Navigate / EASA

AMC4 ATS.TR.220 Application of wake turbulence separation

ED Decision 2020/008/R

TIME-BASED WAKE TURBULENCE LONGITUDINAL SEPARATION MINIMA — DISPLACED LANDING THRESHOLD

(a)     A separation minimum of 3 minutes should be applied between a LIGHT or MEDIUM aircraft and a SUPER aircraft when operating on a runway with a displaced landing threshold when:

(1)     a departing LIGHT or MEDIUM aircraft follows a SUPER aircraft arrival; or

(2)     an arriving LIGHT or MEDIUM aircraft follows a SUPER aircraft departure,

         if the projected flight paths are expected to cross.

(b)     A separation minimum of 2 minutes should be applied between a LIGHT or MEDIUM aircraft and a HEAVY aircraft and between a LIGHT aircraft and a MEDIUM aircraft when operating on a runway with a displaced landing threshold when:

(1)     a departing LIGHT or MEDIUM aircraft follows a HEAVY aircraft arrival and a departing LIGHT aircraft follows a MEDIUM aircraft arrival; or

(2)     an arriving LIGHT or MEDIUM aircraft follows a HEAVY aircraft departure and an arriving LIGHT aircraft follows a MEDIUM aircraft departure,

         if the projected flight paths are expected to cross.