Hello,
I'm flying LAX-RAR tomorrow night.
I have a simple question. If the weather is bad in RAR and a diversion is needed, where does the flight divert to? Is it PPT?
Thanks!
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RE: What Is LAX-RAR Diversion Airport?
I'd suppose it depends on where you are... HNL could also be a point if you're early in the flight.
RE: What Is LAX-RAR Diversion Airport?
Don't know what NZ policy is, but US carriers along with some nations can go without an alternate to islands.
Simpy use island fuel reserves (120min endurance) and be done with it. Basically you hope any issues are cleared up and you can land within the 2hour window.
PPT is 700+miles away, so you'd likely be carrying excessive fuel to fly there and still have adequate reserve remaining.
Simpy use island fuel reserves (120min endurance) and be done with it. Basically you hope any issues are cleared up and you can land within the 2hour window.
PPT is 700+miles away, so you'd likely be carrying excessive fuel to fly there and still have adequate reserve remaining.
RE: What Is LAX-RAR Diversion Airport?
HNL for the middle part of the flight, then most likely APW for the conclusion part of the flight.
RE: What Is LAX-RAR Diversion Airport?
You have probably already arrived at RAR, but in a real emergency at the end of the flight they could always land at Aitutaki. It has a huge runway courtesy of the US Navy Seabees in WWII.
RE: What Is LAX-RAR Diversion Airport?
With very little fuel and no other choices, I suspect it would work. Getting it back out would be the challenge.
RE: What Is LAX-RAR Diversion Airport?
Well, we just got back from RAR. It was an exciting flight and yes we also went to Aitutaki.
Departing out of RAR coming home was a thrill. We used up damn near all of the runway (7600 ft). Great takeoff.
Also, we landed at RAR in howling winds and rain. We made a very firm touchdown, but not unsafe by any means. Gotta get that bird on the ground there
Departing out of RAR coming home was a thrill. We used up damn near all of the runway (7600 ft). Great takeoff.
Also, we landed at RAR in howling winds and rain. We made a very firm touchdown, but not unsafe by any means. Gotta get that bird on the ground there
RE: What Is LAX-RAR Diversion Airport?
This view might be helpful:
http://www.gcmap.com/mapui?P=lax-rar...m&SG=450&SU=kts&E=60&EV=410&EU=kts
The light circles are ETOPS-60 range rings...obviously you were flying outside those but they serve to show where the ETOPS diversion airports are.
It looks like Honolulu then Kiribati then French Polynesia.
Tom.
http://www.gcmap.com/mapui?P=lax-rar...m&SG=450&SU=kts&E=60&EV=410&EU=kts
The light circles are ETOPS-60 range rings...obviously you were flying outside those but they serve to show where the ETOPS diversion airports are.
It looks like Honolulu then Kiribati then French Polynesia.
Tom.
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RE: What Is LAX-RAR Diversion Airport?
I was looking at a Boeing ETOPS presentation. One route was AKL-LAX . The presentation showed a point equidistant from ITO and LAP. For a 77E ETOP180 it was 1350nm ESAD 85% winds. A 767 is liking different but so long as the distance was not more than ~1200nm the diversion airports might be the same since the AKL-LAX track is very close to RAR-LAX.
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