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Old 18th Aug 2006, 20:38
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The arrival vortex spacing varies between countries, and in the UK certainly it varies between airports. In the UK the CAA stipulates that a Light following a Heavy is eight miles. At Heathrow, the same traffic is seven miles apart.
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