Kolkata: The city airport is set to get a modern gadget — transmissometer — for determining the runway visual range, crucial for flight operations.
India Meteorological Department (IMD) has recently sent an application to Airports Authority of India (AAI) for installing a transmissometer near the runaway of the airport. It would provide real-time visibility range digitally, replacing the existing manual process of calculating it.
“We have recently written a letter to the AAI, Patna, for installing the transmissometer. We have been informed that the application has been forwarded to the regional headquarters of AAI in Calcutta. It would be sent to the national headquarters in New Delhi from there. The transmissometer would be installed at one of the two ends of the single runway here. Once the equipment is in place, we would be able to provide precise details of the visibility condition on real-time basis to ensure smooth air operations,” said Ashish Sen, director, IMD, Patna.
Authorities at Patna airport claimed that the onus of installing the transmissometer was on the Met department. “IMD alone looks after the installation of transmissometer. We only provide the nod for installing the equipment,” said Sono Marandi, director (in- charge), Jayaprakash Narayan International Airport, Patna.
27/02/14 Piyush Kumar Tripathi/Telegraph
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India Meteorological Department (IMD) has recently sent an application to Airports Authority of India (AAI) for installing a transmissometer near the runaway of the airport. It would provide real-time visibility range digitally, replacing the existing manual process of calculating it.
“We have recently written a letter to the AAI, Patna, for installing the transmissometer. We have been informed that the application has been forwarded to the regional headquarters of AAI in Calcutta. It would be sent to the national headquarters in New Delhi from there. The transmissometer would be installed at one of the two ends of the single runway here. Once the equipment is in place, we would be able to provide precise details of the visibility condition on real-time basis to ensure smooth air operations,” said Ashish Sen, director, IMD, Patna.
Authorities at Patna airport claimed that the onus of installing the transmissometer was on the Met department. “IMD alone looks after the installation of transmissometer. We only provide the nod for installing the equipment,” said Sono Marandi, director (in- charge), Jayaprakash Narayan International Airport, Patna.
27/02/14 Piyush Kumar Tripathi/Telegraph
