NAMA takes delivery of CAT 3 ILS for Lagos, Abuja

…says more will be acquired

The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) has taken delivery of consignments of equipment for category 3 Instrument Landing Systems/Distance Measuring Equipment (ILS/DME) for Lagos and Abuja airports.

In a statement made available to TW, the Agency said the consignments were delivered at its headquarters in Lagos and were being prepared for installation.

Speaking on this development, the Managing Director of NAMA, Capt. Fola Akinkuotu, said the installation of these landing aids, which will commence soon, is part of the agency’s effort to ensure that aircraft land in adverse weather conditions especially during the harmattan.

According to him, the second phase of the project, which is the installation of ILS/DME in Kano, Port Harcourt, and Katsina airports, will commence as soon as Lagos and Abuja installations are completed.

He stressed that the choice of these airports was informed by the severe weather conditions prevalent in them.