transatlantic landing places ?

[flut]

hello,

i am told that at transatlantic flights it is only allowed to fly a
route within at maximum one or two hours to a nearest airport, flying
all possible islands to do this.

Can someone tell where i can find more information about this ?


thanks for any response
roel

[Matthew Chidester]

> i am told that at transatlantic flights it is only allowed to fly a
> route within at maximum one or two hours to a nearest airport, flying
> all possible islands to do this.
>
> Can someone tell where i can find more information about this ?
>
>
> thanks for any response
> roel
>

depends on the certification of the aircraft and country, the u.s. (I'm not
an expert btw) uses whats called "ETOPS" - basically in case of an engine
out failure it will have enough power to safely land so many minutes from
it's flight path. This changes between 4 engine aircraft and 2 engine
aircraft (777 must fly closer to land due to ETOPS than a 747 ect)

plus also the U.S. and other countries charge a fee for any aircraft that
doesn't originally takeoff and land within the u.s. so international
airlines usually steer clear of overflying other countries to avoid costs of
flying in their airspace unless it's been set up and negotiated.

to answer your question I think the FAA would have it on their website (all
that information i'm sure)

http://www.faa.gov

Matthew



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