alternate aerodrome
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 2.53 in modern English
21
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
An aerodrome to which a flight may proceed if landing at the intended destination becomes impossible or inadvisable.
Example Sentences
- "If an emergency landing is made elsewhere than at an international aerodrome or a designated alternate aerodrome, the pilot in command shall report the landing as promptly as possible by telephone or most convenient means to the nearest Customs office."
- "An aircraft operated in IFR flight shall carry an amount of fuel that is sufficient to allow the aircraft [...] where an alternate aerodrome is specified in the flight plan or flight itinerary, to fly and execute an approach and a missed approach at the destination aerodrome, to fly and land at the alternate aerodrome and then to fly for a period of 45 minutes [...]"
Inflected Forms
alternate aerodromes (plural)
alternate airport (alternative, US)
alternate airfield (alternative)