IMD to deploy advanced weather instruments at 18 major airports
Eighteen major airports in India will get additional meteorological instrumentation support, output from which will enhance the overall safety of flight operations and contribute towards the smooth functioning of airports round the year.
The India Meteorological Department is finalising the set of instruments which will be installed at these select airports and testing for some of these are presently underway.
The airport meteorological instrument support upgrade will provide a huge boost for the Indian aviation sector that has grown significantly in recent years. According to the latest figures provided by the Ministry of Civil Aviation, there are 129 operational airports in India, of which 29 are equipped for international flight operations whereas 90 operate for domestic purposes and 10 are custom.
