Federal Aviation Administration, DOT

Section 135.225

or above the following weather minimums - 
(1) If, for the alternate airport, an instrument approach procedure has been
published in part 97 of this chapter or
a special instrument approach procedure has been issued by the FAA to the
certificate holder, the ceiling is 200 feet
above the minimum for the approach
to be flown, and visibility is at least 1
statute mile but never less than the
minimum visibility for the approach to
be flown.
(2) If, for the alternate airport, no instrument approach procedure has been
published in part 97 of this chapter and
no special instrument approach procedure has been issued by the FAA to the
certificate holder, the ceiling and visibility minimums are those allowing descent from the minimum enroute altitude (MEA), approach, and landing
under basic VFR.
[Doc. No. FAA-2010-0982, 79 FR 9974, Feb. 21,
2014]

Section 135.223 IFR: Alternate
quirements.

airport

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(a) Except as provided in paragraph
(b) of this section, no person may operate an aircraft in IFR conditions unless
it carries enough fuel (considering
weather reports or forecasts or any
combination of them) to - 
(1) Complete the flight to the first
airport of intended landing;
(2) Fly from that airport to the alternate airport; and
(3) Fly after that for 45 minutes at
normal cruising speed or, for helicopters, fly after that for 30 minutes at
normal cruising speed.
(b) Paragraph (a)(2) of this section
does not apply if part 97 of this chapter
prescribes a standard instrument approach procedure for the first airport
of intended landing and, for at least
one hour before and after the estimated
time of arrival, the appropriate weather reports or forecasts, or any combination of them, indicate that - 
(1) The ceiling will be at least 1,500
feet above the lowest circling approach
MDA; or
(2) If a circling instrument approach
is not authorized for the airport, the
ceiling will be at least 1,500 feet above
the lowest published minimum or 2,000

feet above the airport elevation, whichever is higher; and
(3) Visibility for that airport is forecast to be at least three miles, or two
miles more than the lowest applicable
visibility minimums, whichever is the
greater, for the instrument approach
procedure to be used at the destination
airport.
[Doc. No. 16097, 43 FR 46783, Oct. 10, 1978, as
amended by Amdt. 135-20, 51 FR 40710, Nov. 7,
1986]

Section 135.225 IFR: Takeoff, approach and
landing minimums.
(a) Except to the extent permitted by
paragraphs (b) and (j) of this section,
no pilot may begin an instrument approach procedure to an airport unless - 
(1) That airport has a weather reporting facility operated by the U.S. National Weather Service, a source approved by U.S. National Weather Service, or a source approved by the Administrator; and
(2) The latest weather report issued
by that weather reporting facility indicates that weather conditions are at or
above the authorized IFR landing minimums for that airport.
(b) A pilot conducting an eligible ondemand operation may begin and conduct an instrument approach procedure
to an airport that does not have a
weather reporting facility operated by
the U.S. National Weather Service, a
source approved by the U.S. National
Weather Service, or a source approved
by the Administrator if - 
(1) The alternate airport has a weather reporting facility operated by the
U.S. National Weather Service, a
source approved by the U.S. National
Weather Service, or a source approved
by the Administrator; and
(2) The latest weather report issued
by the weather reporting facility includes a current local altimeter setting
for the destination airport. If no local
altimeter setting for the destination
airport is available, the pilot may use
the current altimeter setting provided
by the facility designated on the approach chart for the destination airport.
(c) Except as provided in paragraph
(j) of this section, no pilot may begin

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