“They can catch that precision approach path indicator from farther away,” he said, noting the mountainous terrain around the airport. The airport already has a PAPI, but this one will offset the existing one by enabling pilots to start their approach from farther away, at an angle, before using the old system, Jenkins explained. The first portion will fund a precision approach path indicator, otherwise known as a PAPI. “The best way to put it is it improves safety for the approach to the airport,” he said of the funding.
On Thursday, Jenkins told the Appeal the funds stem from the Federal Aviation Administration’s Airport Improvement Program. Carson City Airport officials have received notice of a federal grant award of $1.4 million to improve safety for approaching aircraft, according to Airport Manager Corey Jenkins.
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