Comparative air force officer ranks of the Americas

Rank comparison chart of air forces of North and South American states.

Officers

Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers
Antigua and Barbuda	No air force
Argentine Air Force [1] v t e
			Brigadier general		Brigadier mayor		Brigadier		Comodoro mayor		Comodoro		Vicecomodoro		Mayor		Capitán		Primer teniente		Teniente		Alférez
Bahamas	No air force
Barbados	No air force
Belize Defence Force Air Wing v t e
															Major		Captain		Lieutenant			Second lieutenant
Bolivian Air Force [2] v t e
			General de fuerza aeréa		General de división aeréa		General de brigada aeréa				Coronel aviador		Teniente coronel aviador		Mayor aviador		Captáin aviador		Teniente aviador			Subteniente aviador
Brazilian Air Force [3] v t e
	Marechal-do-ar		Tenente-brigadeiro do Ar		Major-brigadeiro		Brigadeiro				Coronel		Tenente-coronel		Major		Capitão		Primeiro-tenente			Segundo-tenente
Royal Canadian Air Force [4] [5] v t e
			General		Lieutenant-general		Major-general		Brigadier-general		Colonel		Lieutenant-colonel		Major		Captain		Lieutenant			Second lieutenant
			Général(e)		Lieutenant(e)-général(e)		Major(e)-général(e)		Brigadier(ère)-général(e)		Colonel(le)		Lieutenant(e)-colonel(le)		Major(e)		Capitaine		Lieutenant(e)			Sous-lieutenant(e)
Chilean Air Force [6] v t e
			General de aire		General de aviación		General de brigada aérea		Comodoro		Coronel de aviación		Comandante de grupo		Comandante de escuadrilla		Capitán de bandada		Teniente		Subteniente		Alférez
Colombian Aerospace Force [7] v t e
			General del aire				Mayor general del aire		Brigadier general del aire		Coronel		Teniente coronel		Mayor		Capitán		Teniente			Subteniente
Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers
Costa Rica	No air force
Cuban Air and Air Defense Force [8] v t e
			General del Aire		General de cuerpo de ejército		General de división		General de brigada		Primer coronel	Coronel	Teniente coronel		Mayor		Capitán		Primer teniente		Teniente		Subteniente
Dominica	No air force
Dominican Air Force [9] v t e
					Teniente general		Mayor general		General de brigada		Coronel		Teniente coronel		Mayor		Capitán		Primer teniente			Segundo teniente
Ecuadorian Air Force v t e
			General del aire		Teniente general		Brigadier general				Coronel		Teniente coronel		Mayor		Capitán		Teniente			Subteniente
Salvadoran Air Force [10] v t e
					General de avación		General de brigada aérea				Coronel		Teniente coronel		Mayor		Capitán		Teniente			Subteniente
Grenada	No air force
Guatemalan Air Force [11] v t e
			Ministro de defensa nacional		General jefe de estado mayor		General de división		General de brigada		Coronel		Teniente coronel		Mayor		Capitán primero	Capitán segundo	Teniente			Subteniente
Guyana Air Corps v t e
													Lieutenant Colonel		Major		Captain		Lieutenant			Second lieutenant
Haitian Aviation Corps v t e
											Colonel		Lieutenant-colonel		Major		Capitaine		Lieutenant			Sous-lieutenant
											Kolonèl		Lyetnan kolonèl		Majò		Kapitèn		Lyetnan			Soulyetnan
Honduran Air Force [12] v t e
							General de división		General de brigada		Coronel		Teniente coronel		Mayor		Capitán		Teniente			Subteniente
Jamaican Air Wing v t e
													Lieutenant colonel		Major		Captain		First lieutenant			Second lieutenant
Mexican Air Force [13] v t e
					General de división		General de ala		General de grupo		Coronel		Teniente coronel		Mayor		Capitan primero	Capitán segundo	Teniente			Subteniente
Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers
Nicaraguan Air Force [14] v t e
			General de ejército				Mayor general		General de brigada		Coronel		Teniente coronel		Mayor		Capitán		Teniente primero			Teniente
Panama	No air force
Paraguayan Air Force [15] v t e
			General de fuerza aerea		General de división		General de brigada				Coronel		Teniente coronel		Mayor		Capitán		Teniente primero		Teniente		Subteniente
Peruvian Air Force [16] v t e
			General del aire		Teniente general		Mayor general				Coronel		Comandante		Mayor		Capitán		Teniente			Alférez
Saint Kitts and Nevis	No air force
Saint Lucia	No air force
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	No air force
Trinidad and Tobago Air Guard [17] v t e
							Air vice marshal		Air commodore		Group captain		Wing commander		Squadron leader		Flight lieutenant		Flying officer			Pilot officer
United States Air Force [18] v t e
	General of the Air Force		General		Lieutenant general		Major general		Brigadier general		Colonel		Lieutenant colonel		Major		Captain		First lieutenant			Second lieutenant
United States Space Force [18] v t e
			General		Lieutenant general		Major general		Brigadier general		Colonel		Lieutenant colonel		Major		Captain		First lieutenant			Second lieutenant
Uruguayan Air Force [19] v t e
			General del Aire				Brigadier general				Coronel		Teniente coronel		Mayor		Capitán		Teniente primero		Teniente segundo		Alférez
Venezuelan Air Force [20] v t e
			General en jefe		Mayor general		General de division		General de brigada		Coronel		Teniente coronel		Mayor		Capitán		Primer teniente			Teniente
Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers

See also

• Air force officer rank insignia
• Comparative air force enlisted ranks of the Americas

References

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