Pilots should always search for & file an alternative airport.
Recommended company alternate airports are specified on the flight dispatch pages for all our mainstream flights. However, if you are flying a tour flight or non Fly UK flight, you may need to search and enter an alternate airport on your flight plan yourself.
In the real world, legislation gives some exemptions from this (such as during certain good weather conditions, multiple runways & short flights) however, most real world carriers make it policy to always file alternatives.
Therefore it is Fly UK policy that members should always file an alternative airfield EXCEPT when:
- The destination aerodrome is isolated and there is no other suitable aerodrome in the vicinity (e.g. Easter Island).
If no alternative aerodrome is being filed, the field should be left BLANK.
If the alternative aerodrome has no ICAO code, ZZZZ should be entered in the field and the name of the airfield should then be entered into the remarks section of the flight plan e.g. ALT/Wickham Farm.
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