New Delhi: The main runway of IGI airport
here today became fit for operations in dense fog, using
CAT-III B instrument landing system, after a new runway
visibility measuring instrument was installed three days after
the old one went unserviceable.
"The Runway Visual Range (RVR) measuring instrument was
replaced yesterday and from today ATC is receiving the real
time data about the visibility at the Dwarka side of the main
runway. So now runway 28/10 has now become fit for operations
in CAT-III B conditions," Director of airport Met department R
K Jenamani told PTI.
But the instrument would be tested only when dense fog
envelops the airport and visibility drops to zero, he said
adding, the faulty cables have also been replaced.
Flight operations remained normal for the second
consecutive day today as the airport witnessed a clear sky.
Flights to Shimla, Chandigarh, Patna, Leh, Guwahati
were either cancelled or delayed due to poor visibility at
those destinations, an airport official said.
According to Met department, the airport may experience
dense fog tonight or early tomorrow morning.
-PTI
First Published: Tuesday, January 05, 2010, 23:50