Whether heavy fog affects plane landing

Influence. Heavy fog is a dangerous weather that affects normal civil aviation flights and aviation safety. Once an airport is shrouded in heavy fog, flights cannot take off and land normally, and sometimes the airport has to be closed. Generally, when there is heavy fog with visibility less than 1,000 meters, aircraft cannot take off and land, or even taxi.

Dense fog has a serious impact on the economic efficiency and flight safety of civil aviation. According to China Civil Aviation Statistics, flight delays due to weather generally account for 70% of the total delays, and fog is the most common weather cause.