JO 7110.65 — Air Traffic Control
JO 7110.65 3-9-9
NONINTERSECTING CONVERGING RUNWAY OPERATIONS
Separate departing aircraft from an aircraft using a nonintersecting runway when the flight paths intersect by ensuring that the departure does not begin takeoff roll until one of the following exists: REFERENCE-
FAA Order JO 7110.65, Para 2-1-21 , Traffic Advisories.
The preceding aircraft has departed and crossed the departure runway, or is turning to avert any conflict (see FIG 3-9-14). FIG 3-9-14 Converging Runway Separation

A preceding arriving aircraft has completed the landing roll and will hold short of the projected intersection, passed the projected intersection, or has crossed over the departure runway (see FIG 3-9-15 and FIG 3-9-16). FIG 3-9-15 Converging Runway Separation

FIG 3-9-16 Converging Runway Separation

If the extended centerline of a runway crosses a converging runway or the extended centerline of a converging runway at a distance of 1 NM or less from either departure end, apply the provisions of paragraph 3-9-8 , Intersecting Runway/ Intersecting Flight Path Operations, unless the facility is using aids specified in a facility directive, (may include but are not limited to, Arrival/Departure Window (ADW), ASDE-X Virtual Runway Intersection Point (VRIP), cut‐off points or automation). (See FIG 3-9-17 and FIG 3-9-18.) REFERENCE-
FAA Order JO 7210.3, Para 10-3-16, Go‐Around/Missed Approach and Non-Intersecting Converging Runway Operations.
FIG 3-9-17 Converging Runway Separation

FIG 3-9-18 Converging Runway Separation

WAKE TURBULENCE APPLICATION
Separate aircraft taking off behind a landing or departing aircraft on a converging runway if projected flight paths will cross (See FIG 3-9-19 and FIG 3-9-20): Category B, C, D, E, F, G, H, or I aircraft behind Category A aircraft – 3 minutes .
Category B, C, D, E, F, G, H, or I aircraft behind Category B or D aircraft – 2 minutes .
Category E, F, G, H, or I aircraft behind Category C aircraft – 2 minutes .
Category I aircraft behind Category E aircraft – 2 minutes . FIG 3-9-19 Converging Runway Separation

NOTE-
Takeoff clearance to the following aircraft should not be issued until the time interval has passed from when the preceding aircraft began takeoff roll.
FIG 3-9-20 Converging Runway Separation

Do not approvepilot requests to deviate from the required time interval if the preceding aircraft requires wake turbulence separation . REFERENCE-
FAA Order JO 7110.65, Para 5-8-3 , Successive or Simultaneous Departures.
FAA Order JO 7110.65, Para 5-8-5 , Departures and Arrivals on Parallel or Nonintersecting Diverging Runways.
FAA Order JO 7110.65, Para 5-5-4 , Minima, Subpara g.
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