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LONGITUDINAL SEPARATION

Pilot/Controller Glossary with JO 7110.65BB, Change 3, effective July 9, 2026 · Official text on faa.gov

The longitudinal spacing of aircraft at the same altitude by a minimum distance expressed in units of time or miles.

See SEPARATION.

Refer to AIM.

In the 7110.65

Used in 14 paragraphs of JO 7110.65BB.

  1. 2-2-6IFR Flight Progress Data
  2. 2-3-3Oceanic Data Entries
  3. 5-9-7Simultaneous Independent Approaches- Dual & Triple
  4. 5-9-9Simultaneous Offset Instrument Approaches (SOIA)
  5. 6-4-4Separation by Pilots
  6. 6-7-2Approach Sequence
  7. 8-3-1Application
  8. 8-3-2Separation Methods
  9. 8-3-3Mach Number Technique
  10. 8-7-3Longitudinal Separation
  11. 8-8-3Longitudinal Separation
  12. 8-9-3Longitudinal Separation
  13. 8-10-3Longitudinal Separation
  14. 13-2-5Weather Deviation Tool