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AMC4 ATS.TR.255 Operations on parallel or near-parallel runways

ED Decision 2020/008/R

REQUIREMENTS AND PROCEDURES FOR SEGREGATED PARALLEL OPERATIONS

Segregated parallel operations should only be conducted on parallel runways when the following conditions are met:

(a)     the runway centre lines are spaced by a minimum of 760 m (2 500 ft) (see Figure 56). Such minimum may be decreased by 30 m for each 150 m that the arrival runway is staggered toward the arriving aircraft, to a minimum of 300 m (see Figure 57), and should be increased by 30 m for each 150 m that the arrival runway is staggered away from the arriving aircraft (see Figure 58);


(b)     the nominal departure track diverges immediately after take-off by at least 30 degrees from the missed approach track of the adjacent approach (see Figure 56);

 

Figure 56: Segregated parallel operations


 

Figure 57: Segregated parallel operations where runways are staggered


Figure 58: Segregated parallel operations where runways are staggered

(c)      the instrument flight procedure that aligns the aircraft with the extended runway centre line is one of the following:

(1)     precision approaches and/or APV (RNP AR APCH, RNP APCH);

(2)     surveillance radar approach (SRA);

(3)     visual approach; and

(d)     a suitable ATS surveillance system and the appropriate ground facilities conform to the standard necessary for the specific type of approach in point (c) above.