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BENGALURU: The closed North Runway of Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) is set to begin flight operations by March-end, said the airport operator, Bangalore International Airport Limited. However, this Runway will not be CATIIIB compliant.
The runway was shut on June 22, 2020 to carry out rehabilitation and upgradation works. Responding to queries from
TNIE, a spokesperson said, Our endeavour is to operationalise the North Runway by end of March 2021.
Elaborating on the works carried out here, the spokesperson said, Rehabilitation of runway and Taxiway with new asphalt top layer along with the strengthening of the surface is being done. Provision of LED Runway Centre Line & Runway edge lights is also being undertaken.
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BLR Airport records first landing under CAT IIIB conditions
January 21, 2021
Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru recorded its first landing under CAT IIIB conditions on the morning of Thursday. Radiation fog set in during the early part of the day, resulting in a rapid drop in visibility to 200 metres. During this time, IndiGo flight 6E-6389 from Lucknow made a successful touchdown at 07.41 hours.
The South Runway can facilitate aircraft landing with a runway visual range as low as 50 metres and take-offs at 125 metre. Before the upgrade, the permissible visual range was 550 metres and 300 metres, for landing and take-off, respectively. This upgrade by BIAL is expected to reduce disruption in operations and would immensely benefit passengers during inclement weather conditions.
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South runway of Bengaluru airport now CAT III B compliant ANI | Updated: Dec 31, 2020 16:49 IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], December 31 (ANI): South runway of Bengaluru s Kempegowda International Airport is now CAT III B compliant, which will allow aircraft to land even under 50-metre visibility.
CAT III B is an instrument landing system (ILS) which helps to guide pilots to land during difficult visibility conditions. Inclement weather and foggy conditions will now have minimal impact 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, according to an official release.