{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2012-965/annex-VIII/division-SUBPART/division-SPO.OP.143",
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  "legislation": "eur/2012/965",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 of 5 October 2012 laying down technical requirements and administrative procedures related to air operations pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 216/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2012-965",
  "path": "annex/VIII/division/SUBPART/division/SPO.OP.143",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "SPO.OP.143",
  "heading": "Destination alternate aerodrome planning minima – aeroplanes",
  "text": "An aerodrome must not be specified as a destination alternate aerodrome for an aeroplane unless the latest available weather information indicates, for the period from an hour before the ETA to an hour after the ETA, or for the period from actual time of departure to an hour after the ETA, whichever is the shorter that:\n(a)for an alternate aerodrome with an instrument approach operation with DH less than 250 ft, there will be:\n(1)a ceiling of at least 200 ft above the DH or MDH associated with the instrument approach operation; and\n(2)a visibility of at least the higher of 1500 m or 800 m above the instrument approach operation RVR or VIS minima; or\n(b)for an alternate aerodrome with an instrument approach operation with DH or MDH 250 ft or more, there will be:\n(1)a ceiling of at least 400 ft above the DH or MDH associated with the instrument approach operation; and\n(2)a visibility of at least 3000 m; or\n(c)for an alternate aerodrome without an IAP, there will be:\n(1)a ceiling of at least the higher of 2000 ft and the minimum safe IFR height; and\n(2)a visibility of at least 5000 m.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Inserted by Commission Regulation (EU) No 379/2014 of 7 April 2014 amending Commission Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 laying down technical requirements and administrative procedures related to air operations pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 216/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Annex 8 points SPO.OP.143, SPO.OP.144 inserted (30.10.2025) by The Aviation Safety (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/1290), regs. 1(3), 11(2)(g)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2012/965/annex/VIII/division/SUBPART/division/SPO.OP.143",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:49:05.762953+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}