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What are the alternate requirements for landing at an airport in IFR conditions?
So, what are alternate minimums when flying IFR? Standard alternate minimums require the forecasted conditions at the time of arrival be at least 2 miles visibility and at or above 600 foot ceilings for precision approaches, or 800 foot ceilings for non-precision approaches.
When an alternate airport is required What are the weather minimums that must be forecast?
You need to name an alternate airport on your IFR flight plan if, for the period of time one hour before and one hour after your estimated time of arrival, the weather is forecast to include a ceiling of 2,000 feet agl and/or visibilities less than three statute miles (the 1-2-3 rule).
When do you need to file an alternate under IFR?
Many airports will have nonstandard alternate requirements due to terrain considerations, and they may vary by aircraft approach category. In rare cases, an airport might not be available as an alternate, often because there’s no on-airport weather reporting.
Can a plane file IFR with no instrument?
If you file an IFR flight plan to an airport with no instrument approach, you must have an alternate filed, even if the weather is completely clear. (FAR 91.169) In addition, your alternate must either have an instrument approach (use your standard alternate minimum requirements) or have weather allowing descent from the MIA to a landing under VFR.
Do you have to use an alternate airport?
The FAA seem to make it clear that alternate airport local weather IS required for a particular approach to be considered for the purpose of alternate minimum planning: “Not all airports can be used as alternate airports.
Do you need IFR to land under VFR?
First things first, you’ll need to know if the weather is good enough to land under VFR at your destination. Because there’s not an instrument approach, you’ll need the clouds to be higher than the MIA, or the Minimum IFR Altitude for the area. If there’s an airport reporting weather nearby, use the METAR/TAF to analyze local conditions.