TRACON Effective, Covers Beyond Nigeria's Airspace-Experts

Aviation experts have affirmed the effective operation of the multi billion naira Total Radar Coverage of Nigeria (TRACON) across the nation's airspace.

The avowal came from select members of the Aviation Round Table (ART) led by Mr Sam Akerele, the group’s secretary general, who visited the Lagos site of TRACON at the weekend.

The ART members also lauded the safety enterprise of the federal government for its installation and immediate deployment on completion three years ago.

"What we have now is a complete radical departure from the past. The new radar is a good thing to happen to this generation  as we can see  that flights are properly vectored  by the controllers without stress", Akerele declared.

The ART scribe also noted that  comments by some stake-holders have been rather speculative as  they lacked  the technical knowledge on the workings of TRACON, stressing that their (ART members) visit was to educate those who  have dismissed TRACON as a  mere terminal radar and let them see that the radar covers even beyond the shores of Nigeria.

He described the new radar as a state of the art equipment that could compete favourably with those in developed countries of Europe and America, adding that the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) should be commended for the efficient and optimal  performance of its radar and communication system.

The general secretary expressed gratitude to Engineer Nnamdi Udoh, managing director, NAMA, for granting them access to the facilities and hoped that their visit would educate and enlighten those members misinformed about the safety of the Nigerian airspace.