List of commanders-in-chief of the Royal Thai Air Force explained

Post:Chief of the Royal Thai Air Force
Native Name:Thai: ผู้บัญชาการทหารอากาศ
Flag:Flag for Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Thai Air Force.svg
Flagcaption:Rank flag of the commander-in-chief
Incumbent:Air Chief Marshal Punpakdee Pattanakul
Incumbentsince:1 October 2023
Reports To:Minister of Defence
Nominator:Minister of Defence
Appointer:King of Thailand
Termlength:Until retired
Formation:2 November 1913
Inaugural:Prince Chakrabongse Bhuvanath
Website:RTAF commanders

The Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Thai Air Force (Thai: ผู้บัญชาการทหารอากาศไทย), currently Air Chief Marshal Punpakdee Pattanakul, who is headquartered in Bangkok.

The following individuals have commanded the Royal Thai Air Force:

Royal Thai Air Force

No.PortraitRankNameTook officeLeft office
11937 1941
2Air Marshal 1941 1943
3Air Marshal 1943 1949
41949 1957
5Marshal of the Royal Thai Air Force 1957 1960
61960 1974
7Air Chief Marshal 1974 1977
8Air Chief Marshal 1977 1981
9Air Chief Marshal 1981 1983
10Air Chief Marshal 1983 1987
11Air Chief Marshal 1987 1989
12Air Chief Marshal 1989 1992
13Air Chief Marshal 1992 1993
14Air Chief Marshal 1993 1996
15Air Chief Marshal 1996 1997
16Air Chief Marshal 1997 1999
17Air Chief Marshal 1999 2000
18Air Chief Marshal 2000 2002
19Air Chief Marshal 2002 31 July 2005
Air Chief Marshal Chalerm Choomchuensook
31 July 2005 30 August 2005
20Air Chief Marshal 1 October 2005 1 October 2008
21Air Chief Marshal 1 October 2008 30 September 2012
22Air Chief Marshal 1 October 2012 30 September 2014
23Air Chief Marshal 1 October 2014 30 September 2016
24Air Chief Marshal 1 October 2016 30 September 2018
25Air Chief Marshal 1 October 2018 30 September 2019
26Air Chief Marshal 1 October 2019 30 September 2020
27Air Chief Marshal 1 October 2020 30 September 2021
28Air Chief Marshal 1 October 2021 30 September 2022
29Air Chief Marshal 1 October 2022 30 September 2023
30 Air Chief Marshal 1 October 2023 Incumbent

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