# Royal Cambodian Air Force

The Royal Cambodian Air Force (Khmer: កងទ័ពជើងអាកាស, romanized: Kâng Toăp Cheung Akas; lit. 'Air Force') is the branch of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces which is charged with operating all military aircraft in Cambodia.

## Organisation

The Royal Cambodian Air Force is commanded by General Soeung Samnang, who has four deputy commanders beneath him. The Air Force itself is under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of National Defence.
Air Force headquarters are located at Phnom 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. The airworthy Z-9 and Mi-17 helicopters from the helicopter squadron are based at Phnom Penh International Airport and Siem Reap International Airport.
Recently, the Cambodian Ministry of National Defense plans to purchase five L-39NG light fighter jets from the Czech Republic. In the past, the Cambodian Air Force has already purchased Mil Mi-17 and Mil Mi-171 helicopters.

## Inventory
### Previous inventory

In the past some MiG-21 fighters were operational. These aircraft in 2023 could be seen on ground in Phnom Penh International Airport.
| Aircraft | Origin | Type | Variant | In service | Notes |
| Transport ||||||
| Airbus A320 | France | VIP transport | | 1 | |
| Xian MA60 | China | Transport | | 2 | |
| Harbin Y-12 | China | Transport / Utility | | 2 | |
| Britten-Norman BN-2 | United Kingdom | Transport | | 2 | |
| Helicopters ||||||
| Mil Mi-8 | Soviet Union | Utility | | 9 | |
| Mil Mi-17 | Soviet Union | Utility | | 6 | |
| Harbin Z-9 | China | Utility | | 12 | 1 Harbin Z-9 was lost in an accident on 12 July 2024 |
| Eurocopter AS350 | France | Utility | | 4 | |
| AgustaWestland AW109 | Italy | Utility | | 2 | |
| Trainer aircraft ||||||
| Aero L-39 | Czechoslovakia | Jet trainer / Light attack | L-39C | 6 | Retired |

## Sport

The force maintains a professional association football team as one of its branches, which formerly played in the C-League.

## Ranks
### Commissioned officer ranks

The rank insignia of commissioned 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 |
| Royal Cambodian Air Force vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Royal Cambodian Air Force vte | | | នាយឧត្តមសេនីយ៍ Néay ŭtdâmôséniy | នាយឧត្តមសេនីយ៍ Néay ŭtdâmôséniy | ឧត្តមសេនីយ៍ឯក Ŭtdâmôséniy êk | ឧត្តមសេនីយ៍ឯក Ŭtdâmôséniy êk | ឧត្តមសេនីយ៍ទោ Ŭtdâmôséniy toŭ | ឧត្តមសេនីយ៍ទោ Ŭtdâmôséniy toŭ | ឧត្តមសេនីយ៍ត្រី Ŭtdâmôséniy trei | ឧត្តមសេនីយ៍ត្រី Ŭtdâmôséniy trei | វរសេនីយ៍ឯក Vôrôséniy êk | វរសេនីយ៍ឯក Vôrôséniy êk | វរសេនីយ៍ទោ Vôrôséniy toŭ | វរសេនីយ៍ទោ Vôrôséniy toŭ | វរសេនីយ៍ត្រី Vôrôséniy trei | វរសេនីយ៍ត្រី Vôrôséniy trei | អនុសេនីយ៍ឯក Ânŭséniy êk | អនុសេនីយ៍ឯក Ânŭséniy êk | អនុសេនីយ៍ទោ Ânŭséniy toŭ | អនុសេនីយ៍ទោ Ânŭséniy toŭ | អនុសេនីយ៍ទោ Ânŭséniy toŭ | អនុសេនីយ៍ត្រី Ânŭséniy trei | អនុសេនីយ៍ត្រី Ânŭséniy trei | អនុសេនីយ៍ត្រី Ânŭséniy trei |

### Other ranks

The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.
| Rank group | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted |
| Royal Cambodian Air Force vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Royal Cambodian Air Force vte | ព្រឹន្ទបាលឯក Prœ̆ntôbal êk | ព្រឹន្ទបាលឯក Prœ̆ntôbal êk | ព្រឹន្ទបាលឯក Prœ̆ntôbal êk | ព្រឹន្ទបាលឯក Prœ̆ntôbal êk | ព្រឹន្ទបាលឯក Prœ̆ntôbal êk | ព្រឹន្ទបាលឯក Prœ̆ntôbal êk | ព្រឹន្ទបាលទោ Prœ̆ntôbal toŭ | ព្រឹន្ទបាលទោ Prœ̆ntôbal toŭ | ពលបាលឯក Pôlôbal êk | ពលបាលឯក Pôlôbal êk | ពលបាលទោ Pôlôbal toŭ | ពលបាលទោ Pôlôbal toŭ | ពលបាលទោ Pôlôbal toŭ | ពលបាលទោ Pôlôbal toŭ | ពលបាលទោ Pôlôbal toŭ | ពលបាលទោ Pôlôbal toŭ | ពលបាលត្រី Pôlôbal trei | ពលបាលត្រី Pôlôbal trei | ពលបាលត្រី Pôlôbal trei | ពលបាលត្រី Pôlôbal trei | ពលបាលត្រី Pôlôbal trei | ពលបាលត្រី Pôlôbal trei | នាយឯក Néay êk | នាយឯក Néay êk | នាយឯក Néay êk | នាយឯក Néay êk | នាយទោ Néay toŭ | នាយទោ Néay toŭ | ពលឯក Pôl êk | ពលឯក Pôl êk | ពលឯក Pôl êk | ពលឯក Pôl êk | ពលឯក Pôl êk | ពលឯក Pôl êk | ពលទោ Pôl toŭ | ពលទោ Pôl toŭ |