Sukhumi Airport has received a state-of-the-art ILS 2700 Instrument Landing System from “Azimuth”. The package incorporates various Russian-made equipment, ground-based and airborne radio devices, and conforms to the requirements of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), according to a press release from Rostec Group.
“Successful acceptance trials and a flight check have confirmed the Instrument Landing System’s compliance with its stated performance characteristics. The installation of the system enables the airport to accept aircraft of various categories, including wide-body airliners. For over 30 years, the airport has been unable to accept flights in adverse weather conditions; this capability is now provided by Russian radio navigation equipment,” commented Rostec.
The ILS 2700 Instrument Landing System transmits data to the aircraft relating to distance from the runway, deviation from the localiser, and glidepath, ensuring that flight crews of approaching aircraft have the accuracy and safety required when on the approach to the runway.
The ground-based radio beacons of the ILS 2700 system are operated remotely from an automated workstation within the Air Traffic Control (ATC) Tower. Redundancy of the ground-based radio navigation equipment ensures that any failed components are replaced automatically, and potential localised faults do not affect the operation of the entire system.
The “Azimuth”-manufactured ILS 2700 Instrument Landing System has been implemented at airports in Russia, Belarus, Armenia, and Kazakhstan. The system is operational at airports in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Anapa, Orsk, Orenburg, Stavropol, and other cities in our country. Full resumption of flights to the capital of Abkhazia from Russian cities, including northern regions, is expected as early as May this year.
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