Category II ILS ready at Calcutta

Calcutta: The new Category II Instrument Landing System (CAT-II ILS) was commissioned at the airport on Friday night.
A special calibration aircraft that flew in from Delhi on Thursday afternoon to test the functioning of CAT-II ILS completed the two-day exercise on Friday evening.
“The calibration was successful and we have commissioned the new ILS,” said P.K. Singhal, the regional executive director (east) of the Airports Authority of India (AAI).
The new set of ILS equipment was imported from the US and installed at a cost of around Rs 1 crore.
Replacement of the ILS equipment, installed in 1993, was overdue. The changeover was deferred in October.
By adding facilities, the system can be upgraded to CAT-III ILS, which allows operation of flights when runway visibility is as low as 50 metres. “The new equipment is more precise and compatible with CAT-III,” said Singhal.
28/03/09 The Telegraph

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Categories: Airports Mar 2009