The FAI Gold Air Medal was established in 1924 by the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale and was first awarded in 1925. This award and the Paul Tissander Diploma are the FAI's two highest awards. It is reserved for those who have contributed greatly to the development of aeronautics by their activities, work, achievements, initiative or devotion to the cause of aviation.
| Date | Name | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925 | Francesco de Pinedo | Italy | |
| 1926 | Alan Cobham | United Kingdom | |
| 1927 | Charles Lindbergh | USA | |
| 1928 | Bert Hinkler | Australia | |
| 1929 | Dieudonné Costes | France | |
| 1930 | Italo Balbo | Italy | |
| 1931 | Hugo Eckener | Germany | |
| 1932 | Juan de la Cierva | Spain | |
| 1933 | Wiley Post | USA | |
| 1934 | C. W. A. Scott | United Kingdom | |
| 1935 | not awarded | ||
| 1936 | Jean Mermoz | France | |
| 1937 | Jean Batten | United Kingdom | |
| 1938 | not awarded | ||
| 1939 | not awarded | ||
| 1940 | not awarded | ||
| 1941 | not awarded | ||
| 1942 | not awarded | ||
| 1943 | not awarded | ||
| 1944 | not awarded | ||
| 1945 | not awarded | ||
| 1946 | Igor Sikorsky | USA | |
| 1947 | Chuck Yeager | USA | |
| 1948 | not awarded | ||
| 1949 | not awarded | ||
| 1950 | Frank Whittle | United Kingdom | |
| 1951 | Edward P. Warner | USA | |
| 1952 | not awarded | ||
| 1953 | Jacqueline Cochran | USA | |
| 1954 | USA | ||
| 1955 | France | ||
| 1956 | United Kingdom | ||
| 1957 | USA | ||
| 1958 | USSR | ||
| 1959 | France | ||
| 1960 | USSR | ||
| 1961 | United Kingdom | ||
| 1962 | not awarded | ||
| 1963 | France | ||
| 1964 | USSR | ||
| 1965 | USA | ||
| 1966 | USSR | ||
| 1967 | USA | ||
| 1968 | USSR | ||
| 1969 | José Luis Aresti Aguirre | Spain | |
| 1970 | USA | ||
| 1971 | USA | ||
| 1972 | USSR | ||
| 1973 | Australia | ||
| 1974 | Aleksandr Vasilyevich Fedotov [1] | USSR | |
| 1975 | USA | ||
| 1976 | New Zealand | ||
| 1977 | USA | ||
| 1978 | Federal Republic of Germany | ||
| 1979 | USA | ||
| 1980 | United Kingdom | ||
| 1981 | Switzerland | ||
| 1982 | USA | ||
| 1983 | Jan Mikula (engineer) | Czechoslovakia | |
| 1984 | India | ||
| 1985 | USA | ||
| 1986 | USSR | ||
| 1987 | United Kingdom | ||
| 1988 | Bulgaria | ||
| 1989 | Australia | ||
| 1990 | Turkey | ||
| 1991 | South Korea | ||
| 1992 | Slovakia | ||
| 1993 | Finland | ||
| 1994 | USA | ||
| 1995 | Switzerland | ||
| 1996 | Finland | ||
| 1997 | Turkey | ||
| 1998 | not awarded | ||
| 1999 | Switzerland | ||
| 1999 | United Kingdom | ||
| 2000 | Cyprus | ||
| 2001 | not awarded | ||
| 2002 | USA | ||
| 2003 | not awarded | ||
| 2004 | Australia | ||
| 2005 | United Kingdom | ||
| 2006 | Russia | ||
| 2007 | USA | ||
| 2008 | Czech Republic | ||
| 2009 | USA | ||
| 2010 | United Kingdom | ||
| 2011 | Australia | ||
| 2012 | Russia | ||
| 2014 | Australia | ||
| 2015 | Hans Åkerstedt | Sweden | |
| 2016 | not awarded | ||
| 2017 | not awarded | ||
| 2018 | not awarded | ||
| 2019 | Domina Jalbert | USA | |
| 2020 | Austria | ||
| 2021 | not awarded | ||
| 2022 | not awarded | ||
| 2023 | not awarded[2] | ||
| 2024 | Sebastian Kawa | Poland |