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

Chief of the Royal Thai Air Force ผู้บัญชาการทหารอากาศ
Rank flag of the commander-in-chief
Incumbent Air Chief Marshal Napadej Dhupatemiya since 1 October 2021
Nominator	Minister of Defense
Appointer	King of Thailand
Inaugural holder
Formation	2 November 1913
Website	RTAF commanders

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

The following individuals have commanded the Royal Thai Air Force:

Royal Aeronautical Service[]

No.	Portrait	Name	Took office	Left office	Time in office
1		Bhuvanath, ChakrabongseField Marshal Prince Chakrabongse Bhuvanath (1883–1920)	1913	1915	1–2 years
2		Akas, PhrayaMajor General	1915	1932	16–17 years
3		Silapasit, PhrayaColonel	1932	1935	2–3 years
4		Vejayantarungsarit, MuneeGroup Captain	1935	1937	1–2 years

Royal Thai Air Force[]

No.	Present	Rank	Name	Term begins	Term ends
1		Air Marshal		1937	1941
2		Air Marshal		1941	1943
3		Air Marshal		1943	1949
4		Marshal of the Royal Thai Air Force	Fuen Ronnaphagrad Ritthakhanee	1949	1957
5		Marshal of the Royal Thai Air Force	Chalermkiat Vatthanangkun	1957	1960
6		Air Chief Marshal		1960	1974
7		Air Chief Marshal		1974	1977
8		Air Chief Marshal	Panieng Karntarat	1977	1981
9		Air Chief Marshal		1981	1983
10		Air Chief Marshal		1983	1987
11		Air Chief Marshal		1987	1989
12		Air Chief Marshal	Kaset Rojananil	1989	1992
13		Air Chief Marshal		1992	1993
14		Air Chief Marshal	MR	1993	1996
15		Air Chief Marshal		1996	1997
16		Air Chief Marshal		1997	1999
17		Air Chief Marshal		1999	2000
18		Air Chief Marshal		2000	2002
19		Air Chief Marshal	Kongsak Vantana	2002	31 July 2005
-		Air Chief Marshal	Acting Commander	31 July 2005	30 August 2005
20		Air Chief Marshal	Chalit Pukbhasuk	1 October 2005	1 October 2008
21		Air Chief Marshal	Itthaporn Subhawong	1 October 2008	30 September 2012
22		Air Chief Marshal	Prajin Juntong	1 October 2012	30 September 2014
23		Air Chief Marshal	Treetod Sonjance	1 October 2014	30 September 2016
24		Air Chief Marshal	Johm Rungsawang	1 October 2016	30 September 2018
25		Air Chief Marshal	Chaiyapruk Didyasarin	1 October 2018	30 September 2019
26		Air Chief Marshal	Manat Wongwat	1 October 2019	30 September 2020
27		Air Chief Marshal	Airbull Suttiwan	1 October 2020	30 September 2021
28		Air Chief Marshal	Napadej Dhupatemiya	1 October 2021	Incumbent

See also[]

• Royal Thai Air Force
• Head of the Royal Thai Armed Forces
• Chief of Defence Forces (Thailand)
• List of commanders-in-chief of the Royal Thai Army
• List of commanders-in-chief of the Royal Thai Navy

References[]

• [1]^{[permanent dead link]}

External links[]

• Website of the Royal Thai Air Force (in Thai)