General
- Extension
- .aero
- Type
- Classic extension
- Meaning
- Aviation industry
- Registry
- Societe Internationale de Telecommunications Aeronautique (SITA INC USA)
- Registry website
- www.information.aero
- Registered since
- 21 December 2001
- ICANN agreement
- since 11 June 2009
Properties
- DNSSEC signed
- yes
- Name servers
- 5 (5 with IPv6)
- WHOIS server
- whois.aero
- RDAP server
- rdap.identitydigital.services/rdap
- At 1blu
- on request via kissdomain
Registration conditions
- Who may register?
- Only members of the aviation community. Eligibility is checked via an .aero ID.
- Term
- 1 to 10 years per registration or renewal (ICANN Registry Agreement).
- Transfer
- With an auth code (auth info) under the ICANN Transfer Policy. A lock period applies after a new registration or transfer.
- After expiry
- Restore possible during the Redemption Grace Period (ICANN rules).
- Disputes
- ICANN Uniform Domain-Name Dispute-Resolution Policy (UDRP).
The registry's current rules are binding: www.information.aero.
Sources: .aero: Eligibility · .aero: Domain Management Policy · ICANN Transfer Policy · ICANN UDRP · IANA Root Zone Database: .aero · As of 25 October 2026
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