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Federal Aviation Administration, DOT 

§ 121.693 

under an interchange agreement may 
be incorporated by reference. 

[Doc. No. 28154, 61 FR 2615, Jan. 26, 1996, as 
amended by Docket FAA–2018–0119, Amdt. 
121–380, 83 FR 9172, Mar. 5, 2018] 

§ 121.687 Dispatch release: Flag and 

domestic operations. 

(a) The dispatch release may be in 

any form but must contain at least the 
following information concerning each 
flight: 

(1) Identification number of the air-

craft. 

(2) Trip number. 
(3) Departure airport, intermediate 

stops, destination airports, and alter-
nate airports. 

(4) A statement of the type of oper-

ation (e.g., IFR, VFR). 

(5) Minimum fuel supply. 
(6) For each flight dispatched as an 

ETOPS flight, the ETOPS diversion 
time for which the flight is dispatched. 

(b) The dispatch release must con-

tain, or have attached to it, weather 
reports, available weather forecasts, or 
a combination thereof, for the destina-
tion airport, intermediate stops, and 
alternate airports, that are the latest 
available at the time the release is 
signed by the pilot in command and 
dispatcher. It may include any addi-
tional available weather reports or 
forecasts that the pilot in command or 
the aircraft dispatcher considers nec-
essary or desirable. 

[Doc. No. 6258, 29 FR 19226, Dec. 31, 1964, as 
amended by Amdt. 121–329, 72 FR 1883, Jan. 
16, 2007] 

§ 121.689 Flight release form: Supple-

mental operations. 

(a) Except as provided in paragraph 

(c) of this section, the flight release 
may be in any form but must contain 
at least the following information con-
cerning each flight: 

(1) Company or organization name. 
(2) Make, model, and registration 

number of the aircraft being used. 

(3) Flight or trip number, and date of 

flight. 

(4) Name of each flight crewmember, 

flight attendant, and pilot designated 
as pilot in command. 

(5) Departure airport, destination air-

ports, alternate airports, and route. 

(6) Minimum fuel supply (in gallons 

or pounds). 

(7) A statement of the type of oper-

ation (e.g., IFR, VFR). 

(8) For each flight released as an 

ETOPS flight, the ETOPS diversion 
time for which the flight is released. 

(b) The aircraft flight release must 

contain, or have attached to it, weath-
er reports, available weather forecasts, 
or a combination thereof, for the des-
tination airport, and alternate air-
ports, that are the latest available at 
the time the release is signed. It may 
include any additional available weath-
er reports or forecasts that the pilot in 
command considers necessary or desir-
able. 

(c) Each certificate holder con-

ducting domestic or flag operations 
under the rules of this part applicable 
to supplemental operations shall com-
ply with the dispatch or flight release 
forms required for scheduled operations 
under this subpart. 

[Doc. No. 6258, 29 FR 19226, Dec. 31, 1964, as 
amended by Amdt. 121–253, 61 FR 2615, Jan. 
26, 1996; Amdt. 121–329, 72 FR 1883, Jan. 16, 
2007] 

§ 121.691 [Reserved] 

§ 121.693 Load manifest: All certificate 

holders. 

The load manifest must contain the 

following information concerning the 
loading of the airplane at takeoff time: 

(a) The weight of the aircraft, fuel 

and oil, cargo and baggage, passengers 
and crewmembers. 

(b) The maximum allowable weight 

for that flight that must not exceed 
the least of the following weights: 

(1) Maximum allowable takeoff 

weight for the runway intended to be 
used (including corrections for altitude 
and gradient, and wind and tempera-
ture conditions existing at the takeoff 
time). 

(2) Maximum takeoff weight consid-

ering anticipated fuel and oil consump-
tion that allows compliance with appli-
cable en route performance limita-
tions. 

(3) Maximum takeoff weight consid-

ering anticipated fuel and oil consump-
tion that allows compliance with the 
maximum authorized design landing