Eligibility

Space-Available (Space-A) travel is limited to specific eligibility categories defined by Air Mobility Command. The information below is taken directly from official AMC guidance.

Instructions

  1. Space-A Travel eligibility. Review Travel Eligibility Categories 1–6 (below) to determine your Space-A travel category.
  2. Locations. Review common destinations at your nearest AMC Passenger Terminal via their website/social media. For links, see the Passenger Terminal list in the app.
  3. Document check. Ensure you have required travel documents (e.g. passport, visas). Customs and immigration requirements may change. Contact your departure passenger terminal for current requirements, or visit the U.S. Department of State International Travel website.
  4. Registration. Contact your nearest AMC Passenger Terminal.
  5. Flight schedules. For specific travel information, contact your nearest AMC Passenger Terminal or check their AFPIMS page for the 72-hour flight schedule.
  6. Checking in. Check in at the terminal counter to mark yourself present and review updated flight information. Do not exceed baggage weight limits or travel with prohibited items. Await your Space-A call and follow instructions from passenger service agents.

Travel Eligibility (Categories 1–6)

CATEGORY I – EMERGENCY LEAVE UNFUNDED TRAVEL

Transportation by the most expeditious routing only for bona fide immediate family emergencies, as determined by DoDI 1327.06 and military service regulations. This travel privilege will not be used in lieu of funded travel entitlements.

Emergency travel in connection with serious illness, death, or impending death of a member of the immediate family of the following:

  • United States citizen DoD civilian employees stationed overseas.
  • Full-time, paid personnel of the American Red Cross serving with U.S. military services overseas.
  • Uniformed service family members whose sponsors are stationed within the CONUS and the emergency exists overseas.
  • Family members of U.S. citizen civilian employees of the DoD when both sponsor and dependents are stationed overseas at the same location.
CATEGORY II – ACCOMPANIED EML
  • Sponsors on environmental and morale leave (EML) and accompanied family members.
  • DoD dependent school teachers and their accompanied family members in EML status during school year holiday or vacation periods.
CATEGORY III – ORDINARY LEAVE, RELATIVES, HOUSE HUNTING PERMISSIVE TDY, MOH HOLDERS & FOREIGN MILITARY
  • Members of the uniformed services in an ordinary or re-enlistment leave status.
  • Military personnel traveling on permissive temporary duty (TDY) orders for house hunting.
  • If the permissive TDY is for PCS house hunting, the member travels in Category III and may be accompanied by one family member.
  • Dependents of military members deployed for more than 365 consecutive days.
  • Bona fide family members (up to age 23 with a valid ID card) of a service member when accompanied by their sponsor who is in an ordinary leave status—within overseas areas, between overseas stations, and between overseas and air terminals in the CONUS.
  • This privilege does not apply to travel of dependents to or from a sponsor's restricted or unaccompanied tour location, or to travel in a leave status to or from TDY locations. It applies only to round-trip travel to an overseas area or the CONUS with the sponsor. DoDI 4515.13 restricts use of these privileges to establish a home for family members in an overseas area or the CONUS.
  • Foreign exchange service members on permanent duty with the DoD when in a leave status.
CATEGORY IV – UNACCOMPANIED EML

Unaccompanied environmental and morale leave (EML). Eligibility criteria are set by DoDI 4515.13 and service regulations. Contact your AMC Passenger Terminal or refer to the official AMC Space-A page for full details.

CATEGORY V – PERMISSIVE TDY (NON-HOUSE HUNTING), STUDENTS, DEPENDENTS, POST DEPLOYMENT/MOBILIZATION RESPITE ABSENCE & OTHERS
  • Unaccompanied command-sponsored dependents.
  • Students whose sponsor is stationed in Alaska or Hawaii.
  • Students enrolled in a trade school in the CONUS when the sponsor is stationed overseas.
  • Military personnel traveling on permissive TDY orders for other than house hunting.
CATEGORY VI – RETIRED, DEPENDENTS, RESERVE, ROTC, NUPOC, CEC, VETERANS W/ PERMANENT SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITY RATED TOTAL, & SURVIVING SPOUSES
  • National Guard/Reserve components, members of the Ready Reserve, and members of the Standby Reserve who are on the Active Status List.
  • Retired military members who are issued DD Form 2 and eligible to receive retired or retainer pay.
  • Family members (with a valid ID card) of retired members when accompanied by the sponsor.
  • Surviving spouses (widow/widowers) of service members who died on active duty, inactive duty training, or annual training status, as well as retired military members and their accompanying dependents, must have a DoD USID and privilege card. Dependents under 14 must possess a federal-, state-, local-, or tribal-issued ID.
  • Authorized veterans with a permanent service-connected disability rated as total (100% DAV) and their dependents (when accompanied by the sponsor) traveling in the CONUS or directly between the CONUS and Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa (Guam and American Samoa travelers may transit Hawaii or Alaska); or traveling within Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, or the U.S. Virgin Islands.
NOTES

Space-A eligible travelers may not use their privilege for personal gain or in connection with business enterprises or employment. Space-A travel may not be used to establish a home or when international or theater restrictions prohibit such travel.

Space-A seats are normally identified as early as 3–4 hours and as late as 30 minutes prior to departure. Recommend you check with the passenger service center for the space-available show time for your flight prior to leaving the terminal. Be ready for immediate processing and boarding.

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