Kochi: Precision of aircraft movement at the Cochin International Airport Limited is set to improve further with the Airports Authority of India (AAI) slated to install another set of Instrument Landing System (ILS) at the westerly approach of its 3,400-metre runway.
The proposal for installing a CAT-1 (Category -1) type ILS at the 09 end of the runway has been agreed upon with the AAI and the airport company will soon start the construction works in the area marked for the facility, said CIAL officials. Installation of a second ILS at Kochi was a long-pending demand by the various airlines.
The ILS is a ground-based system that provides guidance to an aircraft in approaching and landing on a runway by a combination of radio signals and high-intensity lighting arrays. It guides pilots on a specific glide path approach, helping aircraft descend to lower altitudes before making visual contact with the runway during periods of inclement weather.
03/06/15 Hiran Unnikrishnan/The Hindu
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The proposal for installing a CAT-1 (Category -1) type ILS at the 09 end of the runway has been agreed upon with the AAI and the airport company will soon start the construction works in the area marked for the facility, said CIAL officials. Installation of a second ILS at Kochi was a long-pending demand by the various airlines.
The ILS is a ground-based system that provides guidance to an aircraft in approaching and landing on a runway by a combination of radio signals and high-intensity lighting arrays. It guides pilots on a specific glide path approach, helping aircraft descend to lower altitudes before making visual contact with the runway during periods of inclement weather.
03/06/15 Hiran Unnikrishnan/The Hindu
