DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS
2000 NAVY PENTAGON
WASHINGTON DC 20350-2000
OPNAVINST 7310.1G
N8
1 Sep 2021
OPNAV INSTRUCTION 7310.1G
From: Chief of Naval Operations
Subj: REPORT OF FLYING HOURS AND RELATED COSTS
Ref: (a) DoD 7000.14-R, Department of Defense Financial Management Regulations
(b) NAVSO P-3013-2
(c) MCO 3125.1B
(d) COMNAVAIRFORINST 3500.1D
Encl: (1) OPNAV 7310-3A Flying Hour Cost Report Guidelines
1. Purpose.
a. To establish procedures for reporting baseline and incremental contingency flying hours,
maintenance and aviation depot level repairable costs and fuel consumption rates to the Chief of
Naval Operations (CNO) to be used in the program objective memorandum planning,
programming, budgeting and execution phases.
b. This instruction is being reissued with a new date, updated version and signature
authority to meet CNO age requirement for Office of the Chief of Naval Operations (OPNAV)
instructions.
2. Cancellation. OPNAVINST 7310.1F.
3. Scope and Applicability.
a. This instruction applies to flying hour program data consolidated and forwarded to
OPNAV; Director, Fleet Readiness (OPNAV N83) by the Commander, Naval Air Forces
Atlantic (COMNAVAIRLANT), Commander, Naval Air Forces Pacific (COMNAVAIRPAC)
Commander, Naval Air Force Reserve (COMNAVAIRFORES) and Commander, Naval Air
Systems Command (COMNAVAIR).
b. Subordinate units will report flying hours and related cost information per type
commander directives and references (a) and (b).
(1) The Flying Hour Cost Report (FHCR). OPNAV 7310-3A FHCRs will be submitted
by those commands outlined in paragraph 3(a) using the format outlined in enclosure (1).
