weather closes gold coast (coolangatta) airport

[lynn789]

this normally busy airport was closed for 3 hours on 27 dec due to rain and poor visibility, delaying many.

the explanation given was "this is not a radar airport" can anyone please explain?

[PLovett]

Dunno' about radar but there is no ILS there which tends to raise the cloud base and viz requirements. Haven't got my Jepps at hand so dunno' about GNAV - APP limits or if the airport now has RNP procedures published. :confused: