14 CFR 125.365
§ 125.365 Alternate airport for departure.
United States · 14 CFR — Aeronautics and Space · Status: effective
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- 14 CFR 125.365, § 125.365 Alternate airport for departure, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/57182
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(a) If the weather conditions at the airport of takeoff are below the landing minimums in the certificate holder's operations specifications for that airport, no person may release an airplane from that airport unless the flight release specifies an alternate airport located within the following distances from the airport of takeoff:
(1) Airplanes having two engines. Not more than 1 hour from the departure airport at normal cruising speed in still air with one engine inoperative.
(2) Airplanes having three or more engines. Not more than 2 hours from the departure airport at normal cruising speed in still air with one engine inoperative.
(b) For the purposes of paragraph (a) of this section, the alternate airport weather conditions must meet the requirements of the certificate holder's operations specifications.
(c) No person may release an airplane from an airport unless that person lists each required alternate airport in the flight release.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.