Flight operations at at the IGI airport suspended due to dense fog

New Delhi: Flight operations at the IGI airport remained suspended this morning due to dense fog which disrupted the schedules of over 50 domestic and international flights.
No flights have taken-off or landed after 8 am as the runway visibility dropped to 50 metres on both the runways due to dense fog that enveloped the airport early this morning, airport sources said.
About 12 incoming and outgoing morning flights were cancelled.
According to Met Department, the fog started to descend on the airport in the wee hours and it began to thicken around 5 am, reducing the general visibility to less than 50 metres while runway visibility was reduced to around 250 metres.
Within an hour, the runway visibility dropped to 75 metres and by 7.30 am it further deteriorated to 50 metres, affecting the movement of several morning flights.
No flights could land even using the CAT-III B instrument landing system, as the minimum permissible limit to land under such conditions is 50 metres, while the limit for low visibility take-off is 150 metres.
26/01/10 PTI/Times of India

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Categories: Airports Jan 2010