Current military operators
Current civilian operators
Former operators
This is a list of countries and their air force units that have operated the Aero L-39 Albatros.
This is a list of countries and their air force units that have operated the Aero L-39 Albatros.
operating 26 L-39C aircraft in three squadrons: [3]
Two Czechoslovak AF L-39Vs were delivered to the East German Air Force. [5]
All Czechoslovak Air Force aircraft passed to successor states – Czech Republic and Slovakia.
All Soviet Air Force aircraft passed to successor states: Azerbaijan, the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Lithuania, Russia, Ukraine and Uzbekistan.
The Syrian government of Al-Assad fell to rebels in late 2024, and the Syrian Arab Air Force was dismantled. It was re-established as Syrian Air Force, but the revolution, and the Israeli air strikes that followed it, wrecked havoc in the inventory of the Air Force. In late 2025, the World Air Forces publication by FlightGlobal, which tracks the aircraft inventories of world's air forces and publishes its counts annually, removed all Syrian Air Force's aircraft from their World Air Forces 2026 report. It is thus questionable if the Syrian Air Force has any flying aircraft in their inventory, and in particular, any L-39, as of December 2025. [15]
A small number of L-39s are flown in Australia as jet flight experiences for paying public.
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Northern Lights Aerobatics Team from Montreal used 2 L-39C in 2000, but ceased operating them and performing airshows after 2000. [18] The aircraft were registered and based in the US with Northern Lights USA of Lafayette, LA with 1 lost in crash in 2001.
A civilian aerobatic display team based in Dijon, France; operating seven L-39 Albatros jets in the colours of their sponsor, Breitling.
Babcock has acquired this fleet in the establishment of their international fighter pilot training academy. [19]
This company based in La Roche-sur-Yon operates 2 L-39 Albatros jets for touristic flights. [20]
Fighter Jets NZ operate 3 L-39 from Tauranga, NZ for jet flight experiences and also do airshow displays around the country.
DOSAAF paramilitary organization, tasked with the training and preparation of reserves for the Soviet armed forces, operated unknown number of L-39.
Hundreds of L-39s are finding new homes with private owners all over the world, especially in the United States.