Baron announced that it has been selected to provide upgrades to the existing Baron radar serving Taoyuan International Airport, the world’s tenth-busiest international passenger airport, which carries more than 42 million passengers. Moving more than 2.1 billion kilograms (4.6 billion pounds) of cargo, the airport is sixth-busiest in terms of international freight traffic.
Baron will provide two 350,000-watt C-band magnetron transmitters and a new antenna, replacing the Baron antenna that has served the Taiwan airport for more than 15 years. The dual transmitters provide a hot-redundant back-up system, which provides an immediate switch-over function to ensure continuous operation. Baron is working in partnership with Mitel Broadband Co., Ltd. on the upgrade project.
Airport officials will use the Baron radar to monitor for inclement weather and typhoons, helping them protect airport passengers, facilities and freight. Baron’s exclusive and patented radar technology and storm tracking tools deliver advanced knowledge through early detection to enable organizations responsible for public safety to implement plans and provide early warning.
Typhoon monitoring is one of the airport’s major public safety concerns. Super typhoon Nesat disrupted air travel in July 2017, when all arriving and departing flights were cancelled. In July of 2016, the airport took preemptive measures to ensure that the facility did not flood due to super typhoon Nepartak. A super typhoon is equivalent to a Category 5 hurricane in the Atlantic basin. Baron’s advanced weather data technology will help airport officials stay on top of extreme events; advance location alerting can help leaders know when to trigger emergency response plans.
“Baron is pleased to have been selected along with our partner Mitel Broadband Co., Ltd to perform this upgrade, and we look forward to this solution serving the Taoyuan airport’s meteorological needs for another 15 years or more,” said Bob Baron, Jr., executive vice president.
