BY ORDER OF THE
SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
MANUAL 11-401
27 OCTOBER 2020
Incorporating Change 1, 14 DECEMBER 2021
AIR COMBAT COMMAND
Supplement
30 JULY 2021
Incorporating Change 1, 25 MAY 2023
Certified Current, 25 May 2023
Flying Operations
AVIATION MANAGEMENT
COMPLIANCE WITH THIS PUBLICATION IS MANDATORY
ACCESSIBILITY: Publications and forms are available for downloading or ordering on the
Air Force e-Publishing website at www.e-publishing.af.mil.
RELEASABILITY: There are no releasability restrictions on this publication.
OPR: AF/ACTF Certified by: AF/A3T
(Maj Gen Albert G. Miller)
SF/S3/6/10
(Lt Gen Bradley Saltzman)
Supersedes: AFI11-401, 10 December 2010 Pages: 122
(ACC)
OPR: USAF/ACC/A3TB Certified by: ACC/A3T
(Mr. John F. Costa)
Supersedes: AFI11-401_ACCSUP, 25 March 2013 Pages: 35
This Department of the Air Force Manual (DAFMAN) implements Air Force Policy Directive
(AFPD) 11-4, Aviation Service. It establishes procedures for managing flying resources and
provides guidance that applies to administering aircrew flight management programs. This
publication applies to civilian employees and uniformed members of the Regular Air Force, U.S.
Space Force (USSF), Air Force Reserve (AFR) and the Air National Guard (ANG), as well as Air
Force aircrew personnel assigned to active flying positions in the Civil Air Patrol. This Instruction
requires the collection and or maintenance of information protected by the Privacy Act of 1974
authorized by Department of Defense Instruction (DoDI) 5400.11, DoD Privacy Program and
Civil Liberties Program. The applicable SORN F011 AF XO A, Aviation Resource Management
