Raipur: Poor visibility caused by misty conditions affected the air-traffic operations at the Swami Vivekananda Airport here on Saturday morning, with two flights diverted to various cities. “The visibility was poor in the morning hours due to unseasonal rains that lashed the Capital yesterday. The visibility required for landing of an aircraft was 2000 meters but it was around 1500 meters on Saturday morning till 8.30 am,” Airports Authority of India (AAI) officials here in Raipur said.
In normal weather conditions, according to AAI officials, 1200 meters visibility is quite enough for manning the air-operations. However, the shifting of Instrumental Landing System (ILS) is presently underway at Raipur Airport and thus 1500 meters visibility is always needed for air operations. “So in the absence of ILS, the visibility requirement goes to 2000 meter, which was not available on Saturday morning,” the AAI official explained.
18/03/18 Hitavada
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In normal weather conditions, according to AAI officials, 1200 meters visibility is quite enough for manning the air-operations. However, the shifting of Instrumental Landing System (ILS) is presently underway at Raipur Airport and thus 1500 meters visibility is always needed for air operations. “So in the absence of ILS, the visibility requirement goes to 2000 meter, which was not available on Saturday morning,” the AAI official explained.
18/03/18 Hitavada
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