Patna: New Terminal Airport Jayaprakash Narayan International Airport, who was experiencing an increase with the addition of high-tech equipment, scheduled to be opened in December, 2023.
City airports replaced equipment that had been outdated for 17 years with sophisticated.
Help navigation, Doppler Omni range is very high frequency (Dvor), and an instrument landing system (ILS), to ensure that the plane safely lands even in bad weather conditions and operates on time.
The new Dvor is located at 16.5 hectares of land allocated countries and will facilitate take-off planes and landing in bad weather.
This will operate between March and April after commissioning by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA).
“The final commissioning date for the new Dvor will be announced in time.
The Department of Communication, Navigation, and Supervision of Indian Authority Airport oversee the installation of navigation facilities,” said the source to Ti, added that the previous equipment was obsolete and could not be operated.
Dvor equipment valuable rs 3 crore, and the total cost of electrical work and civil engineering needed to install it is expected to RS 2.36 Crore.
“With increasing air traffic at the airport, it is necessary to increase Dvor and ILS with the latest technology to meet the needs of modern aviation while holding on to all international safety standards.
Dvor has been tested and tested several times,” said an airport official.
Meanwhile, a new cottage for category I or ILS cats is being installed at the airport.
ILS consists of two components: a local antenna that provides information about the midline of the runway and a glide path that provides information about the corner.
It helps the pilot in determining the position of the runway during the landing.
Installation work is expected to be completed in the next three to four months.
Before commissioning, the approval of DGCA will be sought.