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PARALLEL RUNWAYS

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

Two or more runways at the same airport whose centerlines are parallel. In addition to runway number, parallel runways are designated as L (left) and R (right) or, if three parallel runways exist, L (left), C (center), and R (right).

In the 7110.65

Used in 14 paragraphs of JO 7110.65BB.

  1. 3-3-2Closed/Unsafe Runway Information
  2. 3-8-3Simultaneous Same Direction Operation
  3. 3-8-4Simultaneous Opposite Direction Operation
  4. 3-9-6Same Runway Separation
  5. 3-9-7Wake Turbulence Separation for Intersection Departures
  6. 3-10-3Same Runway Separation
  7. 5-5-4Minima
  8. 5-8-3Successive or Simultaneous Departures
  9. 5-9-7Simultaneous Independent Approaches- Dual & Triple
  10. 5-9-8Simultaneous Independent Close Parallel Approaches –precision Runway Monitor (PRM) Approaches
  11. 5-9-9Simultaneous Offset Instrument Approaches (SOIA)
  12. 5-9-10Simultaneous Independent Approaches to Widely-Spaced Parallel Runways Without Final Monitors
  13. 7-4-4Approaches to Multiple Runways
  14. 7-6-7Sequencing