Originally Posted by TonyWilliams

Pretty much what everybody else said.... you don't need an alternate that I'm aware of (sorry, don't have the regs in front of me), but you'll need the weather to get in, obviously.

If the airport is in class G, of course, you can use the rules to operate in IMC there, but that has the obvious perils.

One addition I'll add is that if this is truly a small, uncharted airport, file it as a Lat/Long, example:

ABC.v123.podunk..3300/12250

Then in the remarks, put 3300/12250 is Big City Airport. Remember, airways have to end somewhere, so use an intersection or VOR somewhere (my example is "podunk" intersection).


You could also file it as a radial/DME of a nearby VOR.

ABC.v123.podunk..ABC270030

Then put ABC270030 is Big City Airport again in the remarks.

The controllers might not know about this airport, so that will at least give them an idea where it is, and the center computers can process these two examples... lat/long in that exact format: 1234/12345. That degrees and minutes only. No decimals of minutes, and no seconds.

Same for the radial / DME. Exact format. ABC123030 where ABC is the VOR, 123 is the radial, and 030 is the distance.

Lots of IFR flying is done that doesn't end at an ILS.

Tony
Formerly Oakland Center, SoCal Approach, and Camarillo Tower