BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY
OF THE AIR FORCE
AIR FORCE PAMPHLET 10-1403
Operations
AIR MOBILITY PLANNING FACTORS
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Certified by: AF/A3T
(Maj Gen Scott F. Smith)
Supersedes: AFPAM 10-1403, 12 December 2011
This pamphlet provides broad air mobility planning factors for peacetime and wartime
operations. It is designed to help service, joint, and combined planners make gross estimates
about mobility requirements in the early stages of the planning process. It covers strategic airlift,
deployment and employment air refueling, and aeromedical evacuation. The use of detailed
computer simulation models is encouraged for extensive calculations. For greater detail, or in-
depth mobility analysis, contact Headquarters Air Mobility Command (AMC)/A9 at DSN 770-
7769/5165 or 18 AF/A5 at DSN 779-7842. Refer recommended changes and questions about
this publication to the Office of Primary Responsibility via Air Force Form 847,
Recommendation for Change of Publication; route Air Force Forms 847 from the field through
the appropriate functional’s chain of command.
Ensure that all records created as a result of processes prescribed in this publication are
maintained IAW Air Force Manual (AFMAN) 33-363, Management of Records, and disposed of
IAW Air Force Records Information Management System (AFRIMS) Records Disposition
Schedule (RDS).
SUMMARY OF CHANGES
Air mobility planning data contained within the tables of this document, including but not
limited to aeromedical evacuation data, aircraft payload, ground times, primary mission aircraft
inventory, airfield throughput, fuel burn rates, and new Maximum [aircraft] On Ground (MOG)
terms, has been substantially revised and should be completely reviewed for impacts on existing
plans. Commercial, Contract and Civil Reserve Air Fleet aircraft data are no longer in this
pamphlet. The following tables are added, Table 12, “KC-46 Tanker Aircraft Required;” Table
16, “Planning Sortie and Hour Limits for a typical KC-10 Unit;” and Table 17, “Planning Sortie
and Hour Limits for a typical KC-135 Unit.”
