List of Antonov An-2 operators

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

Contents 1 Military operators 1.1  Afghanistan 1.2  Albania 1.3  Angola 1.4  Azerbaijan 1.5  Belarus 1.6  Bulgaria 1.7  Cambodia 1.8  People's Republic of China 1.9  Croatia 1.10  Cuba 1.11  Czechoslovakia 1.12  East Germany 1.13  Egypt 1.14  Estonia 1.15  Georgia 1.16  Germany 1.17  Hungary 1.18  Iraq 1.19  Kyrgyzstan 1.20  Laos 1.21  Latvia 1.22  Lithuania 1.23  Macedonia 1.24  Mali 1.25  Mongolia 1.26  Nicaragua 1.27  North Yemen 1.28  North Korea 1.29  Poland 1.30  Republic of Korea 1.31  Romania 1.32  Russia 1.33  Serbia 1.34  Somalia 1.35  Soviet Union 1.36  Sudan 1.37  Syria 1.38  Tajikistan 1.39  Tanzania 1.40  Tunisia 1.41  Turkmenistan 1.42  Ukraine 1.43  Uzbekistan 1.44  Vietnam 1.45  Yemen 1.46  Yugoslavia 2 Civil operators 2.1  East Germany 2.2  Poland 2.3  Russia 2.4  Serbia 2.5  Soviet Union 2.6  Turkey 2.7  Yugoslavia 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]  Angola

[edit]  Azerbaijan

[edit]  Belarus

[edit]  Bulgaria

Bulgarian Air Force

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

[edit]  Cambodia

[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]  Egypt

[edit]  Estonia

Estonian Air Force

• operates 2 An-2s

Estonian Defence League

• operates 1 An-2

[edit]  Georgia

[edit]  Germany

Luftwaffe

Germany adopted its An-2 fleet from East Germany.

[edit]  Hungary

[edit]  Iraq

[edit]  Kyrgyzstan

[edit]  Laos

[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]  Mali

[edit]  Mongolia

[edit]  Nicaragua

Nicaraguan Air Force

• Escuadrón de Transporte

[edit]  North Yemen

[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]

[edit]  Poland

Polish Air Force

[edit]  Republic of Korea

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.

[edit]  Romania

Romanian Air Force

[edit]  Russia

Russian Air Force

[edit]  Serbia

Serbian Air Force

• 119. MHE

There is one An-2TD aircraft used for paratroop training of the 63rd Paratroop Battalion.

[edit]  Somalia

[edit]  Soviet Union

Soviet Air Force

The Soviet military's An-2 fleet was dispersed amongst the successor states upon the dissolution of the Soviet Union.

[edit]  Sudan

[edit]  Syria

[edit]  Tajikistan

[edit]  Tanzania

[edit]  Tunisia

[edit]  Turkmenistan

[edit]  Ukraine

[edit]  Uzbekistan

[edit]  Vietnam

Vietnam People's Air Force

[edit]  Yemen

Yemen's An-2 fleet was inherited from North Yemen upon unification.

[edit]  Yugoslavia

SFR Yugoslav Air Force

• 676. TRAE
• 677. TRAE
• 333. AE

[edit] Civil operators

[edit]  East Germany

Interflug

[edit]  Poland

Aeroklub Polski

Zakład Usług Agrolotniczych

[edit]  Russia

Aeroflot

[edit]  Serbia

JAT

[edit]  Soviet Union

Aeroflot

[edit]  Turkey

Approximately 10 An-2s are acquired by Turk Hava Kurumu in the early 80s. These planes are still operational as transport and paratrooper aircraft.

[edit]  Yugoslavia

JAT

[edit] References

[edit] Related content

• Antonov An-2