AFA makes Individual members as well as Institutional members. The individual membership is restricted to retired Air Force personnel including Non Combatants (Enrolled), and in case of their death, to their widows.

There are three levels of Individual memberships.

(a) Life Member
(b) Life Member (Widows)
(c) Honorary Member

There qualifications have been well defined in the ‘Memorandum of the Association Rules and Regulations – Revised 2003’ as under –

(a) Life Member. Any person, who has served in the Indian Air Force as an Officer, Airman or NC (E) for the duration of one year or more (Whether continuously or in broken periods) excluding the period of initial training, if any, or has retired/released/discharged under normal course therefrom.

(b) Life Member (Widow). The widows of the deceased Air Force personnel are automatically entitled to be Life Members without payment of any subscription. However, they have to subscribe for AFA Newsletter.

(c) Honorary Member. Any person of eminence may be invited by the Governing Council to become Honorary member of the Association for any specified period or for life. An honorary member may be invited to any meetings of the General Body by shall have no right to vote.

There is a provision to make Institutional membership.

Member Institutions. Admission to the Member Institution of the Association shall be at the discretion of the Governing Council. After the application has been approved by the Executive Committee, the name of their Institution and number of the members to be admitted for membership, of that Institution shall be on payment of the subscription, which may be decided by the Governing Council, be entered by the Hony Secretary in the register of Member Institutions. The institution may be invited by the Executive Committee of the Association to depute any office bearer (s) or member(s) of the member institution to attend any meeting or function of the Association as “Member-in-Attendance”, without the right to vote or comment on the proceedings of the Meeting. The Executive Committee may also accept request made by the member institution for their office bearers/members to attend the Association’s meeting/function as per the provisions stipulated herebefore.