IRImplementing rule
SPA.ETOPS.115ETOPS en-route alternate aerodrome planning minima
(a)The operator shall only select an aerodrome as an ETOPS en-route alternate aerodrome when the appropriate weather reports or forecasts, or any combination thereof, indicate that, between the anticipated time of landing until one hour after the latest possible time of landing, conditions will exist at or above the planning minima calculated by adding the additional limits of Table 1.
(b)The operator shall include in the operations manual the method for determining the operating minima at the planned ETOPS en-route alternate aerodrome.
Table 1 Planning minima for the ETOPS en-route alternate aerodrome
| Type of approach | Planning minima |
|---|---|
| Precision approach | DA/H + 200 ft RVR/VIS + 800 m(1) |
| Non-precision approach or Circling approach | MDA/H + 400 ft(1) RVR/VIS + 1500 m |
| (1) VIS: visibility; MDA/H: minimum descent altitude/height. | |
IR · SPA.ETOPS.115 — Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · Air OPS Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 27 Mar 2026