Aerotime

JUNE 3, 2025

Duffy was accompanied by Chris Rocheleau, the Acting Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Sarah McKeon, the Port Authority Aviation Director, Scott Kirby, the CEO of United Airlines, and Congressman Tom Kean. The FAA expects the runway to fully open sometime in the week of June 9, 2025.

Runway 280

Runway Instrument Landing System Airlines Airline 280

Aerotime

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Technical upgrades included a new ground visibility monitoring system and a high-tech Instrument Landing System (ILS), bolstering both the safety and efficiency of takeoff and landing operations during periods of inclement weather.

Runway 271

Runway Instrument Landing System Weather Airlines 271

Simple Flying

JANUARY 15, 2025

An Instrument Landing System (ILS) is a precision runway approach system that aids pilots during their approach and landing phases of flight. The aid is based on two radio beams, which together provide pilots with both vertical and horizontal guidance during an approach to land.

Runway 105

Runway Instrument Landing System Ceiling Approach 105

Fear of Landing

JANUARY 17, 2025

On the 29th of December 2024, a Boeing 737-800 operated by a low-cost South Korean airline crashed after an emergency landing and overshooting the runway at Muan International Airport in South Korea. The collision killed all 175 passengers and four of the six crew members.

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Thrust Altimeter Cabin Crew Instrument Landing System 59

Air Facts

MAY 7, 2025

After the war, many surplus aircraft were repurposed for civilian use in business aviation, regional airlines, and bush operations. After the war, many surplus aircraft were repurposed for civilian use in regional airline operations. About four years earlier, I was a first officer on a Pilgrim Airlines Twin Otter.

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Weight-Shift-Control VOR Runway Distance Measuring Equipment 52

Pilot Institute

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

You might have heard pilots talking about the Instrument Landing Systems (ILS). The ILS is a type of approach pilots use to land. Commercial airliners, like smaller regional jets. In this article, we will cover everything you need to know about the ILS. What is an ILS? But what is it?

Knot 52

Knot Approach Distance Measuring Equipment Runway 52

Ask the Pilot

JUNE 28, 2024

In June, 2004, a Northwest Airlines flight from Minneapolis to Rapid City mistakenly landed at Ellsworth Air Force Base. When available we back-up a visual with whatever electronic landing aids might also be available (an ILS signal, usually), But sometimes our orientation is based entirely on what we see through the window.

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Air Traffic Control Instrument Landing System Approach Runway 60