Originally Posted by
Grumble
+1 with above. This should have been solved with preflight planning, and you shouldn't be picking your alternate when you need one. Min fuel on deck+required reserve+fuel required to get to your alternate and shoot an approach = bingo. Not to sound like a jerk but it's kind of common sense. You don't continue to hold and paint yourself into a corner. You should always know what your "out" is.
unanticipated runway closures, cannot be predicted in preflight planning.
but to all thanks for the refresher!