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Intersecting Runway/Intersecting Flight Path Operations

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

  1. Issue traffic information to each aircraft operating on intersecting runways.
  2. Separate departing aircraft from another aircraft using an intersecting runway by ensuring that the departure does not begin takeoff roll until one of the following exists:
    1. The preceding aircraft has departed and passed the intersection or is turning to avert any conflict. (See FIG 3-9-9).
      Intersecting Runway Separation
      FIG 3-9-9 Intersecting Runway Separation
    2. A preceding arriving aircraft (See FIG 3-9-10).
      1. Is clear of the landing runway, or
      2. Has completed landing roll and acknowledged the instruction to hold short of the intersection, or
      3. Has completed landing roll and acknowledged the instruction to exit the runway prior to intersection, or
      4. Has completed landing roll and is observed turning at an exit point prior to the intersection, or
      5. Has passed the intersection.
        Intersecting Runway Separation
        FIG 3-9-10 Intersecting Runway Separation
    3. USA/USAF/USN NOT APPLICABLE. An arriving aircraft has acknowledged a clearance to land and hold short of the intersecting runway/intersecting flight path being used by a departing aircraft in accordance with FAA Order JO 7110.118, Land and Hold Short Operations (LAHSO). (See FIG 3-9-11.)
      Intersecting Runway Separation
      FIG 3-9-11 Intersecting Runway Separation

      WAKE TURBULENCE APPLICATION

    4. Separate aircraft taking off behind a departing or landing aircraft on an intersecting runway if flight paths will cross (see FIG 3-9-12 and FIG 3-9-13):
      1. Category B, C, D, E, F, G, H, or I aircraft behind Category A aircraft – 3 minutes.
      2. Category B, C, D, E, F, G, H, or I aircraft behind Category B or D aircraft – 2 minutes.
      3. Category E, F, G, H, or I aircraft behind Category C aircraft – 2 minutes.
      4. Category I aircraft behind Category E aircraft – 2 minutes.
        Departure Behind Departure on Intersecting Runway
        FIG 3-9-12 Departure Behind Departure on Intersecting Runway
        Departure Behind Arrival on Intersecting Runway
        FIG 3-9-13 Departure Behind Arrival on Intersecting Runway
    5. Pilot requests to deviate from the required time intervals must not be approved if the preceding aircraft requires wake turbulence separation.