A system for displaying wake turbulence of aircraft with respect to an ownship, the system comprising: a plurality of data sources (120, 112, 114, 104) configured to determine: for each aircraft (404, 406, 408) of a plurality of aircraft, a location, flight parameters, and a type of aircraft; and a location, flight parameters, and a type of the ownship; a processor coupled to the plurality of data sources and configured to determine: an envelope relating to a flight path of the ownship; a wake turbulence within the envelope comprising wake turbulence (405, 407, 409) of each aircraft (404, 406, 408) of the plurality of aircraft within the envelope, the wake turbulence of each aircraft in consideration of the location, flight parameters, and the type of the respective aircraft; periodically a decay rate of the wake turbulence for each aircraft within the envelope; periodically a severity of the wake turbulence with respect to the decay rate for each aircraft within the envelope; and a format of the wake turbulence within the envelope indicating the severity, the format comprising, for each aircraft within the envelope, a plurality of wake segments formed perpendicular to the direction of flight of the aircraft when the wake turbulence is determined, wherein each wake segment is formatted to indicate a severity of the turbulence, and wherein wake segments from respective aircraft are drawn on a display in reverse severity order such that a severe wake segment is drawn on top of moderate and light wake segments; and a display consisting of a horizontal situation indicator and coupled to the processor and configured to display, in a two dimensional view, the format of the wake turbulence of the envelope. a plurality of data sources (120, 112, 114, 104) configured to determine: for each aircraft (404, 406, 408) of a plurality of aircraft, a location, flight parameters, and a type of aircraft; and a location, flight parameters, and a type of the ownship; for each aircraft (404, 406, 408) of a plurality of aircraft, a location, flight parameters, and a type of aircraft; and a location, flight parameters, and a type of the ownship; a processor coupled to the plurality of data sources and configured to determine: an envelope relating to a flight path of the ownship; a wake turbulence within the envelope comprising wake turbulence (405, 407, 409) of each aircraft (404, 406, 408) of the plurality of aircraft within the envelope, the wake turbulence of each aircraft in consideration of the location, flight parameters, and the type of the respective aircraft; periodically a decay rate of the wake turbulence for each aircraft within the envelope; periodically a severity of the wake turbulence with respect to the decay rate for each aircraft within the envelope; and a format of the wake turbulence within the envelope indicating the severity, the format comprising, for each aircraft within the envelope, a plurality of wake segments formed perpendicular to the direction of flight of the aircraft when the wake turbulence is determined, wherein each wake segment is formatted to indicate a severity of the turbulence, and wherein wake segments from respective aircraft are drawn on a display in reverse severity order such that a severe wake segment is drawn on top of moderate and light wake segments; and an envelope relating to a flight path of the ownship; a wake turbulence within the envelope comprising wake turbulence (405, 407, 409) of each aircraft (404, 406, 408) of the plurality of aircraft within the envelope, the wake turbulence of each aircraft in consideration of the location, flight parameters, and the type of the respective aircraft; periodically a decay rate of the wake turbulence for each aircraft within the envelope; periodically a severity of the wake turbulence with respect to the decay rate for each aircraft within the envelope; and a format of the wake turbulence within the envelope indicating the severity, the format comprising, for each aircraft within the envelope, a plurality of wake segments formed perpendicular to the direction of flight of the aircraft when the wake turbulence is determined, wherein each wake segment is formatted to indicate a severity of the turbulence, and wherein wake segments from respective aircraft are drawn on a display in reverse severity order such that a severe wake segment is drawn on top of moderate and light wake segments; and a display consisting of a horizontal situation indicator and coupled to the processor and configured to display, in a two dimensional view, the format of the wake turbulence of the envelope.