Mli approach controller reported ATC denied the request of an arriving heavy jet for the longest run...

Narrative:

Aircraft X was assigned a runway approximately 7750 feet long. Twice aircraft X asked two different controllers [for] the runway approximately 12000 feet long. His request was denied twice due to 'operational reasons'. These operational reasons were to accommodate departures that would otherwise incur a 2 minute wake turbulence delay due to flight path issues. We should never be prohibiting an aircraft from landing the longest runway available by almost a mile to prevent a departing aircraft from incurring a 2 minute delay.controllers should not be required to play 20 questions with pilots whether they are requesting a runway or require it for landing distance. The problem compounds when we are required to ask foreign pilots if it is a request or a requirement. Individual agendas regarding who can land which runway should not be worked out on the floor with live traffic.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MLI Approach Controller reported ATC denied the request of an arriving Heavy jet for the longest runway to reduce a possible departure delay for Wake Turbulence requirements.

Narrative: Aircraft X was assigned a runway approximately 7750 feet long. Twice Aircraft X asked two different controllers [for] the runway approximately 12000 feet long. His request was denied twice due to 'operational reasons'. These operational reasons were to accommodate departures that would otherwise incur a 2 minute wake turbulence delay due to flight path issues. We should never be prohibiting an aircraft from landing the longest runway available by almost a mile to prevent a departing aircraft from incurring a 2 minute delay.Controllers should not be required to play 20 questions with pilots whether they are requesting a runway or require it for landing distance. The problem compounds when we are required to ask foreign pilots if it is a request or a requirement. Individual agendas regarding who can land which runway should not be worked out on the floor with live traffic.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.

Attributes
ACN	1507557
Time
Date	201801
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	C90.TRACON
State Reference	IL
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	A330
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 129
Flight Phase	Landing
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Approach
Qualification	Air Traffic Control Fully Certified
Events
Anomaly	ATC Issue All Types Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy

Mli approach controller reported ATC denied the request of an arriving heavy jet for the longest runway to reduce a possible departure delay for wake turbulence requirements.