| Air Marshal Sir Thomas Elmhirst |
15 August 1947-21 February 1950 |
| Air Marshal Sir Ronald Lvelaw Chapman |
22 February 1950-9 December 1951 |
| Air Marshal Sir Gerald Gibbs |
10 December 1951-31 March 1954 |
| Air Marshal S. Mukherjee |
1 April 1954-8 November 1960 |
| Air Marshal A.M.Engineer |
1 December 1960-31 July 1964 |
| Air Chief Marshal Arjan Singh |
1 August1964-15 July 1969 |
| Air Chief Marshal P.C. Lal |
16 July 1969-15 January 1973 |
| Air Chief Marshal O.P. Mehra |
16 January 1973-31 January 1976 |
| Air Chief Marshal H. Moolgavkar |
1 February 1976-31 August 1978 |
| Air Chief Marshal I.H.Latif |
1 December 1978-31 August 1981 |
| Air Chief Marshal Dilbagh Singh |
1 September 1981-3 September 1984 |
| Air Chief Marshal L.M. Katre |
4 September 1984-1 July 1985 |
| Air Chief Marshal D.A. La Fontaine |
3 July 1985-31 July 1988 |
| Air Chief Marshal S.K. Mehra |
1 August 1988-31 July 1991 |
| Air Chief Marshal N.C. Suri |
1 August 1991-31 July 1993 |
| Air Chief Marshal S.K. Kaul |
1 August 1993-31 December 1995 |
| Air Chief Marshal S.K. Sareen |
31 December 1995-31 December 1998 |
| Air Chief Marshal A.Y. Tipnis |
1 January 1999- 31 December 2001 |
| Air Chief Marshal Srinivasapuram Krishna Swamy |
31 December 2001 - 1 January 2005 |
| Air Chief Marshal SP Tyagi |
1 January 2005 - 2007 |
| Present Air Chief Marshal Fali Homi Major |
2007 – till date |