Patna: Flight operations at Jayaprakash Narayan International (JPNI) Airport in Patna is set to be smoother and safer with the use of state-of-the-art automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) technology.
The satellite-based navigational system has been working on trial basis for the last three months and will be fully commissioned following the nod from Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA).
According to senior airport officials, the ADS-B equipment was installed at the airport in 2016, followed by a three-month training programme of air traffic control (ATC) staff. The ADS-B automatically gives exact position of the aircraft along with its other required navigational details.
Patna airport director Bhupesh CH Negi told this newspaper on Monday that the ATC staff have been using this equipment on trial basis since March. “It will be fully functional after the DGCA nod. A proposal in this regard has already been sent to the DGCA with the required documents,” he said.
The navigation of flights under Patna airport ATC jurisdiction is presently being done through age-old radio communication between the pilot and the ATC ground staff.
Under the ADS-B technology, the aircraft equipped with the technology transmits its details, including call-sign, height, location, speed and estimated time of arrival (ETA) through global positioning system (GPS) to the controlling ATC and other equipped aircraft in its vicinity. Most modern aircraft, including those manufactured by Airbus and Boeing are equipped with ADS-B.
Santosh Kumar, assistant general manager (air traffic management) at Patna airport, said the ADS-B technology is being used presently for only those aircraft which are equipped with the equipment supporting ADS-B. “We are using this system on trial basis between 7:30am and 7.30pm,” he said.
Meanwhile, Patna airport has also initiated the proposal to replace several other outdated equipment, including Instrument Landing System (ILS) and Doppler Very High Frequency Omni Range (DVOR) being used to help the pilot in flight navigation. They are very old. The ILS at Patna airport is of Category-1, which is termed as CAT-I ILS. It has been recommended to be updated to ILS Category-II.
27/08/19 Faryal Rumi/Times of India
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The satellite-based navigational system has been working on trial basis for the last three months and will be fully commissioned following the nod from Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA).
According to senior airport officials, the ADS-B equipment was installed at the airport in 2016, followed by a three-month training programme of air traffic control (ATC) staff. The ADS-B automatically gives exact position of the aircraft along with its other required navigational details.
Patna airport director Bhupesh CH Negi told this newspaper on Monday that the ATC staff have been using this equipment on trial basis since March. “It will be fully functional after the DGCA nod. A proposal in this regard has already been sent to the DGCA with the required documents,” he said.
The navigation of flights under Patna airport ATC jurisdiction is presently being done through age-old radio communication between the pilot and the ATC ground staff.
Under the ADS-B technology, the aircraft equipped with the technology transmits its details, including call-sign, height, location, speed and estimated time of arrival (ETA) through global positioning system (GPS) to the controlling ATC and other equipped aircraft in its vicinity. Most modern aircraft, including those manufactured by Airbus and Boeing are equipped with ADS-B.
Santosh Kumar, assistant general manager (air traffic management) at Patna airport, said the ADS-B technology is being used presently for only those aircraft which are equipped with the equipment supporting ADS-B. “We are using this system on trial basis between 7:30am and 7.30pm,” he said.
Meanwhile, Patna airport has also initiated the proposal to replace several other outdated equipment, including Instrument Landing System (ILS) and Doppler Very High Frequency Omni Range (DVOR) being used to help the pilot in flight navigation. They are very old. The ILS at Patna airport is of Category-1, which is termed as CAT-I ILS. It has been recommended to be updated to ILS Category-II.
27/08/19 Faryal Rumi/Times of India
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