IGIA upgrades its lighting system

New Delhi: The Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) will get a brand new integrated terminal by next month. Keeping in the mind the state-of-the-art Terminal 3, which will cater to both international and domestic flights, other technical systems at the airport are also in for a major overhaul.
As part of the renovation of the airport ground lighting (AGL) system, 8,700 new light fittings, 400 km of conduits and nearly 800 km of cables are being installed. The ground lighting system is the primary visual aid for pilots landing at the airport during night or poor visibility conditions.
“The system covers the centre line, edges and the touchdown zones of the runways, taxiways and apron taxi lanes. Unlike smaller airports, the lighting system at IGIA is much more complex as we also have CAT IIIB Instrument Landing Systems (ILS),” said a spokesman for Delhi International Airport Ltd, the private airport operator.
The lighting system is controlled by the airport’s air traffic control and the brightness of the lights is increased or decreased according to the weather conditions.
21/06/10 Sidhartha Roy/Hindustan Times

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Categories: Airports Jun 2010