Instrument Landing System

GPTKB entity

Statements (57)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:navigation
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:ILS
gptkbp:alternativeName precision_approach_and_landing_system
gptkbp:category Category I
Category II
Category III
aeronautical navigation
gptkbp:component approach lighting system
glideslope
localizer
marker beacons
gptkbp:enables automatic landing
low-visibility landings
manual landing
precision approach
gptkbp:frequency 108.10–111.95 MHz (localizer)
329.15–335.00 MHz (glideslope)
gptkbp:includes gptkb:GBAS_(Ground-Based_Augmentation_System)
instrument landing system
microwave landing system
gptkbp:introducedIn 1930s
gptkbp:limitation expensive installation
limited number of channels
line-of-sight requirement
susceptible to signal interference
gptkbp:operates radio frequencies
gptkbp:provides lateral guidance
vertical guidance
guidance for landing
gptkbp:purpose assist aircraft in landing
gptkbp:regulates gptkb:Federal_Aviation_Administration
gptkb:European_Union_Aviation_Safety_Agency
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:GPS
gptkb:DME
gptkb:NDB
gptkb:PAPI
gptkb:RNAV
gptkb:TACAN
gptkb:VOR
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:Ground-Based_Augmentation_System
gptkb:Microwave_Landing_System
gptkbp:requires ILS receiver
airborne equipment
ground equipment
runway alignment
gptkbp:standardizedBy gptkb:International_Civil_Aviation_Organization
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:aircraft
airports
gptkbp:usedFor aircraft landing guidance
all-weather operations
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:aircraft
aviation
general aviation
commercial aviation
civil aviation
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:ILS
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5