indiaUpdated: Aug 27, 2020 11:03 ISTThe Airports Authority of India (AAI) plans to equip 24 more airports by the end of this year with the global navigation satellite system (GNSS), whose approach procedures enable flights to land at airports despite poor visibility due to heavy rain or fog. As many as 45 Indian airports will now have approach procedures that use the global navigation satellite system (GNSS) which enable flights to land at airports despite poor visibility. A Mumbai airport official said, “During the traditional approach (landing) of an aircraft, the minimum visibility required is as high as around 2,400m. “Flights from Shirdi airport frequently used to get diverted during poor weather, as the minimum visibility required for an aircraft to land was 5km. However, with implementing this technology, the airport will see lesser flight diversions leading to doubling accessibility of the airport.”

Source: Hindustan Times August 27, 2020 04:28 UTC