List of Antonov An-2 operators
This is a list of current and former operators of the Antonov An-2:
Military operators
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Afghanistan
Afghanistan received more than a dozen An-2 aircraft, with service beginning in 1957. A few remain available.
Albania
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.
Angola
- People's Air and Air Defence Force of Angola
Armenia
Azerbaijan
- Azerbaijan Air Force
Bulgaria
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Cambodia
- Khmer National Air Force
- Cambodian Air Force
People's Republic of China
- People's Liberation Army Air Force
- People's Liberation Army Navy Air Force
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.
Cuba
- Cuban Air Force
- 15. Regimiento de Transporte
- 25. Regimiento de Transporte
- 35. Regimiento de Transporte
All An-2 aircraft of the FAR (Fuerza Aérea Revolucionaria) are retired.
One example is displayed at the Museo del Aire (Cuba)[1]
Czechoslovakia
- Czechoslovakian Air Force
Phased out from military service before dissolution of state.
East Germany
East German An-2s were passed on to Germany upon unification.
Egypt
Estonia
Georgia
Germany
Germany adopted its An-2 fleet from East Germany.
Guinea-Bissau
Hungary
Iraq
Khmer Republic
- Khmer National Air Force
Laos
Latvia
- Latvian Air Force
- Latvian National Guard (Zemessardze)
- 1. Transporta Posms
- 2. Transporta Posms
- 3. Transporta Posms
Lithuania
- Transporto Eskadrile - currently operating 5 An-2 aircraft used for paratroop training only.
Macedonia
- 501 Padobranski Diverzantski Odred
Current there is one An-2 used for paratroop training.
Mali
- Air Force of Mali
Moldova
Only two are used by Moldovan Air Force all eight are in civilian service
Mongolia
- Mongolian People's Air Force
Nicaragua
- Escuadrón de Transporte
North Yemen
- North Yemen Air Force
North Korea
North Korea is believed to have grounded its fleet of about 300 planes due to the high price of fuel.[2]
- North Korean Air Force
Poland
Polish An-2s were in service between 1951 and 2012.[3]
Republic of Korea
Republic of Korean Air Force operates 20 L-2 variants purchased from China and Poland for drill purpose against North Korean invasion, paratrooper operation, and flight trainers. Their presence was considered classified but released into public after a few accidents. Although it is not common to assign HL code to military crafts, these L-2 are one of a few exceptions. However, the HL codes assigned to L-2 shows different plane, such as Cessna 172, from database search.[4]
Romania
- Romanian Air Force (retired)
Russia
- Russian Air Force (retired)
- Russian Naval Aviation (retired)
- Russian Airborne Troops - Used for low altitude parachute training.
Serbia
- Serbian Air Force
One An-2TD used for paratroop training by the 63rd Paratroop Battalion.
Somalia
- Somali Air Corps
Soviet Union
The Soviet military's An-2 fleet was dispersed amongst the successor states upon the dissolution of the Soviet Union.
- DOSAAF
- Soviet Air Force
- Soviet Naval Aviation
Sudan
Syria
- Syrian Air Force
Ukraine
Vietnam
Yemen
- Yemen Air Force
Yemen's An-2 fleet was inherited from North Yemen upon unification.
Yugoslavia
Civil operators
Australia
- VH-CCE - Melbourne, Victoria www.an2.com.au
- VH-YNT - MKT Airfield, Northern Territory
People's Republic of China
Czechoslovakia
East Germany
- Deutsche Lufthansa (East Germany)
- Interflug
- Gesellschaft für Sport und Technik (paramilitary sports organization)
Grenada
One An-2R was delivered by the Soviet Union in February 1983 for agricultural purposes and was abandoned at Pearl's Airport after the US-led invasion of Grenada in October 1983.
Germany
Hanseflug [5] from spring to fall twice daily offers scheduled flights between the North-Sea islands of Sylt and Föhr.
Kyrgyzstan
Macedonia
- Boni Air
Mongolia
Russia
- Aeroflot
- 2nd Arkhangelsk United Aviation Division
- 2nd Sverdlovsk Air Enterprise
- Orenair
- Polar Airlines
- Polet Airlines
- UTair Aviation
Switzerland
Soviet Union
Turkey
Approximately 10 An-2s were acquired by the Turkish Aeronautical Association (Türk Hava Kurumu - THK) in the early 1980s. These planes are still operational and being used for air sports purposes, mainly parachuting.
Vietnam
- Vietnam Civil Aviation Department - later as Vietnam Civil Aviation (now Vietnam Airlines)[6]
Yugoslavia
References
- ↑ Ogden (2008)
- ↑ "Oil price 'grounds' N Korea fleet". BBC News.
- ↑ "Polish air force retires last An-2 transport". Flightglobal. 20 December 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
- ↑ Interview with ROKAF personnel.
- ↑ http://www.hanseflug.de/NewFiles/Hanse%202013/us2.html Hanseflug schedule in English and German
- ↑ Our Background
Further reading
- Ogden, Bob (2008). Aviation Museums and Collections of The Rest of the World. UK: Air-Britain. ISBN 978-0-85130-394-9
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