People's Armed Forces (Forces Armées Populaires in Madagascar): Intervention Force, Development Force, and Aeronaval Force (navy and air); National Gendarmerie

MALAGASY AIR FORCE • L'Armée de l'Air Malgache (Tafika Anabakabaka Malagasy)
Air Force 500 personnel.

Forces by Role & Equipment by Type

• AIRCRAFT 9? combat capable. Total 36 Aircraft.

Fighter Ground Attack 1 sqn with 9 FGA ac (all in store out of use):
2 Mik-Gur. MiG-21MF Fishbed-J;
6 Mik-Gur. MiG-21FL Fishbed-E;
1 Mik-Gur. MiG-21UM Mongol-B (operational conversion);

Government Flight 5 VIP Tpt ac:
1 Boeing 737-500;
2 Yakovlev Yak-40 Codling;
1 Beech 65-88 Queen Air;
1 A.C. 680FL Grand Commander

Transport 1sqn with 11 Tpt ac:
4 Antonov An-26 Curl (only 1 serviceable);
1 Hawker Siddeley HS.748-360 Andover;
1 Britten-Norman BN-2A Islander;
2 CASA 212 Aviocar;
3 Douglas C-47 Dakota

Liaison 1sqn with 4 Liaison ac:
1 Reims-Cessna 310R (comm);
2 Reims-Cessna F337E Super Skymaster;
1 Piper PA-23-250D Aztec (Utl)

Advanced Flying Training unit with 2 Adv Trg ac:
2 Mikoyan Gurevich MiG-17F Fresco-C

Basic flying training unit with 5 Trg ac:
4 Reims-Cessna F172M Skyhawk (Utl);
1 Sauper J.300 Joker

• HELICOPTER No armed capable. Total 5 Helicopters.

Support Hel 1 sqn with 5 Spt hel:
5 Mil Mi-8 Hip-C;


• FACILITIES
  The air force maintains its headquarters at Ivato, near Antananarivo, and operates from bases at Antalaha, Antsohiky, Arivoniamamo,

Note: Republic of Madagascar has 27 airports with paved runways over 3,047 m: 1 2,438 to 3,047 m: 2 1,524 to 2,437 m: 6 914 to 1,523 m: 17 under 914 m: 1), and 57 airports with unpaved runways (1,524 to 2,437 m: 2 914 to 1,523 m: 35 under 914 m: 20)