In line with the global migration from ground-based navigation to
satellite-based navigation, the Nigerian
Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) has unveiled the Performance-Based
Navigation (PBN) approaches for 15 Nigerian airports. As part of the
drive to implement the PBN, which is a satellite-based navigation
system, the agency has also published the Standard Arrival Routes
(STARs) and Standard Instrument Departure Routes (SIDs) for the Benin
airport.
According to the agency, this publication will enable duly equipped
aircraft with the necessary approval from the Nigerian Civil Aviation
Authority (NCAA) to fly PBN procedures into the airports without the use
of ground navigational aids.
The affected
airports are those in Benin, Calabar, Enugu, Ibadan, Ilorin, Owerri,
Jos, Kaduna, Maiduguri, Katsina, Minna, Sokoto, Zaria, Gombe and Bauchi. Also, arrangements are been made by NAMA to integrate Uyo, Asaba, Yola, Kebbi, Dutse,
Akure Bebi and Osubi airports into the PBN network in the country, the
agency assured.
Credit: allafrica.com
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