Planes fly in a stack as shown below. They are separated vertically by at least 1,000 feet (300 metres), and never at the same level.

When it is your plane's turn to leave the pattern to join the queue for landing, Air Traffic Controllers will provide pilots with a minimum of three miles separation on approach.


 

 
 
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