Comparative air force officer ranks of the Commonwealth

Rank comparison chart of air forces of Commonwealth of Nations states.

Officers

Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers
Antigua and Barbuda	No air force
Royal Australian Air Force [1] v t e
	Marshal of the RAAF		Air chief marshal		Air marshal		Air vice-marshal		Air commodore		Group captain		Wing commander		Squadron leader		Flight lieutenant		Flying officer			Pilot officer
Bahamas	No air force
Bangladesh Air Force [2] v t e
			এয়ার চিফ মার্শাল Ēẏār chiph mārśāl		এয়ার মার্শাল Ēẏār mārśāl		এয়ার ভাইস মার্শাল Ēẏār bhā'is mārśāl		এয়ার কমোডোর Ēẏār kômōḍōr		গ্রুপ ক্যাপ্টেন Grup kaepṭēn		উইং কমান্ডার U'iṁ kômānḍār		স্কোয়াড্রন লীডার Skōẏāḍran līḍār		ফ্লাইট লেফটেন্যান্ট Phlā'iṭ lēphṭēnānṭ		ফ্লাইং অফিসার Phlā'iṁ ôphisār			পাইলট অফিসার Pā'ilôṭ Ôphisār
Barbados	No air force
Belize Defence Force Air Wing v t e
															Major		Captain		Lieutenant			Second lieutenant
Botswana Defence Force Air Wing [3] v t e
							Major general		Brigadier		Colonel		Lieutenant colonel		Major		Captain		First lieutenant			Second lieutenant
Royal Brunei Air Force [4] v t e
	Marsyal udara		Jeneral (udara)		Leftenan jeneral (udara)		Mejar jeneral (udara)		Brigedier jeneral (udara)		Kolonel (udara)		Leftenan kolonel (udara)		Mejar (udara)		Kapten (udara)		Leftenan (udara)			Leftenan muda (udara)
Cameroon Air Force [5] [6] [7] v t e
			Général d'armée aérienne		Général de corps aérien		Général de division aérienne		Général de brigade aérienne		Colonel		Lieutenant-Colonel		Commandant		Capitaine		Lieutenant			Sous-Lieutenant
Royal Canadian Air Force [8] [9] 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)
Cyprus Air Forces [10] v t e
					Αντιπτέραρχος Antipterarchos		Υποπτέραρχος Ypopterarchos		Ταξίαρχος Taxiarchos		Σμήναρχος Sminarchos		Αντισμήναρχος Antisminarchos		Επισμηναγός Episminagos		Σμηναγός Sminagos		Υποσμηναγός Yposminagos		Ανθυποσμηναγός Anthyposminagos
Dominica	No air force
Fiji	No air force
Gabonese Air Force [11] v t e
			Général d'armée		Général de corps d'armée		Général de division		Général de brigade		Colonel		Lieutenant-colonel		Commandant		Capitaine		Lieutenant			Sous-Lieutenant
Ghana Air Force [12] v t e
			Air chief marshal		Air marshal		Air vice-marshal		Air commodore		Group captain		Wing commander		Squadron leader		Flight lieutenant		Flying officer			Pilot officer
Grenada	No air force <
Guyana Air Corps v t e
													Lieutenant Colonel		Major		Captain		Lieutenant			Second lieutenant
Indian Air Force [13] v t e
	Marshal of the Indian Air Force मार्शल ऑफ द इंडियन एयरफोर्स		Air chief marshal एयर चीफ मार्शल		Air marshal एयर मार्शल		Air vice marshal एयर वाइस मार्शल		Air commodore एयर कमोडोर		Group captain ग्रुप कैप्टन		Wing commander विंग कमांडर		Squadron leader स्क्वाड्रन लीडर		Flight lieutenant फ्लाइट लैफ्टिनेंट		Flying officer फ्लाइंग अफसर
Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers
Jamaican Air Wing v t e
													Lieutenant colonel		Major		Captain		First lieutenant			Second lieutenant
Kenya Air Force [14] v t e
	Commander-in-Chief		General		Lieutenant general		Major general		Brigadier		Colonel		Lieutenant colonel		Major		Captain		Lieutenant			Second lieutenant
Kiribati	No air force
Lesotho Air Squadron v t e
					Lieutenant general		Major general		Brigadier		Colonel		Lieutenant colonel		Major		Captain		First lieutenant			Second lieutenant
Malawi Air Force [15] v t e
			General		Lieutenant general		Major general		Brigadier general		Colonel		Lieutenant colonel		Major		Captain		First lieutenant			Second lieutenant
Royal Malaysian Air Force [16] v t e
	Marsyal tentera udara		Jeneral TUDM		Leftenan jeneral TUDM		Mejar jeneral TUDM		Brigedier jeneral TUDM		Kolonel TUDM		Leftenan kolonel TUDM		Mejar TUDM		Kapten TUDM		Leftenan TUDM			Leftenan muda TUDM
Mauritius	No air force
Mozambique Air Force v t e
			Coronel General		Tenente General		Major General				Coronel		Tenente Coronel		Major		Capitão		Tenente			Alferes
