On 15 December 2016, UAB “Elsis TS” and the Air Base of the Lithuanian Air Force signed an agreement on the purchase and installation of landing system equipment (signal lights and meteorological system) for the backup runway (BR) in Šiauliai International Airport.
The main goal of the project is to install the equipment of high intensity lights system and meteorological system for the BR aerodrome landing system to ensure non-precision approach requirements of ICAO, WMO, NATO STANAG and other international regulations. In addition, integration work of the management of existing systems and new systems will be done.
The high intensity lights system of the BR aerodrome landing system consists of linear and recessed approach lights, precision approach trajectory indicators, edge lights, threshold lights and end lights, vertical markings, runway safety lights and other equipment. The BR meteorological system consists of wind, air temperature and relative humidity sensors, horizontal visibility and runway visibility sensors, cloudiness meters, instruments for measuring meteorological phenomena, runway surface condition sensors and other hardware and software.
The installed systems will ensure more reliable visual and measured information for the air traffic control centre, aircraft pilots, air navigation division, and airport authorities, and will make flights safer under unfavourable weather conditions. In addition, the installed systems will ensure safer take-offs and landings of aircraft, safer runway, taxiway, and apron traffic, etc.
The main suppliers of the equipment are Vaisala Oyj and Safegate Group, contractual partner: UAB “Eltel Networks”.
The value of the agreement comprises over EUR 1,322 thousand without VAT; all commitments are planned to be fulfilled by 31 December 2017.