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Adjacent Airport Operation

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

TERMINAL

WAKE TURBULENCE APPLICATION

  1. The ATC facility having control jurisdiction at adjacent airports must separate arriving or departing IFR aircraft on a course that will cross the flight path of an aircraft requiring wake turbulence separation in accordance with the following:
    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.
  2. EN ROUTE. The ATC facility having control jurisdiction at adjacent airports must separate arriving or departing IFR aircraft on a course that will cross the flight path of an aircraft requiring wake turbulence separation in accordance with the following:
    1. Heavy, large, or small behind super - 3 minutes.
    2. Heavy, large, or small behind heavy - 2 minutes.
    3. Small behind B757 - 2 minutes.
      Adjacent Airport Operation -- Arrival
      FIG 6-1-1 Adjacent Airport Operation -- Arrival
      Adjacent Airport Operation -- Departure
      FIG 6-1-2 Adjacent Airport Operation -- Departure