Dense fog at Delhi Airport, 5 flights diverted

National Capital Delhi has engulfed dense fog on Wednesday morning affecting the flights and train operations. At least 5 flights have been diverted as captains were not properly trained to land under CAT conditions. However, the minimum temperature is likely to drop to 6 degree Celsius within 2-3 days.

New Delhi: National Capital and NCR regions has engulfed dense fog on Wednesday morning due to which 5 flights have been diverted at Delhi Airport, an airport official said. He said that five flights diverted as captain was not trained to land under CAT(low visiblity) conditions.

When the runway visual range (RVR) is minimum 200 metres, then only the trained pilots in instrument landing system Category 3A (CATIIIA) can land the aircraft. If the RVR is minimum 50 metres, then a pilot who is trained in using CATIIIB landing system can land the aircraft at the airport.

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Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) recorded a temperature of 7 degree Celsius today morning. Not only flights,but even 22 trains in the Northern region are running late due to heavy fog.

However, the minimum temperature islikely to drop to 6 degree Celsius within 2-3 days.

IMD has further said that weather conditions are likely to improve after 11 am in the morning.

Fresh weather disturabances is expected to disturb the Western Himalayan regions from January 24 which can cause fairly widespread rainfall in the entire northwest India and huge snowfall in the hills.

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