List of Aero L-39 Albatros operators
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This is a list of countries and their air force units that have operated the Aero L-39 Albatros.
Current military operators
Current civilian operators
Former operators
Military operators
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Current
Abkhazia
- 4 L-39s as of December 2009
Afghanistan
- 1 unit Active in 2024.[1] 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.[2]
Algeria
- 55 L-39s as of December 2020[3]
Armenia
- 10 aircraft as of December 2020.[3]
Angola
- 4 aircraft as of December 2020.[3]
Azerbaijan
- 12 aircraft as of December 2020.[3]
Bangladesh
Belarus
- 12 aircraft as of December 2020.[3]
Bulgaria
- 1/12 Training Squadron operating 6 L-39ZA aircraft.[3]
Central African Republic
- 6 L-39s donated by Russia.[5]
Cuba
operating 26 L-39C aircraft in three squadrons:[3]
- UM 3710 Escuadrón de Intercepcion
- UM 1660 Escuela de Ensenanza de Vuelo Avanzada
- UM 4768 Escuadrón de Intercepcion
Egypt
- 1 aircraft as of December 2020.[3]
Equatorial Guinea
- 2 aircraft as of December 2020.[3]
Estonia
- 1 aircraft as of December 2020.[3]
Ethiopia
- 10 aircraft as of December 2020.[3]
Georgia
- 8 aircraft as of December 2020.[3]
Kazakhstan
- 17 aircraft as of December 2020.[3]
Libya
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Mali
Mozambique
Nigeria
- 8 aircraft as of December 2020.[3]
Nicaragua
Russia
- 181 aircraft as of December 2020.[3]
Senegal
Slovakia
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- 4x L-39C
- 4x L-39ZA
- 7 aircraft as of December 2020.[3]
Syria
- 55 L-39ZO and 44 L-39ZA bought from Czechoslovakia in the 1970s and 1980s.[10]
- 61 aircraft as of December 2020.[3]
- Atleast 14 captured by the rebels during the Operation Dawn of Freedom.[11]
Tajikistan
- 4 aircraft as of December 2020.[3]
Tunisia
- 9 aircraft as of December 2020.[3]
Uganda
- 8 L-39ZA as of December 2020.[3]
Ukraine
- 47 aircraft as of December 2020.[3]
Uzbekistan
- 2 aircraft as of December 2020.[3]
Vietnam
- 25 aircraft as of December 2020.[3]
Yemen
- 28 aircraft as of December 2020.[3]
Former
Cambodia
- Formerly operated 6 L-39C trainer aircraft
- Recently ordered 4 L-39NG trainer aircraft[12]
Chad
- Operated 11 L-39ZO aircraft.[citation needed]
Republic of the Congo
Czech Republic
- L-39C
- L-39ZA
- L-39V
- L-39MS
Czechoslovakia
- 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.[6]
All Czechoslovakian Air Force aircraft passed to successor states – Czech Republic and Slovakia.
East Germany
Ghana
- 2 L-39ZO
Hungary
- 20x L-39ZO
- Twenty former East German L-39ZO delivered to Hungary [6]
Iraq
- 22x L-39C
- 59x L-39ZO
Kyrgyzstan
- 4x (24 in store) L-39C
Lithuania
- 1x L-39ZA
Romania
- 32x L-39ZA
South Sudan
Soviet Union
- 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
- 37 L-30ZA/ART in commissioned from 1994 to 2021. [3]
Turkmenistan
- 2 aircraft.
Civil operators
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Australia
A small number of L-39s are flown in Australia as jet flight experiences for paying public.
Austria
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Canada
Northern Lights Aerobatics Team from Montreal used 2 L-39C in 2000, but ceased operating them and performing airshows after 2000.[16] The aircraft were registered and based in the US with Northern Lights USA of Lafayette, LA with 1 lost in crash in 2001.
France
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.[17]
- TopGun Voltige
This company based in La Roche-sur-Yon operates 2 L-39 Albatros jets for touristic flights.[18]
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 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.
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