This article examines the role of airpower in peace operations and asserts that, when carried out as part of a multidimensional operation, aviation is a force multiplier that enhances the effectiveness of typically undermanned peace operations forces. Emerging state and commercial actors, even if equipped only with relatively low-tech aircraft, are able to provide intelligence, airlift, information operations and armed support to peace operations. The article examines media reports, academic publications and openly available government and UN documents to assess potential roles for peace operations and to identify political and logistical challenges that must be overcome in deploying airpower.