JO 7110.65 — Air Traffic Control

JO 7110.65 4-8-7

SIDE-STEP MANEUVER

This reproduces published FAA reference text for study. It does not replace the current official FAA publication or regulation.

TERMINAL

Side‐step Maneuver. When authorized by an instrument approach procedure, you may clear an aircraft for an approach to one runway and inform the aircraft that landing will be made on a parallel runway.

EXAMPLE-

“Cleared I-L-S Runway seven left approach. Side‐step to runway seven right.”

NOTE-

Side‐step maneuvers require higher weather minima/MDA. These higher minima/MDA are published on the instrument approach charts.

REFERENCE-

FAA Order JO 7110.65, Para 3-3-2 , Closed/Unsafe Runway Information.

P/CG Term - Side-step Maneuver.

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