The Airports Authority of India (AAI) today successfully conducted the Kishangarh airport, a small Rajasthan pilot using GAGAN (GPS Aided GEO Augmented Navigation) based LPV Approach Procedures. The successful pilot is the most successful and historic in the field of Air Navigation Services (ANS) in the history of the Indian Civil Aviation Sector. India is the first country in the Asia Pacific Region to achieve such a milestone.
LPV (Localizer Performance with Vertical Guidance) allows for aircraft-based operating systems that are approximately equal to Cat-IILS, without the need for ground-based navigation infrastructure. The service is based on the availability of GPS and GAGAN Geo Stationary Satellites (GSAT-8, GSAT-10 and GSAT-15), introduced by ISRO.
GAGAN is an Indian Satellite Based Augmentation System (SBAS) jointly developed by AAI and ISRO. It is the first such program for India and neighboring countries in the equatorial region. The GAGAN System was certified by the DGCA in 2015 for the Approach with Vertical Guidance (APV 1) and en-route operations (RNP 0.1). There are only four Space-Based augmentation programs available in the world namely India (GAGAN), US (WAAS) Europe (EGNOS) and Japan (MSAS). GAGAN is the first such program designed for India and neighboring countries in the equatorial region.
Indigo Airlines uses its ATR aircraft to Instrument Approach Procedure (IAP) with a 250ft LPV minima, using GAGAN Service. The test at Kishangarh airport was conducted as part of the first GAGAN LPV flight test with the DGCA board board. After final approval by the DGCA, the process will be available for commercial use.
LPV is a Satellite System used by the plane to land today at Kishangarh (Rajasthan) airport. LPV routes will make it possible for you to stay at the airport without the expensive Instrument Landing Systems, which includes many regional and local airports. Reducing the decision length to 250 ft offers significant advantages of working in adverse weather conditions and low visibility conditions. Therefore, any airport so far that will require a little higher visibility, will be able to receive beneficial flights to remote airports that do not have precision equipment.
A number of airports including Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS) airports are being evaluated to improve GAGAN based LPV Instrument Approach Procedures so that well-equipped airlines can reap greater benefits in terms of improved safety during stay, reduced fuel consumption, reduced delays and diversions, diversions and diversions. .
AAI in partnership with the Indian National Center for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) has launched the GAGAN Message Service (GMS) which will send warning messages to fishermen, veterans, and people affected by disasters in the event of natural disasters, catastrophes, such as floods. , earthquakes etc. Additional GAGAN skills are being considered for use in the non-aviation sector such as Railways, Surveying, Agriculture, Power sector, Mining etc.
The GAGAN design process requires a careful survey of the airport environment and barriers. This data is associated with complex flight controls and is replicated in software to ensure the safety of the designed process. These systems can be upgraded at any airport in India to stay independent of the Instrument Landing System. Currently Indigo (35), SpiceJet (21), Air India (15), Go First (04), Air Asia (01) and other airlineshave aircraft in their fleet are capable of implementing these -LPV. The Airports Authority of India has developed 22 such systems and some are under the DGCA-approved process to promote commercial aviation operations. In accordance with the Government. India AtamNirbhar Bharat initiative, development of LPV systems at all public airports is also a step towards making the Indian aviation industry more independent,
AAI makes every effort to ensure the availability, continuity and integrity of Flight Services through such technological advances in India. India is thus becoming the first country in Asia to have a satellite-based arrival system.
India Airports officials would like to record their sincere information to ISRO by designing and implementing the GAGAN system from 2002 onwards. The DGCA has been very active in ensuring the effectiveness of GAGAN. AAI also welcomes the cooperation of Indigo airlines by conducting safe flight tests in Kishangarh.
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