AAI: ILS at Chakeri Airport, Kanpur found safe to assist pilots land in adverse conditions

The ILS (Instrument Landing System), which plays an important role in the safe landing of aircraft at Chakeri Airport, Kanpur has been found safe for use in Category-1 testing. On Sunday, the Airport Authority of India (AAI) aircraft was used to investigate ISL’s safety. After testing the equipment on various parameters, the investigation team gave it a thumbs up.

Safe landing at night or in bad weather

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With this new development, the aircraft will now be able to land easily on the runway here. Airport officials said ILS Cat-1 is a radio navigation system equipped with the best technology. It helps the aircraft to reach the runway at night or in bad weather. Additionally, the ILS is checked every four months.

Chakeri airport director BK Jha said the AAI aircraft remained in the air for two hours and checked the equipment from a radius of over 18 km. The angle of landing, speed etc, of the aircraft, was meticulously checked before the landing took place.

ISL provides guidance during landing

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Reportedly, in aviation, the Instrument Landing System (ILS) is a radio navigation system that provides short-range guidance to aircraft to allow them to approach a runway at night or in bad weather conditions. A facility, highly accurate and dependable means of navigating to the runway in IFR conditions. It is defined as a precision runway approach aid based on two radio beams that together provide pilots with both vertical and horizontal guidance during an approach to land.