Amausi airport to have advanced landing system

“By November,the airport will have CAT-II instrument landing system operational. The lights required for CAT-II have already been installed,” said Atul Dikshit,Director,Amausi Airport. The officials said the site for the antennae,a part of ILS,had been finalised but it needs to be cleared of the surrounding construction.

“Currently,there are seven houses near the location of the antennae. These structures may cause a reflection of signals from the antennae leading to disturbance in communication with the pilot. The district administration has been requested to remove these constructions at the earliest,” Dikshit said. “The upgradation will surely help in getting more international and domestic airlines to Lucknow airport. Because of low visibility conditions,especially during winters,flights are often diverted to other airports like Kanpur,Varanasi or Delhi causing inconvenience to both passengers and the airport administration,” said another official.