Air cargo tracking

Qatar Airways Cargo tracking by AWB number

To track a shipment on Qatar Airways Cargo, enter its 11-digit air waybill number on Qatar Airways Cargo's official tracking page. Qatar Airways Cargo AWB numbers start with 157, followed by an eight-digit serial, for example 157-12345675.

Open Qatar Airways Cargo tracker

AWB prefix: 157
Airline code: QR
Main hub: Hamad International Airport, Doha (DOH)

Step by step

How to track a shipment on Qatar Airways Cargo

Use the master air waybill number on Qatar Airways Cargo's own tracking page. The status you see there comes straight from the airline.

Find the AWB number. It is on the air waybill and the booking confirmation, and starts with 157. A reference with letters in it may be a forwarder's house AWB, which the airline can't track; ask the forwarder for the master AWB.
Check the digits. Type it in the box above. It confirms the airline and runs the check-digit test, which catches most typing mistakes.
Open the airline's tracker. On the Qatar Airways Cargo tracking page, pick the MAWB tab. The prefix (157) and the eight-digit number go in separate fields, and you can track up to five AWBs at once, separated by commas. No login is needed.

Qatar Airways Cargo official tracking page

AWB number format

Prefix: 157
Serial: 8 digits, the last one a check digit
Written as: 157-12345675
Check digit: First 7 serial digits ÷ 7, remainder. In 157-12345675: 1,234,567 ÷ 7 leaves 5.

157-12345675 is a made-up number in the right format, not a real shipment.

India–USA shipments

Tracking Qatar Airways Cargo shipments between India and the USA

Qatar Airways Cargo connects its network in Doha, so an India–USA shipment normally shows a leg from India into Doha and a second leg from Doha to the US.

The tracking results list each flight leg with its flight number and whether it flew on a freighter (FRT) or a passenger aircraft (PAX). Source

What to watch for

Master vs house AWB. If a forwarder consolidated your cargo, the airline only knows the master AWB. Your house AWB number won't show on Qatar Airways Cargo's tracker.
Connecting legs. Each flight shows its own departure (DEP) and arrival (RCF). A transfer (TFD) means another airline took over, and the later legs may only show on that airline's tracker.
Arrival is not customs release. NFD means the cargo is at the US airport and the consignee has been told. The import still needs a US customs entry, usually filed by a licensed customs broker, before the cargo can leave the airport.
Indian export clearance comes first. Air cargo leaving India must be cleared by Indian Customs against a shipping bill before it flies. The airline's tracker shows flight milestones, not the export clearance.

Shipping by air between India and the USA?

Status codes

What Qatar Airways Cargo tracking statuses mean

Airline trackers use the same standard status codes. These are the ones you are most likely to see.

Code	Status	What it means
BKD	Booked	Space is booked on a named flight. The booking can still change before the airline accepts the cargo.
RCS	Received from shipper	The airline or its ground handler has taken the cargo from the shipper or forwarder and accepted it for carriage.
MAN	Manifested	The shipment is listed on the cargo manifest of a specific flight.
DEP	Departed	The flight carrying the shipment has left. A connecting routing shows one departure per leg.
TFD	Transferred	The shipment was handed to another airline for the next leg; that airline's tracker may show the rest of the journey.
RCT	Received from another airline	The shipment was taken over from another airline for the next leg.
RCF	Received from flight	The shipment was unloaded and checked into the warehouse, either at a transit hub or at destination.
NFD	Consignee notified	The shipment has arrived at destination and the consignee, or its agent, has been told.
AWD	Documents delivered	The arrival documents were handed to the consignee or its agent.
CCD	Cleared by customs	Customs has released the shipment.
DLV	Delivered	The airline released the shipment to the consignee or its agent. For a consolidation, that is usually the forwarder's agent at destination.
DIS	Discrepancy	Something does not match, such as missing or extra pieces, damage or missing documents. The handler records the details.

Code meanings follow the industry's standard status messages. Source: Cargo Community Network: FSU status codes.

Questions

Qatar Airways Cargo tracking: FAQs

How do I track a shipment on Qatar Airways Cargo?

Use Qatar Airways Cargo's own tracking page with the 11-digit air waybill number. On the Qatar Airways Cargo tracking page, pick the MAWB tab. The prefix (157) and the eight-digit number go in separate fields, and you can track up to five AWBs at once, separated by commas. No login is needed. If you enter the number in the lookup on this page first, the button opens the airline's tracker with the number already filled in.

What is the Qatar Airways Cargo AWB prefix?

157. It is the first three digits of the 11-digit AWB number, so a Qatar Airways Cargo air waybill reads 157- followed by eight digits. It is not the same as the two-character airline code (QR) used on flight numbers.

How can I tell if a Qatar Airways Cargo AWB number is valid?

It should have 11 digits: the prefix (157) and an eight-digit serial. The last digit is a check digit: the first seven digits of the serial, divided by 7, must leave it as the remainder. In 157-12345675, 1,234,567 divided by 7 leaves 5. The lookup on this page runs the check and catches most typing mistakes.

How does a Qatar Airways Cargo shipment from India to the USA show on the tracker?

Qatar Airways Cargo connects its network in Doha, so an India–USA shipment normally shows a leg from India into Doha and a second leg from Doha to the US. Each flight leg normally has its own departure (DEP) and arrival (RCF) update, and NFD shows once the cargo has arrived at destination and the consignee has been told.

Why doesn't my Qatar Airways Cargo AWB show a result?

First check the prefix. A number that doesn't start with 157 was issued by another airline, even if Qatar Airways Cargo flies part of the route, so track it with that airline. A house AWB from a forwarder is not in the airline's system; ask for the master AWB. A new booking may not show until the airline has received the cargo.

Can Atmavaan track my Qatar Airways Cargo shipment?

Atmavaan does not run its own airline tracking. If Atmavaan booked your air freight on Qatar Airways Cargo, your Atmavaan contact has the flight milestones and can arrange US customs clearance and delivery from the airport. For an AWB booked by someone else, use Qatar Airways Cargo's tracker or ask whoever booked it.

Track another airline

Air India CargoAWB 098 · AI Emirates SkyCargoAWB 176 · EK Etihad CargoAWB 607 · EY Lufthansa CargoAWB 020 · LH Turkish CargoAWB 235 · TK IAG Cargo (British Airways and Iberia)AWB 125, 075 · BA / IB Air France KLM Martinair CargoAWB 057, 074 · AF / KL Cathay CargoAWB 160 · CX Singapore Airlines CargoAWB 618 · SQ United CargoAWB 016 · UA American Airlines CargoAWB 001 · AA Delta CargoAWB 006 · DL Ethiopian CargoAWB 071 · ET Korean Air CargoAWB 180 · KE China Airlines CargoAWB 297 · CI All AWB prefixes44 airlines

Sources

Prefix, tracker and network details checked on 2026-10-06. Airlines change their sites; if a link has moved, start from the airline's cargo home page.