Finally, Chandigarh airport to get ILS

Chandigarh: Winter had become synonymous with disrupted flying schedules at the city airport. However, with Airport Authority of India (AAI) finally kicking off the installation of Instrument Landing System (ILS), aircraft would be able to land at the city airstrip despite poor visibility during the foggy months ahead.
ILS is a navigation aid that gives precision guidance to planes approaching and landing on the runway using both radio signals and high-intensity lighting arrays.
Talking about the new system, director of Chandigarh airport Sunil Dutt said, "A special AAI team will arrive this week to start the installation work of ILS. The navigation aid will become operational before the onset of foggy winter."
Indian Air Force controls the local airport and their ILS, which is essential for landing of aircraft during poor visibility, has been non-functional for a long time. Installed almost 15 years ago, the AF?s landing system is of the oldest available version and is not used by any airport in the country now.
20/10/10 Ajay Sura/Times of India

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Categories: airports Oct 2010