# List of Aero L-39 Albatros operators

This is a list of countries and their air force units that have operated the Aero L-39 Albatros.

## Military operators
### Current
#### Abkhazia
##### Abkhazian Air Force

* 4 L-39s as of December 2009

#### Afghanistan
##### Afghan Air Force

* 1 unit Active in 2024. The Afghan Air Force operated as many as 26 L-39Cs from 1977 through 2001, but only three of them survived in 2001. In December 2021, a report by Al Jazeera showed an Afghan L-39 undergoing an engine test at Kabul International Airport.

#### Algeria
##### Algerian Air Force

* 55 L-39s as of December 2020

#### Armenia
##### Armenian Air Force

* 10 aircraft as of December 2020.

#### Angola
##### National Air Force of Angola

* 4 aircraft as of December 2020.

#### Azerbaijan
##### Azerbaijan Air Force

* 12 aircraft as of December 2020.

#### Bangladesh
##### Bangladesh Air Force

* Operating 7 L-39ZA out of 8 L-39ZA acquired in late 1990s. One was lost in a crash in 2012 killing a pilot.

#### Belarus
##### Belarus Air Force

* 12 aircraft as of December 2020.

#### Bulgaria
##### Bulgarian Air Force

* 1/12 Training Squadron operating 6 L-39ZA aircraft.

#### Central African Republic

    Central African Republic Air Force
* 6 L-39s donated by Russia.

#### Cuba
##### Cuban Air Force

operating 26 L-39C aircraft in three squadrons:
* UM 3710 Escuadrón de Intercepcion
* UM 1660 Escuela de Ensenanza de Vuelo Avanzada
* UM 4768 Escuadrón de Intercepcion

#### Egypt
##### Egyptian Air Force

* 1 aircraft as of December 2020.

#### Equatorial Guinea
##### Armed Forces of Equatorial Guinea

* 2 aircraft as of December 2020.

#### Estonia
##### Estonian Air Force

* 1 aircraft as of December 2020.

#### Ethiopia
##### Ethiopian Air Force

* 10 aircraft as of December 2020.

#### Georgia
##### Georgian Air Force

* 8 aircraft as of December 2020.

#### Kazakhstan
##### Kazakhstan Air Force

* 17 aircraft as of December 2020.

#### Libya
##### Libyan Air Force

* 181x L-39ZO acquired during Gaddafi's era.
* Ten former Libyan L-39ZO delivered to Egypt.
* 10 aircraft as of December 2020.

#### Mali
##### Malian Air Force

* At least four L-39Cs delivered by Russia in August 2022.

#### Mozambique
##### Mozambique Air Force

* One L-39ZO acquired from Romania in 2013.

#### Nigeria
##### Nigerian Air Force

* 8 aircraft as of December 2020.

#### Russia
##### Russian Air Force

* 181 aircraft as of December 2020.

#### Senegal
##### Senegalese Air Force

* 4 L-39NG on order as of December 2020.

#### Slovakia
##### Slovak Air Force

* 4x L-39C
* 4x L-39ZA
* 7 aircraft as of December 2020.

#### Syria
##### Syrian Air Force

* 55 L-39ZO and 44 L-39ZA bought from Czechoslovakia in the 1970s and 1980s.
* 61 aircraft as of December 2020.

##### Syrian opposition

* Atleast 14 captured by the rebels during the Operation Dawn of Freedom.

#### Tajikistan
##### Tajik Air Force

* 4 aircraft as of December 2020.

#### Tunisia
##### Tunisia Air Force

* 9 aircraft as of December 2020.

#### Uganda
##### Ugandan Air Force

* 8 L-39ZA as of December 2020.

#### Ukraine
##### Ukrainian Air Force

* 47 aircraft as of December 2020.

#### Uzbekistan
##### Uzbekistan Air Force

* 2 aircraft as of December 2020.

#### Vietnam
##### Vietnamese Air Force

* 25 aircraft as of December 2020.

#### Yemen
##### Yemen Air Force

* 28 aircraft as of December 2020.

### Former
#### Cambodia
##### Royal Cambodian Air Force

* Formerly operated 6 L-39C trainer aircraft
* Recently ordered 4 L-39NG trainer aircraft

#### Chad
##### Military of Chad

* Operated 11 L-39ZO aircraft.

#### Czech Republic
##### Czech Air Force

* L-39C
* L-39ZA
* L-39V
* L-39MS

#### Czechoslovakia
##### Czechoslovakian Air Force

* 33x L-39C
* 6x L-39MS
* 8x L-39V
* 30x L-39ZA
Two Czechoslovakian AF L-39Vs were delivered to the East German Air Force.
All Czechoslovakian Air Force aircraft passed to successor states – Czech Republic and Slovakia.

#### East Germany
##### East German Air Force

* 52x L-39ZO
* 2x L-39V
* Two former Czechoslovak L-39Vs delivered to the East German Air Force.
* Twenty former East German L-39ZO delivered to Hungary.

#### Ghana
##### Ghana Air Force

* 2 L-39ZO

#### Hungary
##### Hungarian Air Force

* 20x L-39ZO
* Twenty former East German L-39ZO delivered to Hungary

#### Iraq
##### Iraqi Air Force

* 22x L-39C
* 59x L-39ZO

#### Kyrgyzstan
##### Kyrgyzstan Air Force

* 4x (24 in store) L-39C

#### Lithuania
##### Lithuanian Air Force

* 1x L-39ZA

#### Romania
##### Romanian Air Force

* 32x L-39ZA

#### South Sudan
##### South Sudan Air Force

* Unknown number of L-39 jets with logistical and maintenance support from Uganda

#### Soviet Union
##### Soviet Air Force

* 2080x L-39C
All Soviet Air Force aircraft passed to successor states: Azerbaijan,the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Lithuania, Russia, Ukraine and Uzbekistan.

#### Thailand
##### Royal Thai Air Force

* 37 L-30ZA/ART in commissioned from 1994 to 2021.

#### Turkmenistan
##### Turkmenistan Air Force

* 2 aircraft.

## Civil operators
### Australia

A small number of L-39s are flown in Australia as jet flight experiences for paying public.

### Canada
#### International Test Pilots School

Northern Lights Aerobatics Team from Montreal used 2 L-39C in 2000, but ceased operating them and performing airshows after 2000. The aircraft were registered and based in the US with Northern Lights USA of Lafayette, LA with 1 lost in crash in 2001.

### France
#### Breitling Jet Team

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.

#### TopGun Voltige

This company based in La Roche-sur-Yon operates 2 L-39 Albatros jets for touristic flights.

### New Zealand

Fighter Jets NZ operate 2 L-39 from Tauranga, NZ for jet flight experiences and also do airshow displays around the country.

### Soviet Union
#### DOSAAF

DOSAAF paramilitary organization, tasked with the training and preparation of reserves for the Soviet armed forces, operated unknown number of L-39.

### United States

Hundreds of L-39s are finding new homes with private owners all over the world, especially in the United States.