DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS
2000 NAVY PENTAGON
WASHINGTON, DC 20350-2000
OPNAVINST 3722.35B
N98
25 Oct 2021
OPNAV INSTRUCTION 3722.35B
From: Chief of Naval Operations
Subj: BASELINE PLANNING CRITERIA FOR DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY AIR
TRAFFIC CONTROL FACILITIES (ASHORE)
Ref: (a) UFC 4-133-01, United Facility Criteria - Air Traffic Control and Air Operations
Facilities, 19 April 2016
(b) OPNAVINST 3721.5L
(c) PMA213 Naval Air Traffic Management Systems Office of Primary Responsibility
Configuration Management Plan, October 2017
(d) 14 CFR 65
(e) NAVAIR 00-80T-114, NATOPS Air Traffic Control Manual
(f) OPNAVINST 1000.16L
(g) FAAO JO 7110.65Z, Air Traffic Control
Encl: (1) Baseline Planning Criteria for Department of the Navy Air Traffic Control Facilities
(Ashore)
1. Purpose.
a. To provide standardized baseline planning criteria, including both staffing and equipment
standards, for Department of the Navy (DON) Air Traffic Control (ATC) facilities ashore.
b. Changes include updates to the listed references and minor wording changes for
clarification. The most significant change is the new figure 3, which provides clarification for
unique administrative staffing requirements at some ATC facilities. This instruction is a
complete revision and should be reviewed in its entirety.
2. Cancellation. OPNAVINST 3722.35A.
3. Scope and Applicability. All echelons of commands with ATC facilities use enclosure (1)
during development, review and update of manpower authorizations. In-Service Engineering
Agents with the responsibility for the life-cycle support of ATC equipment use enclosure (1)
during the design, renovation, modernization or modification of various classes of DON ATC
facilities. Enclosure (1) provides an engineering tool to determine type, quantity, configuration
and staffing of operating positions and corresponding equipment to support a specific ATC
facility’s mission. This enclosure should be used in conjunction with reference (a) during the
design planning of DON ATC facilities ashore. Reference (b) provides policy and guidance for
planning, programming, budgeting and management of Naval ATC, air navigation aids and
