Bangalore: Passengers from Bangalore airport will get to depart and arrive on time on almost every flight as a satellite-based navigation system, as against a ground-based system, will ensure there are no delays in landing, long queues of aircraft to land or take off, delays in take-off and extended hovering.
Bangalore airport is ready for the system, GPS Aided Geo Augmented Navigation or GAGAN, which is set to begin operations December-end. The system is being implemented both by Airports Authority of India (AAI) and Isro. AAI and Isro both confirmed the December target for GAGAN.
Isro, which is implementing this satellite-based navigation, has said tests are currently underway by AAI to check information flow between Air Traffic Control (ATC) and the flights to ensure that the satellite signals coming to an aircraft are being received correctly. The airport too will receive signals from the satellite and so it will be a three-way communication - between satellite, airport and aircraft.
21/11/13 Prashanth G N/Deccan Herald
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Bangalore airport is ready for the system, GPS Aided Geo Augmented Navigation or GAGAN, which is set to begin operations December-end. The system is being implemented both by Airports Authority of India (AAI) and Isro. AAI and Isro both confirmed the December target for GAGAN.
Isro, which is implementing this satellite-based navigation, has said tests are currently underway by AAI to check information flow between Air Traffic Control (ATC) and the flights to ensure that the satellite signals coming to an aircraft are being received correctly. The airport too will receive signals from the satellite and so it will be a three-way communication - between satellite, airport and aircraft.
21/11/13 Prashanth G N/Deccan Herald
