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Wake Turbulence

JO 7110.65BB, Change 3, effective July 9, 2026 · Official text on faa.gov

Apply wake turbulence procedures to an aircraft operating behind another aircraft when wake turbulence separation is required.
Note

Paragraph 5-5-4, Minima, subparagraphs f and g specify the required radar wake turbulence separations. Time-based separations are contained in paragraph 3-9-6, Same Runway Separation, paragraph 3-9-7, Wake Turbulence Separation for Intersection Departures, paragraph 3-9-8, Intersecting Runway Separation, paragraph 3-9-9, Nonintersecting Converging Runway Operations, paragraph 3-10-3, Same Runway Separation, paragraph 3-10-4, Intersecting Runway Separation, paragraph 6-1-4, Adjacent Airport Operation, paragraph 6-1-5, Arrival Minima, and paragraph 6-7-5, Interval Minima.
The separation minima must continue to touchdown for all IFR aircraft not making a visual approach or maintaining visual separation.
Reference

FAA Order JO 7110.65, Para 5-9-5, Approach Separation Responsibility.

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