Solent Airport plans upgrades to aid low visibility flight
The next steps on two improvements to Solent Airport are being progressed by Fareham Borough Council.
New aeronautical ground lighting (AGL) will aid take off and landing in hours of darkness and low visibility conditions (within regulatory constraints).
This is supported by a performance-based navigation (PBN) system which enables pilots to follow prescribed flight paths, allowing aircraft to follow a non-precision approach into an airport which is again helpful at night or in poor weather. These routes can also be designed to avoid certain areas, for instance to reduce noise disturbance.
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Cllr Seán Woodward, Executive Leader of Fareham Borough Council, said: “This is an important step towards realising the Council’s vision for Solent Airport at Daedalus as it enables us to give our airport users certainty when using our facilities.
“Once Solent Airport is equipped with AGL and PBN, operators will benefit from more flexibility to plan operations at the airport knowing that, if they run late for example, they will still be able to land.”
The plans, which were approved by the Council Executive earlier this year, will be displayed to the public in a two-week pre-planning consultation which will also provide additional information about the scheme. This will be available both at a static display at the airport and on the ‘Solent Airport’ page of the council’s website from July 18.
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