AIRPORT CLOSED
Fog Twice Rolls In
The closing of Christchurch Airport by thick fog yesterday morning and last evening would not have been avoided by the use of the instrumentlanding system which is temporarily out of action, said Mr L. E. Duke, regional superintendent of the Civil Aviation Department, yesterday.
Mr Duke said that the 1.L.5., which was not expected to be in use again until October, enabled the airport to be used with cloud as low as 300 ft. No landing aid would allow aircraft to land in full fog.
The I.L.S. had been out of action for about three months, said Mr Duke, waiting for a more finely tuned monitor to arrive from Britain.
Planes were unable to land until 10.50 a.m. yesterday and none could take off until 9.30 a.m. A flight from Wellington was cancelled and a flight from Auckland was diverted to Dunedin.
The airport was closed again at 6.15 p.m. A plane from Dunedin due to land at 6.50 p.m. flew to Wellington, and a plane from Auckland was diverted to Dunedin. Three other planes were unable to land and one to leave.
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Press, Volume CVIII, Issue 31770, 29 August 1968, Page 12
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