Royal Cambodian Air Force
កងទ័ពជើងអាកាស
Badge of the Royal Cambodian Air Force
Founded	9 November 1953; 72 years ago (1953-11-09)
Country	Cambodia
Allegiance	HM The King
Type	Air force
Role	Aerial warfare
Size	1,500 personnel 31 aircraft[1]
Part of	Royal Cambodian Armed Forces
Headquarters	Phnom Penh,Cambodia
Mottos	"ការពារព្រះរាជាណាចក្រកម្ពុជា" (Khmer) ("Defend the Kingdom of Cambodia")
Mascot	Aafra Zarnaz Auhona
Engagements	Indochina Wars First Indochina War Second Indochina War Cambodian Civil War
Commanders
Current commander	GeneralSoeung Samnang
Insignia
Roundel
Fin flash
Flag
Aircraft flown
Helicopter	Mi-8,Mi-17,Z-9,AW109,AS355
Trainer	L-39NG
Transport	A320,MA60,Y-12,BN-2

TheRoyal Cambodian Air Force (Khmer:កងទ័ពជើងអាកាស,romanized: Kâng Toăp Cheung Akas[kɑːŋtɔəpcəːŋʔaːkaːh];lit. 'Air Force') is the branch of theRoyal Cambodian Armed Forces which is charged with operating all militaryaircraft inCambodia.

The Royal Cambodian Air Force is commanded by GeneralSoeung Samnang, who has four deputy commanders beneath him. The Air Force itself is under thejurisdiction of theMinistry of National Defence.

The Air Force headquarters are located atPhnom Penh International Airport and is still sign posted Pochentong Air Base. The only operational aircraft at Pochentong Air Base are from the VIP squadron. Maintenance of aircraft and helicopters is also at Pochentong. as theZ-9 andMi-17 helicopters from the helicopter squadron are based at Phnom Penh International Airport andSiem Reap International Airport.

Due to the absence of operational fighter aircraft, Cambodia is unable to respond to or intercept aerial operations conducted by the Royal Thai Air Force. In contrast, Thailand possesses modern combat assets, including the F-16 Fighting Falcon and the JAS-39 Gripen, making Thailand’s air superiority evident. As a result, Cambodia has to rely solely on ground-based air defense systems, which are insufficient to establish a balance of military power.

In the past someMiG-21bis,L-39C Albatros,J-6C,MiG-17F,J-5,MiG-15UTI andCM.170R Magister were operational. These aircraft in 2023 could be seen on the ground in Phnom Penh International Airport. All fighter planes are no longer operational.

Transport
Aircraft	Image	Origin	Type	Variant	In service	Notes
Airbus A320		France	VIP transport		1[3]
Xian MA60		China	Transport		2[4]
Harbin Y-12		China	Transport /Utility		1[4]
Britten-Norman BN-2		United Kingdom	Transport		1[4]
Helicopters
Aircraft	Image	Origin	Type	Variant	In service	Notes
Mil Mi-8		Soviet Union	Utility		9[5]
Mil Mi-17		Soviet Union	Utility		6[5]
Harbin Z-9		China	Utility		9[4]
Eurocopter AS355		France	Utility		1[5]	Stored[6]
AgustaWestland AW109		Italy	Utility		1[4][7]
Trainer
Aircraft	Image	Origin	Type	Variant	In service	Note
L-39NG		Czech Republic	Advanced jet trainer/ Light combat aircraft		(0)+5	5 Trainer still on order in 2020 and interested by the RCAF in 2025.

The force maintains a professionalassociation football team as one of its branches, which formerly played in theC-League.

The rank insignia ofcommissioned officers.

Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers
Royal Cambodian Air Force v t e
			នាយឧត្ដមសេនីយ៍ Neay utdamsenei		ឧត្ដមសេនីយ៍ឯក Utdamsenei ek		ឧត្តមសេនីយ៍ទោ Utdamsenei tou		ឧត្តមសេនីយ៍ត្រី Utdamsenei trei		វរសេនីយ៍ឯក Veareasenei ek		វរសេនីយ៍ទោ Veareasenei tou		វរសេនីយ៍ត្រី Veareasenei trei		អនុសេនីយ៍ឯក Anusenei ek		អនុសេនីយ៍ទោ Anusenei tou			អនុសេនីយ៍ត្រី Anusenei trei

The rank insignia ofnon-commissioned officers andenlisted personnel.

Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted
Royal Cambodian Air Force v t e
	ព្រឹន្ទបាលឯក Pruentobal ek						ព្រឹន្ទបាលទោ Pruentobal tou		ពលបាលឯក Polobal ek		ពលបាលទោ Polobal tou						ពលបាលត្រី Polobal trei						នាយឯក Neay ek				នាយទោ Neay tou		ពលឯក Pol ek						ពលទោ Pol tou

• Cambodian Civil War
• Khmer National Armed Forces
• Khmer Air Force
• Royal Cambodian Army
• Royal Cambodian Armed Forces
• Royal Cambodian Navy
• Weapons of the Cambodian Civil War

Wikimedia Commons has media related toAir force of Cambodia.

• Hoyle, Craig. "World Air Forces Directory".Flight International, 11–17 December 2012, Vol. 182 No. 5370. pp. 40–64. ISSN 0015-3710.
• Hoyle, Craig. "World Air Forces Directory".Flight International. Vol. 194, No. 5665, 4–10 December 2018, pp. 32–60.ISSN 0015-3710
• World Aircraft Information Files. Brightstar Publishing, London. File 337 Sheet 05

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