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DAFMAN 13-215V2

Air Force

AIRFIELD OPERATIONS CHARTS AND INSTRUMENT PROCEDURES SUPPORT

Reviewed by Guilherme Correia, active-duty U.S. Air Force

DAFMAN 13-215V2, "AIRFIELD OPERATIONS CHARTS AND INSTRUMENT PROCEDURES SUPPORT", is a Department of the Air Force publication, dated December 16, 2025.

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December 16, 2025

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AF/A3

Headquarters, Department of the Air Force

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DAFMAN 13-215V2 — index record

NumberDAFMAN 13-215V2
TitleAIRFIELD OPERATIONS CHARTS AND INSTRUMENT PROCEDURES SUPPORT
PublishedDecember 16, 2025
Certified currentDecember 16, 2025
Office of primary responsibilityAF/A3
Issued byHeadquarters, Department of the Air Force
Status on the indexCurrent
Last index actionRewrite, December 17, 2025
Source indexAir Force e-Publishing
Index last readOctober 20, 2026

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Purpose, in the publication’s words

This manual implements Air Force Policy Directive (AFPD) 13-2, Air Traffic, Airfield, Airspace and Range Management. This publication applies to all civilian employees of the Department of the Air Force (DAF) uniformed members of the Regular Air Force, the Air Force Reserve, the Air National Guard, the United States Space Force (USSF), and those with a contractual obligation to abide by the terms of DAF publications. At joint, shared-use and overseas airfields, this manual applies to the facilities that are controlled and used exclusively by the DAF, as outlined in real estate documents or letters of agreement. It defines procedures and responsibilities for constructing Air Traffic Control (ATC) Charts, Minimum Vectoring Altitude Charts (MVAC), Minimum Instrument Flight Rules Altitude Charts (MIFRAC), Diverse Vector Areas (DVA), Non- Radio Detection and Ranging (RADAR) boards for ATC RADARs, and manual Terminal Instrument Procedures (TERPS).This manual may be supplemented at any level, however major command

Summary of changes, as printed

This document has been substantially revised and needs to be completely reviewed. Major changes include: (1) eliminates Chapter 3, Low Altitude Alert System (LAAS); (2) eliminates Chapter 6, Manual TERPS Calculations; (3) eliminates as many acronyms as possible; (4) eliminates instrument procedure jargon; (5) eliminates guidance duplicated in other governing directives or no longer required; (6) eliminates specific governance paragraphs and version changes; (7) deletes references to outdated forms and updates data processing and automation tool guidance.

Contents

  1. Chapter 1—OVERVIEWp. 4
  2. Chapter 3—DIVERSE VECTOR AREA DEVELOPMENTp. 16
  3. Chapter 4—TERPS SUPPORT OF USAF/USSF NON-RADAR PROGRAMSp. 17
  4. Attachment 1—GLOSSARY OF REFERENCES AND SUPPORTING INFORMATIONp. 20
All 15 contents entries
  1. Chapter 1—OVERVIEWp. 4
  2. 1.1. Scope and Purpose of this Manualp. 4
  3. 1.2. Roles and Responsibilitiesp. 4
  4. 1.3. Waiversp. 4
  5. 2.1. Generalp. 5
  6. 2.2. Minimum Instrument Flight Rules Altitude Chartp. 11
  7. 2.3. ATC Chart Documentation and Coordinationp. 14
  8. Chapter 3—DIVERSE VECTOR AREA DEVELOPMENTp. 16
  9. 3.1. Diverse Vector Areap. 16
  10. 3.2. DVAsp. 16
  11. Chapter 4—TERPS SUPPORT OF USAF/USSF NON-RADAR PROGRAMSp. 17
  12. 4.1. Generalp. 17
  13. 4.2. IFR Facility Managerp. 17
  14. 4.3. IFR Facility Manager will supply the following as applicable:p. 17
  15. Attachment 1—GLOSSARY OF REFERENCES AND SUPPORTING INFORMATIONp. 20

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