Weather monitoring devices at Kannur Airport

In this blog, we will brief about weather monitoring and devices at KIAL.

Why to monitor weather at airports?

Monitoring of weather at airports are very crucial as landing of aircraft s mainly depending on the weather. The continuous real time information and reports on weather conditions are extremely important for functioning of an Airport.

The meteorological equipment helps pilots and aviation controllers to make serious decision about landing and take off.

What are all measured?

• Visibility
• Pressure
• Wind speed and Direction
• Temperature
• Humidity
• Precipitation

Landing safety is mainly depending on the runway visual range and cloud height near touch down.

Below given some of the weather equipment used in airport and their use

Airport Weather Observation Systems - AWOS

AWOS detect runway condition as well as more problematic weather phenomena such as freezing rain, wind shear and thunderstorms. Below given set of parameters collected for test.

• Wind Speed
• Wind Direction
• Temperature
• Humidity
• Dew Point
• Barometric Pressure (QNH, QFE)
• Present Weather (Precipitation Identification)
• Cloud Height and Sky Condition
• Density Altitude
• Runway Surface Sensor
• Solar Radiation

Digital Current Weather Information Systems - DCWIS
DCWIS is a report  generation machine, measures meteorological parameters, derives other parameters through the artificial intelligence technology and generates aviation weather reports.

Real time Airport Lightning information – GLD

This system provides Present weather thunderstorm reporting, Low level wind shear watches, Cloud to ground lightning warnings for outdoor personnel; Thus it helps to avoid thunderstorm hazards and lightning strikes to airplanes.

KIAL - What are all the devices installed to monitor weather till date?

KIAL has advanced weather equipment and an Instrument Landing System (ILS) which includes runway visual range (RVR) system and an aviation weather monitoring system (AWMS)

RVR & AWMS was developed by combinely the team from CSIR - NAL(National Aerospace Laboratorie) - IMD(Indian Meteorological Department )

Face recognition technology in KIAL?

What is facial recognition technology?

This technology helps to reduce the congestion at airports by recognizing a person using information technology enabled face recognition. Thus the security queues will be cut short and immigration process becomes shorter.

This helps in two ways.

1. To meet legal requirements for bio-metric entry exit records.
2. Help speed processing of international travelers by matching their real time images with stored pics.

Its fast and user friendly, flexible and cost effective.

In coming future, this system eliminates the use of boarding pass, because the entire airport system will identify a person.

Is this technology in airport available in India?

As of now Bengaluru airport has started proposal to implement this but not yet started.

This technology is used vastly in developed countries like US.

Will KIAL implement face recognition?

KIAL is one of the most technology advanced airport in India, thanks to KIAL board. This technology affinity of KIAL will definitely help implement face recognition in our airport soon after inauguration.

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Will KIAL have affordable food items, Tea, Coffee at its counters?

Why Airport food is costly?

We all know that eating or drinking at airports in India are not at all affordable for a common man.

There are many reasons behind it,

• The cafeterias need to pay a huge fee as rentals, taxes.
• Also the vendors knows, we are stuck in a place where we dont have another option, so if price is hiked, people cant react.
• The vendors also understand that they dont have much competitors so no need of reducing the cost.
• In addition, procuring food and keeping inventory in a small allocated area in airport is also a costly affair for a vendor. 

How can we avoid such costs at airports?

• We can bring empty bottles and refill at airport drinking taps. Empty bottles are always allowed through security checks.
• You can bring food items packed. So we can avoid buying eatables at airports.

Will Kannur International Airport Limited have something changed in food pricing when it opens?

Reports came that AAI(Airport Authority of India ) is coming up with a restriction on price of tea, snacks and food items based on heavy requests from public, MP's. According to sources, the AAI had already directed airports to monitor vendors sell items on MRP in all airports across India.

The AAI pointed that as of now all government run airport will follow this rule, and private aiports will have to take their decision. Which means the KIAL director board will be able to decide on the price of food items at airport. This is a good reason for all Kannurians who travel and eat at airports.


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Kannur International Airport calibration Successful

Kannur International Airport Calibration Successful

Airport authority of India had done calibration for Kannur International Airport using one of the calibration aircraft and declared the measures was successful. This has cleared one of the final test for Kannurians beloved airport. Beach craft B350 category aircraft was used for the test and this test involved in calibration of various equipment including Instruments landing system (ILS). Various officials from Kannur International Airport was present at the venue and coordinated all measurement activities carried out by Airport Authority.

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Additional Testing:
Equipment like Glide path, Signal lights and systems, Localiser were also tested.  The team carried out approximately 5 hours of testing by flying around the airport and testing signals from various angles and heights.

Anything to cheer for Kannur people?
The comments made by the airport authority staff is an ear soothing moment for Kannurians.
The Kannur airport is highly efficient with technology which uses all latest technology and more than that the airport appeared one of the most beautiful from the sky too while landing. 

What next:
The team will give report to Airport authority of India and civil aviation ministry and this will invoke the final test GDCA (Directorial General of Civil Aviation)

What is Airport Calibration

Airport Calibration includes multiple calibration activities simultaneously, such as structure measurement for Glide Slope and Localiser together with Markers, VOR/DME and NDB or Non-Directional Beacon during one approach.

What is VOR/DME?
VOR/DME refers to combined radio navigation station for aircraft, which consists of two radio beacons, placed together, a VHF omni-directional range (VOR) and distance measuring equipment (DME). VOR produces an angle between the station and the receiver in the aircraft, while DME does the same for range.

Below given some of the moments from Airport Calibration.

 

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Interior & Theme - KIAL

Kannur International Airport in getting inaugurated in coming months and the airport is equipped with cutting edge airport technologies and state of the art intelligence. In addition to this, the airport has come up with interiors which showcases the theme of Kannur District which are mainly 'Theyyam, Kalari Payattu & Ayurveda". Below given some of the work in progress pictures of the wonderful interior of Kannur Airport.

More interiors and equipment

Photo credits: Admin, Sanjeev & other people from FB groups.