The following is a list of the aircraft operated by the Egyptian Air Force throughout its history.
|- ! colspan="8" | Multi-Role Combat Aircraft |- |Dassault Mirage 2000BM || || Jet || Fighter || || 3 || || |- |Dassault Mirage 2000EM || || Jet || Fighter || || 15 || || |- |Dassault Rafale || || Jet || Fighter || || 24 || 30 || 30 on order. |- |Lockheed F-16A Fighting Falcon || || Jet || Fighter || || 32 || || |- |Lockheed F-16B Fighting Falcon || || Jet || Fighter || || 8 || || |- |Lockheed F-16C Fighting Falcon || || Jet || Fighter || || 136 || || |- |Lockheed F-16D Fighting Falcon || || Jet || Fighter || || 42 || || |- |Mikoyan MiG-29M/M2 || || Jet || Multirole fighter || || 46 || || |- ! colspan="8" | Attack |- |Dassault Mirage V 5SDD || || Jet || Attack || || 82 || || (Total refers to all variants) |- |Dassault Mirage V 5E || || Jet || Attack || || 82 || || (Total refers to all variants) |- |Dassault Mirage V 5SDE || || Jet || Attack || || 82 || || (Total refers to all variants) |- |Dassault Mirage V 5DDR || || Jet || Attack || || 82 || || (Total refers to all variants) |- ! colspan="8" | AEW |- |Northrop Grumman E-2C Hawkeye || || Propeller || AEW || || 8 || || |- ! colspan="8" | Reconnaissance / Maritime Patrol |- |Beech 1900C || || Propeller || Maritime Patrol<hr>ELINT || || 8 || || |- ! colspan="8" | Transport |- |Antonov An-24 || || Propeller || Transport || || || || |- |Antonov An-74T-200 || || Jet || Transport || || 13 || || |- |Boeing 707 || || Jet || Transport || || 1 || || Presidential Fleet |- |Boeing 737 || || Jet || Transport || || 4 || || Presidential Fleet |- |Dassault Falcon 20 || || Jet || Transport || || || || Presidential Fleet |- |EADS CASA C-295 || || Propeller || Transport || || 20 (24) || || |- |Gulfstream III || || Jet || executive transport || || || || Presidential fleet. |- |Gulfstream IV || || Jet || executive transport || || 4 || || Presidential fleet. |- |Ilyushin Il-76MF || || Jet || Transport || || 2 || || |- ! colspan="8" | Trainer Aircraft |- | Aero L-29 Delfin || || Jet || Trainer || || 120 || || |- | Aero L-39 Albatros|| || Jet || || || || || |- | Aero L-59E Super Albatros || || Jet || Trainer || || 48 || || |- |Dassault-Dornier Alpha Jet MS1 || / || Jet || Trainer || || 30 || || |- |Dassault-Dornier Alpha Jet MS2 || / || Jet || Trainer || || 14 || || |- |Grob G-115E || || Propeller || Trainer || || || || |- |Hongdu K-8E Karakorum || / || Jet || Trainer || || 120 || || |- |Zlin Z 142C || || Propeller || Trainer || || 48 || || |- ! colspan="8" | Utility |- |de Havilland Canada DHC-5D Buffalo || || Propeller || Utility || || 9 || || |- |PZL-104 Wilga || || Propeller || Utility || || || || |- ! colspan="8" | Reserve aircraft |- |Chengdu F-7B Airguard || || Jet || Fighter || || in reserve || || |- |Chengdu F-7M Airguard || || Jet || Fighter || || in reserve || || |- |McDonnell Douglas F-4E Phantom II || || Jet || Fighter || || in reserve || || all of them are out of service |- |Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21F-13 || || Jet || Fighter || || in reserve || || Upgraded in Ukraine with advanced avionics and JHMCS to fire the R-73 missile |- |Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21MF || || Jet || Fighter || || in reserve || || Upgraded in Ukraine with advanced avionics and JHMCS to fire the R-73 missile |- |Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21PF || || Jet || Fighter || || in reserve || || Upgraded in Ukraine with advanced avionics and JHMCS to fire the R-73 missile |- |Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21UM || || Jet || Fighter || || in reserve || || Upgraded in Ukraine with advanced avionics and JHMCS to fire the R-73 missile |- |Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21R || || Jet || Fighter || || in reserve || || Upgraded in Ukraine with advanced avionics and JHMCS to fire the R-73 missile |-
