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title: "GM30 Annex I Definitions for terms used in Annexes II to VIII — ANNEX I – Definitions, Air OPS · Avioverse"
description: "FUEL/ENERGY EN ROUTE ALTERNATE (ERA) AERODROME Fuel/energy ERA aerodromes could be used in the following cases:"
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# GM30 Annex I Definitions for terms used in Annexes II to VIII

ANNEX I – Definitions · Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · EAR revision 27 Mar 2026

GM Guidance material

## GM30 Annex I Definitions for terms used in Annexes II to VIII

FUEL/ENERGY EN ROUTE ALTERNATE (ERA) AERODROME

Fuel/energy ERA aerodromes could be used in the following cases:

(a) ‘fuel ERA aerodrome critical scenario’: that aerodrome is used when additional fuel is required at the most critical point along the route to comply with point (c)(6) of point CAT.OP.MPA.181 ‘Fuel/energy scheme — fuel/energy planning and in-flight re-planning policy — aeroplanes’;

(b) ‘fuel ERA aerodrome 3 %’: that aerodrome is used when an operator reduces the contingency fuel to 3 %; and

(c) ‘fuel ERA aerodrome PNR’: that aerodrome is used at the PNR during isolated aerodrome operations.

GM — Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · ED Decision 2022/005/R · Air OPS Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 27 Mar 2026

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Consolidated from the EASA Easy Access Rules (revision 27 Mar 2026, extracted 13 Oct 2026) for convenience. Not the official publication — verify against the Official Journal of the European Union and the EASA publications before operational use.