The absence of ‘Simple Approach Lights System’ at the Srinagar international airport is leading to frequent flight cancellations during low visibility, aviation experts here said.
“In absence of this facility, both the landing and the take-off by the aircrafts are dependent on the ‘visual confirmation’ from the Air Traffic Control (ATC),” they said, adding that inclement weather, especially when there are foggy conditions often cause disruptions in the flight operations at the airport.
“Even as the Srinagar airport is Instrumentation Landing System (Cat 1) compliant, this system is lying defunct due to absence of Simple Approach Lights System,” the experts said, adding that the IAF has fixed the visibility of 1.2 km for flights to operate at the aerodrome, while below this visibility flights cannot operate.
“The landing of aircrafts at the airport is dependent on a ‘visual confirmation’ to the aircrafts by the ATC as the much-needed Simple Approach Lights System has not been installed yet,” a highly placed source said.
The Instrumentation Landing System or ILS, according to experts, is a ground-based instrumentation system that provides precision guidance to an aircraft approaching the runway to enable its safe landing during reduced visibility conditions often faced during winters in Kashmir.
24/02/18 Saqib Malik/Greater Kashmir
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“In absence of this facility, both the landing and the take-off by the aircrafts are dependent on the ‘visual confirmation’ from the Air Traffic Control (ATC),” they said, adding that inclement weather, especially when there are foggy conditions often cause disruptions in the flight operations at the airport.
“Even as the Srinagar airport is Instrumentation Landing System (Cat 1) compliant, this system is lying defunct due to absence of Simple Approach Lights System,” the experts said, adding that the IAF has fixed the visibility of 1.2 km for flights to operate at the aerodrome, while below this visibility flights cannot operate.
“The landing of aircrafts at the airport is dependent on a ‘visual confirmation’ to the aircrafts by the ATC as the much-needed Simple Approach Lights System has not been installed yet,” a highly placed source said.
The Instrumentation Landing System or ILS, according to experts, is a ground-based instrumentation system that provides precision guidance to an aircraft approaching the runway to enable its safe landing during reduced visibility conditions often faced during winters in Kashmir.
24/02/18 Saqib Malik/Greater Kashmir
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