The Weather equipment at the Kumasi Airport Kumasi Airport activates equipment to curb flight cancellations due to weather...Domestic airlines have started using an aircraft landing navigation system installed at the Kumasi Airport to enhance safety of aircrafts and passengers. The €800,000 Instrument Landing System (ILS), which guides aircrafts in their finals when landing, is expected to curtail incidents of flight delays and cancellations due to poor weather conditions. “With this Instrument Landing System in place, the agonizing moments of flight cancelations in the mornings or during the harmattan season will be a thing of the past,” said Transport Minister, Dzifa Attivor at project commissioning in Kumasi. The ILS consist three components – localizer, glide path and distance measuring equipment – which transmit signals for aircrafts to pick. Its multi-faceted use includes helping airlines to a runway touchdown point, providing an aircraft with a precision final approach and guiding the pilot during landing. It also provides aircraft guidance to the runway in both the horizontal and vertical lanes. The Kumasi Airport will however require the installation of aeronautical ground lighting system to activate night flight operations. The ILS was solely financed by the internally generated funds of the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) to positioning the facility for future increase in air traffic.
Posted on: Mon, 24 Mar 2014 00:14:33 +0000
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