial number whose last digit is a check digit, usually written 176-12345675.
Take the first 7 digits of the serial number as one number and divide it by 7; the remainder is the check digit. For 176-1234567x: 1,234,567 ÷ 7 leaves 5, so the full number is 176-12345675.
Usually a typing mistake, or two digits swapped. The airline’s systems will not find the shipment, so check the number on the air waybill before you book or track.
No, it only checks that the number is valid and which airline it belongs to. Track the shipment on the airline’s cargo website with the full number.
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