Chambudzi-
they call it a VOR, ILS but the ILS part cant be guaranteed because the DAC beacon and associated DME is dicky. The weather was foggy with RVR 700 mtrs, they have NO RADAR so you need to call them every minute or so to tell them what progress you are making with the decent to 2000 ft.
This does NOT sound good. Haven't been to DAC in a long while, and even then it used to be a daylight operation . SQ SOP's currently advise autoland in such poor vis conditions, but if it is not possible, what is the alternative? Same with BLR (no autolands permitted due 3.4 degree ILS-although I must admit that when you look at the PAPIs on finals 09, whilst on the glideslope,something in the calibration set up doesn't seem to add up...).
Given the (occasional) lack of accurate reporting from the tower of actual prevailing wx conditions at these places, then it seems like there's trouble brewing. Mind you, some of the guys in US (ANC) aren't much better. But at least there, the ILS works well.
All slightly off-topic maybe, but in the current climate, we can't afford to have such distractions hanging over our heads.