If destination weather is 3000-3 or better, is alternate filing required?

If destination weather is 3000-3 or better, is alternate filing required?

• A. Yes
• B. No
• C. Only for alternate airports
• D. Only if the weather is below minimums

Answer: (B)

Not needing an alternate is allowed when the destination’s weather meets or exceeds a minimum standard for landing. If the destination is 3000 feet ceiling and 3 miles visibility or better, and that level is forecast to hold at the estimated time of arrival (within the applicable planning window), you are not required to file an alternate. So with destination weather at 3000-3 or better, you don’t need to file an alternate. The weather meets the minimums that allow continuing to the destination without the backup of an alternate. If conditions were worse than that, or not reliably expected to improve to that level, an alternate might be required.

Not needing an alternate is allowed when the destination’s weather meets or exceeds a minimum standard for landing. If the destination is 3000 feet ceiling and 3 miles visibility or better, and that level is forecast to hold at the estimated time of arrival (within the applicable planning window), you are not required to file an alternate.

So with destination weather at 3000-3 or better, you don’t need to file an alternate. The weather meets the minimums that allow continuing to the destination without the backup of an alternate. If conditions were worse than that, or not reliably expected to improve to that level, an alternate might be required.