KOKO Business · 3 Jan 2018
14 Airports Gain Category 11 Landing Systems

Fourteen national airports have implemented Category 11 instrument landing systems, improving low visibility flight operations. This upgrade enables safe landings and takeoffs during reduced visibility conditions.
The airports listed include Abuja, Lagos, Kano, Port Harcourt, Kaduna, Ilorin, Gombe, Owerri, Sokoto, Uyo, Yola, Dutse, Calabar, and Enugu.
Flight crews, air traffic controllers, aerodrome operators, and meteorological agencies collaborate to manage these systems. They provide critical visibility and runway visual range data to airport control units.
Airlines and aerodrome operators must ensure personnel receive adequate training for low visibility procedures. Air navigation service providers also require regular calibration of navigational aids.
Fourteen national airports have implemented Category 11 instrument landing systems, enabling safe landings and takeoffs during low visibility conditions.
The airports include Abuja, Lagos, Kano, Port Harcourt, Kaduna, Ilorin, Gombe, Owerri, Sokoto, Uyo, Yola, Dutse, Calabar, and Enugu.
Flight crews, air traffic controllers, aerodrome operators, and meteorological agencies manage the systems by providing visibility and runway visual range data to airport control units.
Airlines and aerodrome operators must ensure personnel receive adequate training for low visibility operations, while air navigation service providers require regular calibration of navigational aids.