List of Antonov An-2 operators

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Operators of the An-2 in red (former operators in dark red)

The following nations currently operate (or formerly owned) Antonov An-2 aircraft in civil or military roles:

1 Military operators
2 Civil operators
3 References
4 Related content

[edit] Military operators

[edit] Afghanistan

Afghan Air Force

Afghanistan received more than a dozen An-2 aircraft, with service beginning in 1957. A few remain available.

[edit] Albania

Albanian Air Force

Albania received 13 aircraft including some of Chinese manufacture (Y-5). Albanian An-2s were operated from 1963. Up to four may remain active, with the remainder in storage.

[edit] Bulgaria

Bulgarian Air Force

HQ flight - 2 An-2 aircraft are operated by this unit.

[edit] People's Republic of China

[edit] Croatia

Croatian Air Force

27 Eskadrila Transportnih Zrakoplova

Croatian air force operated 7 An-2DT aircraft until 2004 when the last 4 were handed over to aeroclubs.

[edit] Cuba

Cuban Revolutionary Air Force

15. Regimiento de Transporte
25. Regimiento de Transporte
35. Regimiento de Transporte

All An-2 aircraft are retired.

[edit] Czechoslovakia

Czechoslovakian Air Force

Phased out from military service before dissolution of state.

[edit] East Germany

East German Air Force

East German An-2s were passed on to Germany upon unification.

[edit] Estonia

Estonian Air Force

operates 2 An-2s

Estonian Defence League

operates 1 An-2

[edit] Germany

Luftwaffe

Germany adopted its An-2 fleet from East Germany.

[edit] Latvia

Latvian National Guard (Zemessardze)

1. Transporta Posms
2. Transporta Posms
3. Transporta Posms

[edit] Lithuania

Lithuanian Air Force

Transporto Eskadrile - currently operating 5 An-2 aircraft.

[edit] Macedonia

Military of the Republic of Macedonia

501 Padobranski Diverzantski Odred

Current there is one An-2 used for paratroop training.

[edit] Nicaragua

Nicaraguan Air Force

Escuadrón de Transporte

[edit] North Korea

BBC reports state North Korea is believed to have grounded its fleet of about 300 planes due to the high price of fuel ^[1]

South Korea flies with approximately 10 An-2s from Seongmu AB, presumably for use by the special forces. They are marked with civilian markings (HL1082 to HL1091), though these are not in the official civilian register.