|- ! colspan="8" | Attack helicopters |- |Boeing AH-64D Apache || || Rotorcraft || Attack || Unknown || 46 || Unknown || About to get more upgraded |- |Kamov Ka-52 || || Rotorcraft || Attack/Scout || Unknown || 46 || Unknown || Mostly used in navy |- |Mil Mi-35|| || Rotorcraft || Attack || Unknown || 14 || Unknown || |- ! colspan="8" | Assault helicopters |- |Mil Mi-8T || || Rotorcraft || Assault/ Medium Lift || Unknown || || Unknown || (Total refers to all variants) |- |Mil Mi-8TVK || || Rotorcraft || Assault/ Medium Lift || Unknown || || Unknown || (Total refers to all variants) |- |Mil Mi-8PPA || || Rotorcraft || Assault/ Medium Lift || Unknown || || Unknown || (Total refers to all variants) |- |Mil Mi-8MV || || Rotorcraft || Assault/ Medium Lift || Unknown || || Unknown || (Total refers to all variants) |- |Mil Mi-8R || || Rotorcraft || Assault/ Medium Lift || Unknown || || Unknown || (Total refers to all variants) |- |Mil Mi-8MB || || Rotorcraft || Assault/ Medium Lift || Unknown || || Unknown || (Total refers to all variants) |- |Mil Mi-8K || || Rotorcraft || Assault/ Medium Lift || Unknown || || Unknown || (Total refers to all variants) |- |Mil Mi-17H || || Rotorcraft || Assault/ Medium Lift || Unknown || 27 || Unknown || |- |Sikorsky UH-60A || || Rotorcraft || Assault/CSAR || Unknown || 22 || Unknown || |- |Sikorsky UH-60M || || Rotorcraft || Assault/CSAR || Unknown || 4 || Unknown || |- ! colspan="8" | Transport helicopters |- |Boeing CH-47C || || Rotorcraft || Heavy Lift || Unknown || 3 || Unknown || |- |Boeing CH-47D || || Rotorcraft || Heavy Lift || Unknown || 16 || Unknown || |- |Westland Commando Mk. 1 || || Rotorcraft || Medium Lift || Unknown || 5 || Unknown || including 2 in Presidential fleet. |- |Westland Commando Mk. 2 || || Rotorcraft || Medium Lift || Unknown || 19 || Unknown || including 2 in Presidential fleet. |- |Westland Commando Mk. 2E || || Rotorcraft || Medium Lift || Unknown || 4 || Unknown || including 2 in Presidential fleet. |- ! colspan="8" | Reconnaissance helicopters |- | Aérospatiale SA-342K Gazelle || || Rotorcraft || Scout || Unknown || 108 || Unknown || (Total refers to both variants) |- | Aérospatiale SA-342L Gazelle || || Rotorcraft || Scout || Unknown || 108 || Unknown || (Total refers to both variants) |- |Hiller UH-12E || || Rotorcraft || Multipurpose || Unknown || 18 || Unknown || |- ! colspan="8" | Helicopter |- |Kaman SH-2G Super Seasprite || || Rotorcraft || ASW || Unknown || 13 || Unknown || (Total refers to both variants) |- |Kaman SH-2E Super Seasprite || || Rotorcraft || ASW || Unknown || 13 || Unknown || (Total refers to both variants) |- |Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King || || Rotorcraft || ASW/Utility || Unknown || 28 || Unknown || |- |Westland Sea King Mk. 47 || || Rotorcraft || ASW || Unknown || 6 || Unknown ||
|- ! colspan="8" | Fighters |- |Curtiss P-40 Tomahawk IIA || || Propeller || Fighter || || || || |- |de Havilland Vampire FB.52 || || Jet || Fighter || || || || |- |de Havilland Vampire T.55 || || Jet || Fighter || || || || |- |Fiat G55 || || Propeller || Fighter || || reserve || || |- |Gloster Gladiator I || || Propeller || Fighter || || || || |- |Gloster Gladiator II || || Propeller || Fighter || || || || |- |Gloster Meteor F.4/F.8 || || Jet || Fighter || || || || |- |Gloster Meteor F.7 || || Jet || Fighter || || || || |- |Gloster Meteor NF.13 || || Jet || Fighter || || || || |- |Hawker Hurricane IIC || || Propeller || Fighter || || || || |- |Hawker Sea Fury NX798 prototype || || Propeller || Fighter || 1948 || || 1 || |- |Hawker Sea Fury FB.11 || || Propeller || Fighter || 1949 || || 14 || 2 Iraqi aircraft + 12 newly built examples. |- |Macchi MC205V || || Propeller || Fighter || || || || |- |Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17F || || Jet || Fighter || || in reserve || || |- |Lim-6 || || Jet || Fighter || || || || Polish version license MiG-17 |- |Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-19SF || || Jet || Fighter || || in reserve || || |- |Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23B || || Jet || Fighter || || in reserve || || |- |Republic P-47 || || Propeller || Fighter || || || || |- |Supermarine Spitfire V || || Propeller || Fighter || || || || |- |Supermarine Spitfire IX || || Propeller || Fighter || || || || |- |Supermarine Spitfire F.22 || || Propeller || Fighter || || || || |- ! colspan="8" | Attack |- |Sukhoi Su-7BMK || || Jet || Attack || || in reserve || || |- |Sukhoi Su-20C || || Jet || Attack || || in reserve || || |- ! colspan="8" | Bombers |- |Avro 674 || || Propeller || Light Bomber || || || || |- |Avro Lancaster B.I || || Propeller || Bomber || || || || |- |Fairey Gordon || || Propeller || Light Bomber || || || || |- |Handley Page Halifax || || Propeller || Bomber || || || || |- |Hawker Egyptian Audax || || Propeller || Light Bomber || || || 34 || |- |Hawker Hart || || Propeller || Light Bomber || || || || |- |Ilyushin Il-28 || || Propeller || Medium Bomber || || || 80 || |- |Short Stirling IV || || Propeller || Bomber || || || || |- |Tupolev Tu-16 || || Propeller || Bomber || || || 30 ||
