AMC5 ATS.TR.220 Application of wake turbulence separation

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

AMC5 ATS.TR.220 Application of wake turbulence separation ED Decision 2020/008/R TIME-BASED WAKE TURBULENCE LONGITUDINAL SEPARATION MINIMA — OPPOSITE DIRECTION (a)       A separation minimum of 3 minutes should be applied between a LIGHT or MEDIUM aircraft and a SUPER aircraft when the SUPER aircraft is making a low or missed approach and the LIGHT or MEDIUM aircraft is: (1)       utilising an opposite-direction runway for take-off; or (2)       landing on the same runway in the opposite direction, or on a parallel opposite-direction runway separated by less than 760 m (2 500 ft). (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 the heavier aircraft is making a low or missed approach and the lighter aircraft is: (1)       utilising an opposite-direction runway for take-off (see Figure 46); or ![Aviation.Bot AI suggestion, not from EASA source: [Image caption skipped for debugging]](/static/files/file_gqs63YSDadR/image059.png) Figure 46: 2-minute wake turbulence separation for opposite-direction take-off (2)       landing on the same runway in the opposite direction, or on a parallel opposite-direction runway separated by less than 760 m (2 500 ft) (see Figure 47). ![Aviation.Bot AI suggestion, not from EASA source: [Image caption skipped for debugging]](/static/files/file_gqs63YSDadR/image060.png) Figure 47: 2-minute wake turbulence separation for opposite-direction landing AMC5 ATS.TR.220 Application of wake turbulence separation ED Decision 2020/008/R TIME-BASED WAKE TURBULENCE LONGITUDINAL SEPARATION MINIMA — OPPOSITE DIRECTION (a) A separation minimum of 3 minutes should be applied between a LIGHT or MEDIUM aircraft and a SUPER aircraft when the SUPER aircraft is making a low or missed approach and the LIGHT or MEDIUM aircraft is: (1) utilising an opposite-direction runway for take-off; or (2) landing on the same runway in the opposite direction, or on a parallel opposite-direction runway separated by less than 760 m (2 500 ft). (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 the heavier aircraft is making a low or missed approach and the lighter aircraft is: (1) utilising an opposite-direction runway for take-off (see Figure 46); or  Figure 46: 2-minute wake turbulence separation for opposite-direction take-off (2) landing on the same runway in the opposite direction, or on a parallel opposite-direction runway separated by less than 760 m (2 500 ft) (see Figure 47).  Figure 47: 2-minute wake turbulence separation for opposite-direction landing