Raipur Airport: Flights Resume After Lightning Strike

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Sep 11, 2025 20:21

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Flight operations at Raipur airport resume after a lightning strike damaged the DVOR system. IndiGo flights were diverted. Learn more.
Raipur Airport: Flights Resume After Lightning Strike
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Raipur, Sep 11 (PTI) Flight operations resumed at Raipur airport in Chhattisgarh on Thursday after a disruption caused by a lightning strike, an official said.
As many as five IndiGo flights were diverted to nearby airports due to damage to the DVOR (Doppler VHF Omnidirectional Range) system at Swami Vivekananda Airport on Wednesday, he said.

DVOR is a ground-based radio navigation system that helps aircraft determine their position and direction relative to a destination.
"On Wednesday at around 6 pm, navigational facility DVOR got unserviceable due to heavy lightning, following which some flights were diverted. After lot of efforts by a well-trained team of CNS (Communication Navigation and Surveillance) and all sections of Airports Authority of India, Raipur DVOR facility was restored on Thursday at 6.30 pm," a statement issued by an airport official said.
Flight operations resumed from 2 pm, it added.
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