AMC7 ATS.TR.210(c)(2)(i) Operation of air traffic control service

• ED Decision 2020/008/R found in: ATM/ANS Provision of Services (2017/373) (Feb 2023)

AMC7 ATS.TR.210(c)(2)(i) Operation of air traffic control service ED Decision 2020/008/R RUNWAY SEPARATION MINIMA BETWEEN DEPARTING AIRCRAFT AND OTHER AIRCRAFT USING THE SAME RUNWAY Except as provided in [AMC9 ATS.TR.210(c)(2)(i)](#_DxCrossRefBm1726555170) as regards reduced runway separation minima between aircraft using the same runway, and in [ATS.TR.220](#_DxCrossRefBm1726555496) as regards time-based wake turbulence separation minima, the aerodrome control tower should not permit a departing aircraft to commence take-off until: (a)       the preceding departing aircraft has crossed the end of the runway-in-use; or (b)       the preceding departing aircraft has started a turn; or (c)       all preceding landing aircraft are clear of the runway-in-use (see Figure 33).              Position limits to be reached by a landed aircraft (A) or a departing aircraft (B or C) before an arriving aircraft may be cleared to cross the threshold of the runway-in-use or a departing aircraft may be cleared to take off, unless otherwise prescribed. ![Aviation.Bot AI suggestion, not from EASA source: [Image caption skipped for debugging]](/static/files/file_gqs63YSDadR/image046.png) Figure 33: Separation between departing and arriving aircraft AMC7 ATS.TR.210(c)(2)(i) Operation of air traffic control service ED Decision 2020/008/R RUNWAY SEPARATION MINIMA BETWEEN DEPARTING AIRCRAFT AND OTHER AIRCRAFT USING THE SAME RUNWAY Except as provided in [AMC9 ATS.TR.210(c)(2)(i)](#_DxCrossRefBm647742345) as regards reduced runway separation minima between aircraft using the same runway, and in [ATS.TR.220](#_DxCrossRefBm647742673) as regards time-based wake turbulence separation minima, the aerodrome control tower should not permit a departing aircraft to commence take-off until: (a) the preceding departing aircraft has crossed the end of the runway-in-use; or (b) the preceding departing aircraft has started a turn; or (c) all preceding landing aircraft are clear of the runway-in-use (see Figure 33). Position limits to be reached by a landed aircraft (A) or a departing aircraft (B or C) before an arriving aircraft may be cleared to cross the threshold of the runway-in-use or a departing aircraft may be cleared to take off, unless otherwise prescribed.  Figure 33: Separation between departing and arriving aircraft