Diversion airport
Diversion airports are suitable airports capable of handling a particular ETOPS rated aircraft during an emergency landing and whose flying distance at the point of emergency shall not exceed the ETOPS diversion period of that particular aircraft.
It is, therefore, important that any airports designated as an en route diversion airport have the capabilities, services and facilities to safely support that particular aircraft and that the weather conditions at the time of arrival provide a high assurance that safe landing is achievable with an engine and/or systems malfunctioning. [1]
An ETOPS flight may only be approved by the ATC if the diversion airports are available throughout the length of the flight. Unavailability due to bad weather, for example, will be a reason for an inflight rerouting.
Common diversion airports on Atlantic routes:
- Bangor International Airport
- Gander Airport
- Keflavik Airport
- Shannon Airport
- Bermuda Airport
- Lajes Airport
- Ascension (RAF Ascension Island)
Common diversion airports on Pacific routes:
- Midway Atoll (Henderson Field)
- Easter Island (Mataveri International Airport)
- Faa'a International Airport
- Wake Island
- Kwajalein Airport
- Shemya Island (Eareckson Air Station)
- Cold Bay Airport
Common diversion airports on Polar routes[2]:
- Svalbard Airport (Longyearbyen)
- Thule Air Base
- Iqaluit Airport
- Whitehorse Airport
- Yellowknife Airport
- Wiley Post-Will Rogers Memorial Airport (Barrow)
- Norilsk Airport
- Tiksi Airport
- Yakutsk Airport
- Mirny Airport
- Chulman Airport
- Pevek Airport
Common diversion airports on Indian Ocean routes:
- Socotra Airport
- Seychelles International Airport
- Réunion (Roland Garros Airport)
- Maldives Malé International Airport
- Diego Garcia
- Cocos (Keeling) Islands Airport
- RAAF Learmonth
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