(a) the number of trained pilots who can handle CAT-III B
compliant aircraft under poor visibility;
(b) the number of airports in the country which can handle
such flights;
(c) the number of airports where such facilities have been
installed till the end of the Eleventh Plan; and
(d) the steps taken by the Government to install latest
equipments at the airports to avoid flight delays and
cancellations under adverse weather conditions?
MINISTER OF CIVIL AVIATION ( SHRI AJIT SINGH )
(a): Details of CAT IIIB trained pilots are as follows:
Pilot in Command (P1) = 926
Co-Pilot/ First Officer (P2) = 657
(b): Indira Gandhi International Airport is the only airport
which can handle ILS CAT-IIIB flights.
(c): ILS CAT-IIIB facility has been installed at IGI Airport
for Runways-28, 11 and 29 till the end of the Eleventh
Plan.
(d): (i) ASMGCS (Advanced Surface Movement Guidance and
Control System), which is required for CAT-IIIB operations,
is operational at Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Hyderabad
and Bangalore Airports.
(ii) ASMGCS is also planned for Ahmedabad, Amritsar, Jaipur,
Lucknow and Guwahati Airports, which have fog bound
conditions.
(iii) CAT-II system at Jaipur Airport is likely to be
implemented after Runway extension.
(iv) Co-located Primary Radar (ASR)/ Secondary Radars (MSSR)
are being implemented at 6 airports.
(v) Secondary Surveillance Radars (MSSR) at 9
airports/locations is under variousstagesof
implementation.
(vi) ADS-B is being installed at 14 Airports.
(vii) Implementation of Central Air Traffic Flow Management
for balancing demand versus capacity and for reducing
delays/ cancellations even in case of adverse weather is in
the final stages of planning.