IAF Organization

I am interested to join the IAF (Indian Air Force) and want to know the different departments available at the IAF. Provide me the organizational structure of Indian Air Force? Also tell me where is the IAF head quarter located along with the complete address of the IAF head quarter?

Can you tell me about the Organisation Set Up for IAF (Indian Air Force)? Also provide me the name of Chief of the Air Staff of IAF (Indian Air Force)?

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The Indian Air Force was officially established on 8 October 1932. Its first ac flight came into being on 01 Apr 1933. It possessed strength of six RAF-trained officers and 19 Havai Sepoys (literally, air soldiers).

The aircraft inventory comprised of 4Westland Wapiti IIA army co-operation biplanes at Drigh Road as the "A" Flight nucleus of the planned No.1 (Army Co- Operation) Squadron.


Organisation Set Up

Indian Air Force is headquartered in New Delhi. For effective command and control, it has 7 commands, under which there are different stations and units located at various places throughout India. Its organization chart shows the establishment of the Indian Air Force at a glance.

Quarter of Aster

Western Air Command
Eastern Air Command
Central Air Command
South Western Air Command
Southern Air Command
Training Command
Maintenance Command


IAF Master Warrant Officer
SK Sharma

Chief of the Air Staff

Air Chief Marshal Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria PVSM AVSM VM ADC
30 September 2019 - Till Date


Ex Chiefs


Air Marshal Sir Thomas Walker Elmhirst KBE CB CBE AFC Commander-in-Chief , 15 Aug 1947 - 22 Feb 1950

Air Marshal Ronald Ivelaw-Chapman GCB KBE DFC AFC C-in-C , 22 Feb 1950 - 9 Dec 1951

Air Marshal Sir Gerald Ernest Gibbs KBE, CIE, MC & Bar C-in-C , 10 Dec 1951 - 31 Mar 1954

Air Marshal Subroto Mukerjee OBE CAS , 1 Apr 1954 - 8 Nov 1960

Air Chief Marshal Aspy Merwan Engineer DFC CAS , 1 Dec 1960 - 31 Jul 1964

Marshal of the Air Force Arjan Singh Padma Vibhushan, DFC CAS , 1 Aug 1964 - 15 Jul 1969

Air Chief Marshal Pratap Chandra Lal Padam Vibhushan, Padam Bhushan, DFC CAS , 16 Jul 1969 - 15 Jul 1973

Air Chief Marshal OM PRAKASH MEHRA PVSM CAS , 16 Jan 1973 - 31 Jan 1976

Air Chief Marshal Hrushikesh Moolgavkar PVSM, MVC CAS , 1 Feb 1976 - 31 Aug 1978

Air Chief Marshal Idris Hassan Latif PVSM CAS , 1 Sep 1978 - 31 Aug 1981

Air Chief Marshal Dilbagh Singh PVSM, AVSM, VM, CAS , 1 Sep 1981 - 3 Sep 1984

Air Chief Marshal Lakshman Madhav Katre PVSM AVSM and bar CAS , 4 Sep 1984 - 1 Jul 1985

Air Chief Marshal Denis Anthony La Fontaine PVSM, AVSM, VM CAS , 3 Jul 1985 - 31 Jul 1988

Air Chief Marshal Surinder Kumar Mehra PVSM, AVSM, VM CAS , 1 Aug 1988 - 31 Jul 1991

Air Chief Marshal Nirmal Chandra Suri PVSM AVSM VM ADC CAS , 31 Jul 1991 - 31 Jul 1993

Air Chief Marshal Swaroop Krishna Kaul PVSM MVC ADC CAS , 1 Aug 1993 - 31 Dec 1995

Air Chief Marshal Satish Kumar Sareen PVSM AVSM VM ADC CAS , 31 Dec 1995 - 31 Dec 1998

Air Chief Marshal A.Y. Tipnis PVSM,AVSM, VM, ADC CAS , 31 Dec 1998 - 31 Dec 2001

Air Chief Marshal S Krishnaswamy PVSM, AVSM, VM & Bar CAS , 31 Dec 2001 - 31 Dec 2004

Air Chief Marshal SP Tyagi PVSM AVSM VM ADC CAS , 31 Dec 2004 - 31 Mar 2007

Air Chief Marshal FH Major PVSM AVSM SC VM ADC CAS , 31 Mar 2007 - 31 May 2009

Air Chief Marshal Pradeep Vasant Naik, PVSM VSM ADC CAS , 31 May 2009 - 31 Jul 2011

Air Chief Marshal NAK Browne, PVSM AVSM VM ADC CAS , 2 Aug 2011 - 31 Dec 2013

Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha PVSM AVSM VM ADC CAS , 1 Jan 2014 - 31 Dec 2016