NAMA deploys radar control device to monitor airspace written by Okechukwu Nnodim

The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency on Thursday announced the successful deployment of its surveillance instrument for area radar control of the nation’s entire airspace.


NAMA said the area radar control device, which would allow for optimal flight operations by pilots within the airspace, was deployed from its two control centres in Lagos and Kano.

The General Manager, Public Affairs, NAMA, Mr. Supo Atobatele, said 18 flights operated by foreign airlines, including Air France, British Airways, Lufhansa, Air Portugal, Turkey Airlines, South African Airways, Egypt Air and Saudi Air, took advantage of the new air traffic service that commenced midnight on Thursday.

He said the flights were vectored on radar within the Kano Flight Information Region, adding that the benefits of the new traffic management arrangement included increased airspace capacity, improved safety, reduced fuel consumption, reduced flight time and efficient flow of air traffic within the nation’s airspace.

Area radar control is an air traffic control service provided for airplanes flying within a Flight Information Region.

“This (Thursday) morning’s exercise kicked off simultaneously in Kano and Lagos,” Atobatele said.
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