|- ! colspan="8" | Transport |- |Antonov An-12 || || Propeller || Transport || || || 32 || |- |Avro 618 Ten || || Propeller || Transport || || || || |- |Avro 652 || || Propeller || Transport || || || || |- |Avro Commodore || || Propeller || Transport || || || || |- |Curtiss C-46D Commando || || Propeller || Transport || || || || |- |de Havilland DH.104 Dove || || Propeller || Transport || || || || |- |de Havilland Dragon Rapide || || Propeller || Transport || || || || |- |Douglas C-47 Dakota || || Propeller || Transport/ Bomber || || || || |- |Ilyushin Il-14P || || Propeller || Transport || || || 70 || |- |Lockheed Lodestar || || Propeller || Transport || || || || |- |Noorduyn Norseman || || Propeller || Transport || 1948 || || 2 || 2 captured Israeli examples. |- |Westland Wessex || || Propeller || Transport || || || 1 ||
|- ! colspan="8" | Trainer |- |Airspeed Oxford || || Propeller || Trainer || || || || |- |Avro 626 || || Propeller || Trainer || || || || |- |Avro Anson I || || Propeller || Trainer || || || || |- |Avro Anson XIX || || Propeller || Trainer || || || || |- |Avro Anson XXII || || Propeller || Trainer || || || || |- |Beech D-18S || || Propeller || Trainer || || || || |- |de Havilland DH.60T Moth || || Propeller || Trainer || || || || |- |de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk || / || Propeller || Trainer || || || || |- |EMB-312 Tucano || || Propeller || Trainer || || || 54 || |- |HA Gomhouria || || Propeller || Trainer || || || || Locally produced version of the Bücker Bü 181. |- |HA-200 Al-Qahirah || || Propeller || Trainer || || || || Locally produced version of the Hispano HA-200. |- |Helwan HA-300 || || Propeller || Trainer || || 1969 || || Experimental, never went into production. |- |Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15bis || || Jet || Trainer || || || || |- |Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15UTI || || Jet || Trainer || || || || |- |Miles M.14A Magister || || Propeller || Trainer || || || 42 || |- |Miles M.19 Master II || || Propeller || Trainer || || || || |- |North American T-6 Texan || || Propeller || Trainer || || || || |- |Shenyang FT-6 || || Jet || Trainer || || || 18 || |- |Supermarine Spitfire T.9 || || Propeller || Trainer || || || || |- |Yakovlev Yak-11 || || Propeller || Trainer || || || || |- |Yakovlev Yak-18 || || Propeller || Trainer || || || || |- |ZlÃÂn Z-226T || || Propeller || Trainer || || || || |- ! colspan="8" | Presidental |- |Airbus A340-200 || || Jet || Presidential || || || 1 || Used by The President |- |Boeing 747 || || Jet || Presidential || || || || |- ! colspan="8" | Flying Boat |- |Consolidated PBY Catalina || || Propeller || Flying Boat || || || || |- |Grumman Mallard || || Propeller || Flying Boat || || || || |- |Supermarine Sea Otter || || Propeller || Flying Boat || || || || |- ! colspan="8" | Utility |- |Macchi MB.308 || || Propeller || Utility || || || || |- |Morane-Saulnier MS-502 || || Propeller || Utility || || || || |- |Mráz M.1D Sokol || || Propeller || Utility || || || || |- |Mà ±egyetemi Sportrepülà  Egyesület M-24 || || Propeller || Utility || || || 2 || |- |Percival Q.6 Petrel || || Propeller || Utility || || || || |- |Piper Super Cub || || Propeller || Utility || || || || |- |Westland Lysander || || Propeller || Utility || || || || |- ! colspan="8" | Transport helicopters |- |Mil Mi-2 || || Rotorcraft || Utility || || || || |- |Mil Mi-4 || || Rotorcraft || Medium Lift || || || 70 || |- |Mil Mi-6 || || Rotorcraft || Heavy Lift || || || 20 || |- |Sikorsky S-61AD || || Rotorcraft || Medium Lift || 1975 || || 2 || |- |Westland Dragonfly || || Rotorcraft || Utility || || || 2 || |-