McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet - Operators

Operators

For operators of F/A-18E and F Super Hornets and its export variants, see Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet.

Australia

• Royal Australian Air Force has 55 F/A-18A and 16 F/A-18Bs in operation as of November 2008.
  • No. 3 Squadron RAAF
  • No. 75 Squadron RAAF
  • No. 77 Squadron RAAF
  • No. 2 Operational Conversion Unit RAAF
  • Aircraft Research and Development Unit

Canada

• see McDonnell Douglas CF-18 Hornet

Finland

• Finnish Air Force has 55 F-18Cs and 7 F-18Ds in use as of November 2008.
  • Karelian Air Command
  • Lapland Air Command
  • Satakunta Air Command

Kuwait

• Kuwait Air Force has 28 F/A-18Cs and seven F/A-18Ds in service as of November 2008.
  • 9th Fighter and Attack Squadron
  • 25th Fighter and Attack Squadron

Malaysia

• Royal Malaysian Air Force has eight F/A-18Ds in operation as of November 2008.
  • 18 Squadron

Spain

• Spanish Air Force
  • Ala de Caza 15 (15th Fighter Wing) Zaragoza AB, with 30 A+ and six B+ shared between Squadrons 151, 152 and 153
  • Ala de Caza 12, Torrejón AB (Squadron 121 and 122) with 30 A+ and six B+.
  • Ala 46, Gando AB (Canary islands), with Squadron 462 operating 22 ex-US Navy F/A-18s.

Switzerland

• Swiss Air Force has 26 F/A-18Cs and seven F/A-18Ds in use as of November 2008.
  • Fliegerstaffel 11
  • Fliegerstaffel 17
  • Fliegerstaffel 18

United States

• United States Navy had 409 F/A-18A/B/C/D Hornets in operation as of late 2008.
  • VFC-12 1990–present (Naval Air Reserve)
  • VFA-15 1992–present
  • VFA-22 1990–2004 (initially converted to F/A-18E Super Hornet, 2004–2007; subsequently converted to F/A-18F Super Hornet, 2007–present)
  • VFA-25 1983–present
  • VFA-27 1991–2004 (converted to F/A-18E Super Hornet)
  • VFA-34 1996–present
  • VFA-37 1990–present
  • VFA-81 1988–2008 (converted to F/A-18E Super Hornet)
  • VFA-82 1987–2005 (Disestablished)
  • VFA-83 1988–present
  • VFA-86 1987–2012 (converted to F/A-18E Super Hornet)
  • VFA-87 1986–present
  • VFA-94 1990–present
  • VFA-97 1991–present
  • VFA-105 1990–2006 (converted to F/A-18E Super Hornet)
  • VFA-106 1984–present
  • VFA-115 1996–2001 (converted to F/A-18E Super Hornet)
  • VFA-125 1980–present
  • VFA-127 1989–1996 (Disestablished)
  • VFA-131 1983–present
  • VFA-132 1984–1992 (Disestablished)
  • VFA-136 1985–present
  • VFA-137 1985–2003 (converted to F/A-18E Super Hornet)
  • VFA-146 1989–present
  • VFA-147 1989–2007 (converted to F/A-18E Super Hornet)
  • VFA-151 1986–present
  • VFA-161 1986–1988 (Disestablished)
  • VFA-192 1986–present
  • VFA-195 1985–2011 (converted to the F/A-18E Super Hornet)
  • VFA-201 1999–2007 (Naval Air Reserve; Disestablished)
  • VFA-203 1990–1995 (Naval Air Reserve; Disestablished)
  • VFA-204 1990–present (Naval Air Reserve)
  • VFA-303 1990–1994 (Naval Air Reserve; Disestablished)
  • VFA-305 1990–1994 (Naval Air Reserve; Disestablished)
  • VX-4
  • VX-5
  • VX-9
  • VX-23
  • VX-31
  • Naval Strike and Air Warfare Center

• United States Marine Corps Aviation had 238 F/A-18A/B/C/D Hornets in service as of late 2008.
  • VMFA-112 1992–present (Marine Air Reserve)
  • VMFA-115 1985–present
  • VMFA-122 1986–present
  • VMFA-134 1989–2007 (Marine Air Reserve; placed in cadre status)
  • VMFA-142 1990–2008 (Marine Air Reserve; placed in cadre status)
  • VMFA-212 1988–2008
  • VMFA-232 1989–present
  • VMFA-235 1989–1996 (Disestablished)
  • VMFA-251 1987–present
  • VMFA-312 1987–present
  • VMFA-314 1982–present
  • VMFA-321 1991–2004 (Marine Air Reserve; Disestablished)
  • VMFA-323 1982–present
  • VMFA-333 1987–1992 (Disestablished)
  • VMFA-531 1983–1992 (Disestablished)
  • VMFA(AW)-121 1989–2012 (Converted to F-35B)
  • VMFA(AW)-224 1993–present
  • VMFA(AW)-225 1991–present
  • VMFA(AW)-242 1991–present
  • VMFA(AW)-332 1993–2007 (Disestablished)
  • VMFA(AW)-533 1992–present
  • VMFAT-101 1987–present
  • MAWTS-1 1990–present

• NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center operates four F/A-18s.