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alternate aerodrome

alternate aerodrome noun: an aerodrome to which a flight may proceed if landing at the intended destination becomes impossible or inadvisable.

Noun

alternate aerodrome (plural alternate aerodromes)

  1. An aerodrome to which a flight may proceed if landing at the intended destination becomes impossible or inadvisable.
    • If an emergency landing is made elsewhere than at an international aerodrome or a designated alternate aerodrome, the pilot in command shall report the landing as promptly as possible by telephone or most convenient means to the nearest Customs office.1979 January, “Regulations Concerning Airport Use”, in United States of America Aeronautical Information Publication
    • An aircraft operated in IFR flight shall carry an amount of fuel that is sufficient to allow the aircraft [...] where an alternate aerodrome is specified in the flight plan or flight itinerary, to fly and execute an approach and a missed approach at the destination aerodrome, to fly and land at the...2022, A. J. D. Fafard, “Pre-flight and Fuel Requirements”, in Canadian Air Law for Pilots

Forms of alternate aerodrome

pluralalternate aerodromes
alternative USalternate airport
alternative formalternate airfield

Questions about alternate aerodrome

What does alternate aerodrome mean?
Alternate aerodrome means an aerodrome to which a flight may proceed if landing at the intended destination becomes impossible or inadvisable.
What part of speech is alternate aerodrome?
Alternate aerodrome is a noun.
What is the plural of alternate aerodrome?
The plural of alternate aerodrome is alternate aerodromes.

Words near alternate aerodrome in the dictionary

  1. alternarock
  2. alternat
  3. alternatative
  4. alternate
  5. alternate action
  6. alternate aerodrome
  7. alternate angles
  8. alternate energy
  9. alternate generation
  10. alternate generations
  11. alternate historian

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