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Mar 31, 2026 | 9:33 am

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Originally Posted by lincolnjkc

Though looking at the FAA air traffic manual (https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publ...section_8.html) and the runway separation requirements for simultaneous same direction operations I feel like I'm missing something based on the discussion upthread as using the very precise measuring tool in Google Maps it appears there's already sufficient separation (even though my brain says that can't be right)

Current SFO ops are compliant, I think the spacing question being discussed is about providing sufficient spacing for simultaneous independent ILS approaches: https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publ...section_9.html

Base case seems to be 3,600 ft of separation and maybe as low as 2,500 with sufficiently advanced equipment (?). The entire "island" for the 28s at touchdown, including taxiways C and F, is less than 2,500 ft wide.

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