AAI conducts flight calibration of instrument landing system at Navi Mumbai Airport

Thane, Aug 12 (PTI) The Airports Authority of India (AAI) on Monday started conducting flight calibration of instrument landing system (ILS) for runway 26/08 at the under-construction Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA) which is expected to start the first phase of operations by March 2025.

The two-day exercise, a critical step in calibrating flight paths to ensure the airport’s operational readiness, will end on August 13 (Tuesday).

This is a landmark event, essential to prepare the instrument approach procedure and eventual licencing of NMIA and its operationalization, said the Navi Mumbai Airport in a Facebook post.

The post stated that ILS is a standard International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) precision landing aid that is used to provide accurate vertical & lateral guidance to aircraft for landing on the runway under normal or adverse weather conditions.

ILS guides the aircraft to a position from where a safe landing on the runway can be executed. PTI COR/IAS RSY