This page presents a tabular list of all the aircraft that have served with the North Korean Air Force since it's formation.
(Click on aircraft type for more details)
| Aircraft Type | Quantity | Service Entry | Out of Service | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antonov An-2 Colt | 250 | 1957 | 2007 | USSR/Poland |
| Antonov An-24 Coke | 8 | n/a | current | USSR |
| Cessna L-19 Bird Dog | 1 | 1952 | n/a | captured |
| Harbin H-5 | 50 | n/a | current | China |
| Harbin Z-5 | n/a | n/a | current | China |
| Ilyushin Il-10 Bark | 70 | 1948 | n/a | USSR |
| Ilyushin Il-14 Crate | 5 | n/a | current | USSR |
| Ilyushin Il-18 Coot | 2 | 1965 | current | USSR |
| Ilyushin Il-28 Beagle | 20 | 1953 | n/a | USSR |
| Ilyushin Il-28U Mascot | few | 1953 | n/a | USSR |
| Ilyushin Il-62M Classic | 6 | 1979 | current | USSR |
| Ilyushin Il-76MD Candid | 3 | 1990 | current | USSR |
| Kokusai Ki-86 Cypress | 10 | n/a | n/a | captured |
| Lavochkin La-11 | n/a | n/a | n/a | China |
| Lavochkin La-9 | n/a | n/a | n/a | China |
| Lisunov Li-2 Cab | 12 | n/a | n/a | USSR |
| McDonnell Douglas MD-500D | 18 | 1983 | current | smuggled |
| McDonnell Douglas MD-500E | 61 | 1983 | current | smuggled |
| Mikoyan-Gurevitch MiG-15 Fagot | 45 | 1968 | 1990 | USSR |
| Mikoyan-Gurevitch MiG-15UTI Midget | 30 | n/a | current | USSR |
| Mikoyan-Gurevitch MiG-17 Fresco | 45 | 1968 | 1990 | USSR |
| Mikoyan-Gurevitch MiG-19S Farmer-C | n/a | n/a | current | USSR |
| Mikoyan-Gurevitch MiG-21bis Fishbed-L/N | 30 | 1998 | current | Kazakhstan |
| Mikoyan-Gurevitch MiG-21F-13 Fishbed-C | 80 | 1965 | 1991 | USSR |
| Mikoyan-Gurevitch MiG-21MF Fishbed-J | 130 | 1966 | current | USSR |
| Mikoyan-Gurevitch MiG-21PFM Fishbed-F | n/a | n/a | current | USSR |
| Mikoyan-Gurevitch MiG-21U Mongol | 30 | n/a | current | USSR |
| Mikoyan-Gurevitch MiG-23 Flogger | 45 | 1985 | current | USSR |
| Mikoyan-Gurevitch MiG-23UM Flogger-E | 10 | n/a | current | USSR |
| Mikoyan-Gurevitch MiG-29 Fulcrum | 35 | 1988 | current | USSR |
| Mikoyan-Gurevitch MiG-29UB Fulcrum-B | 5 | 1988 | current | USSR |
| Mil Mi-2 Hoplite | 140 | n/a | current | USSR |
| Mil Mi-24 Hind | 20 | 1985 | current | USSR |
| Mil Mi-26 Halo | 4 | n/a | current | USSR |
| Mil Mi-4 Hound | 48 | n/a | current | USSR |
| Mil Mi-8 Hip | 25 | 1986 | current | USSR |
| Nakajima Ki-43 Oscar | n/a | n/a | n/a | captured |
| Nanchang CJ-6 | n/a | n/a | current | China |
| Nanchang Q-5 IA Fantan | 40 | 1982 | current | China |
| Nanchang Y-5 Colt | 200 | n/a | current | China |
| Polikarpov Po-2 Mule | 18 | n/a | n/a | USSR |
| Shenyang F-5 Fresco | 125 | n/a | current | China |
| Shenyang F-6 Farmer | 100 | 1988 | current | China |
| Shenyang F-7B | 30 | 1989 | current | China |
| Shenyang FT-5 Fresco | n/a | n/a | current | China |
| Shenyang FT-7 | n/a | n/a | current | China |
| Sukhoi Su-25K Frogfoot-A | 30 | 1988 | current | USSR |
| Sukhoi Su-25UBK Frogfoot-B | 4 | n/a | current | USSR |
| Sukhoi Su-7BMK Fitter-A | 18 | n/a | n/a | USSR |
| Tachikawa Ki-54 Hickory | n/a | n/a | n/a | captured |
| Tachikawa Ki-55 Ida | n/a | n/a | n/a | captured |
| Tachikawa Ki-9 Spruce | n/a | n/a | n/a | captured |
| Tupolev Tu-134 Crusty | 2 | 1984 | current | USSR |
| Tupolev Tu-154B Careless | 4 | 1975 | current | USSR |
| Tupolev Tu-204-300 | 2 | 2007 | current | Russia |
| Yakovlev Yak-18 Max | 12 | 1952 | n/a | Russia |
| Yakovlev Yak-9 Frank | 80+ | 1950 | n/a | USSR |
| Yakovlev Yak-9W | n/a | n/a | n/a | USSR |