What standard minimums are required to list an airport as an alternate on an IFR flight plan if the airport has VOR approach only?

What minimum weather conditions must be forecast for your ETA at an alternate airport that has only a VOR approach with standard alternate minimums, for the airport to be listed as a alternate on the IFR flight plan? 800-foot ceiling and 2 statute miles visibility.



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This does not mean you cannot file IFR to such an airport, but there are some restrictions. First, any time you file IFR to an airport without a published approach, you must file an alternate, no matter how good the weather is forecast to be at the planned destination.

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14 CFR 91.169 (b) (2) (i) states that an alternate airport is not required if “for at least 1 hour before and for 1 hour after the estimated time of arrival the ceiling will be at least 2000 feet above the airport elevation and the visibility will be at least 3 statute miles.” To help remember those conditions of the ...

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Accordingly, § 61.57(c)(1)(i) specifies that an instrument-rated pilot must conduct and log a minimum of six IAPs every 6 months in order to maintain his or her IFR currency. This requirement ensures instrument-rated pilots exercise IFR privileges to an acceptable level of proficiency and safety.

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