List of commanders-in-chief of the Chilean Air Force

Commander-in-chief of the Chilean Air Force
Comandante en jefe de la Fuerza Aérea de Chile
File:Fuerza aerea de chile comandancia en jefe.png Coat of arms of the Commander-in-chief
File:Bandera Comandante en Jefe FACH.png Flag of the Commander-in-chief of the Chilean Air Force
File:HUGO RODRIGUEZ GONZALEZ.jpg Incumbent Air General Hugo Rodríguez González since 5 November 2022
Chilean Air Force
Reports to	Chief of the Joint Chiefs of Defence
Seat	Cerrillos
Appointer	President of Chile
Term length	4 years
Formation	21 March 1930
First holder	Arturo Merino Benítez

The Commander-in-chief of the Chilean Air Force (Spanish: Comandante en jefe de la Fuerza Aérea de Chile) is chief of the Chilean Air Force. He also commands operations, administration and logistics within the air force.

The current Commander-in-Chief is Air General Hugo Rodríguez González. He was appointed by President Gabriel Boric on 5 November 2022.

List

Portrait	Rank	Name	Took office	Left office
File:Arturo Merino Benítez.JPG	Air Commodore	Arturo Merino Benítez	21 March 1930	1931
File:No image.png	Colonel of Aviation	Adirio Jessen Ahumada	1932	1932
File:No image.png	Squadron Commander	Ramón Vergara Montero	1932	1932
File:Marmaduque Grove.jpg	Group Commander	Marmaduque Grove Vallejos	1932	1932
File:Capitán Diego Aracena.JPG	Air General	Diego Aracena Aguilar	1932	1939
File:No image.png	Air General	Armando Castro López	1939	1943
File:No image.png	Air General	Manuel Tovarías Arroyo	1943	1946
File:No image.png	Air General	Oscar Herreros Walker	1946	1947
File:No image.png	Air General	Aurelio Celedón Palma	1947	1952
File:No image.png	Air General	Armando Ortíz Ramírez	1952	1955
File:No image.png	Air General	Renato García Vergara	1955	1955
File:No image.png	Air General	Diego Barros Ortíz	1955	1961
File:No image.png	Air General	Eduardo Jensen Franke	1961	1964
File:No image.png	Air General	Máximo Errázuriz Ward	1964	1969
File:Carlos Guerraty (cropped).jpg	Air General	Carlos Guerraty Villalobos	1969	1970
File:Cesar Ruiz Danyau.jpg	Air General	César Ruiz Danyau	1970	17 August 1973
File:Gustavo Leigh.jpg	Air General	Gustavo Leigh Guzmán	17 August 1973	24 July 1978
File:Fernando Matthei.JPG	Air General	Fernando Matthei Aubel	24 July 1978	31 July 1991
File:Ramón Vega Hidalgo.jpg	Air General	Ramón Vega Hidalgo	1 August 1991	1995
File:No image.png	Air General	Fernando Rojas Vender	1995	1999
File:No image.png	Air General	Patricio Ríos Ponce	1999	2002
File:No image.png	Air General	Osvaldo Sarabia Vilches	2002	3 November 2006
File:Ricardo Ortega Perrier (cropped).jpg	Air General	Ricardo Ortega Perrier	5 November 2006	5 November 2010
File:Gral aire rojas.jpg	Air General	Jorge Rojas Ávila	5 November 2010	5 November 2014
File:Comandante en jefe de la Fuerza Aérea, Jorge Robles Mella.jpg	Air General	Jorge Robles Mella	5 November 2014	5 November 2018
File:Arturo Merino Nuñez.jpg	Air General	Arturo Merino Núñez	5 November 2018	5 November 2022
File:HUGO RODRIGUEZ GONZALEZ.jpg	Air General	Hugo Rodríguez González	5 November 2022	Incumbent

See also

• Chilean Armed Forces
• Chief of the Joint Chiefs of Defence (Chile)
• List of commanders-in-chief of the Chilean Army
• List of commanders-in-chief of the Chilean Navy