August 22, 20214 yr Hi I don't live in the USA but want to try and plan accurate alternates for major US airports. Does anyone know of a website or have information on commonly used alternates? For example when flying into KATL, what airports are commonly used as alternates for there? Would appreciate any help you can provide. Regards Barra i7 7700K, 16GB 3200MHz DDR4, GTX1070 OC 8GB, 1TB Samsung SSD for OS and P3D4.4, W10 64Bit, Corsair H115i Water Cooling
August 22, 20214 yr Author 17 minutes ago, Brammer said: Planning with simbrief will give you an alternate airport . Yes but not necessarily a realistic one…. Regards Barra i7 7700K, 16GB 3200MHz DDR4, GTX1070 OC 8GB, 1TB Samsung SSD for OS and P3D4.4, W10 64Bit, Corsair H115i Water Cooling
August 22, 20214 yr To my knowledge, there is no standard list of designated alternates for each airport for everyone to use. Airlines may have their list of recommended alternates but I'm sure those lists are developed and maintained over time. Given this, how does one go about selecting an alternate for a flight plan? One internet site list: 1) Distance. You don't want to choose an alternate that's too close to your original destination - your chances of finding better weather could be slim. ... 2) Approaches. ... 3) Nonstandard Alternate Minimums. ... 4) Weather Forecasts. ... 5) Fuel Requirements. ... 6) Services. I would add recommendations from other pilots/dispatchers. What other criteria would you add? David dv Win 10 Pro || i7-8700K || 32GB || ASUS Z370-P MB || NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11Gb || 2 960 PRO 1TB, 840 EVO My Files in the AVSIM Library
August 22, 20214 yr Most common alternates for KATL are KBNA (Nashville, TN), KTYS (Knoxville, TN), and KBHM (Birmingham, AL) David
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