Idac to Install Modern Radars at the International Airports of Puerto Plata, Santiago, and Santo Domingo
Panama.- The Director General of the Dominican Civil Aviation Institute, Idac, Igor Rodríguez Durán, held a working meeting with Melvin Cintrón, Director of the Hemispheric Office of the Federal Aviation Administration of the United States of America, Faa, based in Panama. During this meeting, they discussed topics related to regulation, supervision, and certification with the goal of promoting civil aviation in the Dominican Republic and the region.
“It is a top priority for the Dominican Republic, as a state, and for the Dominican Civil Aviation Institute, Idac, as a regulatory institution, to ensure the sustainability of our processes, which guarantees that we maintain the country’s aeronautical system as a benchmark for compliance in the Caribbean,” stated Rodríguez.
Regarding the supervision Rodríguez Durán refers to, the Idac will soon install a modern meteorological radar on Isabel de Torres Mountain in the city of Puerto Plata, in the north of the Dominican Republic, which will allow for a greater reach of the spectrum that governs the country’s climate.
Similarly, navigation radars will be installed at the Las Américas Dr. José Francisco Peña Gómez International Airport in Santo Domingo and El Cibao Airport in Santiago de los Caballeros, which will cover the national territory and will be able to share information with countries in the region.
In addition, a new and modern communications system will be installed in May for the control tower at Gregorio Luperón Airport in the province of Puerto Plata and the Control Center at Las Américas.
Likewise, by early next year, the Air Navigation Radar, which has been in service for more than 35 years, will be replaced with a state-of-the-art primary and secondary radar at Gregorio Luperón Airport in Puerto Plata.
Antonio Yapor, a member of the Civil Aviation Board, Jac, also participated in the meeting with Cintrón of the Faa.
The head of the Idac expressed his commitment to the Faa and other organizations that govern civil aviation in the hemisphere and globally, such as the International Civil Aviation Organization, Icao, to continue to firmly comply with international operational safety standards regarding infrastructure, technologies, continuing education of its technicians, and contributing to environmental sustainability through Co2 emissions produced by air operations.