{"id":58727,"date":"2024-03-16T16:08:22","date_gmt":"2024-03-16T10:38:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?p=58727"},"modified":"2025-04-01T03:46:09","modified_gmt":"2025-03-31T22:16:09","slug":"lufthansa-a380-experienced-wake-turbulence-at-los-angeles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/16\/lufthansa-a380-experienced-wake-turbulence-at-los-angeles\/","title":{"rendered":"Lufthansa A380 Experienced Wake Turbulence After Emirates A380 Takeoff from Los Angeles"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>LOS ANGELES-<\/strong> While departing from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), a <a href=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?s=lufthansa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Lufthansa (LH)<\/a> Airbus A380 bound for Munich (MUC) encountered wake turbulence shortly after another <a href=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?s=A380\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">A380 <\/a>had taken off moments earlier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Viewers tuning into the livestream of L.A FLIGHTS were treated to a captivating sight as the <a href=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?s=Emirates\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Emirates (EK)<\/a> flight departed nearly three hours behind schedule.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/1280px-Lufthansa_Airbus_A380-841_D-AIMH_at_Frankfurt_Airport-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Lufthansa A380 Experienced Wake Turbulence After Emirates A380 Takeoff from Los Angeles\" class=\"wp-image-51525\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/1280px-Lufthansa_Airbus_A380-841_D-AIMH_at_Frankfurt_Airport-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/1280px-Lufthansa_Airbus_A380-841_D-AIMH_at_Frankfurt_Airport-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/1280px-Lufthansa_Airbus_A380-841_D-AIMH_at_Frankfurt_Airport-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/1280px-Lufthansa_Airbus_A380-841_D-AIMH_at_Frankfurt_Airport-750x422.jpg 750w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/1280px-Lufthansa_Airbus_A380-841_D-AIMH_at_Frankfurt_Airport-1140x641.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/1280px-Lufthansa_Airbus_A380-841_D-AIMH_at_Frankfurt_Airport.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo: By tjdarmstadt &#8211; IMG_6248.jpg, CC BY 2.0, https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/w\/index.php?curid=61529535<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-wake-turbulence-encounter-lufthansa-a380-after-emirates-departure\">Wake Turbulence Encounter: Lufthansa A380 After Emirates Departure<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Against the backdrop of a sunset, two super heavy A380 aircraft were required to depart consecutively from runway 7R at <a href=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?s=los+Angeles\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Los Angeles (LAX)<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Emirates A380 (registration A6-EVF) received clearance for takeoff to Dubai and commenced departure at 19:20 PDT for flight EK216.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Merely 2 minutes later, the Lufthansa A380 (registration D-AIMK) initiated its departure to Munich for flight LH453, utilizing the same runway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"WAKE Turbulence! Back to Back A380 departures\" width=\"729\" height=\"410\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nkfDj6BsXoc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As the Lufthansa aircraft progressed, it encountered the wake turbulence generated by the preceding plane. The A380 was observed making momentary adjustments to stabilize its wings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"680\" src=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/5691398516_056a5414b9_b.jpg\" alt=\"Lufthansa A380 Experienced Wake Turbulence After Emirates A380 Takeoff from Los Angeles\" class=\"wp-image-34846\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/5691398516_056a5414b9_b.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/5691398516_056a5414b9_b-600x398.jpg 600w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/5691398516_056a5414b9_b-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/5691398516_056a5414b9_b-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/5691398516_056a5414b9_b-750x498.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo: Emirates A380-861 A6-EDJ | Close up detail of the big Emirat\u2026 | Flickr<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-faa-guidelines\">FAA Guidelines<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Wake turbulence is a disturbance in the atmosphere that occurs behind an aircraft as it flies, presenting heightened risks during takeoff, particularly when the aircraft is at a high angle of attack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regulations, departing aircraft are assigned specific time or distance intervals when taking off from the same runway threshold:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A three-minute interval or appropriate radar separation is enforced when a departure follows a super aircraft.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A two-minute interval or appropriate radar separation is maintained when a departure follows a heavy aircraft.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A two-minute interval or appropriate radar separation is maintained when a small aircraft follows a B757 during the takeoff sequence.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The Lufthansa flight proceeded to ascend to a cruising altitude of 35,000 feet and touched down in Munich after a duration of 10 hours and 28 minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stay tuned with us. 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