BY ORDER OF THE COMMANDER
UNITED STATES AIR FORCES IN
EUROPE-AIR FORCES AFRICA
UNITED STATES AIR FORCES IN
EUROPE-AIR FORCES AFRICA
INSTRUCTION 32-1007
6 OCTOBER 2021
Civil Engineering
AIRFIELD AND HELIPORT PLANNING
AND DESIGN
COMPLIANCE WITH THIS PUBLICATION IS MANDATORY
ACCESSIBILITY: Publications and forms are available for downloading or ordering on the e-
Publishing web site at www.e-Publishing.af.mil
RELEASABILITY: There are no releasability restrictions on this publication.
OPR: USAF/AFIMSC Det 4/CEB
Supersedes: USAFEI 32-1007, 2 October
2012
Certified by: USAFE-AFAFRICA/A4C
(Col Scott B. Matthews)
Pages: 187
This publication implements Air Force Policy Directive (AFPD) 32-10, Installations and
Facilities. This instruction provides standardized airfield, heliport and airspace criteria for the
geometric layout, design, and construction of runways, helipads, taxiways, aprons, and related
permanent facilities to meet sustained operations in the European and Africa theaters. It applies to
United States Air Forces in Europe and United States Air Forces Africa (USAFE-AFAFRICA)
Regular Air Force. Applicable host nation, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO),
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), and Standardization Agreements (STANAGS)
criteria are consolidated in this document. This publication does not apply to United States Space
Force, Air Force Reserve, or Air National Guard units. Ensure that all records generated as a result
of processes prescribed in this publication adhere to Air Force Instruction (AFI) 33-322, Records
Management and Information Governance Program, and are disposed of in accordance with the
Air Force Records Disposition Schedule which is located in the Air Force Records Information
Management System. Refer recommended changes and questions about this publication to the
Office of Primary Responsibility (OPR) using the AF Form 847, Recommendation for Change of
Publication. The authorities to waive wing/Space Force equivalent/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 Department of the Air Force (DAFI) 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 requestor’s commander for non-tiered compliance items. Submit requests for waivers through
