Part 121 High Mins Question

USA

I need some clarification regarding dispatching a flight with a high mins captain. I know we add 100’ and 1/2sm to landing but ceiling isn’t a landing requirement so that part confuses me.

  1. For the destination, visibility is the only controlling landing minimum to dispatch correct? So I just add 1/2sm to the visibility?

  2. For the alternate, you don’t make adjustments with the caveat they can’t be below 300-1sm.

  3. For takeoff, it doesn’t apply.

  4. For takeoff alternate landing minimums, you add 1/2sm to visibility.

It is my understanding the 100’ ceiling part really only applies to the pilot for MDA/DA as ceiling isn’t a landing minimum. 
 
Does that all sound correct?

Posted Sep 10, 2026, 7:20 PM UTC

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