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AMC2 ATS.TR.220 Application of wake turbulence separation

ED Decision 2020/008/R

TIME-BASED WAKE TURBULENCE LONGITUDINAL SEPARATION MINIMA — ARRIVING AIRCRAFT

Except for arriving VFR flights, and for arriving IFR flights executing visual approach, the following separation minima should be applied to aircraft landing behind a SUPER, a HEAVY or a MEDIUM aircraft:

(a)       MEDIUM aircraft behind SUPER aircraft: 3 minutes;

(b)       MEDIUM aircraft behind HEAVY aircraft: 2 minutes;

(c)       LIGHT aircraft behind SUPER aircraft: 4 minutes; and

(d)       LIGHT aircraft behind a HEAVY or MEDIUM aircraft: 3 minutes.