DEXTER, New York – On Feb. 21, 2024, the FAA’s Flight Inspection Team, flying a Super King Air, certified a newly minted navigation aid designed to assist pilots landing in poor visibility conditions at Watertown International Airport (KART).
The flight inspection team performed both a daytime and a nighttime inspection at different approach paths and angles of the new navigation aid to Runway 28, according to airport officials.
The navigation aid, known as a Medium Intensity Approach Lighting System with Runway Alignment Indicators (MALSR) will be operated and maintained by the airport.
Airport officials note the system is “one of a very small number of brand-new Approach Lighting Systems being installed in the nation.”
The new associated Instrument Approach Procedure that pilots will use to approach a landing at the airport is published and available to pilots for immediate use, airport officials added.
“This project is an important one for our airport and I am glad to see it lighted up,” said Chairman of the Jefferson County Board of Legislators William Johnson. “This will go a long way in improving safety and access to our airport.”
For more information: WatertownAirport.com