Finally, Srinagar Airport to get ILS

Srinagar: After years of delay, the Airports Authority of India (AAI) is all set to calibrate the Instrumentation Landing System (ILS) at the Srinagar International Airport on Tuesday to facilitate easy landing of aircraft in low visibility conditions.
Highly placed sources disclosed to Greater Kashmir that a team of experts Sunday arrived at the airport to calibrate the landing instrument worth Rs 2 crore.
“An experienced pilot named Capt Johar from the AAI will be leading the calibration process Tuesday,” they said. The development comes a month after the Airports Authority of India and the Indian Air Force agreed to calibrate the equipment, which had been installed at the airport two years back.
Sources said after the calibration is over, a report shall be presented to the Director General Civil Aviation (DGCA) and the Union Civil Aviation Ministry. “Once they give clearance, the equipment would be put to use,” they said.
Sources said the commissioning of the ILS would ensure easy landing of aircraft in low visibility conditions during the day or night landing as well. “This time the visibility requirement for landing at the Srinagar Airport is over 2 kms.
But once the ILS is put to use, the aircraft can land in visibility conditions of 1000 to 1200 meters,” they said.
20/12/10 Faheem Aslam

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Categories: Airports Dec 2010