This is to better suit the needs of larger aircraft and an increasing number of passengers, and also to establish a safe alternate airport for flights to Keflav�k Airport, Iceland's largest airport.
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The alternate airport is for use in case the destination airport becomes unusable while the flight is in progress ( due to weather conditions, a strike, a crash, terrorist activity, etc . ).
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"' Puerto San Jos?"'is a city on Guatemala's Pacific Ocean coast, in the department of San Jos?Airport has been refurbished lately and is now the official alternate airport for Guatemala City.
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"' Carriel Sur International Airport "'is located in Arturo Merino Benitez it also serves as a primary alternate airport for it, usually receiving international traffic from Santiago as the airport closes due to weather.
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The minimum weather conditions vary based on the type of approach ( es ) available at the alternate airport, and may be found in the General section of the Canada Air Pilot ( CAP ).
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The 777, which is built with just two engines for fuel efficiency, is allowed to fly routes that are up to three hours from an alternate airport if it is equipped with Pratt & Whitney engines.
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The Baron was on an instrument flight plan, which requires the plane to carry enough fuel to reach its destination, fly to an alternate airport and still have enough fuel to fly at least 45 more minutes.
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The 777, which is built with just two engines for fuel efficiency, is allowed to fly routes that are up to three hours from an alternate airport if it is equipped with Pratt & AMP; Whitney engines.
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Priceline . com, Expedia, Travelocity and other Web sites helped companies determine the minimum they could spend on a ticket _ by leaving a little later, for example, or using an alternate airport served by a discount carrier.
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Air traffic controllers and other key personnel were set to strike on Friday in a conflict that would ground most of Norway's air traffic and leave thousands of passengers stranded or facing grueling bus rides to alternate airports.
