<p>Bengaluru: Fifty-three outbound flights were delayed and seven were cancelled at Bengaluru’s Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) on Sunday. Scores of inbound flights were also affected. </p>.<p>Twenty-six of the 53 flight delays were caused by <br>bad weather in the city, a spokesperson for the airport said. </p>.<p>The cancelled flights include five of IndiGo (Goa, Varanasi, Delhi, Vijayawada and Prayagraj), and one each of Akasa Air (Varanasi) and Air India (Mumbai), the official said. </p>.<p><strong>Flight diverted</strong></p>.<p>Many inbound flights arrived late, especially those from Delhi, Lucknow, Varanasi, Prayagraj and Chennai. This apart, at least one cargo flight was diverted to Hyderabad, the official added. </p>.<p>Inclement weather and poor visibility during early morning hours in the winter months often cause flight delays, cancellations and diversions at the airport.</p>.<p>Currently, only the south runway is compliant with CAT IIIB, which allows flights to land at a runway visual range of 50 metres and take off at 125 metres. </p>.<p><strong>CAT IIIB-compliant</strong></p>.<p>The KIA is the only airport in South India and the <br>sixth across the country to have a CAT IIIB-compliant runway. </p>.<p>The old (north) runway allows landings at 550 metres and take-offs at 300 metres or above.</p>.<p>Many flights prefer the old runway because it’s closer to the terminal and results in fuel savings. </p>
<p>Bengaluru: Fifty-three outbound flights were delayed and seven were cancelled at Bengaluru’s Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) on Sunday. Scores of inbound flights were also affected. </p>.<p>Twenty-six of the 53 flight delays were caused by <br>bad weather in the city, a spokesperson for the airport said. </p>.<p>The cancelled flights include five of IndiGo (Goa, Varanasi, Delhi, Vijayawada and Prayagraj), and one each of Akasa Air (Varanasi) and Air India (Mumbai), the official said. </p>.<p><strong>Flight diverted</strong></p>.<p>Many inbound flights arrived late, especially those from Delhi, Lucknow, Varanasi, Prayagraj and Chennai. This apart, at least one cargo flight was diverted to Hyderabad, the official added. </p>.<p>Inclement weather and poor visibility during early morning hours in the winter months often cause flight delays, cancellations and diversions at the airport.</p>.<p>Currently, only the south runway is compliant with CAT IIIB, which allows flights to land at a runway visual range of 50 metres and take off at 125 metres. </p>.<p><strong>CAT IIIB-compliant</strong></p>.<p>The KIA is the only airport in South India and the <br>sixth across the country to have a CAT IIIB-compliant runway. </p>.<p>The old (north) runway allows landings at 550 metres and take-offs at 300 metres or above.</p>.<p>Many flights prefer the old runway because it’s closer to the terminal and results in fuel savings. </p>