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Kishangarh airport first in India to get non-scheduled flights landed in bad weather

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On Tuesday, the Airport Authority of India (AAI), successfully landed its aircraft at the Kishangarh airport in Rajasthan, using the non-scheduled flights’ satellite technology, GAGAN, which is GPS Added Geo Augmented Navigation. With the assistance of the GAGAN technology, non-scheduled flights could easily be landed at the Kishangarh airport during bad weather and poor visibility. This will lead to the reduction of delays in flight take-offs.

Passenger safety will improve and fuel will be saved as well. This technology works on satellite signals, and this technology was until now, enjoyed by only three countries. With this feat, India has become the fourth country in the world, and the first in Asia, which will use this technology. While this technology is called GAGAN in India, in the USA it is known as WAAS, in Europe, EGNOS, and in Japan, it is called MSAS.

Being the only airport in Asia with the active use of the GAGAN technology, the Kishangarh airport, along with being used by the country, can also be used by neighbouring countries. Prior to this, Indigo airlines had conducted a successful trial of scheduled flights. The landings will take place at the airport through the LPV (Localization Performance with Vertical guidance) approach.

Airport Director BL Meena said that the GAGAN technology will prove to be a game-changer for whole of the country.

Sonakshi Datta
Sonakshi Datta
Journalist who wants to cover the truth which others look the other way from.

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