5th Air Army

5th Air Army
(1988–1994)

Air Forces of the Odessa Military District
(1980–1988)

5th Air Army
(1968–1980)

48th Air Army
(1949–1968)

5th Air Army
(1942–1949)
5th Air Army; (1988–1994) Air Forces of the Odessa Military District; (1980–1988) 5th Air Army; (1968–1980) 48th Air Army; (1949–1968) 5th Air Army; (1942–1949)
Active	1942–1994
Country	Soviet Union; Ukraine;
Branch	Soviet Air Forces; Ukrainian Air Force;
Part of	Odessa Military District (from 1945)
Garrison/HQ	Odessa (from 1945)
Engagements	World War II
Decorations	Order of the Red Banner
Commanders
Notable; commanders	Sergei Goryunov; Pavel Kutakhov; Yevgeny Shaposhnikov;

The 5th Air Army (5 Vozdushnaya Armiya) was an air army of the Soviet Air Forces and later the Ukrainian Air Force. First formed in 1942 during World War II, the army provided air support to Soviet forces through the rest of the war, and was renumbered as the 48th Air Army in 1949. It was stationed in the Odessa Military District during the postwar period, and in 1968 its original number was restored. Between 1980 and 1988 it was known as the Air Forces of the Odessa Military District. Redesignated as the 5th Air Army again in 1988, it became part of the Ukrainian Air Force after the dissolution of the Soviet Union, and was converted into an aviation corps in 1994.