Availability of 3 runways with ILS at IGI could reduce flight delays

New Delhi: Flyers may expect less number of flight delays during the fog this winter with all the three runways of the Indira Gandhi International airport here being equipped with the Instrumental Landing System.
"The second runway (27/09), after the recarpeting work and installation of Category I ILS, is ready and in operation from November 18. We will now have all three runways for operations during this fog season," an IGI Airport spokesperson said.
After the recarpeting and installation of CAT-I ILS, which cost around Rs 30 crore and was not part of Operation, Management and Development Agreement (OMDA), the runway would be available for landing of CAT-I compliant aircraft when the visibility is up to 550 metres.
In order to make the main runway (28/10) available for operations under the Category III-B fog, when the visibility drops up to 50 metres, airport operator, Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL), will undertake photometric test of the runway lightings.
29/11/09 PTI/Economic Times

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Categories: Airports Nov 2009