Large transport category airplanes: Turbine engine powered; Limitations; Destination and alternate airports

This regulation sets weight limits for turbine-powered large transport category airplanes to ensure safe landings at destination and alternate airports.

Before takeoff, you must verify the airplane's predicted landing weight won't exceed the maximum landing weight in the Airplane Flight Manual for the destination's elevation and expected temperature. Additionally, the airplane must be able to stop within 60 percent of the effective runway length (from 50 feet above the runway threshold), accounting for normal fuel burn.

You can use a higher takeoff weight—requiring only an 80 percent runway factor at destination—if you have an approved Destination Airport Analysis in your program operating manual and management specifications authorizing it.

For alternate airports, you must always be able to stop within 80 percent of the runway length.

When runways are forecast to be wet or slippery, the effective runway length must be at least 115 percent of what's normally required, unless shorter wet-runway distances are approved in the AFM.

*This is a plain-English summary for study only. The official 14 CFR text on this page is controlling — always read the current regulation and consult a CFI.*