List of active People's Liberation Army aircraft

The following list of active People's Liberation Army aircraft is a list of military aircraft currently in service with all four branches of the People's Liberation Army. For retired aircraft, see list of historic aircraft of the People's Liberation Army Air Force.

People's Liberation Army Air Force

Type	Origin	Class	Role	Introduced	In service	Notes
Xian Y-7	China	Propeller	Transport		2	^[1]
Shaanxi Y-8	China	Propeller	Transport		2	^[1]
Shaanxi Y-9	China	Propeller	Transport		2	^[1]
Changhe Z-8	China	Rotorcraft	Transport		125	^[2]
Harbin Z-9	China	Rotorcraft	Utility	1994	120 (est)	^[2]
CAIC WZ-10	China	Rotorcraft	Attack	2012	200	^[2]
Changhe Z-11	China	Rotorcraft	Attack/patrol	1998	53	^[2]
Harbin Z-19	China	Rotorcraft	Attack/patrol	2012	120+	^[2]
Harbin Z-20	China	Rotorcraft	Utility	2019	100 (est)	^[2]
Mil Mi-17/Mil Mi-171	USSR	Rotorcraft	Transport		88	^[2]
Eurocopter EC120 Colibri	France	Rotorcraft	Training		15	^[1]
Sikorsky S-70	USA	Rotorcraft	Executive transport	1983	19	^[1]
CH-4B	China	UAV	CISR		5+	^[2]
BZK-005	China	UAV	Heavy ISR			^[2]
BZK-009	China	UAV	Heavy ISR			^[2]
BZK-006	China	UAV	Medium ISR			^[2]
BZK-007	China	UAV	Medium ISR			^[2]
BZK-008	China	UAV	Medium ISR			^[2]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e International Institute for Strategic Studies: The Military Balance 2022, p.257
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m The International Institute For Strategic Studies (15 February 2023). "6 Asia". The Military Balance 2023. London: Routledge. doi:10.4324/9781003400226. ISBN 9781003400226. S2CID 256916955.