Bengaluru: The construction of a technical block by the Bengaluru International Airport Ltd (BIAL) near the runway has now forced the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) to shift its runway visibility sensors to avoid blockage of signals.
The sensors are fixed at both ends of the runway and transmit data regarding visibility range to the Air Traffic Control (ATC). But in the last few weeks the ATC’s weather section stopped receiving them. Upon verification it was found out that the new technical block was blocking the signals.Since Tuesday a team of meteorologists from IMD’s Pune branch has taken up the repairs of runway instruments.
“We are now upgrading the technology so that the signals can be reached the ATC tower even if there are few obstructions. The tower at BIA is about 40 metres tall and we are shifting the equipment to ATC tower. These newly-fitted equipment are Wi-Fi in nature and can transmit the visibility trend to ATC round-the-clock,” said an IMD official from BIA.
13/11/13 Deccan Chronicle
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The sensors are fixed at both ends of the runway and transmit data regarding visibility range to the Air Traffic Control (ATC). But in the last few weeks the ATC’s weather section stopped receiving them. Upon verification it was found out that the new technical block was blocking the signals.Since Tuesday a team of meteorologists from IMD’s Pune branch has taken up the repairs of runway instruments.
“We are now upgrading the technology so that the signals can be reached the ATC tower even if there are few obstructions. The tower at BIA is about 40 metres tall and we are shifting the equipment to ATC tower. These newly-fitted equipment are Wi-Fi in nature and can transmit the visibility trend to ATC round-the-clock,” said an IMD official from BIA.
13/11/13 Deccan Chronicle
