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Wake Turbulence
Wake Turbulence
Landing after a large aircraft has landed, Landing after a large aircraft has landed, Landing after a large aircraft has landed, Taking off after a large aircraft has landed,
same runway crossing runway parallel runway intermediate point, same runway
Wind
Less than
760m
Touchdown
points
Taxiway
Touchdown Touchdown
point point
Touchdown
point
Touchdown points
Approach above the larger aircraft’s glideslope, note its touchdown Cross above the larger aircraft’s flight path, and aim to touch down Note the wind direction and possible vortex drift from the larger When planning to take off from an intermediate point behind an
point, and land a safe distance beyond it. well beyond the runway it has just landed on, or discontinue the aircraft, stay above its flight path, and aim to land beyond its aircraft that has landed full length, delay your takeoff as per wake
approach. touchdown point. turbulence separation standards.
Landing after a large aircraft has taken off, Landing after a large aircraft has taken off, Taking off after a large aircraft has taken off, Taking off after a large aircraft has landed short of
same runway crossing runway same runway intermediate point, same runway
Touchdown Rotation Touchdown
point point point (B747)
point point
Published 2001