Add as many alternates as needed. It is now simple to calculate the amount of fuel needed to fly to an Alternate Destination airfield.
Points to note:
- The first and second alternate airports will be used as the main alternates and are added to the flight plan
- Any other airports are used as additional alternates
- Routing to an additional alternate is a direct only route (DCT) For example, route string: ADES + DCT + additional ALT
- If there are user defined airports in ‘Preferred Alternates’ section, those airports are automatically added to the Step 1
- This feature is available only upon request. Please contact sales@rocketroute.com for details.
How to add Additional Airfields
There are two methods to adding an additional Alternate to a flight plan route.
Method 1. Add and save to ‘Preferred Alternates’ section.
- Log in to RocketRoute
- Go to: MORE > DATA > Preferred Alternates
- Choose ‘Destination Alternates’
In the ‘Destination Alternates’ section add a destination airport ICAO code and assign one or more alternate airports as ICAO codes (each alternate separated with a comma).
To add a new airport, press the green plus (+) button. The first and second alternate airports will be used as the main alternates and are added to the flight plan. The remaining ones are used as additional alternates.
Destination Alternates.
Method 2. Add additional alternates directly while preparing the flight plan.
- Select ADEP and ADES
- Scroll down to the ‘SID/STAR & Alternates’ section and its sub-section ‘Additional Alternates’
- Expand ‘Additional Alternates’ section
Additional Alternates.
- Insert as many additional alternates as needed by pressing the green plus button
- Press Autoroute to build the route
The main and additional alternates will be shown in the Flight Summary table. To open the table, click ‘Summary’ or ‘Recalculate’ buttons in Step 1.
Summary and Recalculate Buttons.
Flight Summary.
For more information about other fields under: ‘More > Data’ read the following page: Entering Default Flight Data.
We have recently developed another feature which helps to Specify the Flight Level for each Alternate Airfield, details here.
To request assistance please contact our Support Team at support@rocketroute.com.