Bangalore Airport’s South runway is now CAT IIIB compliant
Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru’s (KIAB/ BLR Airport) South Runway (new runway) has been upgraded to CAT IIIB compliant. This came into effect from December 31, 2020, 05:30 hours. This will help in reducing the impact of weather and foggy conditions on the movement of aircraft.
Aiding smooth operations during low visibility are the newly-installed advanced Instrument Landing System (ILS), Airfield Ground Lights (AGL), meteorological equipment such as Transmissometre, Automatic Weather Observatory Station (AWOS), Surface Movement Radar (SMR) and other navigational aids.
With this upgrade, the South Runway can facilitate aircraft landing with a Runway Visual Range as low as 50 meters and take-offs at 125 metres. Until now, the permissible visual range was 550m and 300m, for landing and take-off, respectively.
This makes Bangalore Airport the only Airport in South India and sixth in the Country with CAT III B runway.
Fog-related flight delays in Bengaluru have traditionally caused delays and diversions, inconveniencing passengers, as well as resulted in financial losses for the aviation industry. With a vision to enable journeys, create experiences and touch lives as the new gateway to India, BIAL will continue to introduce facilities and amenities aimed at making airport travel seamless, delightful and memorable.
Bangalore Airport has obtained regulatory approvals to operationalise the Runway with successful completion of both trial and calibration flights followed by an inspection by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA). Airlines are required to deploy crew trained for CAT-III operations to make the optimum use of the facility.
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