This is a list of Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-27 operators. As of late 2023, the MiG-27 has been fully retired.
Operators
As of 2023, the MiG-27 has been fully retired from active military service.
Belarus The Belarusian Air Force inherited a small number of MiG-27s of the 911th APIB, based at Lida, after the dissolution of the Soviet Union. These aircraft were scrapped at Baranovichi. 911th APIB at Lida, MiG-27K
India The Indian Air Force operated the largest MiG-27 fleet (165 aircraft) outside the Soviet Union from 1988 to 2020.
Eastern Air Command No.2 Squadron 'Winged Arrows', Kalaikunda No.9 Squadron 'Wolfpack', Hindan No.10 Squadron 'Daggers', Jodhpur No.18 Squadron 'Flying Bullets', Hindon, moved to Kalaikunda in 1996 No.22 Squadron, 'Swifts', Hasimara No. 29 Squadron 'Black Scorpions', Jodhpur No. 222 Squadron 'Tigersharks', Hasimara Aircraft and Systems Testing Establishment, Bengaluru Tactics and Air Combat Development Establishment, Jamnagar
Kazakhstan The Kazakhstan Air Force operated 12 MiG-27s until 2023, when they were retired, and put up for auction. In April 2024, it was reported that 81 aircraft were sold to the USA and were speculated to be transferred to Ukraine for use as spare parts sources and/or decoys. In a later statement, the Kazakh state-owned weapons importer and exporter Kazspetexport denied such claims, saying that foreign companies were not allowed to bid. 129th APIB - Soviet Air Force regiment operating MiG-27s from Taldykorgan Air Base in Kazakh territory when the Soviet Union collapsed, MiG-27M 134th APIB - Another Soviet unit based at Zhangiztobe Air Base, MiG-27M 60th IAP 604th Aviation Base at Taldykorgan, formed out of the 60th, 129th and 134th regiments, MiG-27M
Russia The Russian Air Force inherited most of the remaining MiG-27s after the collapse of the USSR. However, these were quickly retired in favour of the Su-24 and Su-25.
USSR
Direct Reporting Units
4th TsBP, Lipetsk 91st IISAP, Lipetsk-2 760th IIAPIB, Lipetsk-2 1080th UATs PLS, Borisoglebsk 707th IAPIB / 1st GvIAPIB, Lebyazhye GNIKI VVS, Akhtubinsk 333rd OIAP, Vladimirovka? 929th GLITs 4020th BRS, Lipetsk-2 4215th BRS, Dmitriyevka
Baltic Military District
15th Air Army (Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic), Riga 53rd GvAPIB, Šiauliai, Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic 88th APIB, Suurkyul, Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic 321st APIB, Suurkyul 372nd APIB, Lotsaki, Daugavpils, Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic 899th APIB, Lielvārde
Belorussian Military District
26th Air Army, Minsk 1st GvADIB 911th APIB, Lida (transferred to Western Group of Forces 1989) 940th APIB, Postavy Air Base
Carpathian Military District
15th Air Army 289th ADIB, L'vov 236th APIB, Chortkiv 314th APIB, Cherlyany
Central Asian Military District
73rd Air Army, Tashkent 10th IAD, Ucharal 134th APIB, Zhangiztobe 24th SAD, Taldy-Kurgan 129th APIB, Taldy-Kurgan
Far Eastern Military District
1st Air Army, Khabarovsk 33rd ADIB 300th APIB, Pereyaslavka 303rd ADIB, Ussuriysk 18th 'Vitebskiy' GvIAP, Galyonki 224th APIB, Ozornaya Pad
Kiev Military District
17th Air Army, Kiev 88th APIB, Kanatovo
Leningrad Military District
76th Air Army, Leningrad 722nd OIBAP/OAPIB, Smuravyevo
Odessa Military District 5th Air Army, Odessa 642nd GvOIBAP/GVOAPIB, Matynovka Air Base, Voznesensk
Transbaikal Military District 23rd Air Army, Chita 30th ADIB, Step 58th IBAP/APIB, Step 266th APIB, Step
Volga Military District 281st IAPIB, Totskoye-2
Central Group of Forces (Czechoslovakia) 131st SAD, Milovice 236th APIB, Hradčany-Mimoň
Southern Group of Forces 36th Air Army, Budapest 1st GvAPIB, Kunmadaras 88th GvAPIB, Debrecen (both this unit and the 1st GvAPIB reported directly to HQ Southern Group in Budapest)
Western Group of Forces 16th Air Army, Wünsdorf 105th APIB, Großenhain 296th APIB, Altenburg, moved to Großenhain 559th 'Mozyrskiy' APIB, Fürstenwalde 911th APIB, Brand (later withdrawn to Lida, Belarus) 125th GvADIB, Rechlin 19th GvAPIB, Lärz
Group of Soviet Forces in Mongolia 23rd Air Army, Choibolsan 44th SAK, Choibolsan 29th ADIB, Choibolsan 266th APIB, Nalaïh
Soviet Naval Aviation Northern Fleet 88th OMAPIB
Sri Lanka
The Sri Lankan Air Force (SLAF) purchased five MiG-27s from Ukraine in 2000. These were used in the Sri Lankan Civil War. No.5 Squadron, Katunayake No.12 Squadron, Colombo
Ukraine
Although the Soviet Air Force had not based any MiG-27 regiments in Ukraine, when the Soviet Union fell 49 MiG-27s of various models were undergoing maintenance in Ukraine. 117th ARZ, Lvіv-Sknyliv 562nd ARZ, Odesa 536th ARZ, Chuhuiv 805th ARZ, Dnipro 6221st BLAT, Ovruch
References
Bibliography Gordon, Y. and Komissarov, D., 'Mikoyan MiG-23 & MiG-27', Crecy Publishing, Manchester, 2019