BY ORDER OF THE
SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE
AIR FORCE INSTRUCTION 13-202
30 MAY 2019
Space, Missile, Command, and Control
OVERDUE AIRCRAFT
COMPLIANCE WITH THIS PUBLICATION IS MANDATORY
ACCESSIBILITY: Publications and forms are available on the e-Publishing website at
www.e-Publishing.af.mil for downloading or ordering.
RELEASABILITY: There are no releasability restrictions on this publication.
OPR: HQ AFFSA/XA
Supersedes: AFI 13-202, 11 March 2010
Certified by: HQ USAF/A3O
(Mr. Steven A. Ruehl)
Pages: 14
This instruction implements Air Force Policy Directive (AFPD) 13-2, Air Traffic, Airfield,
Airspace and Range Management. It applies to all Regular Air Force (REGAF), Air National
Guard and Air Force Reserve organizations (to include contracted locations) that administer
procedures and/or facilities for overdue aircraft. It outlines responsibilities and establishes
procedures for alerting agencies concerned with searching for overdue aircraft. This Air Force
Instruction (AFI) may be supplemented at any level, however all supplements to include interim
changes to previously approved supplements must be routed to Headquarters Air Force Flight
Standards Agency, Director of Airfield Operations (HQ AFFSA/XA) for coordination prior to
certification and approval. Refer recommended changes and questions about this publication to
the Office of Primary Responsibility (OPR) using the Air Force (AF) Form 847, Recommendation
for Change of Publication; route AF Form 847s from the field through the appropriate functional’s
chain of command. The authorities to waive wing/unit level requirements in this publication are
identified with a Tier (“T-0, T-1, T-2, T-3”) number following the compliance statement. See AFI
33-360, Publications and Forms Management, for a description of the authorities associated with
the Tier numbers. Submit requests for waivers through the chain of command to the appropriate
Tier waiver approval authority, or alternately, to the Publication OPR for non-tiered compliance
items. See paragraph 1.2 for additional guidance concerning waivers to this instruction. Ensure
that all records created as a result of processes prescribed in this publication are maintained in
accordance with Air Force Manual (AFMAN) 33-363, Management of Records, and disposed of
in accordance with Air Force Records Disposition Schedule.