Namibian Air Force [17] v t e
			Chief air marshal		Air marshal		Air vice marshal		Air commodore		Group captain		Wing commander		Squadron leader		Flight lieutenant		Flying officer			Pilot officer
Nauru	No air force
Royal New Zealand Air Force [18] v t e
	Marshal of the RNZAF				Air marshal		Air vice-marshal		Air commodore		Group captain		Wing commander		Squadron leader		Flight lieutenant		Flying officer			Pilot officer
Nigerian Air Force [19] v t e
	Marshal of the air force		Air chief marshal		Air marshal		Air vice-marshal		Air commodore		Group captain		Wing commander		Squadron leader		Flight lieutenant		Flying officer			Pilot officer
Pakistan Air Force v t e
	Marshal of the Pakistan Air Force		Air chief marshal		Air marshal		Air vice marshal		Air commodore		Group captain		Wing commander		Squadron leader		Flight lieutenant		Flying officer			Pilot officer
	سالار فضائیہ		امیرسالار فضائیہ		سالار فضائیہ		سالار فضائیہ مقابل		عَمِيد الفضاء		سردار جماعت		شارف الجناح		قائدِ دستہ		نقیبِ پرواز		منصبِ طیار			منصبِ پائلٹ
Papua New Guinea Air Element v t e
											Colonel		Lieutenant colonel		Major		Captain		First lieutenant			Second lieutenant
											Kolonel		Leftenan kolonel		Meja		Kepten		Leftenan			Namba tu leftenan
Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers
Rwandan Air Force [20] v t e
			General		Lieutenant general		Major general		Brigadier general		Colonel		Lieutenant colonel		Major		Captain		Lieutenant			Second lieutenant
Saint Kitts and Nevis	No air force
Saint Lucia	No air force
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	No air force
Samoa	No air force
Seychelles Air Force [21] [22] v t e
							Major general [a]		Brigadier general		Colonel		Lieutenant colonel		Major		Captain		Lieutenant			Second lieutenant
Sierra Leone	No air force
Republic of Singapore Air Force [23] v t e			No insignia yet
			General		Lieutenant general		Major general		Brigadier general		Colonel		Senior lieutenant colonel	Lieutenant colonel	Major		Captain		Lieutenant			Second lieutenant
Solomon Islands	No air force
South African Air Force [24] v t e
			General		Lieutenant general		Major general		Brigadier general		Colonel		Lieutenant colonel		Major		Captain		Lieutenant			Second lieutenant
Sri Lanka Air Force [25] v t e
	Marshal of the Air Force		Air chief marshal		Air marshal		Air vice-marshal		Air commodore		Group captain		Wing commander		Squadron leader		Flight lieutenant		Flying officer			Pilot officer
Swaziland	No air force
Tanzania Air Force v t e
			Jenerali		Luteni jenerali		Meja jenerali		Brigedia jenerali		Kanali		Luteni kanali		Meja		Kapteni		Luteni			Luteni usu
Togolese Air Force [26] v t e
							Général de division aérienne		Général de brigade aérienne		Colonel-major	Colonel	Lieutenant-colonel		Commandant		Capitaine		Lieutenant			Sous-lieutenant
Trinidad and Tobago Air Guard [27] v t e
							Air vice marshal		Air commodore		Group captain		Wing commander		Squadron leader		Flight lieutenant		Flying officer			Pilot officer
Tuvalu	No air force
Ugandan Air Force [28] v t e
			General		Lieutenant general		Major general		Brigadier		Colonel		Lieutenant colonel		Major		Captain		Lieutenant			Second lieutenant
Royal Air Force [29] v t e
	Marshal of the RAF		Air chief marshal		Air marshal		Air vice-marshal		Air commodore		Group captain		Wing commander		Squadron leader		Flight lieutenant		Flying officer			Pilot officer /acting pilot officer
Vanuatu	No air force
Zambian Air Force v t e
			General		Lieutenant general		Major general		Brigadier		Colonel		Lieutenant colonel		Major		Captain		Lieutenant			Second lieutenant
Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers

See also

• Comparative air force enlisted ranks of the Commonwealth
• Comparative air force officer ranks of the Americas
• Ranks and insignia of NATO air forces officers

Notes

1. Introduced December 2024

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