Shanghai Pudong airport will be able to handle aircraft landing in ultra low visibility on one of its runways from today to minimize the impact of weather on flights.

The airport will become the first on the Chinese mainland to deploy the Category-III instrument landing system, which enables pilots with the necessary qualification to land even if the visibility is lower than 175 meters and the landing height lower than 15 meters. The northern runway of Hong Kong International Airport has also been equipped with the Category-III landing system.

Usually, pilots can land or take off manually when the visibility is 800 meters.