§ 135.395 Large nontransport category airplanes: Landing limitations: Alternate airports.

Official text · Current as of Oct 19, 2026 · from eCFR

No person may select an airport as an alternate airport for a large nontransport category airplane unless that airplane (at the weight anticipated at the time of arrival), based on the assumptions in § 135.393(b), can be brought to a full stop landing within 70 percent of the effective length of the runway.

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