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