AMC1 ATS.TR.220 Application of wake turbulence separation

• ED Decision 2020/008/R found in: ATM/ANS Provision of Services (2017/373) (Feb 2023)
• ED Decision 2024/006/R found in: ATM/ANS Provision of Services (2017/373) (Mar 2025)

AMC1 ATS.TR.220 Application of wake turbulence separation ED Decision 2020/008/R CATEGORISATION OF AIRCRAFT FOR THE PURPOSES OF WAKE TURBULENCE SEPARATION MINIMA APPLICATION Wake turbulence separation minima should be based on a grouping of aircraft types into four categories according to the maximum certificated take-off mass as follows: (a)       SUPER (S) if so identified by the competent authority; (b)       HEAVY (H) — all aircraft types of 136 000 kg or more; (c)       MEDIUM (M) — aircraft types less than 136 000 kg but more than 7 000 kg; and (d)       LIGHT (L) — aircraft types of 7 000 kg or less. AMC1 ATS.TR.220 Application of wake turbulence separation ED Decision 2024/006/R CATEGORISATION OF AIRCRAFT FOR THE PURPOSES OF WAKE TURBULENCE SEPARATION MINIMA APPLICATION Wake turbulence separation minima should be based on a grouping of aircraft types into four categories according to the maximum certificated take-off mass as follows: (a) SUPER (S) if so identified by the competent authority; (b) HEAVY (H) — all aircraft types of 136 000 kg or more; (c) MEDIUM (M) — aircraft types less than 136 000 kg but more than 7 000 kg; and (d) LIGHT (L) — aircraft types of 7 000 kg or less. [applicable until 30 April 2025 - ED Decision 2020/008/R] CATEGORISATION OF AIRCRAFT FOR THE PURPOSES OF WAKE TURBULENCE SEPARATION MINIMA APPLICATION Wake turbulence separation minima should be based on a grouping of aircraft types into four categories according to the maximum certificated take-off mass as follows: (a) SUPER (J)— aircraft types listed as such in ICAO Doc 8643 ‘Aircraft Type Designators’, latest edition; (b) HEAVY (H) — all aircraft types of 136 000 kg or more, with the exception of aircraft types covered in point (a); (c) MEDIUM (M) — aircraft types less than 136 000 kg but more than 7 000 kg; and (d) LIGHT (L) — aircraft types of 7 000 kg or less. *[applicable from 1 May 2025 - ED Decision 2024/006/R]*