CAT III AGL Landing System
Department
Aviation
Client
Perth Airport Pty Ltd
Time
Jan 2016 to June 2017
Value
Approx $30m
Team
WCC
- Daniel Laudehr
- James Webb
- Kevin McSweeney
- Ryan Oliver
Safegate
- Damian Browne
- Jerry O'Sullivan
- Josh Hay
- Anthony Collins
Scope of Works
- 1,200No. SIT and Structural Pits
- 90KM of Primary and Secondary Trenching
- 3No. New ALER Rooms
- 3,800No. Inset Lights
- 700KM of Primary & Secondary Cable
- RWY 21 ALS Design & Construct
- RWY 0321 Central 16m Overlay and Grooving
- 3No. ALER Buildings
Project Features
What is CAT III?
A category of a Precision Approach Landing System that allows a Decision Height for approach to be made at 125m
Current YPPH Operations are an Instrument Precision Approach CAT I which requires a Decision Height at 550m
This in am Infrastructure sense means:
- Approach Lighting System with a 300m cross bar and centre line barrettes
- REL at 60m spacing's Inc. MIRL and HIRL Options
- Taxiway centre line lights at 60m on straights and 15m curves
6,500 Services potholed and No Service Strikes
80,000 Man Hours No LTI's
Further Information
Read about the project on the ADB Safegate blog.
Watch a 2 minute video describing the CAT-III upgrade project.
