Fog impacts flights operations at Delhi airport

Dense fog at Delhi airport led to flight departures at Delhi airport being stopped for over two hours starting 7 AM in the morning.

Departures resumed at 9:16 after the visibility improved to over 125 metres, minimum visibility required for departures to happen.

Early morning for also saw diversions for 3 international and one domestic flight, which could not land due to low visibility at Delhi airport.


A minimum visibility of 125 metres is needed for safe flight operations.
Arrivals, however, require minimum visibility needed for them is 50 metres at Delhi airport, which has India’s most efficient instrument landing system.

Passengers travelling on the Christmas Day will have to face flight delays while of today, as there will be consequential delays across the network.