Consolidated Wake Turbulence (CWT) aircraft separation minima will be implemented in the Minneapolis-St Paul Consolidated Terminal Radar Approach Control (MSP TRACON – M98) airspace at 0400 Central Daylight Time (CDT) / 0900 Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) on Wednesday, 4 September, 2019. CWT refines the current aircraft weight classes into nine wake categories. The list of CWT wake categories for aircraft type designators can be found in FAA Order JO 7110.126. The following terminal facilities will use CWT aircraft separation minima:
Anoka County-Blaine Airport (ANE)
Flying Cloud Airport (FCM)
Crystal Airport (MIC)
Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain Airport (MSP)
St Paul Downtown Airport Holman Field (STP)
CWT implementation will be transparent to the vast majority of operators, no changes to the way you operate your aircraft. The MSP TRACON (M98) will publish a Letter to Airmen (LTA) to address issues specific to their airspace. Point-of-contact for CWT is:
MSP TRACON (M98) Margaret Flategraft (651-463-5599)
The following documents provide additional information on aircraft wake turbulence:
Advisory Circular (AC) 90-23G, Wake Turbulence
Aeronautical Information Manual (AIM), Chapter 7, Section 3, Wake Turbulence
