Comparative air force officer ranks of the Americas

Rank comparison chart of air forces of North and South American states.

Officers

Rank group General / flag officers Senior officers Junior officers
Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda No air force


 Argentine Air Force[1]
Brigadier general Brigadier mayor Brigadier Comodoro mayor Comodoro Vicecomodoro Mayor Capitán Primer teniente Teniente Alférez
The Bahamas Bahamas No air force


 Barbados No air force


Belize Defence Force Air Wing
 Major Captain Lieutenant Second Lieutenant
Major Captain Lieutenant Second lieutenant
 Bolivian Air Force[2]
General de fuerza aeréa General de división aeréa General de brigada aeréa Coronel aviador Teniente coronel aviador Mayor aviador Captáin aviador Teniente aviador Subteniente aviador
 Brazilian Air Force[3]
Marechal-do-ar Tenente-brigadeiro do Ar Major-brigadeiro Brigadeiro Coronel Tenente-coronel Major Capitão Primeiro-tenente Segundo-tenente
 Royal Canadian Air Force[4][5]
General Lieutenant-general Major-general Brigadier-general Colonel Lieutenant-colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Second lieutenant
Général(e) Lieutenant(e)-général(e) Major(e)-général(e) Brigadier(ère)-général(e) Colonel(le) Lieutenant(e)-colonel(le) Major(e) Capitaine Lieutenant(e) Sous-lieutenant(e)
 Chilean Air Force[6]
 Air General Aviation General Air Brigade General Commodore Aviation Colonel Group Commander Squadron Commander Flight Captain Lieutenant Sub-Lieutenant Ensign
General de aire General de aviación General de brigada aérea Comodoro Coronel de aviación Comandante de grupo Comandante de escuadrilla Capitán de bandada Teniente Subteniente Alférez
 Colombian Aerospace Force[7]
General del aire Mayor general del aire Brigadier general del aire Coronel Teniente coronel Mayor Capitán Teniente Subteniente
Rank group General / flag officers Senior officers Junior officers
Costa Rica Costa Rica No air force


Cuban Air and Air Defense Force[8]
General del Aire General de cuerpo de ejército General de división General de brigada Primer coronel Coronel Teniente coronel Mayor Capitán Primer teniente Teniente Subteniente
 Dominica No air force


 Dominican Air Force[9]
 Teniente General Mayor General General de Brigada Coronel Teniente Coronel Mayor Capitan Primer Teniente Segundo Teniente
Teniente general Mayor general General de brigada Coronel Teniente coronel Mayor Capitán Primer teniente Segundo teniente
Ecuadorian Air Force
General del aire Teniente general Brigadier general Coronel Teniente coronel Mayor Capitán Teniente Subteniente


 Salvadoran Air Force[10][11]
General del aire General de avación General de brigada aérea Brigadier Coronel Teniente coronel Mayor Capitán Teniente Subteniente


 Grenada No air force


Guatemalan Air Force[12]
General de división General de brigada Coronel Teniente coronel Mayor Capitán primero Capitán segundo Teniente Subteniente
Guyana Air Corps
Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Second lieutenant
Haitian Aviation Corps
Lieutenant général Major général Général de brigade Colonel Lieutenant-colonel Major Capitaine Lieutenant Sous-lieutenant
Lyetnan jeneral Majò jeneral Jeneral brigad Kolonèl Lyetnan kolonèl Majò Kapitèn Lyetnan Soulyetnan
 Honduran Air Force[13]
General de división General de brigada Coronel Teniente coronel Mayor Capitán Teniente Subteniente
 Jamaican Air Wing
Lieutenant colonel Major Captain First lieutenant Second lieutenant
 Mexican Air Force[14]
 General de División General de Ala General de Grupo Coronel Teniente Coronel Mayor Capitan Primero Capitán Segundo Teniente Subteniente
General de división General de ala General de grupo Coronel Teniente coronel Mayor Capitan primero Capitán segundo Teniente Subteniente
Rank group General / flag officers Senior officers Junior officers
 Nicaraguan Air Force[15]
 Army general Major General Brigade General Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain First Lieutenant Lieutenant
General de ejército Mayor general General de brigada Coronel Teniente coronel Mayor Capitán Teniente primero Teniente
Panama Panama No air force


Paraguayan Air Force[16]
General de fuerza aerea General de división General de brigada Coronel Teniente coronel Mayor Capitán Teniente primero Teniente Subteniente
 Peruvian Air Force[17]
General del aire Teniente general Mayor general Coronel Comandante Mayor Capitán Teniente Alférez
 Saint Kitts and Nevis No air force


 Saint Lucia No air force


 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines No air force


 Trinidad and Tobago Air Guard[18]
Air vice marshal Air commodore Group captain Wing commander Squadron leader Flight lieutenant Flying officer Pilot officer
 United States Air Force[19]
General of the Air Force General Lieutenant general Major general Brigadier general Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain First lieutenant Second lieutenant
 United States Space Force[19]
General Lieutenant general Major general Brigadier general Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain First lieutenant Second lieutenant
 Uruguayan Air Force[20]
General del Aire Brigadier general Coronel Teniente coronel Mayor Capitán Teniente primero Teniente segundo Alférez
 Venezuelan Air Force[21]
General en jefe Mayor general General de division General de brigada Coronel Teniente coronel Mayor Capitán Primer teniente Teniente
Rank group General / flag officers Senior officers Junior officers

See also

References

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