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Wuhan Tianhe Airport's third runway officially enters test flight phase

2024-08-27

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Jingchu.com (Hubei Daily Online) (Reporter Fan Tianru, Correspondents Du Hongxia and Yang Haiying)On the afternoon of August 26, as everyone was eagerly waiting, a "Cessna C560" civil aviation special inspection aircraft with the registration number B-603S landed smoothly at Wuhan Tianhe Airport at 15:45, marking that the third runway of Tianhe Airport officially entered a new stage of "taking off" from "successful construction".
Tianhe Airport's third runway test flight. Photo courtesy of the correspondent
It is reported that this calibration flight mission was carried out by the Civil Aviation Administration of China Flight Calibration Center, with a total of 6 crew members dispatched for a period of 14 days. In accordance with the relevant specifications of flight calibration, comprehensive performance testing of navigation facilities, navigation lights, flight procedures and pavement was carried out. The spatial signal quality and tolerance of airport navigation, radar, communication and other equipment, as well as the airport's approach and departure procedures were checked and evaluated.
Flight calibration is a prerequisite for the completion and acceptance of airport projects. It can comprehensively verify the performance of airport navigation facilities, navigation lights, flight procedures and pavement, and can debug airport-related equipment to the best working state. It is of great significance to ensure flight safety and improve flight quality.
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