Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru (SP)
Mangaluru, Jan 20: The new Air Traffic Control (ATC) tower that has been installed at the international airport here began functioning on Monday January 19. This tower will be functional all the 24 hours of the day. This fully air-conditioned tower with a height of 25 metres is equipped with lift facility.
It is learnt that Airports Authority of India will shift all the communication and air traffic control equipment from the old building to the new technical building adjacent to the new tower by the end of May this year.
Director of the local airport, J T Radhakrishna, said that the meteorological department will also be constructing a new technical building here, which will supplement easier handling of air traffic at the international airport here.