Originally Posted by AEpilot76
Closest suitable airport
The 777 is at LEAST certified to fly 180 minutes on one engine, but I'm pretty sure it's more than that.
According to flightaware, it doesn't look like it landed at the closest suitable airport -- and closest was my thought - just because they are allowed to fly 180 minutes on one engine doesn't mean they should if there is a closer suitable airport say 20 minutes flying. It does not look like JFK was the closest suitable airport.