Civil
Aviation
IMD provides a crucial service to the national and international
civil aviation sector in fulfillment of the requirements prescribed by
the International Civil Aviation Organisation and the Director-General
of Civil Aviation of the Government of India.
Full-fledged Aeronautical Meteorological Offices with
state-of-art meteorological equipment have been established by IMD at
the four international airports at New Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and
Calcutta. These forecasting offices also serve as Meteorological Watch
catering to flights in their respective Flight Information Regions. IMD
also has aeronautical meteorological offices at all major national and
international airports in the country. These offices provide forecasts
of winds and temperature required for flight planning, prognostic
weather charts, forecasts for aerodrome weather for landings and
take-offs, and significant weather information for aviation operations.
The Regional Area Forecast Centre of IMD at New Delhi caters to the
aviation needs of India and the neighbouring countries and keeps liaison
with other such centres at London and Washington DC.
For observational support to the aviation services, IMD maintains
71 Current Weather Observatories within the
country.