SkyCast System
On 29th May 2026, Centre inaugurated India's first SkyCast System at Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGI), New Delhi, marking a major step towards weather-smart and safer aviation under Mission Mausam.
Key Features
- India became the 19th country in the world to deploy an integrated aviation weather monitoring system.
- SkyCast provides real-time weather intelligence to pilots, airlines and air traffic controllers, helping reduce delays, diversions and cancellations caused by fog and turbulence.
- The system continuously monitors atmospheric conditions up to 3 km above the airport.
- It combines multiple advanced atmospheric observation technologies into a single aviation weather intelligence platform.
Technologies used in SkyCast
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