Question NW2041 to the Minister of Transport
01 October 2020 - NW2041
Hunsinger, Mr CH to ask the Minister of Transport
With reference to airport approach instrumentation and calibration, what (a) is the current grade status of each (i) airport and (ii) runway in the Republic, (b) are the details of the changes in the grading of each (i) airport and (ii) runway since 1 January 2020 and (c) is the due date of the next grading of each specified runway? NW2603E
Reply:
a) The current grade status of each (i) airport and (ii) runway in the Republic:
|
AIRPORT |
RUNWAY |
ILS CATEGORY |
|
O.R.Tambo International Airport |
RWY 03L |
CAT II |
|
RWY 21R |
CAT II |
|
|
RWY 03R |
CAT II |
|
|
RWY 03L |
CAT II |
|
|
Cape Town International Airport |
RWY 01 |
CAT IIIB |
|
RWY 19 |
CAT II |
|
|
King Shaka International Airport |
RWY 06 |
CAT II |
|
RWY 24 |
CAT II |
|
|
Port Elizabeth International Airport |
RWY 08 |
CAT II |
|
RWY 26 |
CAT II |
|
|
East London Airport |
RWY 11 |
CAT I |
|
RWY 29 |
CAT I |
|
|
George Airport |
RWY 11 |
CAT I |
|
RWY 29 |
CAT II |
b) Details of the changes in the grading of each (i) airport and (ii) runway since 1 January 2020:
|
AIRPORT |
RUNWAY |
RUNWAY STATUS SINCE 1 JANUARY 2020 |
CURRENT STATUS |
|
O.R.Tambo International Airport |
RWY 03L |
CAT II |
CAT II |
|
RWY 21R |
CAT II |
CAT II |
|
|
RWY 03R |
CAT II non available from 10 Aug to 23 Aug 2020 |
CAT II |
|
|
RWY 03L |
CAT II non available from 10 Aug to 23 Aug 2020 |
CAT II |
|
|
Cape Town International Airport |
RWY 01 |
Downgraded from CAT IIIB to CAT II from 14 Feb 2020 to 13 Aug 2020. Non available from 13 Aug to 26 Aug 2020 |
CAT IIIB |
|
RWY 19 |
CAT II non available from 13 Aug to 26 Aug 2020. |
CAT II |
|
|
King Shaka International Airport |
RWY 06 |
CAT II non available from 29 April 2020. |
In process of being flight calibrated by SACAA |
|
RWY 24 |
CAT II non available from 2 July 2020. |
In the process of being flight calibrated by SACAA |
|
|
Port Elizabeth International Airport |
RWY 08 |
CAT II non available from 17 Aug 2020. |
Awaiting approval from SACAA |
|
RWY |
CAT II non available from 17 Aug 2020. |
Awaiting approval from SACAA |
|
|
East London Airport |
RWY 11 |
CAT I non available from 17 Aug 2020. |
Awaiting approval from SACAA |
|
RWY 29 |
CAT I non available from 17 Aug 2020. |
Awaiting approval from SACAA |
|
|
George Airport |
RWY 11 |
CAT I non available from 10 Jul 2020 to 29 Aug 2020. |
CAT I |
|
RWY 29 |
CAT II non available from 10 Jul 2020 to Aug 29 Aug 2020. |
CAT II |
(c) Due date of the next grading of each specified runway? NW2603E
ILS calibrations are valid for 180 days. Next scheduled flight calibration dates are available from SACAA.