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BiggerNew radars will provide more than 100% coverage of all Dominican Republic airspace
Santo Domingo – The above requirements will cover the country’s airspace, with two new aeronautical and meteorological radars to be installed by the Dominican Civil Aviation Institute (IDAC) and the Doppler operating in Punta Cana.
The director of the IDAC, Héctor Porcella, explained that the two new radars are more modern and of the latest generation and will be installed at the Las Americas International Airport (AILA) and the Gregorio Luperón terminal in Puerto Plata.
Regarding the scope of the modern airspace control systems, he explained that the one to be established in the perimeter of Las Americas would cover the entire ring of airspace in the south and center of the island.
While the one in Puerto Plata will cover the province of Samaná and the entire north coast of the Dominican Republic.
Porcella explained that it would be installed in the Loma Isabel de Torres for the strategic height location.
“With these three radars we have covered more than what the entire country requires, that is to say, more than 100% coverage of the entire Dominican airspace,” he said.
The official gave the Dominican Republic, with the Doppler weather radar installed by the institution in Punta Cana, as an example, covering the airspace up to almost San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Referring to the installations of this type of national airspace control system, he said three new modern aeronautical and meteorological radars of the latest generation will be installed in the country this year.
He explained that a new modality, which is contemplated, is to convert these modern systems into radars for 4-D military use; that is to say, they will be used for the service of the Ministry of Defense (MD), according to Listín Diario.
Wondering if the US is partially subsidizing the cost of the radars? This possibly could be the result of the Open Skies Agreement pro-safety aspect between the US and RD over the agreement. The net result is the airspace above and around the RD will be safer for travelers.
no, it is not, this has been on the books for over a decade. israel is the country providing the tecnical assistance.
Israel may be providing technical assistance. However, there is a good possibility of US subsidies for the radars. It is a bargaining chip to make the Open Skies Agreement welcome and workable. Everybody cooperates together to bring it about.