Aircraft may not dispatch to a destination unless the forecast shows at or above what value at the ETA?

• A. The authorized landing minimum
• B. The alternate minimum
• C. The approach minimum
• D. The takeoff minimum

Answer: (A)

In flight dispatch, you must be able to land at the destination if you arrive, so the forecast weather at the ETA must meet the destination airport’s landing minimums—the minimums published for landing on the instrument approaches you’d use. These are the authorized landing minimums. If the forecast is below them, you wouldn’t dispatch to that destination unless an alternate is planned and meets its own minima. Takeoff minimums apply to departing, and approach minimums are specific to a given approach rather than the overall requirement to land at the destination.