Kolkata: The instrument landing system (ILS) at Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport that was installed nearly two years ago but could not be made operational due to lack of regulatory clearance was finally commissioned on Thursday following a nod from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation.
On Thursday morning, Air India flight AI 755 became the first aircraft to touch down at the airport at Andal near Durgapur at 7.40am using the ILS approach. The visibility at the time was 2,200 metre.
The Category-I ILS enables flights to land in low visibility of at least 800 metre. Without the aid, pilots required a visibility of nearly 3,000 metre. Kolkata airport has a more advanced CAT-IIIB ILS that allows pilots to touch down even when visibility is down to 50 metre.
17/08/18 Times of India
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On Thursday morning, Air India flight AI 755 became the first aircraft to touch down at the airport at Andal near Durgapur at 7.40am using the ILS approach. The visibility at the time was 2,200 metre.
The Category-I ILS enables flights to land in low visibility of at least 800 metre. Without the aid, pilots required a visibility of nearly 3,000 metre. Kolkata airport has a more advanced CAT-IIIB ILS that allows pilots to touch down even when visibility is down to 50 metre.
17/08/18 Times of India
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