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MAY 20, 2005 (newstodate): Stockholm Arlanda's Runway 3 has now been certified as CAT IIIA.
Stockholm Arlanda has thus become the first airport in Sweden to provide facilities for operations under adverse conditions with horisontal visibility down to 250 meter, and plans are already underway to seek CAT IIIB certification allowing for operations down to 50 meter horisontal visibility.
Till now the airport's runways 1 & 3 have been rated CAT II, while Runway 2 remains CAT I.
Stockholm Arlanda has thus become the first airport in Sweden to provide facilities for operations under adverse conditions with horisontal visibility down to 250 meter, and plans are already underway to seek CAT IIIB certification allowing for operations down to 50 meter horisontal visibility.
Till now the airport's runways 1 & 3 have been rated CAT II, while Runway 2 remains CAT I.