Wednesday, January 28, 2015

Come next winter, Chandigarh airport to cross fog hurdle

Chandigarh: Come next winter, flight operations at the Chandigarh airport will not get affected by dense fog and inclement weather as the Civil Aviation Ministry has announced to install the CAT-III equipment at the airport.

In an announcement made on Wednesday, the Ministry of Civil Aviation shortlisted the Chandigarh airport among 13 airports in India, which will be equipped with the CAT-III equipment for smooth operations even in dense fog.

At present, the airport is not equipped with any such instrument and the visibility is judged manually by the airport authorities. The demand for upgrading the ILS (Instrument Landing System) with the CAT-II or CAT–III equipment was pending since 2001.

The CAT-III equipment provides a runway visual range of about 700 metres under poor visibility conditions. The announcement has brought cheer for domestic airlines and will also be beneficial once international flights start from here. The first international flight is expected to start in April. The Chandigarh airport is expanding towards Mohali with a new international terminal.
28/01/15 Deepankar Sharda/Chandigarh Tribune
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