| No. |
Picture |
Commander | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Unit | Ref. |
|---|
| 1 | | Bladon, GrahamAir Commodore
Graham Bladon
CBE
(1899–1967) | 5 May 1950 | 24 October 1958 | 8 years, 172 days | – | [1] |
| 2 | | Barker, JohnAir Vice Marshal
John Barker
CB, CBE, DFC
(1910–2004) | 24 October 1958 | 12 November 1962 | 4 years, 19 days | – | [1] |
| 3 | | Amerasekera, RohanAir Vice Marshal
Rohan Amerasekera
DFC & Bar
(1916–1974) | 12 November 1962 | 31 December 1970 | 8 years, 49 days | No. 2 Squadron SLAF | [1] |
| 4 | | Mendis, PaddyAir Vice Marshal
Deshamanya Paddy Mendis
(1933–2022) | 1 January 1971 | 1 November 1976 | 5 years, 305 days | No. 2 Squadron SLAF
No. 5 Squadron SLAF | [1] |
| 5 | | Goonatilake, HarryAir Vice Marshal
Harry Goonatilake
USP
(1929–2008) | 1 November 1976 | 30 April 1981 | 4 years, 180 days | No. 2 Squadron SLAF | [1] |
| 6 | | Perera, DickAir Vice Marshal
Dick Perera
VSV | 1 May 1981 | 30 April 1985 | 3 years, 364 days | No. 2 Squadron SLAF | [1] |
| 7 | | Fernando, WalterAir Marshal
Walter Fernando
VSV | 1 May 1985 | 31 July 1990 | 5 years, 91 days | No. 4 Squadron SLAF | [1] |
| 8 | | Gunawardena, TerryAir Marshal
Terry Gunawardena
VSV | 1 August 1990 | 16 February 1994 | 3 years, 199 days | No. 2 Squadron SLAF | [1] |
| 9 | | Ranasinghe, OliverAir Marshal
Oliver Ranasinghe
RWP, VSV, USP | 17 February 1994 | 5 March 1998 | 4 years, 16 days | No. 5 Squadron SLAF | [1] |
| 10 | | Weerakkody, JayalathAir Marshal
Jayalath Weerakkody
RWP, VSV, USP | 6 March 1998 | 15 July 2002 | 4 years, 131 days | No. 2 Squadron SLAF
No. 4 Squadron SLAF | [1] |
| 11 | | Perera, DonaldAir Marshal
Donald Perera
VSV, USP | 16 July 2002 | 11 June 2006 | 3 years, 330 days | No. 2 Squadron SLAF | [1] |
| 12 | | Goonetileke, RoshanMarshal of the Air Force
Roshan Goonetileke
RWP, VSV, USP
(born 1956) | 11 June 2006 | 27 February 2011 | 4 years, 261 days | No. 4 Squadron SLAF | [1] |
| 13 | | Abeywickrama, HarshaAir Marshal
Harsha Abeywickrama
RWP, RSP, VSV, USP | 27 February 2011 | 27 February 2014 | 3 years, 0 days | No. 5 Squadron SLAF | [1] |
| 14 | | Gunathilake, KolithaAir Marshal
Kolitha Gunathilake
RWP, RSP, VSV, USP | 27 February 2014 | 15 June 2015 | 1 year, 108 days | No. 2 Squadron SLAF | [1] |
| 15 | | Bulathsinghala, GaganAir Marshal
Gagan Bulathsinghala
RWP, RSP, USP, VSV
(born 1961) | 15 June 2015 | 12 September 2016 | 1 year, 89 days | No. 4 Squadron SLAF | [1] |
| 16 | | Jayampathy, KapilaAir Marshal
Kapila Jayampathy
WWV, RWP, RSP, VSV, USP | 13 September 2016 | 29 May 2019 | 2 years, 258 days | No. 4 Squadron SLAF | [1] |
| 17 | | Dias, SumangalaAir Marshal
Sumangala Dias
RSP | 30 May 2019 | 2 November 2020 | 1 year, 156 days | No. 6 Squadron SLAF | [1] |
| 18 | | PATHIRANA, SudarshanaAir Marshal
Sudarshana Pathirana
WWV, RWP, RSP, VSV, USP | 2 November 2020 | 29 June 2023 | 2 years, 239 days | No. 5 Squadron SLAF
No. 10 Squadron SLAF | – |
| 19 | | Rajapaksa, UdeniAir Marshal
Udeni Rajapaksa
RWP, VSV, USP | 30 June 2023 | Incumbent | 296 days | No. 2 Squadron SLAF
No. 8 Squadron SLAF | – |
