Chandigarh: With upgradation of the runway on the cards,you won't feel any jerks as your flight lands at the Chandigarh airport. In a move that would help civilian aircraft operating from the local airport in smooth landing during poor visibility, the air force authorities, which control the runway, and the air traffic control (ATC) of the local airport, have decided to improve the existing runway.
The upgradation would help civilian aircraft only from next winter. Though, the Airports Authority of India (AAI) had installed a new instrument landing system (ILS) in January 2011, the ILS is category I type, which is not helpful for pilots to land the aircraft in case the visibility goes down to below 1200 meters.
Air Commodore S C Chafekar, air officer commanding (AOC), 12 Wing Air Force Station, Chandigarh, informed that they are going to upgrade the existing runway as per their plan. He further informed that the upgradation would be started in the beginning of next year but did not share the exact details.
07/12/12 Ajay Sura/Times of India
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The upgradation would help civilian aircraft only from next winter. Though, the Airports Authority of India (AAI) had installed a new instrument landing system (ILS) in January 2011, the ILS is category I type, which is not helpful for pilots to land the aircraft in case the visibility goes down to below 1200 meters.
Air Commodore S C Chafekar, air officer commanding (AOC), 12 Wing Air Force Station, Chandigarh, informed that they are going to upgrade the existing runway as per their plan. He further informed that the upgradation would be started in the beginning of next year but did not share the exact details.
07/12/12 Ajay Sura/Times of India
